Week 20 - Time It Ticks

This past week I've posted 12 movie reviews, two music video collectives, my first userscript (well at least my first post about it), a previously lost and forgotten Easter Post, about a hexalist, about life and just recently about the public domain and jam.

The GOG insomnia spring sale has been going on for a few days too. I snatched just a few good games I'd previously missed, at heavily reduced prices (75-80%), enough to last quite a while. My GOG purchases are turning into more of an archive than a list of games to actively play anyway. Last fall I spent waaay too much money on something similar, so I'm kinda proud I was able to restrain myself this time around. Maybe because I wasn't aware of the sale from the beginning. I happened to venture to the site for some reason and discovered that holy shit it's going on again... but the force wasn't so strong, it didn't keep me glued to the screen. More probably because it's spring, because the sun is shining and I don't feel like not going out, or not sleeping, or somehow having my joyous sprees of efficient doing and moving alike under sunlit skies and bike rides broken by a session of screen-gluing game-attaining madness? Just a thought.

So, that was the good news of the week. The bad news: I got a tick.

Late one night I was scratching my belly because of... well probably because it itched, and I discovered this tiny little black insect firmly dug into my flash. How did it get there? Well apparently these insects can't jump (I did some insane amounts of researching the morning after), so it must've fallen out of a tree. We do live in a risky tick area, and it's fortunate I've never had one earlier, even if we always avoid tall grass and voluntarily brushing against bushes. Because you know, ticks have risks. Not that this explains how or why it made its way to my belly, because bellies = food? Anyway:

I pulled it out, but I think the head popped off. Now I've read a looot about the dangers of ticks, and the infectious and potentially lethal diseases these parasitic creatures carry, so I was pretty much up all night looking for rings or red lines or some sign that it was serious. The next morning I went online and was made aware that most ticks are harmless... and I feel... OK. So far. The red blotch surrounding the bite has faded during the past two days, till the point where it's just the one red spot left, made bigger after my attempts to pluck out the head-part that seemed to still be there. Apparently the body takes care of the head; pushes it out automatically. So, no worries - no need for digging in critter craters. I am now abiding time as usual and monitoring myself for any potential symptoms!

Apart from this timely tick, time has ticked fast. It's been mostly work and studies (got the weekly dose done last-minute as always, right before the deadline tonight), a few movies, and I finally got that hexalist done, ah... what a relief! Feels like it was at least a week ago since I was freed from that burden!! The weather's gone from cold and dull to sun and fun. Woot! I've been helping a family friend with webdesign, getting a bit irritated at all the details that are to be changed, so much unnecessary restructuring of... everything! But ah well, it's not my site - it's good karma. :P

Overall it's been efficient and exponentially rich in experience, and here's last week.