Ostiant or Chalenduin

Public transport etiquette

2019-02-09T15:02:20Z

Do you also find it annoying when you get on the bus or the tram, and there's a person sitting in the isle seat instead of the empty window seat, clearly trying to prevent somebody from sitting next to them? They often have their handbag or daily shopping on that seat. It pisses me off so much. Like, yeah I understand you'd rather not ride with us other plebs, but tough luck; you should have bought a car then. There's nearly always a crowd on public transport and you can't expect people to simply let you have all that space for yourself. I always say, Excuse me, is that seat taken? and squeeze past them, no matter the dirty looks.

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So I keep telling myself I'll start using DW again...

2019-02-02T21:39:16Z

... but I keep getting distracted by life. I should really make an update on all the things that have been happening.

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Inktober?

2017-10-01T18:49:41Z

Is anyone on my flist posting for Inktober this year? I was thinking of trying it for the first time, then forgot today is October 1st :D Still, I have some time before the end of the day.

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Bookbinding commissions

2017-09-09T18:56:59Z

Hello all, I’m trying to raise money for my LIS master’s thesis defense, and I’m opening commissions.

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Happy birthday!

2017-07-29T16:31:30Z

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valiha @ 2017-07-01T23:03:00

2017-07-01T21:06:06Z

:sigh: My poor Dreamwith... I think I'll have to change my theme, at least until I manage to upload my images to another host. But most of them don't seem to fit... :goes back to searching:

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WTH, Photobucket?!

2017-07-01T15:52:28Z

So anyone else have any issues with Photobucket breaking your img links?

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I am done!

2017-07-01T15:50:06Z

On June 1 I received my last chemotherapy.

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Chemo, the end

2017-06-02T23:26:36Z

Yesterday I received the last medication in the course of my chemotherapy. It lasted about five hours, and I didn’t need to stay at the hospital ward overnight.

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Chemo, take 8

2017-05-10T15:05:29Z

I'm going to the hospital again tomorrow for my 8th chemotherapy, which is supposed to be my last. I've got nearly everything packed, from pajamas to fresh fruit, and I hope I won't have to stay longer than 4-5 days. Unfortunately our hospitals don't have a practice of using a port for hooking up the IV, so my poor veins are in a bad condition; some puncture locations are swollen, others are hard to touch, and one seems to be inflamed - I noticed this morning that it was red and painful to touch. I'll definitely draw attention to this; that's not supposed to happen.

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valiha @ 2017-02-26T11:17:00

2017-02-26T10:29:51Z

My poor stomach, I'm taking so many pills a day depending on my schedule that it's constantly bloated and irritated 😞 Yesterday I had 11 in the morning, 6 in the afternoon and 4 in the evening; that's 21. There's also an injection I have to give myself in the morning - the nurses do it very quickly and they always leave painful bruises.

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2nd chemo update

2017-01-07T09:16:12Z

I seem to have handled this chemo well - this is day two and I don't feel any major side effects. I'm staying in hospital over the weekend; we'll see what the next week will be like. The docs have recommended a trip to the mountains; I'll have to see if that's doable.

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2nd chemo

2017-01-04T21:15:16Z

So my second chemotherapy was moved from today on my birthday to tomorrow. I definitely won't receive the spinal injection - they will leave it for next time - and I will receive the Prednisone intravenously instead of in pill form. It was messing with my stomach, both the fact that I was supposed to take 5 pills 4 times a day and that they weren't the only pills I had to take. All of them together was just too much. Hopefully other side effects won't crop up with the intravenous form. o_O

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Home for holidays

2017-01-02T12:09:24Z

Hi guys! I'm writing this from home, where I'm spending the couple of days of holidays. I'm going back to the hospital for my second chemo on Wednesday, and I hope there won't be any side effects this time - I had the misfortune of having trombosis in the front lobe of the brain and had to suffer through some really bad headaches, tingles and loss of sensation in the right side of my body. I'm doing much better now, and I'm giving myself shots of Clexane as treatment. It's been a long time since I finished secondary medical school, but the medical technician instructed me well. When I get back, the nurses will take over.

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valiha @ 2016-12-08T09:33:00

2016-12-08T08:36:25Z

So my PET/CT scan results came back: no metastases, the lymphoma is limited just to the lymph node and tonsil, which are both out. :deep sigh of relief:

I'm scheduled for 6 to 8 cycles, with each cycle lasting 21 days. I start the treatment in hospital, but will eventually transfer to outpatient care. They will reevaluate my progress after the first few cycles, repeat the PET/CT scan and adjust the treatment accordingly.

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valiha @ 2016-12-05T23:21:00

2016-12-05T22:23:10Z

So it looks like I will be admitted to hospital for treatment tomorrow. I hope not to stay for long, and that the therapy will not be difficult.

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Keep each others safe

2016-12-04T18:16:33Z

I firmly believe I wouldn’t be alive today if not for a sniper with his heart in the right place.

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Health issues

2016-12-03T22:02:01Z

It is my intention to start posting on Dreamwidth and LJ again more regularly; it would be great if there was a reliable app since considering I will be going to hospital at some indeterminate time in the future, a smartphone is what I'll have with me.

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Daily planner, hourly breakdown

2014-11-23T15:09:03Z

Here is my second design for today: a daily planner with an hourly breakdown.

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Inserts for Coptic stitch notebooks and Midori-style leather journals

2014-11-23T13:18:32Z

Dear friends,

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Fic rec - Pillars of Salt and Sand

2013-12-14T09:57:21Z

Pillars of Salt and Sand (3631 words) by Lizardbeth
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Thor (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Frigga & Loki, Loki & Thor
Characters: Loki (Marvel), Thor (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Post-Thor: The Dark World, Spoilers, Grief/Mourning
Summary:

He has everything he wanted. But the price is too high.

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Music!

2013-11-20T01:26:21Z

niko 's post reminded me of the music I've been listening lately - sevdah as performed by the Bosnian band Divanhana so I thought I might as well share :-)

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valiha @ 2013-11-13T20:43:00

2013-11-13T19:48:07Z

As a way to battle my depression, I've taken up an old/new hobby - bookbinding. I even made some specialized tools for it, such as my own bookpress:

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Which laptop should I buy?

2013-09-18T19:38:48Z

OK people, especially those of you who have experience with these models, I need your help - I am getting ready to replace my old (ancient) laptop, and have narrowed the choice down to three brands:

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Happy birthday!

2013-08-03T11:53:29Z

Happy Birhday, dear gemspegasus ! And many happy returns, to be spent in good health and loving company. :)

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