The complaint is that I haven't been writing here terribly often... and/or, that what I've been writing lately is L-A-M-E. I must plead guilty on both counts. I shall post more meatiness here shortly.

As it is, for the time being, I'm off to the doctor's office. I am not a fan of doctor's offices, esp. as my medical insurance people keep switching my "Primary Care Physician"... presumablly because each succeeding doctor keeps dropping them as a health insurance company that they deal with. Getting to know new doctors is a royal pain, and it keeps you from developing any sense of rapport or trust with your physician.

This past week or so, I've been experiencing vertigo whenever I change the position of my head relative to the ground. Although I've encountered these symptoms from time to time over the past ten years, this is the worst I've had it since the first time I experienced them, back when I was in grad school. There, I was treated by the worst that student health services could provide, where the doctor (attending? intern? whatever) essentially shrugged, said "um, I dunno", opined that maybe I had a virus, and then prescribed me antibiotics and sent me on my way.

Antibiotics, I am given to understand, are not useful for treating virii.

Anyway, the symptoms did eventually go away that time, and they've only recurred a couple times since, and only mildly. Now, they're back in full force. This began while I was planning this big event featuring Connie Willis here in town. Connie, like others, suggested that I see a doctor. So, I'm seeing a doctor. This one doesn't know for sure the cause either, but at least he doesn't shrug and say, "I dunno," and give me a prescription.

Perhaps this dizziness is just a mild side-effect of being blonde.