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Glad to report I'm out of the hospital. I was discharged Thursday night and it feels good to be home. While I still need to work on putting weight back on and regaining my strength I'm otherwise feeling well. Sadly the medications they prescribed are looking to be extremely expensive, and being that I have no insurance I have to say I plain can't afford it. We're talking over $1000 a month. Even if I shop around for cheaper alternatives it's still going to be well beyond my budget to say the least. I have an appointment with my doctor on Monday though, so I'll talk to him about my options then. Wish me luck.

Greetings to all out there from Travis in lovely WellStar Kennestone Hospital Room 601 Bed 2! It's one week after my initial admittance, and lucky me, still no news of discharge in sight!

Yup, last Monday I was admitted to the hospital for being, well, sick to say the least. I had low blood pressure, a high heart rate, and I dropped from about 120 pounds (my normal weight) to a whopping 93 pounds in roughly a 3 week period. I either have Chron's disease or ulcerative colitis, they haven't diagnosed it one way or the other yet, but they're both treated in a similar manner. They've put me on all sorts of medications, shot me full of a wide variety of steroids, and I've had IVs in me since I got here keeping me all alive and junk. I've even received blood twice now! So I'm clearly just having a barrel of fun.

On the bright side I am feeling much better now then I was a week ago. Tonya has been wonderful about keeping me company and getting stuff done for me while I'm trapped here. And I've been kept sane thanks to a combination of the hospital's Wi-Fi, Animal Crossing: Wild World, and Pokémon Diamond.

Since the timing of this mess was so poor I was forced to withdraw from Spring courses, and as a result I also have to move back home to California until the summer when I can hopefully get back in classes and return. It's unfortunate to say the least, but what can I do? My health takes priority. I'm going to miss being here and being separated from Tonya will be hard, but on the bright side she's coming with me for the weekend when I fly back home. It will be nice to show her where I'm from and introduce her to my family and friends. So that's actually exciting to be honest! And then after that hopefully she'll also be able to visit me during spring break.

Life is unpredictable sometimes, isn't it? You never know what lies around the corner.

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving which I spent with Tonya and Chris. The meal turned out wonderfully and a good time was had by all.

Friday I picked up a 32" HDTV for $500 along with a PlayStation 3 (80GB package), while Chris picked up the Xbox 360 Elite. We now have all these items set up in Tonya's apartment in glorious fashion.

Finals are approaching... boo.

    A curious fuzzy blue creature roams the hallway. It scuttles about. Six furry limbs pushing and pulling its body where desired. Pointed ears perk up as footsteps can be heard down the corridor; and so it quickly scuttles along into a bathroom. A creaking door can be heard opening... and closing. The footsteps are gone. Large yellow eyes dart around, and seeing opportunity it dashes further down the narrow passage into an open doorway.

    Claws dig lightly into the carpet as the beast suddenly sits at the edge of a young boy's bed. It leaps. Barely catching the edge of the mattress, legs flail wildly. Finally the strange thing pulls itself topside. The boy snores. It moves closer. The boy rolls over to face the wall. It is now upon the boy. Awoken, the boy looks over his shoulder to see the critter. And he smiles. The boy turns to the creature and welcomes its presence with a loving hug. It is content now, and so it curls up alongside the boy. They slumber.

Hats, coats, gloves, and scarves.

Hot chocolate and cinnamon toast.

Curling up alongside a loved one.

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Tsuneo Imahori

Leaves are falling from the trees as a chill fills the air and summer transitions to winter. They flutter oh so gently to the ground. It's in the air; that feeling which can't be described. A longing to be close to another, to take a nap and melt into their warmth. A longing to wrap up in a blanket, to watch a movie while sipping on a glass of hot apple cider. I want to relax and let my worries fall to the wayside. I want to close my eyes and drift away.