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Dec. 15th, 2021 10:49 am
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If you have not read this Reddit post, I urge you to stop what you are doing, read the post and then the update. You can thank me later.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/rfwgmc/aita_for_perpetuating_ethnic_stereotypes_about/

For the safety of your keyboard/monitor/laptop, please do not have any drinks close at hand. Just...trust me on this.
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I kind of want to keep track of what I'm reading this year, because my memory is terrible and lists are fun!

January:
  1. Murderbot Diaries (All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy, Network Effect) - Martha Wells
  2. Swordheart - T Kingfisher
  3. Strange Love - Ann Aguirre
  4. Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Talia Hibbert

February:
  1. Ninefox Gambit - Yoon Ha Lee
  2. Who's That Earl - Susanna Craig
  3. Collapsing Empire - John Scalzi
  4. Consuming Fire - John Scalzi
  5. Last Emperox - John Scalzi
  6. Paladin's Grace - T Kingfisher (reread)
  7. Rakehell of Roth - Amalie Howard

March:
  1. Paladin's Strength - T Kingfisher
  2. Sweet Home - Carnby Kim and Youngchan Hwang (manga)
  3. Ippos King - Grace Draven
  4. Devil in Winter - Lisa Kleypas
  5. Forever Mine - Erin Nicholas
  6. Season of Storms - Susanna Kearsley
  7. What to do with a Duke - Sally MacKenzie

April:
  1. Off the Record - goddamnhella (FrostIron fanfic, reread)
  2. Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
  3. various ficlets and collated email threads - [personal profile] clawfoot, myself
  4. Lord Holt Takes a Bride - Vivienne Lorret (reread)
  5. Miles in Love - Lois McMaster Bujold (anthology containing Komarr, A Civil Campaign, Winterfair Gifts)

May:
  1. Miles in Love - Lois McMaster Bujold (anthology containing Komarr, A Civil Campaign, Winterfair Gifts) (reread - Yes, I just finished it. No, I don't care.)
  2. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold (borrowed)
  3. Shards of Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold
  4. Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold
  5. The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois McMaster Bujold
  6. The Vor Game - Lois McMaster Bujold
  7. Cetaganda - Lois McMaster Bujold
  8. Accidentally Engaged - Farah Heron

June:
  1. Captivated - Charlotte Stein (short story collection)
  2. Brothers in Arms - Lois McMaster Bujold
  3. Borders of Infinity - Lois McMaster Bujold
  4. Necrom - Mick Farren (borrowed)
  5. Trade Me - Courtney Milan
  6. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold (reread)
  7. Memory - Lois McMaster Bujold
  8. Captivated - Charlotte Stein (finished)
  9. Riot Baby - Tochi Onyebuchi
  10. Komarr - Lois McMaster Bujold
  11. A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster Bujold
  12. Winterfair Gifts - Lois McMaster Bujold
  13. Polaris Rising - Jessie Mihalik
  14. Seafarer's Kiss - Julia Ember
  15. Bitterburn - Ann Aguirre
  16. Kissed by Magic - Erica Ridley
  17. Spoiler Alert - Olivia Dade

July:
  1. Raven Stratagem - Yoon Ha Lee
  2. Revenant Gun - Yoon Ha Lee
  3. Book of Love - Erin Satie
  4. Diplomatic Immunity - Lois McMaster Bujold
  5. Captain Vorpatril's Alliance - Lois McMaster Bujold
  6. Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold
  7. Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen - Lois McMaster Bujold
  8. The Wrong Marquess - Vivienne Lorret
  9. Turned Gay By the Existential Dread That I May Actually Be A Character In A Chuck Tingle Book - Chuck Tingle
  10. Any Duchess Will Do - Tessa Dare
  11. Bone Maker - Sarah Beth Durst

August:
  1. Bigfoot Pirates Haunt My Balls - Chuck Tingle
  2. Bad King - M Malone
  3. Trouble with Dukes - Grace Burrowes
  4. A Raven's Heart - K C Bateman
  5. Highland Promise - Alyson McLayne
  6. Heir to the Duke - Jane Ashford
  7. Uprooted - Naomi Novik
  8. A Memory called Empire - Arkady Martine
  9. The Hollow Places - T Kingfisher

