ANKLES

The doctor gave me a medical certificate covering me until Friday, and a slip to get my ankle X-rayed if it's no better by Monday.

"It looks like a very bad sprain," he said, "but there might be a hairline fracture that's disguised by the swelling."

WELL, THANKS, DOC. 

Though seriously, I am familiar with the ways of sprains, and that's what this feels like to me.  On his recommendation I rented some crutches, but the only kind they had in my size were elbow crutches, which put a lot of strain on my hands.  So mostly I'm sitting in my armchair with my foot propped up on my desk chair (currently being iced again, because the swelling isn't going down at all) with my laptop in my lap and my desktop set up to watch TV if I'm in the mood.  And my quilting and my ebook reader are by my side.  Oh, and my sketchbook.  Boredom is not really a factor at the moment.

Two extra days off work would be a great opportunity to work on my Avatar Big Bang, especially since there was unexpected kissing in the last bit I wrote, but this kind of physical discomfort doesn't really lend itself to writing.  A summary of where I'm at:

Azula:  "Kissing you is not the worst thing I've ever done, but I'm not touching you again until you've bathed."

Toph:  "You are such a princess."

Azula:  "...that's kind of a sore spot.  I'll set you on fire as soon as I'm over this endorphin rush."

Incidentally, because everything I suffer these days is essentially self-inflicted, that rash I was complaining of the other day?  Yeah, if you're lactose intolerant, you shouldn't eat ice cream.  I JUST FORGOT, OKAY?  I mean, it was so long since I had ice cream, I just didn't quite make the connection.  So I have high-strength antihistamines and some hydrocortisone cream, which has taken out the itch, but I still have bright red patches on my cheeks.  GOOD TIMES.

Book club spoilers!

Sorry, fellow members of FYeahBookClub, but I can't keep my feelings for Beatle Meets Destiny in.  ( Cut for those who haven't read it/don't want to be spoiled for my feeeeeeeeeeeeelings )

Stupid Avatar fandom gripe of the day

Seen in a variety of places:  ”Legend of Korra looks great, but it looks like she’s the only tough female character in the series.”

For “tough” you could also read “strong”, “powerful”, etc.

Okay, so, (1): Chief Bei Fong.  We don’t know much about her, but I figure you don’t get to be a high ranking police officer with sexy intriguing facial scars without being a tough cookie.

(2): We also have Pema, Tenzin’s wife, and their two daughters, Jinora and Ikki.  So far all we know about Pema is that she has three kids and is pregnant with a fourth, and is a non-bender. 

(2a): Suggesting that, as a mother and possibly a traditionally feminine character, Pema doesn’t count as a powerful female character, is pretty much an insta-fail for me.

(2b): Suggesting that, as children, Jinora and Ikki cannot be powerful, strong or interesting characters is another one.

(3): Not every character has been announced or described yet. The first casting announcement included Seychelle Gabriel, whose character wasn’t mentioned at Comic-Con this year. It might just be a recurring role, but hey, so were Azula, Mai and Ty Lee.

In conclusion, it’s way too early to be complaining.