Stressful Day Medically Speaking

4-6-10
Two days in a row for breakfast. I guess I am a roller coaster of sorts on the whole breakfast front. I quickly showered, grab my stuff and headed to class. My class was actually not scattered brain. I found out I had bought the wrong version of the thing containing our readings. So after class, I had to fix that problem. I then had lunch with friends. Then I headed to the hospital where my doctor works.

After getting there, we discussed the price of remicade here which is around $7,700 US! AHHH. It would almost be cheaper to have some fly to the US with it. Haha. We, as in my doctor, my mom and I are all trying to figure out what to do. Worse case scenario I go without it until end of June which my doctor says won't mess me up that bad because I have been on it for a while and am on 6MP. If it was a longer period of time, it would be different. We shall see what pans out. She is also helping find a doctor to look at my scab things. I really like her a lot. After we parted ways, I walked the 30 or so blocks home which was enjoyable to walk around. I definitely living in a place where I can walk a lot. At home, I relaxed before doing some homework. After, I talked to friends and had dinner. I watched a good portion of "Up in the Air" but it didn't finish loading so I have to wait.

Por El Amor de Che

4-5-10
I woke up in time for breakfast which made me happy though I did miss out on the fabulous orange juice. I talked to some people before heading out in search of the place my doctor told me about to get my blood drawn. This was a failed mission. Even when I asked an officer where the suggested place was, he had no idea. Guess there was some miss-communication but I am seeing my doctor tomorrow so I will get it all figured out. I came back in time to have lunch at the residencia. After, I headed to school.

I found out my History class was canceled when I showed up for class. It has yet to be postponed till a date yet to be decided. I hung in the cafeteria and talked to friends in the time since there was no point to going home. I eventually headed to Spanish class. We talked about our Semana Santas, the love of Che here, and other stuff like that. Back at home, I tried to work on my schedule for the fall. I talked to friends and read. Then I grabbed dinner. I came back, talked to Abbey about her visit to Seattle among other things. After she went to bed, I signed up for classes. Granted they could be some changes but it looks likes this at the moment.

Monday/Wednesday
8:30-9:45 - Art History Survey
10:00-11:15 - Colonial Latin America
6:30-8:00 - Guilfordian meeting (only on Mondays)
Tuesday/Thursday
1:00-2:50 - 2D Design
4:00-5:15 - Senior English
7:30 - Photo Club (On Tuesdays)

Now to rest before sleep since I have class at 10... Adios.

Fall is coming, such a strange feeling

4-4-10
I woke up. I did some homework and read. I went out and grabbed lunch. Fall is coming here, it is surprising a bit cold. It came unexpected. I came back from getting some food and socialized with people. I then watched the "Fantastic Mr. Fox." I loved it and it definitely was a true Wes Anderson film. It was humorous and a brilliant adaptation of the classic Ronald Dahl book. I then had a Skype date with my mom and brother which was nice to talk to them face to face since I hadn't in a while. After, I continued with some homework which I finished due to the limited I had. I then chatted with Abbey for a while. I grabbed dinner and read for a while. I started to watch the "Informant" but it couldn't keep me interested sadly because I thought it would be entertaining.
Now to bed.

In other news, iTunes is now playing music, just needed to be upgraded. Windows is still telling me its a fake. Donovan McNabb has been traded to the rival Redskins. That was a move I did not see coming and I am interested in seeing the results of. The Red Sox are currently dueling the Yankees. We aren't playing great, especially Beckett which isn't good for me since he is on my fantasy team but we aren't playing bad. We can still win this game. Let's get them.

A Walk in the Park/Survivor: My Computer

4-3-10
I had overslept that caused me not to go to San Isidro, plus the weather was not great. It is only 20 minutes by train away so I will make it one day. So in the morning, I read and socialized with people. Then some of us went out and picked up some empanadas. We came back to the residencia ate them. So delicious. I then decided to walk around the neighborhood. So many people were out due to the weekend. But it was a pretty day. While I enjoyed the walk and the sun, I did not enjoy the bugs that bit me.

Back at the residencia, I hung out and read some more. I talked to Abbey and other friends from home. I went out and grabbed some food for dinner. Then I hung out the rest of the night.