September:
  1. Carry On - Rainbow Rowell
  2. Wayward Son - Rainbow Rowell
  3. Worst Duke in the World - Lisa Berne
  4. The Penultimate Peril - Lemony Snicket (Series of Unfortunate Events Book 12)
  5. The End - Lemony Snicket (Series of Unfortunate Events Book 13)
  6. Beatrice Letters - Lemony Snicket
  7. various fanfics on Ao3 - various authors
  8. Luminous Dead - Caitlin Starling
  9. Once Upon a Highland Autumn - Lecia Cornwall

October:
  1. Shepherds - VK Evans
  2. various Vorkosigan saga fanfic - various authors
  3. The Algorithm - SamadiW (Draco/Hermione fanfic)
  4. Paladin's Hope - T Kingfisher
  5. more Vorkosigan saga fanfic - various authors
  6. (Un)Masked - VK Evans
  7. The Hate Project - Kris Ripper

November:
  1. A Scot to the Heart - Caroline Linden
  2. Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell
  3. Hawkeye: Rio Bravo - Matt Fraction, David Aja
  4. Love Code - Ann Aguirre

December:
  1. How to Forget a Duke - Vivienne Lorret
  2. Cinnamon and Gunpowder - Eli Brown

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Nov. 13th, 2021 10:38 am
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Happy Birthday to me!

I am now officially older than my father was when he died. Yeah, odd milestone, but it certainly feels more personal than, say, a decade marker like 40 or 50. A few years ago, we were getting lunch at a Wimpy's Diner before heading to Toronto for Christmas and I spied an old advertisement on the wall that dredged a memory of my dad up from the depths of my brainmeats, so I sent it to my sister to see if she also remembered and she did!

My dad used to roll his own cigarettes. Not using a pinch of tobacco and papers, but a machine. I can't remember what it looked like now, but I have, in my head, an image of something akin to the old credit card imprinters. I can see him sitting at the kitchen table, newspapers laid out to keep the excess tobacco somewhat corralled. Anyway. Weird memory to have crop up.

Here's the ad that brought that up to the surface:

+~+~+

I have finished my first week of work. It was...work, but I did it and am going to have to adjust to the tiredness that comes with it. (I am still very proud of myself for getting outside and working, even if it was only 8 hours over two days.) On my first day, waiting for the bus home, I got to use my new emergency hat because it was too cold and windy to be standing still. I found the UGLIEST yarn while out thrifting for overalls for Declan's Hallowe'en costume. Then I googled hat patterns and found one I really liked the look of. It's ugly and cozy and I LOVE IT.



(Pictures don't do it justice. It's more vibrant in person.)

+~+~+

Yesterday, we all had a spot of very successful errand running! First up were flu shots for the lot of us. This year, we went to an independent pharmacy and it was quicker than it is at a chain.

While we were waiting the 15 minutes, we wandered through the dollar store and found gloves for the boy. His mitts died an ignoble death last year and he needed something new. I asked him if he wants a string (idiot strings are the best way to keep kids from constantly losing mittens and gloves, because that can get expensive and fast); he declined. Well, at least they weren't THAT expensive.

The longest errand we ran was buying winter boots for the boy. He has adult sized feet and sensory issues, so it makes it challenging. As a woman with hard-to-fit feet, I completely get it. BUT, after much gnashing of teeth and beating of breast, we found a pair that are a good size, didn't cost a gajillion dollars, and should do for the year. Added bonus? Not having to deal with the craziness that will be today (the store was pretty quiet when we went). The weather is turning and that reminds parents that they need winter gear for their kiddos.

It was dark when we came home, but the sky was FANTASTIC. This is the best shot I got from my cellphone:

+~+~+

I haven't been reading much lately. I'm still editing my book, and I was thinking that writing is taking enough energy that I don't have much to spare to create new worlds from the words of others. While that does impact on the time I have to read, it doesn't really explain why I have been buying books and not reading them. Maybe things will settle out in a week or so when I get myself used to working for someone else again. Maybe.

Or maybe I should start reading something today, because it's mah birfday.

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Sep. 22nd, 2021 05:56 pm
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I haven't been reading much lately. I don't know why. I mean, I want to, but the thought of doing so feels...overwhelming? I'm not really doing much else with my days, which is equally frustrating.

