やっと裁縫室に戻る気がでてきたのでとりあえず掃除から始めます。
Now that I have regained mind energy to do something productive, I am back in the sewing room. Let's start from cleaning this mess. I have 4 months worth of podcasts to listen to while cleaning.
May 7, 2016
Back to Sewing Room
最後に裁縫室を使ったのは、１月。４か月間ほっぽりっぱなしの裁縫室はこんな有様。
やっと裁縫室に戻る気がでてきたのでとりあえず掃除から始めます。
Last time I used my sewing room was back in January. It has since become a dumping ground. I had to borrow the two rolling tables (one I use for serger & cover stitch machine and one that works as an ironing board) for a yard sale and afterwards, the tables were just shoved back in the room.
Now that I have regained mind energy to do something productive, I am back in the sewing room. Let's start from cleaning this mess. I have 4 months worth of podcasts to listen to while cleaning.
やっと裁縫室に戻る気がでてきたのでとりあえず掃除から始めます。
Now that I have regained mind energy to do something productive, I am back in the sewing room. Let's start from cleaning this mess. I have 4 months worth of podcasts to listen to while cleaning.
May 2, 2016
B is for Burgler
スー・グラフトンの探偵小説、「泥棒のB」を読みました。
先日映画「オデッセイ」の原作本に続いて、２週間で２冊も読み切るなんて、私にとっては速読並の早さです。
日本語訳版を読んだのはどのくらい前？１５年ぐらい？なんか久しぶりに読みたくなったのよ。
ちなみにこのシリーズはアルファベットシリーズと呼ばれていて、タイトルがアルファベットの順で、Aから去年Xまで出ました。日本では早川さんが翻訳版を出してたけど、Rで終わってるらしい？
舞台が１９８０年代なので、携帯電話もインターネットもない時代の探偵小説は、今の時代からするとじれったいけど、それもある意味新鮮だったりします。
年末にAを読んで、４月にB。この調子でいくとシリーズがZで完結するころにちょうどよくとどくかな。
Finished reading Sue Grafton's alphabet series, B is for Burglar.
The series starts from A is for Alibi, and goes on along the alphabet; she has published until X, I think. It is a detective novel of a female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone.
I actually read A through K or so when I was still in Japan (the Japanese translated version, of course). My mother and I both really liked detective stories with female protagonist and we shared this Kinsey series, Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski series, and Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.
The Kinsey series is set in the 1980s (well, the earlier books were in fact written in the 80s). It is slightly frustrating to read a detective trying to solve a crime when she does not have a cell phone or an Internet, but it also feels good old days, too. Many characters are constantly smoking and everybody has ash trays; the speed of communication is tantalizingly slow without e-mail or cell phone.
先日映画「オデッセイ」の原作本に続いて、２週間で２冊も読み切るなんて、私にとっては速読並の早さです。
日本語訳版を読んだのはどのくらい前？１５年ぐらい？なんか久しぶりに読みたくなったのよ。
ちなみにこのシリーズはアルファベットシリーズと呼ばれていて、タイトルがアルファベットの順で、Aから去年Xまで出ました。日本では早川さんが翻訳版を出してたけど、Rで終わってるらしい？
舞台が１９８０年代なので、携帯電話もインターネットもない時代の探偵小説は、今の時代からするとじれったいけど、それもある意味新鮮だったりします。
年末にAを読んで、４月にB。この調子でいくとシリーズがZで完結するころにちょうどよくとどくかな。
The series starts from A is for Alibi, and goes on along the alphabet; she has published until X, I think. It is a detective novel of a female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone.
I actually read A through K or so when I was still in Japan (the Japanese translated version, of course). My mother and I both really liked detective stories with female protagonist and we shared this Kinsey series, Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski series, and Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.
The Kinsey series is set in the 1980s (well, the earlier books were in fact written in the 80s). It is slightly frustrating to read a detective trying to solve a crime when she does not have a cell phone or an Internet, but it also feels good old days, too. Many characters are constantly smoking and everybody has ash trays; the speed of communication is tantalizingly slow without e-mail or cell phone.
