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30-day meme

I will finish this meme some day, I swear

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 )

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just ignore me if you please, kthxbai

Well, I've been wanting to post, but I just can't be bothered to write about stupid mundane stuff. None of it matters to me now. And what I do want to write about doesn't sound like it might possibly matter to anyone who might be reading. Yes, the loneliness of an unhinged fangirl can be a terrible thing.:P

And yet, I wouldn't relinquish this madness if I could. Not for the world. Even if it scares me a little right now. See, I've always been led to believe that this sort of single-minded obsession was something you tended to "grow out of" as you got older, that "mature" people kept their feet firmly on the ground and dismissed any and all such flighty nonsense. But that obviously isn't the case. ( Not for me, at any rate. )

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and more of the same

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*

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Current Music: Nox Arcana

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when I say today, I mean yesterday, because it is now tomorrow :)

Well, this morning the headache was even worse, but I was determined not to let it ruin my day. So I took two Ibuprofens, and as soon as the pain subsided a bit, I had a good, filling breakfast (low blood sugar is a massive headache contributor for me) and went out shopping (to a suburban mall I haven't visited in a while, since it's a longish bus ride). And guess what? As soon as I walked into a JCPenney store, I saw the exact kind of jacket I was looking for. Almost identical to my old black one that needs replacing. And it was all of forty bucks. So my mission was accomplished within 15 minutes of arriving at the mall.:) I took the bus back home, had lunch, and then went for a walk (the weather was much better than yesterday - still humid, but with a breeze and a little bit of sun, which definitely improved my mood). With Trobar de Morte in my headphones (PERFECTION). And then, in the evening, I watched Interview with the Vampire. The funny thing is, I thought I pretty much knew this movie by heart and it could no longer affect me. Bah. How very wrong I was. ( Read more... )

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must be the full moon or something, right? bites lip

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... )

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Current Music: Trobar de Morte

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weekly news digest :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

tindomerel!!! I hope you have a wonderful time tomorrow, and I wish you only good things throughout this next year of your life...

Here's my bullet-point update of the past few days:

1) I did go shopping last Sunday, and I acquired a nice new duvet ( Read more... )

2) Yesterday I went to see the dentist. ( Read more... )

3) Since the dental office happens to be across the street from a Sears store (which, in case you don't know, is a huge American mass merchandiser), and it was still fairly early when I got out, I popped right in and ended up buying a few more items. ( Read more... )

4) I just got my period, and again it was surprisingly mild. I didn't need a sick day - I only "crashed" briefly right after work tonight - and I didn't need any painkillers at all. I can only hope that this is going to become the "new normal"... but I'm not holding my breath as yet. You never know...

5) In the vampire fanfic realm, I have read everything I could find by DarkAngel, so it's become a little easier to tear myself away from the computer screen.;) (The other authors I've found are not quite as captivating.) I very much intend to keep looking and diving deeper into the fandom, but I'm trying to slow down a bit.;P In the meantime, I'm building up a suitable soundtrack for this new/old obsession. Like, for example, my Undead Mix playlist, which is a combination of the soundtrack for Queen of the Damned (thanks again for the download,

meathiel!) and a CD called Dracula - King of Vampires; A 100th Anniversary Tribute (stolen from my sister). I also seem to be branching out into neopagan folk - I just discovered Trobar de Morte (more thanks to

meathiel!), and it took my breath away.

So here's a little something for all you lovely pagan goddesses, witches and nature spirits on my flist (especially the birthday girl,

tindomerel):

Btw, I'm off tomorrow, since it's a long weekend - so I'll be sleeping in, chilling out and enjoying myself to the fullest.:P Which might possibly include more shopping as well...;D

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the men in white coats are coming ;P

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. )

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this isn't even funny anymore