So I turn to shorter things, short stories and fanfic, and fuck yeah, there is some GREAT fanfic out there that I've not read or encountered yet. I've been mostly reading Avengers and Vorkosigan Saga on Ao3, because it's hitting a sweet spot for me right now. I just finished a really lovely one about Aral and Cordelia's marriage (here for the curious) and an amazing drabble from Aral's POV about Miles as an infant (here), and an Avengers one that made me cry the first time here.

That's been my jam the last few days.
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Aug. 27th, 2021 09:10 am
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One good thing about keeping track of one's reading is noting when it slows way down. Because of the weather and the construction and the cat (who is still peeing on the floor - I now think it's in protest of the construction noise which I can do NOTHING about), my brain is eating myself. I'm heading into a 'meh' phase where reading is not a thing that holds my attention for longer than fifteen minutes. I did finish Memory Called Empire and really enjoyed it, but picking up another book right now, whether dead tree or electronic, isn't doing anything for me right now.

To that end, I started catching up on some of the Netflix shows that I am seriously behind in that I can't watch when Declan is around for various reasons (and one or two seasons adds up over multiple shows). I've started with season 4 of Castlevania because a) each episode is less than 30 minutes, b) it's fucking great, and c) did I mention it's fucking great? The first season is four episodes, roughly movie-length when binged all at once, Trevor Belmont is deeply cynical and fucking tired and I just identify with him so much, it's gory and visceral and gorgeously animated, and it never feels like the video game it's based on.

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Jun. 1st, 2021 07:49 am
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I'm currently reading a contemporary romance set in Toronto. It's decent, but it doesn't switch the POV between the leads. I keep waiting for it do so and it hasn't (and likely won't as I'm over halfway through now) and it's weird for me.

I miss having that other perspective, that other voice.

And I get that this is a 'me' thing, but I didn't realize how much I missed it until it wasn't there. Yes, I will finish it; I am enjoying it after all. I might scan through my reader and see if there's a historical or something else unread that appeals before I head back into Miles Vorkosigan's head.
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May. 9th, 2021 08:42 am
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The only thing I've been reliably posting about is my reading. With every new thing of significant length, I dutifully update the reading list I started in January including the date. I seem to be on a bit of a spec fic tear, which suits me fine.

I have also noticed that the tooth that was giving me trouble feels unnatural in my mouth. It's as if my lizard brain recognizes that it needs to go, too, and I could not agree more. I have a consult in two weeks, and it can't come fast enough.

Life in lock down continues. I'm tired because a) I don't get enough sleep (my sleep schedule is completely fucked up) and b) I don't get enough (or any) alone time these days. With Declan home and virtual schooling and Paul going back to work-from-home (and the fucking construction literally right outside my window), I will have even less time to myself.

Joy.

My sister sent me a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day. Roses and carnations and chrysanthemums in pinks ranging from the soft to fuchsia. It arrived last night and is lovely. The trick, I think, will be to keep the cats away from it. I might have to take out some of the greenery, or find a way to barricade it behind something. I have a roll of chicken wire that I used for just that purpose with one of my plants to keep it from getting nibbled on. I might need to deploy it again.

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Feb. 22nd, 2021 05:45 pm
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My mood tanked. And I know why.

I finished the Last Emperox by John Scalzi, and while the entire trilogy was very enjoyable to read and I would highly recommend them, that ending? Oof. Parts of it were fucking fantastic, while others kind of kicked me right in the face. I have both a good book hangover and The Sad.

It's the kind of Oof where you have no choice but to turn to fanfic to make it better. I didn't expect a tonne of entries when I turned to Ao3. One decently written, HEA that I needed would have sufficed. What I found was one. ONE.

https://archiveofourown.org/tags/The%20Interdependency%20Series%20-%20John%20Scalzi/works

*sigh* I guess if I want that HEA (or HFN), I might have to write the damn thing myself.
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Jan. 25th, 2021 08:45 am
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Llama Llama
Remote-Learning Drama

by Liz Alterman



Alarm clock rings and Mama groans.
Lil Llama’s still learning from home.

Mornings fill Mama with crushing dread
as Llama whines, “My Chromebook’s dead!”

“Find the charger, plug it in!
Virtual school will soon begin!”

Mama takes a seat beside Lil Llama,
hoping to lessen online learning trauma.

Thirty minutes wasted taking attendance
may explain Mama’s growing wine dependence.

Computer screen is frozen and WiFi’s glitching.
Mama’s left eye starts new, mysterious twitching.

