So it's Sunday afternoon and I'm not feeling too bad. Yeah, I feel a bit like Frankenstein's Monster with the 14 staples and it still does hurt sometimes and I am limited in my movement.
But I'm feeling better. And that's a good thing.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
14 staples
I now have 14 staples, holding closed an over 3-inch long incision just below my belly button. Which no longer protrudes like it once did.
I feel like I had a mini C-section. It hurts like hell, the pain medication given to me doesn't work very well and it's absolute murder getting out of bed. You have no idea how much your abdominal core is utilized in everyday activities, even something like walking. Crap.
I was hoping to attend Back To School night, but I just don't think I can do it. It's tomorrow evening, so I might feel better, but I'm doubting I'll be up for it.
The worst part, aside from the sheer pain and difficulty of moving, is that I can't do, or can only barely do, some of the basics. I was afraid I couldn't put pants on today and was quite proud of myself when I did manage it. I know it's a process and no one just bounces back to total normalcy after any kind of surgical procedure, but damn.
I know men are all kinds of tough, but I now concur that if men had to give birth, humanity would be in trouble.
I feel like I had a mini C-section. It hurts like hell, the pain medication given to me doesn't work very well and it's absolute murder getting out of bed. You have no idea how much your abdominal core is utilized in everyday activities, even something like walking. Crap.
I was hoping to attend Back To School night, but I just don't think I can do it. It's tomorrow evening, so I might feel better, but I'm doubting I'll be up for it.
The worst part, aside from the sheer pain and difficulty of moving, is that I can't do, or can only barely do, some of the basics. I was afraid I couldn't put pants on today and was quite proud of myself when I did manage it. I know it's a process and no one just bounces back to total normalcy after any kind of surgical procedure, but damn.
I know men are all kinds of tough, but I now concur that if men had to give birth, humanity would be in trouble.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sometimes, SoCal is awesome
So we went to the LA County Fair again today (Sunday). This time, Lorelei was left with the in-laws, since they wanted to take her to a play my brother-in-law is in and they're watching her tomorrow as we got to Disneyland for Amanda's birthday.
It was full of win. Last time, watching Lorelei fascinated with the piggies and the chickens and all that was full of win too, just a different kind of win.
I won $126.40 by picking a trifecta on the first horse race (of three) that we watched. We love the ponies, but they cost money and it's harder to do a racing day with a baby/toddler. But I've never won more than I think $10 at a time. I nearly hit another trifecta on our last race, but the horse I needed to finish third, in a photo finish, ended up in fourth. Man...
Flush with cash, we splurged on a giant cherry ICEE and a deep-fried Snickers (drool...) and a fancy $4 cupcake. I've wanted to try one of those for a while, but I just can't justify $4 on a damn cupcake. I mean, it's a freakin' cupcake! But being up $116.40 on the day made it a whole lot easier to do so. I'll probably grab the Triple Chocolate cupcake after I finish writing this...it's sitting in the fridge, waiting for me...
But perhaps the best part of the day was the lucha libre! (I'll have to Bluetooth over the pictures from the phone later in the week) As part of Hispanic Heritage Day, in addition to the usual stuff like mariachi bands, they had the local lucha libre promotion doing three matchs at a time over I think six time slots. It was freakin' awesome. You can get up close, the heels interact directly with you, the main guys will stay afterwards for photos and autographs. In some ways, it was utterly cheesetastic. But that also made it full of win. I mean, seeing the heel (I can't remember his name) interacting back and forth with a round middle-aged Mexican women, and she's giving as good as she's getting, was totally cool. It was wrestling at it's finest in a lot of ways, without all the glitz and glamour of the WWE. I don't know how many times I got the crowd going by myself, booing or clapping. Both Amanda and I agree, we definitely have to attend more lucha libres shows in the future.
All told, a really wonderful day with my wife. It was really great. I miss the little chunkerbutt, but it was a great Mommy-Daddy day.
It was full of win. Last time, watching Lorelei fascinated with the piggies and the chickens and all that was full of win too, just a different kind of win.
I won $126.40 by picking a trifecta on the first horse race (of three) that we watched. We love the ponies, but they cost money and it's harder to do a racing day with a baby/toddler. But I've never won more than I think $10 at a time. I nearly hit another trifecta on our last race, but the horse I needed to finish third, in a photo finish, ended up in fourth. Man...
