electrifyingly odd day

well, yesterday i went for a new mapping after one month of the same maps. It was good we upped the volume and even balanced it out some and that ended up making people less roboticy. How ever it became increasingly odd, as everything was fine and then that night at dinner there was a really bad lightning storm, so bad i lost my computer and it directly hit my house causing a surge so strong it blew one outlet, popped a breaker and fried my computer, and cable boxes. (inside and outside) so i lost a fridge, one comp and two cable boxes woo hoo! well i got up this morning and realized i am now on program 3 and should not be there yet after one day, and the down button on my primary controller is not working, i am wondering if i caught some static electricity in the storm. It struck close enough to the restaurant that the windows almost blew out. yes it was that bad, i am gonna make another appointment on Monday and see if i can't get this fixed and mapped back on right!

sizzzilin hot hearing!

like the title huh? he he, well anyway this will be a short entry as i am only noting that i have been hearing even better with the CI as i was on the phone today with my HA and actually heard and understood what came over the loud speaker at work through my CI. BUT thats not the coolest part, I was grilling some steaks tonight and amist all the wind from our lovely storm FAY, i heard through the wind the sizzle of the steak hit the hot grill grate.

so you understand what i mean, i have heard the sizzle of food before but, if you have ever blown into a mic while it was on and functioning on a amplification system. yeah, that "Darth Vader" breathing noise. Thats what i hear on really windy days when i am outside. But today i heard the steaks sizzle over all that. it was cool.

OMG THIS IS SO FRICKIN COOL

I am now progressing into the audio understanding period of my CI journey. =Basically, i am beginning to understand words and even though they are a bit robotic i can still understand most of them. Most sounds are still on the dingy level, depending on their pitch. The "S" sound still sound very much like a high pitched whistle.

OK as for the title, i decided today to try and hook up my CI directly to my Ipod, and OMG i can hear the music, its not perfectly clear but i can hear enough to make out the words and most of the music sound the same as before. he he i feel like a little kid i can hear!!!!!!! Now i just have to learn how to understand people with all of the worlds background noise, maybe it is time for some different style maps? these progressive ones are good but i need more! I guess i will have to wait until my next appointment on The 28th of this month.


wow, thank you GOD for this oppurtunity! ITS SO FRICKIN COOL!

Bullets, coffe cans, and Fans

well, i got home from work today....yes i went to work for the first time in 6 weeks. It was kinda odd, most people left me alone to do my job, but most asked me how i felt and questioned about the surgery itself. This was no problem, i had no issue explaining things over and over again, however, it kinda kept me from receiving the 1000 guns we got in. Boy did i walk into a Heap of a mess. I kinda think my boss wanted to make sure i had work to due and ordered a 1000 guns. Boy will i be busy. I got to listen to gun shots with the CI only and it sound like a "bading" yes that is spelled right. Although i didn't know they got the deflector plate back up, i never heard this before, when i was warned about the sound i noticed it right away.
The sound of a bullet hitting the plate sounded like a coffee can getting hit by a golf club. On another note, i was kind fearful that the CI would be a constant dinging drone, with the fans in the back but was able to lower the sensitivity to block them out, in fact one of the new fans drove me nuts....as i first walked in i was checking an invoice and noticed this sound almost like a nest of distressed frogs, and it was actually the fan. odd. well other than that my first day back at work was definitely a busy one. now to rest so i can go play with more guns tomorrow.

new news and no new shoes

first of all i just want to let everyone know i am sorry for not blogging more frequently as i have been busy with life. Second the title has really nothing to due with this post, i just had it pop out of my head so stop wondering.

Now i had my third progressive mapping on Thursday, my Audi went ahead and adjusted everything accordingly with a lower volume and more beeps. Well i am actually hearing less dings and more robot noises....yes this is good, i am able to recognize my own voice much easier but others are still taking time. speaking of time, wow can time fly when Ur out of work. I have been out for six weeks and finally was released to go back by my doctor tomorrow. So tomorrow i will enter work and feel like the new kids again. I actually am happy to be back at work, It will really test my CI to what my needs of it are. I also can't wait to hear what gun shots sound like, i am thinking for now ding ding ding. But hey it will be an awesome experience. Well, i guess now i should be off to bed and get my rest for the next day. so until i can tell you all how tomorrow went....sleep tight and remember wives bite not bed bugs!