urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan Chan Chan 2009-09-24T18:04:18Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:61861 2009-09-24T18:04:18Z 2009-09-24T18:04:18Z New laptop is in the works. Found a really really nice netbook that doesn't completely suck for $279 the other day. I'll see if I can find specs listed somewhere later... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:61557 2009-06-13T08:25:00Z 2009-06-13T08:25:00Z So I'll be back in Maine from June 17th to the 22nd. Probably would be easiest to catch me sometime between the 18th and the 21st. Though I'll be at PortCon during this time, I'm sure I could find some time somewhere to say hi or go to lunch or something. PortCon will be held at the Wyndham Hotel in Portland, ME. Anyone wanna come see me that I'm not already seeing at the con? Or you can find my phone number and call me too... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:61277 2009-03-12T13:15:34Z 2009-03-12T13:15:34Z For those who read this thing that I rarely ever post in anymore, I am leaving Maine for good in approximately 8 days.<br /><br />I'll be back to visit, no worries there, however, when exactly that'll be is still up in the air right now. <br /><br />Just wanted to say goodbye to those on here that I don't speak to on a more normal basis... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:61050 2008-12-27T23:30:29Z 2008-12-27T23:32:45Z Woohoo! I'm all packed up and ready to go! I'm headed out to California for a couple of weeks. I'll be trying to get online at some point to post some updates, hopefully I'll have enough time and the access to do so. If not, find my twitter page (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/ambassadorchan">twitter.com/ambassadorchan</a>) and I'll be doing updates there from my cell phone. I'll be back home on January 11th, hopefully. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:60677 2008-12-23T19:53:55Z 2008-12-23T19:53:55Z So I get home from running a couple of errands just now, and I saw mail in the mailbox, so I bring it in. I get my monthly Game Informer magazine and 3 very non-descript envelopes addressed to me. I wasn't expecting anything from anyone, so I open them to see what exactly they were. Lo and behold, all three were recruitment letters; one from the Army, one from the Navy, and one from the Marines. I basically toss them away and as I'm walking back to my room, an image of recruitment officers (or anyone for that matter) from each branch of the military pop into my head, except they're in this arena of sorts, fighting each other to the death to see who would win to get me to enroll. I'm still laughing about it now, I mean, no offense to the military. I appreciate that there are people out there defending our freedoms, but I really don't see myself being out there doing that for myself. Plus, I wouldn't be "eligible" to serve, since people with chronic illnesses aren't looked highly upon, or so I'm told/I understand. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:60536 2008-12-10T16:49:05Z 2008-12-10T16:56:30Z <a name="cutid1"></a>Bold the ones you've done, italicize what you want to do.<br /><br />1. <strong>Started your own blog</strong><br />2. <strong>Slept under the stars</strong><br />3. <strong>Played in a band</strong><br />4. <em>Visited Hawaii</em><br />5.<strong> Watched a meteor shower<br /></strong>6. Given more than you can afford to charity<br />7. <em>Been to Disneyland/world</em><br />8. <strong>Climbed a mountain</strong><br />9. Held a praying mantis<br />10. <strong>Sang a solo</strong><br />11. <em>Bungee jumped</em><br />12. <em>Visited Paris</em><br />13. <strong>Watched a lightning storm</strong><br />14. <em>Taught yourself an art from scratch</em><br />15. Adopted a child<br />16. <strong>Had food poisoning</strong><br />17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty<br />18. <strong>Grown your own vegetables</strong><br />19. <em>Seen the Mona Lisa in France</em><br />20. Slept on an overnight train<br />21. Had a pillow fight<br />22. Hitch hiked<br />23. <strong>Taken a sick day when you're not ill</strong><br />24. <strong>Built a snow fort</strong><br />25. Held a lamb<br />26. <em>Gone skinny dipping</em><br />27. Run a marathon<br />28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice<br />29. <strong>Seen a total eclipse</strong><br />30. <strong>Watched a sunrise or sunset</strong><br />31. <strong>Hit a home run</strong><br />32. <em>Been on a cruise</em><br />33. <em>Seen Niagara Falls in person</em><br />34. <strong>Visited the birthplace of your ancestors</strong><br />35. <strong>Seen an Amish community</strong><br />36. <strong>Taught yourself a new language</strong><br />37. <em>Had enough money to be truly satisfied</em><br />38. <em>Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person</em><br />39. <strong>Gone rock climbing</strong><br />40. Seen Michelangelo's David<br />41. <strong>Sung karaoke</strong><br />42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt<br />43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant<br />44. Visited Africa<br />45. <em>Walked on a beach by moonlight</em><br />46. <strong>Been transported in an ambulance</strong><br />47. Had