Forecast: 14-21
Attained: 15-21

New keyboard!

After being away from my 'puter for a week, I sat down at it last night and wondered why the hell we were still using the crap keyboard we'd been struggling with for months...

Most of the letters had been rubbed away - not such an issue when you touch type but still a dashed nuisance - and the spacebar had always been wonky. You had to really thump it to get it to work.
So, nice new keyboard - with a properly springy spacebar. A cheap model so the letters may well rub off again at some point but eh.

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Had a CT Scan today of my ear. The info sheet I was given for the procedure said there may be contrast used so I shouldn't eat or drink for 4 hours beforehand. Scan was at 11.15 so I only managed a few mouthfuls of water when I woke up.
As it happened, I didn't need contrast anyway so I probably hadn't needed to fast! Oh well, could've been 12 hours without noms. That would've been really annoying :)
So, got to the appointment early, and was taken in to the waiting room early... then had to wait while patients from the Emergency Dept were put through first. Not a problem, it was a possibility I was prepared for.
I was only in the machine for 2 minutes - fascinating thingy - but the most discomfiting part of the procedure was having to take out my nose stud. I've never done that in the 11 years I've had it. Had planned on practicing at home first but never got 'round to it before my holiday. It was a trifle awkward as the stud isn't a straightforward post with a simple angled bit at the end. No, there's a curved bit that sits at right angles to the post. Fabulous for not being accidentaly dislodged, but awkward to get in and out, especially with the low dexterity that comes with carpal tunnel. But I managed it, and now I'm looking at more decorative studs to buy. (Oooh, bat symbol!)

I've got an ENT appointment on Friday so I'll hopefully find out then if anything can be done to recover my hearing...

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Odd dream last night, kind of a mash-up of Hunger Games and Game of Thrones. Or rather, my interpretation of those as I've neither seen nor read either.

Coming soon...

My Roadtrip Adventure: Pt 1.