Paul's Journal

01/12/2008 14:05 #42854

I started working at age 12
Category: work

I stopped by my mother's house today to drop off some artichockes as they are too high fiber for my low residue diet. She had some old papers for my and I seriously have worked my whole life.

My father was particularly good (pronounced - god damnit paul get a job) at making me have a strong work ethic. Same with (e:hodown)'s mom and her. And I guess both of us have stable long term jobs, so maybe it pays off. However, the point of this is that I have worked pretty much non-stop since 1989 - almost 20 years ago - when I started my first paper route. Yes, there were a couple months here and there when I was between jobs but all in all, I worked every year I could and that is insane.

mrdeadlier - 01/12/08 16:19
And yeah, Elsie Jepsen signed mine too!

mrdeadlier - 01/12/08 16:18
I started working at age 14 (1989 as well, ironically enough). Fantasy Island, making change in the arcade they had (have?) there... So yeah, retirement (23 years, 3 mos) can't come soon enough. Not that I'm counting down or anything.

ladycroft - 01/12/08 15:00
me too, ha! i totally remember that NYS special "I'm not 16 yet but my parents say I'm allowed to work" permit. I had my first full-time summer job at age 15 at Fort Niagara!

01/11/2008 22:46 #42847

Searching Craigslist
Category: web

I found this guys website flyer on craigslist

and I seriously cannot believe that anyone would do a website for $100. Not as in $100/hour but just $100. For how much work? Is that like slave wages - I man honestly you could make more as a cashier on hourly payments when it comes down to it. Or maybe I am just overestimating quality into it. I guess maybe it is just a CMS but it sounds like s/he customizes to their needs.

metalpeter - 01/12/08 13:29
Here is my guess this guy has come up with a way to make a lot of money in volume. If you need a website set up then you give him a quick $100. But if you don't know how to make a website then you also wouldn't know how to keep it up and maintain it and all of that. So then you want to change something or there is a problem he comes over and does something that to him is simple and takes only a few minutes then he gets $100. I'm guessing it is all about volume and knows that by charging a flat rate he or she will get a lot of it. I also wonder if it is kinda a under the table thing to, or if it is just a way to make money on the side. Or maybe the guy doesn't have a degree he just knows things from doing them.

paul - 01/11/08 22:55
Maybe it a 10 year old? or just someone with no self worth?

james - 01/11/08 22:50
Is the catch that he has to use the same font as the title of a "Goosebumps" novel?

jim - 01/11/08 22:49
That is crazy. I am sure it is just a template with the smallest of tweaks done per individual. You can't even do custom stuff for $1,000 and do a good job of it as I've discovered.

01/10/2008 23:59 #42830

Tastey food - I tried
Category: crohns

i had a good day at work today. With everyone gone I got so much work done, lol.

I hated being at the hospital

This is the you have crohns face

For breakfast I ate these pill with an egg, a banana and some apple sauce

So I am trying to make my low residue, low fiber diet taste good

For lunch I had my favorite, Dr. Praeger's potato coated, gluten free fish sticks

For dinner I ate potatoes with squids and asparagus. Notice the lack of potato skin. For some reason asparagus is on the low residue diet list. It must be low fiber. Everything is boiled to death, don't worry.

james - 01/11/08 12:31
That food looks super tasty.

iriesara - 01/11/08 11:31
Oh Paul your Crohn's face makes me want to cry! & give you a big HUG! love you little brother. email me.

fellyconnelly - 01/11/08 09:45
yum..... ? i think the pills looked the tastiest... sorry man...

01/10/2008 20:02 #42824

Web Job Offers
Category: work

Anyone else looking for a better PHP/Actionscript job? I am not so much right now. I get so many offers via estrip its insane. these ones are kind of generic and if anyone is interested go ahead and contact them.

@ 01/09/08 18:21@125.63.70.117 Guest wrote:
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01/09/2008 21:57 #42812

Prednisone
Category: crohns

So I picked up the final Crohn's medication today - a steroid called presdnisone

. Theis brings me to an even 17 pills a day.

The side effects sound terrible. Not to mention it says right on the bottle to avoid contact with sick people as it suppresses your immune system. How the hell am I going to do that working at a hospital, in Buffalo during winter and living at a house where (e:matthew) nannies children. I seriously am going to need to be in a bubble. So basically, I can expect to get really sick on top of my really sickness. I want to just be put down. I feel like I should just go on vacation.

jbeatty - 01/10/08 19:43
I'm sorry about your ordeal Paul. I hope you start feeling better soon. The only side effect I had from prednisone was a little bit of weight gain, other than that it didn't really mess with my system too much.

jenks - 01/10/08 19:39
Don't be scared of the 'roids Paul. Every medicine has a huge scary list of side effects. But most of them are like 1 in a million. And you're not on it forever- just til things settle down.

And I bet you'll start singing the praises of prednisone soon enough, when you start feeling better. ;)

webnovice - 01/10/08 16:16
hang in there...just take one day at a time. Knowing the answer means that now you can manage it and new research every day means that someday this could improve even more.

ladycroft - 01/10/08 16:15
welcome to the intestinal disorders club :)

you'll be fine, it just takes time to get used to it.

mrdeadlier - 01/10/08 14:13
My Ankylosing Spondylitis (quite the mouthful) is an immunodeficiency in the same vein as Crohn's, I believe. Maybe I'm just lucky but out of the four in my household, I seem to get sick the least. So whatever.

At least I did get to stand in line (legitimately) with all the old folks a couple years ago when there was a flu shot shortage.

Like James said, eventually you learn to live with your malady and just accept it as part of life. The way I've always looked at mine is that it could have been worse, you know something that isn't chronic as much as it is terminal.

fellyconnelly - 01/10/08 09:59
i would totally make as many steroid jokes about myself as i could fit into a day if i were you. try to stay positive paul... you can beat all this and feel good again..

museumchick - 01/10/08 08:33
If you ever have any questions about Crohn's or anything, email me anytime. Are there any support groups in Buffalo? Maybe it would help to talk to others in person who are going through the same thing.

museumchick - 01/10/08 08:04
I know it sounds scary- but usually your body adjust pretty fast to prednisone. I've been on it off and on for seven years now, and I only experience those kinds of symptoms on the highest doses.

I'm really sorry you have to deal with this. I think you will start to feel much better once they find the right treatment. It's hard waiting in the mean time, though.

james - 01/09/08 23:14
As someone with a horrific chronic disease. At first it is really depressing and life just isn't worth as much as it used to be. But, then you get used to managing it and life moves on. So, hang in there, as they say.

lilho - 01/09/08 23:12
come visit meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

matthew - 01/09/08 22:36
If my weak-ass immune system can handle the kids, i think you'll be okay. I'll be your disease buffer. Perhaps we can now convince terry that a 3 month sojourn to the south each winter would be good for invalids such as us.