your portrait painted<br />48. Gone deep sea fishing<br />49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person<br />50. <em>Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris</em><br />51. <em>Gone scuba diving or snorkeling</em><br />52. <em>Kissed in the rain</em><br />53. <strong>Played in the mud</strong><br />54. <strong>Gone to a drive-in theater</strong><br />55. <em>Been in a movie</em><br />56. <strong>Visited the Great Wall of China</strong><br />57. <strong>Started a business</strong><br />58. Taken a martial arts class<br />59. Visited Russia<br />60. <strong>Served at a soup kitchen</strong><br />61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies<br />62. <strong>Gone whale watching</strong><br />63. Got flowers for no reason<br />64. <strong>Donated blood, platelets or plasma</strong><br />65. <em>Gone sky diving</em><br />66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp<br />67. <strong>Bounced a check</strong><br />68. Flown in a helicopter<br />69. Saved a favorite childhood toy<br />70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial<br />71. <strong>Eaten caviar</strong><br />72. Pieced a quilt<br />73. <strong>Stood in Times Square</strong><br />74. Toured the Everglades<br />75. <strong>Been fired from a job</strong><br />76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London<br />77. <strong>Broken a bone</strong><br />78. Been on a speeding motorcycle<br />79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person<br />80. Published a book<br />81. Visited the Vatican<br />82. <strong>Bought a brand new car</strong><br />83. Walked in Jerusalem<br />84. <strong>Had your picture in the newspaper</strong><br />85. Read the entire Bible<br />86. <em>Visited the White House</em><br />87. <strong>Killed and prepared an animal for eating</strong><br />88. <strong>Had chickenpox</strong><br />89. <strong>Saved someone's life</strong><br />90. Sat on a jury<br />91. <strong>Met someone famous</strong> (Does being related count?)<br />92. Joined a book club<br />93. <strong>Lost a loved one</strong><br />94. Had a baby (Kinda tough as a human male...)<br />95. Seen the Alamo in person<br />96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake<br />97. <strong>Been involved in a law suit</strong><br />98. <strong>Owned a cell phone</strong><br />99. <strong>Been stung by a bee</strong><br />100. <strong>Read an entire book in one day.</strong> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:60229 2008-11-14T10:17:12Z 2008-11-14T10:18:25Z Ok, this is a long shot, but I'll try anyways...<br /><br />I'm looking for the sheet music for Super Mario Bros. (the original 8-bit one), transposed for violin. I will greatly appreciate it if anyone can find this for me!! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:59912 2008-10-29T03:07:51Z 2008-10-29T03:08:24Z <a href="http://dragcave.net/viewdragon/uxwr"><img src="http://dragcave.net/image/uxwr.gif" style="border-width: 0" alt="Adopt one today!" /></a><br /><br />Clicky? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:59709 2008-10-24T17:43:41Z 2008-10-24T17:43:41Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_1'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Imagine a world without <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry"><i>Star Trek</i></a>. Is it a world you'd be very happy to live in, or a dark and terrible place?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=628'" /> <a target="_top" href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=628">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> Is it bad that the Twilight Zone theme music immediately played in my head after reading the first part of that sentence? I'm such a geek... T_T<br /><br />Anywho, a world without Star Trek would be a sad place, methinks.&nbsp; I'm a rather big fan of TNG and Voyager (some of the newer series, I know, but I never really got a chance to get into the original series.)<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:59605 2008-10-24T16:18:44Z 2008-10-24T16:18:44Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_2'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>'Tis the season for scary movies. Some rank <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Raimi"><i>The Evil Dead</i></a> as the best horror film of all time. What is your favorite scary movie?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=627'" /> <a target="_top" href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=627">View 500 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> I don't like scary movies very much. I mean, I don't mind them, but they aren't my first choice of movie when choosing one. I'm such a baby sometimes, LOL.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:59292 2008-10-23T03:02:11Z 2008-10-23T03:02:11Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_3'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>The World Series begins today, meaning balls will be hit, bases run, and homeruns scored. Remember the first time you got to first base? What was it like?