Floating Leaf

Had my chiropractic appointment this morning. Didn't make it there, because the stupid bus didn't show up on time. I hate you, Chicago Transit Authority. Making me late for work is one thing, but making me miss my acupuncture is quite another. *fumes* The neck is killing me something fierce, let me tell you.:( Luckily for me, I could reschedule for Monday afternoon, since I have Monday off. Otherwise, I would have to wait another two weeks, which would be a nightmare.

Visiting parents tomorrow, since my permanently busy and highly elusive sister has promised to show up. Good timing, since I am almost done re-reading The Vampire Lestat and need to borrow the next volume in the series.:) Actually, I should just pack up the entire Anne Rice shelf and bring it over to my place - but most of the books are huge, heavy hardbacks, which my sister prefers for some reason (I am all about paperbacks, btw - much more convenient to carry around and cuddle up in bed with, LOL), so it's not quite manageable. And anyway, I am a slow reader when it comes to books, because most of my reading time is spent online.:) So I'll just grab whatever fits into my bag for the moment.

But speaking of the vampire Lestat - I had a dream about him this morning. ( Read more... )

I seem to be on a roll with the silly meme thing. Here goes another installment:

( Day 18 - Your favorite birthday, in great detail )

So, this morning I thought I was feeling better, and it had stopped raining, and the sun came out, and everything seemed kind of promising - so I decided to go shopping. They had opened a new store at the suburban mall I sometimes go to, and my coworker Cecilia has been gushing about said store and its amazing bargains for a while, so I thought I might just as well check it out. ( Read more... )

So, how about I try to change the topic and see how that goes?...;) Anybody remember the fabled 30-day meme?... Not the one that's been going around my flist of late, but the one I started back in 2010?... (yes, that's correct, I haven't managed to finish the thing in two years, LOL) Of course not, I presume. So here's the full list of topics once again:

( 30-day meme )

And here's my current installment:

( Day 16 - Your first kiss, in great detail )

Just a little meme thingy that has been going around:

Your Name is Blue

Your name tells people that you are friendly and caring. You have a strong sense of empathy, and you aren't afraid to wear your heart for all to see. You can often be found in quiet reflection. You rather think about something than act on it. People see you as insightful and intuitive. You usually have a wise take on what's going on. You try to rise above your instincts. You believe that it's important to live as good of a life as possible.

Interesting, since blue is my favorite color. And mostly accurate. I don't always "wear my heart for all to see" in direct human interactions - but I most certainly do here in this journal.:) Also, I'm not quite sure what they mean by "rise above your instincts" - if it's just a pretty way of saying that I hardly ever do anything impulsive, then yes, it would indeed be quite correct.:P

Which is going to sound quite amusing in light of the fact that I just bought four pairs of shoes. ( Yes, FOUR. )

See? I made a happy post about a mundane, "real life" subject.:) Not all hope is lost, it seems.:P But rest assured I will now promptly go back to reading vampire fanfic.:D Let me just share something inspiring before I go. Snakeskin - an awesome musical project headed by Tilo Wolff from Lacrimosa. Which, in case you don't know, is my favorite goth rock band of all time.:) Snakeskin is more darkwave electronica than rock, I suppose, but it is equally gorgeous - and very much in keeping with my current gothy mood (the album Canta'Tronic has some interesting song titles, btw; like, for example, Mortal Life, Bite Me or Stonecoldhands...;). Here's my favorite track, Etterna (the video contains images of Tilo Wolff - the composer - and the vocalist who accompanies him on this album, the opera singer Kerstin Doelle):

So, um, another week rolled by. And nothing really changed - except for the weather. As in, someone "up there" in the heavens must have decided to skip the whole "Indian summer" thing this year and move right into the proper cold season. After some nasty, freezing torrential rains, the sun is back, but accompanied by a sharp, chilly breeze, eerily reminiscent of November.:/ And, obviously, the heating isn't on yet - so I'm sitting here with my little space heater for company, wearing thick fleece and guzzling hot tea by the bucket. This is, of course, a little bit of a shock to the system after the blazing hot summer that felt like it would never end. Not that I necessarily want it back... but some sort of a more gradual transition would be nice, you know?... *sigh*

For some reason, several different people on my flist have been talking about their dreams lately... and, incidentally, dreams are the next topic in my almost-forgotten, never-ending 30 day meme (which will probably take me something like 30 years to finish, judging by the frequency of relevant entries so far). So let's try to tackle that for a change...;)

( Day 15 - Your dreams, in great detail )

Cool and rainy today. Wore my new jacket. Wore it all day, as it happens, since it was actually COLDER inside the office than outside. Yes, they crank up the A/C to Arctic levels throughout our office building when it's cool outside. Don't ask me why. It's one of those facts of American life I will never understand. Good thing they sell hot soup in the cafeteria downstairs...

