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The Knife - Silent Shout
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Just a Thought...
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I think I may have pissed some people off...Not sure what I did/say, but it sure seems that way.
Perhaps sitting at home alone for the past 2 weeks has given me too much time to think about stuff...
Anyway, if I have, I certainly did not mean to, and I am sorry. Please let me know if you would like to see me dead, and I will try my hardest to reverse my doings, and try not to repeat them in the future.
Chris.
Monday, June 25, 2007
New Wallpaper
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Epic picture taken from the space station, which is now replacing the RR as my new desktop wallpaper. Digg FTW yet again...
Side note: A well placed lens flare adds so much character to a photo. Showcased beautifully here I think...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
It's Go Time
Tomorrow is the big day. At 6:20 AM tomorrow morning I go in for my hernia repair surgery at the hospital. I have to go in 2 hours early to meet with my anesthesiologist, and to be preped for the surgery. From there I will be out for about 2 hours, then go to recovery for observation for a few more hours. After I get the OK, I get to head home.
I am starting to get a little nervous about it now... but I just really want to get it all over with. But I am looking forward to a month off work, and watching TV, and playing X-Box all day (Picked up Vice City on eBay for $0.02. That's right. 2 Pennies! Gonna be just like the summer of '02 all over again :D)
So, I will be out of commission for a little bit, but hopefully all goes well with the surgery, and I will be good to go in no time. I'll keep you posted on everything once I get it over with.
Talk to everyone soon.
Wish me luck :)
I am starting to get a little nervous about it now... but I just really want to get it all over with. But I am looking forward to a month off work, and watching TV, and playing X-Box all day (Picked up Vice City on eBay for $0.02. That's right. 2 Pennies! Gonna be just like the summer of '02 all over again :D)
So, I will be out of commission for a little bit, but hopefully all goes well with the surgery, and I will be good to go in no time. I'll keep you posted on everything once I get it over with.
Talk to everyone soon.
Wish me luck :)
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
What I've Been Listening To...
- The Used - The Bird and the Worm
- Hellogoodbye - Here (In your arms)
- Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - Umbrella
- Blink 182 - I Miss You
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Waiting
- Anberlin - A Day Late
- Yellowcard - Back Home
- The Starting Line - Island
- 30 Seconds to Mars - From Yesterday
- Story of the Year - We Don't Care Anymore
- Oasis - Wonderwall
- Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
- Bryan Adams - I'll Always Be Right There (Live)
- Green Day - Working Class Hero
- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
- Rascal Flatts - Fast Cars and Freedom
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Attempted GTA...?
Not too sure what went on last night at 1:03 AM, if anything, but it sure was weird...
So I was pretty dead after work yesterday, so I was in bed by about 10:30, and I was out as soon as my head in the pillow. Little did I know that sleep wasn't going to be for long...
At 1:03 AM I was awoken by my Mom yelling at me from my door, that something was going on outside with the Jeep, and that the alarm was going off. First of all, she scared the sh*t out of me. I couldn't see, I was half asleep, and someone was yelling at me in the middle of the night...
After I process what was going on, I rocket out of bed, and run to see what was going on. My first thought was automatically that someone is trying to steal my Jeep, so I was freaking out. I head outside to see my Jeep sitting in the driveway with all it's lights flashing, and beeping like crazy! So I do it's little disarm procedure and get everything shut off.
Something had to off set the alarm off... The Jeep has never just randomly set off it's alarm like that in the many years I've had it. The only time it goes off is when the door gets opened when it's told to be locked, or when someone tries to get out when the door is locked. And it just so happens that the right rear door, and the hatch were unlocked... but were told to be locked... (I recently discovered that the drivers side lock/unlock button won't lock those 2 doors) With that being the case, if someone tried to get in from one of those two doors, the alarm would have been set off... And because I was tired after work that day, I never took the time to lock them manually and they were left open.
I think either someone saw that one of the doors was not locked, and tried to get in, or the Jeep just decided to freak out for no reason... Must have had a bad day or something.
