Gaming and kefir.

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The early part of the game is brutal, on the most difficult setting.  And, yes, it's... brutal.  Lots of restarts.  No great way to play.  It's a bit of luck, well, and the devs made it so you have to play over.  They won't let you go through without playing over.  Makes it hard to keep interested at times.

Kefir is taking some time.  But, then, I am adding a smaller portion of grains.  With that very result in mind.  Then again, with it being as cold as it is, even with the furnace up, there are serious limits.  It is colder, even inside, than what the thermostat reads.  It... just is.

Got it switched this morning though.  And, put a smaller amount in.  Something is wrong with the kefir.  I can't say it has been sabotaged, but I can't say it hasn't been.  Something is just off.  Hasn't killed me, so... for now I'll keep at it.  End of the month, eh?  Sure is a cold end to it.  I just checked.  It is still negative 20 out there, or so.  19?  Right in there.

The sun is up.  It is a bright day.  Pretty, as far as frigid days go.

I make fatted coffee, every other or third day, but can't drink all of it, even over many hours.  Not sure what is up with that?  Ah, nausea is still in the background.  Lighter than recently, but yes.  The foot is still swollen, minus fluid buildup, which hasn't been a problem for several days to a week.  But much less so, down to, say, fifteen to twenty percent larger than normal.  I was afraid that working it would increase swelling.  If it did anything, it reduced swelling?  Probably nothing, but who knows with certainty.

Oh, but the other day, the day of the funeral, I had to go up and down the steps without shoes or else.  The last time I tried that, five days before, I got half way down, had to sit, just about threw up, and had to crab walk the rest of the way, when I caught my breath.  So... improvements.  I tried again, yesterday, just to see if it was an adrenalin rush from the push to get in.  But, no, if I am careful, I can go up and down the stairs without horrors, terrors, or nauseating pain.  Still, I'll... keep that to an occasional test, trial, such.

I keep looking at where the wind blew in a bit of snow.  Both along the east side of the drive, and just a bit if a few inches deep.  And the front sidewalk.  Just... I want to clear them.  But, that cold is so ugly, and my foot is still whining a bit.  Looks, it's better.  It has improved.  But, I pushed it and it is still suffering.  I don't want to push it hard, or even lightly all that much, for a while.

Pleased having pushed, but nausea is right at the back of my throat.  And my foot is... uncomfortable.  And that cold is just mean.  I think there was a bit of a breeze, as well.  A five to seven mile an hour breeze, at -20 static, adds up quickly.  Especially if a slight gust shoots through on top of that.

Well, and I have been sitting for a few weeks.  I am even more out of shape than before.  So it's sort of doubling up.  Even so, I will try to keep up on kefir.  And, next, get the bath tub sorted, dishes hit, and maybe a shower later today or tomorrow.  It's not much.  It will still be a test.  But... I'll give that a go.  As for shoveling?  If it warms a bit, maybe.  But not at -20 F.  No.  Because It isn't absolutely necessary and I don't have to do it.  Later.