Last week I had a hip arthroscopy to repair a torn labrum in my hip. Healing has gone well, with rest, excellent care by Henry and plenty of pain meds. Things were moving along peachy, with increased use of my hip and even some time on an exercise bike, when I started getting nauseated and having odd vision. I looked in a mirror and saw my left eye pupil entirely dilated, while my right was normal. I became worried.
A trip to the ER and an amused doctor later, we concluded that I got atropine in my eyeball, left over from a motion-sickness patch I had been wearing behind my ear. Atropine is a chemical also known as belladonna and has been used by women to dilate their eyes. The idea that women ever purposefully did this to their eyes for beauty amazes me. Of course, we also wear high heels.
There is nothing I can do but wait. I asked for an eye patch because one eye being dilated was too uncomfortable, and also because I've never had a valid reason to wear one. I've been hobbling around my house with an eye patch, on crutches, and anxiously waiting for my upgrade to a cane on Thursday. It doesn't get much cooler than this!
Hi all! Just a quick note that I'm going to start using my TypePad blog, 'The Winter Webb' for posting. I've really enjoyed Vox but TypePad is getting a big face lift and I want to use and support all the cool features coming. If you follow me here, please follow me on my TypePad Profile!
Sun & Stuff! Come join Piximix at Indie Mart, 17th & Wisconsin next to the Parkside, in Potrero Hill. Going on right now!!
I was on a newsite local to the Chicago area (where I grew up) and noticed this infographic on the sidebar:
This about sums it up. I wonder how long they generated this day to day before replacing it with a static image...
It's been quite some time since I've posted anything on Vox. My last published post was dated November 6, 2008. Wow.
Twitter powered Facebook status updates, sporadic newsgroup posts, and LinkedIn updates have satisfied my need to stay "internet active" until today.
The events in Iran have captivated me. I'm currently in Philadelphia at a conference but I find I'm splitting my attention with a portion of it going to the conference speaker, another portion dedicated to work-related events, and the remainder following the real-time updates of StopAhmadi and Andrew Sullivan's blog (who I am proud to say Six Apart hosts).
I am inspired and engaged by the political events taking place in Iran as it's people navigate the treacherous waters of political self-determination.
Special kudos go out to Twitter, NTT, and our POTUS for dealing with everything today in a way that makes me proud.
"To those (Iranian) people who put so much hope and energy and optimism into the political process... the world is watching and inspired by their participation." - Barak Obama
I found this game system in Akihabara, Tokyo last week. Its an emulator for the Famicom, known in the US as the original NES, and it was only $10! I decided against buying it however since I don't have any games, and power-wise it doesn't voltage switch so it would probably blowup in the states.
Anyway, the best thing about this game system is the tagline on the front of the box:
Everybody gets off for only $10. I'd have to say that's pretty amazing!
なにをかいしゃのそばで？
What around the (SAKK) office?
(Thanks Mie for the translation!)
Its time for another round of "what in the office?" (WITO), the road version. This one is for the folks in SAKK and is a collection of images taken around the SAKK office. In previous WITOs it was hard to play if several people had already guessed. To make it easier for people who don't see the contest right away, the last pictures guessed will be worth more points than the first pictures. This essentially means that the hardest images will be worth the most points.
また「What in the office」 （WITO）の時間です。今回は「道」がテーマです。これは、SAKKの皆さんのためであり、SAKKオフィス近辺で撮った画像のコレクションです。前回のWITOでは数人がすでに答えた場合、新しく参加するのが難しかったので、後からコンテストに参加できるよう、最初の画像のポイントは低く、最後の画像のポイントを高くします。従って、一番無難しい画像は一番高いポイントとなります。
Leave your guesses in the comments. You must guess what is in the image and where it is located. The first 6 images will be worth +1 point each. The last 3 images will be worth +4 points each. So, if you're the first person to guess the 3rd image and the 8th image, you will receive 5 points total.
各画像は何か、どこにあるのか、Commentに答えを残して下さい。最初の６つの画像は１ポイント、最後の３つの画像は４ポイントとなります。例えば、３番の画像と８番の画像に正解に答えた人は５ポイントとなります。
Good luck!!
Goodbye and goodluck Steve!
Piximix self-publishes its books via lulu.com, a site for independent authors to get their works out. They have a paid upgrade option to be listed on Amazon.com, but apparently they choose a few select books and upgrade them for free. They're currently listed under our artists name, Kyle:
While we've always had our books available on our Piximix Store, its great to have them become available to a wider audience.
