my scramblings & ramblings
Now that CRUSH is finished and marinating, I am working on a couple of new projects. No goals in mind yet, just really playing around, seeing what develops. Here is what I have so far:
UNTITLED:
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1,120 / 50,000
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MOVES:
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835 / 50,000
(1.7%) |
Good times. I’ll see how I work with each of these, then run with whatever project takes off. YAY, it’s so nice to write. 
(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)
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After that exhausting weekend in Chicago (exhausting in a very good way, mind you!), I finally took Tuesday night to CRASH. I climbed into bed about 5:15pm, and didn’t wake up until about 7ish this morning. Woke up with quite a surprise, though. PAIN like whoa in my left ear, jaw. Swollen gland, hurt to swallow. I actually had to brace myself to swallow, it hurt that badly. It got worse over the course of the day. I got tired and weak, and the pain was growing. I called and scheduled a doctor’s appointment for 3:15. Thought I’d be able to make it ’til around then at work, but started to feel so badly and so tired I left at 12:15. Came home, went to bed, and was asleep within five minutes or so.
Went to the doctor, where he did a throat culture. NEGATIVE. Damn. That means there is nothing they can do. My instructions were to rest and drink plenty of fluids. By this time, I was starving, seeing as I hadn’t had a decent meal since Monday evening. I took a Percocet which took the pain away enough so I could eat some soup, and then crashed within thirty minutes of finishing.
I’ll play it by ear tomorrow. The Percocet is wearing off now, and if I’m in pain again when I get up in the morning, I’m taking another one and crashing all damn day.
It’s a good thing Aidan is with my mom this week. I can’t imagine taking care of him when I’m feeling this crappy. I do miss the little bugger, though.
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Yo ho yo ho!! I’m back from Chicago!! Had an absolutely AMAZING time. That city is simply unbelievable, with mostly friendly people, things to do and see, things to EAT. Oh my gosh. Some of the aromas wafting through the air while walking down the block–so yummy. Freshly baking bread. Pizza everywhere. Mmmmmm.
Got to hang out with quality people while there. Spent some time with the awesome Adam (adamselzer) and Jen*Jen (jebbyk–but don’t bother to go to her journal because she never uses it), ate some really good food (Pie-Eyed Pizza, a neat candy/ice cream shop to name a couple of places)… DUDE, I TRIED THAI FOOD for the first time ever! It was so good. I went easy, got the Pad Thai. I mean, what could be so scary about noodles and beef, right? It was delicious.
Highlights:
– Southwest Airline Flight Attendant: Thank you for flying Southwest. Now get out.
– Seeing Who Framed Roger Rabbit at The Music Box. The Music Box is a beautiful theatre. Here is Bizzy and me clowing around in the lobby before hand:
Lowlights:
– Bizzy losing her camera. 🙁 BUT, this story has a happy ending! Jen, Bizzy, and I had to backtrack (a LOT of walking, mind you), search all the stores we’d been in. The last store we had left to check… wait for it… HAD THE CAMERA! Some nice person had just turned it in! Let me tell you how awesome Chicago tends to be in that regard. People there are generally nicer and friendlier than in Ohio.
– Getting yelled at by some PRICK in some stupid thrift shop for taking photos. Okay, firstly, I had no idea that I wasn’t allowed to take photos (and seriously, wtf kind of rule is that anyway?), secondly, HE WAS A PRICK. He didn’t ask me nicely, he screamed it at me. So I was done in the store. I really wish I’d had some merchandise to throw down to the ground. Asshole. Anyway, I got a picture of the stuff anyway. I’m sorry, it was a terrible error and I had to document it. And this picture was taken before the asshole yelled at me:
Scandals:
– Bizzy and I using the bathroom together not once, but TWICE.
– Being hit on outside The Clark Bar.
– Bizzy scandalizing random statues and sculptures:
Click here for more (not necessarily scandalous) pics.
Okay, I’m falling asleep here, so I’m gonna go. But yeah… Chicago was an amazing time. It went way too quicly.
‘Til next time!
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Whoo-hooo!!!! 
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Time for minor tweaking, then letting it marinate, then revision time! YAY!
(Originally published at Anywhere Is…)
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Dear Aidan,
My son, I love you so much. But why do you insist on asking the same questions over and over? Rephrasing doesn’t help. You should know the answer after one time, two if it was especially tricky. I’ll even give you three. But five, six, seven times? Not cool, little one, and it drives your mommy crazy.
Dear Time,
Why do you go so slowly during work, and so quickly during times of great fun? I really don’t understand it. Life might be a lot better for many of us if you’d go more quickly during the work day, and then slow down times of great fun. You MUST see the logic in this.
Dear Corinne and DJ,
I am almost finished with your story! Only 1800 more words until I hit my goal for the first draft. Then I get to revise. I’m excited about sending you two in the world–I think you’ll do well.
Dear Chicago,
I’m on my way!! See ya soon!
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