According to IrishLuckyLass's vox it's self portrait Thursday today. The only recent shot I have of myself wasn't really meant for public consumption. It was taken so Britt could see my new glasses. so now you guys get to to see them, too! Aren't you lucky.
This photo wasn't really meant to be shown at all. I just took it so Britt could see my new glasses. Because she asked nice. And since I found out that Thursday is apparently self-portrait day thanks to IrishLuckyLass... here it is.
Show us a bird native to your habitat.
This is the only type of bird that can survive in my office space.
preparing for Craft2.0
but i always have time for monsters
well, my legs have been "done" at last. and many years of short-skirt wearing shall ensue, i hope. i've had circulation problems for a while and last monday the lovely nhs people at charing cross hospital zapped them with lasers (or possibly radio waves - i'm not sure which because i agreed to be part of a clinical trial and won't actually know which treatment i got for about six months, but they're generally believed to each be about as effective as the other, with the possibility of the radio waves, a more recent treatment, being slightly better than the laser, so either way i was going to get at least as good a treatment as i was down for, with the plus of more thorough aftercare than usually seems to be the norm) so the problems should go away now - yay! the stitches came out yesterday at the hospital, with a certain amount of histrionics from yours truly, i'm afraid. i had worked myself into a right state - fear of possible pain combined with worry about being alone at home for the first time and how/whether i was going to make it to the hospital on my own and so on until i was verging on hysterical. hyperventilating ensued, at least, and in the end the nurse had to enlist my assistance in removing the steristrips because i was in such a state that i couldn't tell what actually hurt and what didn't. pathetic, i know, but we got there in the end and the doctor said that the wounds were healing really well for only a week and i am now both released from permanent encasement in full-length compression stockings AND am allowed to shower! wheeeeee!
anyway, i have been filling in the time i have been lame by knitting and watching invalid-suitable dvds - pleasantville, van helsing, pirates of the caribbean (all three installments), 'allo 'allo, firefly, etc. the knitting is coming along well - i have advanced to trying out lace knitting and am working on a shawl/scarf affair in a kid mohair/silk yarn which is nearly finished thanks to about 3 days' solid knitting...
We went to Parker Park beach today, and saw this guy fishing. He caught that about 3 meters offshore. Huge ugly fish.
Are you going to be amongst the first people to buy the iPhone 3G? If so, when do you plan on picking yours up and which one will you be purchasing?
Cellphones are for suckers.
I just wanted to thank everyone who supported me on the ride. It still feels like a dream... if everything works out, hopefully I'll be on the road again next year!
If you're wondering what the ride and the people were like, the AIDS/Lifecycle folks put together a blog and daily videos. The people who captured and edited this series of videos captured the essence of the ride.
Blog: http://aidslifecycle.typepad.com
ALC7 Videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/aidslifecycle7
In honor of Independence Day, show us something patriotic.
