another good mah jongg night...*8-) played quite a few games, had chinese food, then watched several episodes of "trading spaces" - there was a weird one on tonight, the designer (hildy, i think) actually glued HAY to the walls, painted the ceiling magenta (tho she called it terra cotta) and did other weird things...didn't look as horrible as you'd think, but this was in a house with CHILDREN. oh yeah!

no work tomorrow - whoo hoo! i just hope that doesn't mean that we get so far behind this week that we have another hellacious wednesday. should be better than usual since the debster will be starting.

speaking of work...saw clare yesterday. was walking into my apartment and she was sweeping off her porch...i said hi, she said hi, asked how she was doing, she said okay...couldn't even look me in the eye though. *shrug* dunno what to think of that whole situation....

march 18th's rapidly approaching...that's when i go to st. vincent's for my video eeg...here's how the web site describes what'll be happening for the 3 days i'm there in the hospital:

"Video EEG (VEEG)

Is a procedure in which a patient undergoes a continuous EEG while being videotaped. This procedure can last between eight hours to three days, depending on the episodes the physician wishes to capture. VEEG is often used to help diagnose seizures and seizure types or to help regulate anti-seizure medications.

Although the patient is encouraged to maintain normal daily activities at the hospital while undergoing a VEEG, there are some restrictions to area of movement due to the perimeter of the video camera and wiring from the EEG leads.

When undergoing the procedure, the patient visits St.Vincent’s 5 West Neurology department. After electrodes are placed and a baseline EEG is obtained, the patient is assisted into bed while the EEG machine and video camera’s recording computers are programmed. During the test, which may last 8-72 hours, the patient stays within camera range, except during bathroom breaks and baths. Following the test, the EEG technologists scan all of the recordings and create a final tape that represents awake times, sleep times and event times. The neurologist then reviews the data and interprets the results. The information can be very helpful in successfully treating episodes."

hope something useful comes outta this....