May 1, 2016
Pepper Collections
うちのペッパーコレクション。
手前からしし唐、ハラペーニョ、バナナペッパー、ビッグジム。
２年目のしし唐が豊作すぎて食べるの追いつかないです。
とりあえずバター炒めにしてみました。
去年は実のつかなかったハラペーニョが復活したので、ハラペーニョとビッグジムはタコスにいれてみました。
バナナペッパーは別の日に肉詰めにしました。
Our peppers from the garden. From the front, Shishito pepper, jalapeno, banana pepper, and big jim.
The second year shishito is doing so good that we can't keep up with them. I sauteed them with butter this time. Jarapenos and big jims went in the taco meat.
Banana peppers were consumed as stuffed banana peppers.
手前からしし唐、ハラペーニョ、バナナペッパー、ビッグジム。
とりあえずバター炒めにしてみました。
去年は実のつかなかったハラペーニョが復活したので、ハラペーニョとビッグジムはタコスにいれてみました。
バナナペッパーは別の日に肉詰めにしました。
The second year shishito is doing so good that we can't keep up with them. I sauteed them with butter this time. Jarapenos and big jims went in the taco meat.
Banana peppers were consumed as stuffed banana peppers.
April 30, 2016
The Martian
マット・デイモン主演の映画「オデッセイ」の原作本、「火星の人」を読みました。
そして読み終わった翌日に映画も見ました。
この予告編は無駄にドラマチックにできてるけど、映画はもっとドライで、小説は映画以上にドライです。
そしてやっぱり映画よりも小説のほうがおもしろかったです。
火星に一人取り残された宇宙飛行士のワトニーが、植物学者の知識と技術者の知識、そして化学の知識を駆使して火星に残された物資を使って救出隊が来るまで（もしくは次の有人火星探索器が来る４年後まで）生き残ろうとする物語です。
映画ではかなりはしょられてしまったけど、小説では宇宙船の仕組みとか、探索器の設計とか、酸素とか水素とかを使ってどうやって水を作ったりするかとか、ものすっごく詳しく説明されてて、まだ現実化はされていないSFであるにもかかわらず、ぜんぜん「ありえる」って思える内容です。
そして主人公のワトニーがとても皮肉屋で、読んでて飽きないです。
映画を見てから小説を読むと、映画も楽しめて、小説も楽しめていいと思う。
I read The Martian by Andy Weir, and as soon as I finished reading, I watched the movie version with Matt Damon.
As is the case for most movie adaptation, I like the book better.
This is a story of an astronaut left behind on Mars trying to survive until the rescue comes (or the next Mars mission comes in 4 years) utilizing his knowledge as a botanist and mechanical engineer, and what we have at hand.
The movie wasn't bad. It just omitted a lot of good stuff from the book, which was the actual science part. In the book, the protagonist explains a lot of how the spaceship works, how he can create oxygen or water from the machine and fuel he has, etc, etc. Though this is supposed to be a near future science fiction, the explanation of the science and the Mars mission makes this book feel very plausible.
I really like the protagonist's personality in the book. He is dry, witty, and very sarcastic.
It was a light book and very entertaining. I enjoyed it.
そして読み終わった翌日に映画も見ました。
そしてやっぱり映画よりも小説のほうがおもしろかったです。
火星に一人取り残された宇宙飛行士のワトニーが、植物学者の知識と技術者の知識、そして化学の知識を駆使して火星に残された物資を使って救出隊が来るまで（もしくは次の有人火星探索器が来る４年後まで）生き残ろうとする物語です。
映画ではかなりはしょられてしまったけど、小説では宇宙船の仕組みとか、探索器の設計とか、酸素とか水素とかを使ってどうやって水を作ったりするかとか、ものすっごく詳しく説明されてて、まだ現実化はされていないSFであるにもかかわらず、ぜんぜん「ありえる」って思える内容です。
そして主人公のワトニーがとても皮肉屋で、読んでて飽きないです。
映画を見てから小説を読むと、映画も楽しめて、小説も楽しめていいと思う。
As is the case for most movie adaptation, I like the book better.
