First off, Happy New Year to everyone! Hopefully everyone had a fun and safe night last night. I'm looking forward to another year of talking movies with everyone in the coming year.
The main reason for my posting though, is to say it looks like it might be best for the countdown if I push back to the start date for one week, to January 11. The reason for this has nothing to do with lack of effort or work on my part, but rather is due to a surgery I had earlier this week. I knew about this surgery for a while, and it was only an outpatient procedure. As I've mentioned on the blog a few times, I'm a little over two years out from chemo treatments for a lymphoma I had, and the surgery on Tuesday was to finally remove the vascular port that I had during that time. So, it actually was a big step in the right direction! The issue is location -- it was right next to my shoulder, meaning that I have stitches on my chest next to my shoulder, in a position to moves whenever my right arm is used. The long and short is, it's a little irritating and difficult to do any typing outside of hunting-and-pecking. It's taken me a number of minutes just to type this paragraph!
So what I am thinking is if I give myself the extra week, the more the shoulder loosens up and allows me more range of movement, I can continue the necessary work for the countdown. I already have some of the reviews done, but would like a sufficient head start to be able to maintain the daily pace. Sound good? Other than the extra week, everything else is ready to go.
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Happy New Year, Dave. Sincere wishes for a good and boring recovery (the best kind!) from your recent surgery. May 2010 be a healthy and happy one for you.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your next series, but take your time. We'll all still be here. Take care, and a speedy recovery to you.
Dave, wish you too a very happy & prosperous New Year. I sincerely hope that you have a quick and complete recovery so that you can go back to doing what you like best - and that is watching and writing about cinema.
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, you do not need to explain your pushing back the countdown by a few days. In fact, you could have very well pushed it back by a few more days so that you're fully healthy & fit when it finally does start.
Take good care of yourself, and looking forward to your much anticipated Noir countdown.
Hey Dave, Happy New Year to you, and everyone who checks in here at Goodfellas. No need to rush man, take your time and feel better. Health is the most important thing in life. Since it is difficult to type this just gives a good medicinal excuse to watch more films.
ReplyDeleteHey Dave, Wish you a very happy new year and speedy recovery. Take you time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the well wishes everyone. Like I said, it wasn't exactly a serious surgery, just enough of a weird location to be annoying with movement! Things have been loosening up over the last few days, though, so things are improving. Plus, once it's completely healed, it'll be much better to be rid of the port.
ReplyDeleteSo thanks again and I'm looking forward to getting things started.
Dave, I never knew of this health situation, and while I was frightened to read of it, I am now confident that your situation is now free and clear, and you can chalk this up to bad luck now remedied. i wish you the bets always my very good friend, and the 11th does seem like a perfect time for launching. I look forward greatly to the renewed blogging. And good luck to your Bengals!!
ReplyDeleteWe'll speak soon.
Sam - Thanks. And this is definitely a good thing. My last treatment was over two years ago, so I've been cancer-free for almost three full years now. This was just a procedure to remove the port that was used during the treatments... which is great to have completely out! Thanks again for the well wishes.
ReplyDeleteDave, it'll be worth the wait if that's the best thing for your well-being. Congratulations on your progress!
ReplyDeleteAs much as I'm looking forward to the countdown, your health comes first. Take the time you need and make sure you're in no discomfort before you start blogging again.
ReplyDeleteGood wishes,
Neil
Wishing you all the best, Dave, and hope you soon feel completely better from the procedure. A Happy New Year to you.
ReplyDeleteSamuel, Neil, Judy - Thanks for the well wishes! Things are feeling very well now and everything is a go to start up tomorrow!
ReplyDeletegreat site, keep it up the good work.
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