My Wheelchair is Broken ;_;

It's actually been broken for a while, I just automatically pushed it way down into "things too depressing to think, let alone talk about". But I'm trying to get better about not letting things sit in that fog for too long.

It suddenly started making weird grinding noises and refusing to move like a week ago. I rang the place I bought it from, AC Mobility, and they don't service that model any more :( So I looked up the manufacturer, Merits, and emailed the closest decent looking place on their local dealer list, Perth Mobility Scooters. A lot of places seem to either not actually sell Merits wheelchairs, or not do service, or are like 30km away. And I vaguely recall the only other nearish service centre, Scooters Australia Perth, being the ones who installed the wrong battery and were generally incompetent.

So hopefully Perth Mobility Scooters will get back to me and fix it and everything will be fine ;_;

Luckily I don't actually NEED it the way many wheelchair users do. I never used it around the house, and can get Cam to drive me places, or get things delivered, etc. But it's frustrating that I can't wander outside by myself.

When They Cry

Me: I should finish Gentleman Jack or Good Omens.
My brain: Nope. Too tense.
Me: Ok, lets see what's new on Netflix...hmm, just that horror anime When They Cry, but obviously that's too-
My brain: WATCH THAT

So I've been watching When They Cry, which unsurprisingly is SOMETIMES TOO TENSE FOR MY BRAIN, and is also kinda male gazey, with art and animation only slightly better than the notoriously ugly original game. But I'm still enjoying it!

The opening gets across the feel pretty well.

Below: No spoilers beyond the first few minutes, some description of violence.
( Read more... )

When They Cry: Spoilery thoughts

My non-spoilery thoughts on this horror/mystery anime.

Spoilers below!! I explain the context for anyone who doesn't know the plot and is curious, mostly just to try and lay it out for myself and try to figure out the mystery. I knew the basic gist of some of this going in, and it didn't ruin my enjoyment, but I think it's more fun being confused if you can handle it.

Content note: death and violence.
( Read more... )