ok, my posts are a bit out of order, but last wednesday jennifer flew in from az and we went to the jimmy kimmel show to see the bravery....we weren't inside the studio but were at the outside stage....the band played 4 songs, 2 were aired.....the show was short but good....i enjoy seeing them live...and it's always good to see jen.....
the night before the show, i had called mom and turns out she was watching the jimmy kimmel show---i had no idea mom watched that show---and told her that jen and i were going to be going to the show the next night...
well, jen and i made signs (in the event that we were on camera)...i had a hot pink sign that said 'hugs to mom in texas' and jen's sign said 'hi jaron' for her son....
mom said she saw the signs but couldn't see what they said--camera view was too far away...
well, after the show, we had wristbands to go to virgin megastore and meet the band/get autographs....the line went pretty fast and the guys were all really nice....
when i got to the end of the table, the drummer asked me 'who's that on your arm?'....i said it was my mom and he, the keyboardist, and the guitarist were in awe of the tattoo....said i look like mom.....the guitarist asked me who did it and when i said kat von d, he got excited and asked if i was on the show (referring to miami ink)...i told him no--that kat did it here in hollywood.....the drummer took my arm was admiring the details/artwork of the hair, eyes, etc...and said my tattoo puts his to shame....they were all so nice......it was very cool
Monday, May 28, 2007
going to texas soon!!
darian and i are excited that we'll be in port lavaca in a few days---can't wait to see everyone!
we fly to austin wednesday night and will probably stay at terry and buffy's for the night (unless i feel good enough to drive straight down to mom's)....if i'm at all tired, we'll crash at t & b's and head out early next morning to PL......
we can't wait!!
: )
we fly to austin wednesday night and will probably stay at terry and buffy's for the night (unless i feel good enough to drive straight down to mom's)....if i'm at all tired, we'll crash at t & b's and head out early next morning to PL......
we can't wait!!
: )
strange weekend
friday night darian went to the promenade with a friend & david and i went on our regular friday night outing (dinner at louise's)......had my normal baby organic salad, papardelle, and blackstone merlot....after dinner, we went home & hung out for a bit then i went to bed....
saturday morning i woke up---and the strange weekend begins:
my hands and feet were red, swollen, and felt 'asleep'.....thinking nothing really at first because i've woken up with my hands tingling/feeling asleep before, i went about starting my day....
well, i realized my hands were worse than before because i couldn't get my rings on my fingers--too swollen.....i figured maybe i had slept wrong or something and that everything would go away within a few minutes or so....
well, throughout the day, my hands and feet got worse.....more pins and needles feeling and more red...i had taken benadryl thinking if i had allergic reaction to something, maybe it would help.......but nothing.....just worse and worse....it hurt to close my hands, so, at 11:45pm saturday night i had david drive me to the emergency room......darian was at the promenade again so i called her to let her know what was going on......david went to pick her up after leaving me at the ER...i told david to stay with d---there wasn't any need for him to just sit at the ER with me....so he and d went home...
i had the drs baffled....they kept bringing different doctors by to look at my hands and feet.....i was tested for viruses, infectious diseases (hepatitis, hiv, anything you can think of)......all the doctors said it was weird that i wasn't having any other symptoms.....but during the time i was in the ER, the redness on my feet had spread so they drew lines around my ankles marking the rash.......they ran LOTS of blood tests...i was admitted to UCLA santa monica at 5:30 am (i told them that i am going to tx in a few days to see my mom and family and they said they just wanted me there to be observed and have tests run and that it would probably be a short stay).....i was watched by several nurses and doctors, had more blood drawn, etc, met with a rheumatologist, and was finally released at 3:20pm sunday...
---let me just say: i found out that all my lab work (for the tests that have come back) came back with textbook numbers---apparently i am very healthy-----just have a freaky thing with my hands & feet....possible nerve or autoimmune issue.....i've been given a prescription for a steroid pack to take for a week, then my plan after i return from texas is to see my neurologist for nerve testing and also see a rheumatologist for further tests, i guess......we'll see....
i'm glad today was a holiday so i'm getting to rest (you don't get much sleep in a hospital).....
i am feeling perfectly fine (just tired)---my hands and feet are not red (still have the tiny red dots from where the rash was), but not as swollen, and instead of feeling asleep, they just itch a bit.....probably an allergic reaction to something, but no idea what since i didn't eat or drink anything new before this happened....
kinda strange, huh???