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=626'" /> <a target="_top" href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=626">View 500 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />In baseball terms, I remember the summers I used to play with a group of local neighborhood kids at a field down the road from my house that I lived in up in Houlton. I was never really good at baseball, I wasn't really strong enough nor was I really fast enough to do anything. I was 13 or 14 years old, skinny as all hell, cried and whined over injuries that really weren't that bad (to the point where the other guys in the neighborhood didn't want me to play whatever sport they were trying to gather up people for at the time). The guys who usually did the organizing and recruiting for when we played baseball kept stats on each game, everything from batting average to home runs hit to RBIs, they went all out and kept everything on a piece of notebook paper. This went on for a couple of years, I think? I don't really remember exactly when it was, (Maybe the 10th or 11th game I played in?) but when I got my first hit, I was elated. (Also probably should include that we were using a tennis ball as a baseball and aluminum bats as gear. The outfield &quot;wall&quot; was maybe 200 feet away, so it really wasn't terribly big.) It was a bloop single (pretty difficult to do with a tennis ball and aluminum bats, I know, but that's what it was.) and I was pretty impressed with myself. This was an ongoing thing for a few years, and with the tennis ball and aluminum bats that we were using, I never hit a home run. Kinda makes me laugh now that I think back on it. I was a pretty sad excuse of an athlete.<br /><br />Now for the other meaning, first I have to say balls being hit hard is not exactly my idea of fun. But anywho, back on the topic at hand, as I understood it back then, &quot;first base&quot; was kissing. (I still am not 100% sure to this day what exactly each base is/means, as sad as that sounds.) The first girl I ever kissed was my next door neighbor in Houlton. I was 12 or so, I think? It was kinda awkward, at least on my part anyways... I really didn't know what I was doing and what I was supposed to be doing or anything like that. Though things eventually got much better as time progressed, but that first kiss was a doozy, as I recall.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:59135 2008-10-16T22:26:36Z 2008-10-16T22:26:36Z This is amusing...<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081016/od_nm/us_heart_beegees">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081016/od_nm/us_heart_beegees</a><br /><br />All I can think of is a giant disco dance party going on around the patient and the EMT that's doing the CPR. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:58825 2008-10-09T14:50:12Z 2008-10-09T15:00:09Z So I'm looking over some of the headlines of the day on the Yahoo! page, and came across this... I LOL'd.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/ambassadorchan/stockmarketwtf2.jpg" /><br /><br />HINT: It has to do with the stock market...<br /><br />*Edited @ 11 AM, cause it makes things even funnier...* urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:58507 2008-10-09T12:35:28Z 2008-10-09T12:35:28Z <center><table border="0" style="border: 1px black solid; width: 90%"><tr><th><a href="http://www.corknut.org/toys/trickortreat/">My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul</a></th></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px black dotted">ambassadorchan goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Valentine.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/5dollamakuholla/">5dollamakuholla</a> gives you 16 mauve raspberry-flavoured gumdrops.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/austonianb/">austonianb</a> gives you 18 teal raspberry-flavoured pieces of taffy.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/joeljenm/">joeljenm</a> tricks you! You lose 14 pieces of candy!</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/kitteninstrings/">kitteninstrings</a> tricks you! You lose 17 pieces of candy!</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/mizu_no_megami/">mizu_no_megami</a> tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy!</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/neyral/">neyral</a> gives you 15 yellow blueberry-flavoured jawbreakers.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/ovejagrande/">ovejagrande</a> tricks you! You lose 13 pieces of candy!</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/starryjp_05/">starryjp_05</a> gives you 2 yellow cola-flavoured pieces of taffy.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px orange solid"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/tagaseguchi/">tagaseguchi</a> tricks you! You get a 3.5-inch floppy disc.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1px black dotted">ambassadorchan ends up with 6 pieces of candy, and a 3.5-inch floppy disc.</td></tr><form action="http://www.corknut.org/toys/trickortreat/index.cgi" method="post"><tr><td style="text-align: center">Go trick-or-treating! Username: <input type="text" name="username" size="10"><input type="submit" value="Let&#39;s Go!"></td></tr></form><tr><td style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center">Another fun meme brought to you by <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/rfreebern/"><b>rfreebern</b></a>.