PICS
Since I'm on a netbook, I'll save my mass amount of photos from the past 2 months for a single giant post from a slightly faster computer that has image editing software on it
For now you get the "Brief Text Update of Reassurance":
Fallout Costume:
I have yet to post photos from Anime North. Next time...I promise.
SGCanadaEast Gala:
I missed the Gala due to a previously scheduled cottage trip. I didn't realize that they were the same weekend...and well...if I had gone to the Gala and not the cottage, I would have been dateless for the x-th Gala in a row. I was bloody out of it that day anyway and passed out by 9p.m.
...so I would've been a lame Gala guest Cottage photos: Bull Frogs! Snakes! Clean Air! Mystery Bird! All Coming Soon!
School:
I had to quit day-school due to my health being on a gradual decline. I switched all of my courses over to e-Learning so I can do it at home when I can. I was able to bring the work with me to the cottage too. I'm not getting through it as quickly as I had hoped, but at least I'm getting through it. I'm halfway through 2 out of the last 3 courses that I need for university, which will more than likely have to wait until next year anyway...so it's OK.
Health:
One more fucking week until my ultra-sound. I can't believe that it took a fucking month and a half to get an appointment! I guess this is a "special" appointment since it's for my thyroid and not my non-existent uterine parasite ("Bitter much?").
Nerdliness in one run-on sentence:
I got Elite status with Club Nintendo again this year, I'm playing Fallout 3 again non-stop (80 hours and counting!), I got an R4 card for my DSi XL so that I can play Japanese Dating Sims (Anyone know where to get a translated version of Love Plus?), I have found my long lost love: Sim City 2000 (!!!), and...I found the most adorable Shojo-ai: KashiMashi: Girl Meets Girl.
That's all until my ultimate photo update...and the inevitable ultra-sound results
I'm really sad, as I don't have backups of any of my old photo sets, high res edits, screen caps, fan art...they're all gone. Some of those photos I won't be able to find anywhere, and the edits that I had will take me hours to reproduce.
The website content is still on my server, but I no longer have any of the hi res PSD files with the layers. All of my "works in progress" are gone, my sister's website that I was working on included.
I never thought that I'd be this upset about losing a bunch of computer files
If anyone has any of those older sets (the MR ones, "Virgin Skin", "Urban Decay", etc) or fan art, please let me know!!!
In lighter news, someone turned me into a PS3 theme:
Link
*sigh*
(see my previous blog for info)
Squeek came home yesterday afternoon, and he's doing a lot better
(TMI details under spoiler)
I now have to keep him on medication to prevent it from happening again, and get him canned food to help out with it as well.
He's not quite back to his old self yet, as he is still in some pain from the...
Again, I will spam my sales links in order to help out with the huge vet bill:
Etsy Print Shop
eBay Listings
SG Sales 1
SG Sales 2
Thank you so much to those individuals that have purchased from me so far! Good karma coming your way!
While I'm still on the topic of Squeek, I have to share this pic that masterfrederick edited a while back:
I'm off to Anime North this weekend...thank goodness this was paid for well in advance, or I wouldn't be going! I'll have some epic pictures of the Fallout vault suits that my friend and I made sometime next week. Mine isn't quite complete (missing a Pip Boy), but it is still pretty damn sweet!
Post a comment if you'll be attending so we can look for each other!
My cat Squeek has ended up in the hospital overnight (TMI details under the spoiler), and my bill is already in excess of $600.
As most of you know, I'm in school at present and have no (reliable) source of income. So needless to say, I'm in some serious financial trouble.
If you wish to help me out, I have my prints for sale which can be purchased either through my Etsy shop, or my website:
Etsy Shop
...and my eBay Listings are here:
eBay Listings
I have a Paypal Donation link through my website's Contact page, but I encourage the purchase of prints and eBay items over this option. All contributions are truly, truly appreciated!!!
I will be posting an update on his condition tomorrow evening. Everyone keep their fingers crossed that he will get better by tomorrow!!
Today I am a sad panda, as I am too sick to head on out to this wonderful Rue Morgue event this evening:
If you are in the Toronto area, don't miss this event! Looks like it's going to be a blast!
...and now on to the "for serious" stuff...
I finally went to see a specialist today about my chronic neck/shoulder/back pain. After some X-Rays, it turns out that I have calcification on my thyroid and trachea. The ones on my trachea look like rings. From my "expert" internet research team, lead by Wiki, she found that it is more than likely Parathyroid disease. There is a possibility of some slightly scarier diagnoses, but of course, we are both far from being doctors, so I'll just have to wait and see after the blood work and ultrasound results come back. Regardless, anything that Wiki and I found were all very treatable, though I will more than likely have to have surgery. Everyone cross their fingers for me!!
Some fantastic news is that as a reward for my "good behaviour" over the past few weeks, my b/f got me a DSi XL!