Flush with cash, we splurged on a giant cherry ICEE and a deep-fried Snickers (drool...) and a fancy $4 cupcake. I've wanted to try one of those for a while, but I just can't justify $4 on a damn cupcake. I mean, it's a freakin' cupcake! But being up $116.40 on the day made it a whole lot easier to do so. I'll probably grab the Triple Chocolate cupcake after I finish writing this...it's sitting in the fridge, waiting for me...
But perhaps the best part of the day was the lucha libre! (I'll have to Bluetooth over the pictures from the phone later in the week) As part of Hispanic Heritage Day, in addition to the usual stuff like mariachi bands, they had the local lucha libre promotion doing three matchs at a time over I think six time slots. It was freakin' awesome. You can get up close, the heels interact directly with you, the main guys will stay afterwards for photos and autographs. In some ways, it was utterly cheesetastic. But that also made it full of win. I mean, seeing the heel (I can't remember his name) interacting back and forth with a round middle-aged Mexican women, and she's giving as good as she's getting, was totally cool. It was wrestling at it's finest in a lot of ways, without all the glitz and glamour of the WWE. I don't know how many times I got the crowd going by myself, booing or clapping. Both Amanda and I agree, we definitely have to attend more lucha libres shows in the future.
All told, a really wonderful day with my wife. It was really great. I miss the little chunkerbutt, but it was a great Mommy-Daddy day.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Happy TLAPD!
I find it terribly appropriate, and awesome, that on International Talk Like A Pirate Day, today's Backyardigans episode is one of their two pirate episodes.
I also am quite the proud daddy, being that when asked what noise a pirate makes, she'll make a quiet "arr!"
So avast me hearties! Being taught the next generation is the glory of pirattitude!
I also am quite the proud daddy, being that when asked what noise a pirate makes, she'll make a quiet "arr!"
So avast me hearties! Being taught the next generation is the glory of pirattitude!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Another Jackass in the news
A few meltdowns this past weekend or so...what the hell is in the air?
Michael Jordan makes an ass of himself at his Hall of Fame induction speech...and it turns out not to be that unusual for him.
Serena Williams loses it and then loses the match.
Kanye West flips out at the VMAs.
All of which, hey, whatever. They're just entertainers, supposedly.
But now President Carter is basically saying that the primary opposition to President Obama and his legislation is racism. Essentially saying that if you oppose Obama, or rather, what Obama is attempting to accomplish, then you are a racist.
Pardon me while I channel a bit of Rep. Joe Wilson...
President Carter, shut the fuck up, because while aren't a liar, you are an idiot.
Michael Jordan makes an ass of himself at his Hall of Fame induction speech...and it turns out not to be that unusual for him.
Serena Williams loses it and then loses the match.
Kanye West flips out at the VMAs.
All of which, hey, whatever. They're just entertainers, supposedly.
But now President Carter is basically saying that the primary opposition to President Obama and his legislation is racism. Essentially saying that if you oppose Obama, or rather, what Obama is attempting to accomplish, then you are a racist.
Pardon me while I channel a bit of Rep. Joe Wilson...
President Carter, shut the fuck up, because while aren't a liar, you are an idiot.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Big News
So the big news that I've been sitting on for a few weeks now...
Amanda is pregnant! We've got another bun in the oven and our little "Peanut" is due sometime in April. It's gonna be an adventure with two!
Amanda is pregnant! We've got another bun in the oven and our little "Peanut" is due sometime in April. It's gonna be an adventure with two!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Catching Up
Okay. So despite having extra time this summer, I managed to not post a single time after the ever-so-brief Star Trek review. Don't know how that happened, but let me try to catch up.
Summer was really pretty great. For one thing, as an educator, I get summers off too. Even with teaching summer school, I still had three day weekends and was done by 1pm. Not too shabby I'd say.
This was a great summer to be Lorelei's daddy. She's made so much progress, it's amazing. She's a little mimic; show her something once, then she learns it and does it. For example, last week, we went raspberry picking up in Oak Glen, also known to us as "the apple ranch." I showed her how to pick a bright red raspberry once; after that, she followed her mommy down the rows and when a bright red on caught her eye, she picked it and popped it into her mouth. Or right now, she's attempting to put sunscreen on herself after I showed it to her last week when were getting ready to go to the beach. She's still not really talking yet, but she understands a lot, nods yes or no and can say some single words. We also took her to swim lessons where she was the, of course, star of the class. Both instructors we had were impressed with how adept and natural she was in the water.
