Wednesday update and poll.

[mrissa]

Yesterday I had much longer periods of non-dizziness (steadiness? we'll call it steadiness), but one of the dizzy periods was bad enough that lying down and closing my eyes was more or less the only option. (Everything. Kept. Moving.) Still, progress. Definite progress.

I am informed that some of my main e-mail has been bouncing. I hate hearing that. If you've had that, too, please either try re-sending, or try sending it to my gmail, or both. Thanks.

I am way behind on sending out manuscripts. I am way behind on everything. And part of the goal for today will be to keep from overestimating the steady periods and pitching forward on my face. I don't like having to make those estimates, but there it is. And at least the drugs they gave me are kicking in, or something. Maybe at some point we can get back to quasi-normal-ish for us. That should be enough qualifiers, right? I hope so.

Substantive entry later, but first: a poll!

[Poll #752822]

Comments

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

For values of 'useless' that include 'useful and nifty.'

[seagrit.livejournal.com]

Apparently you're full of a joyful rage, but very optimistic about the tickyboxes.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I am optimistic about the tickyboxes. I expect the tickyboxes to live up to their full potential.

[greykev.livejournal.com]

What is Mris full of?

Love. M'risas are full of love.

<3

[mkille.livejournal.com]

It probably says more about my life right now than the Mrissa, but "love" and "bloody-minded optimism" seem to me to have a very large amount of overlap...

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

It's certainly a sentiment I can sign on for in how I do things, though I'm not convinced that it's a general approach to love.

[mkille.livejournal.com]

I'm not convinced there's any general approach to love--and with countless particular approaches to love bouncing around against each other in the world, bloody-minded optimism seems like a widely applicable approach, at the least...

[ckd]

Indeed. In fact, I believe that "love" should have had not just one, but multiple, tickyboxes.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Yes, I forgot "love," "unreasonable goodwill towards humanity and some fraction of the animal kingdom," and "sisu." But I was running out of spots anyway.

[mkille.livejournal.com]

There's a limit to tickyboxes?!? Shudder. There goes my innocence.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Don't the poke-y corners on the tickyboxes give you indigestion?

[timprov.livejournal.com]

Tickyboxes are like blood. They only become tickyboxes when exposed to oxygen. Before that, they're radio buttons.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Help! I've fallen into an Avram Davidson story, and I can't get out!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

timprovs are like that, I'm afraid.

[scottjames.livejournal.com]

I did not participate in the poll. I would have checked all the boxes, and then what have I added, statistically speaking?

I am disappointed by the lack of "vinegar" among the choices. Because I'm sure there's some of that in there. Maybe the other, depending.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Pith. Yes. Lots of pith in the mris.

[scottjames.livejournal.com]

Yes. That's what I was referring to. Pith.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's another one I missed.

And you know very well that you would have added, statistically speaking. 8 out of 9 people saying something is not at all the same as 9 out of 10.

[scottjames.livejournal.com]

Would you like me to do the survey, in order to preserve statistical integrity?

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Please.

[scottjames.livejournal.com]

I did it. I ended up not checking "But...why is the rum gone?" because, as you say, it sounds suspicious. And I do not tolerate suspicious.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

I just checked everything. It seemed appropriate.

Plus, I like to click tickyboxes.

[von-krag.livejournal.com]

I'm using 1000mg powdered ginger caps to help my dizzy/nausea feelings. I liked the tickyboxs but I'm know I'm half vast and am not willing to spec others at this time/space/lack of key lime and watermelon sherbet.