User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-24 13:54
	Subject:	Ugnnnn.
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	crappy

Woke up with horror cramps today. I'm going to eat something, then go back to bed. Probably play a bit of animal crossing before going back to sleep, cause I'm loaded with opiates. It's the only thing that'll knock the pain on its arse.

(I need an icon that says "MY UTERUS HATES MIRENA").

ETA: Need another icon. "MY FACE HATES MIRENA". Cause it's the second day of having this thing in me and ALREADY I AM BREAKING OUT INTO PIMPLES.

FUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-24 04:56
	Subject:	Fun with prophylactics!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	hopeful

Okay. So it's now about 20 hours or so since they popped that coil of hormoney goodness into my little sac of pain. I was *right* in the middle of a period when they did this. Bleeding, cramps, the whole nine yards. Here are the phases I've gone through in the past day:

Phase One: Coming Out of Anaesthetic

- Cramping around the implant. Painful, sore, and every time I get a full bladder or colon, it presses against the uterus and HURTS LIKE FRIGGING HELL.
- Wooziness from the drugs. I was given some opioid that began with the letter "T", Teh... Try... something. I don't remember - I asked when I was coming out of anaesthetic. (Don't ask me why I ask these questions - I'm too curious or something).
- Mood dips as the drugs wore off.


Phase Two: Sitting Around At Home Getting Used To Shit

- More cramping, yay! No, it's really fucking hurting now.
- Sharp pains start joining in around my abdomen. It's just like the pains I had when I was coming out of the last general I had when I had the laparoscopy. I remember Dr. Karen telling me that it's common with opioids to feel sore in the guts when coming off them.
- Still tired as hell.

Phase Three: What The Hell Is My Body Up To Now?!

- Cramping has subsided (for now).
- Sharp pains have taken over. All through my abdomen is killing me.
- Back is starting to hurt - that is really weird. Back pain, from shoulder-blades to dip in middle of back.
- I've stopped bleeding. There's no period blood. I don't know if this is my usual 'pause' in the middle of my period, or whether my poor uterus has gone into shock.


So yes... this Mirena thing is surely an adventure. O_O Hopefully things will improve from here on in. I really want this to work. I want to have a shot at getting busy with things again.

	User:	ripresa
	Date:	2008-07-23 12:17
	Subject:	I love sushi
	Security:	Public

I love sushi, originally uploaded by danceandgeek.

The chirashi at Origami. Delicious!

	User:	obval_diary (posted by g_rain)
	Date:	2008-07-23 23:05
	Subject:	Я одинока? Или?...=)
	Security:	Public

Извините, сервер не может обработать Ваш запрос в связи с ошибкой. Пожалуйста, сообщите администратору, когда и как это произошло, а также код ошибки. (код ошибки: #1:137415)

	User:	obval_diary (posted by estilitz)
	Date:	2008-07-23 23:03
	Subject:	С дневниками что-то странное
	Security:	Public

код ошибки: #1:127485

У кого-нибудь еще есть такое или меня забанили? :) Во всяком случае, таких проблем я пока не видел.

Ну да, да. Они у меня не грузятся, и у меня совершенно нет никаких догадок, с чем это может быть связано.

	User:	stefanie_bean
	Date:	2008-07-23 11:03
	Subject:	the dog days of summer
	Security:	Public

We're into those hot, humid days where everything just melts outside. Algae starts growing over everything, and this weekend Mr. B. cleaned off a bunch of mildew from the garage door. However, it's excellent weather for tomatoes and cucumbers, which continue to produce at just the right pace for salads. And I love hanging clothes out on the line.

In the garden pests department: Remember how I accused the rabbits of eating hostas in the yard? Well, something has been eating my zucchini plants, which don't even get a chance to set fruit. One day there are flowers, the next day they're gone. I blamed the bunnies.

Mr. B. and I were putting the finishing touches on a new flowerbed early Monday morning, when the neighbor's cat strayed into the yard. He marched straight for the zucchini plant and started to munch away. Not just nibbles, but big mouthfuls; you could even hear the crunch, crunch. He left tooth marks on the leaf, and then moved over to the juicy stems. For a moment I just stared, then felt sorry for him. I shooed him away from the plant and offered him some water, but he wanted nothing of it.