Apparently my new medication is helping a fair bit with my mood/behaviour. Speaking of which, I don't talk about this a whole lot in my journal seeing as it's fairly personal, but if you look at what SG Groups I'm in, it should be pretty obvious. I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder almost 2 years ago, as well as Clinical Depression and ADHD a while back. I've been attending therapy and taking ADHD meds since the time that I was diagnosed with Borderline, though no meds were prescribed for that. About 3 weeks ago, after suffering through months of heavy depression, I finally sucked up my pride and asked my doctor for some anti-depressants. According to the b/f and friends, my mood has improved significantly since starting them, and I am certainly feeling a whole lot better. It took a lot for me to admit that I might need medication, but I have to keep reminding myself that I can't do all that much about a chemical imbalance.
This actually relates back to the thyroid issue, as all of my psychiatric symptoms could actually be from a thyroid issue! How fucked up is that? It upsets me to think that I've gone through all these years of back pain, mental anguish, sleepless nights, and difficulties in school only to find out that a simple surgery could have taken it all away years ago.
Regardless, I'm getting it seen to now, and hopefully this means that whatever the issue is, it can be taken care of for good. I have to remember how much better I could be both physically and emotionally after this, and that perhaps I can have some normality restored to my life. There is of course a whole pile of speculation on my part as for the diagnosis, but at least I'm staying on the positive side of what this could be. Again, keep those fingers crossed!
As for school, it has been going well, though I am fast approaching the cut off for turning in my transcripts to the University. So, I will be spending the rest of this weekend finishing up to the "midterm" point of my English course. This is so that I can get a letter for that mark on top of the three other completed course marks that I'll be getting a transcript for on Monday. This all has to be handed in before May 12th, so I have to move my ass to get this stuff completed!
That's all for now, though don't forget to check out my Etsy Print Shop! Since I'm doing course upgrading and not college/university yet, I didn't qualify for a student loan. I'm getting right near the end of my upgrade courses, so my money situation is becoming a problem. Every little bit counts, so a huge thank you to those that purchase prints!
- Choke, Chuck Palahniuk
Wizard World Comic Convention tomorrow!!
I will be at the SG booth all weekend doing photo ops and signing autographs along-side some very sexy ladies!!
Geekery and sexy ladies...what more could one ask for?
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- The cast did come off as planned...I don't know why I thought that I had it on for a lot longer the last time that I had this surgery. Perhaps it's because I've been keeping busy this time around!
- My kitteh Reaver spent lots of time with me while I was healing:
I took these pics on one of those bad "break-through pain" days (Tylenol 3's not working) where I ended up laying on the couch most of the day trying not to move! Having the company of my "snuggle muffins" made it better
- The ultrasound came back clear. I think that after all of these doctor visits with little to no results, I'm just going to sum all this up to stress. FML.
- I got an 85% in Chemistry class! Still waiting on my not so good Math mark though....I'll have to catch up in the summer.
My Chemistry project...name that molecule!!
- "March Break" finishes up for me in 5 days and I still haven't touched my e-learning! Arg! I'll get to it this week. I promised myself that I would at least get halfway through it so that I could submit my mid-term mark to college/university!
- Pokemon SoulSilver is great...though I can't believe that I'm still playing this sort of game at my age!
- I will finally be getting my hands on a copy of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (hurray for eBay)! I need more "M" rated games in my life
- I've gotten started on my Fallout 3 "Vault 101" cosplay. Yes...cosplay...at my age. I've had quite an itch to try my hand at prop making, so the Pipboy and other gadgetry of Fallout 3 are rather inspiring.
- Started watching House Season 6...almost caught up to the current airing!
- Spring Cleaning commenced last week. I am currently striving to become a minimalist, so I've been posting a lot of my collectibles on eBay:
eBay Auctions
Apparently I had forgotten about the fuck-tonne of YuGiOh cards that a friend gave me a few months back! I am currently in the process of sorting these motherfuckers into appropriate lots and "Ultra Rare" singles for zee eBay. It's a tedious process, but hopefully a profitable one!
- Print sales on Etsy have been frustratingly slow! Any ideas? Let me know!
Etsy Shop
- The usual MR set links are under the spoiler..give me some love!
- Last but not least, a picture of the pop machine ("soda" machine, for those of you that are further South) that resides at the laundromat that I go to...because it's funny:
"For Relief of Cola Boredom Insert Coin"
(Engrish?)
I...
...am heart-broken...x2.
...have found math class to be a struggle, but I am finally starting to get this shit....and...enjoying it?
...might be getting my cast taken off tomorrow (crossing fingers).
...also have an ultrasound tomorrow; I might have kidney stones (Ow).
...miss you alcohol.
...almost miss you, social life.
...joined a gym.
...applied to both college and university.
...have re-awakened my love of anime in watching Ouran High School Host Club and Chobits.
...finally got to see Inglourious Basterds. It is fucking awesome.
...have been spending far too much of my free time spoiling my cats.
...have been sleeping alone (since last month) for the first time in 7 years.
...have really, badly, wanted a massage.
...received a huge bottle of Grey Goose vodka for my birthday from my Moose. I look forward to the day that I get medical clearance to go ape shit on this bitch (St. Patrick's Day, I fucking own you)
..am thinking about adding some prints from my Fallout set to my shop.
Go have a look and tell me which pics you like the best. I'll only be selecting two!!
Also...
Nom.
