{ hospital and icons and phones. }

[the_muppet]

1) hospital: Deb took me to the hospital yesterday to have the stitches and steri-strips removed, though it'll be another 3 weeks before I have to go back to have the internal splints removed. Still hurts like hell and is pretty sore. With the steri-strips off I have to be really careful not to touch the nose as it's still pretty tender.

I can see the left splint inside my nose which sort of freaked me out but my surgeon says that's okay and nothing to worry about, and I still have a lot of 'stuff' coming out like lumpy little clots and whatever, which is pretty gross. My surgeon took a good look inside and seems pretty happy with how well it's healing, so that's good. Am also slightly freaked out that now the stitches are out, I can see the septum join isn't quite straight so I have this lumpy bit one side. Still, with all the stuff they've done to my nose over the years, I've always thought it just looks like someone slapped a blob of plasticine on my face in place of a real nose, so I guess it's another one of those things I'll learn to live with. It's not massively noticeable, except to me.

2) icons: I'd really like to get back to making icons - and I can't believe it's almost 4 months since I posted on paper_packages considering I used to do icon posts so much more regularly - so if anyone wants to offer me any ideas and/or inspiration, that would be more than welcome!

3) phones: For some strange reason that I've never been able to work out, my landline phones need names. If you don't input a name, it keeps beeping at you to prompt you. So all three of my landline phones have names and I've just changed the name of the one in Peter's room to this, which makes me smile when I use it and the name flashes up at me:



The other two phones are named Merlin and Danno. Merlin is the only one whose name has never changed =)


Hope you're all okay ♥

Comments

[nicole9514.livejournal.com]

**HUGS** for sore nose.

I'm sure once the swelling goes down hon, it'll be much better to you.

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Yes it is still swollen and that will take a while yet =)

*Hugs*

[chaosmaka.livejournal.com]

RORY!! ♥

Oh love I hope you'll feel better soon and the healing continues to be good. Also I hope the pain will stop soon *hugs*

You should totally icon Coliiiiin XD



I was just thinking about your icons this morning, don't know why.

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

RORY! ♥

I should icon Colin. And probably Rory too. I just need to find the inspiration and motivation as it seems to have run away on me =(

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[hermette.livejournal.com]

your poor boo boos. :(

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Thank you =)

[psycho-warbaby.livejournal.com]

Rory... From Doctor Who? Love it regardless!

You know I keep meaning to send you something in the mail but the last 3 weeks have been entirely overworked for me! I think this week alone I'm working something ridiculous like 60-65 hours! Hopefully i can get something sent off this Friday if not early next week!

Hope you're feeling better! And isn't it always the little things we notice!

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Yes, Rory from Doctor Who =)

Aw, you don't have to send me anything lovely, but it's really nice of you to think of me; thank you ♥

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

i'm glad to hear your nose is healing well :). i'd love to see some summery icons from you!

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Summery icons, that's a good idea! Thank you =)

[venivincere]

*hugs tight* I hope you heal up really quickly and with relatively little pain. Your phones that need names? *ADORBS* I haven't had a land line in years; I didn't realise phones need names...

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I didn't realise they needed names either and I've still to work out why!

Thank you lovely ♥

[el1ie.livejournal.com]

to you AND your nose, early days yet, swelling will take it's own sweet time.

Hee, my land line phone has never had a name, however my mobile has always been "Frodo" - yeah, I know, corny isn't it - "Bearer of the Ring of Power" - *facepalm*

And I second the summer theme for icons with a few added dropped rose petals - I have a thing for scattered petals - don't worry though, it's not catching!

Take care honey, hope you feel better soon and thanks for the update. ♥

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Oh I know, from many, many past experiences just how long it takes!

Frodo is a good name for a mobile and reminds too that I meant to post how excited I am by the new Hobbit movie!

