Well what have I been doing to keep myself entertained while confined to base with a lot of spare time on my side. The good news is this transplant has kept my head in much better shape than my first transplant. While I feel tired a lot of the time (no stationary biking yet), I mostly have no problems reading (Spin by Robert Charles Wilson was one of the best science fiction books I have read), working out some algorithms that I just find fun, doing a bit of programming on our new PC (loaded with UBUNTU) and watching old streaming nexflix movies.
My friend John showed me a great website called the Euler Project (www.projecteuler.net). Problems are presented and the idea is to write a bit of C code to solve the problem. The problems start off pretty easy but get more and more complex. In total you have 305 problems, the last ones look like you probably need a math Phd to solve. I have just started but I am having a good time going through my old number theory books and papers.
So far I have been spending Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at Stanford Hospital. The time is spent taking blood draws, filling me up with magnesium and having platelet and blood transfusions. My counts are still on the floor but am hoping they will start climbing up in a week or so. I usually don't do that much after a hospital visit.
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Good to hear from you Johnno! What about the physics lectures - arent they keeping you occupied, or are you over them? Cant imagine that! Are you up to donuts yet? Or even thinking you'd like one even if you are not allowed? Thats a mark on your progress.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you Johnno (just realised I am repeating the earlier post from Janet). So glad that all is going well. Have you thought of trying sudoku. www.sudoku.org.uk is a good site for them.
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Love to all.
Ryan's 15th b-day was yesterday and thanks for helping us celebrate with your post and good news. Thought of you at Disneyland last weekend during the "Pirates of the C." ride during the cannon part. You told me the "son of gun" origins story during one our PE teaching sessions amongst many others. Think of you often and wishing you the best. So my birthday is 10/30 and I wish for another positive post! Take care mate! Lisa
ReplyDeleteThx for the updates, for letting us know what is going on with you. Seems encouraging!
ReplyDeleteThe Euler project thing sounds intriguing, cool that you are presented with an opportunity to focus on and work thru these challenges. As my career has moved farther and farther from actual coding, I fondly think back on the joys of coding...
About a year ago my Dad was working on Suduko and I made the rude mistake of telling him that I could probably write a Suduko solving program in less time than it took him to do one puzzle. I sorta took the fun out if it for him...
Speaking of number theory, Mandelbrot recently passed away. The Economist posted a wonderfully written Obit for him: http://www.economist.com/node/17305197