Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

@j4yc33 @superlinguo - I remember the secretary who called me at Dell support for the same thing. Two years of research on one failed hard drive and she demanded that we not only fix her system (we did), but demanded we restore the data on the new drive (it's toast lady) then demanded that we return the bad drive so she could recover it (it's long gone lady) and then threatened to sue me specifically for hindering government research (if you were a government agency (and you weren't), you called into the wrong line).

Literally the last call I took at Dell as I was laid off that afternoon along with the rest of the folks who started with me.

@skinnylatte @Jennconspiracy - SAMSIES. https://dolari.net/pics/

So, what's going on with Jenn. Got a call from my Doctor about the results from the MRI. I don't have a bulged disc, I have THREE. I need to call a spine specialist for injections tomorrow, and we'll find out when that will be.

I've heard good things about the injections, and they should take care of most of the pain. But my doctor said between this and the misaligned vertebrae, I'm looking at surgery in my future. When? Not sure, it all depends on how well the injections work.

Why does this affect my projects? The comics and writing are all done at my computer. Sitting down, versus standing, causes minor pain in my neck. Lifting my arm (specifically my left arm) begin hurting, tingling and if I hold it up too long, pain all down my left arm, shoulder blade and neck.

So I can't work on stuff anymore than a few minutes at a time. Cold compresses help, but not the computing stuff. So all my writing and drawing projects are on hold. I find I can type more if I do it with my bluetooth keypad and drop my arms, but that's like 30 minutes of computing time versus 15.

For a year that was supposed to have me rebooting all my creative projects, as well as start a really lucrative project with a friend, I may need to stop and try again later. :/

@zx3 - It's nothing life threatening (three discs in my neck pinching nerves), but sitting and typing/computering for more than a few minutes becomes excruciatingly painful.

@LeDiva - It's nothing life threatening (three discs in my neck pinching nerves), but sitting and typing/computering for more than a few minutes becomes excruciatingly painful.

Not to alarm anyone, but the future of many of my projects now depends on when I can get into a spinal specialist for pain management. We'll find out hopefully sooner than later.

@pandora_parrot - Tax breaks of all things.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/star-trek-prodigy-canceled-paramount-plus

If there ever was an argument why physical media should still be a thing: https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-prodigy-paramount-plus-where-to-watch-buy-1850577267

You know, Paramount+ may have cancelled and removed Star Trek: Prodigy, but did Nickelodeon? We'll at least have a chance to record the show off Nickelodeon, and they conceivably could pick it up themselves for a Season 3....

Both are owned by Paramount, though, so I wouldn't get your hopes up, but they are different entities INSIDE Paramount.

"It's called Mario Twins! They look the same! Good God. They look so gat-dang much like the same person, I would ask them 'You want ice cream?' Both of them say yes. How in the hell?!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIeOULX79VA

I've been able to type a bit more than usual today. I guess using the bluetooth keyboard works better with this pinched nerve than sitting at my keyboard. At least for as long as the battery lasts.