This is the first book in the Rings of the Master series by Jack L. Chalker. It’s been sitting on my nightstand with about 20 pages to go since before I left for the motorcycle trip and since I’m not doing much now I thought it’d be a good idea to finish it. I’ve read other books written by him and have enjoyed every one of them. This one was no exception. The character development is great, the plot is deep, with a few different plotlines that do eventually meet, but it doesn’t make it hard to follow before they do. I’ve got the other books in the series here and will be starting them in order. Look for more updates as I finish them…
I’m Home
My surgeon said that as long as I was able to eat normal food for lunch and dinner I could go home. So for lunch I had pot roast and mashed potatoes. It was OK, but it stayed down and didn’t cause trouble. For dinner I had a stuffed bell pepper and mixed veggies. Also no problems, so they let me go. It’s really good to be home, and once I finish typing this I’m going to take a Vicodin and go to sleep. My abdomen’s still a little tender.
And I got a pleasant surprise. My mom’s flying out from Rhode Island to help out for a while. It’s going to be nice to see her and it’ll be good to have someone around just in case I need some help.
Appendicitis
So I got home from Krystell’s party with a small twinge in my abdomen which I just chalked up to my Ulcerative Colitis being a little flaky. Well, by 1:00 AM I was sweating and throwing up and that twinge was getting worse. I went in to my GP’s office at 8:45 and they immediately sent me over to the ER to get checked. Well, it turned out that I did have appendicits and was scheduled for surgery to remove that pesky little thing. I’m feeling a lot better now, but am still a little sore from the surgery, though it’s not nearly as bad as it was when my now ex-appendix was acting up.
Keep Krystell’s Top Up
So Krystell’s Miata got broken in to a few weeks ago. They slashed the top in order to open the doors. Her radio got taken and a few other things. So the Ufies passed the hat and picked up a replacement top for her which we gave her at a party tonight. This is the first time I’ve ever seen her completely at a loss for words. It was a very good time.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
I went to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith tonight. It was a great movie, really tongue in cheek with some funny one-liners. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have some really good on-screen chemistry. Definitely worth the price of admission.
The Great Tattoo Hunt
I’ve been planning on adding a dragon to my arm to mark my trip to Deal’s Gap, and had my mind set on working Deal’s Gap‘s dragon in, but I’m starting to think that it’s just not going to look good mixed in with the celtic motif I’ve started on that arm. So I’m back to the drawing board again. I wish my drawing skills were better, I’ve got a good picture of what I want but I’m not good enough to draw it.
Once Apon A Time In Mexico
It’s been sitting on my entertainment center for a couple months now so I finally got sick of looking at it and sat down to watch it. It was definitely a fun movie, but if you’re looking for lots of Salma Hayek, don’t bother. She’s in about 5 minutes of flashback scenes spread out throughout the movie. Johnny Depp’s character is psychotically good. Definitely worth the rental costs if you like action movies.
In Conquest Born
I just finished reading In Conquest Born by C. S. Friedman and really enjoyed it. It’s a long book and as is typical of her writing style, there’s a lot of information in there. It’s the story of two people on opposite sides of a muntigenerational war and covers their lives from childhood on. It’s a thick read but if you like space opera and some hard sci-fi you’ll probably enjoy it.
Starting School Again
No rest for the wicked. School started back up today. I’m taking POS/410, SQL for Business. It’s looking like it’s going to be a fun class and I should get a lot out of it. What SQL I know was learned as I needed it and so there are some pretty significant gaps in my skills. After this class I’ve got 9 more to complete my degree.
Motorcycle Trip Pictures
I’ve posted the pictures that I took during the trip. There’s a set from the Kansas City Sportster Rally and a set from my Deal’s Gap runs.