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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 10, 2012 21:50:51 GMT -5
Blearghl. I went and had a lie-down after the daily Aged Mum phone call. At 4:30, I took off my glasses, put down my book, and closed my eyes for a minute... Next thing I knew, it was dark outside, it was an hour later, ie, cat dinnertime, and Patches was prrp-prrping at me to get up and get Kitty because she (Patches) wanted her dinner. I really must've worn myself out with all the usefuls slayage, or the walking, or both. Early bed tonight, I guess.
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Dec 11, 2012 12:41:12 GMT -5
Blearghl. I went and had a lie-down after the daily Aged Mum phone call. At 4:30, I took off my glasses, put down my book, and closed my eyes for a minute... Next thing I knew, it was dark outside, it was an hour later, ie, cat dinnertime, and Patches was prrp-prrping at me to get up and get Kitty because she (Patches) wanted her dinner. I really must've worn myself out with all the usefuls slayage, or the walking, or both. Early bed tonight, I guess. I bet I could more dependably form a coherent thought if I were capable of falling asleep spontaneously, just because I was tired, but instead I reach a point, after my nightly cycle of insulin, snack, and bedtime pills, when I'm just too tired to stand up and go to bed. Julia, another wet chilly dark December day, which makes one understand why so many uprisings happen in December.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 11, 2012 14:36:08 GMT -5
Blearghl. I went and had a lie-down after the daily Aged Mum phone call. At 4:30, I took off my glasses, put down my book, and closed my eyes for a minute... Next thing I knew, it was dark outside, it was an hour later, ie, cat dinnertime, and Patches was prrp-prrping at me to get up and get Kitty because she (Patches) wanted her dinner. I really must've worn myself out with all the usefuls slayage, or the walking, or both. Early bed tonight, I guess. I bet I could more dependably form a coherent thought if I were capable of falling asleep spontaneously, just because I was tired, but instead I reach a point, after my nightly cycle of insulin, snack, and bedtime pills, when I'm just too tired to stand up and go to bed. Julia, another wet chilly dark December day, which makes one understand why so many uprisings happen in December. It'd be nice if I could fall asleep when I want/need to instead of when I can't take the time, let alone the waking up feeling dizzy and sick to my stomach, which does rather color any attempt to prepare dinner. We just can't win, can we.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Dec 11, 2012 15:36:31 GMT -5
I've been a bit lately, when I haven't been , so I know I've missed things. So I figured I'd offer a cause random present days make the world a more cheerful place. I finished a draft of my last college assignment today and feel the world is much more cheerful than it has been for some months lately. I still have my dissertation to do, but at least small achievement has happened. We have to do a presentation to the second years at the start of next semester, and at this point the only advice on dissertations I'll have to pass on is 'don't start new meds and lose a semester if you can help it'. Or restart old meds that I did tell my GP I gave up for Reasons. But he said, ten years, things will have changed! ... I have a Doctor Who convention to go to on Friday, and an appointment for a hair cut tomorrow that I had to use the phone to make But I will look good in the photos with David Tennant, which is clearly the important thing And I have to physically go in to college to pick up a form some time this week, and then remember to actually post it, because it is very late indeed already. In theory the things can be submitted online, but I don't see how, since the only way I know to get college to fill in their half is to hand it in at the front office and wait at least a week. But once I've done that the semester is Over. Which I greatly look forward to. Also Grandpa and my Aunt and my young cousin visited at the weekend and christmas cards were swapped. So it's starting to feel all seasonal. *distracted by fluffy shiny bits* ... my seasonally appropriate pyjamas keep falling apart. I keep buying them, because nice warm pyjamas sound like just the thing, but the last set came apart at the seams on first wearing and this set turn out to have a hole in the knee. Only a small one so it's ignorable, but still. Is frustrating. On the plus side, many clothes in the shops recently have shiny threads and sparkly bits running through. I approve. I have a purple and silver sparkly robe that's basically a big fuzzy blanket I can wear. I don't know, I feel like I blinked and a whole term went away. Hope y'all had better seasons. otherwise apply as needed.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 11, 2012 21:20:59 GMT -5
