Thanks kalmn !

Zebras: I have only seen them in zoos. They seem too small to ride comfortably; I'll stick with horses. (My horse is doing quite well, thank you; he's enjoying the summer pasture.)

Exit: I try to have my programs do a clean one, delete any temp files and log what's happened.

I try to not block fire exits.

In fact, I try not to block exits at all, neither physically nor metaphorically. If someone doesn't want to be where they are, forcing them to stay or tp work around me to get out is unlikely to lead to a good outcome.

Reminder: I have a lousy memory for things I should remember, and one far too cluttered with useless trivia. But then, I do enjoy picking up said useless trivia, turning it over and playing with it - and things we enjoy are per definition not useless, right?

Thanks for the reminder to actually post something!

The leg is finally less painful, enough so that I can start going off the morphine. It helps that I have lots of Tramadol around for the endometriosis pain. I'm still taking morphine at night, because it hurts enough that I won't sleep otherwise, but it's nice to be a little more clear-headed during the day.

It still hurts to not have the leg elevated, but I still try to sit up for an hour or so per day, generally around meals. On Wednesday I'm getting the stitches taken out and the leg checked on, and I really hope they'll say that I can start having the foot on the floor while sitting. It's quite awkward not being able to sit normally.

With all the TV-series I've been watching, I'm being attacked by plot bunnies. It would have been nice to be this clear when NaNoWriMo started, but maybe I'll make a new attempt next year. At this point I'll just try to get the basics of all the bunnies down enough that I can flesh the stories out later. So far, I've Criminal Minds, Dr Who, Torchwood, House and Angel all vying for attention. It would really be nice to be able to write something longer than the drabbles that are all I've ever posted...

they ask how can you
how can you stand it
if it's so bad
how do you cope

I say well it's easy
once you accept it
it's just a limitation
and then I smile

I say well it's simply
a part of my life
pain isn't all of life
and then I smile

but then there are days like these
the days when I don't smile