Button Update

Went into see the surgeon that installed my chemo port ( Borg Implant) and she said everything looks good. Don't know if I mentioned this but I used it for the first time yesterday for my 3rd chemo treatment. It worked good, it was a lot more comfortable than having an IV needle stuck in my arm. My Borg Implant functioned properly.

I am still wanting to change that record stand but I'm afraid to use any tools due to my low blood count. I guess that's going to have to wait for awhile. Been playing a lot of my super nintendo games and listening to a lot of my old records. Been having a blast, and go figure, all without tipping any back. I have not had a beer in a month and am not craving one either. I tried 3 non-alcohol beers and they did taste like a real beer, but, just were not going down. I think it was the setting. Next time I am going to try them at my normal drinking time and we will see. Well, that's all for now.

Later All

NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!    NEVER SURRENDER!!!!!!!

Wanting To Change Shelf, But Can't

I wanted to redo that crate table today, but, I can't risk it. I had my 3rd round of chemo today, the doc came in and told me my blood count was a 54. Last week he told me that he would not treat anybody with chemo if their blood count was below 60. Well, he decided to treat me today anyways considering he said that next week he did not have me scheduled for chemo because he assumed my count was going to be low.

Before he treated me he said "Now, I;m treating you today even though your count is at 54. I need to you be very careful, your on blood thinners, if you get a nose bleed or cut that does not stop get in here to the ER pronto, your platelets are really low and you may need some blood." So, I do not want to risk working with tools. I will have to do the stand next week. Oh well, It's not that I do not have the time now.

NEVER GIVE UP!!!!   NEVER SURRENDER!!!!

3rd Round Coming Up

Take my 3rd round of chemo today if my blood count is up I hope. Get to use the new "Dune" port I had installed. Had a row with the wife last night.

To make a long story short, the bum got evicted. They were 4 months behind on their rent, so , the landlord tossed them out yesterday. We already have his 8 yr. old son here, which I don't mind, I like having the little guy around to do stuff with. We also now are watching his 3 month old baby. I can't stand babies. Period.

The freaking kid was screaming all night last night after he left. I went insane. Not to mention, I hate screaming babies but In my own house I lost it.

The bum told the wife they will be living in their car till his wife gets paid and they find a place. At that time I informed the wife that at no time during their conversation about her watching the baby was a time frame established. I set the time line last night. Thursday morning. That's it. I'm sending the bum a message. The wife and I have enough to deal with right now and we do not/will not take responsibility for his screw ups. The wife said I would have to tell him that, and I said, cool, get him on the phone, Ill tell him right now. Needless to say she did not call him.

I don't like the way this is going. I just may put my foot down call the bum myself and tell him to come get all his kids and get the fuck out of our lives........I was almost at that point last night.

Did you know that this has been proven as a very very effective torture technique to get information, making prisoners listen to a baby crying endlessly loudly for long periods of time? It's true. Look it up.

Side Note

I do not know how many people read this, if any. I figured I would mention a title change I did a few days ago. I decided to change the title of my blog to "One Mans Basement While Dealing With Cancer". Let that up a few days and didn't like it. This is not a cancer blog, it's a basement blog. I will admit the posts dedicated just to the basement are not that many and this blog transformed into a "wifes bum family/blow by blow fight log with the wife" blog. That is changing. My wife has stated to me now that I am in the position that I am in, "we" are her primary concern. I wanted to tell her that it should have been that way from the beginning, me having cancer should not have changed that. But, that would have been mean so I did not. The same goes for this blog. This is a basement blog, not a cancer blog. The fact that I have cancer is moot, I will however give updates on my progress battling this disease though. I myself am using this blog as a journal. That is why I changed the name back. Also, I like the name, One Mans Basement.

Shelves

I have figured out how to build the shelves I will use to store my 45 records, video game carts, CD's and video tapes. I was just going to use the black shelf on the right side in the below pic, but, when I get more systems that is where they are going. Thanks to a fellow video game collector and his youtube vid, I know how to build cheap shelves that will will work out great. First things first, I have to make that record crate stand smaller.

NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some PICS

Well now that I am not using the basement to imbibe in I am going to concentrate on displaying, hooking up and using all of the video game systems in my collection. The 36" TV is perfect for that. I have a couple video switches that will enable me to have all systems hooked up and playable. Right now I only have about 8 systems but plan On getting more. On the right in the top pic you can just make out a couple of my record crates. I have changed my mind on that stand and plan on making it smaller. In the pic above I had just got done playing Joust on the Atari 2600. For the limited capabilities on that system, the game is almost just like the arcade version. Well, this is what my video game/record/baseball card room looks like so far.

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Button Day +1

Well got the button installed yesterday. It feels strange. Do you guys remember that movie Dune? The Harkonans installed ports into their people that black stuff oozed out. LOL, I feel like I'm a Harkonan!

This thing is supposed to make it easier on them and me when I get my Chemo. The surgery went ok. I thought it was just going to be a quick simple thing, freeze me with a couple shots and whamo........wrong. They put me under. I had never been put under before, but, It wasn't that bad. I feel a lump under my skin on the right side of my chest now. It feels pretty freaky.

Went to a flea market today. We didn't stay that long it was really hot out. I didn't find no deals, I did however pick up an MIA/POW Hat that I have been looking for.

I feel pretty good today, I hope it's the drugs killing that cancer that is making me feel so good, I hope.

Talk To You All Later