*** oh, if anyone reading this in the medical field that starts iv's or draws blood and it's not an emergency/time pressed issue--- please listen to a patient when they tell you where the good veins are in their arms......my left arm has four pretty bruises from either iv or blood draw attempts-----and before each time i told the people to use my right arm (which is where they ended up anyway after the failed attempts)....ok--there i said it.
saturday morning i woke up---and the strange weekend begins:
my hands and feet were red, swollen, and felt 'asleep'.....thinking nothing really at first because i've woken up with my hands tingling/feeling asleep before, i went about starting my day....
well, i realized my hands were worse than before because i couldn't get my rings on my fingers--too swollen.....i figured maybe i had slept wrong or something and that everything would go away within a few minutes or so....
well, throughout the day, my hands and feet got worse.....more pins and needles feeling and more red...i had taken benadryl thinking if i had allergic reaction to something, maybe it would help.......but nothing.....just worse and worse....it hurt to close my hands, so, at 11:45pm saturday night i had david drive me to the emergency room......darian was at the promenade again so i called her to let her know what was going on......david went to pick her up after leaving me at the ER...i told david to stay with d---there wasn't any need for him to just sit at the ER with me....so he and d went home...
i had the drs baffled....they kept bringing different doctors by to look at my hands and feet.....i was tested for viruses, infectious diseases (hepatitis, hiv, anything you can think of)......all the doctors said it was weird that i wasn't having any other symptoms.....but during the time i was in the ER, the redness on my feet had spread so they drew lines around my ankles marking the rash.......they ran LOTS of blood tests...i was admitted to UCLA santa monica at 5:30 am (i told them that i am going to tx in a few days to see my mom and family and they said they just wanted me there to be observed and have tests run and that it would probably be a short stay).....i was watched by several nurses and doctors, had more blood drawn, etc, met with a rheumatologist, and was finally released at 3:20pm sunday...
---let me just say: i found out that all my lab work (for the tests that have come back) came back with textbook numbers---apparently i am very healthy-----just have a freaky thing with my hands & feet....possible nerve or autoimmune issue.....i've been given a prescription for a steroid pack to take for a week, then my plan after i return from texas is to see my neurologist for nerve testing and also see a rheumatologist for further tests, i guess......we'll see....
i'm glad today was a holiday so i'm getting to rest (you don't get much sleep in a hospital).....
i am feeling perfectly fine (just tired)---my hands and feet are not red (still have the tiny red dots from where the rash was), but not as swollen, and instead of feeling asleep, they just itch a bit.....probably an allergic reaction to something, but no idea what since i didn't eat or drink anything new before this happened....
kinda strange, huh???
*** oh, if anyone reading this in the medical field that starts iv's or draws blood and it's not an emergency/time pressed issue--- please listen to a patient when they tell you where the good veins are in their arms......my left arm has four pretty bruises from either iv or blood draw attempts-----and before each time i told the people to use my right arm (which is where they ended up anyway after the failed attempts)....ok--there i said it.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
spring break trip -- san diego
Highlights of our trip included a day at the San Diego Zoo (highly recommended), a day at Sea World, and a couple of days of touring the San Diego area including a stay on Coronado Island and a walk through a haunted house.....oh and david and i played tennis together for the first time ever---was fun--and surprisingly we were pretty good (except i hit the ball out of the court once)--oops!
---and don't make fun that i am wearing long sleeves the entire trip and a huge hat---i burn easily : P
plus i had to keep covered---i got my new tattoo the day we returned to los angeles---can't get tattooed on sunburn!
click and enjoy the photos and videos : )
---and don't make fun that i am wearing long sleeves the entire trip and a huge hat---i burn easily : P
plus i had to keep covered---i got my new tattoo the day we returned to los angeles---can't get tattooed on sunburn!
click and enjoy the photos and videos : )
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