Laundry Day
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Everything immediately coated in dog hair, as it should be
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ravena_kadeMy friend was returned to the hospital yesterday. The rehab hospital is not really a hospital.
On Friday I recd a call saying that she could not swallow and she was afraid she would never walk again. Since she could not swallow they ground up her pills and that burned her throat. Now she suconsciously fears swallowing and is not eating.
On Sunday she was better and doing therapy.
Yesterday at lunch I get a call that she had to return to the hospital via Emergency Room. She did not get there until 7 PM. I know she had an MRI, but no one has the results.
Today I visit her at 11 AM. She was in a bay in the ER in the pit/core. She was out of it and all the noise had her confused and she thought she was in a Casino. She knew who I was and pleaded with me to help her with a game. a nurse came in and I asked if anyone else had seen her today. No. She could not eat. and she kept spitting in a bag they had given her. She was choking. I stayed for a bit and then left.
At 3 I went back. She was still confused and thought people were going to throw her out. The nurse came in and said they were moving her to a room and gave her IV bag 2 big syringes full of pain killers. I was able to go up with her and get her settled in. I called her roommate and let her know what was going on. The healthcare proxy still had not heard back from any Doctors. Doing this stuff via phone just doesn't work well.
I will go into work tomorrow and visit a few times in the day. She is on the 9th floor of where I work.
On Friday I recd a call saying that she could not swallow and she was afraid she would never walk again. Since she could not swallow they ground up her pills and that burned her throat. Now she suconsciously fears swallowing and is not eating.
On Sunday she was better and doing therapy.
Yesterday at lunch I get a call that she had to return to the hospital via Emergency Room. She did not get there until 7 PM. I know she had an MRI, but no one has the results.
Today I visit her at 11 AM. She was in a bay in the ER in the pit/core. She was out of it and all the noise had her confused and she thought she was in a Casino. She knew who I was and pleaded with me to help her with a game. a nurse came in and I asked if anyone else had seen her today. No. She could not eat. and she kept spitting in a bag they had given her. She was choking. I stayed for a bit and then left.
At 3 I went back. She was still confused and thought people were going to throw her out. The nurse came in and said they were moving her to a room and gave her IV bag 2 big syringes full of pain killers. I was able to go up with her and get her settled in. I called her roommate and let her know what was going on. The healthcare proxy still had not heard back from any Doctors. Doing this stuff via phone just doesn't work well.
I will go into work tomorrow and visit a few times in the day. She is on the 9th floor of where I work.
Five SF Stories Featuring the Sudden Formation of New and Exciting Bodies of Water
Oct. 28th, 2025 10:09 amjames_davis_nicoll
Sorry if you're a fan of boring old dry land...
Five SF Stories Featuring the Sudden Formation of New and Exciting Bodies of Water
Days of Atonement by Walter Jon Williams
Oct. 28th, 2025 08:55 amjames_davis_nicoll
How could a man die in front of Atocha Chief of Police Loren Hawn when that man died twenty years before?
Days of Atonement by Walter Jon Williams
Flashback OVER
Oct. 27th, 2025 09:56 pmquestionable_content_feed
Yay and Steve now have something in common
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Oct. 27th, 2025 05:42 pmravena_kadeThe weekend was okay. New Hampshire was pretty and not too cold.
It was good with just Dad, but when his sister and her husband joined us I found myself trying to deal with 3 elders..each needing help with things, but not following any of my suggestions. Baah.
I did enjoy shopping in the little artsy shops with my Aunt. She's 86 and a bit unsteady on her feet so I held onto her arm as we puttered around. Her husband hates shopping so this was a treat for her.
I did get up on a ledge. Cathedral Ledge overlooks echo lake. The rock was wet so I stayed on the safe side with the low chain link safety fence. On the other side was a place with no safety fence and there was a wedding going on. It was beautiful to see.
I did bring the cameras, but did not tale a lot of photos. I find I can't relax if I know people are waiting for me.
It was good with just Dad, but when his sister and her husband joined us I found myself trying to deal with 3 elders..each needing help with things, but not following any of my suggestions. Baah.
I did enjoy shopping in the little artsy shops with my Aunt. She's 86 and a bit unsteady on her feet so I held onto her arm as we puttered around. Her husband hates shopping so this was a treat for her.
I did get up on a ledge. Cathedral Ledge overlooks echo lake. The rock was wet so I stayed on the safe side with the low chain link safety fence. On the other side was a place with no safety fence and there was a wedding going on. It was beautiful to see.
I did bring the cameras, but did not tale a lot of photos. I find I can't relax if I know people are waiting for me.
Bundle of Holding: Cthulhu Reborn
Oct. 27th, 2025 03:19 pmjames_davis_nicoll
Nearly two dozen Mythos investigations in many eras from the open-license Cthulhu Eternal tabletop roleplaying game line produced by Cthulhu Reborn.
Compatible with your favorite Lovecraftian percentile-based systems)
Bundle of Holding: Cthulhu Reborn
Clarke Award Finalists 2020
Oct. 27th, 2025 09:09 amjames_davis_nicoll2020: Boris Johnson proposes an unbuildable bridge between Scotland and Ireland, Universal Credit successfully sends stress levels soaring, and the Tories handle Covid as skilfully as they did Brexit.
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
Poll #33767 Clarke Award Finalists 2020
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 43
Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
View Answers
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
1 (2.3%)
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
36 (83.7%)
Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
4 (9.3%)
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
13 (30.2%)
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
1 (2.3%)
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
18 (41.9%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
question
Oct. 26th, 2025 08:31 pmravena_kadeHow do you post an image to Dreamwidth?
