Ting-a-ling

Status update: I'm coughing more, but my throat's not quite as tender. I am, however, more puffy around my lower abdomen than I was last night. WTF. I'm going to do a moxibustion treatment here in a little bit, before I start putting on my makeup. My body, you guys. It tires me.

Happily, the new costume looks fantastic. Perhaps its glory will distract from the pudge.

A few weeks ago, tama_grey posted a PSA about Things Not To Say To Someone Who Is Depressed or Suicidal. this Tumblr post is a good follow-up to that, I think. I have a similar negative response to people who refer to someone who is "fighting cancer." Because if someone survives cancer "won" that fight, what does that say about the people who don't? The analogy of it being a battle--something that can be won or lost--makes me uncomfortable.

Oh, and tama_grey, the zills you so generously gifted me with last year are making their KCRF Smoker debut today! Yay! I'm so pleased to have loud silver zills now.

On a lighter note (for a given value of "light"), this image made me laugh. ( Click for awesomeness )