I missed my blood appointment on friday so now I'm fasting again. Needless to say, this really blows. Because of my dad's medical history, my internist, a good friend of the old man, has me checking my cholesterol about 4 times a year and I, a person who's always had an especially profound fear of needles, have gotten used to them. The internist also told me that if he finds evidence of me smokINg cigarettes, even one a week that he'd 'cut my balls off.' I'm averaging about 2-3 cigarettes every two weeks, which I generally have when out drinking with buddies. The two just sort of go hand in hand, you know?