Still Sick

Doing a little better but still sick. I've spent much of the last three days in bed, or asleep on the futon. Guess I've now broken that in. The lymph nodes in my neck seem to be swollen which is causing pain in my jaw. The congestion has gone down quite a bit, along with the sore throat. So that is good.... Now if I could just get rid of the sinus pressure I'd be doing okay. Well and gained back some of the weight that I lost. I seem to have trouble gaining weight but no trouble losing it. Mind you not being able to eat much... and then having trouble keeping it down might have something to do with that.

I did have a scary experience yesterday. I woke up since dinner was not agreeing with me. I got out of bed to go to the bathroom and suddenly felt dizzy. I was disoriented and lightheaded. On my way back to bed I went to turn out the lights in the living room. I was still dizzy and then suddenly lost my vision. I couldn't see anything. I remember kicking the water dish and not being able to find the lights. The next thing I remember is hitting my head off something... which turned out to be the toilet on one side and the cabinet on the other. After a few minutes I got up and did turn the lights out. When I woke up again a few hours later I still felt a little dizzy but it wasn't nearly as bad. What freaked me out is that I don't black out. I remember one time in university where my blood pressure just dropped. I was sitting in class and lost my vision. Then my hearing all seemed like it was a windtunnel. But I didn't black out, which surprised the doctor. After a few minutes my senses returned and I was fine. I know I am hypoglycemic, sick and not eating enough... which is a recipe for disaster but even when I had the flu and lost a lot more weight I never blacked out... or had dizzy spells like that one. No dizziness today at least. Hopefully in a couple of days I will be back to normal... as normal as I ever am any ways.

Make It Stop

I am absolutely miserable when I am sick. As a result this has not been a good week for me. I was at the doctors on Tuesday, for an unrelated matter. He thought it was just a viral infection and said I should get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. Within 24 hours I was having trouble staying warm, and was coughing quite a bit. By Thursday I was congested, still couldn't stay warm, my entire body was sensitive, and I was still coughing. I went to the chiropractor after work and she really had to take it easy on me. Today I called in sick to work. I had an appointment with the rheumatologist. He ended up ordering a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia. He also put me on an antibiotic. The only problem is that you have to take the antibiotic with food. So far I have really not been able to keep anything down, other then water. So we'll see how that goes. Not surprising I have also lost quite a bit of weight being sick and that's not helping me get better. I think I'll be sleeping for the next two days and hopefully be doing better by Monday.

In other news... Steve seems to want to move his stuff out after saying he was going to wait for the end of the month. Normally I would say that is great news... but when you have bronchitis (or perhaps the flu) you just want peace and quiet... not constant noise. And Dwayne seems to have reappeared in Peterborough. I am concerned that he is planning to crash here in the meantime. I don't need any more stress... or anyone else at the apartment in the next few days.

If that wasn't enough I still have to contact the landlord to finalize me moving out... and finish packing. But for now I am heading back to the couch for some more rest.

Customer Service

I just had a weird experience. I just had Cogeco call me because I am moving and hadn't sent them a change of address. They really wanted to make sure that I got it done and taken care of so that I didn't lose my internet or my cable TV in the meantime. I am still impressed by it. I was about to send the notification but wasn't sure exactly which day I'd be moving in. Until yesterday I wasn't even sure which apartment it would be. I only handed in my notice 2 weeks ago. How's that for customer service? So now there won't be any interuption of service and April 2 the Cogeco guy will be installing the cable in the new apartment. That was easy. I didn't even have to do anything... other then provide the apartment number.

The Tides Have Turned

Looks like the tides have turned. I got my tax return and my EI at pretty much the same time. Definitely helped to relieve a lot of the stress. I bought a futon and finally retired the couch. And I ordered my laptop. Going to be a couple of weeks before that arrives though.

