I have DSL now, in my new apartment! Yay. Now, we just have to get the A/C repaired. Heh.
After my radiation this morning, I experienced a very severe dry mouth. That’s the worst symptom so far, that I’ve experienced that can be clearly attributed to the radiation therapy sessions. I bought some Gatorade, but since then the dry mouth keeps recurring – i.e., it doesn’t seem to respond to efforts at hydration. And it’s accompanied by a runny nose. Which, as Andrew observed, seems a bit unfair, to have both at the same time.
Anyway, it’s not so bad. I feel pretty high energy, still. I spent a good portion of this afternoon cleaning and scrubbing in my new apartment, while waiting for the internet guy to show up. And then he did, and I felt happy about that too because I communicated with him entirely in Korean. Not that there was much to say: I’m here waiting; come in; put it over there; does it work? etc.
Are you curious what I look like, encased in plastic and immobilized for the radiation? I was curious, so I had one of the technicians take some pictures of me after I was strapped in. He did a good job. Here I am. Don’t I look happy-as-a-buddha? Eheh.
Day: August 13, 2013
caveat: zap-o-matic number 3
“another day, another xray. . .”
theyre switching my internet DSL from my old apartment to my new apartment, so i may be posting to the blog less than ususal. . dont worry about me.
i walked to hospital this morning. it was hot and humid, but the air was clear and luminous with the sun and well-formed clouds. i took a picture of the longest-lived vacant lot in ilsan. most vacant lots last a year or two at most, but this has existed since i came here six years ago.
caveat: kinda like camping out
im in my new apartment rather than my old one. consequently i have no DSL yet. so im back to posting from my phone like i was doing in the hospital.
my neck and mouth have a sort of burning sensation, half itchy half achey – thats the only thing i can point to as a likely side effect of my first two days of my 3d conformal xray tomographic radiotherapy. im guessing my headache is just tiredness from a long, busy day.
my new apt is sparse, still. its like camping out. the DSL will transfer tomorrow.
meanwhile for your entertainment, i present a photo of a tableau i composed using my small collection of lego. it is meant to represent my current situation.
