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1704 words on Seven for a Secret tonight. We have found the plot, and it is progressing. I'm still not sure exactly how it plays out, but Sebastien is the Scarlet Pimpernel.
If there weren't this damned convention mucking up my week, I could have this done by next Monday. *falls over in front of the television*
I hadn't actually realized that this was a significantly scaled-down non-Equity production when I got my ticket, so I was a little startled, especially since the pictures on the website had the full set. Given good casting, the show is hard to kill, so the bare-bones set didn't matter too much. I was more disturbed that they trimmed a number of the songs by a verse or two (yes, I know the soundtrack well enough to notice) and that the choreography has been redone. But I badly needed the theatrical production to scrub the problematic recent film version from my brain, and it did accomplish that fairly well. I was also pleased to find myself in a theater with a large cohort of screaming teenagers, presumably lured in by the film. So, first a few thoughts about this production in contrast with the original Broadway version. Then a few rants about the idiocies of the filmed version. ( Read on... )
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I think I am getting a blister on the side of my thumb. Stupid hoe. No, I did not misspell that. I was working on deweeding my patio a bit this morning. Actually, I think it's mostly done. I just need to clean up the crap I dug up. But that will wait for tomorrow, I think.
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I read email and I assume anything really important was in that.
New Dell laptop arrived. Seems to be exactly what I ordered but since I volunteered to help out at a local folk festival this weekend I haven't had as much time to play with it as I would have liked. More soon...
I suck at remembering faces, but I'm really good with voices. Here's proof:
Okay, today's wacky idea. Dracula, as a vampire, was too clever to just go to England. No, he had to test his methods.
We've just come back from the trip down to the border to actually do the "landing" bit of being landed immigrants. Some of us were a bit worried that they'd change their minds at the last minute, but they didn't. We left Z's girlfriend in our apartment with instructions to post all the books if they wouldn't let us in again... but they did. We are home! We are as Canadian as possible under the circumstances!
I made it down to London and as we sort of have internet I thought I'd do a post. Though it'll be short as the internet is scarily slow and keeps timing out!
Pretty good - reuses the Shakespeare Code gag of referencing stuff the guest hasn't written yet a bit too much, but otherwise an entertaining bit of fluff. Nice use of the underbeat of the theme (as per the rapping rhythm the Master had everybody doing in last year's finale) on the gramophone as well.
I'm trying to sort out my tags, but one of the problems is that when i enter books, old tags that I don't use and don't want to use keep coming up in the window. Is there a way I can get rid of them and start over?
I'm arriving Thursday around 6 or 7pm and am leaving late-ish on Tuesday. (I'm flying in and out of Chicago and taking the bus back and forth.)
Knee-deep in E&M. The final is Monday.
I've been meaning to write a post about Strokes and Head Injuries (sometime after the long-delayed Trauma And You, Part IV), and this isn't going to be it. It'll just be a few quick notes. You have two basic causes for strokes. One is an occlusive stroke: A blood clot gets loose and blocks an artery in the brain. This is very similar to a heart attack, where a blood clot gets loose and blocks a coronary artery (or a pulmonary embolism, where a blood clot breaks loose and blocks one of the pulmonary arteries). The other is a hemorrhagic stroke, where a blood vessel bursts, causing bleeding into the brain, your classic apoplexy. This is similar (in some ways) to a ruptured aortic aneurysm. When you have someone come down with signs and symptoms of stroke (and these vary depending on how big the stroke is and what part of the brain is affected), you have three hours from the time of onset of symptoms to the start of therapy if you're going to treat it with anything other than time. So. Here are the rock-bottom symptoms of stroke: Sudden onset weakness, particularly one-sided. Facial droop, particularly one-sided. Slurred speech, or aphasia, or suddenly using inappropriate words. Blurred vision, particularly one-sided. "The worst headache of my life." What to do: Do not waste time. You don't have it. Note down the exact time the symptoms started. Call your friends from 9-1-1. I'm sure you've seen those e-mails about How To Tell if Someone Is Having a Stroke. The three tests (arm drift, smile, repeat a phrase). That's called the Cincinnati Stroke Scale, and while it's a wonderful tool, and we use it ourselves, it isn't diagnostic (and lots of things that have stroke-like symptoms, that aren't strokes, are plenty serious all on their own). What happens when the nice EMTs take the person away: 1) We give him oxygen, and establish an IV. We ask him (or you) all kinds of questions about his medical history, allergies, medications, and particularly what time it started. The clock is running. 2) Once at the ED, the emergency physician will order a no-contrast MRI, and at the same time run down the checklist for why not to give thrombolytics. This checklist is about three pages long ("Any recent surgeries? Any recent tooth extractions?") where any "yes" means the thrombolytic path is closed. The first item on the list is "Has it been more than three hours since the first symptoms?" If yes ... well. Make the patient comfortable and see how things go. Now that MRI: The brain scan has to be normal. In the early stages of an occlusive stroke, there are no visible changes. Free blood in the brain shows up as a lighter area, and bleeding in the brain means we don't want to break up any clots. Dead tissue shows up as a darker area, and if the tissue has already died, well, no point in going on. Or you could see a tumor, and thrombolytics won't help with that. 3) If the MRI comes back normal, and the patient said "No" to all the questions on the checklist, then comes the big question: "This therapy could kill you. Do you want to go ahead with it?" Being put on thrombolytics is essentially the same as getting an instant case of hemophilia. If you can't answer the question because you can't talk (or can't hear or can't read), because of the stroke, better hope you have a Living Will that spells out what you want done, or have someone with a Power of Attorney for Healthcare standing by to answer for you. 4) If you say, "Yes" to going forward ... the first drops of thrombolytic have to hit your veins inside that three-hour window. That's why helicopters get involved. To get you to an MRI machine, to get you to a center where they have the guys who've done this more than once a year. Then, you have about a 70% chance of getting All Better. Of course, if you have a hemorrhagic stroke, what you need is a neurosurgeon to tie off the bleeder and relieve pressure in your skull. Different ball game. Then there are TIAs--Transient Ischemic Attacks. These are so-called "mini-strokes." The difference between them and a full-bore stroke is that the TIAs spontaneously resolve within twenty-four hours. Don't ignore them for that reason: They're a red flag that a major stroke will hit (60% chance) within twelve months. So what I think is going on with Kennedy: The helicopter was to get him to a good MRI and a major hospital within that three-hour window. The fact that he's calling people on the phone and talking to them means that he's (probably) sitting somewhere watching thrombolytics drip into his veins, bored out of his gourd. Chance of recovery? About 70%. For all of y'all: If you, or someone around you, have stroke-like symptoms, Don't Screw Around. Call 9-1-1. As always, I am not a physician. I can neither diagnose nor prescribe. This post is presented for amusement purposes only, and is not medical advice for your particular situation or condition.
I had to work today. I nobly volunteered to do taster sessions at the new study centre in Ruthin which had it's grand opening today as part of Adult Learners' Week. Unfortunately it had to be a Saturday so that people who work full time could come along.
...also did a fantastic interview with me, which is now up for your perusal. I thoroughly enjoyed doing this one. Go have a look.
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