I've been a bit lately, when I haven't been , so I know I've missed things. So I figured I'd offer a cause random present days make the world a more cheerful place. I finished a draft of my last college assignment today and feel the world is much more cheerful than it has been for some months lately. I still have my dissertation to do, but at least small achievement has happened. We have to do a presentation to the second years at the start of next semester, and at this point the only advice on dissertations I'll have to pass on is 'don't start new meds and lose a semester if you can help it'. Or restart old meds that I did tell my GP I gave up for Reasons. But he said, ten years, things will have changed! ... I have a Doctor Who convention to go to on Friday, and an appointment for a hair cut tomorrow that I had to use the phone to make But I will look good in the photos with David Tennant, which is clearly the important thing And I have to physically go in to college to pick up a form some time this week, and then remember to actually post it, because it is very late indeed already. In theory the things can be submitted online, but I don't see how, since the only way I know to get college to fill in their half is to hand it in at the front office and wait at least a week. But once I've done that the semester is Over. Which I greatly look forward to. Also Grandpa and my Aunt and my young cousin visited at the weekend and christmas cards were swapped. So it's starting to feel all seasonal. *distracted by fluffy shiny bits* ... my seasonally appropriate pyjamas keep falling apart. I keep buying them, because nice warm pyjamas sound like just the thing, but the last set came apart at the seams on first wearing and this set turn out to have a hole in the knee. Only a small one so it's ignorable, but still. Is frustrating. On the plus side, many clothes in the shops recently have shiny threads and sparkly bits running through. I approve. I have a purple and silver sparkly robe that's basically a big fuzzy blanket I can wear. I don't know, I feel like I blinked and a whole term went away. Hope y'all had better seasons. otherwise apply as needed. *Throws celebratory sparkles at Becca* This week is end of semester for both of the Daughters. Elder will be doing research assisting for one of the professors over the break. Younger is footloose and fancy-free. I see more organizing of her bedroom in her future... I just drove the Elder Daughter to the last session of her late class this semester. It was dark. It was cold. People were driving far too fast. It's probably good for me to drive after dark in the rush hour traffic, but I don't have to like it. I have slayed usefuls today of various and sundry sorts, including an unexpected jewelry project. Aged Mum asked me to make some earrings for Caregiver F's birthday, which is next week so could I please send them up with the groceries on Sunday. Turquoise and gold, says she. I looked through my supplies, and ended up with turquoise carved fetish bear earrings, with a cluster of three little peppercorn-sized gold Indian bells dangling under each bear. Then I hung them from one of my "From the Studio of" cards, wrapped the whole thing in some tissue paper with stars and tucked it into a little Chinese brocade pouch. Not too shabby. I hope F likes them. I did it with things I already had. I didn't need to buy anything. This is why I have all those beads and findings and wire and so forth. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 12, 2012 9:49:50 GMT -5
I've been a bit lately, when I haven't been , so I know I've missed things. So I figured I'd offer a cause random present days make the world a more cheerful place. I finished a draft of my last college assignment today and feel the world is much more cheerful than it has been for some months lately. I still have my dissertation to do, but at least small achievement has happened. We have to do a presentation to the second years at the start of next semester, and at this point the only advice on dissertations I'll have to pass on is 'don't start new meds and lose a semester if you can help it'. Or restart old meds that I did tell my GP I gave up for Reasons. But he said, ten years, things will have changed! ... This is great, be, congrats. I'm sure it is a relief to have the last assignment done, and all the best on the dissertation. Enjoy the convention. I'm sure you'll look lovely in the pics with Mr Tennant, which yes, is the most important thing. It's all about motivation. Merry Christmas! Better in some ways, not in others. Have been very busy with the foster daughters, who have been yet another learning experience. Raising two teen/tween girls is very different from one boy, especially the trips for school clothes.
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 12, 2012 10:07:08 GMT -5
After 5 days, we have SUNSHINE today!!! Yay! It is cold, but so nice to see the sun. I'm not particularly "seasonally affected," but when we get past 3 days or so of endless drizzle and solid gray skys, I start to feel it. So, hoorrah, hooray for the big yellow orb. Anyone ever read that sci-fi story, I think it's Asimov, about those guys who are on a planet where it always rains a heavy, constant rain? They've had some kind of transportation breakdown, and are trying to hike to the nearest shelter - there are warm, dry, "artifically sunny" shelters scattered throughout the planet, complete with fake yellow suns. I can't remember exactly what happens, but it takes weeks to get there, and the men are nearly insane from the relentless exposure to rain and wet. Let me see if I can find that name . . .OK. It's not Asimov, it's Bradbury, The Long Rain.The rain continued. It was a hard rain, a perpetual rain, a sweating and steaming rain; it was a mizzle, a downpour, a fountain, a whipping at the eyes, an undertow at the ankles; it was a rain to drown all rains and the memory of rains. It came by the pound and the ton, it hacked at the jungle and cut the trees like scissors and shaved the grass and tunneled the soil and molted the bushes. It shrank men's hands into the hands of wrinkled apes; it rained a solid glassy rain, and it never stopped. I always think of this story when we're going on Day 4.
