h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

wow. having a broken arm is so depressing. i have some voice recognition software now, but i need to train it as it muddles, among other things, a, at, and our. it's good with longer words, though.

i had an appointment at the fracture clinic today. they said my arm has to stay in the sling for at *least* three/four more weeks, and even then my arm will be stiff. and i mustn't use it. or fall on it. or anything. i had more xrays. the xray technician almost seemed annoyed when i said that i wasn't pregnant. i said last time three people had checked. he said it wasn't a legal requirement, it ws a low dosage, and last time they must have been xraying my abdomen. i said no, it was exactly the same xrays as this time. he then forced me to do the xray with my arm in a really painful position. last week i nearly cried and then the radiologist set the machine up differently, with the help of her boss, two pieces of foam and what looked like a bag of marbles. this week, i had to bear it. but its left me eeling all shaken and fragile and weepy again, which isn't good.

i drowned my sorrows with simcity4, which has the advantage that most of the time one only needs a mouse.

How are you feeling now? It must be miserable for you. I hope you get better soon.

I'm consoling myself by making little graphics for my livejournal - I can work paint shop pro with just a mouse - but yeah, it is miserable. I'm so bored! But it doesn't hurt as much as it did, which is good...

Aww, well remember that if you're good at graphics, we've got a volunteer scheme just for you. That will keep you from being bored.

Nice to see that the pain is going though. That must be a relief.

trouble is, I can't really draw original things - only change existing ones (http://www.spacegirl.me.uk/lj/usericons for a collection of some finished and some I'm thinking about) - otherwise I'd sign up like a shot

I'm so glad not to have to keep taking pain killers. I hate taking medication, especially just to deaden pain, because for the most part I think your body is hurting for a reason which you shouldn't ignore with pills...

How are you doing, anyway?