</td></tr></table></center> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:58357 2008-10-08T15:51:29Z 2008-10-08T15:53:57Z Somehow, in one way or another, in my multiple movings from place to place, I've seemed to have lost all my ties. This is bad, since I have a wedding to go to this weekend. Someone shoot me now...<br /><br />EDIT: Now I need dress shoes. GAH!!!! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:58024 2008-10-07T01:04:57Z 2008-10-07T12:58:53Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_4'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>The fall harvest is showing up in markets now, including many of the green vegetables children find so disgusting and yet are forced to eat. What is the most disgusting thing you’ve eaten, either by choice or against your will?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Submitted By <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_bloodcurdling' lj:user='bloodcurdling' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://bloodcurdling.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://bloodcurdling.livejournal.com/'><b>bloodcurdling</b></a></span><br /></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=580'" /> <a target="_top" href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=580">View 500 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Heh, Portcon 2008. That's all I'd have to say...<br /><br />EDIT: Ok, this is what I ate: Pistachio Pudding made with Vinegar, Tapioca Pudding made with Fish Stock, and cold Beef Gravy mixed with Habenera Peppers and hotsauce. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:57803 2008-10-02T20:19:59Z 2008-10-02T20:19:59Z Not White Rabbit candy too!!!<br /><br />/cry<br />/wrists<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081001/ap_on_bi_ge/candy_melamine">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081001/ap_on_bi_ge/candy_melamine</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:57549 2008-09-23T12:46:04Z 2008-09-23T12:48:11Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_5'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Is health care a right or a privilege to you?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Submitted By <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_deserves' lj:user='deserves' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://deserves.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://deserves.livejournal.com/'><b>deserves</b></a></span><br /></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=549'" /> <a target="_top" href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=549">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />This is rather a touchy subject for me. Being diagnosed with a chronic disease (I'm a diabetic, for those who didn't know), the healthcare system has saved my life quite a few times, though usually it was my own boneheaded decisions that got me there in the first place. I see both sides of this argument, from both perspectives of the provider (I'm working on getting my EMT license again) and the "providee", which, as I just said, I've been quite a few times. So if I had to choose one or the other, I think healthcare is a privilege. <br /><br />Gah, I hate it when I can't put thoughts to words... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:57062 2008-08-12T12:53:26Z 2008-08-13T10:27:47Z <strike>I just realized that the 2012 Olympics in London are the 30th Olympiads. Who wants to watch some XXX Olympians with me when the time comes? ;-)</strike><br /><br />Ok, wasn't so funny... Disregard this post, I'm sorry I wasted everyone's time. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:56601 2008-08-08T16:12:04Z 2008-08-08T16:18:20Z I'm glad that China is hosting the Olympics and everything, but HOLY SHIT FIREWORKS BATMAN! Especially when everyone and their mothers were soooooooo concerned with the pollution? WTF? O.o urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:56418 2008-07-11T04:52:31Z 2008-07-11T04:52:31Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_6'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>If you started a restaurant, what would it serve, what would it look like and what would you name it? You have an unlimited budget.</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Submitted By <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_crazygirl33087' lj:user='crazygirl33087' style='white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: line-through;'><a href='http://crazygirl33087.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://crazygirl33087.livejournal.com/'><b>crazygirl33087</b></a></span><br /></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=459'" /> <a target="_top" href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=459">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Ugh, I'll answer this when I'm a little more awake and clearheaded. Just wanted to catch this question of the day before it got changed, lol. