Sick leave

Last week I had strange sensations, especially in one leg. Numbness, tingling. And I hadn't even sat much that day. Couldn't sit at the computer at all anymore. I woke up at 4:30 at night, my heart was pounding and I couldn't sleep anymore, I had to take another melatonin. Of course, I was scared of the possibility of a blood clot, but at least there was no swelling, redness or heat.

I couldn't and didn't dare to be on the computer much the next day either. Luckily, the next day was better. Of course, I had taken aspirin and pycnogenol to help the blood circulate better.

And it all started when I wrote a page and a half of a new short story. Then, when I continued after a day's break, I realized that these two scenes can't exist in the same universe at the same time, so I had to divide the short story in two. When I already have almost dozens of short stories in progress, it's horrible if one short story idea turns into two. Exponential growth! Soon there are about a million of them!

 

 

I then got to visit the library when I even dared to go for a walk. A bird pooped just a few meters away from me. And it wouldn't even be the first time a bird pooped on me.

Well, now my 25-year-old cell phone (Nokia 1100) is about to break down. It won't start charging. I can't tell if it's the phone or the charger that's at fault.

I've been watching the Ice Hockey World Championships. It was great when Norway beat Sweden. And Czech, although it's been terrible in this tournament, like USA. My favorites are the Slovenian cats, Danish metal (because the coach is a David Coulthard lookalike), my idol Jalonen's Italia (Clara is my hero). I'd like this Leijonat store shirt, but without the text and a crown on Jalonen's head, so I need AI and Temu?

 

 

Depressed

Last week I was alone for a few days and what did I do? I played a game called Crimson Desert that I borrowed from the library, or I was hanging out happily with my cats Tabitha and Olivia. Apart from the cats, that game is not for me, too difficult and too much to kill.

One day I also wrote about 10 posts to my Emmerdale blog, which I am having problems with because the episodes airing here are threatening to come close to my spoilers.

A couple of mornings my hip was hurting badly. I would need a new pillow, or preferably more so that I could sacrifice an old one between my legs. But of course, as a poor person, only superdeluxe wool or feather pillows that don't have plastic are good for me.

And so. Of course I also browsed Sellpy, that would be a full-time job because there is such a huge selection. I would probably have already placed an order without Andes. But what do you need those clothes for when half of humanity dies and society collapses? Preppers inherit the earth?

 

 

It started to get a little depressing just because my learning diary wasn't accepted in a university course because it was said to be too short. Before this spring, I had never written a learning diary, and now I had to do two of them. I still have no idea how to write one, although there have been plenty of instructions. It's a really strange concept, and it really doesn't suit me at all. I always want to focus on things in all my schoolwork and not on myself at all.

 

Holiday week

On May Day Eve, I dragged myself to the library with all my strength to get two games I had reserved. I had budgeted for myself a day off after a tough cruise. But due to my idiocy, I had to go to the library because we wanted to play game Cat Quest 3 on May Day. It's not a long game, we finished it in two days and 9 hours. It's also a shame that because of the trip I lost my guinea pig-stream streak. 149 streams.

I barely can travel anymore. I noticed the difference in my stamina between the last two moves, even though there were only a few years between them. How annoyingly my body reacted to even the slightest packing. I can cope well in everyday life if I can act on my body's terms, i.e. rest whenever it needs to. But if I really have to do something...

 

 

My armpits didn't like the fact that I used antiperspirant for days on end. I stopped using antiperspirants decades ago when my armpit skin couldn't take it. Nowadays I only use antiperspirant rarely, for "important" occasions. In 1997, I had atopic dermatitis, especially in my armpits.

Since you can't really get drunk on a ship, I wanted to go to a bar after the cruise, if only I could cope with the extertion of the trip. Nowadays, even trying to get drunk seems so tiring and difficult. I even opened a bottle of Absolut Citron, although I'm still half way through the Lime. I managed to start my fourth drink at home, and started another drink at the bar. So, less than 6 drinks in total. A Caipiroska at Gloria now costs 11.20. This time I was disappointed with Gloria's music, as there were too many Finnish songs. But what do you do if people ask for them?

 

 

We ran into my brother at Gloria, and we took the same bus home. There was no hangover in the form of vomiting, of course my heart was pounding making it difficult to sleep.

It was shocking to realize that I hadn't blogged at all for a week. I guess I was on vacation.