Would it help to find some kind of desk that you can use while resting on the couch with your legs up? That seems like it would be useful/productive/therapeutic/whatever ..

Yes! I have a little… cushiony desktoppy surface thing that I can put my laptop on while resting on the couch, which is quite handy for writing and internetting. I just haven’t figured out how to art that way. Aaron hopes that getting me a cintiq in the near future will greatly help with that, too. 🙂