But first, the abdomen. The internet is this strange place where I could be writing from Spain, in my pajamas, from Arizona or Berkeley — all of which I have done — and it looks the same because the font is the same. Today I write from a hospital waiting room, having just drunk two large bottles of barium. Is it a coincidence that "barium" sounds just like "bury ‘em"? Probably.
Apparently the best way to examine stomach issues is to make you drink something gross and then make you drink a lot more of it. I had to down two large bottles in 30 minutes and my flavor choices were banana, vanilla, mocha, and berry.