Graz–Jun. 23, 2025

I went back to the clinic at the LKH Medical University for the evaluation of the MRI. It turns out there’s nothing serious going on. However, they determined that my “false vocal cords” are hypertrophied because I am using them to speak instead of my real vocal cords. The doctor suggested that I make an appointment with a phonologist after my insurance kicks in.

I walked back to Jakominiplatz by following the streetcar tracks back. (If I had taken the Google maps suggestion, I would have ended up back on Keplerstraße *again*.)

storefront sign with many missing letters

I have no idea what this sign was before the letters went missing.

This is from the Penal conservative fraternity! ARMINIA. Honestly, even after seeing their web site, I have no clue what they are on about, except it seems to be a fencing club.

Today’s theme seems to be doors (and windows).

Kimchi

I stopped by a small asian food mart that advertised kimchi, and it looked like it would be more authentic than the whatever-it-is that Billa sells as kimchi.

I buy the kimchi, and the owner of the store asks me if this is the first time I’ve bought it here. I said yes, and he starts doing an interrogation:

How much do you sleep at night?
Do you sleep through the whole night? (His advice was to not have anything to eat or drink after the evening meal.)
Press in on your ribs here. Does it hurt? (No, it didn’t)
Several more instructions to press on areas of my upper body. (None of them hurt.)
What exercises do you do? I said I go to the gym about 4 or 5 times a week. “No, only once a week!”, and then he told me to do 100 squats a day.

He then put in some pear juice, sesame oil, and sesame seeds in with the kimchi. “Come back in a week and let me know how you feel,” he concluded. Um, no, I don’t think I’m going to be returning any time soon.