[Cialug] Matt Stanton: Update 3?

[Matthew Nuzum]

Glad to hear from you Matt. Don't give up hope on getting back to doing the
type of work you're good at. Where there's a will, there's a way. I pray
your left hand recovers in time.

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Matt Stanton <
inflatablesoulmate at brothersofchaos.com> wrote:

> howdy folks!
>
> first, don't go nuts with money over me.  the wreck was my fault, it
> seems, so i don't deserve any sympathy.
>
> my parents just bought me a replacement netbook, which i will be wearing
> out with email, web, irc, and voip tasks (457 new emails :o ).  the
> thing i miss the most is my colocated server, but that was overly
> expensive in the first place.
>
> as far as my condition is concerned, my right hand is my only usable
> input device interface, and i'm fudging shift key characters because of
> the cast that covers parts of that hand.  my left arm is trashed, and i
> can barely move my fingers on that side.  but, at least i can move them,
> so i guess a bunch of therapy will get them working again.  it seems
> i'll be in this place for a while.
>
> i'm in mercy hospital in room 553, phone number 247-3553.  if you call,
> there is a good chance you won't reach me, since i can't reach the
> phone, but my mom is basically living here with me, so she can answer.
> she just has to leave the room at times to do things at home or to avoid
> things they are doing to me.  if you'd like to visit, i'm cool with
> that.  there don't seem the be 'visiting hours', but i try to get to
> sleep by midnight, and i try to stay asleep until 8am.  early morning is
> generally very busy with doctors/residents/nurses, and lasts until about
> 10:30 or 11.
>
> i'm not sure about the graphic design future.  i'm welcome back at my
> job, but my driving situation will be messed up for quite some time.  i
> may be able to work from home to do jobs that don't depend on stock
> images if i can get copies of illustrator and photoshop that are
> properly licensed.  i never liked using much other than a mouse, though
> my boss bought an expensive tablet recently that he swears is great.
>
> if anyone cares and wants to know more specific info about whats going
> on with me, feel free to email off-list.
>
> thanks for the thoughts and prayers,
> matt
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