Something different for a change

Good news - we're getting six more episodes of Chuck, and the season may start sooner than previously expected (March), due to all of NBC's new shows completely tanking.

And a trailer for the new (and final) season of 24.

So tired...

Had my colonoscopy yesterday. The prep wasn't as bad as I expected. The actual procedure was worse than I'd been led to believe, but I think that's partly because most people who go in for a colonoscopy are going for just a routine check. Given that my colon's pretty much on fire even without a long camera tube snaking through it, it hurt every time they tried to move something around in there.

So yeah. Definitely some red-hot inflammation going on. Still no idea what's causing it, since the doctor had to take some biopsies and I won't get the results back for another two weeks.

This shit is seriously starting to wear me down.

Still sick, if you can believe that

I'm holding out hope that I'll be able to post an "I'm better" post one of these days. Today is not that day.

So, I had more tests done, and went back to see the doctor yesterday, and the good news is that the bacteria is officially out of my system. Unfortunately, I'm still experiencing symptoms, which means there's something else lurking in my intestines. My test results showed elevated C-reactive protein, so the doctor thinks it's an inflammation in my colon, and that means... Colonoscopy! Wednesday is the big day.

On this very special occasion...

I'd just like to take this opportunity, on our two-month anniversary, to recognize the bacteria living in my intestines.

Bacteria, we may never know the exact date on which you took up residence in my intestines, but it was two months ago today that you first made your presence known, even though I initially mistook you for the consequences of eating too much pizza and ice cream the night before.

It hasn't always been the easiest relationship - you've made life rather unpleasant these past two months, and you've probably been offended by my repeated attempts to evict you via antibiotics - but you've managed to stick it out through the tough times and refused to let my behavior drive you away. It's all because of your determination that we're still together today.

We did have our good times. After all, you helped me to lose those twenty pounds, necessitating a completely new wardrobe. Without your firm discipline, I'm sure I wouldn't have the willpower to eat nothing but crackers for weeks on end. Even as I attempt to broaden my diet, the abdominal cramps after every meal are a constant reminder that you care about what I eat. Thanks to you, my digestive system will never be the same.

And so, on this special occasion, I raise my probiotic yogurt to you, Bacteria, my microscopic frenemy.