Thanks for the icon tips =)

*hugs muchly*

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[nimielle.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I love that your phones have names! Also, three phones O.O Woah! You live in a Mansion, admit it! Those photos you've been posting are just a sham to make us think you don't own half the country! ;)

I am so glad your nose is healing well! *sends you more healing vibes*

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I really DON'T live in a mansion! My friends Deb and jane bought me those a few years back as I would never answer my phone, so they bought me caller display phones for my birthday and there were three in the pack, so I have one in the kitchen, one in the lounge and one in Peter's room =)

[vita-candeo.livejournal.com]

**hugs** I hope your nose feels better soon :-) Also, I know what it feels like to not be totally happy with your body, but not able to really control it. I have vitiligo, so I basically have patches of albino all over my skin. It started out in part that don't show, but now it's all over my neck, my hands, my feet.... basically everywhere. And the hair in those spots is white. And in the past couple years, it's been spreading to my face. Because our faces are unique, and have an impact on people, it's really hard to accept one's face not being perfect. But I'm trying to learn to just accept it and move on. I guess it's kind of cool to have one white eyelash... and I just really don't want it to spread to my hairline!

Anyways, what I guess I'm trying to say is that I know how to you feel about wanting everything to work out to be as normal as possible, but not having any control over it. **more hugs**

As for icon inspiration, maybe a summer-themed batch? Like, beaches, hiking, sports, stuff like that.

I thoroughly approve of the name for the phone! Although, it's quite odd that they demand to have names!!!

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I accepted long ago that my nose would always look like this since the accident, so it's okay really, and of course I know that it could be worse and I should be grateful really =)

*Hugs*

[scribblemoose]

I was thinking at the weekend there aren't enough Centurion!Rory icons in the world, as it happens.

Glad you're another step down the post-op road - hope the pain goes soon. *hug*

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Thank you lovely =)

*hugs*

Phones and noses

[ms-3m.livejournal.com]

Glad to read that you are still in the land of the living. :-D

With regard to the phones needing 'names' it is really more of some sort of ID so you can page from one phone to the other and keep track of handsets. I rather like that you can assign a name instead of #1, #2, etc. like I have for our phone system.

Your nose....*gingerly peers in and around to look* .... the question is, are you starting to breath better with the fix? I hope so. The bump might wind up going away altogether as it might be a tied to the post-op swelling. But for now, it's probably like having a zit... to the owner of said zit, it appears like Mt. Rushmore...to the casual observer....not so much if any. Until then, you could always give it a name....maybe Igor? LOL [I'm in a weird mood today, just brush me off.]

*hugs you hugely*

Re: Phones and noses

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Well you can phone to each of them internally, but you just press #1, 2 or 3 to do that. Still, it's quirky that they have names and I like it =)

Not breathing better yet as it's still quite swollen and blocked, but hopefully in a few weeks I should notice a difference.

YES! It's just like having a zit there! LOL!

*hugs muchly*

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

I applaud your phone name choice :) Rory icons wouldn't go amiss either!

Glad you are healing well -- apparently! I'd be freaked out being able to see all that stuff inside and coming out, too. :) It's great that you have a surgeon who finally knows what he's doing, too.

*hugs* ♥

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Rory icons sound good; thanks =)

He's a good guy and I like him and trust him, which is a first amongst all the surgeons I've had over the years.

*hugs muchly*

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[from-the-corner.livejournal.com]

But it's a good thing that it all heals well!

And your phones made me smile :)

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the phones made you smile =)

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[valika56.livejournal.com]

Good to hear you're getting better. Icons! Yay!

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Thank you ♥

[rae1013.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear your healing to your doctor's satisfaction. ♥

And the phone thing kinda makes me wish I had a landline. That's adorable.

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

It's adorable having a Rory phone; makes me smile =)

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[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Icon Rory. He's in need of good icons. Especially smiling ones. *nods* :)

*smishes you gently*

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Always a need to spread the Rory love =)

*hugs*

[prfctdaze.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Oh, honey, I'm wishing speedy healing for you. Sounds like things are going according to plan and the surgeon is pleased with your progress. That's encouraging news.

Icons! May I give you an idea? *sheepish grin* I checked out the tags for paper_packages and noticed you have some Robert Pattinson. I will be going through those posts. And if you feel inspired for any more that would be wonderful :)

Yes, I have a new boyfriend LOL :PPPPP

Merlin and Danno. Cute :D

*loves*

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Will see if I can find some caps I want to work with for RP, though feel free to send some if you have some =)

*hugs muchly*