Greetings World's !!
I hope your bit of the Universe is treating you well ? I'm doing Ok - but more of that later.... It's another Tuesday night, here in old England & I'm home alone !! The music is loud & the house is nice & warm !! I've got the heating up, just a shade more than I need to - but, what the hell... we're paying for the gas, so I may as well enjoy
it !!
As mentioned - I'm home alone.... ME has just gone out to her boyfriends house & B is at her weekly weight-watchers meeting. As it's the last, before Christmas, she & the ladies are going out for a drink afterwards. Ok - it might be just a fruit juice - but, it's the thought that counts !!
ME won't be home tonight - she has a couple of days off work, so she's going to spend the night out & return home in the morning. From here, the ladies of the house are off to visit B's Dad & Auntie G. The annual Christmas pressy run..... So - I'll have most of the day to myself.... "music time" !!
J is still over in Wales - at Uni... I'm guessing he will be home in a few days, for Christmas - but I'm not really sure what his plans are !! Onwards - ever onwards !!
Right - I've not posted anything, for a couple of days, or so..... it's been a "bad" few days really.
B & I have some friends, way up to the North of here.... and I found out, yesterday, that one of them had died.... way back in February !! I was really gutted to find out about it - so I 'phoned up his widow & spoke to her, just for a short while, to just say "Hi" & stuff along the lines of "I'm sorry" and that sort of thing..... if you follow my meaning.
It was really nice to speak to her - I just wish I had heard the news a little sooner. They - the both of them - had always treated me & - for a shorter while - B really well... really friendly !! I am really sorry to know my friend had passed away.
Anyways... on top of that bit of news - I went down to the surgery, to have my dressings changed again. It was the 2nd time, since have the Vac-pump removed last Wednesday. Guess what ? I mentioned the worse case scenario - about the skin graft not taking & things going wrong. Well folks - the skin graft hasn't worked & I'm back to where I was a couple of months ago !!
Last week - when I had to go down to Exeter - I was in a lot of pain then & - as it turns out - the reason why is quite simple....... the skin graft wasn't "sticking" - hence the pain !!
As I say - I'm back to where I was a month or two ago.... pain-wise, at least. I guess I have a hole in my back & with nothing to cover it - well, it hurts, as you might be able to imagine !!
So - last night, after I got back from the surgery, I 'phoned the hospital & left a message for my Consultant. Nothing too special - just along the lines of "help - it didn't work & I'm in pain" sort of stuff !! Oh well..... the message worked !!
Today, the 'phone rang & it was the Consultant.... I think he was as sorry it didn't work, as I am - except of course, he doesn't have the pain to go along with it !! "Bummer" really.... Oh well - he's going to look into what can be done next & get back to me... The fact that he wished me a "Happy Christmas" - well, it makes me thing, it'll be after the holidays, before I know anything more !!
In the meantime - I guess - I'll have to keep going down to the local surgery & keep having my dressing changed. As I'm not sure what else is going to happen - it's going to be a bit of a painful "holiday" !!
Nevermind - life will go on & on... ho-hum !!
As for the music of the moment - well, I'm playing Therion's 'Live Gothic' 2 Cd set.... I've probably done a track listing for this one, sometime earlier in the year - so, I won't bother to do another copy !! Just check it out, when you ever get the chance... I think you will enjoy it - especially if you play it really loud !!
Something I - think - worked out, over the last couple of days..... being as I'm a bit of a sad old fart, is to do with the last 'live' Cd's from Dream Theater.
I had their 'Live At Luna Park' deluxe edition reach me, a week or 2 back....... it has the 2 DVD's - 1 Blue-ray disc & the 3 live Cd's. I really only wanted the 3 Cd's - but, for now, I was happy to "make do" with the deluxe version set.... it's really good !!
Anyhoo - something I was thinking about & - (as far as I can work out) - there are no live versions, of any of the tracks on their 'Black Clouds & Silver Linings' album, which I think, came out in 2009.
I was playing the Cd & thinking about it, I worked out I didn't have any live versions of the thing !! I have the live set 'Chaos In Motion' - from 2008 - but, I couldn't work out what came next..... there were no live albums, after that, until this latest 'Luna Park' set.
I'm not sure why there are no live sets, from the period - but, as best as I can make out. that's about the time the drummer, Mike Portnoy, "left" the band.... so, maybe.... well, maybe, that's why there are no live sets !! It's a shame really - there are some great tracks, on the 'Black Clouds...' album.... hopefully they will release something at a later date !!
If anybody out there knows of anything 'live' - that I've missed - let me know..... I've checked the band's web site & I can't find anything - but.... I'm always open to finding out about "new" stuff !!
Ok - so, what else have I been up to... well, nothing at all really !! To be honest - I've felt so "low" over the last few days or so, I've not wanted to do much, other than sleep & laze around the place !! I hope - over the coming days, I'll get a little more "get up & go" juice, back into my old bones & move on a little bit !! It's not a lot of fun..... at the moment, at least !!
After the ladies get home, tomorrow, B is taking me back to the Dr's - again to have my dressings changed !! Such fun !! Especially... well, tomorrow marks the 2 week anniversary of the skin graft. So, that means... well, tomorrow, I'm having the dressings removed from my leg - where the skin came from - that's going to be interesting !!
I'm not really sure quite what to expect.... but, I'm guessing it's going to hurt... just a little bit !! Having numb legs - well, that's a bonus - but, there is only sooooo much pain the numbness keeps back !! I'll let you know how things go..... no matter where you are, in the World - you just might hear me scream, as they take the bandages off...... so, listen out !!
Right - as the Cd's have run out - I better be on my ways, for now at least.... As always, I really thank you all for reading my words - from Russia, thru' Asia, across America & back to England.... I'm always glad you're there folks... until next time...
Bye Bye
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