May 25th, 2004:

I posted the link to the “Chat”:http://revjim.net/chat/ client on *revjim.net* thinking that everyone had already seen that link and knew it existed. Apparently, that wasn’t the case. So, now there are lots of people in #revjim on irc.freenode.net. So much for productivity.

After having another horrible taste of dizziness, Sunday night, and the physical illness that it brings, I agreed to have the follow up visit my doctor requested. I met with her this morning and she has decided that I need to see a specialist. She couldn’t decide whether an E.N.T. or a Neurologist would be more appropriate. So, she’s sending me to an E.N.T. that works closely with a Neurologist. I have an appointment for June 3rd. Hopefully, something good will come of this.

For those of you who are worried, don’t. I feel fine. My ribs are a bit sore, and, well, I’m pretty much sore all over, but, those things will all heal in time. Aside from that, I feel great. I’m no longer dizzy, and I’m eating normally. Let’s just hope they figure this all out before it happens again. My doctor told me that it wouldn’t be an entirely bad idea to visit the E.R. the next time I get a bad case of this. She said that if they can do tests while I’m having symptoms, it might be easier to get to the root of the problem. It’s something I’m considering, I’m just not certain yet.

Email, Weblogs, and Instant Messages are a distraction, at best. Unfortunately they are getting in the way of work again. So I’m going to have to cut it off for a bit. I will check email once every couple of hours. If you need something, want to tell me something, or even just wish to say “hi”, feel free to send me an email — I love it. I’ll respond, just not as quickly as before. Instant Messaging will remain off while I’m at work. I’m sure I’ll eventually give in to the need for a distraction, and fire it up again, but for now, it’s off. Weblogs and Journals are an amazing form of communication and collaboration. I will continue to participate in all of those that I read currently, however, I’ll be doing so from home, in my off-work hours. The same goes for replies to comments to things that I write.

Because of the work I do, however, I will remain available via IRC. You can find me at irc.freenode.net in channel #revjim. An easy way to access this channel is via the “Chat”:http://revjim.net/chat/ link in the sidebar on this site.

Thanks for understanding.