The End of NaBloPoMo

This is my 30th daily blog post for November, which means I’ve successfully completed NaBloPoMo. Some blog posts were pretty short, just a YouTube video and a few words, and others have been a bit longer. This month started with Autistics Speaking Day, and finished with me being housebound because of the snow. In between were lots of posts about college (especially missing it quite a lot because of illness and snow). I cut down my hours at college near the beginning of the month, sorted out a problem with support on a Wednesday, and overdid it a lot, meaning I was firmly in a boom and bust cycle of ME. I played a lot of World of Warcraft, was discharged from the mental health service, got sucked into TV Tropes for over a week, bought a new hoody (that has been worn more days than not), and spent most of the month in severe, chronic pain that my painkillers don’t come close to touching.

I also met a couple of the stars from one of my favourite shows from my childhood, caught (and mostly got over) a cold, took part in a big launch event for an online film, played Quasar Laser in my wheelchair, and rewatched season 1 of Dollhouse. My mood dipped a bit for a few days while I struggled to cope with a worsening in pain, but has mostly improved now, possibly with the enforced rest the snow has given me.

Overall, a rather mixed month. Today again I was stuck indoors due to the snow, but tomorrow is the Christmas meal and cinema trip with my tutor group, which I will be going to even if I need to get a taxi to go there. I will be attempting to go to college in the morning, but will need to see based on what the weather is, what the buses are doing and what the roads and pavements are like near here. We do have a plan that involves pulling my wheelchair backwards in the snow, as the bigger wheels should mean it works better.

I shall try to keep blogging daily, or near daily, but I won’t put myself under the pressure I did this month. At least there won’t be any more panicked blog posts just before midnight because I’d forgotten earlier in the day πŸ™‚

Snow is White

I think I may have overdone it yesterday, as I’ve spent more time today asleep than I have awake. I even missed Computing at college. Whoops. I am also in a lot more pain than normal, which is bad. I am growly and grizzly, and struggling to get my thoughts into words. Instead of doing productive things, like homework or studying for Monday’s test, I’ve been levelling another WoW character (a Night Elf Priestess called DannΓ­… humm…) on a US realm, so I don’t have to deal with Real ID or Guild stuff. Yes, I’m still upset. Yes, I’m fully aware that I’m being completely and totally irrational, but right now I feel guilty and useless and don’t want to upset other people. Funny what pain can do to you. Oh, and I’ve been watching some Dollhouse, just because it’s awesome.

I upset Johan today. This is very bad.

There is a lot of snow outside. Apparently it will stay outside for several days. That makes getting out difficult. Maybe I stay inside.

Deathy is Cute

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.

In the fight between Danni and herself, the winner is…

I woke up this morning with a very sore eye, and several new bruises. I think I may have been beating myself up. Everything seems to still be working (within the normal limits I now have) so it’s not too serious.

Today was relatively quiet, until the evening. I finally reached exalted with the Zandalar Tribe (woot!) with help from the auction house and guildies Vitani and Eldrana (I think). (Sorry Quel’Thlaas Alliance- it was me who cleared out all the Bijous.) I now have a lot of coins to pass on to anyone else in the guild who is trying to reach that goal, but so far no-one has come forward. I think I will have to advertise a bit more in guild chat.

This evening I met up with Vicky to go to church. It went well, and the service was enjoyable. We then went to Dixy Chicken to get some food (I likes chicken) before coming home. Spending time with Vicky is always a lot of fun, as we know each other pretty well and find a lot of the same things funny. She is a good friend.

Tomorrow I have college, and get to see my psychiatrist for what’s probably my last appointment. That should be interesting.

Zul’Gurub

Just a quick post tonight as I’m in Zul’Gurub in World of Warcraft, grinding for rep. I’m currently at ~32% of the way through revered, and my aim is to get to 999/1000 exalted before the Cataclysm hits and the instance goes away. I’m being assisted by some awesome guildies, Vitani and Triggira, who are passing all the coins and bijous on to me. Thank you πŸ˜€ Johan’s also come along on Sarontir to help with getting through the instance.

Today I overdid it. I was already having a bad day pain-wise, but decided to go to the Tyneside LUG anyway. I managed to stay for a little bit, but had to leave early (after arriving late) because I was just too tired and the noise was overwhelming. I enjoyed it though, and it was nice to see everyone again.

This evening I have been in WoW. We went and did Black Temple, which was fun, and of course now we’re in Zul’Gurub. I’m glad to have a game that’s interesting, and that allows me to socialise in a way that’s suited to me. I’ve also got a bit tipsy tonight, which has helped with the pain a bit (I’m not sure whether the alcohol reduced the pain or made me care less about it, but it’s helping). Tonight I should sleep well.