still cranky

i'm done with being sick. beyond done. the congestion doesn't stop. the mostly tasteless food is a fine appetite suppressant, but i would like my hearing and balance back. (and i just discovered a gob of mucus, most likely escaped from an overfull tissue, on my keyboard. gross.) i hope it's not allergies; benadryl is the most effective for me but it also puts me right to sleep.

many pleasures recently - rhythm festival, shadow_and_veil's badass birthday, new season of Doctor Who, seeing buhrger, starting grilling season, losing some weight.

worried about memorizing my music for the upcoming chorus concerts. concerned for friends who have lost dear ones recently.

i'm still pretty fragile physically, so i haven't been going to yoga. can't lift my own weight, can't stand to hang my head below waist level. this makes me cranky and antsy; i'm glad (i think) that i seem to have developed a dependency, but frustrated that i'm surely losing ground with this idleness.

i'm reading more hard sf recently. gods, i'd missed it. the only problem is that Big Ideas aren't always suited to reading in snatches on the bus. i feel like i need to reread Blindsight on vacation without interruptions. it's tough to read a novel where the POV character is a disinterested observer whose job is to stay out of the action. it's a fun read for anyone who is into neurology, linguistics, and first contact stories. the library should be bringing me more Watts soon, along with Kage Baker and Charlie Stross. (while Watts and Stross make most of their work available online under CC, that would mean reading it on the screen. i can't take reading books online.)

and now for a really hot shower.