I think I might possibly qualify to be locked up. I spent most of yesterday glued to the computer, devouring a series of VC fanfics. My Google search has yielded a bunch of stuff, but as far as I can see, one author really stands out. Her pen name is DarkAngel. She wrote several longish stories - smart, humorous, engaging and extremely erotic. They are exactly what I was looking for. They have sucked me in like a massive black hole. I was dead to the world. It was afternoon before I managed to unglue myself from the screen long enough to take a shower (I did eat before then, in case you're wondering; I always eat in front of my computer screen when I'm at home). It was VERY LATE afternoon before I decided to get dressed and drag myself out to a grocery store for some essentials (the weather was freaking gorgeous, I had a day off, I should have gone for a walk or something - let alone shop for a new light waterproof jacket and other stuff I'm going to need pretty soon... *sigh*). Upon returning, I planted myself in front of the screen again, and was barely able to transport my ass to bed by midnight. ( Read more... )

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Current Music: Fields of the Nephilim

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it's a state of mind ;)

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... )

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plumbing issues :)

No, the title of this post is NOT a metaphor for... anything. (Though, of course, it could be. And perhaps it SHOULD be... but that's a whole another. *cough*) It is a factual statement concering the state of the pipes in my bathroom. Namely, on Saturday night my hot water tap decided that it will NOT be shut off. I pushed the knob as far as it would go (it's NOT a metaphor, dammit!), and still the water kept running. Not dripping or trickling down in a thin line like it used to, but splashing happily along, with barely any difference between the "on" and "off" position. Now, you have to realize that the plumbing in my apartment is VERY old. As in, DECADES old. The building itself dates from early 20th century or thereabouts. My bathroom sink looks like it belongs in a museum. So, naturally, every once in a while there are problems. And all the taps are dripping, as a rule. But this was a bit much. If it hadn't been past 11 p.m. on a Saturday night, I would have called building administration right away. However, they only take calls on a weekend if it's an emergency, and technically it wasn't - just a tremendous waste of water. *sigh* So I knew it was going to have to wait till Monday morning. I also knew I would not be going to work today, because whenever I call for the plumber, it takes a good few hours before he actually arrives. So, in a way, I had gained an unscheduled day off.:)

And since it felt like a whole lot of extra time I wasn't expecting to have, I ended up being quite productive. I had done lots of laundry on Saturday, in addition to the usual grocery shopping; cleaned the place on Sunday; and then today, while waiting for the plumber, I did some ironing, made another salad (in addition to the one I made last night) and took care of a few other odds & ends, like updating my info with utility companies (I have a new phone number, after all). I also FINALLY made a dental appointment. ( Read more... )

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ugh

Well, Mother Nature, thanks ever so much for FINALLY letting my period begin. Especially considering the fact I've been "feeling it coming" since last Saturday (not yesterday - the one before). I just have no fucking clue what to expect anymore. Last month, I had no PMS to speak of - the day I started feeling a bit cranky was the day I started bleeding, and by the next morning I was fine. I actually remember boasting to my chiropractor that I had it all figured out - I just need to eat my veggies, my fresh greens and fruits every day, and my monthly cycle will become a breeze. ( Well... that was a study in wishful thinking, it seems. )

But enough about that. Let's do another installment of the 30-day meme, since the next topic is ridiculously easy.:P As well as repetitive, for whatever reason.

( Day 14 - What you wore today, in great detail )

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because horoscopes are always fun :)

Happy Birthday,

geale01! Whether you see this post or not, I wish you a wonderful day...

I was just going through my old emails, and I found this. Some numerical horoscope ganked from a coworker a long time ago. Basically, you find out your number by adding together all the digits comprising your birth date. So, for example, if my birth date is 3/04/1971 (or 4/03/1971, put down the European way), the total is 25. Then you add the digits together again, and come up with 7. That's my "Life Path" number. Which also happens to be my favorite number (silly, I know, but I like some numbers more than others - not necessarily the ones which are considered "lucky" by the general population; it's purely subjective, and I couldn't for the life of me explain the reasons behind it). And here's the description:

( Life Path 7 )

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sigh

So, we've had a slightly cooler couple of days, but there is another heatwave coming this weekend. On Monday, it's supposed to be 99F/37C. Hopefully, I can manage to run my errands before it gets to that point...

