Signs of improvement, I do believe

I didn't mention it earlier, but I've been drinking a lot of Pedialite and Powerade Zero the last few days, and it seems to be paying off. My stomach is a little better or at least has stopped being noticeably worse, and my mood's a lot better today. I also got some great day-job freelance work lined up, of a sort I can do really well even while somewhat impaired, and the boost from being productive in a fun way will reinforce healing tendencies, I'm thinking.

Now to keep cool through a few warm days.
 

Book comments: The Arrival, by Shaun Tan

I'd heard about this from the comics blogosphere last year but only got to see it this last week. Shaun Tan is a Chinese-Australian artist, and The Arrival is the wordless story of an immigrant's experiences in a strange new land. It's a seamless blend of tight realism and soaring fantasy, and it moved me very deeply.

What you want to do is go look at Tan's website for the page about this book. Then you should go get a copy, because the oversize, high-quality production of the book lets the illustrations shine very much more than these reduced images can convey. 

Weight Watchers, week 8

 I knew I forgot something. Weight at the end of the week...to be honest, I'm not sure. Metformin reaction has had me sliding from bloating to draining and back, repeatedly. My best estimate is that I'm about even, or up less than a pound, but when I'm going from 319 up to 329 and back, there's no point in trying to be precise about it. I'll have a better sense next week, I hope, as this settles down.

Diagrammed for your convenience

Things to say during sex, categorized.