March 23, 2009 Archive

23Mar
4

Awesomeness

It’s official. I have the greatest set of family and friends I could have ever asked for. This whole strep throat thing has been a huge pain in the ass. My adorable sister kept me entertained during the exam last night, and even volunteered to come over today to watch movies with me despite my contagious state. I only had to say no because I don’t want to expose my niece. My dad has made several trips over here to bring me food or medicine or gatorade or whatever else. My mom has been at my beck and call with expert medical advice (she is a trained professional afterall!), medicine, hugs, moral support, and today woke me up from my nap to bring me a pizza. What’s not to love? Then Mr. Zig came over with In n Out. I didn’t get a burger, but seriously how good does this look:

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Not to mention the countless others who have kept me entertained online or sent me wishes for a speedy recovery. You guys all rock. And so do these fries I’m currently eating :)

Posted by Caro in Family, Food, Random, Rants and raves
23Mar
0

LPSG

*Disclaimer…the link in this post is probably not safe for work*

Last night while bored, high on vicodin, and just screwing around online, I stumbled upon www.lpsg.org. Yes ladies and gentlemen, an online support group exists for men with large penises. I never would have guessed that such a thing would be needed, much less have such a large membership! Some of the topics are definitely entertaining, like “discrimination” (again, who knew this was a problem?). Anyway, maybe it’s the meds, but I found this site entertaining as hell. Definitely worth a look if you’re bored or interested in the subject matter. 

I guess this just goes to show that there truly is a support group out there for everyone.

Posted by Caro in interesting, Random
23Mar
1

Colbert Station?

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Colbert Nation. Well, now there might be a Colbert Space Station. That would totally kick ass!

NASA recently had a poll to name their newest space station. They listed 4 choices (Serenity, Legacy, Earthrise, or Venture), plus allowed people to write in their own choices. “Colbert” won by over 40,000 votes. As someone who is very pro-democratic process, I really hope NASA doesn’t back out and name it Serenity. After all, they did choose to include a write-in option.

And let’s face it, how awesome would it be to have a space station named after Stephen Colbert? (Yes, I voted for this option) :)

Posted by Caro in cool, News, TV
23Mar
3

Strep

As it turns out, that pesky sore throat I’ve had for the last 2 days is actually just yet another case of strep. Awesome. I told the nurse I’ve had strep at least 10-12 times in my life and she looked at me quite shocked. When the doctor came in she took a look at me and said “given your history, your symptoms, and what I saw when I looked in your mouth, I’m not even going to bother with a throat culture. I’m putting you on antibiotics.”

I can honestly say that was the quickest diagnosis I’ve ever received, and I’m all about quick and efficient! Not to mention the throat culture isn’t exactly fun. She also commented on the size of my tonsils and suggested I contact my regular doctor to discuss that, since I get strep so often. That’s a little scary for sure. Either way, I got my antibiotics and some pain medicine so I’m set. Seriously, it was hurting to swallow my own saliva. Liquid vicodin here I come! lol 

For real though, I’m thankful my job gives me so much sick time. I kinda feel like I’ve used a lot lately. Maybe it’s just stress attacking my immune system. Whatever, I get the day off tomorrow so I don’t infect all of my coworkers. I’m down with that!

And to all of the people I exposed today at the birthday party, I offer you my sincerest apologies. I’ll bring you throat lozenges if you get it :)

Posted by Caro in Random, Rants and raves