ain't no sunshine when it's gone...

i painted this weekend. outside in the front yard. with katie and the 2 neighbors. people looked at us funny when they went by. it made me feel happy. i decided that yellow was the color of the day. i painted the entire surface bright sunshine yellow- the kind of yellow that you need sunglasses on to look at. i then used all the unusual things i could think of to make different shapes/designs/textures. i used a paperclip, a razor (a solei one- i really hate those- i mean to shave not to paint with), a cap to a bottle of beer and a plastic fork. if i'm not too lazy i might take a picture of it and post it someday. if im feeling really ambitious i might even try to sell it on etsy.

next tuesday is d-day for my gallbladder. 9am it leaves my body never to return. i was tempted to ask my surgeon if i could keep it in a jar- but i figured that was gross and i didn't want to end up like this one person i know where they found a relatives tonsils in the attic of their house after they passed away.

thats pretty much all i've got for now. OH! one more thing. yesterday i went to walmart with Nou- and we were walking through the pet aisles and we saw some betta fish with a big sign next to it that you should not put 2 males in one bowl together. i've heard this before but never really believed they would fight. well- i you tube'd it last night-- it's crazy how they act when you put 2 in a bowl together- or when they think they are in a bowl with another male. who knew fish were such angry animals. i wonder if there are people who can talk to fish..... ya know like dog therapists..... sadly- im curious enough to add that to my google notebook.

i know. im special. but that's why you like me...... right?

you have some gall!!--bladder --- problems.

so last week i had two days in a row that i thought someone was stabbing me in the stomach repeatedly. it was the worst pain ever. the kind of pain that makes you feel like you will always have that pain... that kind of pain that turns you into a complete bitch- and moving or speaking or even hearing a sound makes you feel like you want to punch someone in the face.

i figured two days was enough... i thought maybe it was something i ate, or maybe i had an alien (with horns and claws) that hatched in my stomach and wanted out. to rule out the alien i thought it was time to go to the dr. so i went.... he pushed on my stomach- which made me want to punch him in the face (i had self control this day and didn't do it)- he wasn't sure what was going on so they took some blood and he sent me on my way to have an ultrasound done. i had that done on friday by a really nice lady. but i must say she had the weirdest shoes on- they were way too big for her feet and were just... ugly. anyways- she was really sweet.

i got the results this morning. apparently i have some gallstones and "sludge" in my gallbladder. i'm not really sure what "sludge" is and i didn't care to hear about it... so i just said ok now what. well lucky me- tomorrow i get to go meet with my surgeon and set a surgery date to have my gallbladder taken out. (this is what was implied-- so it could be that they will just give me some drugs and send me on my way.... but considering this is a very common problem for people like myself- im sure they will just take it out).

thankfully i hear this surgery isn't bad. i hear some people don't even have to stay in the hospital overnight- which would be a-ok with me. im not that into staying in hospitals overnight. the only good thing that would come out of me having to spend the night in the hospital would be i would probably get to see some of my nurses from september and december when i was there. they were the best!! other then that- i can't think of any perks of staying over night in the hospital.... even missing work right now isn't a perk... im dreading that too- it's our busiest time of year and i cringe at the thought of being out for a couple days and coming back to mountains and mountains and plateaus of work. speaking of work... should probably do some of that now.