Category: Computers

Danni

Need More Penguins

Autism, Computers, Danni, Diablo 3, Gaming, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Penguins!, Physical Disability, Real Life, World of Warcraft
Wearing my Blizzcon t-shirt. Primrose wanted to say hi too.
Wearing my Blizzcon t-shirt. Primrose wanted to say hi too.

Always need more penguins.

Today is the second day of Blizzcon. I’m so happy I’ve been well enough to watch most of it. Yesterday I managed to watch stuff all the way through to the end of the costume contest, which was awesome. Today I started watching stuff when it began again, and if there hadn’t been a little accident with the fire alarm I’d have probably watched it all the way through today. As it is I’m taking a bit of a break now from watching it to kinda rest and to write this. I even put my Blizzcon t-shirt on today (though the awesome picture is on the back so not easily seen when in bed, and the dark grey on black isn’t easy to see in photos).

With the fire alarm that didn’t affect me too badly by itself (a bit of body jerking and becoming non-verbal which I can cope with), but the care call alarm went off (to check we’re okay) and the high pitched noise of that went right through me and made me feel horrendous for a bit. Yup, the care call alarm is worse than a fire alarm. If it weren’t for the fact if there is a fire it could save my life (they know I’m bedbound and will call the fire brigade if there’s actually a fire/we don’t tell them we’re okay if the alarm has gone off) then I’d consider getting rid of it.

My favourite parts of Blizzcon so far have been the World of Warcraft panels, the announcement of Overwatch (first multiplayer shooter game I really want to play) and the Hearthstone expansion Goblins vs Gnomes. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve seen though other than the technical difficulties 😛 If I weren’t too ill I’d be playing all the Blizzard games I have right now (that’s World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm). As it is I’m hoping I’ll be okay on Thursday to play at least some of the new World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor.

Of the Overwatch stuff we’ve seen so far, Tracer is my favourite character but I really dislike her accent (fake cockney). Surely Blizzard could find a British voice actor for their British character?! The idea behind her character is awesome though. The character I’d most feel comfortable playing from a type perspective will probably be Mercy, as she’s the main healer character. The whole idea is just awesome though and the cinematic they had was amazing, especially with little things like the security guard playing Hearthstone 🙂

I’m hoping tomorrow to catch up on some of the panels and things that I’ve missed, but if I’m not up to it I have a couple of weeks to do so. So many things I want to do and not enough spoons to do them all. I can be excited and happy about them though 🙂

Danni

Doctor Who?

Computers, Danni, Gaming, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Penguins!, Physical Disability, Real Life
New penguin bedding. Is blue with several baby Emperor penguins on it. Poseidon is sitting on top showing that he's the biggest and fattest.
New penguin bedding. Is blue with several baby Emperor penguins on it. Poseidon is sitting on top showing that he’s the biggest and fattest.

Today I woke up at about 2.30pm (missing the morning carer, who came late herself) but I’ve had a busy for me day since then. I watched some YouTube videos with Johan and Esther (Humans and Households) then watched the first Season 8 Doctor Who episode. I am very confuzzled by it, but I’m glad I waited until I was with it enough to manage it.

Just as the episode was finishing, my evening carer arrived. I had my top changed as mine was damp (this stupid cold making me sweaty) then she changed my bedding into the new ones I’d got with the food shop. I’d been looking for penguin bedding for years but never managed to find any that were affordable. This year there’s loads available, so I might even get a second set from somewhere 🙂

In the food shop (which arrived today) I ordered cookie and cream spread to try, but it’s been substituted for bourbon cream spread. I’m looking forward to trying it 🙂 I also got sushi and some prepared fruit which I had for my tea.

I got onto my computer around ten to 8 and was able to say goodnight to Sammie before she went off. Since then I’ve mostly been messing around looking for penguin stuff (there’s so much now!) and chatting to Johan. I also tried Hatoful Boyfriend (the premier pigeon dating simulator) and got very confuzzled, not least in how to turn the volume down without using the Windows mixer. I think I’ll try it again another day.

I’m starting to get tired now so will have to come off my computer when I’ve finished this post, but I’m really happy I’ve managed to get on it 😀 Today has been a good day.

Danni

Computers Are Awesome

Computers, Danni, Gaming, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Physical Disability, Real Life

Today I’ve been well enough to go on my computer! It’s so much easier to do things on here than on my tablet, especially things that require a lot of typing or using websites that aren’t optimised for tablets. I’ve done a shop with Johan’s and Esther’s help  and I played Terraria and a bit of Minecraft with Sammie when she got home from school, which was awesome. She had an awesome half term and is still loving her computer so that is good 🙂 There’s still no sign of this payback from going to hospital so it is looking like I’ve got away with it 🙂

I’m currently waiting to hear that Android 5.0 Lollipop has been released for the Nexus 10. I’m currently using Paranoid Android, but there’s a few issues so going back to stock will be a good idea anyway, and Lollipop looks pretty enough that I should get away without my purple themes. There’s not much on there that I desperately need to transfer, other than my games. If it turns out I hate it I can always go back to using Paranoid Android.

