wispfox

Realizing that I might be able to get a recommendation from a professor from undergrad who knows me decently well, rather than one from someone who doesn't really know me well, so I actually have two decent academic recommendations. And, when I pinged the professor, being remembered without prompting. (Yes, I sometimes forget that I'm memorable. Being poor at remembering people doesn't help, mind you)

Working on essays for grad school is startlingly easy, for the most part. (less so the parts where I feel like I do not know enough, but that's something that can be worked on.) I do sometimes forget that, while I don't really write stories, I am a decent writer. At least on a computer (I lose track of what I'm saying if it's on paper)

I may not yet be at a point where I'm adjusted to my sleep ability without ativan, but I am at least no longer getting up every hour or two during the night. (once or twice is much better than every hour or two!)

When I remember to take it, migraine meds _work_. (now we just need to make sure that I don't get addicted to the caffeine in them, since until I sleep better I need them every morning)

Hugs. Also, hugs.

Continuing to see jasra regularly.

Living with metahacker.

Living with galaneia.

Making tasty stir-fry with galaneia's help.

The sheer glee with which hfcougar reacts to NSPy's antics. Glee!

Kitty!

OMG, Cataclysm.

Inspiring starandrea.

Ok, I can mostly tolerate waking up Monday and Tuesday mornings with my weird sinus-related version of a migraine, because I can just take a migraine med even though it has caffeine.

But having a migraine decide to come upon me, with aura (sparkly bits in my vision, yay!), while on a conference call is a bit rude. They aren't completely disabling, but they do certainly fuck with my proprioception and add a clear, although slight, processing delay in _everything_. Also, I appear to lose all attention span, which is irritating for both work and personal reasons (I have a bunch of things to keep track of and sort through and poke at in both arenas) because I can't remember all of what I need to do, nor stick with things without forgetting what I'm doing (and this is _without_ my regular wrist break). Also, headache and light and sound sensitivity. And exhaustion (presumably from trying to do things through the processing delay).

Mostly, though, it's really very odd to notice delays in processing input, and to notice that my balance is _gone_ if I blink more than briefly. And watch my communication skills go to hell.

Bloody weird migraines. No idea why I'm getting them, either.