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

[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.