Another string of migraines, this one Fri/Sat arv (that’s afternoon for non-aussies)/Sun night and (lucky me) waking up with one on Monday morning.

I went to work, and then packed up and went home again after 40 minutes. Codeine is my friend, but it knocks me around terribly. And it seems to only be effective for about half an hour or so. I suppose I should be grateful for that, though.

So I came home and went straight to bed for several hours. I think my migraines are mostly brought on by stress, which tightens up my shoulders, which sends pain up into my neck and head. The problem is that when I take time off with a migraine, I lose about $200 in wages for the day, and that adds to my stress, because sometime this month I will find out if my main job is being extended for 2 years, or is going to end in June. So basically, at the moment, any migraine has little chance of abating, no matter how I baby it. Lying down just feels like I have my head on a block of cement – but I try anyway.

BUT – what I forgot was that today is the day that my new 24″ widescreen monitor was set to be delivered!


(That’s my 17″ non-widescreen beside it. You have my permission to laugh at and/or pity me)

So I’m hopped up on Forte and admiring my shiny new toy, which will be so handy for me. For play – it means I can have Warcraft on the big screen (and be able to see more around me), and have vent, MSN, forums and strats up on the other. No more tabbing out to blog or write, and missing ready checks.

For business, it means I can have my work in front of me, and sites to the right, refreshing as I need. Or notes, or spreadsheets, or photoshop, or whatever. I find it SO valuable to be able to have two workspaces, instead of constantly switching between the two. I’m working on a new website at the moment and it’s such a pain in the butt to have to keep switching windows to see my changes each time. I think I’m actually more excited about the changes it will make to my work. So, so handy!


So.. my head is still hurting, and I’m losing money (ugh.. stress!) but at least I have an awesome new monitor setup, right? :)



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