Archive for November, 2003

Fault bucket 70916406.
Hanging application outlook.exe, version 11.0.5510.0, stamp 3f1380f0, hanging module mso.dll, version 11.0.5703.0, stamp 3f5cbb12, debug? 0, hang address 0×00852084.

Hanging Office App? Always use the Office Application Recovery tool! So it took a minute for it to go all the way through the error reporting and restart Outlook but it’s so much better than just killing the process . BTW, thanks Kase!

Pictures are usually pretty but because of the state of my hands at the time that really can’t be said for these four pics.

So it really starts back when I first started hitting puberty, I guess around 12 or 13. My hands started getting really dry during the winter and started peeling like mad. It would get so bad at times that I couldn’t fully extend my fingers because of the pain. And I couldn’t cut my nails either because if I did the skin would peel even worse in those areas and sometimes bleed when the nails started growing back. It was pretty aweful. The only thing that really seemed to help was a triple antibiotic gel that would help soothe it but it didn’t really treat it properly. Regular hand lotions are a total waste of money for this too. Finally after it came back the second year I went to the doctor and he prescribed this one drug I don’t remember the name of, I do remember it was this really really strong topical steroid. I used it for two months and my hands got better. I started noticing side effects though so I stopped taking it.

So around 3 years go by and my hands were just fine. We always thought it might be something in the Joshua Tree area making things worse. It didn’t turn out that way since it was fine when I moved down to Palm Springs for two years as well. Being in Manchester, England for a year didn’t bother it either, only side affect of being there was that my allergies cleared up from the cool moist air.

In June, as soon as I get back from Manchester, I started noticing that my skin was acting up again. After two weeks it got the point where my entire palm was peeling. So after putting up with it for a while I finally went to go see a dermatologist in Palm Desert last week and he prescribed this stuff called triamcinolone. It’s still a topical steroid which I’m just a tad nervous about but he said it’s probably not nearly as strong as the original prescription. It’s not like the small tubes of gel I had before either, this cream came in a full 1 pound jar!

The coolest thing was that after applying the cream for the first time, after five minutes I already was noticing an improvement and knew it would work. So I put the stuff on twice a day and I don’t really worry about it after that. Even washing my hands regularly doesn’t seem to make the cream “wear off“. I’ve been a tad OC about washing my hands since they first started acting up. That’ll probably continue but I don’t think the eczema will , well I shouldn’t say that. This stuff isn’t a cure, it’s just a treatment. There is no cure apparently. So there’s a chance it could flare up yet again some time down the line.

Of course not having insurance I had to pay for the doctors visit, that was $100. And the cream was another $27. Not too bad I guess, but it’s a shame I couldn’t use NHS like I did in England.

Finally! My hands are free from the torture of the peeling. I can now type without pain. And even worse I won’t have the urge to help them along in the peeling process. They’re free at last woohoo!

Hey Galan! Where are you? Last I’ve seen you on Messenger was two days ago and there were some things developing where you were at. Everything going well then? Busy? Give me a buzz when you sign on next. By the way, how’s your Google listing lately? Hehe . Okay this post really was an excuse to mention that, sorry. But I couldn’t resist. But it has actually been a couple days since we chatted.

Well after that big post I made a little while back I’ve pretty much decided and finished up my college applications. I’ve still got to apply to UW, but there’s still plenty of time. I’ve so far applied to San Jose State University and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s BFA Graphic Design/Digital Media degree. I think that would be pretty good for me since I’ve got plenty of interest in it plus I’ll do it with a minor in Computer Science. I also had another look at Cal Poly Pomona and found their Computer Information Systems department which offers what looks like a really promising course. I get the feeling it’ll be a hard choice if I actually get accepted to more than one of these universities.

Ideally, I think I’d just do a nice combination of SJSU’s Graphic Design/Digital media course with Pomona’s CIS. It would be at the price of Cal Poly SLO but actually located at UW. As Gramps would say, “from your mouth to god’s ears“.

So I had my second go at giving myself a hair cut. It didn’t turn out *that* bad I guess. Not as good as the first time though. I should probably let my Mom and Sam be the judge of that. I’m sure my Grandma will hate it, they always do right? I really must be nuts or something. I’m definitely really stupid for even thinking that the regular left handed (yes lefties do it right!) scissors I used would do the job like a pair of real salon scissors. I should ask my uncle for tips next time, LOL! .

If you want to view the results head on over to CoreyGouker.com and click on the webcam in the bottom left. Yes it is on 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year. Yes it updates, in fact the JPG is saved every five seconds and I think I’ve switched the ASP to refresh the image every 10. It’s done with a little script that I’ve written/modified/borrowed from Jon? (I can’t remember now) along with the power of ConquerCam.

Also while you’re there, you might notice the bottom right hand side has a scrolling text box with lines of gibberish. These are the lovely audio loops. I’ve done about 60. A little while ago I redid them all so they’re all nice MP3’s that are packed into SWF’s. The first one will turn off the loops, and all the rest minus the groups will play a loop (well you don’t say?). Give them a bit to load though.

Anyway, so much for head banging. I guess CSNY’s Almost Cut My Hair doesn’t apply to me anymore . I’m still a freakish geek and my flag is flying high! So high… up in the sky. High above the clouds, at 4AM! Cough. Jon knows what I’m talking about, isn’t that right Jon?