Things at work are also much better now. I am a lot more relaxed and having more fun. It is a whole different atmosphere where I am now. And I stay out of the rumour mill now. It seems to be much quieter and I don't have to answer as many questions. Before my LOA I almost felt like I had a bulls eye on my back and was the center of some nasty rumours. Now it's like starting over with a clean slate. :o)

Stress as a Disease

Currently I think stress is more like a disease... it just eats away at you and winds up consuming you. The worst part is that knowing that what is currently stressing me out I can't even control, for the most part any ways. Bills are starting to pile up since 6 weeks later still no EI. But the frustration comes in that I am working days so I never get a chance to call them to find out what is going on. Then I was at the dentists today and my 100% coverage has not gone through yet. So they also want their money... same with the credit card companies... the cable company... and the list goes on. I seem to be getting further and further behind and it's really getting to me. Right now I've got $10 in the bank account, and that was only because the roommate bailed me out again. I know my tax return will be in next week but c'mon... can't anything go smoothly? Why am I still waiting for my EI? Am I ever going to get it? *Sigh*

Under the Weather

Currently feeling a bit under the weather. I'm not sure if it's just because of the jaw pain but I haven't been eating much which is also leading to low energy. First thing tomorrow morning I am off to the dentist finally. Maybe more medication... or at least future appointments to get the work done. Then on Thursday I am off to the chiropractor. Tonight I am definitely going to bed early so I can rest. Or so the theory goes any ways. We'll see what happens in the next hour.

UFC '58

So last night was UFC '58. I had been hesitant to order the PPV since there weren't too many big names on the card. I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend the $40 on it. Even more so after St. Pierre started whining about not being given a title shot and how unfair it was that he was fighting Penn for a chance to fight Matt Hughes. But I did order it. And I won't ruin it by saying who won... but there were some good fights. I was actually surprised by that. And I still hold that the UFC is my version of therapy. :o)

The Almighty Dollar

Overall things are going extremely well this week. I am back at work and have a new team. My health has improved. I might have a new apartment. So everything is looking up!

The only downside is still the financial side of things. I've currently got $2 in the bank account and a few bills that are about to be overdue. I know I should be getting quite a bit of money in the upcoming weeks since there is EI (5 weeks of pay), plus my first pay cheque. And I just filed my tax return and it looks like I am getting $3500. But I have at least another week before I'll get any of it. It's still frustrating when you know that it will be there soon... but not soon enough. I just want to pay my bills... and am looking at getting a laptop and a futon. And I'd like to pay off my current debt to Steve. But at least I do know that I will have money coming in!

When it Rains...

When it rains it pours.... but this time in a good way. The money situation has been pretty stressful but it's finally looking up. I am still waiting for the EI to come in... and that will be about $1500. In 2 weeks I'll also be getting my first pay cheque. the best part is that I just filed my taxes and it looks like it will be my biggest refund ever... at $3500. So in the next couple of weeks I should have about $5800 coming in. I'll owe Steve about $700 but that still leaves me with quite a chunk of change to get back on my feet... Even better is that it's a three pay month so I will still get paid twice this month. And if I can actually get this web site completed I'll be in even better shape. Things are finally looking up.

I seem to be on a role. I am back at work so that was a plus. Also good news in who my new team leader was going to be. Christie and I go way back. I'm looking forward to working with her again. Not to say it's going to be an easy road but I will have less work to do... and no more team quizzes to write. I have mixed emotions about leaving the team I had come to know for 8 months... and heading into something new. To a certain degree it is about new beginnings on my return to work. It means that I can put past events behind me and work on building up a new team. At the same time I loved my team. I'm pretty stoked.

And the news gets better. There is a one bedroom coming available April 1 in the same building I am currently in. While I don't like the idea of moving again it will be better in a lot of respects. I won't have to worry about finding a roommate and will be back to something I hadn't seen in several years... my own freedom. It will be more money which is the only downside. But I really feel like I need this, especially now.

Quite a change for things to be going well. It's been a string of rough times. I learned to stop saying that things couldn't get any worse because it just kept getting worse. So I'll take the change of pace. My health is much better then it has been in a long time (overall any ways). I'm getting my independence back and moving to a one bedroom apartment. I'm back at work. I am looking forward to a new team. And then, of course, there is the money. Money always helps. And sure I lost money while I was off but this helps out. I might even be able to afford my laptop after all.

Could it get any better? Well I am sure it could... but I'm pretty happy with the way things are right now.

More Free Shit

Well okay it's not quite free... but it's al based on referals. For most of them you complete an offer and refer 10 people who also complete an offer. Then you get the item. A lot of the offers cost $1. Not a bad price to pay. The laptop does require 20 referals because of the cost involved.

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For a Ps3 click here
For a digital camera click here
For an iPod click here (only need to refer 5 people)
For the laptop click here

Something for everyone. Just wanted to pass it on... and hopefully get a couple of referals out of it.