Passing For Normal

Since I've recently been contacted by a couple of people to see if I'd vanished off the face of DW/fandom/the planet/the universe, apparently it's time to post.

As I think I mentioned a while back, I did switch antidepressants just over a month ago, and started a new blood pressure medication at the same time. (The next three weeks sucked; if I had it to do over again, I'd make only one med change at a time. Hindsight: not so very useful.) A few days ago I did the dosage increase to what should become my maintenance dose of Wellbutrin (bupropion). The whole thing has put my brain into uncommunicative mode while it sorts itself out.

On top of that, I spent two weeks dog-and-house-sitting while BFFs were on an Alaskan cruise (I got a lovely t-shirt *g*), and while there I managed to re-tweak an old lower back injury that likes to flare up again every now and then. (Free advice: Never try to stop a wheelbarrow full of gravel from tipping over. You're welcome.)

So I've spent the last ten days or so first in BFF's recliner and then my own Recliner of Awesome, since I'm back home, icing and heating and taking naproxen and letting the back get over being pissed off at life, the universe, and everything.

Fortunately, shortly before it happened I'd loaded massive quantities of pro audiobooks, podfics, and podcasts on my iPod -- I only just discovered Snapecast, all 42 loooong and tasty episodes of it; boy, am I late to the HP party -- and had tons of unread stuff, both pro and ficcish, on the Kindle, so I was at least well-entertained while stuck in the recliner for more than a week.

Anyway, that's where I've been while I wasn't here. I've done a bit of brief browsing of my Friends/Reading pages on LJ & DW, but no in depth reading and virtually no typing because the reclined position isn't particularly well-suited for any sort of computer usage, even with the wee notebook.

I'm finally past that stage of things and able to sit up at the computer (and elsewhere)... only to be leaving town again tomorrow morning. I'm going about four hours south of here (Santa Rosa, staying in Healdsburg, for those of you who know the area), traveling with my BFF Suzi to take Cody to a veterinary specialist. This is the Rottie that had major health issues a few months back, requiring multiple surgeries and subsequent radical dietary changes. It's time for his re-check to see how he's doing. If all goes well, we'll only stay overnight and be home by early afternoon on Tuesday. Then again, that's what was supposed to happen last time, and we ended up being away for four nights/five days. At least this time I know to pack for a longer stay, just in case. Anyway, crossing of digits, good vibing, and the like would be welcome on Monday afternoon.

How are y'all doing? What's going on in your life? Any big news I've missed?

I may be slow replying to comments because of the road trip, but I think my neurochemistry is finally becoming at least moderately cooperative about such things, so I should get to them within just a few days.