james_kieliszek (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} james_kieliszek) wrote,@ 2005-08-16 12:24:00 |
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It's been a while since my last update. Since then, I've been pretty busy with work and a series of summertime distractions. In the weeks following the Finger Lakes Wine Festival I attended the 'Ten Ugly Men' festival and the High Falls Beer Fest, and while I am a fan of drinking, staying on my feet all day - even while drinking - isn't very comfortable. My osteochondroma has been bothering me pretty much every day for the past few weeks, so I've decided to have it removed.
I had to choose a primary care physician (need to have a check-up for the first time in a couple years, and get a referral to an ortho), so I called my father for suggestions. He looked through some online DB of docs in the area and read off the names of people he knew from his residency at Strong. He spent a few minutes browsing the DB, and every time he found a doc who he had been in charge of as chief resident, he gave me a quick evaluation of their medical ability. The search ended abruptly when he found a woman who was one of his chief residents, and whose skill he admires. I've got an appointment with her on the 26th. Dad's already mailed my X-Rays to me, which the ortho will probably want as reference. I left my cane in Maine when I moved to Rochester, so I'll have to buy another; I'll wait until I see the ortho before I do.
Between alcohol-fueled festivals I found time to hang out with Sean Graham and his girlfriend Corrina, who stayed at our place for a weekend when they were passing through, bowled often but poorly, hung out with friends a lot, and bought a bread machine off woot. Today wraps up our Summer bowling league, and I get a new ball for my trouble. I need to get it drilled and buy a two-ball bag ASAP - I want to get a bunch of bowling in before I get my leg repaired; the operation will almost certainly put all bowling activity on hiatus while I heal.
Patrick is coming to visit, starting tomorrow. He'll be staying at my place while he's in town for an old roommate's wedding on the 20th. I've requested he bring up some MD blue crab, which are the best seafood I've ever had. I'm looking forward to hanging out with him; it'll be a great excuse to drag ourselves to the parts of Rochester we feel are iconic, and to lend our patronage to the finest gustatory establishments in the Flower City.
I had to choose a primary care physician (need to have a check-up for the first time in a couple years, and get a referral to an ortho), so I called my father for suggestions. He looked through some online DB of docs in the area and read off the names of people he knew from his residency at Strong. He spent a few minutes browsing the DB, and every time he found a doc who he had been in charge of as chief resident, he gave me a quick evaluation of their medical ability. The search ended abruptly when he found a woman who was one of his chief residents, and whose skill he admires. I've got an appointment with her on the 26th. Dad's already mailed my X-Rays to me, which the ortho will probably want as reference. I left my cane in Maine when I moved to Rochester, so I'll have to buy another; I'll wait until I see the ortho before I do.
Between alcohol-fueled festivals I found time to hang out with Sean Graham and his girlfriend Corrina, who stayed at our place for a weekend when they were passing through, bowled often but poorly, hung out with friends a lot, and bought a bread machine off woot. Today wraps up our Summer bowling league, and I get a new ball for my trouble. I need to get it drilled and buy a two-ball bag ASAP - I want to get a bunch of bowling in before I get my leg repaired; the operation will almost certainly put all bowling activity on hiatus while I heal.
Patrick is coming to visit, starting tomorrow. He'll be staying at my place while he's in town for an old roommate's wedding on the 20th. I've requested he bring up some MD blue crab, which are the best seafood I've ever had. I'm looking forward to hanging out with him; it'll be a great excuse to drag ourselves to the parts of Rochester we feel are iconic, and to lend our patronage to the finest gustatory establishments in the Flower City.
