The Dino-Aspie Ex-Café (for Those 40+... or feeling creaky)

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i'm from western Washington also, but I need it to be slightly warmer than 64.

And here I thought you were from the island of lovable toy humans.

I love this time of year when the trees glow. Wish I weren't so tired, though. How is everybody doing?

it is mello grello here now, I will go walking in it soon. god-willing.

Lurking and stimming away as usual....

I found a neat little utility for cleaning computer screens from the inside....

http://www.lingdao.fr/outils/nettoyeure ... screen.swf

Justa bump, saying hi.

Was a bit worried, hadn't seen that file extension before, Richie, worked well. Thanks, lol

Definitely feeling creaky and cranky here.... On the tenth of December I'm having a cochlear implant, on the 23rd the first stage will be turned on. One hopes this will lead to less isolation, but as I'll still be aspie, one doubts.

Surgery went well. Recovery is not fun, but doable. The first level activation is scheduled for 23rd. Am told there is a learning curve 6mons to a year. I hope all of you are doing well.

Lelia, how goes the recovery? What sort of things happen in the learning curve?

Edited to add > I hope no one has the holidays blues.

Hi, Alpineglow, I'm feeling better today. The past few days were unhappy as pain in my arm grew and grew until I thought my arm had somehow broken. After eight hours in urgent care and then ER and an ultrasound, it was discovered that the vein that had received the IV had gotten irritated and grew a blood clot. So. On doses of coumadin and today see my primary doctor to have levels of coumadin checked. Yesterday I picked something off the floor without feeling pressure on stitches behind my ear, so that swelling is going down.
I do miss Christmas music. Maybe I will hear next year's music?

That is such a relief when the feeling better part begins. I hope you hear music much sooner than next Christmas. Glad the pain was diagnosed properly and treated. Lelia, forgive me here I put in my 2¢ about the coumadin: it scares me, because when my mom went on it, it messed her up. Make sure the doctor(s) are "on top of it" and as soon as health allows, take you off of the coumadin.

Hey Alpineglow. Yes, the coumadin levels are being closely monitered. Another test tomorrow. So what happened to your mom?

Hi again lelia, if I remember correctly, and to be accurate she was already ill from some other conditions, a lot of small blood clots developed in her lungs. It was a long time ago, (1999) - and we always suspected that her doctors were not paying enough attention to her as they should have.

So I'm off tomorrow to see the surgeon and tell him about the blood clot and how the stitches got infected so now I'm taking coumadin and antibiotics. Woke up tired. Don't think there will be any activation tomorrow.
How I love google glasses at the theater. Yesterday got to see The Desolation of Smaug. What a fun movie! Though I kept wondering if Orlando Bloom was playing two parts in the movie, because Bard looked just like Legolas to me. No, just prosopagnosia kicking in again.
I am becoming a Martin Freeman fan. Went from Desolation (where he plays Bilbo Baggins) to home to watch another episode of Sherlock Holmes with Martin Freeman as James Watson. Still a little ticked they ended episode three in a cliff-hanger that is only resolved in the online blog of James Watson. Sort of feel like they (the producers) violated a contract with me.
Ha, I was telling my brother how much Bilbo reminded me of Arthur Denton in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, and he told me the same actor played both. Oh.....
There will be a lot of beautiful music in church today. I love Christmas carols. Too bad I won't be able to hear any of them. Well, I can look at the pretty lights.

Glad you're talking with the surgeon tomorrow, lelia.
I'm intrigued - please tell more about google glasses at the theater.
Sorry about the Christmas carols not being heard. I hope your memories of them sort of fill in for the missing sounds and music.