Either way, It was was messed up... and I am paranoid about it now. And to further add to my paranoia, I read in the Lethbridge Herald the morning after, that vehicle theft is sky rocketing right now in the Greater Calgary area... :| AND that Jeeps (of all makes and models) were on the top 10 list of targeted vehicles... I kid you not! Not sure if Lethbridge is included in the Greater Calgary area...but.
So yeah. I am gonna keep going on thinking that everyone is trying to "snatch my ride" and that everyone is after me...
Done.
So I was pretty dead after work yesterday, so I was in bed by about 10:30, and I was out as soon as my head in the pillow. Little did I know that sleep wasn't going to be for long...
At 1:03 AM I was awoken by my Mom yelling at me from my door, that something was going on outside with the Jeep, and that the alarm was going off. First of all, she scared the sh*t out of me. I couldn't see, I was half asleep, and someone was yelling at me in the middle of the night...
After I process what was going on, I rocket out of bed, and run to see what was going on. My first thought was automatically that someone is trying to steal my Jeep, so I was freaking out. I head outside to see my Jeep sitting in the driveway with all it's lights flashing, and beeping like crazy! So I do it's little disarm procedure and get everything shut off.
Something had to off set the alarm off... The Jeep has never just randomly set off it's alarm like that in the many years I've had it. The only time it goes off is when the door gets opened when it's told to be locked, or when someone tries to get out when the door is locked. And it just so happens that the right rear door, and the hatch were unlocked... but were told to be locked... (I recently discovered that the drivers side lock/unlock button won't lock those 2 doors) With that being the case, if someone tried to get in from one of those two doors, the alarm would have been set off... And because I was tired after work that day, I never took the time to lock them manually and they were left open.
I think either someone saw that one of the doors was not locked, and tried to get in, or the Jeep just decided to freak out for no reason... Must have had a bad day or something.
Either way, It was was messed up... and I am paranoid about it now. And to further add to my paranoia, I read in the Lethbridge Herald the morning after, that vehicle theft is sky rocketing right now in the Greater Calgary area... :| AND that Jeeps (of all makes and models) were on the top 10 list of targeted vehicles... I kid you not! Not sure if Lethbridge is included in the Greater Calgary area...but.
So yeah. I am gonna keep going on thinking that everyone is trying to "snatch my ride" and that everyone is after me...
Done.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Gifts From Far Off Places
My sister just returned back from a 6 week European backpacking trip with 3 of her friends yesterday, and brought me back some stuff! :) Which I thought was pretty cool of her.
While in Italy, she picked me up a black Ferrari polo, straight from the Official Ferrari Gift Store... Can't get much more authentic than that I must say. I love it. I'll look pretty wicked cruising in the Jeep wearing it...
While in Dublin, Carianne went on a tour of the Guinness Brewery. For a "ticket" they gave out little glass stones that had the Guinness logo and a drop of Guinness draught suspended in it (Which could later be redeemed for a free pint of Guinness in the Sky Lounge at the end of the tour) Seeing how she rarely drinks beer, she decided to keep it and bring it back as a souvenir for myself.
Also in Ireland, she picked up a postcard about the Irish background of my name, which I thought was cool.
Lastly she picked up a few T-shirts from the a couple of the different hostels the girls stayed at and pub crawls they went on. Oh, and I took some of the different currency she had left over from the trip that I wanted.
Here are a few pictures:
Pound vs. a Dime
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While in Italy, she picked me up a black Ferrari polo, straight from the Official Ferrari Gift Store... Can't get much more authentic than that I must say. I love it. I'll look pretty wicked cruising in the Jeep wearing it...
While in Dublin, Carianne went on a tour of the Guinness Brewery. For a "ticket" they gave out little glass stones that had the Guinness logo and a drop of Guinness draught suspended in it (Which could later be redeemed for a free pint of Guinness in the Sky Lounge at the end of the tour) Seeing how she rarely drinks beer, she decided to keep it and bring it back as a souvenir for myself.
Also in Ireland, she picked up a postcard about the Irish background of my name, which I thought was cool.
Lastly she picked up a few T-shirts from the a couple of the different hostels the girls stayed at and pub crawls they went on. Oh, and I took some of the different currency she had left over from the trip that I wanted.