We somehow managed to see lots of movies this summer also. Star Trek, Harry Potter 6, Funny People, District 9, (500) Days of Summer, Julie & Julia, Public Enemies, Up and I think that's it. That's pretty darn good for us, especially with a toddler. But both sets of grandparents were pretty eager to spend time with Daddy's Little Coppertop, they missed the daily babysitting while we were working. None of those movies were clunkers, but only a few were really great. I'd say Star Trek, District 9 and (500) Days of Summer were the best of the bunch and were all pretty radically different from each other.
We managed two vacations this summer also. Three days a piece. The first one was with Lorelei down to San Diego to take her to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo. Wow did she love Sea World. She loved bouncing on the hotel bed too, but she really enjoyed the shows and the displays of all the fishies and whatnot. Utterly fascinated her. Not so much the Zoo; she was still tired from Sea World the day before, but she still enjoyed seeing the different critters.
The second vacation was for Amanda and I's anniversary. We went up to Monterey Bay for another three days. Hit the Wine Makers' Celebration and had *way* too much to drink. Did the Ghost Trolley tour that night and it was okay. It was interesting to get a taste for just how much history is there. The next day was mellow; we did the 17 Mile Drive and had lunch in Carmel. Out anniverary dinner was that night at the Sardine Factory and wow. Incredible dinner. The next day we took our time getting home.
We had some great food on those trips. The Sardine Factory in Monterrey was fine dining at it's best. Hodad's in San Diego had the best hamburgers I've ever had in my life. And the seafood at the Blue Water Cafe in San Diego was incredible too. In some ways, that's kinda the joy of vacations for us anymore; we love hitting these little joints that make great food. Read about Hodad's on CNN and saw the Blue Water Cafe on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network.
That's kind of the Cliff's Notes version of the summer for me. There's more details to be shared in person, of course, but suffice it to say, it was a great summer. I think it was kind of special for the three of us.
Summer was really pretty great. For one thing, as an educator, I get summers off too. Even with teaching summer school, I still had three day weekends and was done by 1pm. Not too shabby I'd say.
This was a great summer to be Lorelei's daddy. She's made so much progress, it's amazing. She's a little mimic; show her something once, then she learns it and does it. For example, last week, we went raspberry picking up in Oak Glen, also known to us as "the apple ranch." I showed her how to pick a bright red raspberry once; after that, she followed her mommy down the rows and when a bright red on caught her eye, she picked it and popped it into her mouth. Or right now, she's attempting to put sunscreen on herself after I showed it to her last week when were getting ready to go to the beach. She's still not really talking yet, but she understands a lot, nods yes or no and can say some single words. We also took her to swim lessons where she was the, of course, star of the class. Both instructors we had were impressed with how adept and natural she was in the water.
We somehow managed to see lots of movies this summer also. Star Trek, Harry Potter 6, Funny People, District 9, (500) Days of Summer, Julie & Julia, Public Enemies, Up and I think that's it. That's pretty darn good for us, especially with a toddler. But both sets of grandparents were pretty eager to spend time with Daddy's Little Coppertop, they missed the daily babysitting while we were working. None of those movies were clunkers, but only a few were really great. I'd say Star Trek, District 9 and (500) Days of Summer were the best of the bunch and were all pretty radically different from each other.
We managed two vacations this summer also. Three days a piece. The first one was with Lorelei down to San Diego to take her to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo. Wow did she love Sea World. She loved bouncing on the hotel bed too, but she really enjoyed the shows and the displays of all the fishies and whatnot. Utterly fascinated her. Not so much the Zoo; she was still tired from Sea World the day before, but she still enjoyed seeing the different critters.
The second vacation was for Amanda and I's anniversary. We went up to Monterey Bay for another three days. Hit the Wine Makers' Celebration and had *way* too much to drink. Did the Ghost Trolley tour that night and it was okay. It was interesting to get a taste for just how much history is there. The next day was mellow; we did the 17 Mile Drive and had lunch in Carmel. Out anniverary dinner was that night at the Sardine Factory and wow. Incredible dinner. The next day we took our time getting home.
We had some great food on those trips. The Sardine Factory in Monterrey was fine dining at it's best. Hodad's in San Diego had the best hamburgers I've ever had in my life. And the seafood at the Blue Water Cafe in San Diego was incredible too. In some ways, that's kinda the joy of vacations for us anymore; we love hitting these little joints that make great food. Read about Hodad's on CNN and saw the Blue Water Cafe on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network.
That's kind of the Cliff's Notes version of the summer for me. There's more details to be shared in person, of course, but suffice it to say, it was a great summer. I think it was kind of special for the three of us.
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