There's so much I want to talk about, but I simply lack the energy. I find myself composing lengthy, thought-provoking posts in my head while I am at work, on the bus or in the shower, but when I actually sit down in front of the blank "post an entry" box, it's all gone. Or I realize there's never going to be enough time to pour all those thoughts out - so there isn't really a point in getting started. Story of my life, basically. *sigh*

Also, I am gaining weight, because it's too damn hot to even contemplate anything remotely resembling exercise, and I just can't be bothered to do any sort of calorie policing anymore. Yeah, you guessed it - I lack the energy. And yet, I feel terribly self-conscious about my middle-aged body, and obsessively hide the belly under ample, flowing skirts. I keep telling myself than most women over 40 have a protruding belly - except for some movie stars after plastic surgery, and perhaps yoga instructors - but still, that doesn't make it any easier to face my own rotund shape in the mirror. I know it's shallow and neurotic to be so preoccupied with this - I should worry about health, not looks, and at my age a healthy body doesn't require a flat stomach. And yet... my strong sense of the aesthetic cringes at the sight of hanging flab. Can't help it - it's a gut reaction, if you please.;D

And with this extremely uplifting, witty insight, I bid you good night.:)

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whiiine

Note to self: if you don't want to feel way too old and creaky for the prime age of 41, you MUST take your magnesium pills EVERY DAY. Not 2-3 times a week, but EVERY. BLOODY. DAY, no matter what. I know they're obscenely huge and tough to swallow. I am extremely familiar with your aversion to pills - particularly to large pills. HOWEVER, a tiny bit of discomfort once a day is certainly preferable to having one whole side of your neck & upper back immobilised by pain for about 24 hours, isn't it?... Yeah, I thought so. You KNOW how damn easy it is for you to pull a muscle while carrying stupid grocery bags, and you KNOW magnesium is THE best protection against muscle pain. So stop whining and gobble up those pills like they're candy - otherwise, don't be surprised when your body starts to hurt at the slightest provocation, because that is exactly what will happen. Understood? Great. Thank you very much.

Yeah... it's been a bit of a rough weekend. Since I had fucked up my upper back, the regular shopping errands seemed far more exhausting than usual. It is also really hot again, which didn't help (what do you do when your tense neck & shoulders crave a hot shower, but the rest of your body craves a cold one?... hmmm?... it's a no-win situation, let me tell you). So, by way of consolation, I spent a ridiculous amount of money at Whole Foods (which is where I get my natural cosmetics; I was running out of toothpaste, you see, and while I could have gotten regular one at the local pharmacy/supermarket, I have become so spoiled by all the "organic" brands that I would rather take a bus ride in the scorching heat to the high-brow, expensive store to get exactly what I want). And while I only visit that store when I am running out of something (otherwise I'd go bankrupt), I always end up buying a shitload of other stuff as well. I rationalize it to myself as "stocking up" on some items that I am sure to need at some point in the future - but the harsh truth is that I simply cannot resist all those deliciously smelling soaps and lotions. So I buy them and tuck them away on a shelf in the closet - and then I forget that they're there, and buy more. I'm not quite a hoarder yet, I think, but I might be moving in that direction.:/ After all, it runs in the family...

Oh well... posting time is up. And I'm tired, even though I've slept - and lain about - quite a lot this weekend. And my neck is horribly stiff, since I was in too much pain to be able to stretch it properly, and it's way too hot to even contemplate the idea of using a heating pad...

