MIKKI'S SPACE!

Just some more celebrity photos I FINALLY got around to posting.  There is Carson (from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) with Rachel.  Also the comedian Dane Cook with Rachel (I got to meet him too!).  And Hawk from SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (season 3 I think it was) and Rachel.  And comedian Hal Sparks (Queer as Folk and the voice of Tek in Tek and the power of Ju Ju (kids show)) with me and then with Rachel.  He is AMAZING by the way.  **HILARIOUS** show (Dane Cook is great, but I laughed even more at Hal's show---love him!).  And me with Richard Hatch from the original and current Battlestar Galactica.  Met him at the Star Trek convention, in Vegas (2008) really nice guy!  And an old photo (from Jan 2001) with Aaron Stecker.  He used to play football for the Tampa Bay Bucs and now plays for the New Orleans Saints.  He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears but never played for them, unfortunately. 

 

Thought I would share these.  Tampa (and Orlando/UCF) is actually a great place to meet/greet celebrities believe it or not.

Check out the photos on the right.  We met BT (comedian) last night (Fri, Apr 18th) at the Tampa Improv.  He was hilarious!!!  We were there for Gary Gullman who was ok (but adorable).  We didn't wait around to see if Gary would come out afterwards for photos/autographs.  We did get to see him eating supper at Fresh Mouth burgers before the show though!!!

 

The other photo is Jared Padalecki from SUPERNATURAL.  Yes, that is a REAL PHOTO and YES he is that hot in person.  Rachel said the whole Eyecon convention was worth it just for that photo.

To kind of back-track here, here is my history with kidney stones...   Feb 4 (2008) I had severe pain and ended up going to an urgent care doctor who diagnosed that I most likely had kidney stones (very likely I passed one that day).  I had a CT scan done that same day where a .3cm stone was seen.  I was referred to a urologist who had me do an IVP instead where the stone was still seen (2 x 3mm) in the beginning of March.  Since 3mm equals .3cm I'm guessing the stone hasn't changed in size which is a good thing; but it hasn't passed either, which is a bad thing. 

 

So to help it pass I have decided to attempt the Kidney Stone cleanse.  The one that I have chosen is the olive oil & lemon juice mix.  Today (15 Apr 08) is day 1.  I mixed 2oz (which is 1/4 cup) of extra virgin olive oil and 2oz (1/4 cup) of lemon juice in a small glass and drank it down.  Note that this mix is not for those with senstive stomachs (or sensitive tastebuds!).  I QUICKLY 'downed' it and QUICKLY drank a large glass of COLD water.  I also had alittle bit of ice cream to help kill the taste which really helped.

 

So we'll see how it goes (no pun intended).  My next urologist appointment is next week so I'm hoping to pass it (and catch it which will be the 'fun' part) before then.

Alex is doing well in soccer.  He scored his first goal in his game last Saturday (March 1st).  If you check the photo album I have added photos of him playing soccer.  Enjoy!

See the photos added to the photo album.  We attended the Pirate and Princess Party this past weekend.  We didn't get to the Capt Jack Meet & Greet (actually didn't see a place for one) but we did get to meet up with Snow White!!  We got her autograph on her doll (when we walked up she said "Oh my, that's my doll."  She was so cute.  The doll is signed "With a song and a smile.  Love, Snow White".   We got to see the parade (photos of that later) and the fireworks (no photos of that).  We also went to the Crystal Palace and got a 'meet & greet' with Tigger and Piglet (photos of that later too).