I used to go to where the image is on another site and copy its address. Then I would use the insert image icon that appress when I make a post. It does not work for me.
Any ideas?
I used to go to where the image is on another site and copy its address. Then I would use the insert image icon that appress when I make a post. It does not work for me.
Any ideas?
Database maintenance
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Books Received, October 18 — October 24
Oct. 25th, 2025 09:20 amjames_davis_nicoll
Eight works new to me. Three fantasies, two horror, two SF, and one hard-to-classify RPG. One of the SF books is pretty horrory, so maybe that should be three fantasies, three horror, one SF, and one hard-to-classify RPG.
Books Received, October 18 — October 24
Poll #33761 Books Received, October 18 — October 24
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 48
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
Abyss by Nicholas Binge (May 2026)
6 (12.5%)
Testimony of Mute Things by Lois McMaster Bujold (October 2025)
27 (56.2%)
Morsel by Carter Keane (April 2026)
4 (8.3%)
The Cove by Claire Rose (May 2026)
6 (12.5%)
Outgunned by Riccardo “Rico” Sirignano & Simone Formicola, with art by Daniela Giubellini (December 2024)
6 (12.5%)
And Side by Side They Wander by Molly Tanzer (May 2026)
16 (33.3%)
Lightning Runes by Harry Turtledove (March 2026)
8 (16.7%)
A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo (May 2026)
24 (50.0%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
37 (77.1%)
And, huh. It looks like I lost my bank card
Oct. 26th, 2025 11:48 pmconulySince I belong to a little bitty credit union, my branch is closed tomorrow and I have to go into the city to get a replacement and, while I'm there, have them fix my name - if they remove my middle initial from my card, my last name will fit properly, easy-peasy. Or I can wait until Monday, since I'm certain I lost it in the house, but it turns out there's another protest tomorrow so I may as well go in.
Anyway, speaking of protests and politics and food banks,petra is offering up fanworks:
If you donate at least $25 in cash or in-kind to a food bank at any point between now and the end of the Trump Administration, and you either share a fandom of mine and want a drabble or fannish poetry, or you want original poetry, drop me a comment, and I will write for you.
So, there you go, that's a win-win for everybody.
Edit: Well! As you might expect, as soon as I posted I happened to roll my chair over my card! It's fine, chair and card are both fine. I still need to make them fix my name, but it can wait.
Anyway, speaking of protests and politics and food banks,
petra is offering up fanworks:If you donate at least $25 in cash or in-kind to a food bank at any point between now and the end of the Trump Administration, and you either share a fandom of mine and want a drabble or fannish poetry, or you want original poetry, drop me a comment, and I will write for you.
So, there you go, that's a win-win for everybody.
Edit: Well! As you might expect, as soon as I posted I happened to roll my chair over my card! It's fine, chair and card are both fine. I still need to make them fix my name, but it can wait.
Welp, my glasses have reached the point of no return with superglue
Oct. 25th, 2025 08:40 pmconulyThis is the last mending they'll take, and I'm not sure how long it'll hold. I've ordered a new pair, and on the one hand I know $100 is cheap - especially for my prescription! - but on the other hand, I didn't want to spend it. And I didn't exactly love my choice of frames, either, but they were inexpensive and fit my pupil distance, so I'll live with them.
(Though, looking on the website, it seems glow in the dark frames are an option!? I would never, sounds like a real visual annoyance, but man, so much respect for anybody who goes in that direction!)
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(Though, looking on the website, it seems glow in the dark frames are an option!? I would never, sounds like a real visual annoyance, but man, so much respect for anybody who goes in that direction!)
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Exit Sigil
Oct. 24th, 2025 08:51 pmjames_davis_nicollFrom WOTC: exit their VTT
We have made the difficult decision to end development on Sigil. T
Yuletide Letter 2025
Oct. 24th, 2025 03:32 pmmelannenOh no, I have become one of those people who only uses their DW for yuletide letters. :( Maybe this year I will make an effort to get back to journaling.
Anyway for now this is just a quick and dirty paste of my signup before signups close; I will come back and clean it up soon I hope. Until then: I have no general DNWs and a few fandom-specific ones are in the signup. I like all kinds of fic, I like crossovers, I am one of those annoying people who really truly does just want anything at all for their small fandoms. the fandom:yuletide tag on my journal has a lot of previous letters and things; feel free to mine that for general likes and other fandoms to crossover with.
( Measurement League: Guardians of the SI (NIST), Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian, Brennu-Njáls saga | Njal's Saga - Anonymous, Mademoiselle de Maupin - Théophile Gautier, Dimension 20: On A Bus, Fandom: Le Roman de Silence | The Romance of Silence, Mairelon the Magician - Patricia Wrede, Dogsbody - Diana Wynne Jones )
Anyway for now this is just a quick and dirty paste of my signup before signups close; I will come back and clean it up soon I hope. Until then: I have no general DNWs and a few fandom-specific ones are in the signup. I like all kinds of fic, I like crossovers, I am one of those annoying people who really truly does just want anything at all for their small fandoms. the fandom:yuletide tag on my journal has a lot of previous letters and things; feel free to mine that for general likes and other fandoms to crossover with.
( Measurement League: Guardians of the SI (NIST), Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian, Brennu-Njáls saga | Njal's Saga - Anonymous, Mademoiselle de Maupin - Théophile Gautier, Dimension 20: On A Bus, Fandom: Le Roman de Silence | The Romance of Silence, Mairelon the Magician - Patricia Wrede, Dogsbody - Diana Wynne Jones )