I'm having a hard time concentrating at work. Not just because the stuff I'm currently working on is mind-numbingly boring, but mostly because I am constantly distracted by vivid fantasies of a certain vampire duo. ( Read more... )

In other news, my chiropractor called me to say she's still in the old office till the end of September, so I'm seeing her tomorrow. And then, in October, she's only moving right across the street. So, hopefully, I won't have to wait much more than a month between appointments... *massive sigh of relief on behalf of my tortured neck & trapezius muscles, LOL*

Of course, my neck wouldn't be quite so tortured if I spent a little less time glued to the computer screen... but that would mean less fanfic, and we can't have that, now can we? :D Yes, I know. Another topic that makes me sound like an old analog record. Maturity and health and self-discipline and all that, MUAHAHAH. I'd better shut up now, non? *resigned headshake*

I am in a weird mental/emotional space again. I want to talk about it, but I feel like I'm drowning inside my own mind and it's simply too difficult to find words that would render it comprehensible to anybody else. Plus, I woke up with a headache this morning, and it still hasn't gone away - it fades out when I take something for it, but after a few hours it comes right back (and I don't want to be popping pills all day). I also went shopping again, but didn't see anything I liked, and returned home empty-handed. Which clearly shows I just wasn't in the mood.;) It could be the weather - it's dull and grey and very muggy, a strange combination of autumn's damp chill and summer's stifling humidity (quite unpleasant). Or it could be menstrual lethargy and fatigue... (I did say my period was mild, but that doesn't mean it did not affect me in any way whatsoever) ( Read more... )

Well, today was pretty much a repeat of last Tuesday - I did shower slightly earlier, and went out to get groceries slightly earlier too, but still... most of the day was spent devouring another piece of fanfic by the same author. An activity which also involved laughing, sobbing and talking to myself (or rather, to the characters) loudly. Clearly, my brain has decided that sanity is overrated. ( I know I am perfectly capable of getting lost in a fictional world and finding it infinitely more engaging than the reality around me... but this is almost scary. )

My chiropractor informed me today that she is looking for new office space (she's sharing her current office with some other doctors, and apparently the owner decided to either sell or repurpose it somehow), and can't schedule any more appointments until she is settled at a new location. She said she doesn't want to lose me as a patient, and is trying to find somewhere accessible by public transport; and that she will call me as soon as she can schedule me in again. Still, it will certainly be well over a month before I can see her again. I normally go for my acupuncture/adjustment every 3 weeks. If I have to wait any longer than that, I end up feeling miserable. Of course, I could start looking for a different chiropractor; but I don't really want to, unless she is no longer available. I really like her as a person, trust her as a doctor, and she never tries to "sell" me anything (in any sense of the word) - which, from what I'm hearing, is quite rare. Plus, she only collects the basic "general doctor" co-pay as stated by my medical insurance plan; not the higher co-pay due to a "specialist", though she technically is one. Which, I'm guessing, also isn't typical at all. So I think I'm going to wait until I hear back from her - which means at some point in September I'm going to start feeling like my neck is made of concrete.:/ All I can do is always remember about my daily stretches, take magnesium regularly and drink lots of water - not that it will eliminate the problem (might make it slightly more bearable, though). Actually, another thing that might help is going back to Anat Baniel's "Healthy Necks & Shoulders" exercise routine. I haven't done that in a while. Hell, I haven't done ANY sort of exercise in a while. The latest excuse was the excessive heat - but, lo and behold, it has cooled down in the past few days. So I really need to get myself in gear again...

In other news, I have taken next Monday & Tuesday off, since I am going to visit my parents tomorrow and stay the night. My sister + brother-in-law are coming too, but they won't get there till evening, so they are also staying the night. I haven't seen them, if I recall correctly, since Easter, and quite probably won't see them again till Thanksgiving - so I adjusted my schedule to theirs for this visit (mom doesn't work on Monday either, and dad leaves for work in the afternoon - so we can all hang out together for a bit). ( Read more... )