Archives for “Ruminations”

Soundbox 2.5, originally uploaded by WayWard or Michael. The final build of this stuff??? A self-contained, portable PA. First it was in The Dreamroom in 2008. Then ...


IMG_6080, originally uploaded by WayWard or Michael. After much effort I have finally made some very simple LPG torches.


Flying Monkey Apocalypse, originally uploaded by WayWard or Michael.


IMG_5853, originally uploaded by WayWard or Michael. Looks more like Elton John in a gas mask...


I got a nice mention this week in the fantastic design blog, Design Crisis.


Four years ago today I was diagnosed with APL. Four month months later I was in remission. 28 months later I was done with chemotherapy and medication. In ...


You know it seems there was or has been a lot of speculation about Apple releasing a netbook product. Apple has said they do ...


Many years ago back when I was using iSQL with SQL Server 6.5 I used to find the properties of objects by writing SQL. ...


Say you need to create a report with different row colors and no real relation to the data..like an old school greenbar report. The method I ...


So Dodgeball is stopping its services tonight. That's really too bad. Dodgeball had an interesting and high utility network in my opinion. ...


So I have been stuck whittling away some column labels in SSRS. Labels like "March 2009". Using the expression editor you can input: =MonthName(Month(Today())) ...


I am just freaking nuts about King Kooba when it comes to downtempo... I get all my King Kooba at emusic.com...they just released a new ep...downtempo ...


More 80s lyrics!  I could not find these either so I transcribed them myself.  The song is "Love Amongst the Ruined" by Marc Almond.  Marc ...


I love the Dresden Dolls.  My friend Ivy in Atlanta introduced me to them and I am very grateful.  I love Amanda Palmer's intensity combined ...


Okay I must be in a 4AD kind of mood.  If  you have not had the pleasure of hearing the 4AD house band, This Mortal ...


So I got this idea that I wanted to post some lyrics every once and a while.  I really don't want to use my regular ...


No Bone Marrow Biopsy for me until January 31, 2008. That's great. I can deal with that amount of prep time. What I learned ...


Here's the thing about not being on a weekly treatment schedule...I don't know my schedule anymore. I have a full Doctor appointment tomorrow. ...


This post is merely to move something out of my head that I waste time thinking about every once in while. Similar to my ...


On Tuesday I went to the doctor. My visit consisted of a complete blood count, a consultation and getting glitter thrown on me by ...


All sorts of great news: * My 12th bone marrow aspiration was negative. * Last night I took the last dose of ATRA that I have ...


It has been a while since my last update. Too long. A lot has happened since June 26th. On June 26th I ...


My tenth bone marrow aspirate was clear. Hematologically, cellularly and molecularly. This last round of ATRA really wiped me out! Of all ...


TEN

Ten. That is right, ten freaking bone marrow biopsies. Ten "Bad MF" days. I am happy to report my 10th bone marrow ...


So two years ago, everything changed. 2005 was tough. Cancer treatment and a divorce is quite a deal. 2006 was new: I ...