April Showers

Hello all. Haven't posted recently, so here's life on my side of the world:

It's spring, thank God. As usual, I attempted to plant a few seeds, but this year using homemade tin can planters.

Nothing came of the California strawberries (surprisingly), and the green onions only grew bitter.

But check out this fine apple tree:

The exciting mystery here is whether it'll be Granny Smith or Gala. I managed to drop all of the seeds just before planting.

And now: medical oddities.

I've always been fairly healthy (except for the lobster incident of 2007) and mostly without insurance. I've been holding out on getting physicals and whatnot until I rejoin my parents' (new) plan in just two more months.

Suddenly, weird stuff is happening. To my left side.

I think I have poison ivy for the first time. Just a small bit above my hip. Don't know why. It's not super itchy, and it is going away. But now I see the plants everywhere. I have to sidestep them when walking down the street.

Also I found a lump, not exactly in my chest, but in that "zone of concern." It's maybe 7 inches down my side (above the poison ivy). After 1.5 weeks, I think it actually shrank a little, so it's probably of no concern. But the shower is never so lonely as when you encounter something like that. Will see a doctor soon.

Finally, I had carpal tunnel for a few days last week, which I truly think is the stupidest condition (next to gluten allergy). It came in the middle of my attempt to complete a 1300-word article, so typing was hell.

In general, April was a pretty stupid month. Had a few decent times. I'll tell you about the Spelling Bee later.