I am glad that Butler beat Michigan State, but I was hoping for West Virginia would beat Duke. I will be interested in seeing the final on Monday. I am rooting for Butler because seeing a mid-Major win it all would be nothing short of Amazing, especially over Duke. Tomorrow brings the beginning of baseball season, starting with Red Sox/Yankees. I am hoping for another title coming to Beantown in 2010. It shall be interesting. I have continued with my tradition of not drafting Yankees on my fantasy team. We shall how that goes as well.

In other news, my computer is being its usual self and suffering at something. It is telling me, over a month later, that the Windows that was installed wasn't an original. Am I surprised, no but am I skeptical of this accusation, yes. It hasn't really affected the computer minus the continual telling me of it. In a hopefully unrelated matter, iTunes stopped playing songs. I have downloaded the latest version and hoping that is fixed. We shall see when I wake up in the morning. I just can not wait to get a new computer. This computer is a survivor of sorts. It is on its third life some could say. It has its battle wounds but is surviving. But not sure how much longer.

Good Friday

4-2-10
I woke up and relaxed in the morning. When I checked, all my photos of Iguazu finally finished uploading. I then did some reading homework done before continuing on the John Grisham book I am reading. Next week, I plan to hit up the English bookstore and find a new book or two. I had planned to go to the Zoo but when I stepped outside, the weather looked like impending rain so I voted against since it is only 5 blocks away and I got around 80 days left. I grabbed lunch and then came home. I read some more the book and listened to the soothe sounds of Nick Drake.

I then watched Goodfellas, a movie I had been wanting to see for a while but never had. I really liked it and see why people consider a great gangster film. I went out for mediocre sushi for dinner. I guess I should not have high expectations. I am just looking forward to have some real good stuff when I come back stateside in June. During some hour of the night, there was a precession for Good Friday. I tried to get photos, but I got there too late and didn't want to run in socks. I hung out with people the rest of the night before bed.

Craving Chocolate Eggs

4-1-10
So due to it being Semana Santa (Easter weekend), there was no school today. I enjoyed my ability to sleep in VERY much so. I relaxed most of the morning. Read some of the book I am reading since I want to finish it in the near future and move onto a new book, though so far in my searches of bookstores here, most of the books in English are James Patterson novels or that type. Not really my cup of tea. But I am planning to make an excursion to an actual bookstore that specializes in English books one day. I had lunch with friends where we all were tortured because the tv in the place where we eat was on a cooking show that was showing how to make those chocolate eggs.

After lunch, I hung out with folks and then did some history reading. I also continued to struggle in the uploading photos (I have 32 left, final push, here we come). I then had to go out and buy some toothpaste and I bought some chocolate since I was craving it. I relaxed and watched some episodes of Oz. I grew tired for some reason and took a 2 hour nap. I was impressed with myself. I woke up in time for dinner where it was pizza night. After, I watched Miami Vice movie, which wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I would say 3.5-3.75 out of 5. Kind of a typical Michael Mann film.

Stand by for notice on the photos from Iguazu

Dealing with the Argentine Health Care System...

3-31-10

Unfortunately, I am on a losing streak in terms of missing breakfast. I woke up and relaxed. I watched Lost and talked to Abbey for a bit. Then I headed out. After getting some money, I then headed to the bookstore on campus and picked up one of my books for class. I then ate lunch with some friends. After, I headed to class. In my economics class, it was again really all over the place. But it was talking about Globalization and stuff, which was nice since I knew about the topic. After class, I met up with friends. We talked about Semana Santa plans. Some are going away (to Cordoba, Patagonia or others), others are having their parents visit which is cool. I am thinking of relaxing, maybe doing a day trip or two. I am pretty happy with this plan. I then talked to my Spanish teacher and explained why I wouldn't be in class.

I then headed out and toward the doctor's office. Her office was in an apartment complex. I waited for her to come back from lunch/siesta. She was really nice. She is real versed in Crohn's and speaks English really well. The system here is very interesting. I have to go and order the Remicade from a Pharmacy and have it delivered to the hospital or something of the sorts. It will be interesting. She teased me about not really looking into reading much about Crohn's in Argentina. It is a lot more rare than I thought. I went home after and rested. I ate dinner and skyped with my dad. Now going to a friend's apartment while I hope more of my photos upload. They are taking FOREVER