I love that new computer smell update 8-18-2009

I got a new computer yesterday, courtesy of my folks and my brother. My old one was six years old, practically Methuselah in terms of technology, and it was on its last legs. The new one is a sleek, sexy, powerful beast with a nice new Intel i7 chip in it and a very nice ATI graphics card. It's quite quick off the line and will allow me to run some programs I was not able to run before, so I am pleased.

Unfortunately, I am also in almost constant pain these days. Thank God for pain medications or I don't know what I would do. The side effect of being on pain killers is one, I am sleepwalking through life, and, two, I am constipated (opiates will do that to you). I'm not so concerned about the later, but the former is really annoying. This coming Thursday my folks and I will be meeting with my oncologist to see if there is anything that can be done to deal with the pain I am in.

I have been feeling extremely grateful despite the pain. I am so fortunate to have family, friends and others who care about me, and that is worth more then anything else. I am in physical pain, but I continue to be rich beyond measure.