End of the World?

Probably not.

I didn't grow up in a family of doomsday alarmists. My parents didn't stockpile for Y2K, we didn't have an end of the world emergency plan, we didn't even have an emergency pack that apparently every home should have.

That rapture that should have happened 21 May 2011...not worried. Zombie apocalypse? I got that covered. Throw on some Thriller and that gives you at least 5 minutes to get away, because Zombies gotta dance.

So, now that we're on the eve of 21 December 2012...I'm still not worried. This one is different though, like a milestone almost. I've been hearing about 12/21/12 most of my life. I remember being in about 3rd or 4th grade and sitting with my friends as we calculated how old we would be in 2012. 26. Which at the time sounded very adult and very old. We talked about how we would be married and have a few kids and the world was supposed to end, and then 26 didn't seem like enough time.

Here I am, 26 and about 12 hours from the end of the world (as we know it, and I feel fine). I don't have kids, I'm not married and I like my life. So, end of the world, come at me bro!

Tomorrow The Boyfriend and I are going to celebrate our Christmas Eve, we're going to get dressed up, go out for drinks and have a great time. On Saturday we're going to celebrate Christmas. Wake up, open presents, eat cinnamon rolls and watch bad 80s horror movies all day. Sunday I'm going back home to Minnesota to see family and have Christmas there. So, end of the world, you're just gonna have to wait because I wanna open presents!

Also, last weekend The Boyfriend and I got a kitten. Her name is Felix (because The Boyfriend and I had our first date at a bar named St. Felix AND Felix Felicis (Liquid Luck from Harry Potter)). She's pretty damn cute and I fully intend on spending a lot more time with her.

So, happy End of the World to you all. Live it up and wake up Saturday morning to a brand new day.

Happy Holidays to you all and welcome to the all the days after 12/21/12. May you have nothing but joy and happiness and love.

Also, everybody watch this. It sums it up pretty well.

Happy End of the World/Apocalypse to you all!!!!

The Results Are In...

Actually they were in a week ago today...but there's been some adjusting and sleeping and working and lifeing that I've been doing instead.

So, Dr. Gregory House MD

Is wrong.

Apparently I have Lupus. Lupus has about a billion different symptoms and degrees of how bad it is, so it's hard to figure out. The only way mine was found was because my platelets (the parts of your blood that help your blood clot) were low enough that doctors needed to figure out why.

The Lupus I have is super mild. It seems to be only affecting my blood mostly. Though, the past 5 days or so, I think I've been in the midst of a flare. A Lupus flare is a period of time when the symptoms get worse, it will go away eventually. My flare seems to be that my muscles, all of them, are sore like I've been lifting weights. It's mostly my back (think a straight line up my spine) and my arms are sore. And I'm tired; but I've been tired for months, so that's hardly noticeable. There's a few other random things, like a lot of canker sores on my tongue and some joint pain.

It's a weird sort of situation where everything has changed, but nothing really has. I started a medication to help calm the Lupus and keep it calm, so other than that, nothing is different. I do have to keep going back to the immune system doctor, but I like her, so that isn't even that terrible. Yeah, it's a little scary, because Lupus can be really bad and damage the kidneys and liver and heart...but all of those organs look just fine for me. Mostly it's just something to keep track of.

Since they've already had one guy with Lupus on House...I guess I'll never be able to be in an episode. Drat.

Moving on...

IT'S DECEMBER!!! I'm so excited for Christmas, it's The Boyfriend's and my first Christmas together. I already have his presents ready...and I'm pretty sure he has mine. And we both know what they are...for the most part. I'm also going back to Minnesota/home for actual Christmas, hopefully there will be snow this year.

Happy Holidays to you all! May you find joy in the lights and the surprises and spending time with your loved ones.