Here are a few pictures:
Pound vs. a Dime.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Watsen Design Flushmounts
Finally! I finally got my signals installed! Only took 5 months...but I got them on, and love them. They look great. Sexy as shit - Brighter than the sun, and clean the bike up SO much. You can't even compare them to those giant meat hammers Honda calls signal lights...
The bike is looking great. I have a couple more mods to finish up on her here pretty soon, I just need more... funding to do so. :)
The bike is looking great. I have a couple more mods to finish up on her here pretty soon, I just need more... funding to do so. :)
Before
After
Out of Commission
A couple of weeks ago at work I was lifting up a crate full of nails, screws, and cable staples, when I felt a "twinge" in my lower stomache/groin area. I never really thought too much about it at the time, but as time went on, it got worse. So I decided to head to the doctor to check it out.
Dr. Raphael had a look at me, and wasn't too sure what was going on, but figured I had a hernia, or something like it. To make sure, I was referred to an ultrasound clinic to see what was going on inside.
So off I went to get my first ultrasound! That whole situation was pretty foreign to me... So I just laid on the table, and let the lady squirt goo on me, and rub me down. I didn't know what the hell was going on. I could only see her face as she was doing the examination, and some of the expressions she had didn't sit too went with me. There was a couple "What the hell is that?!" looks, and the odd "Man, this guy is seeexy" HAHA. But she did her thing, I de-goo'd and went on my way. Then last week I had a follow up with Dr. Raphael to see what was up.
It turns out that I don't only have one hernia, but two. One on the left, one on the right. I have bilateral hernias of "moderate size" extending down into my groin area... I was shocked.
Julian explained that these aren't that uncommon, especially among younger children and elderly men. However, I am an exception. It turns out I've most likely had these all my life, but didn't know about them. My condition is caused from me being born premature. (That keeps biting me in the ass...) He explained that there are two weak spots in the lower abdomen where, when you are developing while you are a baby, the testicles come down through from the stomache. They pass through these two spots, and eventually settle in the scrotum. The two gaps are suppose to close up after they pass, but in my case, they did not. Being born premature, those gaps never closed, and hernias developed and filled them. Don't get the wrong idea here... EVERYTHING up to that point went perfect... The boys are fine. Allll good... Anyway, I grew up with them, and they went undetected until last week... when I exerted myself too much in the wrong way, and symptoms developed.
We talked it over a bit and determined that the best course of action is to get them repaired. Mr Widdifield is getting "Hern Surg".
I got yet another referral to "the best hernia surgeon in Alberta" - Dr Herbert. So off my Dad and I went on the 31st to my consultation. We met with my surgeon, and he explained the what/how/where/how long and so on. He will be making 3 incisions - One under my bellybutton, and 2 on each side on that. An endoscope will be inserted to have a look around, then a surgical mesh will be put in place over the two openings... Sew me up, and call it a day. By using the mesh, it decreases healing time by weeks, so that's a plus.
He said it is a very straight forward procedure, with minimal risks... but I'm still slightly concerned about it. I have to go completely under for the surgery, and they will be working never close to things I hold dear... if you know what I'm sayin'. And it's surgery - Shit can go wrong... I watch too many medical dramas and it's freaking me out... So I am a little put-off by the whole situation.
Anyway, I can only hope all goes well, and believe I'm being looked after. I go for Pre-Op on the 13th, and have the surgery on the 18th of June.
PS: Thoughts, prayers, donations are welcome! ;)
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Dr. Raphael had a look at me, and wasn't too sure what was going on, but figured I had a hernia, or something like it. To make sure, I was referred to an ultrasound clinic to see what was going on inside.
So off I went to get my first ultrasound! That whole situation was pretty foreign to me... So I just laid on the table, and let the lady squirt goo on me, and rub me down. I didn't know what the hell was going on. I could only see her face as she was doing the examination, and some of the expressions she had didn't sit too went with me. There was a couple "What the hell is that?!" looks, and the odd "Man, this guy is seeexy" HAHA. But she did her thing, I de-goo'd and went on my way. Then last week I had a follow up with Dr. Raphael to see what was up.It turns out that I don't only have one hernia, but two. One on the left, one on the right. I have bilateral hernias of "moderate size" extending down into my groin area... I was shocked.
