The most wonderful time of the year

an image of a lighthouse perched atop a cliff, overlooking the sea/ocean.
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The holidays are just around the corner and here I am, in my tiny corner of the world, healing post-operation. That’s right. I recently had an operation. The past couple of days had been quite a rollercoaster. It was my first time to undergo surgery, and a major one, at that!

So many things were running inside my head days prior to the surgery, the night before it, the few hours before it, and during the operation. After it, I was pretty much asleep. To be honest, I wanted to cry more about the needles that poked me and prodded my veins. I am not new to getting IV fluids, but lately it’s been getting more and more challenging to have needles inserted. Something to do with my veins, I was told. It took them seven tries before they finally (and successfully, although temporarily) managed to insert a needle in each hand. The stitches and my lower back where anesthesia was placed were not hurting too much, thanks to the pain relievers.

I’m currently taking it slow and easy. Nothing too strenuous. I shouldn’t even climb up and down the stairs, but I can walk around a few times a day as a form of exercise. Enough talk about the operation, though, because guess what? I have a new short horror story, an upcoming newsletter on writing and living the creative life, as well as some kdrama merch. And we all know this blog wouldn’t be complete if there are no mentions of kdrama.

Let’s get to it!

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Skipped September, new blog layout, and spooky season plans

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Hola! What in “The X-Files” throwback is this layout? Kapjagi wae? Look, it’s past 5 in the morning (a Saturday, too, at that) and I just finished re-watching “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” Also, I just started reading “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” by Shirley Jackson. (Aside: I think I’m in love with the name Mary Katherine and the nickname, Merricat, given to that character.)

Me and my remain two brain cells are struggling as I type this down and, well… *scratches the back of my neck* This is not going well. My mind is not completely working right now. You would not believe all the typos here, if only it wasn’t saved by autocorrect.

Anyhoo. Enough blathering. Let’s dive right into the good stuff.

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Same great taste, dot net version

It has been raining the past couple of days during this long weekend. Sleeping early and sleeping in? DELICIOUS. How’s your weekend going?

I know. I have resurfaced after many months of radio silence and after suddenly dropping the .com, swapping it with .net, too! What other crazy things have I been doing? So glad you asked because there’s really nothing new, except… oh! A a book, a movie, and a few kdramas. Take these as recommendations, if you will. I did drop some kdramas, like “Marriage, Not Dating” and “The Secret Romantic Guesthouse.” But the ones I kept watching are mentioned here. I hope you enjoy reading about them! 🙂

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