All right... I'll stop whinging now and go to bed. *shuts up*

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pointless post is pointless

There's a cool breeze today, believe it or not. A COOL BREEZE. After a week of relentless, scorching heat, it feels like manna from heaven. Of course, it would be too good to be true if the cool breeze actually decided to enter my apartment. I turned the a/c off, opened the windows and... nothing. The air inside remained warm and sticky, like it usually is during the summer.:/ So now the a/c is back on, blowing away and probably generating a massive electric bill.:( Btw, it's been on most of the time for the past few days - except when I was at work, that is - and it still hasn't achieved the set temperature of 77F/25C (which is the perfect room temperature for me). I have set it up to automatically stop cooling once it reaches that temperature, and then to just maintain it. Obviously, we're not there yet (though I'm guessing that would be more or less the outside temperature at the moment). In other words, a third-floor apartment with bad ventilation and no central a/c is not the smartest choice if you live in a place with very hot summers. But then, it was winter when I moved in here, and all I cared about was a warm and cozy little nook (which it totally is). One can't have everything, obviously. And considering that Chicago winters last much longer than Chicago summers, it could have been worse. Still, at this time of year an actual draft of cool air from a window would be nice... *sigh*

And since I clearly lack the mental capacity for ambitious topics at the moment, here's a quick & easy installment of the 30-day meme:

( Day 12 - What's in your bag, in great detail )

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daily drivel

my big fat new a/c unit :)

So, I went to see my parents on Sunday, and they asked how I was coping with the heat, given my ancient a/c unit. I said I was fine, if a bit toasty - and my dad said that's great, but should I need a new air conditioner, he can buy one for me and deliver it to my place (since he has a car and I don't). He also happened to mention that he is off work until Thursday. I said thanks, but I'm fine, really. The next day, however, the temperature went up (into the hundreds), and my old unit decided it can only do so much. It was creaking and groaning and blowing air that didn't seem any cooler than the air in the room. By evening, it had gotten so oppressive inside I was ready to lose my wits. I just couldn't handle it anymore. ( Read more... )

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bonus mid-week post ;)

Today our data entry system at work went down. Hardware issues, they said. Won't get fixed in a few hours. So they let us go home at 2 p.m. If only that happened more often... LOL. But seriously, it was a blessing, since I needed to make some phone calls, and I hate doing that from work. The thing is, I've been trying to find a dentist. That may seem like a piece of cake with so many medical/dental offices all over town - but I have at least three vital factors to consider, which limit my choices to a significant degree. Namely, said dentist has to be in the network for my insurance plan; the office location has to be somewhere I can get by public transport; and they must have late afternoon/evening and/or Saturday appointments available (due to my bus schedule, anything earlier than 4:30 p.m. would pretty much force me to take an entire day off work; and at that rate I would run out of personal/vacation time in a blink). I had almost given up on the possibility of having all these conditions fulfilled at the same time; but it looks like I got lucky today. ( Read more... )

I other news, there is a heat advisory in effect until tomorrow night. Which means high risk of heatstroke if you spend too much time outside. I don't know how much is too much, but I'm afraid I don't really need to go outside at all to run the risk of heatstroke these days.:/ Unless I sit right next to my a/c unit.:D Oh well... hopefully I'll survive, and they're promising thunderstorms this weekend, which should cool the air a little bit (won't help the humidity, though :|).

Oh, and I have a nice five-day break coming up, since next Wednesday is 4th of July, and our office is closing early on Tuesday - so I took both Monday & Tuesday off. Getting five consecutive days off for the price of 12 vacation hours, as it were. Smart, innit?...;) Of course, most of that time will be eaten up by mundane tasks like cleaning (unless it's too hot for that), laundry and visiting the parents ("regular" weekends are always somehow too short for any of the above). But I should be able to fit in 2/3 movies and some LJ-time as well.:)

Damn... how did it get so late again?... Btw, we are supposed to call in tomorrow morning before we leave for work, to make sure they fixed our data entry system. If they haven't, we might get a late start, or possibly - dare I say it? - a "free" day off. Keep your fingers crossed.:P

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my fiction

the fic is done (YAY!!!...:D)

I had almost despaired of keeping my promise to post this by the end of the week - but here it is. *wipes brow* By the way, it's been almost two years since I last wrote something - so this feels a bit like a zombie revival.:P (my writing inspiration being the zombie in question, LOL) New friends - please skip merrily along. Some of you may not like this, and I do not wish to offend.;)

Title: The Mirror
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Rating: NC-17 (I know these ratings are kind of stupid - but yeah, I'd consider this pretty graphic :)
Summary: A peek into the royal bedchamber in Minas Tirith.:)
Warnings: The usual. Explicit slash (I've never warned for this before, but I have some non-slashers on my flist now - *gasp* - so just to be safe...;) and high sugar content. My few faithful readers know what to expect...
Disclaimer: I still don't own these characters, obviously - it's quite the other way around...;)
Author's Notes: It seems I can't write angst to save my life. I sort of tried here, but the muses said: "uh-uh... we don't like this", and came up with a little far-fetched scheme to turn it all around. So I gave in, and this is the result...

