that was a hectic week, and my life changed a lot in ways i haven't processed entirely yet.
- i don't seem to have colon cancer
- i have a solid plan to get my testicles cut out - finally
- ...but i have osteoporosis
and, i still don't know why i'm not storing iron, but i'm starting to suspect it's my thyroid.
i got my tarp yesterday afternoon, and spent the evening sleeping. as i'm now likely waiting until after the tenth to get some more cash in, i should be in for a few days.
i left off at the end of may and was waiting for the recording machine to install before i could make my way through these updates. as mentioned previously, i don't ghost or image this machine - the install process is too dynamic, i don't want this static thing that's set in stone, i want to be able to add new software as i go. and, while i partition my drives, i keep some things on the main drive (and use a backup script to rebuild it). so, i actually just reinstalled my desktop from late 2017, when i turned the script off. i need to be able to troubleshoot, as well. so, i want to be able to rebuild relatively quickly, but i don't want a static image - the answer is to script the install, and it only takes an hour or so, but you have to sit down in front of it and do it, and i was doing a million other things...
it's up, now, along with my office 2003 suite, so i should be able to catch up on that tonight.
i got some sealer for the last wall as well, so i should be able to get everything in place by tomorrow afternoon.
and, as mentioned, i want to prioritize finishing up inri075.
i did some research into markers for calcium absorption (checking serum calcium is misleading because your body will just dissolve it from your bone if you're running low), and the answer is to check for albumin, which was done - it was quite high. if it were to get much higher, i'd have hypercalcemia - which is too much calcium. so, i'm not concerned about calcium absorption or dietary intake. and, i'm only taking these vitamin d pills because i need an excess right now - my d levels were fine, too. as before, i'm fairly confident it's not a dietary deficit.
it's either hormonal and needs to be solved by getting my estradiol levels way up or it's a consequence of exposure to tobacco and marijuana smoke, and perhaps also of poor diet as a child. the markers will help me understand that better - next week.