Yeah, I haven't posted in ages. Slapped wrist and all that. My pills are NOT doing good things to my head, and I had to really push my point when I went to see the doc today to get him to consider putting me on something that isn't worse for me than no medication at all. So I feel really bad most of the time, and can't even concentrate for long. Perfect time for some quality writing, then.
In good news, getting married. Third time lucky this Samhain.
Monday, 5 January 2009
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Of Ear Emergencies, and Owies
I'd started stretching my ear to 8mm, and it was going well. Right up until the curved bit straightened out. Then there were gobbets of blood, and I was sensible enough to put the 6mm back in before it got nasty.
So I phoned up Graeme at the place where I had my second hole done and had bought a few pieces since (not the current one, one on the other ear that I stopped with because I didn't know why it had gone weird), and jokingly told him that I had an emergency. After a bit of discussion, he said that he was picking up supplies this morning, and could stop by here first if I knew the sort of thing I wanted.
This means that, less than 12 hours after I realised that the problem was happening again, I have a straight 8mm howlite taper in there. It's so pretty. After this, I just stretch to 10mm, so that it's not a tight fit and the plug can be removed easily for cleaning (which should be done every couple of days), and then choose from the plethora of plugs that I bought on sale.
Both Dave and I have cut our fingers. It's the same finger, in the same place and stuf. Weird, huh?
So I phoned up Graeme at the place where I had my second hole done and had bought a few pieces since (not the current one, one on the other ear that I stopped with because I didn't know why it had gone weird), and jokingly told him that I had an emergency. After a bit of discussion, he said that he was picking up supplies this morning, and could stop by here first if I knew the sort of thing I wanted.
This means that, less than 12 hours after I realised that the problem was happening again, I have a straight 8mm howlite taper in there. It's so pretty. After this, I just stretch to 10mm, so that it's not a tight fit and the plug can be removed easily for cleaning (which should be done every couple of days), and then choose from the plethora of plugs that I bought on sale.
Both Dave and I have cut our fingers. It's the same finger, in the same place and stuf. Weird, huh?
Monday, 17 November 2008
"I'll beat you on the head with a wooden spoon!"
Thursday night, we were all having dinner together, when I burst out with, "the plates depress the hell outta me!"
So Jade said, "If you wanna get some different ones with YOUR money, fine by me. Have to be ones I like, though, or I'll beat you on the head with a wooden spoon!"
So we took Hermes for his appointment with a phychologist earlier - he's fine, but I feel that he needs more than I know how to give him - and then went shopping. A couple of hours and about 100 big ones later, no more depressing china or mismatched cutlery. I went for warm tones, and cutlery with a slight sun pattern at the bottom. All very classy and cheerful.
There was hysteria on Saturday when I lost my bank card (I don't do credit cards, the only way that affects me is that I can only buy from 90% of places and I don't run the risk of getting in debt). It turned out that I had tucked it away so carefully to avoid losing it that I couldn't find it.
So Jade said, "If you wanna get some different ones with YOUR money, fine by me. Have to be ones I like, though, or I'll beat you on the head with a wooden spoon!"
So we took Hermes for his appointment with a phychologist earlier - he's fine, but I feel that he needs more than I know how to give him - and then went shopping. A couple of hours and about 100 big ones later, no more depressing china or mismatched cutlery. I went for warm tones, and cutlery with a slight sun pattern at the bottom. All very classy and cheerful.
There was hysteria on Saturday when I lost my bank card (I don't do credit cards, the only way that affects me is that I can only buy from 90% of places and I don't run the risk of getting in debt). It turned out that I had tucked it away so carefully to avoid losing it that I couldn't find it.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Cardinals
I haven't postwed for a few days, so Dave's making me now. Am still ill, and am v. swollen now. Not much walking today, then. Back to bed in a bit. If I can't sleep, I'll do a cross stitch of a cardinal that I'm working on for my dad's birthday. I got the kit on Saturday, and it has some stitches that I've never used before, so is stretching my skills a little. i chose to do this design because he has a jumper with a cardinal emroidered on it, and he loves the design. I'll get this one and a few i've been putting off framed professionally when it's done.
