Well, I went to see Star Wars In Concert, and it was amazing. Not only was the music fantastic but the laser light show was quite cool.

NaNo's going okay, though I seem to be going really, really slow right now. I'm starting to hate it but *shrug*, I'm dealing. I'm not where I should be word count wise but I'm close enough.

The TNG watching is going slow. I just finished the second season. I'm re-watching the TOS movies right now. I'm on the third one.

I'm planning on watching Battlestar Galactica, starting with the original series that was canceled after its 1978 run. I'm also considering watching Stargate. I saw the movie and I liked it, so I'm considering giving the series and possibly the other movies a chance.

Opinions?

Was I the only who didn't know that there's an author named Christopher Pike?

I was in the library and just about to leave when I noticed a particular book on a cart. The reason it caught my eye is because on the spine, in large bold letters, was the name Christopher Pike. I pick it up and imagine my surprise when I discovered that it was the name of the author. I got a kick out of it and it made me smile, so I decided to share.

I got the results back, and as it turns out, we were right: Verdict: IBS.

You know, when I went in to get the results, I was half afraid they'd say nothing was wrong, and half a afraid they'd say something was terribly wrong. Still, it worries me 'cause it means I have to be really careful about what I eat. They prescribed me something that I'm supposed to take whenever I feel an attack coming on and I'm going to be taking Align too.

From what I've heard, Align works so fingers crossed I guess.

So, I had my colonoscopy and endoscopy combo. Going in was fine. I was nervous, but more about the IV than the actually procedure(s). Mainly because the last time I was in for a procedure, it took six needle pokes to get the vein. Thankfully, that didn't happen this time. Finally they wheeled me into the room and put me under.

Apparently, I ranted about egg-creams before I was completely knocked out, which I have no memory of. I suspect it was mainly because I was thinking of having one after everything was said and done. Also, apparently before I became fully aware, I tried getting out of bed to go to the bathroom. Than apparently I started ranting about NaNo, apologizing to my grandma about something that happened the day before, and talking about going to the bathroom. I became aware as I started talking about my college essay I had needed to write for my English class. The first thing I remember after coming out of it.

On the way home, my grandma compared it to being drunk. To which I replied, (something to the effect of) "It's drunkenness without the alcohol." Right now I'm laid up feeling very, very sore. And a little bloaty because of the gas they had pumped in to make more room for the tube. >.<

Never, ever again: the prep. That was the worst part. I had to take Miralax. There is nothing 'laxing or miracle-y about it. It tasted awful. Tasteless my ass. My poor sore, abused ass. I nearly puked more than once from the taste alone. But I got it down. O yes I did. Take that! Miralax. I defeated you with my mad skillz. (not really) I'm pretty tired right now but I can't fall asleep. The result is this rather ramble-y livejournal post. Bah.

To take up my awake time, I'm reading fanfic, listening to music, and working on my characters for NaNo. (the fic is a reward for trooper-ing on in my quest to flesh out my characters. The MC is giving me a hard time.)

I'm officially miserable. Absolutely and utterly.

1.) I just became sick yesterday.
a.) Everyone that's had it says they still have it going on three weeks.
2.) I had another attack.
a.) Very sudden.
b.) Have no idea where it came from = what I could have possibly eaten to set it off.
c.) The pain was intense enough that I was pretty much crying.

( Warning: Graphic: Bowl Movements and Their Results )

Well, I'm doing Nation Novel Writing Month. www.nanowrimo.org/

It'll be my third year doing it. The first year I won, and the second year too many thing got in the way and I quit halfway through. I'm determined to do it this year. Anyone else doing it?

Testing date getting closer. It's been confirmed = I'm getting put under.

I also need to write a five page essay today, 'cause it's due tomorrow, ugh.

Also, you should read this: arrmaitee.livejournal.com/16410.html, cause it's very funny.

Also, everybody (fanfiction.net) should read and accept these two: sites.google.com/site/faith2wood/Home/essay1/essay3#TOC-Writing-Sex-Scenes,  community.livejournal.com/writercon/160637.html as bible when it comes to writing sex scenes. I'm thinking that if everyone (fanfiction.net comes to mind) read these two, fanfic would be a better place. (Of course, I'm talking about fanfiction.net in general.)

As it turns out, I can't talk to my dad or grandma about my fears/personal stuff. It has been proven unequivocally that every time I try, it blows up in my face. *shrugs*

On another note, I have two ideas for Original Fiction (yes, the capitals are on purpose)

Upon a recommendation, I've picked up Master and Commander by O'Brien for reading after I finish Dan Simmons Olympos.

I also have two S.T Kink MeMe ideas that I'm planning on posting there. Unless of course, there's a person who sees this entry and wants to do one of them. If that's the case, just comment here.

( My ideas: )

I think I may be loosing it and it's only September. Than again, it could be because its SENIOR year. (yes, the capitalization is on purpose)Point in case: I just started crying for no particular reason, it only lasted a minute or two. I kinda still wanna be crying. (ignore the bad grammar, it's exhaustion and stress. yes, I'm making excuses)

I'll be the first person to admit I'm not the most intelligent cookie in the tin. I barely passed Spanish, failed math miserably for three years in a row, and last year, in the subject I usually get high 80s-90s in, I nearly failed, completely bombed it. My math on the SAT was abismal. Thankfully Critical reading and writing more than made up for it but still . . . and I still need to take the ACT. I also need to retake the SAT to see if I can get a higher math grade.

