i haven’t been blogging much or visiting people’s blogs lately because i’ve been in the hospital. i was discharged yesterday, but now i’m in an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) that runs from M – F, 9am – 1pm. i’m not sure how long i’ll be in IOP. more details later.

by Makoto Kobayashi

This is the third volume in the What’s Michael? manga series. Brian also brought this to the hospital for me, and like the previous one I read, it cheered me up.

by Makoto Kobayashi

Brian brought a few of these to the hospital for me to read, and they helped battle the depression — actually made me laugh out loud a few times, so that was cool.

the only other book by Dostoyevsky that i?ve read is Crime and Punishment, which is one of my favorites. the problem i?ve been having with this version of The Brothers Karamazov is the translation. i can?t remember who translated my copy of C&P, and since we just moved recently, i have no idea where Brian packed it. i tried looking it up here, on Amazon, and on the Borders web site, but couldn?t find it. or if it is listed on any of those sites, there?s no image of the book cover.

once i dig it up, i?ll pick up a copy of BK by the same translator of the C&P that i own. one of my nurses (i was just released from the hospital today) recommended the one published by Penguin Classics.

i haven’t blogged much lately because i haven’t really had much to blog about. the ECT isn’t working yet. i was just reading some of my earlier posts and i totally forgot that i had to stop taking Tegretol before the first time i had it done. i’m pretty sure i’ve started taking it again, so maybe that’s why the ECT isn’t working. you know, because Tegretol is an anti-convulsant.

however, it’s really affected my memory. i have a hard time remembering all kinds of stuff i used to take for granted. i couldn’t even remember what my login was for WordPress! can you believe that? obviously, i figured it out.

anyway, i went today and i go back on Wednesday. after that, i don’t know what’s going to happen, although i have an appointment with my pdoc on Thursday.