Here's the promised treat - my latest A/L + E/E ficlet. Just as silly and naughty as the rest of them.;) Enjoy!

Title: Winter Solstice
Author: Floating Leaf
Pairings: A/L, Elladan/Elrohir
Rating: R (no actual sex, but plenty of dirty talk instead ;)
Summary: Our lovely foursome plans on celebrating Winter Solstice together.:P
Warnings: Twincest, hints of possible group sex (not that I'm saying it will actually happen :D).
Disclaimer: Forgive me, Professor.
Author's Notes: Written as a Christmas gift for Nancy.

( “Our first Winter Solstice together”, the elven prince mused, delighting in the serene expression on his lover's face. )

I feel sooo tired. Saw my chiropractor this morning (she said I was just as tense and knotted up as I had been at the time of my first appointment back in October :/). Then went to the post office to pick up the last item for my Santa sack (I ordered most of the gifts online this year, to save time and avoid holiday madness at the stores - only to end up having to stand in long lines at the hellishly crowded local post office, because they always deliver when I'm at work, and for some unfathomable reason online bookstores refuse to send the entire order in one package, so that I would need to collect it only once and be done with it, instead of having to pick up each book separately; how is that 'better service' for me, I'll never understand). Then spent $90 on groceries - even though I went to one of the supposedly 'cheaper' stores and only got essentials (milk, cereal, eggs, yogurts, canned soups, chicken tenders, beans, onions, apples, bananas etc.). Maybe I need to change my definition of 'essentials'.:/ I also drove downtown to see if I could find my way around the area, because I am invited to have dinner with akashaelfwitch, jades_tempest and namarie120 (who's in Chicago for the holidays) at a downtown restaurant on Monday night. Unsurprisingly, I gave up on that pretty quickly. Not on the dinner, that is, but on trying to find my way around downtown while driving. It just doesn't seem to be on the list of things I am capable of.:( Screw it. I'm taking the train. Never mind that it's supposed to be around 5F/-15C outside. Which it probably already is at this point. Btw, there's a nice little Arctic blizzard picking up right now. If I don't use my car tomorrow (and I don't suppose anything will make me go outside in this weather) or on Monday (since I'm planning to take the train to work and then straight downtown from there), I might have trouble finding it under the snow on Tuesday morning - let alone digging it out.:[

Yeah. So much for holiday spirit. I thought I had it for a moment there, but it's gone. Can I just go to sleep and wake up sometime in the spring, perhaps?... With sunshine and flowers and enough money in the bank so I don't have to compare the prizes of canned foods?... Not really?... Oh well. Figured as much.:|

ETA: The nice little Arctic blizzard has been raging all night, and is still very much in force as of next morning. My windows are rattling, and I feel chilly despite the fact that the radiators are too hot to touch. And it's only the FIRST official day of winter in sweet home Chicago. *swallows a nasty curse*

So last Friday was the company-wide annual holiday lunch at a luxurious restaurant, with a gift lottery, after which we were dismissed for the rest of the afternoon. And today was another holiday lunch at the office, just for the operations department (about 20 people in all), with food ordered in and more games and prizes afterwards. And we were also (more unexpectedly this time) dismissed for the rest of the day. Even though everyone will still put down "8 hours worked" on their timesheet.

( See, this is why I don't want to change my job. )

We had our annual holiday lunch at work today, after which they let us go home early - so I used that opportunity to get my new driver's license (otherwise I would need to take time off work to do this). I had my car title with me, but no one even asked me about it - they just wanted proof of name change. So I guess it's not necessary to get the title changed as well, after all (and if it's not necessary, I'm certainly not doing it, because it would involve an extra fee). Anyway... I have this brand new shiny license with a new name and a new photo now.:) The photo looks better than the previous one, which showed a fat face with a double chin (it was taken before Weight Watchers, lol) - but guess what? It shows a big, red, nasty cold sore on my lip instead.:( And I don't even get cold sores anymore. Not since I started actually drinking plain water on a daily basis, as opposed to only sweetened and/or caffeinated beverages (which does improve the skin considerably, among other things). Seriously, I haven't had a cold sore in months - so it figures I would get one now, just when I need to have a photo taken.:/ But what can you do - it's been very cold, dry and crispy this week, and my lips keep cracking even though I apply chapstick every five minutes or so. *sigh*