I feel like I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown or something. A total system's failure. And I have a research paper in one of my classes this year. It's only September and I already wanna drop dead.

I had another attack, today and two days ago. Luckily, we managed to move the appointment up to this Monday, thank fuck.

One bright spot however: I went mad and ordered the two disc Star Trek dvd and the blue ray three disc dvd. Preordered, that is. From amazon. The two disc was twenty-three dollars and the three disc twenty-six. A pretty good deal, considering.

Well, I went to get my eye's checked and I ended up with a prescription for glasses. It turns out I'm mildly nearsighted so it's for things like driving and reading small print at a distance and for blackboard writing. I'm actually happy that I ended up with glasses, mainly because I wanted glasses when I was younger and I, ridiculously looking back on it, was jealous when one of my brothers ended up with glasses when we were younger. 

In other news, I have been struck with two story ideas for original fiction but I still have a large amount of fanfic that I need to either update or finish. ><

Well, the appointment was made. November 2. We need to call again so that we can ask to be informed if anyone cancels between now and than.

I had another attack today and two days ago. I lost another five pounds due to the lack of eating anything substantial. Of course my stomach problems, today's attack in particular, might have something to do with an irregular sleep schedule over the past few days, it might have aggravated the problem. I'm still kind of in pain but i's starting to ebb thankfully, (knock on wood).

It might seem a bit silly but I'm scared, to put it in plain terms. I mean, I've been scared before but not like this. All I really know, is that I'm exhausted from a lack of sleep and in frequent pain if I'm not careful over what I eat. I think I'm going to take a long nap shortly.

Well, I finally went to the doctor's appointment. She thinks it's IBS, just like last time. She's sending me to the same gastrointestinal expert at the hospital. Than blood work again probably and finally the test that I didn't do the last time, which I'm determined to do this time. Still gotta make the appointment with the gastrointestinal expert. The appointment making will probably happen tomorrow.

Okay, so I was going to wait until I had more non Star Trek books on the list but I decided to just post it. The idea to keep a record of all the books I read was inspired by jedibuttercup

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Well, I had a lot of fun on my vacation, though I wanted to kill the gps after a while.

I kinda wanna kill something right now though. I didn't suffer any stomach problems on the trip. It was a beautiful reprieve.

Now though, its back with vengeance. And I want morphine to kill the pain but I don't think it takes care of this kind of pain. I'm shaking too. I wanna scream, badly.

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Alright, I went to get some pills for the pain. Back.


Well, I have a doctor's appointment Friday, so I guess I'll see what she says.

Well, I fell in love with the original series after the newest movie came out. Of course, I actually started watching TOS before I saw the movie after watching the trailer and becoming intrigued. I had remembered dad watching a lot of Star Trek when I was younger and recently I had been finding myself liking a lot of the shows my dad liked, to put it lightly.

I decided to give Star Trek a chance. At first I liked the Original series but after the movie that came out this May it grew from mere curiousness to, whatever it is now. Anyway, I finished TOS and started watching the movies. Some of the reviews I read painted the first movie as horrendous, in terms of acting. In actuality I thought the acting only improved with each movie. 

Anyway, afterwards, and after my hearing my dad say it was the best one, I decided to give The Next Generation a chance. So far I've only watched three episodes. So far I like TNG. Only watching more will tell me if I'll enjoy it as much as TOS.

On a different note, I'm going to a block party tomorrow with a friend.

Well, turns out I lost more than I thought. I managed to shed twenty pounds. Stomach problems are still persisting.

My hairs growing out faster than I thought it would. Which isn't totally bad, since I was hoping to have long hair again by the end of the summer.

As for the fics I mentioned earlier, I'm kind of stuck. Hopefully I'll have them done by the end of August.

Well, since I stopped eating chocolate, I managed to lose five pounds, which is good since I was a bit above where I should have been before I lost the five pounds. That was a month ago, roughly. However, since my stomach problems became more vigorous, I hadn't even realized I had lost another five pounds until today. Right now, I'm where I should be roughly. Loosing one or two more pounds wouldn't be bad and I'd still be where I should be. Even if lost another twenty pounds, I'd still be where I need to be.

So, its not so much the weight lose that I'm worried about, as it is the cause. I've barely eaten anything lately but I also have spent the entire time since this started doing pretty much nothing but hanging around my house. Really, I just want to start eating again without the pain, even if it meant putting the weight back on.

Well, I'm going to see a doctor, again.

The first time, I went to the appointment and got the blood work done but I didn't go through with the other tests. This time, I will.

For one thing, my stomach problems are now almost daily. Two, I'm still eating but I don't want to 'cause I'm terrified of the pain. I mean, I'm not going to stop eating but I've already reduced, severely, the amount I eat.

Well, here's to hoping the appointment gives me answers.

On another note, I've been getting dry mouth in the mornings worse than usual lately, which is really, really gross.

Well, I'm back from my mini vacation. I had a lot of fun and though I missed the internet, it was kinda nice to be away for a while. Kind of refreshed me.

I'm possibly going on another mini-vacation in August but it's still a tentative plan.

While the vacation was wonderful, we ended up walking over eight miles.

My feet still haven't forgiven me.