This is a story of an astronaut left behind on Mars trying to survive until the rescue comes (or the next Mars mission comes in 4 years) utilizing his knowledge as a botanist and mechanical engineer, and what we have at hand.
The movie wasn't bad. It just omitted a lot of good stuff from the book, which was the actual science part. In the book, the protagonist explains a lot of how the spaceship works, how he can create oxygen or water from the machine and fuel he has, etc, etc. Though this is supposed to be a near future science fiction, the explanation of the science and the Mars mission makes this book feel very plausible.
I really like the protagonist's personality in the book. He is dry, witty, and very sarcastic.
It was a light book and very entertaining. I enjoyed it.
April 24, 2016
April 14, 2016
Dog Update
ユキ、なんとか山を越えて快方にむかってるみたい？
1ヵ月半ぶりに短いけどちょっと散歩にも行けるようになりました。
I hope she has turned the corner for improvement.
She was able to go out for a walk, though very short, first time in 8 weeks.
1ヵ月半ぶりに短いけどちょっと散歩にも行けるようになりました。
She was able to go out for a walk, though very short, first time in 8 weeks.
April 10, 2016
I Have a Teenager
ライチ、13歳になりました。ティーネイジャー！この調子で二十歳まで頑張ってもらいたいものです。
Our little one has turned 13 years old. I had never thought I would have a teenager. I would love to see her turn 20.
April 9, 2016
Collapsed Trachea
ユキの咳が続くばかりかひどくなる一方な上、立ち上がるのもやっとな状態になり、先週の日曜日にまたしても獣医さんに行ってきました。
そしてレントゲンにはっきりくっきり写ったのは虚脱気管。気管が狭くなってるのです。
バレーフィーバーと関係があるかないかは別として、このつぶれたストローのように狭くなった気管がひどくなる咳の原因なのでした。
これまで飲んでいた非ステロイド系坑炎症剤をやめて、1週間後に副腎皮質ステロイドを始めましょう、と言われて帰ってきました。(非ステロイドと副腎皮質ステロイドを混ぜるとお腹に良くないらしい）
ところが、家に帰ってきてから今度はユキ、首が痛いみたいでヒーヒーしちゃって、右に頭を向けられないのでずっと左回りで、夜もあまり寝られず、朝はドッグフードに見向きもせず、普段なら喜んで直上ジャンプになるホットドッグにも見向きもせず。
急遽獣医さんに電話して、午後の予約を入れてもらいました。
急いで仕事に行って、半休とってお昼にあがって、二日連続獣医さん。
でもなんか朝のうちに首が痛いのは直っちゃったみたい(笑）
なんか、多分、レントゲン撮ってる時に首ひねっちゃったのかな。
ちょうど、日曜に撮ったレントゲンの検査報告が放射線科医から戻ってきて、それもぎっしり１ページ強に渡る結果報告で、獣医さんも「いや～、電話で伝えるには長すぎるから、ちょうど予約が入ってよかったよ」だって。そりゃ獣医さんは治療費の心配しなくていいから、気軽にそう言えるわよね。
結果：
１．虚脱気管。
２．肺に水。
３．足のリンパ腺炎症。
なんかもう、なんだよね。診断結果、多すぎ。獣医さんもびっくりしてました。
そんなわけで、具合悪すぎるので1週間待たずに副腎皮質ステロイド療法決行。
副腎皮質ステロイドの効果は抜群で、翌日には咳がすっかり止まったし、元気も出てきたけど、ここ2日ほどまたユキの目から生気がなくなってて、ちょっと心配。
早く良くなってまた散歩に行ける日が来るといいんだけど。
What now, 5 visits to the vet in 2 months. I wish they had a frequent customer reward.
The dog's cough had gotten worse and we took her back to the vet last Sunday. After yet another set of x-rays, we found that she has a collapsed trachea. The narrowed trachea was the culprit of causing her coughs.
Since she was on NSAID, the vet prescribed Prednisone, but told us to wait for a week (because it is apparently not good for stomach to mix NSAID and corticosteroid).
