Nurse! He's out of bed again!
After one of the worst Christmas and New Year periods of my life, I'm feeling wonderful. Note - FEELING wonderful: medically I'm still a wreck. Basically I've had almost all my medication changed after my New Year hospital stay and mentally feel a lot better. Even things like arriving home today to find the electricity cut off for want of 9 pence hasn't depressed me. Discovering I can't fit the batteries in my new magnifier without the help of a magnifier hasn't fazed me. Buying a load of charity books that it turns out I already have hasn't upset me. Listening to the radio where a friend reports on the mass eviction of 30+ households hasn't made me feel worse - the more often I hear her repeat her woes the more often I hear people offering sympathy and support. It's a good day, and hopefully one of many to come.
The downside is that in reality my body isn't in a good state. I've got 3 blood tests and an Ultrasound scan to discuss with my GP soon, and I already know there are abnormalities in at least two of those.
But I'm happy, and should stay that way for a while. I'll be hibernating for a while and working on ISFDB again - one more patch and Ahasuerus will have implemented everything I coded last year. Now is a good time to talk to me about what's good or bad about ISFDB. I may even restart the beginners guide to using the ISFDB that I started last year before I discovered that we don't actually accept .DOC or .RTF files! Another user thinks he can fix that, and even if he doesn't I'm feeling enthusiastic enough to print it privately and give it away at a convention. Watch out for a hyperactive unhealthy nerd at Eastercon - I think I can make that at least.
The downside is that in reality my body isn't in a good state. I've got 3 blood tests and an Ultrasound scan to discuss with my GP soon, and I already know there are abnormalities in at least two of those.
But I'm happy, and should stay that way for a while. I'll be hibernating for a while and working on ISFDB again - one more patch and Ahasuerus will have implemented everything I coded last year. Now is a good time to talk to me about what's good or bad about ISFDB. I may even restart the beginners guide to using the ISFDB that I started last year before I discovered that we don't actually accept .DOC or .RTF files! Another user thinks he can fix that, and even if he doesn't I'm feeling enthusiastic enough to print it privately and give it away at a convention. Watch out for a hyperactive unhealthy nerd at Eastercon - I think I can make that at least.