So one of the big questions of life on Lenvima is how much can I push myself. The answer is “somewhat less than August.” We had a flurry of visitors through town early in the month, then went to King Crimson band camp for a week, which was a blast but not the kind of […]
Author Archives: Jonathan Sterne
Happy birthday: you have cancer!
This was my birthday week — Tuesday the 6th was the actual day (which was some work, some fun and playing music), and we are “officially” celebrating tomorrow with tennis, eclairs and a visit to one of my favourite Montreal restaurants. On Thursday I saw my oncologist. It’s mostly no news. My tumour marker is […]
Genes, Genes, Genes
(Title reference explained below)** On Monday I was at my endocrinologist’s office. No big news from my meeting with him. Everything’s good. Except he said “it’s good that you’re wearing a hat.” I assumed it was some middle-aged bald guy advice (NB: sunburned scalp is the most disgusting feeling known to humans), but it turns […]
Fake news about artificial intelligence and fake news
One of the things I hate most about the current AI craze is the apparently sanctioned ignorance in business and computer science about how the rest of the world works. Canada’s “Leaders Prize” just announced a $1 million prize for an AI application to automate fact checking. This assumes that a “fact” exists in the […]
Minimal news is good news
Everything’s going smoothly. I saw my oncologist last Thursday but was pushing some Monday deadlines, so I’m lateblogging this. My tumour marker is at 8, which is not a statistically significant difference from the 7 I registered six weeks ago before I left. I’m staying on 18mg Lenvima for the foreseeable future. I have no […]
A brief medical evaluation of 6 weeks in Europe
I am thrilled to be home. Carrie is too. The cats have been getting a lot of petting for the last 46 hours or so. It was nice not to have a doctor’s office visit for six weeks–I barely remembered what that was like. I will see my onco this Thursday so I’m back on […]
Taking it on the road
Things are relatively stable here in Lenvimaville. After being “grounded” in Montreal from February through May, I finally got back on the road at the end of the month. First, I flew to Aarhus for a seminar at the Center for Sound Studies (BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY HAVE A CENTER FOR SOUND STUDIES) and then […]