November 23, 2004
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The Daily News
1 The Blood Drive. What a great thing for our school, and what a proud thing. Vampires...
2 Of course, in all my ridiculous busy lately, I completely forgot about the Blood Drive, which is fine with me. I'd rather just show up and do it without giviing it much thought. I thoroughly enjoy watching the students involved in such a great effort. Love the day, hate the finger prick. But hey, you can't hurt steel.
3 But they make the mistake of taking my blood pressure, which is ridiculous, because when they tell me my blood pressure, I always just about have a heart attack, I swear. At least in recent years.
4 Over the years, I have been cool as a cucumber, despite the tremendous pressures of getting a play out there. More recently, my blood pressure has been going steadily up, so that yesterday, it was like a kajillion million over a jillion million. The lady started asking me when the last visit to the doctor was (1979?) and things like that.
5 Well, it wasn't REALLY a kajillion million over a jillion million, nor was it 1979, but it was worrisome, so much so that I have made an appointment with the doctor.
6 Scary, really, because I don't feel stressed, or tightness, or pain, or shortness of breath, or any other supposed symptoms of heart problems, but it's pretty clear SOMETHING's up.
7 So the way I look at it is, my body is sort of like my car, and it just needs a little work. I feel no different or anything, but I totally made an instant appointment, because you just don't mess around with stuff like this.
8 They STILL took my blood though! They had trouble with my vein, and started moving things around in there 'til I winced, so I told them to go into the other arm. Felt great, 'cuz when I got out, I was the only guy with TWO big, red bandages, one on each of my arms. Two holsters, two guns. Bring it.
9 Of course, I told the kids that they got a gallon from each arm, and naturally, there were kids who believed me.
10 Anyway, it certainly alarmed me enough to get examined, so please don't anybody trip. I feel great, and I am pretty happy and alert these days. I don't smoke or drink, not even wine, and I have moved the Fall play into January to ease the pressures of an early December deadline. I am already changing my diet to remove sodium, and I am joining an athletic club over by where I live.
11 Fine time.
12 I love life too damned much, dude. Whew!
13 So hopefully I am changing some habits and increasing both exercise and rest.
14 As soon as I am done with this HUGE barrel of KFC and Sunny Select...
15 A new computer game that let's YOU try to assassinate President John F. Kennedy came out yesterday on the 40th anniversay of his assassination. Spokespersons for the Kennedy family called the game "despicable". To me, the most "despicable" aspect is that it just has one assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, who, there's a good chance, never pulled the trigger. IF they are going to put a game like that out there, they REALLY ought to include George Bush, Sr., Clay Shaw, Lyndon Johnson, Arlen Spectre, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Clint Murchison, David Ferrie, the CIA, the FBI, RuPaul, Scott Peterson, Garregos, R. Kelly, Pink, Howard Stern, Pee Wee Herman, the makers of Teletubbies, Ben, AND Jerry.
16 Did I mention Woody Harrelson's father, Charles?~
17 One day at a time, baby, one day at a time...
18 Peace, yo.
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