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shadowkatAlmost didn't make it to my knee injection appointment today - due to a horrible bout of vertigo last night. It kept me awake most of the night - mainly because I could not lie down. I slept sitting up in my arm chair for about two hours, then around 3 AM, woke up with my knee hurting, so attempted them bed again. Finally, managed to lie down with my head supported by multiple pillows and kind of sprawled, with a pillow supporting my knee.
This morning, it had abated enough for me to eat breakfast (poached eggs, greens), take meds, and hi-tail it to the knee injection appointment. I worried about getting to the knee injection appointment all night long.
I managed to get to and from the appointment, before the next wave of dizziness hit me. I've suffered waves of it off and on all day long. Accompanied by hot flashes, and a sick head ache. I tried to do the vestibular therapy on my own - but alas it didn't work. Could this be caused by the floaters? I don't think so? I've had the floaters since last Sunday, and the headache and dizziness happened yesterday after the doctor's appointment. Maybe the eye doctor's appointment aggravated it?
The knee doctor had me sit, to inject, as opposed to lying back, when meant it hurt more - but not dizzy, and could get home.
I really hate vertigo. Each time I think I've resolved it, it comes back again. And often without warning. Making it hard to plan things.
I was afraid of over-medicating. If you take too much contestant, it can clog things up apparently. And if you take too much draminine - it can make you chronically dizzy. (I'd stopped taking it some time ago, so no its not that. Although I did take a few tablets last night - to fend off the nausea. But I worry about taking more.
I'd planned on doing things this weekend - such as doing laundry, running a few errands, taking the trash and recycling to the basement (might be able to do that), taking a few walks, knee and back exercises, watercolor, write, but alas - it's hard to do much of anything outside of television watching with this condition.
Hopefully it will pass by Monday. I scheduled more visits with the vestibular therapist for July 13-15 (that's the earliest they can get me in), and a ophthalmologist vist for August 31 (also the earliest), not sure either will help.
So. Not a happy camper at the moment. More a sick puppy who wants to curl into a hole.
Let's see the vertigo has been off and on this year since roughly February. I had it off and on in February, March, April, May, and now June. It's the reason I'm struggling with any lying on my back and doing exercises, which is kind of required for some knee and back exercises. Never had it this bad before - usually it's just a day, and then gone. I didn't have it all for a few years in there. This feels different though? I'm fine sitting or walking around my apartment for the most part, it's concentrating too hard on anything, or lying down flat that are the problems. And the vertigo is accompanied with a brain fog.
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Vox Machina has one of the best slow burn romances that I've seen - they develop it well, and it's friends to lovers, which is among my favs. I like enemies to friends to lovers, and friends to lovers, and enemies to lovers, and always "slow burn". Love at first sight doesn't work for me - that's about physical attraction and nothing else. That's Romeo and Juliet, and bored now.
It's become my new comfort show/obsession. I like all the characters. The story is interesting, and I'm in awe of the vocal talents and animation. Apparently Critical Role has quite the fan following and well deserved. Although like all human organizations or collaborative efforts - theirs wasn't without its mishaps. Apparently one of the role playing voice actors got booted from the group and didn't make it to the cartoon - because he kept taking over the game, and wanted all the screen time, and pissed off both the audience/fandom and his fellow players, with his antics.
RPG requires people who click well or work well off of each other as does collaborations.
It's been a while since I've been into animation, now I am. It's kind of freeing for actors? You can be anything, as long as you can do the vocalizations. And voice actors are kind of cool? They can do amazing things with their voices. None of the Critical Role actors are British, but they all have European and British accents for the series.
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Question a Day Meme - June
15. When was the last time you laughed out loud?
Sometime this week - watching Vox Machina or talking to mother. We laugh a lot on our phone calls. Also at work, the other day, talking to cubicle aisle mate, who shares my sense of humor. (I've a very dry sardonic wit like my Dad, not everyone gets it. And I like to make fun of things that irritate me or I consider absurd.)
16. Do you still use paperclips?
Sometimes? Rarely? I used to use them all the time at work - but we've moved into doing everything electronically, so I don't tend to use them any longer. I can't remember the last time I used one? I think in 2024?
17. How active have you been over the year so far?
I walk a lot, do a lot of knee exercises, arm exercises, and climb steps - all out of necessity. Can't really do much else at the moment.
18. How do you feel about Artificial Intelligence?
I think it's fine for certain rudimentary tasks - like data processing, accumulation of data, rudimentary data analysis, dictation (I love it for dictation - let it take notes. Doctors are using it now for that. And I wish I had access to it when I was in law school. I'm horrible at taking notes. Also letting it take notes, means the doctor isn't spending all their time taking notes or inputting stuff into a computer.), lab data collection, collection of hazardous data, and creating spreadsheets, charts, and providing an analysis across the large range of data.
I don't think it should be used for most critical thinking task. And not for the arts, unless it's special effects or to expedite sound and film editing. There's a use for it. We just should restrict or limit it? AI shouldn't be used for artistic expression - kind of goes against the whole point of artistic expression? I'd prefer they not use AI for animation, digital arts, and film/television acting, but they will. YMMV
Note? The data centers they showed on Good Morning America - Thursday Morning, and it reminded me of the large computer data centers utilized in the 1950s-1990s. It's not like large data processing centers never existed before - they did. We even have 1950s and 60s films depicting them. (The Desk Set, War Games, Tron, among others).
19. Have you ever had a pedicure?
Yes. I don't do them any longer - because I always get toe nail fungus.
