Category: Computing

Danni

Burn The World

College, Computing, Danni, Real Life

Still tired. Still sleeping lots. Did manage to go to Asda today though, and now have more bras, a new pair of jeans (that fit properly, which means I can’t wear leggings underneath but they’re okay for warmer winter days) and a sparkly hat 😀 We also got some bread and cheese for lunch tomorrow, and some chocolate. Johan got a bin for next to his computer desk, and a pair of pirate slippers (he’s annoyed about having to go to the boys section for shoes, but I like it as I don’t have to pay VAT on them :P).

Tomorrow I have college. I also have tests to catch up with in Computing, so I’ll need to revise for them. There shouldn’t be anything too difficult in them (input, output and storage devices) but with the way my brain is at the moment I’m not taking anything for granted. I will be going in tomorrow, so need to get my clothes ready tonight.

Going to go on Facebook now for a bit, and also create my cyber-stalking page on here. I’ve only been meaning to do so since August…

Danni

There’s a zombie on your lawn

College, Computing, Danni, Physical Disability, Real Life

Braaains…

Another bad day, especially pain-wise. Currently my options are 1) bribe my doctor to give me some painkillers that maybe work, preferably without killing me or 2) become an alcoholic, since that’s the only thing I can currently get that works.

Had Computing today. I finally gave the presentation on storage devices (it’s really hard to present when you’re in lots of pain, half asleep and can’t really remember what it is you’re meant to be talking about, but I muddled through it). Then we had 20 minutes to research and create a presentation on an output device (laser printer for me). I panicked. There is simply no way I can research how something works, translate it into Danni-ish, retranslate it into something that’s understandable by other humans, and sort out the presentation in 20 minutes. I struggled last lesson with the 40 minutes for an input device. Of course, it didn’t help that I already wasn’t coping because I was exhausted and in more pain than is normal even for me at the moment.

Told Simin I’m not going to be in on Monday, as I’m travelling back from Birmingham at the time of my lesson. She wanted to know why, I fumbled a reason that vaguely relates to the actual reason (my thoughts and speech were very jumbled at this point, though I’m hoping it wasn’t too noticeable).

Johan picked me up, and I demanded to go to the MetroCentre as I was hungry. Probably not the best idea, but I did find a purple bag (I’ve been after one for months, and it was only £5) and got curry at the Wetherspoons curry night thingy. Also got vodka at Wetherspoons, which helped with the pain and not-copingness a bit.

Time for bed. Luckily no college tomorrow, so sorting stuff out before I go away for the weekend. I’ll explain more about that tomorrow.

Danni

Deathy is Cute

College, Computing, Danni, Gaming, Interface, Physical Disability, Real Life, World of Warcraft

This is a very short post because I’m still exhausted, and also in a lot of pain and not coping with it.

I made it to college today, and I don’t think I made a fool of myself in Computing. I chatted to my friend Sarah afterwards, got my lunch then attempted to nap in the chill out room (but couldn’t because all I could hear was the table tennis). Then I watched the fencing for a bit then went on my laptop, then came home, buying a hoody on the way.

Since I got home I watched the WoW Insider stream then played Facebook games. I also received my Deathy pet, so I logged into WoW for a few minutes to collect it.

Now I’m about to go to bed. Luckily I’m only in college for Computing tomorrow evening, so plenty of time to sleep and maybe even do my homework. Here’s hoping.

Danni

The Test That Was

College, Computing, Danni, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Real Life

Had my Computing test today. I didn’t answer everything 🙁 I also think I got some of the answers wrong. I just hope I got a few marks. It was the only lesson I had today, as I’ve dropped Problem Solving and I couldn’t go to Enterprise as I had an appointment with my psychiatrist.

The appointment went fine. As expected, I’ve been discharged. I’m doing much better mentally, so that’s fine. She thought I’d hurt my leg because I arrived in a wheelchair (I waddled my way into the consulting room, as the doors are a bit narrow and I go in by myself). I explained it was ME, we talked about random stuff, and then agreed that I didn’t need to see her any more. I know how to access the services again if I need to, but for now I don’t.

On the way back, the first bus that arrived had a broken ramp. A man in a high-visibility jacket flagged down the bus trying to overtake, and reassured us that if that ramp didn’t work that he’d sort us out. The driver of the second bus (the ramp worked fine) joked that we always cause him trouble (we’ve had him as a driver a few times now). When we were leaving the bus, he asked us when we got all pally with the owner. Turns out the guy in the jacket was the owner of Go North East. I guess that helps explain why he was so helpful 🙂

I’ve been sucked into TV Tropes website again, so blog posts will continue to be short until I figure a way out…

Danni

Pain Hurts

College, Computing, Danni, Interface, Physical Disability, Real Life

Good news: I have a plan for Wednesdays at Interface. I’ve also dropped a couple of lessons to try and make things a bit easier. I also didn’t fail today’s test (though the proper one is on Monday).

Today has been a day of total exhaustion- falling asleep for a few minutes several times an hour, even nodding off once in my Computing class for a couple of minutes. At the same time, I’m really agitated and using up energy I don’t have moving. Tomorrow is Bonfire Night, so I need to find my earplugs so I can go to the organised display nearby. It’ll be the first time I’ve been to something like that in my wheelchair, so should be interesting. Other than that, I have revision for the test on Monday and lots of emails and letters to write. Pretty boring, really.