Smarter Than the Average Squirrel

 angel_negra asked if doing this meme was a good idea. And overall, I'd have to say yes. It's given me the opportunity to think about and post about some interesting topics. And hey, if I somehow contributed to the existence of more Ji/Jayden's dad fic in the universe, that is an unexpected but welcome bonus.

I'm a bit annoyed with myself for not managing to post every day, but as I had mentioned before, there's been some recent medical weirdness that's rather nerfed my motivation on some of the days in question. 

(Relatedly, if you are prone to spine-related shenanigans, I would NOT recommend attempting Couch to 5k, as I'm pretty sure attempting to force my weirdly built body to run is how I have fucked up my neck. End PSA.)

But all whining aside, since I didn't get to all the topics this month, the only logical thing to do is continue. Maybe something like one post per week, or whenever I get bored. 

TL;DR, life sucks lately, and the base reason for that is that I have a failboat gallbladder that is going to be surgically evicted from my body in two days. Given that I have a pretty high level of medical anxiety to begin with and zero experience with this sort of thing, I am freaking the fuck out. I mean, come on. I have never had ANY type of surgery before. I still have my wisdom teeth because I found out nitrous oxide doesn't work on me and then had a panic attack in the chair when they went to take them out. The first time I had so much as an IV was when I went to the ER and found out my gallbladder sucks in the first place! And now they are about to remove one of my organs? Yes sir, I am freaking out. Damn right I am freaking out.

But my whining and misery are not the real point of this post, believe it or not. The point is that when I am post-op, doped up on pain meds and rooted to my couch for the following 4 or 5 days, I am going to be super bored. Help me, friends list; you're my only hope. I need you to rec me things. Rec me those awesome super-long fics that I never have time to read. Rec me those shows on Netflix that I would probably really enjoy but have never gotten around to watching. I'm posting this now in hopes of having a good, solid list of stuff by surgery day. I will be a captive audience for almost a week. Coming out on the other side with a new fandom or two would truly be making the best of a shitty situation.

And have I mentioned lately that I love you guys? Just saying. <3<3<3