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Could not understand why I was so tired in mid-afternoon, even though all I did today so far is 1) shower and wash my hair, and 2) bake banana muffins.

Then I remembered that I was coming out of almost two months of not being able to get a continuous night's sleep, while also being in pain every day. So, there's that.

Some good news, for a change: I made it to the rheumatologist and he, in addition to referring me to some extra tests, immediately gave me something for my knee which should work within "hours to days", according to him.

It might be the defeated exhaustion speaking, but I feel like it's already a little bit better.

Last week, after having heard endlessly about its branching potential and the quality of its art and writing, I played Scarlet Hollow. This is a fairly grisly horror game with shades of southern gothic, cosmic horror, body horror, and psychological horror, among others. Aside from the gorgeous hand-drawn art, it boasts a complex storyline and equally complex characters, with the kind of depth that demands multiple playthroughs and frantic, cross-referential theorizing.

I've been doing most of my Holler-posting on my Tumblr, but I wanted to put together a somewhat longer post that delves into some major spoilers, as well as speculating about some things that I might not yet unlocked. And DW felt like a more natural place to put a post like that.

( Scarlet family tree etc. )

I could probably write a lot more about it, but I gotta draw the line somewhere.

The real kicker is, I was having a hard time sleeping because of my allergies waking me up all the time (to blow my nose, etc.). Now that I can finally (mostly) breathe properly, I'm being woken up by knee pain.

If it's not one thing, it's another.