Otherwise, I've just been writing, and I created a new site. I'll link you to that when I can get the link. Tripod's down atm
Otherwise, I've just been writing, and I created a new site. I'll link you to that when I can get the link. Tripod's down atm
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Getting Better
Feeling yucky, but not quite so much. Getting some qualit writing done, too. Word 200o7 is so much better than '97, as I found out when I loaded a demo. Oh, and buying that counts as a business expense, because I use it for my writing. I can tell word count without keep clicking stuff, there's better layout options, and quite a good dictionary. Here's the first two scenes of what I've been working on on there atm.
Sign of the Times
“Daughter, I know how you feel,” the handsome middle-aged man said placatingly, running his hands through his thick chocolate beard.
“You do not!” his teenage daughter replied heatedly, jade eyes flashing and fiery curls whipping about her. “If you did, you would not try to force me!”
“I do understand,” he insisted, “I was in the same position when I married your mother. But I understood my duty as a prince of this country, and I could not have known greater joy than your mother has shown me. I never dreamed that I could love her, but a part of me died with her last year.”
“But I’m not you, I could never love anyone but Mario.”
“I will give you three days alone here to think about the situation. If you do not change your mind, I shall cease my attempts to persuade you. Of course, it would like cause war with Alustaria if you were to reject their prince.” He turned and left the room, then waved goodbye before he shut the door. He was inordinately fond of his youngest child, his only daughter, and trusted her to make the right decision.
· * *
The night was moonless, the armour black, and no fires were lit; and so there was nothing to give away the presence of the army camped just outside the capitol city.
The general cast a quick spell that illuminated his face, and addressed his troops. “Gentlemen, we go not to fight men, but to fight against the murder of our countrymen. Will you stand with me?”
“Yes!” they roared as one.
“Will you bow down to the king who murdered our beloved princess?”
“Never!”
“I thought one of our physicians said she died of natural causes,” one private whispered to his friend.
The other man shrugged. “You know Rathco, never let the facts get in the way of a good war.”
“Shall we stand aside as they slaughter our countrymen who come to settle here?”
“Never!”
“I thought our lot got sick with something the locals had become immune to,” the private whispered again.
“Well, I lived here for a few years, and was about the only one who took the offered medicine for it. About the only one who never got sick straight away, too. We could sneak off.”
The first private grinned.
“And how shall we repay them for their crimes?” the general demanded.
“With their blood!” a smaller proportion of the troops replied.
“Exactly,” he continued vehemently, “we shall strike at the heart of their nation. We shall bring the country to its knees, but we shall let its death be long and painful; just as they made ours. Tomorrow, we strike.”
That was the day before Aurora was confined to her room.
Sign of the Times
“Daughter, I know how you feel,” the handsome middle-aged man said placatingly, running his hands through his thick chocolate beard.
“You do not!” his teenage daughter replied heatedly, jade eyes flashing and fiery curls whipping about her. “If you did, you would not try to force me!”
“I do understand,” he insisted, “I was in the same position when I married your mother. But I understood my duty as a prince of this country, and I could not have known greater joy than your mother has shown me. I never dreamed that I could love her, but a part of me died with her last year.”
“But I’m not you, I could never love anyone but Mario.”
“I will give you three days alone here to think about the situation. If you do not change your mind, I shall cease my attempts to persuade you. Of course, it would like cause war with Alustaria if you were to reject their prince.” He turned and left the room, then waved goodbye before he shut the door. He was inordinately fond of his youngest child, his only daughter, and trusted her to make the right decision.
· * *
The night was moonless, the armour black, and no fires were lit; and so there was nothing to give away the presence of the army camped just outside the capitol city.
The general cast a quick spell that illuminated his face, and addressed his troops. “Gentlemen, we go not to fight men, but to fight against the murder of our countrymen. Will you stand with me?”
“Yes!” they roared as one.
“Will you bow down to the king who murdered our beloved princess?”
“Never!”
“I thought one of our physicians said she died of natural causes,” one private whispered to his friend.
