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A place for me to post random stuff about me (Jason Turner) and my life. A Law library is where I work, and diabetes is what I have. A transplant patient is also how I can now describe myself. But I try not to be defined by any labels anymore.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Moonlight Graham
(I hate when blogger eats a post)
Remember Field of Dreams? A great baseball movie based on a great baseball book. Well there is this character in that story called Moonlight Graham, who actually did exist, and the details in the movie were pretty faithful to real life.
I came across a story the other day that warmed my heart to read. You should go have your heart warmed too.
Still staying with baseball, I finished a book the other day called Summer of '98, by Mike Lupica. It brought back all those great memories of 1998, the summer of the Home Run.
Every so often, I wished I lived in a US city where there was a MLB team. Rare, but it happens.
Remember Field of Dreams? A great baseball movie based on a great baseball book. Well there is this character in that story called Moonlight Graham, who actually did exist, and the details in the movie were pretty faithful to real life.
I came across a story the other day that warmed my heart to read. You should go have your heart warmed too.
Still staying with baseball, I finished a book the other day called Summer of '98, by Mike Lupica. It brought back all those great memories of 1998, the summer of the Home Run.
Every so often, I wished I lived in a US city where there was a MLB team. Rare, but it happens.
A thought just occured to me.
I was listening to some tunes tonight - and back to back I had songs that made me think of ex-girlfriends.
The first - Everything is Wonderful, by Everclear - kind of is a pretty little pop song, but I was listening to the lyrics, and reflecting on them, and the song is about a relationship on its way down the toilet. I always kind of thought by its title and the first few songs that it was about a good relationship. How wrong I was, and how fitting it turned out to be in hindsight.
The second, Tainted Love, by Soft Cell, is a fun song - great to dance to, that reminds me of a girl I dated way back in my Lush days. That one also is about a relationship on its way down. I wish I had hindsight then as well.
So anyhow.. if I am ever dating a girl, and a similar song seems to be appropriate - I will run!!
The first - Everything is Wonderful, by Everclear - kind of is a pretty little pop song, but I was listening to the lyrics, and reflecting on them, and the song is about a relationship on its way down the toilet. I always kind of thought by its title and the first few songs that it was about a good relationship. How wrong I was, and how fitting it turned out to be in hindsight.
The second, Tainted Love, by Soft Cell, is a fun song - great to dance to, that reminds me of a girl I dated way back in my Lush days. That one also is about a relationship on its way down. I wish I had hindsight then as well.
So anyhow.. if I am ever dating a girl, and a similar song seems to be appropriate - I will run!!
Sunday, June 26, 2005
A little of this and a little of that
Went to the HeadStart 2005 thing on Thursday and Friday - and learned a bit. It was a pretty good course designed for articling law students and taught them how to start doing research. For me it just helped build upon what I have learned so far in my month and a half on the job.
We had our latest get-together with some of my classmates last night - and I drank way to much - but it was a really good time.
Also yesterday I went and saw Chris Wynters and Scott Peters at O'Byrne's in the afternoon - and it was like my own little private show. I picked up Chris' solo CD - which is released this Tuesday. It is a great disc - kinda roots/folkish I suppose. He has a CD release party on July 9 at the Starlite Room. You should go! I will be there too!
Other then that - I bought a baseball simulator the other day - and it is pretty addictive! Lot's of fun, and a good distraction from the work learning curve!
We had our latest get-together with some of my classmates last night - and I drank way to much - but it was a really good time.
Also yesterday I went and saw Chris Wynters and Scott Peters at O'Byrne's in the afternoon - and it was like my own little private show. I picked up Chris' solo CD - which is released this Tuesday. It is a great disc - kinda roots/folkish I suppose. He has a CD release party on July 9 at the Starlite Room. You should go! I will be there too!
Other then that - I bought a baseball simulator the other day - and it is pretty addictive! Lot's of fun, and a good distraction from the work learning curve!
