Month: July 2008
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PIE PIE PIEWednesday night was our long anticipated excursion to A’Mews in Glebe for their Winter Pie Special. Apparently the chef has a tradition of designing a new meat pie each year which is only available on certain days in June and July. This year it was “Black Angus Beef, Madeira, Eschallot & Kipfler Potato…
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Interactive Packaging. Neat. I didn’t know that Jiffy Pop was invented in LaPorte, Indiana. I can remember my parents making some on a camping trip when we were little and my brother Anthony absolutely freaking out because he thought it was going to explode. Also, man, I miss pressurized biscuit dough. That stuff just doesn’t…
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HIDA ScanWell, that was the boringest medical procedure in history. Seriously. Other than a one-second pinch when they put the IV in my hand, there was nothing painful or scary. I just lay there on a “bed” (which was more like an industrial table) while they pushed the radioactive stuff through my IV. Then they…
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Bex says that the next time I enter a race, she’s going to be holding up the first sign. It’s great to get encouragement from your friends.
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Radioactive GirlIn the continuing Saga of Kris’s Stomach… now my doctor thinks it might possibly NOT be my stomach. Apparently if your gall bladder is malfunctioning, it can present as ulcer-like pain. Interesting. So in 14 hours, I’m having a HIDA scan. I’m going to get injected with radioactive dye (!!!) and then scanned to…