I figured I'd better do a new journal entry, since I'm sick and tired of looking at the old one.

Turned the old "double nickle" last month (that's 55 to those unfamiliar with American slang).  As a birthday present, I got diagnosed with Sleep Apnea.  To those unfamiliar with Sleep Apnea, it's a condition where the breathing passage constricts or closes up during sleep, cutting off breathing.  The brain then wakes you up to kick-start your breathing.  This can happen several times a night, which doesn't give you a very good night's sleep.  Now before everyone comments about how scary that sounds, there are people in this world much worse off than I am.  Maybe it'll get worse when I'm older, but right now it's a nuisance, and it's probably contributing to my memory lapses.  My doctor and I are exploring alternative treatments to the CPAP device, because the thought of trying to sleep with a mask over my nose forcing air down my lungs seems as bad as the condition itself.

On the brighter side, I've done some creative work that's very encouraging to me, both writing and drawing (I post Sailor Moon fiction on fanfiction.net because I have an inner fanboy that never grew up, bless him).  Check it out if you're a Sailor Moon geek, too.  You've seen some of the recent pictures.  I've seen some nice films, read some nice books.  The Cardinals are winning.  The Browns won't be breaking my heart until at least September.  I'm financially stable.  I'm still healthy, in spite of the Sleep Apnea and the arthritic knees.  Like I said, there are lots of people who are much worse off than I am.

And I got two K-On albums burned to CD before the copyright cops shut down the downloading sites.  Because I luvs me some Afterschool Tea Time.  (If the FBI is monitoring this site, that last paragraph was hacked onto my journal.  Honest.)

Thumbs up if y'all are experiencing smooth sailing.  My deepest, sincerest sympathies if you aren't.  Rough waters eventually calm.