In every fall, a chance to rise (November 2, 2009)

Mrgh. Steroids taste terrible. Sinus infections are unpleasant. And I'm feeling like I'm on fire and achy. Not what I would call pleasant.

Still, I've got some good things to contemplate, as well. Health insurance doesn't kick in for another month, but I'm pretty certain I can get a few good columns out of comparing the differences once it does -- our current medical service is a clinic where we spend roughly two to three hours in various waiting areas for fifteen minutes of actual medical attention (and only five of those from an actual doctor). Makes me wonder why you need an appointment when it really doesn't seem to change how long it takes to get seen.

As you might've guessed, L and I both have sinus infections -- I caught it from her, heh -- which means I'm staying home through Wednesday on doctor's orders. Fortunately, I have some work I can get done from home, which should keep my employer happy and make sure that I actually get some pay still (I'm a bit tenuous on the sick-day policy there, and besides that I'm still paranoid, so anything I can do to increase value is a good thing.) 'Course, I should probably be focusing on resting and relaxing... but I'm terrible at that.

I've also noticed that Comment Speedway has finally hit 2,500 members. I've been having trouble keeping up with moderation there recently, which is annoying, because I actually have some big plans for a contest that I've been saving for that magic 2,500 number. I'll have to make an announcement sometime this week. Codename: Ignition Impossible. More on that later.

I should reiterate, steroids taste terrible. Or at least, the ones I was prescribed do. It's a six day treatment, staggered out over the interim, and they taste unpleasant -- strongly chemical. I'm pretty sure they're not the 'Hulk Smash' sort of steroids, unfortunately.

On another too-much-info side note, my weight's gotten pretty high -- well, for what I'm used to it being -- and one thing I should be focusing more on is exercise and improved diet. Over the past two years, my general state has been increasingly sedentary, so I really need to improve one way or another. Maybe learn to ride a bike, I don't know.

So, yeah, enough rambling out of me. Just out of curiosity, if you were participating in a large contest, what would you want to see as a prize? I traditionally go with Amazon.com gift certificates - but I was considering direct prizes for some of the top spots (a new camera, for example.) Any thoughts?