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 12, 2012 10:13:12 GMT -5
Must break out some Xmas glamours: Patti went to a lot of trouble gathering these . . . such fun to use them when we were doing Secret Santa. We don't have enough people to do Secret Santa anymore, but hey folks . . . feel free to randomly post some fun things to share if you get the urge.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 12, 2012 20:14:07 GMT -5
I got some good news this afternoon; my brother was planning to visit Aged Mum yesterday. Well, he did, and he brought my sister with him. Brother is doing a conference in the San Diego area, so he and Ratbag took the train up from Oceanside. Anyway, a pleasant time was had by all, Ratbag brought AM a belated birthday present, and either she or BiL will try to make it for Christmas. It's a holiday miracle. There's some local excitement going on right now, which makes me very glad both daughters are home. Emily got a message from CSUF that a dangerous person might be on campus. CSUF has been sending out emails and tweets and calls to all students and staff; it seems like they have a pretty good emergency response system, anyway. Turns out that there was an armed robbery of a jewelry store in Riverside, police pursuit across several counties, suspects got off the freeway in Fullerton, three suspects bailed on campus. One carjacked a car, took off and was caught in Compton, one was caught on campus, and one is still wandering around the campus neighborhood. Ground Zero for the search is right next to the English and Linguistics building, as far as we can tell. Emily was able to contact Prof Z, who says that their building is locked down and they're all fine. But I am very, very glad that Emily didn't have to go in today. ETA: Local coverageAs of Thursday morning: It appears that there were five suspects, two of whom got away around Cal State. They finally started letting people out of lockdown around 10PM. So glad Emily didn't have class last evening. Right now, we assume that classes will be on today, but I'm going to keep checking for a bit longer, just in case.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 13, 2012 8:49:22 GMT -5
It's raining, it's raining, the cats are all complaining...
Actually, it's still too dark to let them out, and they're both eating breakfast anyway, but I anticipate a great deal of door-checking today.
ETA: Patches is under the tree. Growling at her cootie-sister, admittedly, but still, it's a very cute sight indeed.
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Dec 13, 2012 11:49:20 GMT -5
Heh. I had the ragged remnants of my broken tooth out yesterday, an encapsulated infection dug out of the bone, and a bone graft put in; I'm on amoxicillin and took Naproxin thirteen hours ago and Vicodin ten and don't feel the need to take any pain killers right now, when usually at this hour I'm poking myself full of acid suppressor and then Aspirin so I can get out of my chair to take a shower. Huh. Maybe I was fighting a systemic infection and not just getting old. Ya think? Julia, amazing how I don't feel as if life is more than I can handle! On the other hand, my Visa Balance is back up over a hard won lower-interest balance
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Dec 13, 2012 12:02:14 GMT -5
Heh. I had the ragged remnants of my broken tooth out yesterday, an encapsulated infection dug out of the bone, and a bone graft put in; I'm on amoxicillin and took Naproxin thirteen hours ago and Vicodin ten and don't feel the need to take any pain killers right now, when usually at this hour I'm poking myself full of acid suppressor and then Aspirin so I can get out of my chair to take a shower. Huh. Maybe I was fighting a systemic infection and not just getting old. Ya think? Julia, amazing how I don't feel as if life is more than I can handle! On the other hand, my Visa Balance is back up over a hard won lower-interest balance also more because that's a multi hug day.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Dec 13, 2012 12:14:18 GMT -5
I am all packed for the Doctor Who convention I go to tomorrow. www.seanharry.com/midnight/index.htmI've got to catch the train to Birmingham and hope not to get lost this time. There will be photos with David Tennant. I hope. There was a thingy with information about photo sessions but I didn't do the advance ordering they advise. Also I'm supposed to print something out to bring with but I don't got a printer so I'll have to make do with writing all the numbers down. ... I'm kind of stuck between worried and excited, and probably will be all weekend, except for the bits involving dancing. Three nights, three parties. That part I like. I should go write down pertinent information in my notebook and make sure my reading is packed. I'm taking my college reading because I get the most stuff done on the train sometimes. Other times I'm too nervous, but either way works out.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 13, 2012 12:31:22 GMT -5
Heh. I had the ragged remnants of my broken tooth out yesterday, an encapsulated infection dug out of the bone, and a bone graft put in; I'm on amoxicillin and took Naproxin thirteen hours ago and Vicodin ten and don't feel the need to take any pain killers right now, when usually at this hour I'm poking myself full of acid suppressor and then Aspirin so I can get out of my chair to take a shower. Huh. Maybe I was fighting a systemic infection and not just getting old. Ya think? Julia, amazing how I don't feel as if life is more than I can handle! On the other hand, my Visa Balance is back up over a hard won lower-interest balance It sounds like the infection might have had something to do with your general exhaustion level, yes.
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Post by Sue on Dec 13, 2012 15:33:43 GMT -5
I am all packed for the Doctor Who convention I go to tomorrow. www.seanharry.com/midnight/index.htmI've got to catch the train to Birmingham and hope not to get lost this time. There will be photos with David Tennant. I hope. There was a thingy with information about photo sessions but I didn't do the advance ordering they advise. Also I'm supposed to print something out to bring with but I don't got a printer so I'll have to make do with writing all the numbers down. ... I'm kind of stuck between worried and excited, and probably will be all weekend, except for the bits involving dancing. Three nights, three parties. That part I like. I should go write down pertinent information in my notebook and make sure my reading is packed. I'm taking my college reading because I get the most stuff done on the train sometimes. Other times I'm too nervous, but either way works out. ENJOY! Sounds like the perfect Christmas gift to self.
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