At that point I was ready to spray him with a water bottle, just to get him away from the plant, but he left. Then daughter Anna casually remarked, "Did you know that in Africa, lions will sometimes go into gardens and eat melons?" I didn't.

Well, zucchini's a cucurbit, so I guess that counts. But it would have never occurred to me to suspect a cat.

* * * * * * *

We saw Dark Knight, and loved it. The comic book movie has now come of age, in moving beyond slapstick or the simple shoot-em-up. Ledger's performance was phenomenal, and he really didn't have to *do* all that much to look completely demented. It was a good example of the "uncanny valley" - he affected these small twitches, lip smacks, tongue movements, and held his head and body just a *bit* off, to give this really creepy effect.

It made me think that an accurate Gaston Leroux Phantom of the Opera movie would make use of similar acting - where Erik would look "uncanny" not so much from exaggerated face makeup, as from uncanny face and body movements which would leave the viewer very unsettled, without knowing consciously why.

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-23 12:29
	Subject:	W00t.
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	groggy

Am back. Feel woozy. Was sore after waking up but I seem to be okay now - touch wood!

So far - feeling good. Let's hope it lasts.

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-23 06:41
	Subject:	Off I go.
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	nervous

Okay folks, I'm off to get this darned IUD put in. Wish me luck!

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-23 03:52
	Subject:	Nil by mouth?
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	ravenous

I am going in for my general anaesthetic and installation of Mirena in under two hours. I can't eat, Mum reckons. Even though the people there never told me to stop eating. Maybe they might give me jelly when I get there. I am STARVING.

Bugger fuck. She says absolutely nothing. I AM SO FUCKING HUNGRY. I just want to devour food. Yummy yummy food. There's cake. And burgers. I can smell the burgers - I just heated them up before remembering I can't eat. :,,,-( NO FAIR.

Can't I even have a lollipop? I want a lollipop! *frets*

	User:	stefanie_bean
	Date:	2008-07-22 01:12
	Subject:	The unaccounted-for
	Security:	Public

... [N]eighbors say they really did not know the man who lived in that home.

”I have no clue who he is,” says Phil Browne, who lives directly across the street. Browne’s home has been in his family for three generations. He’s lived on Zephyr his entire life.

”It’s just that one person on the street, he’s totally unaccounted for,” says Browne. “Almost everyone I talked to today doesn’t even know him, has no idea who he was.”

Neighbors say he never spoke and rarely waved. (link)

	User:	ripresa
	Date:	2008-07-21 14:18
	Subject:	Dr Horrible!
	Security:	Public

Anyone who hasn't seen this, should: www.drhorrible.com
It's from Joss Whedon, the Firefly guy. It's a Musical. It's free for a little bit, and then they will charge you.

Also, the Mamma Mia movie was really fun.

We need a treadmill at my work building.

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-21 22:05
	Subject:	You know you've been doing too much Nintendo shit when...
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	crazy

I was reading the first page of the Quran and there was a line (something like) "And man was further given a Will..."

And I *swear* I thought it said "Wii". I had to double take and read it again. I have to stop gaming, man.

That said - first two pages of the Quran are hauntingly beautiful. I'll have to read the whole thing, it's incredibly fascinating. I have the feeling when I hold this book that I have in my hands something incredibly special. I'm sure I'll get to the bits that piss me off soon. I usually do when I read this sort of thing. The Bible has moments where I just have to stop, close my eyes and meditate on the pure and shaking truth in the words. And there are other times where I want to say "FUCK YOU, ST PETER!" Which, yeah, probably isn't such a wise thing to say to the guy that is like, Jesus' best boo. But whatever, he was always jealous that Mary was so close to Jesus. Fag.

(I am so going to hell).

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-21 20:37
	Subject:	I reckon there's a lot I could learn from my old cat.
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	worried

Just now, my cat had a turn. She couldn't walk straight for some strange reason - there was something wrong with her back end. I freaked out. Mum was calm. After a minute of resting, Melma got up and was fine.

