The lightning does it for our hearts

[sovay]

This morning: I went for a medical procedure I had been putting off for something like three years. It was not a lot of fun, but it did not land me in the hospital like last time, and the results were neutral to reassuring, which is a range I am totally fine with. Last night was the worst, especially around four in the morning when derspatchel rolled over and held me and sang "You Are My Sunshine" because I was shivering so hard. We brought Doppel-Abbie with us to the doctor's office. Nobody seemed to care.

Afternoon: I thought I was going to come home and fall over, because I slept about three hours last night and not even all at once, but instead I have just finished eating my first solid food in over twenty-four hours, a small bowl of very tender beef. Abbie pawed importunately at my knee, but I explained firmly it was Not for Cats. He never believes me when I say this. I tell him Doppel-Abbie knows the difference, but I don't think he believes that, either.

Evening: I am going to the opening night of the Post-Meridian Radio Players' Spring Sci-Fi Spectacular II. Double feature of audioboy and beowabbit's Them! and Rob's Red Shift: Interplanetary Do-Gooder—Crisis of the Cuddlykins. I don't know if I should plunge straight back into all the weird candy vanguardcdk will be selling, but it will be tempting.

Roger Ebert is gone. I wanted to write something for him yesterday, but I was in no shape to do it. Matt Cheney has a very fine remembrance of him. I don't know what to say now, except what everyone else has already been saying: he was the last of a generation and more than just the symbol of it. I read all his reviews, even when I had no interest in the movies. I do not know who else will ever be like that for so many people I've known as well as so many I'll never meet.

And the rest of this week has been stressful in ways I'm still parsing, but right now I'm breathing and beginning to hurt less, and it is not even cold outside.

Comments

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad for neutral-to-reassuring.

[ashlyme.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that things seem to be picking up for you. Enjoy the radio theatre!

Perhaps Doppel-Abbie needs a blog. Take care.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Brave lass! Encouraging news. You have a wonderful little family in derspatchel and Doppel-Abbie.

Enjoy the sunshine.

Nine

[beowabbit]

I’m glad for neutral-to-reassuring too! Hope you have a great time at the show tonight; full-dress rehearsal went well (modulo Billy being late to stage because we didn’t think folks would be ready to start for a good while so we ran out to grab food).

Who is Doppel-Abbie? Presumably a fuzzy that looks like Abbie? Anyway, I hope Doppel-Abbie was a comfort!

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'm very happy for neutral-to-reassuring. Not to mention that you're breathing and beginning to hurt less. I'm glad to have friends in this world who write interesting things and see what's around us in interesting ways. I'm glad you have derspatchel and Doppel-Abbie to take care of you.

I hope you have a wonderful time this evening.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Having the right person hold you and sing "You are my sunshine" seems like the best possible palliative measure for when you're suffering nerves prior to a horrible medical procedure. I'm glad the results were in the right direction.

It's sad about Roger Ebert. He was great.

[kate_nepveu]

Hooray no hospital and no negative results, and getting this off your plate.

[time-shark.livejournal.com]

"I read all his reviews, even when I had no interest in the movies."

Yes.

[three-magpies.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the results were neutral to reassuring. Take care, and enjoy the spectacular!

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

Uhh...joining the chorus of saying I'm sorry your week has contained so many major and minor Suck Events; but that I'm glad that you're still breathing and doing fun things, and that you do have someone to hold you at 4am.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

You know, Nicole sings that to me. He can't be at all bad, this fellow with the cat.

Also, it's always good when you have complex procedures and manage not to shoot the week to utter shit, I find.