The other man shrugged. “You know Rathco, never let the facts get in the way of a good war.”
“Shall we stand aside as they slaughter our countrymen who come to settle here?”
“Never!”
“I thought our lot got sick with something the locals had become immune to,” the private whispered again.
“Well, I lived here for a few years, and was about the only one who took the offered medicine for it. About the only one who never got sick straight away, too. We could sneak off.”
The first private grinned.
“And how shall we repay them for their crimes?” the general demanded.
“With their blood!” a smaller proportion of the troops replied.
“Exactly,” he continued vehemently, “we shall strike at the heart of their nation. We shall bring the country to its knees, but we shall let its death be long and painful; just as they made ours. Tomorrow, we strike.”
That was the day before Aurora was confined to her room.
Yesterday's post
Here is yesterday's posting, which didn't go through
I worked out why I have d & v, it's the echinacea that I started 2 days before that kicked off. Over a month's worth of fizzy tablets down the lav was so foamy. I'll be completely better in 5 days, with any luck. Maybe this is why my period's rather over-due.
I lost my glasses, and Dave turned the bedroom upside down to find the two pairs. Found so much stuff I thought I'd lost, lol.
This was my excuse for not doing much writing. I use my ipod touch as a notebook, and either have it open in front of the pc and stop typing up when the battery's low (it isn't recognised by the pc), or plugged into the laptop when I'm working on there.
I worked out why I have d & v, it's the echinacea that I started 2 days before that kicked off. Over a month's worth of fizzy tablets down the lav was so foamy. I'll be completely better in 5 days, with any luck. Maybe this is why my period's rather over-due.
I lost my glasses, and Dave turned the bedroom upside down to find the two pairs. Found so much stuff I thought I'd lost, lol.
This was my excuse for not doing much writing. I use my ipod touch as a notebook, and either have it open in front of the pc and stop typing up when the battery's low (it isn't recognised by the pc), or plugged into the laptop when I'm working on there.
Monday, 3 November 2008
I remember Halloween...
...because I haven't got smashed the last two years. Yay temperance!
Been so busy Thursday onwards, prepping for, doing, and recovering from Halloween. Ben and Tony were angels, so no change there, Joel was a mole, Hermes was a monkey, so didn't bother with a costume, Willow was Hayley Williams, and Billy insisted that he was 'the huggermonster, Mummy, and I gonna attack u!'
Trick-or-treating was banned locally, but parties were not. The kids invited their closest friends to the one Dave and Jade was doing, and the boys put them to bed at their times.
My angel/devil costume was greeted with slightly horrified gasps when I had to go work, which was the desired response. Few didn't react at first, but did when I flapped the wings.
Oh, and I love Word 2007. I tried a demo version, and decided it was a keeper. It's just so much easier to use in general, and the in-built dictionary means I don't have to keep consulting an on-line one. The rest of Office 2007 is apparently very good, and well worth paying 50 to use it on three computers. Sorry for sounding like an ad there, but it's important to have decent tool and when you find the best ones it's just incredible. I blurted this to Dave, and he said that I'm so sweet.
Been so busy Thursday onwards, prepping for, doing, and recovering from Halloween. Ben and Tony were angels, so no change there, Joel was a mole, Hermes was a monkey, so didn't bother with a costume, Willow was Hayley Williams, and Billy insisted that he was 'the huggermonster, Mummy, and I gonna attack u!'
Trick-or-treating was banned locally, but parties were not. The kids invited their closest friends to the one Dave and Jade was doing, and the boys put them to bed at their times.
My angel/devil costume was greeted with slightly horrified gasps when I had to go work, which was the desired response. Few didn't react at first, but did when I flapped the wings.
Oh, and I love Word 2007. I tried a demo version, and decided it was a keeper. It's just so much easier to use in general, and the in-built dictionary means I don't have to keep consulting an on-line one. The rest of Office 2007 is apparently very good, and well worth paying 50 to use it on three computers. Sorry for sounding like an ad there, but it's important to have decent tool and when you find the best ones it's just incredible. I blurted this to Dave, and he said that I'm so sweet.
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