Teacher’s mic cuts in and out.
Little Llama starts to pout.

“I wanna play Fortnite now!” Llama cries.
Mama dreams about eating her weight in fries.

“Sweet little Llama, please pay attention!”
Mama’s chest constricts from hypertension.

Teacher outlines today’s lesson.
Mama slips into deep depression.

“First, you’ll recreate the Louvre with dried spaghetti.
Then, you’ll write a dozen haikus about a yeti.”

Harried Mama sighs and rolls her eyes,
then listens as another parent cries.

It’s been ten months without a break.
How much more can this Mama take?

Already late for her own Zoom meeting,
Mama gobbles Pop Tarts, mmm… stress eating.

Llama’s pals pick their noses and interrupt.
Mama braces for frazzled teacher to erupt.

At the kitchen table, Mama finally starts her work,
ignores Llama, still in pajamas, attempting to twerk.

Teacher tries to explain subtraction,
Llama’s antics are gaining traction.

“Who needs a five-minute recess?” exhausted teacher asks.
Mama pictures the instructor guzzling from a flask.

Llama darts off to build a Lego tower
while Mama sneaks away to take a shower.

Under the cleansing spray, Mama catches her breath.
Time alone’s more pure than Walter White’s meth.

But poor Mama isn’t on her own at all.
Llama and his laptop lurk in the hall.

Llama’s classmates dissolve into giggle fits
as camera pans to Mama’s lady bits.

“Out!” roars Mama, grabbing towel
while Llama’s peers shriek, hoot, and howl.

The day proceeds in a downward spiral
as screenshots of nude Mama go viral.

By 2 PM Lil Llama’s feral.
Mama’s career’s in major peril.

Counting down the minutes until bedtime,
Mama deems remote learning a grievous crime.

“Sorry, Mama, you know I’m trying.”
Each day ends with the Llamas crying.

“And I’m sorry that there’s no other choice,”
Mama says in her bravest voice.

Pour one glass of pinot, then another
COVID’s destroying this weary mother.

Mama drinks away her ever-present sorrow,
knowing that she’ll face it all again tomorrow.

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Jan. 9th, 2021 08:42 pm
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Feeling oddly melancholic tonight. Maybe not so much oddly, honestly. I'm missing my social life. I didn't have much of one, and most of it consists of killing things and taking their stuff, but it's mine, and I don't get to have it anymore because people fucking suck. I'm also bummed that my kid has virtual/distance school for the next two weeks.

We don't have a big place, and my kid has a big personality, and it's hard.

Yes, I know it's hard all over and yes, I know that people are struggling, but what I'm feeling is valid so...yeah.

I miss my friends, and I miss my beau, and I miss having a set amount of time alone every week. On the one hand, lockdown is great for introverts (a reason to not go outside and deal with people! Hurray!), and on the other, it only works when introverts get time to recharge. And I don't get nearly enough time to recharge. I feel like I've been running on fumes for far longer than the manufacture recommendations.

Tonight, I think I'm going to finish Network Effect by Martha Wells, the latest in the Murderbot Diaries. Murderbot is the antihero for these fucked up times, although it would probably try to convince you otherwise.

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Nov. 12th, 2020 09:01 am
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My NaNo novel continues to truck along. I've written the end of it (the majority of it, at any rate, including teh sexytimes), and have finally started at the beginning. I constantly feel like I'm in the weeds, despite making my daily word count.

If that's what motivates me, then that's what motivates me. *shrug*

I wrote two sex scenes and not once did I use 'hole' OR 'entrance'. You want to jolt me out of an erotic romp? Have me read one of those two words. THEY ARE NOT SEXY. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN SEXY. STAHP. I have seen it crop up in the historical romance I read and I've seen it in the past when I was read a lot (like A LOT) of slashy fanfic. I'm going to go ahead and blame Ao3 for its migration into the published, for profit world of sex scenes. And while I have nothing but love and joy for Ao3, I could have lived without that transference.

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Jun. 6th, 2020 01:56 pm
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I have reduced the news to, "What fresh hell is this?" I am finding that it is necessary for what little sanity I have left given what is going on in the world right now.

Yesterday, Sheldon ate some half-dead cat grass. Then, without warning, he yarked it up (with some used dry food) on my side of the bed. I got to do three loads of laundry yesterday. UGH.

