Weekend Update

Despite (or perhaps because of) an active (for me) social schedule, this is been a pretty non-eventful weekend cancer-wise though I do have a few quick updates...

Plastic Shoes

I hate to say it, but the Crocs really are the most comfortable things I've worn since the neuropathy moved to my feet. They're still ugly as sin -- and I'm tempted to write "I wouldn't be wearing these if not for the cancer" across the top of them -- but I fear I may reach the point where these become my shoe of choice. Sad...

The Solution to the Cat-Furniture Problem

I was wandering through the mall today when I found the solution to the problem of potentially acquiring a cat that might destroy the furniture: if you first spend a lot of money buying "distressed" furniture that intentionally looks like a cat's been at it, then you don't have to worry if the cat actually does try to sharpen it's claws on the arm. If only a distressed chair (seen above) wasn't three grand...

Videos from Vietnam

I've made my first pass through the Saigon to the Mekong Delta videos and managed to reduce 354 minutes of video to sixty-three. That's not too bad a start, though it's still thirty times longer than it needs to be if anyone's going to actually watch it. So it'll be awhile yet before I've got something that's ready to be posted. 

A New Test for Depression

The psychologists may disagree, but I think I've come up with a new test for depression: if you've charged more than $500 to your credit card on non-essential things during a 24 hour period, you might be depressed. Stupid Amazon...