Attributes of a TimeChaser: Witty, sarcastic, opinionated, loyal, sometimes spaztacularifically geeky.
Chasing Time for: 33 years
Nicknames, Aliases, Pseudonyms and Nom de plumes: TC, Toki, Times, Chase, Timey Boy, Old Man
Interests: Music, Scifi/Fantasy, Anime, Science, History
Major Fandoms: Doctor Who, MythBusters, Top Gear
Other Worlds
Adam, if you have the power to get rid of that pop-up talking Bryant ad, please do so. Not sure about anyone else, but I know its getting on my nerves.
Thank you.
For the last few months, Kamelot fans have been wondering and waiting... and now we have the sad news we didn't want to hear.
Before Kamelot were about to undertake their tour in support of their new album, lead singer Roy Khan fell ill. Although he originally stated he intended to return when he was better, it seems he eventually made the opposite decision. "Medical and personal reasons" were given for his hiatus, and explanations range from anxiety and depression, to a potential religious issue.
Personally, I'm not happy about this. Roy has one of the most amazing voices in contemporary metal music, and its never easy when someone who is literally the voice of one of your favorite bands decides to call it quits. I'm less happy if it really is due to his beliefs. What changed so much that his beliefs are suddenly incompatible with his work in the band? Despite this, its happened, and I can't do anything to change it.
So now its turn-the-page time. Time to see how Kamelot will carry on. I prefer to look to the future with hope that they will find someone equally as amazing who fits their style and takes the band into new territory.
So I finally gave in and started watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It's definitely bright and cute, but there's enough comedy and silliness to keep it from being too saccharine for me.
So yeah, you won ponies. DAMN YOU! :V
(This song is now stuck in my head)
Hurr, completely forgot to post that I finally got to come home yesterday. :V
*thanks Raina for the reminder*
We had a run of false hope on Monday. They said in the morning I'd probably get to go home, but the doctors weren't communicating with each other and we waited all day for nothing. >>;
I was moved to another room for one night. The room I was in was set up to monitor seizure patients, and they had one coming in, so I had to move across the hall, and I got a room mate. He was a nice guy around my age, so we chatted for a bit.
And finally they let us go around 11:30 yesterday morning, and we arrived home around 3 in the afternoon. I feel better, but I'm still taking it easy for now.
OK, so it's been a while since I posted, so I figure its about time for an update.
I'm feeling much better than I was when all this crap started, but I'm still not back up to my usual 90% (its been years since I was at 100%). Tomorrow will be a very long day. We'll be taking the three hour trip up to Gainseville for a CT scan, a bronchioscopy, and a visit with the doctor. The scan is scheduled for 8:20, so we'll need to leave home around 5 in the morning to make it on time. Theoretically we could have booked a hotel and gone up to stay tonight, but that would be worse because A) that means spending extra money, and B) I'm not going to get any sleep anyway in an unfamiliar bed and with all the nervous anticipation I'd be feeling, plus my dad snores like a beast. So its much better to just bear with leaving really early to get there. We have six oxygen tanks so I'll be able to stay on the O2 while I'm on the trip. Each tank lasts about 4 hours, so I suspect we'll end up using most of them.
So that's where things are at the moment. I'm going to feel so dead after tomorrow. -3-
UPDATE UPATE:
My luck sucks...
So, it looks like I have pneumonia, so I'm being kept in the hospital for a few days to go through some IV antibiotic treatment. We don't know yet whether or not this has anything to do with the old infection, so they took samples for testing. This is a pain in the ass, but hopefully in a few days I'll be better and able to go home.
I probably won't be on much, again. So, yeah.... F@#%&! -3-;
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE:
Got moved to the regular hospital floor yesterday, in my own private room. It's nice not having to share with someone, and a lot less people are going in and out here, so I was able to get more sleep last night.
So, it turns out it's not just pneumonia. I'm having a relapse of the same infection I had years ago. Apparently this bug is hard to completely get rid of and can come back, and it has in my case. I'm on the same antibiotic regimen as I was the first time. I'm not happy about the implications of all this though: I can't take antibiotics forever, in case the bug builds up resistance, but I also don't like the idea that I may have to deal with this situation yet again in the future. All I can do is be more active this time, to do more to build my lung health back up as a ways of strengthening against this. Although that's no guarantee...
So here I am for now. I'm hoping to get out soon, but unless they decide I can, I foresee being stuck here til early next week.
