Early-evening Update

Gosh, it's a good thing I made myself promise on Tuesday that I wouldn't go for any long walks on Wednesday. Otherwise I might have been tempted to overexert myself again.

Wait, no I wouldn't. Yesterday was not one of my better days. Tired down to my bones and having difficulty taking more than shallow breaths, all I really wanted to do was lie around the house drinking orange juice and eating bananas. It wasn't the worst day I've had recently--pain was minimal. But it certainly wasn't good.

I did make the soup I'd planned to make--beef, barley, black beans, and begetables. (Well, the letters "b" and "v" are pronounced the same in Spanish, so surely I'm allowed a little orthographic license here.) Also spoke for a while with the new lawyer assigned to my case, so the day wasn't a complete waste.

Was afraid last night after I'd taken my evening dose of pain medicine that the breathing problems were a sign of allergic reaction to the new drug, but I woke up feeling better and haven't collapsed today, so maybe I'll live after all. I even walked to a convenience store a few blocks away for more orange juice, though by the time I got home I rather wished I hadn't.

It's been raining here most of the day. Outside the window, big, silvery drops cling to leaves, wet splotches darkening the rough bark. Many places in the neighborhood have a wide variety of fungi growing, even a few tree branches covered in rust-orange mushrooms. It feels like a rainforest, though somewhat less than tropical. Over the sound of music through my headphones, I hear cicadas buzzing.

Tonight's Playlist

Since I'm not up to doing anything constructive today, I'm indulging in my version of musical comfort food: Listening to my Launchcast station while signed into my other Yahoo account. The effect is much like listening to a huge collection of CDs I have, CDs I want, and CDs I like one or two songs from, all set on random play. It'd be much better if Launch and certain big record labels could reach an agreement to make more music available, but I'll take what I can get.

Anyway, for anyone remotely interested in the soundtrack to today's vegetating, ( here's the playlist. )

I'm not stuck in Adult Alternative mode! I'm not, I'm not!

Edited to add: I'm not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

::desperately clutches NIN CDs to her chest::

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