( You do seem exceedingly fond of my backside. Betimes I wonder if I should be jealous of it. )

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blehhh

It's HOT, and I feel exhausted. And lazy. And entirely devoid of any motivation to be productive in any way whatsoever. Woke up with a migraine today. Don't know why. Could be dehydration, because I'm not necessarily drinking more water than usual, and in this tropical weather I probably should. Or it could be because I stayed up too late both Friday and Saturday. Just because I theoretically CAN sleep in longer on the weekend, doesn't mean my body actually WILL be willing to sleep past 6 a.m.:/ Yesterday, it wasn't. Today it was, but mostly because I felt like crap and needed painkillers. I REALLY must have a very regular sleeping schedule. As in, bedtime at 11:00 EVERY DAY, no matter what. That way, even if I wake up during the night to go to the loo (which I always do, at least once), I STILL get a decent amount of sleep by 6 a.m. It seems quite simple in theory, but somehow never happens. *sigh*

Or it could be just because I don't tolerate the heat quite as well as I thought I did. I always say I am much more bothered by the cold - but this weekend I've just felt so utterly drained I don't know anymore. Yesterday I got home from my chiropractic appointment (which involved a 30-minute walk in the blazing midday sun) and simply collapsed like a rag doll. I lay flat on the sofa for about two hours before I was able to drag myself out to the grocery store. And then I collapsed again. And today I didn't properly get up till late in the afternoon. It probably doesn't help that I am barely able to bring the temperature in my apartment down to a tolerable level. I know I complain about the freezing A/C at work - but spending most of the day in a well air-conditioned place helps me endure the toasty evenings at home. On weekends, I am basically feeling toasty all the time. I mean, I am perfectly fine lying down with the fan on - but when it comes to actually getting up and doing something, it's not so cool anymore (pun intended).

That said, I have been graced with unexpected visitation from my wayward muses. ( Read more... )

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"health and lifestyle" edition ;)

I did mean to post yesterday, but I got my period and spent much of the evening in a horizontal position. ( I still felt weak and achy this morning, so I took the day off. )

I have to say, though, that I found a good natural remedy for PMS. Homeopathic chewable tablets called Cyclease, bought at Whole Foods. They really ease the physical discomfort, and almost completely remove the nervous tension/irritability of those final days. At least for me. Of course, eating lots of fiber probably helps too, and I tend to mostly live on salads & fruit in the summer - but I do think taking those tablets has made a palpable difference. Who knew?

But speaking of remedies - it seems I have got my vicious hay fever under control. *knocks on wood* Allegra is working. At least for now. *knocks again, just in case* ( Read more... )

But I'm afraid I still struggle with this "new lifestyle" of less computer time and frequent exercise that I had envisioned. I miss posting more often, even if it's trivial and pointless. I want to exercise more often, but I simply lack the energy. It's either too hot (I'm on the third floor, with one ancient, creaky A/C unit to the entire apartment), or the wrong time of the month, or my allergies are bugging me, or... you get the picture. There's always something. So even if I do manage to tear myself away from the computer, I just end up stretched out on the sofa with a book. And the yoga/meditation thing isn't going well either. I just can't get into the habit of it, can't picture myself doing it with any sort of long-term consistence. And if I can't be consistent, what's the point of trying at all?... You don't get anywhere with it unless you do it on a very regular basis. But I do wonder why I'm so reluctant. ( Read more... )

And that is all in this installment. Methinks an early bedtime is in order. Back to work tomorrow.:/