However, she started yelping after we got home, and looks like something was wrong with her neck. On Monday morning, she could not turn her head to right and circling to her left. She did not even touch the dog food. That concerned me. Even though she had been pretty badly ill for the past month, she always had appetite. I tried to give her some hot dogs, which she would usually go crazy, and she did not touch it either. That concerned me gravely. So I had to call the vet to make an appointment right away.
The earliest appointment they had was 1 pm, so I went to work, took a half day off, and came back home and took her to the vet. The good thing was, her neck had gotten better by then. So I just overreacted and wasted my half day and had to spend another vet bill.
The good thing was that the vet had gotten the radiology report back from the radiologist (the vet takes the x-rays and view them on the sport but also send the images to some certified radiologist for review as well). It was a very thick, single-spaced, overflowing to the second page report. (I read people's radiology reports daily and this report was crazy long compared to human radiology report)
The impression:
1. Collapsed trachea.
2. Fluid in lung.
3. Lymphanopathy in hind legs.
Great. Yeah. On top of Valley Fever.
So the vet told us that we are behind the game and needed to up the ante, and we decided to begin the Prednisone right away.
Pred worked its miracle. The coughing stopped almost overnight, and she was able to get up (though still having issues with the hind legs). She has become well enough that she whines now when we take the other dog for a walk and she has to stay home (she had been too frail to even whine before).
She did perk up but she has been doing not so well again for the past couple of days. We'll see.
I hope she will get better soon so that we can go for a walk again.
そしてレントゲンにはっきりくっきり写ったのは虚脱気管。気管が狭くなってるのです。
バレーフィーバーと関係があるかないかは別として、このつぶれたストローのように狭くなった気管がひどくなる咳の原因なのでした。
これまで飲んでいた非ステロイド系坑炎症剤をやめて、1週間後に副腎皮質ステロイドを始めましょう、と言われて帰ってきました。(非ステロイドと副腎皮質ステロイドを混ぜるとお腹に良くないらしい）
ところが、家に帰ってきてから今度はユキ、首が痛いみたいでヒーヒーしちゃって、右に頭を向けられないのでずっと左回りで、夜もあまり寝られず、朝はドッグフードに見向きもせず、普段なら喜んで直上ジャンプになるホットドッグにも見向きもせず。
急遽獣医さんに電話して、午後の予約を入れてもらいました。
急いで仕事に行って、半休とってお昼にあがって、二日連続獣医さん。
でもなんか朝のうちに首が痛いのは直っちゃったみたい(笑）
なんか、多分、レントゲン撮ってる時に首ひねっちゃったのかな。
ちょうど、日曜に撮ったレントゲンの検査報告が放射線科医から戻ってきて、それもぎっしり１ページ強に渡る結果報告で、獣医さんも「いや～、電話で伝えるには長すぎるから、ちょうど予約が入ってよかったよ」だって。そりゃ獣医さんは治療費の心配しなくていいから、気軽にそう言えるわよね。
結果：
１．虚脱気管。
２．肺に水。
３．足のリンパ腺炎症。
なんかもう、なんだよね。診断結果、多すぎ。獣医さんもびっくりしてました。
そんなわけで、具合悪すぎるので1週間待たずに副腎皮質ステロイド療法決行。
副腎皮質ステロイドの効果は抜群で、翌日には咳がすっかり止まったし、元気も出てきたけど、ここ2日ほどまたユキの目から生気がなくなってて、ちょっと心配。
早く良くなってまた散歩に行ける日が来るといいんだけど。
The dog's cough had gotten worse and we took her back to the vet last Sunday. After yet another set of x-rays, we found that she has a collapsed trachea. The narrowed trachea was the culprit of causing her coughs.
Since she was on NSAID, the vet prescribed Prednisone, but told us to wait for a week (because it is apparently not good for stomach to mix NSAID and corticosteroid).
