could use some cheer

[rushthatspeaks]

So I had a minor outpatient surgery on Wednesday. After they'd already knocked me out they found out they didn't have a piece of equipment they needed, and therefore could not do the procedure they were supposed to; they therefore did a different procedure that had a chance of working, but not a certainty, so that at least maybe they didn't knock me out for nothing. Maybe. I get a scan in two weeks and we'll see, and maybe the whole thing will have to be done over... or maybe I'm just going to not, because since coming back from the hospital I have not felt well enough to: a) put my nose rings back in; b) shower; c) follow narrative in anything fictional; or d) follow more than two paragraphs at a time of anything nonfictional.

Also I have rather nasty tube-down-throat bruises, and a fucking subconjunctival hemorrhage, and overall the anesthesia seems to have acted on me as though it were a literal punch in the face. I am not happy with my docs right now.

Supposed to call them if I have a fever, but all of our thermometers are sufficiently inaccurate that I legitimately cannot tell.

Bearing in mind that I cannot narrative right now, would appreciate cheering links, cute animals, that sort of thing.

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[yhlee]

Winter Fox - very short animated video, no real plot, very pretty.

I'm sorry things are rough right now. I hope matters improve soonest. *support support*

[sovay]

Also I have rather nasty tube-down-throat bruises, and a fucking subconjunctival hemorrhage, and overall the anesthesia seems to have acted on me as though it were a literal punch in the face.

Okay, the hemorrhage is overdoing it.

I cannot remember if I sent you this track already, but in case not, I find it both cheering and soothing, if I play it once I play it multiple times on repeat, and despite sounding nothing at all like the Talking Heads it reminds me of David Byrne: Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, "So We All."

Love.

[rachelmanija]

Have some adorable photos of non-allergenic, extremely floofy kitties: https://naye.dreamwidth.org/2210617.html

[rosefox]

WTF! I would not be happy with your doctors either!

Please enjoy this extremely undemanding three-hour video of happy turtles and other underwater life.

[skygiants]

Ugh, what a misery! I am sorry!

Here is some Howl's Moving Castle fanart I found on the internet...

[green_knight]

Have some marvellous marvellous pictures of dogs in motion. Hope you feel better soon.

[sartorias]

For sheer no-brain silly I loved this series of shots of cats on glass tables.

[redbird]

How about an otter that looks vaguely like Miss Ann Elk's brontosaurus?

[kore]

Wow, that SUCKS.

One thing that always cheers me up is the cast of Black Panther doing the Fear Box (nothing bad in the Fear Box thankfully) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPCW4yvWQT4

[julian]

A friend's Egyptian Goose encounters.

(Also: wtf doctor, NOT HAVING equipment, hiss.)

[loligo]

I'm crap at coming up with cheery stuff, but you have my sympathy, and some potentially useful data: when I had surgery under general anesthesia last summer, I found that the severe cognitive fog lasted about two weeks. (And when I had another surgery with local last month, I was surprised to find that even that caused about five days of fog.)

[rosefox]

My mother had similar experiences after surgery recently. "Propofol is the devil," she said vehemently. But the effects do pass.

[jesse_the_k]

Remarkable frog & tree pictures at Tropical Herping

[ashnistrike]

...None of that is OK. I am so sorry. I do not have cheery things, just hugs.

We have a mouse in a cage in the front hall, which I confiscated from Bran before he could do it serious damage. Miriam is very happy about this, and spends a lot of time talking quietly to it and telling it that it is a good mouse. (It will be released outside when the weather gets above freezing.)

-Nameseeker

[kate_nepveu]

well that's awful.

puppy! http://dndogs.tumblr.com/post/181842064173

kitties and dollhouses! http://catsbeaversandducks.tumblr.com/post/117558102221/10-cats-who-are-breaking-into-doll-houses-i-hope

cat beards! https://coolcatgroup.tumblr.com/post/179909292386/ho-ho-ho-thats-freaking-awesome-cat-beards-we

happy snakes! http://achievement-hunter.tumblr.com/post/126372255149/janedoodles-vintar-ghostoctopusink-black

cuddling doggos! https://friendly-animals.tumblr.com/post/178055400699/source

tuft-y lynx! http://sdzoo.tumblr.com/post/177676520894

flaminnnnnngos! http://acetheticallynice.tumblr.com/post/170365348920/freshmen-the-first-day-of-school

snakes that are really tiny dragons! https://dreams-of-a-nymph.tumblr.com/post/157048341519/atheris-squamigera-common-names-green-bush

baby elephants! http://spockisgaypassiton.tumblr.com/post/68519768943/to-anyone-having-a-bad-day-im-so-sorry-also-here

ok, I think that's probably enough for now . . .

[landingtree]

Our neighbour's cat:





I hope things get better soon.

[mildred_of_midgard]

Very sorry to hear this. I'm a dog person, so here's the Instagram page for the cute terrier of a friend of mine.

Personal favorites:
Handstands
Chasing a frisbee to hilarious sound effects at the end
Happy dirty dog
Santa hat

And here's a popular YouTube video of a golden retriever that loses a competition but wins at life in every way possible.

[mrissa]

I am glad other people are good at this kind of thing, because what I have is good wishes, not cute pictures, alas.

Oh, this paparazzi-hating poodle....