Update on lunenoire

Sorry we didn't get around to posting this last night - we were having internet issues.

Anyway, lunenoire came out of his surgery just fine. In fact, he looked better after this (more complicated, and requiring an overnight stay) surgery than after the first one. He can't talk for 2 weeks, and he's on a clear liquid diet for some time, although I'm never clear on that one. From what I understand, it's gonna take about 6 months for his taste buds to get back to normal. Start saving money now to take him out to dinner! :)

The main problem he's having is the pain from swallowing. Yesterday, he could barely eat the ice chips, jello, sherbet, and broth and such they gave him, because it was so painful for him to swallow. There are painkillers, of course, both local and systemic, but from personal experience, I think throat pain is THE hardest to get rid of.

But, other than that, and being stuck living with two people who don't read lips worth a damn, I think it'll be OK.

Thanks for all the well-wishes and energy and such!

Stolen from gaeasson

I don't think jb_27 intended to start a meme, but here it is anyway.

"I explicitly invite anybody who's wondering about a particular rumor that they've heard about me to contact me and ask me if it's true. Even if it's something that I'm not proud of, I'd rather that you had the ugly facts compared to an ugly rumor (that could get uglier). By being open and honest about things like this, I hope that I also gain some credibility when I say, "No, that's not the way it happened.""

I present this as a meme in the hopes that it will lessen the ambient drama, rather than increasing it.

If you want to defuse your own rumors, just copy this into your own journal, ad nausium, ad infinitum, yadda yadda, you know the drill...

Now, the funny thing is, there seems to be some issues about rumor and drama, from what I can gather from other LJs. Having been out of the social loop for so long, I don't know anything about that, or even if that's true. (Does that make it a RUMOR???)

Anyway, I thought this would be kinda cool. I'm always nosy to see what's being said about me, anyway, although I pretty much doubt I'll get responses from this. I just haven't been out there enough to have people saying shit about me, I'm guessing.

So, go for it. Anonymous comments are (and always have been) allowed, and I've never tracked IP addresses, so if you feel more comfortable doing it that way, feel free.

Grow Meat in the Comfort of Your Own Home!

Ganked from profundis:

I can't decide if this is REALLY disturbing, or REALLY promising...

Academic Paper Says Edible Meat Can be Grown in a Lab on Industrial Scale