However, she started yelping after we got home, and looks like something was wrong with her neck. On Monday morning, she could not turn her head to right and circling to her left. She did not even touch the dog food. That concerned me. Even though she had been pretty badly ill for the past month, she always had appetite. I tried to give her some hot dogs, which she would usually go crazy, and she did not touch it either. That concerned me gravely. So I had to call the vet to make an appointment right away.
The earliest appointment they had was 1 pm, so I went to work, took a half day off, and came back home and took her to the vet. The good thing was, her neck had gotten better by then. So I just overreacted and wasted my half day and had to spend another vet bill.
The good thing was that the vet had gotten the radiology report back from the radiologist (the vet takes the x-rays and view them on the sport but also send the images to some certified radiologist for review as well). It was a very thick, single-spaced, overflowing to the second page report. (I read people's radiology reports daily and this report was crazy long compared to human radiology report)
The impression:
1. Collapsed trachea.
2. Fluid in lung.
3. Lymphanopathy in hind legs.
Great. Yeah. On top of Valley Fever.
So the vet told us that we are behind the game and needed to up the ante, and we decided to begin the Prednisone right away.
Pred worked its miracle. The coughing stopped almost overnight, and she was able to get up (though still having issues with the hind legs). She has become well enough that she whines now when we take the other dog for a walk and she has to stay home (she had been too frail to even whine before).
She did perk up but she has been doing not so well again for the past couple of days. We'll see.
I hope she will get better soon so that we can go for a walk again.
April 4, 2016
The Return of the King
｢二つの塔」に続いて、「指輪物語」最終巻の「王の帰還」を読みました。
これで「指輪物語」完読！
ファンタジーだから、半世紀前に書かれていても、あまり古さを感じないのがいいな。
Finally finished The Return of the King. Now I have read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. Yey.
You know what, I have to say it's a shame that Sam is written almost like a simple servant to Frodo. I think Sam is the true hero in the fulfillment of the quest. He is the one who helps Frodo's morale and he is the one who rescues Frodo. But at the end, all credits go to Frodo, who was "the ring bearer." So I am glad to know that Sam became the mayor many many times afterwards.
I also enjoyed reading the appendices, like Arwen and Aragorn story and family trees etc.
The movie definitely helped picturize the world of Middle Earth for me.
My next book is Overdressed.
これで「指輪物語」完読！
ファンタジーだから、半世紀前に書かれていても、あまり古さを感じないのがいいな。
You know what, I have to say it's a shame that Sam is written almost like a simple servant to Frodo. I think Sam is the true hero in the fulfillment of the quest. He is the one who helps Frodo's morale and he is the one who rescues Frodo. But at the end, all credits go to Frodo, who was "the ring bearer." So I am glad to know that Sam became the mayor many many times afterwards.
I also enjoyed reading the appendices, like Arwen and Aragorn story and family trees etc.
The movie definitely helped picturize the world of Middle Earth for me.
My next book is Overdressed.
April 3, 2016
Shishito Survived the Winter
しし唐、冬を越えて今年2年目でもちゃんと実をつけております。
Our Shishito Pepper plant has survived the winter and growing fruit.
April 2, 2016
Suns v. Wizards
バスケットのNBAの試合のチケットをもらったので、人生初のNBA観戦に行ってきました。
フェニックスサンズ対ワシントンウィザーズ。
コート真ん中のとてもいい席で試合を堪能できました。
Went to my very first NBA game. Very good seat, too (tickets were given to me).
Suns lost, but had a very good shrimp taco (though the service was TERRIBLE) earlier for dinner, and overall, it was a nice outing.
フェニックスサンズ対ワシントンウィザーズ。
コート真ん中のとてもいい席で試合を堪能できました。
Suns lost, but had a very good shrimp taco (though the service was TERRIBLE) earlier for dinner, and overall, it was a nice outing.
March 23, 2016
A Little Bit of Japan in L.A.