Also my toenails do not need to be tougher or longer than they already are, or painted. They look fine.
I'm not into bling? The appeal of bling is kind of wasted on me?
This morning, it had abated enough for me to eat breakfast (poached eggs, greens), take meds, and hi-tail it to the knee injection appointment. I worried about getting to the knee injection appointment all night long.
I managed to get to and from the appointment, before the next wave of dizziness hit me. I've suffered waves of it off and on all day long. Accompanied by hot flashes, and a sick head ache. I tried to do the vestibular therapy on my own - but alas it didn't work. Could this be caused by the floaters? I don't think so? I've had the floaters since last Sunday, and the headache and dizziness happened yesterday after the doctor's appointment. Maybe the eye doctor's appointment aggravated it?
The knee doctor had me sit, to inject, as opposed to lying back, when meant it hurt more - but not dizzy, and could get home.
I really hate vertigo. Each time I think I've resolved it, it comes back again. And often without warning. Making it hard to plan things.
I was afraid of over-medicating. If you take too much contestant, it can clog things up apparently. And if you take too much draminine - it can make you chronically dizzy. (I'd stopped taking it some time ago, so no its not that. Although I did take a few tablets last night - to fend off the nausea. But I worry about taking more.
I'd planned on doing things this weekend - such as doing laundry, running a few errands, taking the trash and recycling to the basement (might be able to do that), taking a few walks, knee and back exercises, watercolor, write, but alas - it's hard to do much of anything outside of television watching with this condition.
Hopefully it will pass by Monday. I scheduled more visits with the vestibular therapist for July 13-15 (that's the earliest they can get me in), and a ophthalmologist vist for August 31 (also the earliest), not sure either will help.
So. Not a happy camper at the moment. More a sick puppy who wants to curl into a hole.
Let's see the vertigo has been off and on this year since roughly February. I had it off and on in February, March, April, May, and now June. It's the reason I'm struggling with any lying on my back and doing exercises, which is kind of required for some knee and back exercises. Never had it this bad before - usually it's just a day, and then gone. I didn't have it all for a few years in there. This feels different though? I'm fine sitting or walking around my apartment for the most part, it's concentrating too hard on anything, or lying down flat that are the problems. And the vertigo is accompanied with a brain fog.
***
Vox Machina has one of the best slow burn romances that I've seen - they develop it well, and it's friends to lovers, which is among my favs. I like enemies to friends to lovers, and friends to lovers, and enemies to lovers, and always "slow burn". Love at first sight doesn't work for me - that's about physical attraction and nothing else. That's Romeo and Juliet, and bored now.
It's become my new comfort show/obsession. I like all the characters. The story is interesting, and I'm in awe of the vocal talents and animation. Apparently Critical Role has quite the fan following and well deserved. Although like all human organizations or collaborative efforts - theirs wasn't without its mishaps. Apparently one of the role playing voice actors got booted from the group and didn't make it to the cartoon - because he kept taking over the game, and wanted all the screen time, and pissed off both the audience/fandom and his fellow players, with his antics.
RPG requires people who click well or work well off of each other as does collaborations.
It's been a while since I've been into animation, now I am. It's kind of freeing for actors? You can be anything, as long as you can do the vocalizations. And voice actors are kind of cool? They can do amazing things with their voices. None of the Critical Role actors are British, but they all have European and British accents for the series.
***
Question a Day Meme - June
15. When was the last time you laughed out loud?
Sometime this week - watching Vox Machina or talking to mother. We laugh a lot on our phone calls. Also at work, the other day, talking to cubicle aisle mate, who shares my sense of humor. (I've a very dry sardonic wit like my Dad, not everyone gets it. And I like to make fun of things that irritate me or I consider absurd.)
16. Do you still use paperclips?
Sometimes? Rarely? I used to use them all the time at work - but we've moved into doing everything electronically, so I don't tend to use them any longer. I can't remember the last time I used one? I think in 2024?
17. How active have you been over the year so far?
I walk a lot, do a lot of knee exercises, arm exercises, and climb steps - all out of necessity. Can't really do much else at the moment.
18. How do you feel about Artificial Intelligence?
I think it's fine for certain rudimentary tasks - like data processing, accumulation of data, rudimentary data analysis, dictation (I love it for dictation - let it take notes. Doctors are using it now for that. And I wish I had access to it when I was in law school. I'm horrible at taking notes. Also letting it take notes, means the doctor isn't spending all their time taking notes or inputting stuff into a computer.), lab data collection, collection of hazardous data, and creating spreadsheets, charts, and providing an analysis across the large range of data.
I don't think it should be used for most critical thinking task. And not for the arts, unless it's special effects or to expedite sound and film editing. There's a use for it. We just should restrict or limit it? AI shouldn't be used for artistic expression - kind of goes against the whole point of artistic expression? I'd prefer they not use AI for animation, digital arts, and film/television acting, but they will. YMMV
Note? The data centers they showed on Good Morning America - Thursday Morning, and it reminded me of the large computer data centers utilized in the 1950s-1990s. It's not like large data processing centers never existed before - they did. We even have 1950s and 60s films depicting them. (The Desk Set, War Games, Tron, among others).
19. Have you ever had a pedicure?
Yes. I don't do them any longer - because I always get toe nail fungus.
Also my toenails do not need to be tougher or longer than they already are, or painted. They look fine.
I'm not into bling? The appeal of bling is kind of wasted on me?