Dept. of Mild Griping
Thursday, 28 December 2017 10:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaffy_rVacations and I Do Not Play Well Together. Not Even on Christmas
I mentioned to BB earlier tonight that I don't believe I've had a completely injury- or illness-free vacation in years. And, I said, it's got to be me at fault, not the vacations. (A bit like the nice boy who wonders why he picks so many mean girls who break up with him ... it's not them, buddy ....)
The back is still giving me trouble, and that means I still have to ask my beloved for sleeping aids. And that means he does without, so that I can sleep. There are times when I can say in utmost honesty that I don't deserve him.
The poor man has been fighting our computer system, in an effort to set up a VPN that will allow us to acquire things that aren't anime. That would include, of course, the most recent Christmas special. Unfortunately, in setting up the VPN, our entire intranet system has become inoperable to some extent of which I know nothing. BB will take a run at it tomorrow, but he looks dejected tonight, and I wish I could make him feel better (this is on top of his own health problems, which have been less than pleasant lately.
I have come to the reluctant conclusion that "Hearts and Moons" will pass the decade mark without completion. I have also come to the more chagrined realization that I may not get any fics done for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandom_stocking . I'm almost done one, and about two-thirds done with another, but I suspect that I may have to stuff stockings with IOUs again. I think that's why I haven't put a link to my own stocking - which means, of course, that I'm not taking the advice I give to other people. Don't worry that you can't fill all the stockings you want to, I've told people. And here I am, worrying.
I am a very silly woman. Then again, I am a silly woman in pain, whose closest relationship over the last 36 hours, other than with her beloved, has been with her heating pad.
Gah.
But the Christmas tree still looks beautiful. And my collection of TARDIS ornaments now stands at two, thanks to FB and Miss Em, and that's wonderful. So, pain or not, today has not been a total loss. Also, I've learned a lot about narwhals For Reasons, and that's also cool.
I mentioned to BB earlier tonight that I don't believe I've had a completely injury- or illness-free vacation in years. And, I said, it's got to be me at fault, not the vacations. (A bit like the nice boy who wonders why he picks so many mean girls who break up with him ... it's not them, buddy ....)
The back is still giving me trouble, and that means I still have to ask my beloved for sleeping aids. And that means he does without, so that I can sleep. There are times when I can say in utmost honesty that I don't deserve him.
The poor man has been fighting our computer system, in an effort to set up a VPN that will allow us to acquire things that aren't anime. That would include, of course, the most recent Christmas special. Unfortunately, in setting up the VPN, our entire intranet system has become inoperable to some extent of which I know nothing. BB will take a run at it tomorrow, but he looks dejected tonight, and I wish I could make him feel better (this is on top of his own health problems, which have been less than pleasant lately.
I have come to the reluctant conclusion that "Hearts and Moons" will pass the decade mark without completion. I have also come to the more chagrined realization that I may not get any fics done for
fandom_stocking . I'm almost done one, and about two-thirds done with another, but I suspect that I may have to stuff stockings with IOUs again. I think that's why I haven't put a link to my own stocking - which means, of course, that I'm not taking the advice I give to other people. Don't worry that you can't fill all the stockings you want to, I've told people. And here I am, worrying. I am a very silly woman. Then again, I am a silly woman in pain, whose closest relationship over the last 36 hours, other than with her beloved, has been with her heating pad.
Gah.
But the Christmas tree still looks beautiful. And my collection of TARDIS ornaments now stands at two, thanks to FB and Miss Em, and that's wonderful. So, pain or not, today has not been a total loss. Also, I've learned a lot about narwhals For Reasons, and that's also cool.
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Date: Friday, 29 December 2017 05:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, 29 December 2017 08:47 pm (UTC)*claps in appreciation*
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Date: Friday, 29 December 2017 09:41 am (UTC)Aw, I'm so sorry to hear that! I'd say don't worry about any of it, but it is so frustrating to be unable to do things!
I hope that it improves soon and/or at least that BB can sort out the system (hopefully a new day will make the tech respond better).
In the meantime, I don't know if you have access to anything that will allow you to read online things, but, courtesy of Yuletide, two marvellous new S&S pieces that you may enjoy when/if you can:
light your way that is all (16,000 words of gorgeous elemental weirdness and a deserted lighthouse)
Plus, a lovely bit of Silver and Sapphire, written for me: Forevermore.
But mainly: *hugs*
And, seriously, don't worry. Fandom Stocking's timing is horrible for me, so I'm always terrible at stuffing stockings!
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Date: Saturday, 30 December 2017 04:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Saturday, 30 December 2017 08:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, 29 December 2017 03:33 pm (UTC)Don't feel bad about Fandom Stocking. I don't think I'm going to be able to do any fic either, Yuletide has totally burnt me out:/ Unless FS is exceptionally late! I have found, if you are able to, finding nice pics to make into nice graphics for stocking fillers cheered me up and is a distraction.
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Date: Saturday, 30 December 2017 04:43 pm (UTC)I'm hoping that my back is slowly - very slowly, unfortunately - getting better. But I'm slightly croggled by the fact that every single vacation I've had for the last couple of years has been accompanied either by back pain of some sort, or inadvertent medication problems. The universe apparently thinks I'm better off working. Heh.
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Date: Sunday, 31 December 2017 03:34 pm (UTC)