I recently finished reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. The next, Harrow the Ninth, is not even out yet and I am already making grabby hands. If lesbian necromancers in space doesn't interest you, then I don't know what to say. It is a seriously good bit of swords-and-spacecraft speculative fiction and I would be remiss if I didn't get others to read it, too.

And my computer did something weird when I was trying to wake it from sleep a few minutes ago, so, wisely (or paranoid-ly? Both apply) I am making a backup of my files. I would rather be overly cautious than not nearly cautious enough here.

Giving my brain a bit of a break from lesbian necromancers (and having already read a fluffy modern romance between a female teacher and male stripper), I was pointed at some military analysis of the Siege of Gondor. From there, I ventured into a bit about War Elephants. Both are insightful and incredibly interesting. I understand that historic military discussion can be a bit of a bore, but it took me a while to finish the treatise on War Elephants because I had to stop and squee at regular intervals. It's an odd thing to enjoy, but I do recommend them. And there's a page of links for world building.

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May. 5th, 2020 11:24 am
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Paul is now officially working from home. He got his kit last week, which consisted of the same set up as his workstation in the office. He was expecting a laptop, but no: two all-in-one desktops, mouse, keyboard, workstation hub. That necessitated some thinking. And some rearranging. And some buying. So, about $100 (cable, moveable 'workstation' - aka a kitchen cart at a steep discount) and a lot of frustration later, here we are.

In some ways, this is good. I am forced to get out of bed, showered and dressed before he starts his shift at 10am. Before, I was getting into the shower at noon or 1pm, getting up at 9 or 10, and staying up WAY past my bedtime. So, I was ostensibly getting enough sleep, but I wasn't getting it at the right time and it was really fucking up my circadian rhythm and doubling down on my depression. My medication is already working overtime as it is; I don't need to make it worse.

(I was up too late last night, but I was part of the Bad Decisions Book Club. We don't meet or hang out, we just want to read One More Page. I started and finished Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher yesterday. So. Good. The hero is a paladin of a dead god who knits socks to keep his depressive thoughts from being intrusive and the heroine is a perfumer who has had kind of a shitty life but doesn't stop moving forward, however she can. They are awkward and adorable together. And the secondary characters are fantastic. I adore Bishop Beartongue, head of the Temple of the White Rat. She reminds me strongly of Granny Weatherwax, which is never a bad thing, in my not-so-humble opinion. I laughed out loud at a couple of points and now I want to read the other three books set in the same universe.)

Today, I have already started some laundry, and plan on making a pie. I want to do things at the moment, so I'm going to capitalize on that for as long as I can. :)
Dealing with the new normal. It's not great. I've already had one instance of the perimenopausal-chest-warmth-hot-flash-bucket-of-anxiety when I'm in bed recently. It's alarming and scary and it takes me a fuck of a long time to shake off the worst of it and go the fuck to sleep. Not helping is how damn sore I am. I am way way WAY overdue for a chiropractic adjustment, but my appointment last week was cancelled, so I'm just going to have to suck it up.

I am trying to go out for short walks every so often, if only to get some alone time. I might go out today, even with the dumping of snow we've just gotten, if I can find the time between the laundry that needs doing and the apartment that needs cleaning.

I read a great book last week, The Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton. It's a post-apocalyptic romp with a crow named S.T. (short for Shit Turd), with a craving for Cheetos and a really foul mouth beak, as the main character. I don't want to give too much away, because it's funny and heartbreaking and worth the time to read it. I will say that reading a post-apocalyptic/zombie-ish novel may not have been the best choice during a pandemic. Time to switch to the historical romances, I think. Good, comfortable reads that will let me forget all of this nonsense for a while.

I did figure out my gaming situation, so that's pretty awesome. Again, it's not what I WANT, but, given the circumstances, it's decent enough.

Right. I have things to do and I have rambled on long enough.

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Dec. 28th, 2018 02:11 pm
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Yesterday, tired of looking at the pile of comics that needed cataloguing, I pulled them into a pile and did the thing. Then, I put them away. Which doesn't seem like a big deal, but I had to separate read from unread and FIND ROOM for them all.

Before we had Declan, I had a comic shelf, custom built by me, and all my books and issues neatly bagged and filed. After Declan, we needed the space for his books and stuff, so my comics were, for the most part, put into long boxes and taken over to my mom's for storage. I did keep some here, almost enough to fit the width of a BILLY bookshelf, mostly favourites or things I wanted to reread.