Since I’m on my computer and therefore adding photos to my blog is easier (I know how to do it from the mobile app but it uses extra spoons) I’m going to add the photos to go with the other blog posts recently. Terrible editing because used spoons talking to Sammie and stuff.

Ambulance Selfie
This one was taken in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Ambulance selfies are the best!
Lying in bed in hospital just after my appointment. It was nice being in a different bed, not so nice I'd just had blood taken.
Lying in bed in hospital just after my appointment. It was nice being in a different bed, not so nice I’d just had blood taken.
I got into my Penguin Onesie for Halloween. Might have only been for half an hour but I looked more like a penguin!
I got into my Penguin Onesie for Halloween. Might have only been for half an hour but I looked more like a penguin!

 

 

Danni

Grumpy Grumpypants

Autism, Computers, Danni, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Physical Disability, Real Life

This morning I was woken up by a firework going off around 8am. I wasn’t happy, and I’ve been a bit grumpy all day.

Yesterday I read an ebook, which was good. Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau, which is the second book in The Testing trilogy. I enjoyed it, though it wasn’t quite as good as the first book. It took me all day, but I’m freshly happy to have managed it at all.

I’m still waiting for the payback from the hospital appointment. If I’m still about the same tomorrow, I think I’ll have gotten away with it, which would be awesome. Unfortunately waking up after not enough sleep and this stupid cold meant I’ve not been able to go on my computer today (I wasn’t well enough the few days before my appointment either). I need to do a food shop so I hope I can get on it soon as it’s much easier on there than my tablet.

Johan got an iPhone 6 and so gave me his Sony Xperia Z1 as I wanted a 4G phone for unlimited tethering (that contract isn’t available anymore so I didn’t want to change it to get a new phone). I like it and I can manage non-typing things on it pretty well. Typing is hard but doable as it has a larger screen than my old iPhone 4S (which I have to Johan for his other sim so he’s now using Apple products most of the time). I do like how fast the Z1 is compared to my Nexus 10, but that might be because I’m not running tons of junk on it yet 😛

The battery life of my Nexus 10 is noticeably deteriorating, and even with the magnetic charger it goes down as I’m using it (it used to go up), and I almost always have it on the lowest brightness setting. Once Christmas is over I might have to look into a new tablet, but I’m not sure what one I’ll get yet. I was thinking about getting an iPad as some of the apps are better, but I’m pretty invested in Android at this point and I like being able to customise it. The Nexus 9 is a possibility, but I’m not sure if losing the inch of screen size will make it harder to use (as a 7 inch was too small). I’ll have to see what’s available after Christmas.

Today I’ve not done much really. Talked a bit to Johan, then to Esther (friend/flatmate) when Johan went to Nando’s. That was really nice, and I’m glad I was able to do so. I had a wrap for breakfast (Johan bought it for me in Tesco yesterday) and risotto for tea, and my digestive system has hated me for both. They were both nommy though and all food triggers my digestive system so I might as well eat what I like. I’m very grateful for cyclizine even if it does sedate me 😛

I was wanting to write something for Autistics Speaking Day today (even though it was yesterday) but that requires more brainpower than this type of brain dump post so I’ll have to skip it this year. I’m hoping to be able to read the other blog posts written for it soon.

If all goes well I’ll have a nice long sleep tonight and I’ll be less of a grumpy grumpypants tomorrow 🙂

Danni

I Made It!

Autism, Computers, Danni, Gaming, M.E., NaBloPoMo, Physical Disability, Real Life, World of Warcraft

I actually made it to the hospital on Thursday morning. Though the ambulance was a bit late getting here it got me to the hospital and I was able to see my consultant.

It went pretty well. Travelling by stretcher meant I was able to process what was being said and with the help of my notes remembered to mention nearly everything I wanted (I missed a couple of things but they weren’t too important).
He wants me to have a tilt table test cos of my heart being silly and racing when I sit up. I need to speak to the people who do the tilt table tests to make sure it won’t make me loads worse, but I’m hoping it’ll give me an answer to a little bit of what’s going on. It’s Saturday now and I’m not experiencing any payback yet from the journey (I’m not doing great either but I’m about the same as I was before I went- silly cold) so I’m hoping that means I’m tolerating movement better. I’ll know better if I’m getting payback over the next few days.

I’m sad because it was half term this week and because of this stupid cold I’ve not been well enough to go on my computer and talk to Sammie. I managed a short time on there at the beginning of the week but it was during the early hours of the morning so she wasn’t on, and I haven’t been well enough since. I’m hoping if I’m not getting payback to try tomorrow, but if not I’ll figure something out. I also didn’t get the Headless Horseman mount in WoW again this year but since I missed most of the holiday I can’t complain too much.

I wore my penguin onesie for a short while yesterday for Halloween. Had to take it off when I overheated (which coincided with hunger making me shaky so I felt pretty rotten) but I’m happy to have worn it for a little bit. We had two calls from trick or treaters but Johan was too scared to answer the door to them and though our friend/flatmate was willing to for the second lot they’d gone before she got to the door. That’s one more than last year and two more than the year before so I’m fully expecting there to be three next year