Author: Openbah

  • EMT course ends

    The EMT-Basic course I was taking ended a few weeks ago. Got my scores back from the final exams and was happy to hear I did better than I thought I would. Now I just have to pass the state exams and I’ll be a certified EMT. I take the practical exam on February 16th…

  • Surgery three, one month away

    In one month I will at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in NYC. I’m more excited than I am nervous. Two weeks ago something happened and my leg got a whole lot worse. It began hurting all the time again. I can’t go a day without taking some Motrin, and I can’t sleep much at all without…

  • My friends call me “Mike Vila”

    4 months ago I turned this: Into this: It took 22 days from start to finish.

  • Happy 2008

    Happy New Year! I went to the Boston’s First Night Grand Procession last night. Here is a video I made of the highlights. Get the Flash Player to see this player.

  • 2007: Things I will remember & things I wish I could forget

    The Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox, and Patriots games. I got health insurance for the first time since college! I built some bookshelves and then built a new kitchen. Jennie’s wedding. Jaynemarie’s wedding. Topsfield Fair and the racing pigs. In 2007 I had 8 appointments with my orthopedic surgeon at BMC, an appointment with a surgeon…