ロサンゼルス旅行でちょっと日本気分を味わいました。
ダウンタウンのリトルトーキョー内には日本のスーパーもあったよ。おしょうゆ・めんつゆコーナーがとても充実していた。
のどが渇いたので、カルピス買っちゃった。ライチ味。こちらではカルピスの「ピス」がおしっこを連想させるため、「カルピコ」と名称チェンジで売られています。
そしてもっとも行きたかったのは紀伊国屋。本屋ではオットがビミョーにつまんなさそうにするのであまりゆっくりはできません。かなり無言のプレッシャーを背中に感じるのよ。
でも目当ての「聖☆おにいさん」を大人買い。日本では一冊580円ぐらい？だけど、こちらでは1冊10ドルぐらい（泣）なので、たった7冊でもかなりな大人買いよ。
日本の洋裁の本も買ってみた。そろそろまた裁縫し始めないとね。
While we were in Los Angeles, I enjoyed a little bit of Japan there.
We stopped by Kinokuniya (a book store) and bought some Japanese comic books called Saint Young Men. I had bought volumes 1 through 4 when I was in Japan a couple of years ago, and wanted to buy more. It's a story about Jesus and Buddha sharing an apartment in Tokyo while vacationing on Earth. If you want to know Japanese religiosity, this book is a great example.
I also bought my very first Japanese sewing book. It is Simple Chic/Dress Up Dress Down by Machiko Kayaki. I usually do not like Japanese sewing fashion because they are all like a pillowcase dress, but this one has many basic styles that I can totally see myself wearing.
I know, I have to go back to my sewing room soon.
ダウンタウンのリトルトーキョー内には日本のスーパーもあったよ。おしょうゆ・めんつゆコーナーがとても充実していた。
でも目当ての「聖☆おにいさん」を大人買い。日本では一冊580円ぐらい？だけど、こちらでは1冊10ドルぐらい（泣）なので、たった7冊でもかなりな大人買いよ。
日本の洋裁の本も買ってみた。そろそろまた裁縫し始めないとね。
We stopped by Kinokuniya (a book store) and bought some Japanese comic books called Saint Young Men. I had bought volumes 1 through 4 when I was in Japan a couple of years ago, and wanted to buy more. It's a story about Jesus and Buddha sharing an apartment in Tokyo while vacationing on Earth. If you want to know Japanese religiosity, this book is a great example.
I know, I have to go back to my sewing room soon.
March 20, 2016
Spring Break and Harry Potter
春休みに、ロサンゼルス旅行に行ってきた。ちょっと私たち、結構頑張って毎日働いてるから、休みも必要よね、ということで。有給消化しないといけないのもあるが。具合が悪いユキには申し訳ないけど、ユキが具合悪くなる前にチケット買っちゃってたし。
三泊四日なので飛行機で預け荷物にしなくていい程度の荷物で、以前作った旅行カバンの出番が初めてやってきました！
使ってみての感想：ショルダーストラップにも肩が痛くならないようなパッドつけておけばよかったな。
ちなみに今回の旅行のメインイベントはロスのユニバーサルスタジオでした。
とても楽しんだけど、最近の乗り物は皆３Dの乗り物ばかりで、ジェットコースターが好きな私としてはちょっとがっかりなばかりです。
4月から正式に始まるハリーポッターの乗り物に乗るには時期を逃したな、と思ったら、運よくお試しで乗り物やってる日だった！ハリポタなパーカーまで買っちゃった。
あぁ、明日からまた仕事頑張るぞ。
We had a short visit to Los Angeles for our spring break.
Since it was a 4-day trip and I could get away with a carry-on luggage, I was finally able to use my weekend duffel bag I made last year. Here are my thoughts on the bag: definitely need a shoulder pad for the shoulder strap, and need to stitch down the D ring on the bag where the shoulder straps are hooked since the D rings are loose in the tab and they rotate around. Other than that, it was a perfect size for this short trip.
Our main thing in the trip was to go to the Universal Studio. We were lucky that the Harry Potter was open (which is not officially open until April) so we totally had fun in Hogsmead. I even bought a Griffindor hoodie. Yup, tried the butterbeer, too.
Though I enjoyed the Universal very much, I have to say I was very disappointed at the recent trend of 3D rides. One, I do not like wearing the 3D glasses, because I have to wear them over my regular glasses, and two, I think it's lazy for the builders to rely do much on 3D visual effects.
