Talk to the tail....

This is my sister's 18 year old cat Lala. Lala was a rescue from the RSPCA about 10 years ago. The poor thing is quite senile and is due to have all that fur shaved for summer as she isn't capable any more of caring for it herself. She keeps fairly good health for a cat of her age.

I will tell you about my trip to Canberra later on today...

A quick update ...

Yes, I am still here, still pottering and still vague as ever. My health has improved somewhat which is a relief. I am off to Canberra this weekend to stay with my sister, but also to visit with my father who I haven't seen for a few years now. I am really looking forward to it.

I have just updated the Alien Thoughts blog with another of my opinions. I will update everything again once I am back from the weekend in Canberra. I have been thinking and looking up a number of things I want to share... assuming I remember of course.

The grab for personal attention....

So some idiot religionists in the USA are going to burn Qurans. Like that is going to help the American situation, and apparently, while attempts have been made to stop them, there isn't anything anyone can do. I am so glad I do not live in the USA and I am deliberately writing this so that my Muslim/ME friends know that I do not support this sort of crap in any way, shape or form. It sickens me that they are allowed to call themselves "Christians" and anyone who claims God via Christ's sacrifice is labelled as Christian as well.

The other attention getter being dear Professor Hawkins. What an old codger. Saying the Universe doesn't need God, because the Laws of Physics work anyhow. Oh, yeah. And dear Professor Hawkins, who wrote those Laws? Hmmm...

Good grief ....

So I finally went to the doc again today, with my X-ray and CT scans done last Thursday. Turns out my spine is deteriorating - thanks to having ridden horses for years and giving birth to four whopping great babies and probably a crap diet for so many years. So the numbness down a third of my body is likely to be there for the rest of my life.

Now this wouldn't bother me too much, but he says in two weeks I will be fit for looking for work again. So tell me, are there any employers out there who would not have a problem with someone who has little to no control over their bladder due to numbness? If there is please give me a call.

He had to ring the pathology lab for my heliobacter test results. Turns out I probably have an ulcer in my stomach or duodenum. Explains the feeling I have in my abdomen. So I have some antibiotics to treat that. The specialist said I have to take them for three months. If it isn't gone by then, I have to go get the colonoscopy done.

So I am in two minds whether to go to see Centre link and find their opinion or just go and see another doctor. I should probably try and find where my last doc went, and talk it over with him.

More interesting than Politics - we still have a hung Parliament - but we think Labor will probably get in.

Election Twenty Ten ...

I think we got what they deserved ... a hung Parliament. If one or the other tries to get too uppity there are the Independents to keep them honest. They haven't decided who is what yet ...

Don' mess wit me ...

I like doing things that people say "Shouldn't" "can't", etc, because it appeals to the rebellious child in me. However, one thing I will not mess with is my internet security, and as such have just updated all our computers with the latest we could afford. Okay, it's not Kasperski, because it is just a home computer. But it is very good.

Updates ...

Our internet died on Wednesday morning, just after we paid all the bills, but before we could get into any of our favs like facebook and yahoo groups. What a horror that was for three days. lol. Finally got it up and running earlier tonight. Daughter has had to spend quite a few $$$ getting new wiring and stuff only to discover it was in actual fact the modem that has died.

She rang the ISP several times before they came to that conclusion. They have her hooked up to the old modem for just now.

My three books from Amazon have all arrived, within two weeks of ordering them, too. One is a Preterist book, one is a book on hat making from the 1920's and the other is the classic, Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's clothing (I already have Women's clothing) - I can now design to my hearts content and not have to worry about copyright and all that, as they will be all my own designs. Woohoo.

I bought three more punches yesterday, a six petal flower than I can make into 3D roses, a palm tree for christmas cards, and a little twiglet that I have coveted forever.

The stamp company in the USA that I ordered some rubber from has also come through and my order is on the wing.

I am happy.

However, I went and saw the Gastrologist on Wednesday, and while he is not too interested in doing a colonoscopy he did say the numbness that I have isn't related to the abdominal problems i have been experiencing. He thinks I should get a spinal CT scan, and that is scarey. My abdominal problems may be related to ulcers, and I have to get pathology tests done for that.

I had another fall this morning, partly my own fault as I was patting her Ladyship and she suddenly moved. She had her usual smell to see if I was okay, but as I called the Daughter she knew I was and she moved carefully away. She is very sweet that way. My knee was sore a bit, but as I have rested and moved it during the day, it seems okay now.

The Daughter was kind enough to buy me the final DVD set for ST: Voyager. So that is keeping me happy for just now; and I can craft as I watch. lol. I'll get back to the sewing over the weekend.

I will go to my doctor again on Wednesday, as he is only a part timer now. He can organise the scans and stuff and I might finally pinpoint what is actually wrong with me and I can start on the road to recovery. I am happy that it isn't cancer and I am happy that I seem to be in good hands.