I don't even know where to start. I'm on day 10 of an unexpected hospital stay. Absolutely going stir crazy. Well enough to go home but have to stay until blood thinners get to an acceptable level for the doctor. Gah!

Here's the skinny. I broke my foot Sept 26. That turned into being on my butt and hopping around the house on one foot. I moved in with my parents so I'd have some help as living alone wasn't working out so well. After a week there I end up unconscious on the bathroom floor. I could barely breathe and was in shock. 911 and an ambulance ride later and I'm in ER fighting for my life. I know, so dramatic. Turns out several blood clots went through my heart and into my lungs. Usually it stops at the heart for most people. It's not common to live through it. My right leg, the one with the broken foot, has a huge clot the length of my leg. I can breathe again, I'm on oxygen and blood thinners, and I'm hobbling around with my bad foot. All in all, I'm doing pretty well.

After 10 days in the hospital and much whining from me, my family finally decided to give me my laptop. Bless their hearts. I'm catching up with emails and other stuff. I'm not sure when I'm going home. I did a lot before going into the hospital but never got the screenshots and stuff done to upload it before the epic event. So that is sitting on my desktop for now. Once I get home I can get back to my games and recovery. It will be a long one.

I just thought I'd check in to let everyone know why I've been absent. My copy of Pets is due to be delivered today so that will mess a lot of stuff up. Ah well. It wouldn't be a Pets EP if it didn't totally screw over every piece of CC for everyone. I've never been an advocate of the Pets EPs. Aside from screwing up every object ever made, it usually just ushers in more unwanted lag. Yeah, a cat is nice, but I can live without it. I get the EP for all the cool stuff included with it. Pets are just another household object to me. I know, so cold. Well, if they didn't cause all sorts of problems and lag I'd feel a bit differently. This EP always causes so many problems. Once they're cleared up everything is fine again, but it's the community-wide frustration and fuss that makes me sad. It really shouldn't be that hard. EA loves to cause problems. And why they just don't include the furry critters in the base game to eliminate this mess later eludes me. The months/years of whining from pro-pet community members is enough to kill enthusiasm for the game. It's all about money. Charge more for the base game then. I don't care. Just get it right the first time for a change.

That's enough grumpiness from me. I'm stuck for now but hope to be home soon. I'll have the time to do some new lots I suspect.