This worked for a while, except I like comic books and a lot of the people in my life know that I like them, too. So, I have acquired more over the years, and have filled the shelf with a need for more space.

Enter the corner of my dresser/bookshelf that was full of things/unread books and collecting dust.

Yesterday, I emptied it out, dusted a bunch of stuff, found places to display what I want to keep, shelved and stacked the books and comics in the cleared out space. In the process, I made a very small space (about 40cm x 20cm) clear of anything, including dust. I am ridiculously happy about that empty space. So happy, in fact, that I finally did something I've been meaning to do for far too long: reorganize the rest of my books in the bedroom.

And hell, it's almost been four years since the other bookshelf collapsed and was replaced with record shelving and all of the books were displaced into other locations/bookshelves. UGH.

I don't know why it took so long. It felt overwhelming and impossible. What I had done (shove things onto shelves willy-nilly) was Good Enough™, even though it really wasn't. Inspired by the empty space, I pulled the books off the shelves, dusted them and the shelves, sorted them into size/author, and PUT THEM BACK IN A SEMBLANCE OF ORDER.

The shelves are neat. They are dusted. There are no longer any books just shoved in, stacked up, spines facing the sides. It's really hard to tell which book is which when all you can see is the bottom. Now every book is spine out save one (and that one is distinctive enough that it's not an issue), they are together in a way that makes a sort of sense, and that space? STILL FUCKING EMPTY.

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Nov. 29th, 2017 09:32 am
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I cried today trying to detail why a dumb book was written (Munsch's Love You Forever...you have been warned). Two weeks ago, Shannon would have been 13. Vibrant, bright, and a teenager.

I felt nothing. I was too numb.

The medication that flattened my emotions is leaving my system. I know it's weird to call a day where I will possibly be weepy a good one, but it is.

Today is a good day.

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Dec. 31st, 2008 08:19 am
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I finished reading Hogfather last night. While checking my email this morning, I discovered that Terry Pratchett has been knighted.

It brought tears to my eyes. But good tears. :)
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Aug. 25th, 2005 02:20 pm
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I have another job interview next week for a Logistics Clerk position. Not my chosen career path, but an office job without having to deal with the general public? *swoon* I should, though, get around to the dishes some time today. Even though I would rather poke my eyes out with a couple of peronai. (Well, that was an Oedipal moment. Sophocles? Oedipus Tyrannos? The guy plucks his own eyes out? READ A BOOK!)

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Jul. 18th, 2005 12:02 am
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I finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince today. Then I played games at the domicile of [livejournal.com profile] epi_lj and [livejournal.com profile] okoshun with lots of other LJers. It was much fun.

Not much to report on the hospital side of things. Shannon's no longer being paced and will be getting calcium orally instead of intravenously. Oh, and she's back to pooping like a trooper (and I don't have to clean it!).

GARGE!

May. 7th, 2005 12:38 pm
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So last night I found the perfect way to go through nearly an entire kilo of icing sugar...three pans of nanaimo bars! I made the peanut butter ones with natural peanut butter (ie. just peanuts), so I'm hoping that they taste okay.

Today was the KW Symphony Sale. Got up after only four hours (!) of sleep and went to look at other people's crap. We took the baby. It would have been marginally easier for me to have the stroller instead of the snugli, but we made out okay, just the same. [livejournal.com profile] fuzzpsych struck out again, while [livejournal.com profile] meowster made out like a bandit! I found some neat stuff (Harry Potter 2 & 3 in hardcover), a nifty liquid measuring cup (looks like the ones that Alton Brown uses on Good Eats), the very first Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set in a box with dice (that one was more for the geek in me...it is, though, in fantastic shape) and a really interesting Development of Writing teacher's guide thing. It has a lovely picture of the rosetta stone and a few other odds and sods that make it an interesting piece. The whole lot cost $5.50, so I can't complain. :)

My uncle Paul, though, he found the prize. Two bowls, basic white dinner ware and obviously well used. Cost a whole quarter for both. The mark on the back was in German and had a swastika! It was Third Reich issue and graced someone's table at one point. The staff of volunteers never looked at the back. So what he bought for a pittance is going to be sold on eBay for whatever the last bidder is willing to pay.

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