Den of the Celtic Kitsune

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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Surgery blog: The Big Day

My day started at 5 am today and by 6:40 I was on the operating table being made very sleepy. I'm told the surgery went really well. All I know is that sometime around the suturing of my right foot I started to wake up. I would feel it, but wasn't in any pain at that point. I drifted off briefly and then woke up again. Someone told me to go back to sleep but I partially woke again when they started the incisions on the outside of my left foot. I remember twitching my foot a couple of times because it hurt (not any worse than cutting a finger in the kitchen). Someone commented that they didn't know why I was having a reaction and they must have given me more meds at that point. I am, unfortunately, one of those people who metabolize and adapt to medication very quickly. This is bad for surgery and pain management, but it makes time in the Recovery room short. I was home by 11 am although the walk from the elevator to my apartment was hellacious. I think every swear word I know must have come out of my mouth until my mom and roomie came out with the computer chair to wheel me to the apartment. Needless to say, I'm in pain, but for the most part it's tolerable with the Vicodan, ibuprofen, and ice. Bed, sleep, and pain medication will be my world for the next three days at least. Friday brings a trip to the doc where I will probably have more information. Pics coming later.

--Sionnach a lamed Kitsune

posted by Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsune | 4:20 PM

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