• 3:20 AM Peruse Deanna Molinaro's Not-for-Children children's books: http://tinyurl.com/y38jot #
  • 3:44 AM An alligator can't be held responsible for his sudden conniptionous egocentrocities. #
  • 3:56 AM Calendar of reproductions of original collages depicting inventors of fantastical creations: http://www.lulu.com/content/5002069 #
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  • 06:04 Huh. Orchids sure cast interesting shadows on the ceiling by candlelight, particularly when one has stayed up very late watching The Grudge. #
  • 07:17 "Morons, your bus is leaving." www.moviesoundclips.net/movies1/groundhogday/moron.wav #
  • 07:26 @vonslatt: I imagine tiny Doozers gnomes from Fraggle Rock in utility belts, mending me w/ radish dust. I don't know that this is effective. #
  • 07:48 @vonslatt: No, not to fret, my dear, but they are doing a splendid job of osteological osculations to mend my recent mandibular mania. ♥ #
  • 20:42 RT @shoutingboy: An invaluable resource for gaslight & steampunk roleplayers/cosplayers: tinyurl.com/cjov86 #
  • 20:51 Encouraging Kids to Become Makers: MAKE visits Bay Area schools tinyurl.com/MAKEkids #

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Phoenix, originally uploaded by nullalux.

No, I'll be sworn; I make as good use of it as many
a man doth of a Death's-head or a memento mori: I
never see thy face but I think upon hell-fire and
Dives that lived in purple; for there he is in his
robes, burning, burning. If thou wert any way
given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath
should be 'By this fire, that's God's angel:' but
thou art altogether given over; and wert indeed, but
for the light in thy face, the son of utter
darkness.
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King Henry IV, part I, Act III, scene III

  • 16:13 Oatmeal is goooood. @tutordennis really outdid himself on this last batch. Fresh-grated nutmeg, the works. #
  • 16:16 The dear Bengal, sometimes aka the Bane of my Existence, loves to recline on my laptop. So I gave her a heating pad, which she adores. But! #
  • 16:28 I left my Macbook for a nanosec, and she abandoned the pad just to sit on it! (And in doing so sent the Girl a rather confusing IM. Hee.) #
  • 16:38 All glowy. And I don't think it's the narcotics. *hums a little hum* #
  • 17:13 SF clinic offers free medical care for dance-related injuries:
    tinyurl.com/yo7q8m/c/a/2009/01/31/BA9U15JMCA.DTL #
  • 23:41 @cosmos_moon: The glow of a tiny fire for you: www.flickr.com/photos/nullalux/sets/72157594563264721/detail/ #

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  • 09:31 @teawiththecheat: But the junk in your trunk is surely one of your greatest assets. #
  • 14:13 Snuggled all through Thai food and "Psycho Beach Party" last night with the Girl. tinyurl.com/5uugs9 #
  • 14:53 Pain pep-squad doing a bit much rah-rah-sis-boom-bah yesterday, so lymphatic massage @ 5P. But recovery's going much more quickly this time! #
  • 23:25 I've misplaced my glasses (exactly how is left as an exercise for the reader), and took the opportunity to mod out my spare cat-eye frames. #
  • 23:42 @mactavish: Arugula pesto is also mighty tasty: tinyurl.com/arugulapestoyum #

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  • 13:02 Having way too much fun for a girl who can't eat, read, drive, watch movies, talk, or play on the internet. No, seriously. #
  • 13:09 Superstar @tutordennis lowered his blood pressure substantially and lost ~20 lbs. No meds, just good old elbow grease—whatever that is. :) #

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  • 11:04 Reading/signing by Neil Gaiman and special ukulele performance by Amanda Palmer in Dublin: tinyurl.com/afpandgaiman #
  • 11:12 If you haven't seen the Coraline trailer yet, slither out from under that rock you call home and take a gander: tinyurl.com/beldam #
  • 15:56 Both SF Recycling & Disposal artists in residence scavenged all materials from public disposal, aka the dump: tinyurl.com/upcycle-ho #

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  • 19:59 Follow @FarmSanctuary on Twitter to make it easier to keep up with the extraordinary work they do each day. www.farmsanctuary.org/ #
  • 20:33 Also, FANTASTIC DR VISIT! Unwired, unsplinted, and sporting sassy new bite. Bring on some of good-old Apuleius' polentae caseatae. Bring it! #

