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brilligspoonsOne of the things that I've been worrying about since I moved to Boston is the possibility of me injuring myself in some way that would hinder my mobility. I mean, it's perfectly reasonable to be scared of this: I have an ankle I've sprained 3 times in the past that still gives me trouble every so often; I don't have a car anymore; I have to walk to and from the bus stops and train stations and everywhere in between; I don't have much disposable income to waste on taking cabs; and while I have local relatives, I'm not exactly close to them, so it's not like I can call them up to come help me with dinner and laundry and such.
However! Somehow I managed to land myself awesome people who are willing to do things like drive me to the hospital at a moment's notice and get me things like ice packs and ace bandages and bread and coffee (for example) as friends and roommates? Which is pretty awesome. I appreciate all of you. <333
For those of you who haven't seen me complain/whinge about it on Twitter - my right foot has been bothering me for almost 2 weeks now, and when I woke up on Saturday I couldn't put any pressure on it at all. After consulting with Mom and Dad, I decided that an ED visit was in order, but the doctor wasn't entirely sure what was wrong other than I was in pain. Possibly something to do with my ligaments and/or tendon? Maybe a bruised bone? I think the latter is most likely, personally, but since the advice (icing, elevation, rest) is the same for both, I'm just rolling with it. The hospital also gave me crutches, which are both the bane of my existence (yay complete lack of upper body strength!) and the best thing ever (yay limited mobility!).
Thought I'd be good for work yesterday, but there was no way I could maneuver myself on the T with crutches and in as much pain as I was, so I called out. Today the pain is MUCH more manageable though still present. Kait got me an actualfax ice pack, and I remembered that naproxen is my friend, so I'm...actually pretty good right now. Woohoo!
Also I am savoring my first coffee since Friday. :D :D :D :D
I started playing the Mists of Pandaria beta on Friday night! I went with the new race/class combo like 99% of the other people playing, and I'm REALLY enjoying it so far. I only made it to level 4 before the server started kicking me off, but my preliminary feelings about the pandarens and the monk class are mostly positive. Obviously there are TONS of issues that need to be worked out. For example, the first quest chain involves you burning the Edict of Temperance (I wasn't paying attention as to why really), but a) there were THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS TRYING TO DO IT AT ONCE, and b) there was nothing blocking out a space in front of the edict, so you couldn't get anywhere near the fucking thing in order to complete the quest. I ended up grouping with a bunch of people (after 30 minutes of trying on my own), and like a minute later it worked and I could move on to the next thing. Ugh.
Regardless! The new zone is SUPER PRETTY. I'll have to take more screencaps next time I sign in. Also I am loving the pandaren design a LOT, oh my god:
ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL? Her name is Arynna, and I love her. I'm still trying to puzzle out some of the aspects of the monk class, but the fighting style is really quite lovely to watch. Yes, I am much more likely to comment on how pretty things are instead of how functional they might be. One of these days the two will meet. I think.
Didn't play Saturday or Sunday on account of how awkward it was to elevate my foot while sitting at my desk. Actually, I didn't do much of anything beyond mainline season 1 of NCIS (and start season 2 yesterday). I edited one of the BBs a little? But I didn't write any new words. Bah. >:\
ANYWAY. How are you all doing? Anything good/bad going on, friends?
However! Somehow I managed to land myself awesome people who are willing to do things like drive me to the hospital at a moment's notice and get me things like ice packs and ace bandages and bread and coffee (for example) as friends and roommates? Which is pretty awesome. I appreciate all of you. <333
For those of you who haven't seen me complain/whinge about it on Twitter - my right foot has been bothering me for almost 2 weeks now, and when I woke up on Saturday I couldn't put any pressure on it at all. After consulting with Mom and Dad, I decided that an ED visit was in order, but the doctor wasn't entirely sure what was wrong other than I was in pain. Possibly something to do with my ligaments and/or tendon? Maybe a bruised bone? I think the latter is most likely, personally, but since the advice (icing, elevation, rest) is the same for both, I'm just rolling with it. The hospital also gave me crutches, which are both the bane of my existence (yay complete lack of upper body strength!) and the best thing ever (yay limited mobility!).
Thought I'd be good for work yesterday, but there was no way I could maneuver myself on the T with crutches and in as much pain as I was, so I called out. Today the pain is MUCH more manageable though still present. Kait got me an actualfax ice pack, and I remembered that naproxen is my friend, so I'm...actually pretty good right now. Woohoo!
Also I am savoring my first coffee since Friday. :D :D :D :D
I started playing the Mists of Pandaria beta on Friday night! I went with the new race/class combo like 99% of the other people playing, and I'm REALLY enjoying it so far. I only made it to level 4 before the server started kicking me off, but my preliminary feelings about the pandarens and the monk class are mostly positive. Obviously there are TONS of issues that need to be worked out. For example, the first quest chain involves you burning the Edict of Temperance (I wasn't paying attention as to why really), but a) there were THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS TRYING TO DO IT AT ONCE, and b) there was nothing blocking out a space in front of the edict, so you couldn't get anywhere near the fucking thing in order to complete the quest. I ended up grouping with a bunch of people (after 30 minutes of trying on my own), and like a minute later it worked and I could move on to the next thing. Ugh.
Regardless! The new zone is SUPER PRETTY. I'll have to take more screencaps next time I sign in. Also I am loving the pandaren design a LOT, oh my god:
ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL? Her name is Arynna, and I love her. I'm still trying to puzzle out some of the aspects of the monk class, but the fighting style is really quite lovely to watch. Yes, I am much more likely to comment on how pretty things are instead of how functional they might be. One of these days the two will meet. I think.
Didn't play Saturday or Sunday on account of how awkward it was to elevate my foot while sitting at my desk. Actually, I didn't do much of anything beyond mainline season 1 of NCIS (and start season 2 yesterday). I edited one of the BBs a little? But I didn't write any new words. Bah. >:\
ANYWAY. How are you all doing? Anything good/bad going on, friends?
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Date: 2012-04-24 05:24 pm (UTC)I woke up at 4:15 this morning to drive Ilya to the airport. THERE WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH SLEEP TO MAKE UP FOR THIS.
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Date: 2012-04-24 05:37 pm (UTC)Ugh, that's early. Is there caffeine, at least?
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