Quicksilver Messenger Service... Ho-hum

"Greetings" World's !!

How is your bit of the Universe treating you this cold, but bright
day ?! It's about 1pm here & your's truly has just got out of bed - after a fantastic night's sleep & a very lazy morning's sleep to add to it !! I didn't really plan the last bit - I took my morning pills & the next thing I know, it's 12.30...... oh well, the bed was warm !!

As it's 1pm - I've just taken the 16 pills that make up my "lunchtime" cocktail !! Honestly !! I'll come back to that later...

First, the family !!

As I type - ME is, I hope, asleep in bed.... getting herself ready for tonight's shift. It must be hard, doing a first nightshift, especially after doing days. Oh well - hopefully she is getting some sleep...... with only a few more shifts, at her place of work, before moving to her new job... well - she is counting down the days !!

J is still over in Wales... so, not much to report there - tho'... he did say a "thank you" to B, for the Cd's which I sent him. I didn't mention them before - here - as I didn't want him to know about them, until they reached him !! Not knowing if he actually read these words, well - even if he hates me (still) - I still wanted the Cd's to be a surprise !!

That just leaves B... who left earlier, to head up to see her Dad. She was also going to put some flowers on her Mum's grave. I'm not really sure what time she will be home..... mainly as she overslept as well !! Nevermind... life goes on !!

Talking of "life" - there seems to be movement upstairs... so, maybe ME has woken up ?! Not sure about that one...

Going back, to yesterday... I had a great one !!

I had to go visit my Consultant, in the Taunton hospital, about my back..... well, more so, about the wound, that is still there, after 6 months, following surgery, last May !! Yep - I still have a hole in my back, after nearly 6 months - from the first surgery, on May 28th !!

What is sooooo good about that... Well, despite still being there - the wound is healing nicely & things are moving along. I did ask, if I really needed the skin graft surgery & there was a firm "yes" on that one !! It's a shame - but, I had hoped, if they did the "bone surgery", in Taunton, then - maybe - the wound would heal, all on it's own.....

The problem seems to be, that to do the "bone surgery" - it's going to make things worse - hence, once it's done.... the skin graft will need to be done, almost at once - to try & bring things back together !! "Bummer" - but, at least I know why now....

I also asked, about if I needed to keep taking so many pills - again, a firm "yes" on that one !! Another bummer.... but, it was explained why - primarily, as - if I stop taking the pills, the infection will probably flare up again..... not nice, but a good enough reason, for me to keep taking the things !! I do not want to get that sick again !! The  quicker I can get all of this behind me, the better.....

Oh well....... we also met up with a guy, call Matt - who I first met 12 months ago - and he fixed up my dressings for me..... I hadn't sen him, since late August & it was fun to have a "natter" to him !!

Oh well - yesterday - despite some negatives..... was a "good day" - so, I feel a little happier about what is going on. My local Consultant didn't know when I would be having my next surgery - but, it's all in the pipeline, so things - especially "life" - is good !!

One thing that is not so good - I'm still waiting on some Cd's..... they were posted 4 days ago, so where the hell are they !! Dream Theater's 'Live At Luna Park' has been here for a few days now & that was ordered at the same time...... so, come on guys !! You've had my cash - now give me my Cd's !!

The music of the moment has been a Quicksilver Messenger Service concert - or concerts - from June 1969..... I'm near the end of Cd one & the tracks are:

CD 1

1) Pride Of Man
2) If You Live (Your Time Will Come)
3) Dino's Song
4) Smokestack Lightnin'
5) Codine
6) Light Your Windows
7) Mona
8) Calvary

As yet, I've not played Cd 2 - so, I've not worked out all of the tracks... so, it will take me a little while to give them a listen !! It's good tho' - even if it's 40+ years old !! Never mind... moving on....

My plans for today.... well, none at all really !!

I have a couple of e-mails to write, some dishes to wash & a "Dr Who" envelope to find !! To explain !!

B bought me a special set of stamps - featuring all of the "Dr Who's" over the years... well, as the BBC is showing loads of the shows, plus a one off special, on Saturday.... well, it's reminded me about the stamps, which I last saw, probably before I went into hospital in
May !! As I've been reminded - I thought I ought to try & find them !! They are something I want to keep, so I need to know where I've
put them !!

Apart from the above - and, of course, playing music - that's my day kind of sorted !! I still feel a little like crap.... so, I'm going to take things slow. I do mot want to be poorly, especially while I'm hoping to get back into hospital & have everything finished off !!

Oh - the tracks on Cd 2 of the Quicksilver Messenger Service concerts are:

CD 2

1) Back Door Man
2) Acapulco Gold & Silver
3) Who Do You Love
4) The Fool

Just thought I would throw them in there - for those of you who like to know what I'm listening too.... for now, tho' - I must away..... until next time....

Bye Bye