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[solarbird]

Hey, everybody; if you don't know, I've had a big flareup in my repetitive stress injury problems and so I'm mostly off keyboards for a while. I'm posting this from my phone, which isn't as bad for whatever reason.

Anyway, mostly I wanted to say that and also that I finally finished watching Molly Star Racer, which I refused to do for years because I didn't want there not to be anymore, and now I want to squee but I'm too late to the party for that and am sad!

So some of you should watch it from the beginning tomorrow to fix this for me. ^_^

Mostly it's been Norwescon and packaging up CDs and some studio work today for me this week. I should talk more about that on dreamwidth tho' and have it replicated over.

Comments

[maellenkleth]

Heya, if nothing else, at least you ended up with some great screenclips....

[solarbird]

Those are all from the teaser trailer, way back when.

[oh6.livejournal.com]

Strangely enough, I've been putting off watching Molly Star Racer due to general procrastination, so I guess I can see about that.

[solarbird]

YAY!

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if it was completely out. I'll have to look into it.

[solarbird]

I really liked it. ^_^

[epawtows.livejournal.com]

Have you finished The Last Airbender? Can loan you the DVDs if you want.

[solarbird]

Yes and on time even. ^_^

[ankh-f-n-khonsu.livejournal.com]

Do you use a "normal" mouse? If so, you might look into 3M. They make a mouse that is much less stressful. See: http://www.ergodirect.com/product_info.php?products_id=15909

[solarbird]

I use a small-ball trackball for exactly this reason. Standard mice do indeed hurt my arms badly and are in fact a big part of the problem. The kind that work best aren't even made anymore which is why I bought spares in advance. I still have one in original packaging even. ^_^

[ankh-f-n-khonsu.livejournal.com]

The 3M is *way* better than trackballs. Trackballs still have your forearm extended in a stressful position. That's why you can type more easily on the phone. ;)

[solarbird]

No, I pull it into my lap; I have a cord extender for this purpose. That is, when I'm not using the touchpad on my laptop, which is also good.

I've used joysticks as pointer devices; I rather dislike them.

[ankh-f-n-khonsu.livejournal.com]

Not a joystick. The stem is stationary - the laser is on the bottom and the whole device is moved to track.

It's been used in RSI studies, and as far as I know is the only mouse approved by the American chiropractic assn.

Neverteless, habits can be dificult to break and as long as you're content...

[pstratt.livejournal.com]

I know someone who used to use a Microsoft EasyBall with bare feet because of similar carpal tunnel problems. The EasyBall was a really large 4" track ball designed for kids.