You probably should not read this post. It deals with impending death of my pet cat Mist. <lj-cut> The events up to this point: About a month ago, Mist went through an <a href="https://argothald.wordpress.com/97720/">episode</a> where she stayed under my bed for several days without eating or drinking. She after that she <a href="https://argothald.wordpress.com/97897/">came out</a> and her behavior…
This is a great puzzle game. The graphics are amazing on the PS4. The story is that you are an AI within a computer simulation. The puzzles are set in an open-world environment, pock-marked with occasional terminals for backstory. Those terminals allow you to interact with another personality within the game who asks you increasingly difficult philosophical…
If you've been to my place, you've seen (and hopefully sat in) my comfy chair. It's a tan-colored (maybe; I'm not a good judge of color) suede armchair that I originally bought from Target. I'm replacing it, so if you'd like it please contact me. Details: There's nothing wrong with the chair. However, it's not the best…
After reading this article on board games to play during Thanksgiving, I so want to start gaming again. The problem is that I still can’t sit comfortably on a hard chair for a couple of hours. This Tuesday, I’m getting a special injection from my orthopedist that will hopefully deal with this problem. It’s a bit of…
I saw the doctor yesterday and got the results of the <a href="https://argothald.wordpress.com/97720/">MRIs</a>. It turns out that the injury was a bit worse than I thought: bad contusion or mild break in the coccyx; a herniated disc. I'd been pessimistic about my rate of healing, but now that we know the details the doctor was pleased with…
My cat Mist is definitely feeling better. She's started eating and drinking again, she's come out from under the bed to socialize. She's still prefers to spend most of her time there, but the last time I checked she went into her "you can pet me now" pose instead of just staying hunched over and looking away.…
I just had a second MRI. It went better than the <a href="https://argothald.wordpress.com/96916/">last time</a>. I had less pain while driving. I know have some hope that I'll finally be able to drive to work sometime next week. The experience did not seem as long this time. Maybe it's because I found a way to occupy my time:…
Today I had to go to the drug store to pick up some prescriptions (alas, none related to my back problems). It was a five-minute trip by car, so I decided to cross my fingers and drive. I set up an arrangement of cushions on the driver's seat. The last time I tried this (over a week…
Another entry in the seemingly never-ending saga of my medical recovery. <lj-cut> My current status: I'm getting better, but with all the speed of a glacier that doesn't believe in global warming. I've been able to work from home, and they're being incredibly generous about that at my workplace. However, my (inexpert) estimate is that if I…
Today I finally managed to work my way through the insurance company’s twisty maze of little passages, all alike, and get approval for an MRI. The location was only ten minutes from my home by car. I’ve been basically lying on my sofa or my bed for the past two weeks, and was feeling better. I decided…