In other news, last night I went to another cheap grocery store that a coworker told me about, and got a solid supply of food for less than fifty bucks. Not sure how long exactly it will last me, but I bought ingredients for three different recipes - and usually every time I cook I make at least 3/4 servings (= meals), sometimes more. So it is technically possible to feed a single stomach on $200 a month.:) ( That makes me feel hopeful. )

Snagged from willys_digs:

What Your Cute Monster Says About You

You are a deep, thoughtful, down to earth person. You don't put much stock in appearances. You are never superficial or flippant. You take time in life to study, learn, and get to know people well. You inner demon is laziness. You can get so caught up in your own world that you neglect everything around you. People think you're cute because you're intelligent. Your wit and wisdom are charming.

OH YEAH (on the laziness part, lol). The rest of it is more or less true as well.;)

Yes, here I go again. It's only the second time I am doing this quiz. What? ;P

Your result for What Spice Are You Test...

You are Sage!

10% Habanero, 20% Sage, 20% Thyme, 10% Ginger, 10% Garlic, 10% Curry, 10% Cinnamon and 10% Oregano!

Take What Spice Are You Test at HelloQuizzy

Self-assured? Like, really?... I don't see it. I wonder if others do. Could it be that I look in the mirror and still see the terribly self-conscious, neurotic person from years back who isn't there anymore?...

People tend to notice you without you trying to make it happen.

Hmmm... I often go out of my way so that people would NOT notice me, LOL. If I ever 'dazzled' anyone, I was completely unaware of it, and possibly very drunk.;)

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! In September I farted in an elevator (-6 points). In March I gave taelyn_sass a life-saving blood transfusion (50 points). In January I ate my brussel sprouts (1 points). Last month I bought porn for jenlynns_fics (-10 points). Last Wednesday I put money in willowwing's expired parking meter (14 points). Overall, I've been nice (49 points). For Christmas I deserve a Lego set! Sincerely, floatingleaf

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BUAHAHAHAAA!... My sins are pathetic.:P And only one point for eating my Brussels sprouts?... No fair.;D As for that Lego set... can I have an AraLego set instead?...;]

( some self-indulgent seasonal whinging under the cut )

Snagged from gairid and taelyn_sass:



( Mundane RL stuff under the cut. )

1) The cold.

2) Having to get up when it's still dark.

3) Leaving work when it's already dark.

4) Having to sit in my old rickety car shivering and waiting for the engine to warm up before I can start driving.

5) Being unable to stop my entire upper body from tensing up when I'm outside, because I fucking HATE the cold and have this unsurmountable urge to lift my shoulders and press my chin to my chest (and before you ask - yes, I always wear a scarf). As a result of this, the back of my neck hurts like hell, even though I laid down for an hour with a heating pad and THEN exercised. I feel like those muscles are never going to relax again.:/

And the above list doesn't even include removing snow from the car or driving on ice/sleet/snow-covered pavements, because those particular pleasures haven't really started yet. It's going to get much, much worse, and I already feel like I've had enough. My family obviously picked the wrong spot on the map when they decided to emigrate. *sigh*

Just checking in to announce that as of today, I am officially an American citizen. I don't feel any more American now than I did this morning before the oath ceremony, but having taken this final step on the long bureaucratic route that started approximately 15 years ago has pushed a huge weight off my shoulders. Granted, there is still the name change thing and all the hassle that will come with it... but seeing as this was my only opportunity to legally change my name at no extra cost (besides the $675 I had to pay for the citizenship application... lol), I would have been stupid not to use it. I don't even have to make court appointments for it, since the oath ceremony took place before a judge and I received a legal document, proving my name has been changed, along with my citizenship certificate (which, of course, bears the new name). What I need to do now is notify all relevant institutions - starting with Social Security, where I need to update my status from permanent resident to citizen. But it's not terribly urgent and I don't have to do it all at once. I don't suppose any of my documents bearing the 'old' name (driver's license, credit cards etc.) have suddenly become invalid - that would be absurd, wouldn't it?

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