Looking Up

Looking Up
Originally uploaded by ninniane

Thirty/ Fifty-two 7.23.10 - 7.29.10

I love this photo representing this week for two reasons. First, because I took it on a day when important but risky things were happening. Even though I should have been very nervous, I was able to lie on the grass in the park and relax. As I lay on the grass my worries and fears seemed to melt away. Second, this image represents a sense of hopefulness to me. The sun. the green, the looking upward, all seem so positive to me, and positive is definitely important in my life right now.

Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering
Originally uploaded by ninniane

Twenty-nine/ Fifty-two 7.16.10 - 7.22.10
Recently I've started getting interested in Magic: The Gathering again. Jen and I have been to the comic shop three times this week. The first time we bought basic decks. The second time we got booster packs. And the third time we started looking at the individual cards. Currently we're each winning about half of the games. Here's the dining room table, at the conclusion of a game.

My Eye, Post-Surgery

My Eye, Post-Surgery
Originally uploaded by ninniane

Twenty-eight/ Fifty-two 7.9.10 - 7.15.10

I had eyelid surgery yesterday (7.12.10) to correct "congenital ptosis of the left upper eyelid". Basically that means that my left eyelid droops (well, drooped, anyway) and impaired my vision. Once this heals I'll see whether I can see better. The stitches come out next week on Wednesday (7.21.10).

The experience of the surgery itself wasn't too bad, though there were moments that were slightly unnerving. The surgeon used a local anesthetic, so I was awake through the procedure, albeit with one of those paper napkins over my face. The worst part was the shot for the anesthetic itself - I really, really hate needles, and it doesn't matter if I can't see them. The stabby feeling of the needle was very icky. Beyond that, every time the surgeon did something that should have hurt, I just felt pressure, but I felt it all through the back of my nose and in my teeth. I kept saying "ouch" because, quite frankly, feeling pressure in my teeth was painful!

There, and Back

There, and Back
Originally uploaded by ninniane

I've spent the last week in Boston, cameraless. The lack of camera was a conscious choice, since I knew that I was going to be staying indoors most of the time, and that I wasn't going to have the chance to get out and sightsee. A part of me is very glad I didn't take it, as it would have been just one more thing to carry, but another part of me is sad that I didn't have it with me, because there were a variety of interesting retro-styled things where I was staying that I would have liked to have taken photos of for my "oldness" set.

Mostly I spent my time in Boston reading my book and working on my counted cross-stitch. There was also a daily trip to the swimming pool. I briefly revived my interest in Red Sox baseball until they got swept by Tampa Bay, at which point I turned my attention to the Tour de France. I do enjoy watching cycling, though it's not something I want to do myself. Jen is trying to encourage me to try it, but it just doesn't appeal.