魔法少女プリティジューリャ

I caught a sinus-cold/flu/infection/something; It seems that I only post on LJ when I'm ill. [Probably because it's the only time when I have time.] Well, actually that's not entirely true. Other than a few outings, I've been being a hermit the last few months. I'm just emotionally burnt out, or it's seasonal depression, or (as I believe) hibernation. (Seriously, when the weather is cold, I just want to eat lots of food and sleep.)

Speaking of food. I've been completely vegetarian so far all year¹. Not quite vegan, because I've had eggs twice, and dairy a few times (which I really shouldn't as my body doesn't react to dairy well). Mostly I wanted to see if I could do it, and it's something I've been considering for a long time. My diet was already mostly vegetables anyway for the last few years, so I just stopped eating chicken and fish last month. I've noticed the more raw vegetables I eat, the healthier and more energetic I feel. Aside from this cold/flu/thing I just caught, I've been feeling very physically healthy for the previous month. No so mentally healthy however; I've just really been wanting to be alone for a bit. I need to pull myself and my life back together, figure out who I am, who I want to be, and what I want to do. (And I can't really be myself when other people are around.)

I'm also not flying out to DC for Shmoocon this weekend. The last time I flew with a sinus infection I ended up in the ER with a ruptured sinus cavity. (It was one of those, "Why am I coughing up blood?" situations. Not fun.)

And speaking of conferences. I'm giving a talk at PH-Neutral in May. It'll be something interesting about the PDF format, and the horrible things you can do with it. And I haven't heard back yet to know if I'm speaking at CSW this year or not. (It would be on the [approximately] twelve Acrobat 0-days in the last [approximately] twelve months.) I'll probably drop by the RSA Expo for a day too. If anyone wants free Expo passes I've got a marketing code for one.

(Also for those that know, I've gotten that big financial problem sorted out, and even got a refund.)

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¹ I should go have a steak to celebrate this achievement!

I got violently ill again last night, and while puking my guts out on the side of the road (I couldn't reach anywhere else in time.) My phone fell out of my pocket, and hit the cement. It also got a few drops of vomit on it, so I had to clean it. And I think that when I cleaned it off, I accidentally got water in it, and shorted something out. Every minute or so, it thinks that a non-iPhome compatible device was just plugged in to the USB port on the bottom… but only for a fraction of a second. The bottom half of the touchscreen doesn't register touches anymore, so I also can't lock my phone. I can turn it off, but then it turns itself back on because it thinks it just got plugged into something.

So, assuming there's just water inside causing a short, this problem should resolve itself soon, I hope. But I can't really use my phone for anything other than playing my MP3s in alphabetical order. (The UI for that is accessible via the button, and the top of the screen.) (I really can't afford to get a new phone right now.)

That means that if you call or SMS me, I can't answer or reply.

I also got a ticket for $50 last night.

I usually wake up in the morning with a random song stuck in my head. Most of the time it's something pretty good, like Tori Amos or Smashing Pumpkins (like this morning), since I mostly listen to good music. But every now and then, I'll wake up with something like the Gilligan's Island Theme Song stuck in my head. Why? Why? Why does this happen? I haven't watched that show in over twenty years.