Omega19x

6:41am: Oooh, a needle. Pokey pokey!
If it hasn't been part of my Ryuk costume or attached to my Ryuk costume, it hasn't even been looked at in the last few days. That's a guarantee. But we're finally making a lot of progress. (We'd better be. The con is in a week!!)

Yesterday, though, I had to at least take time out enough to go to the doctor. I needed blood drawn to check my kidney function. No, there's nothing wrong with my kidneys that I know of, but it's just something they have to do periodically while I'm on this medicine, to check for rare side effects. I also had to pick up a test kit for my own tests. I'm tapering down on the medication, so checking to make sure I'm still healthy while on half the normal dose is a good thing.

And that makes me happy - I've been on one pill a day instead of two for several days now. And the symptoms have been no more serious than gas. And the gas is likely being caused by the acidophilus powder anyway. Another few weeks to a month on one pill, (stopping it right before an anime convention didn't sound like such a good idea...) and if things are stable, I'll stop taking them entirely... and if all goes well after that - Consider me in remission!!

I just need to remember to keep my stress down, relax, and continue to keep myself healthy. I think the probiotics are helping a lot too.

Unfortunately, to get a new prescription, they had to first write a diagnosis. They had to give my condition an official name. And a name like Crohn's Disease could very well haunt my medical file for the rest of my life if slapped on incorrectly. I don't need any headaches with future insurance companies, thank you very much.

So, with that in mind, the doctor gave me an official diagnosis - Inflammatory Bowel Disease of Unknown Origin. It's ideopathic... I like that.

I'll like it even better when I'm in remission.

Current Lips: orange, turquoise and light purple gradient blend

10:15pm: Live long, watch movie, and prosper!
It's official. The new Star Trek movie will not only revitalize the franchise, but it will boldly go where no one has gone before.

(I boldly went to see it tonight, at the mall, with a bunch of people from work. I was dressed in full Starfleet regalia, original series style. And one of them DARED to call me an ensign. The markings on my sleeve clearly make me a commander, dammit. And a science officer, at that.)

It changes the entire timeline of the Star Trek universe. It reads like a brilliant fanfiction, and feels like one too. It paints the picture of Spock as a self-absorbed jerk and Kirk as a rogue underdog who can certainly take a punch. It makes Spock/Uhura a serious shipping pairing.

It begins with heartbreak. It is filled with almost non-stop violent action and amazing effects. And it ends with applause.

And yet, in spite of all of that, (especially about making Kirk an admirable character... which until now, I really didn't think was possible.) I absolutely love it. And I might actually like Kirk... but just this once.

It pulled in just enough inside humor that the fans were thoroughly entertained. And yet, it was so exciting, that even someone who can't distinguish between Spock's neck pinch and Darth Vader's neck pinch would love to see it, and maybe even see it twice.

I might even see it twice. And that says something.

Just fyi - for anyone who has yet to see the movie, be sure to stay for the credits. The animation in them is downright spectacular, and was created by the incredible Andrew Kramer, whose After Effects tutorials I cannot praise enough.

Current COSTUME: Spock