This morning began early: 7 AM. The carpet cleaners due around 8 AM, so we spent the hour moving what ever we could (furniture, cat toys) off the floor. While the carpets were being cleaned, I stayed in mom's walk-in closet with the cats. I played a fair amount of Doom in there, but the Wiz's battery conked out after 45 minutes of gameplay (it didn't have a full charge to begin with).

After that, we headed off to see the doctor about my various problems. The good news is that he doesn't think it's gall bladder; the symptoms aren't quite right. It may have been a bug (or even the bug in my sinuses) or just over eating. He put me on a short round of antibiotics to deal with the sinus infection and the trip was over.

While the pharmacy filled the prescription, we did a round at the grocery store. We mostly grabbed a few specials and some more distilled water, but we also opted to try testing the diet again. So I got dinner at the store: a roast turkey and cheddar sub and a small bag of Doritos with some root beer to wash it down. The theory goes that if fat or cheese is setting off the nausea, then this oughta do it. If it doesn't make me sick (and it hasn't so far) the nausea end of it might be over.

The evening was spent putting the furniture back in place and just trying not to collapse.

Tomorrow we're going to a big round of shopping, possibly going to lunch. At the moment it seems like an impossible task though.

Lastly, the 2009 Advent Calendar has been updated.