Brief Notes

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* I keep forgetting to post about this, but there's a Count of Monte Cristo read-along going on! There's a whole collection of people reading it, but I've been keeping to the speed of the FFA readalong (central post here), which means I'm only up to Chapter 11. It's not too late to join! Chapter 11 represents about 10% of the way through, so you can easily catch up.

I'm very familiar with the general story of the Count of Monte Cristo, having seen several movie versions, the Wishbone episode, and Gankutsuou (the space opera AU anime, yes, this is a real thing that exists and is surprisingly faithful to the story, to the best of my knowledge), but I've never actually read it before. I've been told there are a lot of cool things in the unabridged version that usually get left out, including runaway lesbians, so I'm excited for that.

* Today I saw The Girl on the Train, which was fairly good. I found it neither as confusing nor as dumb as I'd been warned, but I can't say it's my favorite movie of the month either. I'd recommend it, but only if you have a particular interest in thrillers. Mainly I saw it because I need to do anything that involves a lot of sitting, because:

* Tuesday evening I had foot surgery, although that sounds way too dramatic for the reality of the experience – I sat in a chair for 10 minutes while a doctor cut off a mole that looked suspicious and stitched up the hole. They sent me home with the promise that I should be able to get around normally, if a bit slow and sore. Instead I woke up Wednesday with my foot swollen horribly and have since been unable to put any weight on it at all. Since I otherwise feel fine, I can get around short distances by hopping, but that limits my activities, as I'm sure you can imagine. I tried a cane! ... the cane did not help. It turns out you still need to be able to balance briefly on the injured foot to use a cane. I need a crutch, but I keep thinking that I'll be better soon, and I don't really want to buy one to use for only 6 hours before it becomes unnecessary. We'll see how I feel tomorrow.

Comments

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Eeep! Have they not given you a follow-up call about the surgery? Please let them know about the pain and swelling. Feet are important! Keep them happy and well cared for!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Oh, there is no pain, actually! It's just the swelling makes it hard to bend and flex the foot, so I can't walk on it. But they did warn me that feet are prone to swelling, so I'm not worried. This seems within the normal range of expected responses.

Thank you for your concern, though! :)

[evelyn-b.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I hope your foot shrinks back down to normal size soon. :(

I hope you're enjoying The Count of Monte Cristo :D There are so many ridiculous and great things ahead -- though if you've seen all the adaptations, you know that already! I'm on Chapter 31 and love it to death.

I'll try to join in with Count of Mount Meme soon if I can manage! I'm on limited internet access and always seem to catch the FFA posts just as they're decomposing. . .

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I hope your foot shrinks back down to normal size soon. :(
It is almost entirely well by now, thank you!

always seem to catch the FFA posts just as they're decomposing. . .
I have this problem too, even without limited internet access. One of my main problems with FFA is how fast posts go by these days. It makes it hard to have sustained conversation in smaller fandoms.

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and Gankutsuou (the space opera AU anime, yes, this is a real thing that exists and is surprisingly faithful to the story, to the best of my knowledge)

That is not the first anime I was ever aware of (I had a friend in middle and high school who followed the original American run of Sailor Moon), but I believe it was one of the first for which someone gave me a detailed, descriptive recommendation. I still haven't seen it, though. I just know the art style.

They sent me home with the promise that I should be able to get around normally, if a bit slow and sore. Instead I woke up Wednesday with my foot swollen horribly and have since been unable to put any weight on it at all.

. . . Have you informed your doctors that this is the case? Because that does not sound good.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

I still haven't seen it, though. I just know the art style.
I recommend it! It's not my very favorite anime, but it's a wonderfully done take on the story (I think the choice to limit it to Albert's POV, who is of course ignorant of the Count's backstory and the original Dantes, is a really excellent way to retell such a well-known story), and of course the art style is justly famous.

. . . Have you informed your doctors that this is the case? Because that does not sound good.
They did warn me that feet are prone to swelling in general, and that I was going to need to keep it elevated and take plenty of painkillers, so I wasn't actually too worried that something out of the range of the expected was happening. But, regardless, it has vastly improved since I made this post! I am now walking nearly normally – no cane or crutch, just a bit of soreness.

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It's not my very favorite anime, but it's a wonderfully done take on the story (I think the choice to limit it to Albert's POV, who is of course ignorant of the Count's backstory and the original Dantes, is a really excellent way to retell such a well-known story), and of course the art style is justly famous.

Well, I know people who own it, so it will not be difficult for me to look up sometime.

But, regardless, it has vastly improved since I made this post! I am now walking nearly normally – no cane or crutch, just a bit of soreness.

Glad to hear it! That sounded very unpleasant.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear, I hope your foot is less swollen now.

Clearly The Count of Monte Cristo has taken the internet by storm! I suspect this is the result of convergence rather than the whole internet following my Dumas-reading lead, but I like to believe that I have contributed.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Much less, thank you!

I suspect this is the result of convergence rather than the whole internet following my Dumas-reading lead, but I like to believe that I have contributed.
Hee. Well, you were the first reader I happened across, so I am happen to give you all the credit.