Last week I had a hip arthroscopy to repair a torn labrum in my hip. Healing has gone well, with rest, excellent care by Henry and plenty of pain meds. Things were moving along peachy, with increased use of my hip and even some time on an exercise bike, when I started getting nauseated and having odd vision. I looked in a mirror and saw my left eye pupil entirely dilated, while my right was normal. I became worried.
A trip to the ER and an amused doctor later, we concluded that I got atropine in my eyeball, left over from a motion-sickness patch I had been wearing behind my ear. Atropine is a chemical also known as belladonna and has been used by women to dilate their eyes. The idea that women ever purposefully did this to their eyes for beauty amazes me. Of course, we also wear high heels.
There is nothing I can do but wait. I asked for an eye patch because one eye being dilated was too uncomfortable, and also because I've never had a valid reason to wear one. I've been hobbling around my house with an eye patch, on crutches, and anxiously waiting for my upgrade to a cane on Thursday. It doesn't get much cooler than this!
With the latest news from Livejournal I've had several people ask me about Vox and whether or not I recommend it as a "replacement" or another option for those who already use and like Livejournal.
Pros of Vox:
- Aggregator in the "neighborhood view" makes reading the latest from friend's easy!
- Integration with Flickr for photo sharing/posting
- Ability to upload and play videos and music through my blog
- Mostly pretty
- Ability to cross post to Livejournal!
- SEO - my vox posts are found easily on google (take that as a pro or con!)
- PRIVACY. Vox let's you create friend and family filters on a per-post basis
- ...and more!
Cons of Vox:
- Not very many of my non-work friends are using it :(
The more of *you* I get to sign up and use the service, the more useful it will become to me! Win-Win!
