No, I'm not dead.

[segnung]

So on July 14, I was a dried-up, quivering husk getting pumped full of liquids and painkillers. By July 17, I was getting my gall-bladder removed; it was so so full of gall stones that one tried escaping and got lodged in the bile duct. Gall-bladder complications run in my mom's side of the family and she was my age when hers was removed, so it's not too much of a surprise that this happened. The surgery was laparoscopic, meaning that the gall-bladder was removed through several small incisions in the abdomen.

I left the hospital this past Sunday and have been spending my time sleeping sitting up and living off of soup, fruit, and crackers. My stitches are now bruised and itchy and in another two weeks or so, I should be right as rain.

I've been greatly enjoying the Watchmen director's cut, which to my delight, includes "Possible homosexual" and "Is that man Jesus?" I sobbed during Hollis' death and still feel a great ache for Adrian. I wanna hug that man until he bleeds purple and let him know he did the right thing (as I'm sure Mr. Veidt is aware, but I still wanna hug him, dammit!). No Tales of the Black Freighter in this cut until the big fancy edition in December, which will consist of the director's cut with cartoon pirates appropriately edited in. I'm a whore for Watchmen, so I'll buy that copy too, but asking me to hold off on this film until Christmas is pure lunacy.

Star Trek gets released November 17. I already pre-ordered it because I'm an S/U fool and because there's nothing for me to do until early August except heal and order crap on the internet.

Comments

[mercystars.livejournal.com]

HEY THERE!!! Glad to see you're doing better, and hope you're back in the pink soon!

(Don't scratch them stitches!)

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

Certainly no scratching, but I do keep peeking at them whenever I make any movements bigger than sitting up. I'm horrendously paranoid about any of them coming apart, particularly the incision made from the bottom of my navel. I basically have to leave my stomach muscles out of everything, which is rather difficult.

I'm glad that thing was cut outta me, as it had been giving me the worst physical pain I've felt so far I'm in my not-so-long 25 years of life.

[mercystars.livejournal.com]

Wow, I don't know if I could resist picking at something like that. Probably not.

Yeah, my sister-in-law had her gall bladder removed a couple of years ago, it was really bothering her, too. She's doing much better now.

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

It's also a nice, bright highlighter yellow complimented with green and purple. It's so gross I'm afraid to touch it as I'm convinced my intestines will come flowing out of it if I do.

Other than my mom, both her parents had theirs out at the same time. Afterwards, my grandfather wanted to compare scars.

[mercystars.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhh...this sounds like a story for tmi_chix...especially if you have any oozing discharge details. *nods*

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

I'd cry if it started oozing. Though my period may start soon, though I'm hoping the stress of the surgery has frightened my uterus into sewing itself shut.

[mercystars.livejournal.com]

Yes, ooze is not usually a good thing. D: And here's hoping Miss Scarlett takes her sweet-ass time coming home to Tara this month.

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

Get her with a lead pipe in the conservatory!

[ievil-spock-47i.livejournal.com]

Well, take care and rest well.

FYI: There's a higher incidence of gall stones in the Miami Valley due to the dissolved limestone in the well water. I'm glad I'm outta' there (but my gall-bladder has 35 years of SW Ohio water drinking experience).

I just read a review TotDF - sounds great!

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

My mom grew up in Indiana but she and my grandparents had nothing but well water, which sounds like a more probable cause, if not genetic. She was my age when hers was taken out, but her parents were far older and both had theirs out at the same time. My grandfather's gall bladder was filled with sand at that point.

I have yet to see how TotBF turned out as I'm still waiting to see it interwoven with the film as it should be, but the animation is very striking. Seeing it in motion will be just as powerful as reading it in the novel, I'm sure.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

Woah. Get well soon, k? I'll send you purple eyeliner and lots and lots of morally ambiguous glitter :D

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

I'll gladly take any genetically engineered lynxes you may have laying about, too.

But keep those vag-faced squids, as I wouldn't know where to put it.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

Genetically engineered what now? *hides suspiciously purple and fluffy mewling thing* Nope, haven't a clue what you're talking about. No purple lynxes here. Heh. Heh.

*runs*

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

Not even if I trade you a tiny Russian for it?

