Only two more days until my next paracentesis. At the rate I’m building up fluid, I won’t be surprised if Dr. Liver wants to move me to weekly tap-outs. It would certainly make me feel better if he did, but if I start losing that much time at work I might as well just go…

Liver Waiting List for my Center, as of Feb. 7, 2003: Total: 414 Liver Status 7 (Inactive): 45 Liver MELD / PELD <10: 239 Liver MELD / PELD 11-18: 120 Liver MELD / PELD 19-24: 10 It looks as though I’m one closer to the top. So far as I know, my MELD is still…

Frankly, a sleigh would have been a far more appropriate vehicle to use today than my trusty Escort. I’m not saying that the Escort didn’t do a yeoman’s job; indeed it met or beat expectations at every hairy intersection and daunting hill. But snow clean up is far from complete in my little corner of…

Of course, all that means is that the fun now begins in earnest. The Socialist is again outside, shovelling, as are many of our neighbors. We’re running out of places to put the snow though! The piles are getting so high it’s difficult to toss the next shovelful to the top. While the snow has…

When I went to bed at two this morning, it was snowing. When I got up this morning, it was still snowing. The results of ten additional hours of snowfall were obvious. The Socialist spent two hours last night after I retired starting the dig-out process. I’m sure it made a difference, but the wind…

The cats continue to laze about, shifting only to find more comfortable positions. Kitten discovered the unfolded laundry at the top of the stairs, where all the heat rises to. Kitten heaven was thus defined. Meanwhile, the snow continues to fall, and the forecasters are still saying up to 24 inches will have fallen before…

We went down to center city to meet the Socialist’s aunt and uncle for dinner. We ended up eating at a nearby Chinese restaurant on the edge of Chinatown. I did this with some trepidations, since Chinese meals tend to be loaded with sodium, but I figured I could order steamed vegetables on white rice….

It would appear that in the mid-eighteen hundreds Valentines Day was more of a chance to lampoon love than celebrate it. I came across a reference to “vinegar valentines” today, and since I am who I am I had to find out what that meant. This lead to me several illuminating sites on “Penny Dreadful”…

OK, I’d sworn off quizzes, but since you asked nicely I’ll do another one. Just this once, mind you. For anyone else who is interested in participating, check out Allimom’sentry for today. By the way, Alli … I DID do a parody of “Proud Mary” called “Waitin’ on a Liver”. Lil says it needs a…

So they’re calling for snow this weekend. I hate to take it seriously, but this time all the forecasters seem to be coming to some sort of consensus about it. After yesterday’s heinous ride to work (which I neglected to get into because the matter of my broken candleholder seemed much more interesting) I believe…