Well well... (on the road to)

Chemotherapy continues to drain me slowly of energy. With 16 days left till I'm done with my last dose, I'm certain it can't come any slower.

No news about my progress/response to treatment. My last CT Scan was late April and the oncologist suggested that we wait till after I finished chemo for the next one.

Where the i Divides finished the album finally. It's available for purchase. $10.00 for a limited edition, hand numbered copy. Email where_the_i_divdes AT hotmail DOT com to find out how to get yours. Of course, we're already talking about getting the next one finished by next summer. It's going to be a busy year.

Jenny Lewis rocks!

Last night I went to the Barrymore theater and saw Jenny Lewis perform. She rocks! Great show. If you dig good songwriting and clever lyrical twists with superb singing, check her out.

I was reminded of a friend that went to see Britney Spears in Chicago for both shows. He spent a lot of money on that. When Jenny Lewis walked out and started her first song, I couldn't help but think that there are people like my friend who would rather pay an exorbitant amount of money to watch a performer dance and fake sing instead of a musician with talent in an intimate theater for $20.

Those people are idiots.

... and lame.

I also wanted to share this:

Rip-tide

Once again with the Nupogen! Yay. Got a little too much of the ab's instead of the fat on top of them today. Hurt a little bit.

Album meeting went super well awesome good!!! Everything for that should be wrapped up by next week (except for the part of the thing where I depend on someone else to give me material for the insert and they let me down daily... eh, hem JOE!). Ya'll don't go getting your hopes up about getting your grubby hands on a copy any time soon. We haven't decided anything about selling this before our release date of July 3rd. (Stupid party rule or something.)

Chemo is going the same as ususal. Makes me feel a little "ick" but I can't complain. It could be a whole hell of a lot worse.

And the music theory class I'm taking this semester is finally starting to come together. Holes are being filled in (in my head) and the knowledge is beginning to fester... better have that checked.

Up to the latest

Well.  There isn't much to report.  Treatment goes on as usual.  The weekend's I have it are sort of fun.  Mostly spend them sleeping when the mood strikes.

The band is pushing the album forward.  I have a meeting tomorrow to finalize images and put the packaging to press.  The insert is a different story... only because someone else is in charge of that.  And that someone is a big, lazy procrastinator.  "I'll be back from California in a week."  What about the insert?  "It's not done yet."  

Whatever.

The television show that's associated with the band is also moving along slowly.  Most ideas involve too much cost for costumes or issues with having a place to shoot that won't involve the cops at some point.  We'll figure that out... when I'm not feeling like throwing up.

If Wikipedia were right...

This post is post 301.  Not that amazing but I thought I'd make it public.

This past week has been full of ups and downs.  I felt like an old man on Friday because of the Filgrastim.  If you ever have a chance to be on that... do it.  It's so much fun.  (that's a typo... "m" should be "o")

I thought I'd share the list of all the wonderful drugs I've been taking these days.

Post Chemo Set:

Filgrastim

Zithromax

Vicodin

Zolpidem Tartrate

Ranitidine

Dexamethasone

Prochlorperazine

Lorazepam

Pre-Chemo and Chemo (ABVD)

Acetaminophen

Aprepitant

Diphenhydramine

Ondansetron

Bleomycin* (B)

Dacarbazine* (D)

Doxorubicin* (A)

Vinblastine* (V)

Non-Chemo related

Lexapro

I get some of these only when I need them.  Most of them I get either the day of chemo or take to manage the chemo side-effect train in the following five days or so.  The only one I take every day is the Lexapro.  And that's the one that keeps me smiling... well that and that great Eric Idle song from Life of Brian.  (Thanks to James for reminding me of that movie.  Watched it again on Sunday.)

Post 2nd treatment

Second treatment's going about the same as the first. I've been much more responsible in regards to getting my rest. Feeling stronger in one way (less fatigue so far) but also feeling like crap. I got a cold and my neutrophil count is low. I've been on antibiotics and I start shots tomorrow to boost my bone marrow output. It's going to make my bones ache! Hurray... not really.

But I've given up trying to sneak a few drinks in during the week. Going sober and getting more rest. I don't want to end up in the hospital and it's already a possibility that could happen very soon. Yikes.

My bone marrow biopsy came back with no signs of cancerous cells. This means I'm stage two. Pretty good prognosis for that. Five more months and I'll be back to normal. Give or take a few. (most likely give.)

I couldn't believe this when I heard about it.

One day, Where the i Divides will do the same to this town.  The Rockin' R was not my favorite place... and Boodles... never liked that either.

I sincerely hope the best for anyone that may have been injured in this event.

Word.