Julian explained that these aren't that uncommon, especially among younger children and elderly men. However, I am an exception. It turns out I've most likely had these all my life, but didn't know about them. My condition is caused from me being born premature. (That keeps biting me in the ass...) He explained that there are two weak spots in the lower abdomen where, when you are developing while you are a baby, the testicles come down through from the stomache. They pass through these two spots, and eventually settle in the scrotum. The two gaps are suppose to close up after they pass, but in my case, they did not. Being born premature, those gaps never closed, and hernias developed and filled them. Don't get the wrong idea here... EVERYTHING up to that point went perfect... The boys are fine. Allll good... Anyway, I grew up with them, and they went undetected until last week... when I exerted myself too much in the wrong way, and symptoms developed.
We talked it over a bit and determined that the best course of action is to get them repaired. Mr Widdifield is getting "Hern Surg".
I got yet another referral to "the best hernia surgeon in Alberta" - Dr Herbert. So off my Dad and I went on the 31st to my consultation. We met with my surgeon, and he explained the what/how/where/how long and so on. He will be making 3 incisions - One under my bellybutton, and 2 on each side on that. An endoscope will be inserted to have a look around, then a surgical mesh will be put in place over the two openings... Sew me up, and call it a day. By using the mesh, it decreases healing time by weeks, so that's a plus.
He said it is a very straight forward procedure, with minimal risks... but I'm still slightly concerned about it. I have to go completely under for the surgery, and they will be working never close to things I hold dear... if you know what I'm sayin'. And it's surgery - Shit can go wrong... I watch too many medical dramas and it's freaking me out... So I am a little put-off by the whole situation.
Anyway, I can only hope all goes well, and believe I'm being looked after. I go for Pre-Op on the 13th, and have the surgery on the 18th of June.
PS: Thoughts, prayers, donations are welcome! ;)
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UPDATE
Hey there,
Thought I'd shoot out a post... as it's been awhile... and that was just a choice I made. I'm sorry to leave everyone high and dry... but I am sure both of you will be OK... I had a couple REALLY bad days last week... and I just wasn't in the mood for anything. That being said, I didn't want to blog, MSN went off, and I let my cell die. Whatever... I will most likely elaborate on this more soon I imagine, so stay posted ;)
For now, I'm sure you've took notice to the makeover I gave my blog. Quite a change I think. Not sure what I think of it all yet. I switched to bloggers new template... so that is taking some getting used to. However, I am enjoying my header I whipped up. I'm not too great with Photoshop, so it took awhile to figure stuff out, but I think it turned out pretty good. I tried to make it "Me", and just incorporate elements that showcase Chris. HAHA. Some are quite subtle, but worked in great overall. I see some changes to make to it already though (Damn JPEG's ) so we shall see how that goes. Let me know what you think of it, or leave some feedback.
Anyway, I'm tired and have a headache. Talk to you soon everyone.
Chris.
Thought I'd shoot out a post... as it's been awhile... and that was just a choice I made. I'm sorry to leave everyone high and dry... but I am sure both of you will be OK... I had a couple REALLY bad days last week... and I just wasn't in the mood for anything. That being said, I didn't want to blog, MSN went off, and I let my cell die. Whatever... I will most likely elaborate on this more soon I imagine, so stay posted ;)
For now, I'm sure you've took notice to the makeover I gave my blog. Quite a change I think. Not sure what I think of it all yet. I switched to bloggers new template... so that is taking some getting used to. However, I am enjoying my header I whipped up. I'm not too great with Photoshop, so it took awhile to figure stuff out, but I think it turned out pretty good. I tried to make it "Me", and just incorporate elements that showcase Chris. HAHA. Some are quite subtle, but worked in great overall. I see some changes to make to it already though (Damn JPEG's ) so we shall see how that goes. Let me know what you think of it, or leave some feedback.
Anyway, I'm tired and have a headache. Talk to you soon everyone.
Chris.
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