SHE SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME. I'm taking her to the vet anyway just to make sure she's all right, but holy SHIT. She just refuses to be old and decrepid, that cat. She's a fighter. It's kind of magnificent, really.

I'm still worried about her, though. She's such a special cat.

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-21 19:49
	Subject:	Fuck you, Tom Nook!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	annoyed

Fuck you, you big-balled furry bastard. I have two little characters here, overLOADED with fish to sell, and you're busy upgrading the fucking shop. WILL YOU STOP DOING THAT? WHY HAVE A WHOLE DAY GONE? What the FUCK WERE THE GAME WRITERS THINKING!?

Fuck them. I'm going to play Cooking Mama.

	User:	stefanie_bean
	Date:	2008-07-21 00:20
	Subject:	Ouch!
	Security:	Public

Mr. B. lobotomized my laptop tonight, so now it speaks Ubuntu. So now I have to learn the graphic image processing program GIMP, instead of my better-known PaintShop Pro. Now all that remains is to get my totally spastic keyboard replaced.

Son David and I were sitting on the deck,talking, when I got up to pull some weeds out of a deck window box. There were some plants growing in the drainage tray (in which the window box sits.) As I yanked on one of the weeds, what felt like a red hot needle jabbed through the tip of the ring finger on my right hand.

I knew something had gotten me, but didn't stick around to find out what. I ran into the house, where Laura made up some baking soda paste. Mr. B. put on his "doctor" hat (he's really not one, he just plays one whenever somebody gets hurt), looked it over and pronounced, "Ice water." So we filled a bowl with ice water, threw in the baking soda, and in went my hand.

It was like being worked over at the ER. Within a few minutes they'd added more ice, gotten me Benadryl *and* ibuprofen. Then David and Mr. B went out to hunt for the offending creatures with badminton rackets and bug spray. They found the hornet's nest lodged under the deck rail, and bombarded it with chemical warfare.

Baby hornet on left, carpenter bee on right. Also lots of pupae. (Yuck.)

jennie_jay

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-21 02:08
	Subject:	You know you're obsessed with a game when...
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	amused

... you end up making icons about it.

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-21 01:43
	Subject:	It's Peanut-Butter and Screen-cap time!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	crazy
	Music:	The K Funk

I wanted to show you motherfuckas two things:

1. A screenshot of a stupid joke thing I did in Animal Crossing: WW for DS
2. I'm pasting as a screenshot a half-written post about my boyfriend that, as much as I love him, I can't be fagged typing out again.

So here goes:

( Fun with Terms of Endearment... )

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-20 21:47
	Subject:	How incredibly annoying.
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	annoyed

I've been trying to connect my Nintendo DS up to the internet via Wi-Fi and for some reason it just can't read our wireless internet. Or our router is refusing to talk to the DS, I can't really figure out which at the moment. I've tried all sorts of things - it's incredibly irritating. I guess I'm not really missingo out on too much but I like the additional functionality, you know?

Oh well.

	User:	ripresa
	Date:	2008-07-19 20:25
	Subject:	Alamo drafthouse is awesome!
	Security:	Public

Alamo drafthouse is awesome!, originally uploaded by danceandgeek.

Saw batman with Igor today (Heath Ledger was really good, and I love
Maggie Gyllanhal) at Regal Gateway. Now at the Drafthouse to watch
Mamma Mia with Andy.

	User:	logansrogue
	Date:	2008-07-18 13:05
	Subject:	Coming up to Big Red.
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	crappy

Wow. I'm coming up to my first period without Tramadol in a long time. It's tough. I forgot how sick I felt all the time. I keep reminding myself that it's better to feel sick than to feel like I'm going crazy. Right now I feel like I can never win, no matter what I do.

I'm very thankful for a DS. I'm getting to the point where I'm too sick and sore and tired to do anything but lie in bed and keep very still. The DS keeps me occupied when I am having a hard time writing and just need to relax my brain.