39 Reasons Why

39 Reasons Why Laela is awesome

1. Great mother
2. Great wife
3. Cincinnati Reds Fan
4. Loves books
5. Gets my stupid star wars jokes
6. Not afraid to get her hands dirty
7. Beautiful eyes
8. Always willing to lend a hand
9. Wondertwin Powers!
10. She's the first one to call me on my bullsh!t
11. She smells good
12. She's persistant
13. She's empathetic
14. Not afraid to tackle a home project on her own
15. Can quote the Simpsons with the best of them
16. When she's called off, got a sawed off, squeeze the trigger and bodies are hauled off
17. She's one hot scooter mama
18. Always puts others first
19. Can make a great cup of coffee even though she doesn't drink it
20. Loves dogs
21. Hates scary movies
22. If you need anything, she's only a phone call away
23. Hates the Pittsburgh Steelers
24. Always down for a road trip
25. Always upgrades the hotel room
26. She loves Top Gear
27. Her beautiful long hair
28. Not afraid to rock
29. She's a ninja
30. She's bringing Wizard back
31. She IS two tickets to that thing that you love
32. Two words: Story Time
33. She has a projector ;)
34. Loves going to the movies
35. She's creative
36. She's relentless
37. She's thoughtful
38. That dimple on her left cheek when she's smiling really big
39. She's got 39 birthdays under her belt today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAELA!!!!

March 2011 Brief Blog

It's the beginning of another non-treatment week. So far it's been a pretty uneventful month; therefore, there hasn't been much to write about. Treatments are progressing as normal and the doctor is happy with my progress (or more to the point the disease's lack thereof). I'm coming out of the treatment week doldrums so my energy level is coming back up and I'm ready to attack the week with renewed vigor. The last two cycles of treatment have blessed me with a new symptom and I end up looking like this guy only bald and on a bad day.

The spring weather has been pretty kind to me and I've been getting out and walking a couple of miles a day. Indy really seems to appreciate the ambulations. The walking also makes me feel less lazy and give me a chance to be by myself and reflect. I usually go while Laela is working or volunteering. Speaking of Laela, her 39th birthday is Wednesday so make sure to wish her a great big ¡Feliz cumpleaños! if you get a chance.

If you're friends with me on Facebook, you might have noticed an abundance of reading updates lately. First of all, sorry about that. I've changed my goodreads settings to only update when I start a new book rather than every time I update how many pages I've read. Anyway, rather than watching television I've been reading quite a bit. If interested, check out my goodreads.com page for reviews of the following: We All Fall Down, An American Demon: A Memoir, Across America By Motor-Cycle, Detours: Life, Death and Divorce on the Road to Sturgis, Live to Ride, Sh*t My Dad Says, The Portable Henry Rollins, and a few more.