Ill

I'm currently laid low by some kind of insidious cold or flu bug. Nasty little things. And my NeoCitran is making me loopy. Yay for meds!

I received a pair of 4e D&D sourcebooks, the Forgotten Realms ones as part of Christmas (ta, S!) and I've found that reading the FR books while on strong cold meds is NOT a good idea. It's one thing to read about the fabric of reality being torn apart by the death of a goddess; it's quite another to dream it. Oy.

Fortunately, my poor sweet long-suffering sister is taking care of me. I don't think I could be half as recovered without her presence - thanks, sis, for everything!

Now, more of the NeoCitran and William Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.

Love languages

I feel loved when...

The Five Love Languages

My Primary Love Languages are probably Quality Time and Physical Touch

My Detailed Results:
Quality Time:	8
Physical Touch:	8
Receiving Gifts:	7
Words of Affirmation:	4
Acts of Service:	3

About this quiz

Unhappiness in relationships is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. It can be helpful to know what language you speak and what language those around you speak.

Tag 3 people so they can find out what their love language is.

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Wow, that's quite a switch from before. Shows you how much someone can change, even in just 2 years. Note: Quality Time + Physical Touch doesn't mean you get to follow me around for hours poking me with a stick. Just so we're clear on that.

When will it end?

I am now a few days past 6 months since I came out of surgery. My aftercare regimen is now far more relaxed but unfortunately, I've developed yet more complications that's freaking out my surgeon a wee bit - I left a message with his staff and he called me back within 15 minutes. To give you an idea how rare this is, my typical wait time ranges between a day to half a week before he'll respond.

So now I'm on this aggressive treatment plan which includes, among other things, me nuking the surgical area with a blast of Betadine solution everyday. I hate Betadine. It has this indescribably foul sour odour that drives me up the wall - it reminds me of death.

I was rather looking forward to passing the 6 month mark. Due to the new aftercare regimen, I get at least an hour back every morning because I don't have to go do painful medical aftercare. But now I've to worry about whether I'm healing right and whether the bleeding complication will get worse. *sigh* Colour me depressed, worried and unhappy.

Hearing test results (pitch)

"You correctly identified 26 tunes (out of 26) on the Distorted Tunes Test. Congratulations! You have a fine sense of pitch."

The test can be taken here, if you wish to have a go at it: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/tunetest/

This gives me some level of comfort as I have had some hearing issues lately. Yes, I took the test in a single go with no retries, so what you see is what you get. It also vindicates all the times I've winced when someone sings off-key. Yay for me! :)