At least I enjoyed the "Flight of the Hippogriff" ride (a proper, though very short, roller coaster in a Hippogriff shaped basket), and rode it twice. And the "Mummy" ride (roller coaster in pitch-blackness) was properly scary.
使ってみての感想：ショルダーストラップにも肩が痛くならないようなパッドつけておけばよかったな。
ちなみに今回の旅行のメインイベントはロスのユニバーサルスタジオでした。
とても楽しんだけど、最近の乗り物は皆３Dの乗り物ばかりで、ジェットコースターが好きな私としてはちょっとがっかりなばかりです。
4月から正式に始まるハリーポッターの乗り物に乗るには時期を逃したな、と思ったら、運よくお試しで乗り物やってる日だった！ハリポタなパーカーまで買っちゃった。
あぁ、明日からまた仕事頑張るぞ。
Since it was a 4-day trip and I could get away with a carry-on luggage, I was finally able to use my weekend duffel bag I made last year. Here are my thoughts on the bag: definitely need a shoulder pad for the shoulder strap, and need to stitch down the D ring on the bag where the shoulder straps are hooked since the D rings are loose in the tab and they rotate around. Other than that, it was a perfect size for this short trip.
Our main thing in the trip was to go to the Universal Studio. We were lucky that the Harry Potter was open (which is not officially open until April) so we totally had fun in Hogsmead. I even bought a Griffindor hoodie. Yup, tried the butterbeer, too.
Though I enjoyed the Universal very much, I have to say I was very disappointed at the recent trend of 3D rides. One, I do not like wearing the 3D glasses, because I have to wear them over my regular glasses, and two, I think it's lazy for the builders to rely do much on 3D visual effects.
At least I enjoyed the "Flight of the Hippogriff" ride (a proper, though very short, roller coaster in a Hippogriff shaped basket), and rode it twice. And the "Mummy" ride (roller coaster in pitch-blackness) was properly scary.
March 9, 2016
Valley Fever
先日の血液検査の結果がやっと返ってきて、ユキ、やっぱりバレーフィーバーだって。
いや、具合が悪い原因がはっきりわかってよかったわよ。
日曜に獣医さんに行って、夜から薬のみ初めて、月曜の夜にはびっくりするぐらい具合回復してたので感染してるんだとは思ったし。
感染症といっても、伝染はしないし、砂漠地帯では4匹に1匹はかかるっていわれるぐらい良くある感染症なのであまり心配はしてないんだけど、まだ足腰が弱ってるのがちょっと気になるわ。
ライチのときは6ヶ月ぐらい薬のみ続けたけど、ユキは症状もちょっと重いし、足腰にもきてるから、長くなるかなぁ。
So it has been confirmed by blood test that our hyena dog has Valley Fever.
We went to the vet on Sunday and started on medication that night and by Monday night, she was MUCH better, so we knew it must have been Valley Fever. We are kind of glad that now we know why she has been sick.
Valley Fever in this desert region is pretty common in dogs; it is said that 1 in 4 dogs here get valley fever. Our other dog was on medication for 6 months when she had it and she's been doing good since so hopefully this one can shake off the disease soon, too.
One concern, though, is the price hike on medication. Fluconazole (Diflucan) is the most common anti-fungal medication and its price has hiked up as much as 10 times in the last few years. One-month's supply of Fluconazole can easily be $150.
I called 5 different pharmacies and researched what's available online. Walgreens was the most expensive: whopping $12.89 per tablet. Just 1 tablet! (and she will need 2 tablets a day). We may have to get compounded version, which is much cheaper.
At least she is reacting pretty well on the medication and she's not pathetically sick like she was last week so I'm grateful for that.