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Long time no see!
Sometimes with this thing I just go for a while without anything new.
Sue me.
Anyhow, work continues to go well. I am on my own now, and I think I will survive - although at the end of the day I am pretty done for! I am getting more and more comfortable with each day that passes, and even better - I can function at work even when I do not feel great - something that was very hard to do cooking.
Today I would like to share with you a few things that I like this week:
Music --
Foo Fighters - The Best of You" A really kickass new song (I watched a live webcast of their CD release from Roswell NM tonight, and the video was awesome on it)
Audioslave - Be Yourself Love this one - very much like Soundgarden in their prime.
Books --
Shauna Singh Baldwin - The Tiger Claw A great novel
Simon Scarrow - The Eagle Series Read 3 of these so far, I am a sucker for historical fiction - plus it relates to a computer game I am having fun with.
Games --
Out of the Park 6.5 A very cool baseball sim - sure to kill many hours this summer
Rome: Total War A pretty cool war/strategy game - also sure to kill many hours!
Random Bookmark of mine --
Spank the Monkey 212 mph is my record
Sue me.
Anyhow, work continues to go well. I am on my own now, and I think I will survive - although at the end of the day I am pretty done for! I am getting more and more comfortable with each day that passes, and even better - I can function at work even when I do not feel great - something that was very hard to do cooking.
Today I would like to share with you a few things that I like this week:
Music --
Foo Fighters - The Best of You" A really kickass new song (I watched a live webcast of their CD release from Roswell NM tonight, and the video was awesome on it)
Audioslave - Be Yourself Love this one - very much like Soundgarden in their prime.
Books --
Shauna Singh Baldwin - The Tiger Claw A great novel
Simon Scarrow - The Eagle Series Read 3 of these so far, I am a sucker for historical fiction - plus it relates to a computer game I am having fun with.
Games --
Out of the Park 6.5 A very cool baseball sim - sure to kill many hours this summer
Rome: Total War A pretty cool war/strategy game - also sure to kill many hours!
Random Bookmark of mine --
Spank the Monkey 212 mph is my record
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Happy Cloudy Day
A little cloudy and whatnot today - but still pretty warm. I am sure it will thunderstorm tonight though - I can feel it in the air!
Work continues to go well, did a little cataloguing today and had much fun doing it!
I am going to be planning our next little class meeting for June right away, and am just trying to decide on a place to go to. I do have a few good ideas though.
Both my walks for diabetes are coming up this weekend - I will be a busy guy this weekend for sure - lets just hope I am feeling OK.
Not much else new really - I am trying to pick my holiday days for the rest of the year though - 9 paid days is good.
20 minutes after I entered the above, I tested my sugars, and got a High Glucose reading - which means my sugar was higher then 33.3. Yikes! I took a bunch of Humalog, but an hour later it was 30.3 - so my roommate drove me up to emergency, and I spent 5 hours there with an IV, and an insulin drip as well. Well that worked really (too) well, as my 11 I was 3.3. My body feels like it has been beat up - from super high to low in 4 hours. Poor little body.
Work continues to go well, did a little cataloguing today and had much fun doing it!
I am going to be planning our next little class meeting for June right away, and am just trying to decide on a place to go to. I do have a few good ideas though.
Both my walks for diabetes are coming up this weekend - I will be a busy guy this weekend for sure - lets just hope I am feeling OK.
Not much else new really - I am trying to pick my holiday days for the rest of the year though - 9 paid days is good.
20 minutes after I entered the above, I tested my sugars, and got a High Glucose reading - which means my sugar was higher then 33.3. Yikes! I took a bunch of Humalog, but an hour later it was 30.3 - so my roommate drove me up to emergency, and I spent 5 hours there with an IV, and an insulin drip as well. Well that worked really (too) well, as my 11 I was 3.3. My body feels like it has been beat up - from super high to low in 4 hours. Poor little body.