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

DONE! DONE! IT'S A DEAL! I SAY YES! HAVE THE DAMNED CAT!

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

HAHA! I KNEW THAT WOULD WORK!


I promise not to incinerate the lynx, even if a powerful, ridiculously good-looking, nude blue man is coming after me.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

*stares at gif* What...where...how... *is dead*

That is good of you. Nude blue men coming after you can be distracting. It's good to know you will be a responsible owner.

And I promise to look after him:

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

Charlie Bartlett, I recommend it. He's in his underpants in some scenes and there's Robert Downey, Jr. thrown in for good measure.

He needs a good looking after, as he's tiny and probably couldn't defend himself too well.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know, I think there is some potential for badassery.

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

Anton as baby Kyle Reese is one of my favorite things to ever exist.

I bought one of my friends a ceramic bust of baby Kyle and I told her not to make out with it.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

:D Oh, that's just cruel.

I mean, look at him!

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

I just don't want his head snapping off; life-like ceramic busts of foxy fictional characters ain't cheap! Though if she'd like, I can lend her my Ozy bust so he and Kyle can play kissy-face.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

Yay! That I'd love to see! Kissy-face pretty boys...

*sighs* I'm so immature

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

It's their fault for being so pretty, dammit!

It might be a bit difficult, as Ozy's being all stoic and Kyle is holding a giant shotgun, but they'll find a way for their man-love to happen.

Which reminds me! I found an artist online who paints some rather nice portraits of a bevy of characters, except she's really too enamored with Rorschach; one of her portraits was of Rorschach and Sarah Connor teaming up together to fight Skynet, which was now led by Adrian. So very loltastic. It is, however, a plausible explanation for Marcus Wright's predicament in Terminator Salvation and why Skynet wanted to capture Kyle so badly.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

Definitely! Entirely their fault! And of course the man-love will happen, because lets be honest, Adrian will have Kyle switch from holding a gun at his throat to chewing on his earlobe in about three minutes flat.

That is ten kinds of awesome (oh Adrian, wasting resources chasing after pretty boys...) if you link me I will worship you forever, Y/Y?

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

I quite enjoy that visual. Immensely.

http://sullen-skrewt.deviantart.com/art/Watchmen-Terminator-WIP-123791820
I like her style as it has a gritty drive-in/grindhouse film poster quality to it, but this and her summary are provoking nothing but OH LAWD from me.

And I can't see the sense in getting all riled up over any other Watchmen character that isn't Adrian.

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

Haha! I like it.

I agree... although, no, actually I have a real soft spot for Dan. so for me he's worth it too.

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

Dan is lovely and I love Jon a great deal, too. But once Adrian shows up, I lose focus. Fortunately for Dan, Adrian's gay and Jon prefers Mars, so Mr. Dreiberg gets all the ladies (And Adrian too. Who would him down?).

I suppose it just boils down to me not understanding Rorschach love. I find Jon and Adrian's complexities far more rewarding. Dan the steps in to beautifully fill the more down-to-earth/everyman niche when those other two get to be too heavy.

[ruby-stevens.livejournal.com]

Oh Jesus, here's to a speedy and well recovery. I'd also advise an application of Eurosmut.

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

I'm far more mobile now than previously, but I still have a way to go.

Eurosmut would be a delight and would compliment the ridiculous exploitation I've been indulging in.

[germanpanther.livejournal.com]

Hey there. Glad to hear you've been doing better. I've been rather upset lately, so hearing that you're doing well pleases me. Feel better faster! :)
P.S. I tried to inform all of your LJ friends, but I don't know they got my note. So whatever. I tried.

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't worry. larkworth was very grateful for your notice and others noticed too, I'm sure.

There's a teensy bit more of Adrian in the director's cut, as well as more Eddie. You'll be quite pleased with it, I think.

I wish I could sit up for longer periods of time before my back gets bothered, as I'm absolutely going to write about Edie Sedgwick and Adrian Veidt. I'm excited about healing, because he's inspired me yet again to fully realize my potential. Next up after this, I go back to ye ole crotch doctor in Columbus.

And as always, if there's anything you want to talk about, I'm here.