When last we saw Jack Bauer, he was on a slow boat to China. Season 6 of 24 starts on January 14! The full season premier is 4 hours, with two hours on Sunday the 14th, and two hours on Monday the 15th, and I, for one, have my Tivo season pass already set up and ready to go!

What I haven't been able to figure out is when Studio 60 and Men in Trees resume their new episodes.... For that matter, it'd be nice if Boston Legal started broadcasting some new episodes too.. That show just cracks me up.

Anyway, there is more to my life than TV. I watch movies too. Heh. Kidding.

Seriously, I head to the neurologist on Tuesday. I've been hoping that things would turn around and I'd have nothing but positives to report to my doc, but I'm finally realizing that my recovery from the relapse in June has rather tapered off. It was getting better to a point and now it doesn't seem to be getting any better anymore and, indeed, may even have gotten a bit worse. It just seems odd that this sort of thing could get better then worse, then better again in the same area. It's like my body keeps trying to attack the same spots and the steroid just deters the little immune demons temporarily. So something needs to be done.

I haven't been on the Avonex long enough for it to really be doing anything yet - and it wouldn't do anything for my current symptoms anyway - so my guess is that I'll be sent back to the Outpatient Infusion center at my local hospital for another round of Solu-Medrol PLUS put on an infusion once a month to try to kick this relapse's butt for good.

But hell, who knows. I'd planned to go back to work full time beginning in the new year and I think I may do that after I get through my steroid crash (if indeed I get one). I pretty much feel normal these days - particularly energywise - except for the paresthesia that doesn't seem to want to go away in my left leg and torso.

I'm also finally going to mention the severe headaches I get - I had to reschedule an appointment with a different doctor last week due to a headache. When I saw him yesterday he asked about my headaches and declared that the symptoms as I described fit the migraine profile and I should mention it to my primary care doc or my neuro. So I'm going to do that on Tuesday, too. But really, isn't this just what I need?! Migraines on top of the alcoholism, depression and multiple sclerosis... Apparently, I am collecting maladies. (Please, god, four crazy-ass ailments is enough; I don't need anymore. Thank you! Amen!)

So aside from the upcoming neuro appointment and my excitement over silly television programs, there isn't a lot new going on. I received some lovely gifts and had a yummy dinner with my family on Christmas. Rennie got to hang out with her Grandpa, and I had a week off work to give myself a much-needed attitude adjustment.

It's amazing how a little bit of time off can reframe your perspective. I'm even kind of looking forward to getting back to work full time. I'm in good spirits, is the best thing, I guess. I'm grateful that the majority of my MS symptoms have gone away; just have to keep plugging away until the rest are gone!

Oh, and I'm going to put together a set of goals for 2007. And I suppose I should go back and look at my goals for 2006, while I'm at it. More on that front soon!