On the mend, but not quite mended
2021-Feb-12, Friday 07:54
Haven't posted in a bit because there's not that much to report.
My recovery continues--I went to see the surgeon who did my appendectomy last Friday and the visit lasted approximately two minutes, which is a good sign. He talked to me a bit and took a look at my wounds, which are healing pretty well, and told me that I should probably avoid heavy lifting for another couple weeks just to be absolutely sure. The med who spoke to me briefly before the surgeon said they'd be able to take my glue off, but that didn't happen. Not that it bothers me that much--one of the three wounds has already lost all of its glue, and its peeling off the main injury near my belly button too. I have one more doctor's appointment today, which includes another look at my injuries and a general physical too, and then I guess I'll be done until I'm fully healed! Hopefully it's soon, since it's![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png)
sashagee needs a lot of help and it's been very hard for her to try to do everything. A couple days ago we went to the grocery store and I carried most of the groceries! It's been weeks! 
I helped her get off the couch a couple days ago! That's a victory.
That guy who was commenting on my seven-year-old post seems to have gone away. Thanks to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
tcpip for citing the specific section of the German criminal code banning the display of Nazi symbols.
I've started playing Final Fantasy VIII along with two podcasts I listen to, Axe of the Blood God and Square Roots. I tried to do a bunch of graphical mods for it, akin to the Moguri Mod for FFIX, but it turns out that none of those mods work if the game is set to Japanese text, so I'm playing with highly-detailed player models and original-scale backgrounds. It's pretty jarring, to be honest, but I can handle it. The part that I can't handle is how sluggish everything feels. Did controlling Squall always feel like you were steering a garbage scow? The game doesn't even have tank controls and I feel like I can only rarely get the party where I want them. Ugh.
I'm still pretty close to the beginning, since now that I know the game is level-scaled I'm planning to use Card to break the game, but I've already noticed that Squall isn't as emo as the English translation made him feel. The bit where Quistis says she's joking around with him during the Fire Cavern test:
I'm still playing Suikoden on and off, but I admit that I can't really get into it. Even when I was playing it in 2019, that was true. Maybe I just need to play more...but I'm over halfway through the game, so where's the hook? Suikoden II is the one that everyone loves, though, so I'm trying to power through so I can get to that one day.
Alright, back to work. I had to get up much earlier today since my doctor's appointment is at 4:15 and it wasn't worth taking a whole day off for that, but that means I'm kind of sleepwalking through my day. It's a good thing I don't actually have anything important to do today!
My recovery continues--I went to see the surgeon who did my appendectomy last Friday and the visit lasted approximately two minutes, which is a good sign. He talked to me a bit and took a look at my wounds, which are healing pretty well, and told me that I should probably avoid heavy lifting for another couple weeks just to be absolutely sure. The med who spoke to me briefly before the surgeon said they'd be able to take my glue off, but that didn't happen. Not that it bothers me that much--one of the three wounds has already lost all of its glue, and its peeling off the main injury near my belly button too. I have one more doctor's appointment today, which includes another look at my injuries and a general physical too, and then I guess I'll be done until I'm fully healed! Hopefully it's soon, since it's
sashagee needs a lot of help and it's been very hard for her to try to do everything. A couple days ago we went to the grocery store and I carried most of the groceries! It's been weeks! I helped her get off the couch a couple days ago! That's a victory.That guy who was commenting on my seven-year-old post seems to have gone away. Thanks to
tcpip for citing the specific section of the German criminal code banning the display of Nazi symbols. I've started playing Final Fantasy VIII along with two podcasts I listen to, Axe of the Blood God and Square Roots. I tried to do a bunch of graphical mods for it, akin to the Moguri Mod for FFIX, but it turns out that none of those mods work if the game is set to Japanese text, so I'm playing with highly-detailed player models and original-scale backgrounds. It's pretty jarring, to be honest, but I can handle it. The part that I can't handle is how sluggish everything feels. Did controlling Squall always feel like you were steering a garbage scow? The game doesn't even have tank controls and I feel like I can only rarely get the party where I want them. Ugh.
I'm still pretty close to the beginning, since now that I know the game is level-scaled I'm planning to use Card to break the game, but I've already noticed that Squall isn't as emo as the English translation made him feel. The bit where Quistis says she's joking around with him during the Fire Cavern test:
Quistis: "You know, the boys often choke on this test when I come with them. I guess my charm makes them nervous."in Japanese is:
Squall: (...Whatever.)
キスティス: 私とここに来ると、いつもの実力を出せない生徒、多いのよね。私の魅力ってやつかしら。Right from the start he's not as dismissive. I think I'll like him better this time around even if it takes me more time to get into the game due to engaging with Triple Triad earlier. I forgot that NPCs take your cards if you lose! Ugh.
スコール: なんて教師だ
Quisitis: "There are a lot of students who can't hack it when they come here with me. Maybe it's because of my charms."
Squall: (...what kind of teacher is this?) or more figuratively, (...this is teaching?)
I'm still playing Suikoden on and off, but I admit that I can't really get into it. Even when I was playing it in 2019, that was true. Maybe I just need to play more...but I'm over halfway through the game, so where's the hook? Suikoden II is the one that everyone loves, though, so I'm trying to power through so I can get to that one day.
Alright, back to work. I had to get up much earlier today since my doctor's appointment is at 4:15 and it wasn't worth taking a whole day off for that, but that means I'm kind of sleepwalking through my day. It's a good thing I don't actually have anything important to do today!