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  • 10:27 Didn't set pain med alarm. Woke 15 min later in what can only be described as soul-ripped-from-body purgatory. Nota bene: TAKE MEDS ON TIME. #
  • 22:27 1st post-surgery brunch outing w/ mum, dancekitty, @shoutingboy, @karenbynight, and @tutordennis. I had peppermint twist soy mocha. Delish! #
  • 22:51 Rest of day was very sweet; spent giggly time w/ sis, watched musicals; had yummiest avocado shake ever: tinyurl.com/avocadolicious #
  • 00:41 Fond farewell to my Sm Flora Specimen, Yeare 1803, brought back from an anachronistic expedition of the Prof's: tinyurl.com/ne-erwas #
  • 00:58 P.S. I love you guys. *sniff* ♪ Somebody's crying/Singing rain, storm, fire, wind/Somebody's praying/Somebody's singing/L-rd, Kum bay yah. ♪ #

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  • 18:59 @ragani: How funny! Yes, I found him most delightful. #
  • 19:04 In other news, jaw still broken. Still king. Perhaps latter part was one of those frequent narcotic hallucinations. This is me not minding. #
  • 23:01 Happily ensconsed with me mum and me sis, watching funnies on the cathode ray. Who knew my family had super-secret jaw-healing powers? #
  • 01:20 So I awoke dreamily in the middle of the night to take pain meds and attempt to brush my teeth afterward with my special Hello Kitty brush. #
  • 01:37 (I'm a big hygeine fan, even w/out broken jaw.) But alas, I used the handle side, on which princess HK was wearing a VERY pointy tiara. Heh. #

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  • 09:44 I have the best freekin' friends EVAR. I've a broken jaw, I'm on enough drugs to kill a horse, and they still make me laugh and feel loved. #

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  • 17:15 More flowers, this time from the Grub! Orchids in a charming antique trunk. And @karenbynight just made me some delicious corn chowder. #
  • 19:15 Darling @xthread came during my nap to bring me Edgar Mouse Poe, based on 1858 daguerreotype www.alanfbeck.com/egdarmousepoe.html #

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  • 12:39 I just received the most glorious flower arrangement from Hoi Didymoi! (Unless I'm hallucinating it, seemingly common w/ these drugs.) :D #
  • 12:46 @TotusMel: Brilliant job on your hair! That's my absolute fav color but it tends to fade so quickly: twitpic.com/14p5i #
  • 17:50 Most dreary and tormented of natal anniversaries to Edgar Allan Poe! #

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  • 22:12 Recovery going swimmingly thus far, and there is gladness and rejoicing throughout the land. Also I adore the Girl beyond all reason. #

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  • 13:41 Surgery was completed successfully! I'm ecstatic and recovering well. There's a bit of a pain management issue, but we're figuring it out. #
  • 13:44 Incredible gratitude to @shoutingboy, @karenbynight and @tutordennis, who are utterly amazing. And that's not just the pain meds talking. :) #
  • 13:45 And the new Scrabble keyboard by @Datamancer is beautiful: www.datamancer.net/keyboards/scrabble/scrabble.htm #

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  • 12:10 For now this will be @tutordennis' twitter for @nullalux updates. #
  • 12:10 She has gone into surgery. Everything looks good. #
  • 12:38 My happy place has been besieged with predatory Lilliputians. #
  • 13:40 Emily is out of surgery. Doc says it went well. She'll be in the recovery room for up to 2 hours more, then we can see her. -@karenbynight #
  • 13:50 She gave the doctor the thumbs up sign! #
  • 19:22 We have arrived at home and the emily is resting. #

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So. Tomorrow, we sally forth to Oakland Kaiser, where I have a date with bone saws and destiny. We met with my new surgeon again on Monday, and Dr. P― is confident that this time the procedure (bilateral sagittal split osteotomy, or BSSO) will be successful (almost too confident, but then, he is a rockstar in his field; I have high hopes that he'll add the bionic upgrades I've drawn up).

Below is my latest cephalometric radiograph. When compared with the one from June 2008, you can see that the bone graft in my chin has filled in nicely. Dr. P― does BSSOs a bit differently from my last surgeon; I'll have snazzy titanium plates screwed to my mandible, and my jaw will be wired closed with a splint between my teeth for ten days. Mmm, broth.

Cyborg Girl 2 (cephalometric radiograph, cropped)


Many thanks for all the well-wishes. [livejournal.com profile] tutordennis and [livejournal.com profile] shoutingboy will be with me at the hospital, and they have friends and family scheduled for visits when I return home. [livejournal.com profile] tutordennis will also be Twittering from my phone with tomorrow's post-surgery update. I'm in good spirits, and anticipate a fairly smooth recovery. I'll be able to return to work in four weeks, and will have the brackets removed in six months (scheduled for mid-July). Catch you on the flip side!

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  • 13:10 @garethb2: For SCIENCE! #
  • 14:04 "This is what is is to be human; to see the essential existential futility of all action, all striving―and to act, to strive." #
  • 18:33 Just set up my Netflix queue with gift subscription from Rabbit (will be perfect during post-surgery recovery). Now off to relaxing massage. #
  • 22:48 My massage therapist has major endorphin mojo. I'm soooo relaxed. #

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