Biopsy

I have had this little splotchy, bumpy area on my face for over a year. If you look close, you can see it about half-way between the corner of my mouth and the left edge of the picture.



I went to the doctor this morning, and he performed a biopsy. I'll know the results in about two weeks. I had to walk around all day with this gigantic bandage on the side of my face.



I have to keep Vaseline on it for the time being so it doesn't dry out. At worst, it looks like it will be basal cell carcinoma, which generally only poses a problem if left untreated for years and years.

In other news, I also refinanced my townhouse today, and played tennis (for the first time this year) after work with Carsten and Ken.

Tennis, biking, and dinner

No pictures today because I didn't bring my camera with me.

This morning I played tennis with my boss's mother, who is a top-ten-ranked 75+ yr. old woman in the world. We played with another co-worker of mine (and one of three people I regularly play tennis with throughout the summer), Ken. We weren't able to find a fourth for doubles, so we rotated and played one vs. two. She was quite good, and we had a competitive match. Afterwards, we went to my boss's house for brunch.

After brunch, I went for a bike ride up to Louisville and back. The wind pattern was such that it took me longer to go down the hill than up; I rode home into a steady 20 mph wind, with gusts that would nearly bring me to a halt.

I made up for the extra workout with a big dinner. Steve, a graduate student at Georgia Tech during my time there, just got into town this evening. He, John, and I met up for dinner at a sports bar to watch the Celtics-Lakers (Steve is from New England) and the Cubs game (John is from Chicago).