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:56215 2008-06-19T05:52:58Z 2008-06-19T05:52:58Z Just finished watching a VH1 countdown of the Top 100 80s rock/pop songs and it kinda got me to wanting to add to my collection of music. So with that said, anyone have any suggestions? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:55999 2008-06-18T15:45:47Z 2008-06-18T15:46:22Z So I've been debating this over and over in my head for the past couple of years now and I never really seriously considered it, but as I sip my Tim Hortons iced coffee, I think I might want to be a Timmy Ho's franchisee. My father brought it up to me a few times, when I worked for shit-for-brains Marc over in Brewer, and I never really gave it a second thought or thought about it seriously. (I mean really sit down and think about things.) I know that it would mean another monetary investment I/my family is going to have to take, but I think it might be plausible. I'm going to have to hand the current restaurant over to my stepmother completely for her to take care of, which I'm fine with doing, since she's pretty much doing that now. I'm not really doing a whole lot when I'm there, if I'm there, LOL.<br /><br />Blah, I don't know. Maybe I'm just living in my own little world, though the free crullers and coffee would be a nice touch... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:55586 2008-05-30T17:38:07Z 2008-05-30T17:38:07Z It's the time of the year when the National Spelling Bee is on TV again, and I can't help but think of my middle school years. Given I wasn't the caliber of these kids now or then, but just reminiscing about those times are fun every now and then. I still haven't forgotten about my 6th grade year, when I had a brain fart when it came to my turn. I was in a spell-off with another kid for a chance to go to states. Needed to spell "colonel" or "kernel" (back then you could spell either homonym, as long as you didn't ask for the meaning of the word). I started to spell "colonel", then I froze after "colo". I knew the word, I knew how to spell it, my brain didn't want to work. I was beaten with "asterisk." I'll never live it down... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ambassadorchan:55386 2008-05-23T12:19:24Z 2008-05-23T12:19:24Z Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park So, my doctors and I decided to do some tests last week to figure out what exactly is wrong with a few problems I've had with my body physically. I got a copy of the results yesterday in the mail, and things don't look all too great. I'd rather not divulge the results publicly, due to some personal subject matters, however, if you would like to know, you'll need to contact me some other way. Those who know me know how to get a hold of me, plus my cell is back in working order, so that's another way of contacting me.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a>I recently also got a bill from the hospital and it comes to find out I owe them a good chunk of change. This doesn't really surprise me, since I haven't been exactly perfect when it comes to taking care of my health. I have no excuse on why I don't, I don't really know myself why I don't to be honest, but I honestly have made strides on keeping myself healthy and alive. Let's hope it's not too late, especially now that most emergency rooms have been provided with a list of people that they should not save in case of a pandemic/mass medical emergencies. (Yes, I am one of those people they are not required to save if that happens.)<br /><br />My aunt and uncle came up to visit from NY a few days ago. It was nice to see them, I guess, considering I haven't seen them in about 10 or so years. My uncle and I had a long talk about stuff that's going on and it was nice to have someone to talk to, someone that will actually sit and listen to what I have to say and semi-understand where I'm coming from. I really can't seem to talk to my father and my stepmother is always "too busy" to talk, plus I really can't talk to my stepmother either, as much as she tries to be my "mother." I guess I never realized how much better it is to talk to someone, rather than keeping it all to myself and attempting to handle everything all by myself. So much for those 5 years in and out of psych hospitals, haha.<br /><br />My father is still trying to get me to marry someone from China. I keep telling him that I have no interest in doing so, but he still keeps pushing me. This is probably one of the reasons why I can't or never talk to him, I can never talk to him without him being critical of something I have or haven't done. It's really tough to get anything across to my father, as much as I hate to admit to that. He's a very very stubborn man, but I'm sure he has his reasons, whatever they may be. But, with that said, he doesn't have any right to tell me who to date or marry. I know I'm getting older and that I "should" be getting ready to settle down and start a family, but I definitely don't need my father breathing down my neck and trying to force me into a marriage that I know I would not be happy in. *sigh*<br /><br />So, yeah life has been interesting, to say the least. I've had one continuous headache for about a week now and for good reason I think, haha. I need a vacation, or at least a good few days away from my father's house. Anyone bored/willing? ;-)