いや、具合が悪い原因がはっきりわかってよかったわよ。
日曜に獣医さんに行って、夜から薬のみ初めて、月曜の夜にはびっくりするぐらい具合回復してたので感染してるんだとは思ったし。
感染症といっても、伝染はしないし、砂漠地帯では4匹に1匹はかかるっていわれるぐらい良くある感染症なのであまり心配はしてないんだけど、まだ足腰が弱ってるのがちょっと気になるわ。
ライチのときは6ヶ月ぐらい薬のみ続けたけど、ユキは症状もちょっと重いし、足腰にもきてるから、長くなるかなぁ。
We went to the vet on Sunday and started on medication that night and by Monday night, she was MUCH better, so we knew it must have been Valley Fever. We are kind of glad that now we know why she has been sick.
Valley Fever in this desert region is pretty common in dogs; it is said that 1 in 4 dogs here get valley fever. Our other dog was on medication for 6 months when she had it and she's been doing good since so hopefully this one can shake off the disease soon, too.
One concern, though, is the price hike on medication. Fluconazole (Diflucan) is the most common anti-fungal medication and its price has hiked up as much as 10 times in the last few years. One-month's supply of Fluconazole can easily be $150.
I called 5 different pharmacies and researched what's available online. Walgreens was the most expensive: whopping $12.89 per tablet. Just 1 tablet! (and she will need 2 tablets a day). We may have to get compounded version, which is much cheaper.
At least she is reacting pretty well on the medication and she's not pathetically sick like she was last week so I'm grateful for that.
March 6, 2016
Third Time is a Charm?
いや～、もうユキの具合が良くならないうえに、彼女、咳し始めたのよ。
砂漠気候のこの地域では、バレーフィーバーと呼ばれる真菌感染症にかかる犬が多くて、わかりやすい症状が咳なのです。
ちなみにライチも3年前にかかりました。
咳のほかに、間接が痛くなったりするのもあるので、もしかして靭帯に異常があるわけではなくて、すべて感染症のせい？
そんなわけでこの2週間で3度目の獣医さん訪問となりました。
3回の獣医代で7万円は軽く超えてますよ、どうします？
血液検査の結果が出るのは水曜ぐらい。犬の薬が増えて怖いです。７つのうち二つはライチのてんかんの薬で、あとはユキの痛み止め、抗炎症薬、咳止め、抗生物質、抗真菌薬。
So the dog is still not doing any better, and last night, she started coughing.
In this desert climate, a fungal infection called valley fever is pretty common for dogs, and the most common symptom is coughing.
Our other dog had it 3 years ago.
So we have to re-group our thinking; maybe the joint pain and lethargy she was having was part of valley fever symptoms?
Hence our third visit to the vet in 2 weeks.
After another round of $350, she had a laser therapy for the knee and we will get the titer test result in a few days.
Now, in addition to phenobarbital and potassium bromide for the other dog, our hyena dog will have to take cough tablet, antibiotic, Tramadol, NSAID, and fluconazole.
Need to cook some rice to calm her stomach.
砂漠気候のこの地域では、バレーフィーバーと呼ばれる真菌感染症にかかる犬が多くて、わかりやすい症状が咳なのです。
ちなみにライチも3年前にかかりました。
咳のほかに、間接が痛くなったりするのもあるので、もしかして靭帯に異常があるわけではなくて、すべて感染症のせい？
そんなわけでこの2週間で3度目の獣医さん訪問となりました。
3回の獣医代で7万円は軽く超えてますよ、どうします？
血液検査の結果が出るのは水曜ぐらい。犬の薬が増えて怖いです。７つのうち二つはライチのてんかんの薬で、あとはユキの痛み止め、抗炎症薬、咳止め、抗生物質、抗真菌薬。
In this desert climate, a fungal infection called valley fever is pretty common for dogs, and the most common symptom is coughing.
Our other dog had it 3 years ago.
So we have to re-group our thinking; maybe the joint pain and lethargy she was having was part of valley fever symptoms?
Hence our third visit to the vet in 2 weeks.
After another round of $350, she had a laser therapy for the knee and we will get the titer test result in a few days.
Now, in addition to phenobarbital and potassium bromide for the other dog, our hyena dog will have to take cough tablet, antibiotic, Tramadol, NSAID, and fluconazole.
Need to cook some rice to calm her stomach.
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