The longer version ( back here )

The short version: I'm back from my vacation, MASSIVELY overtired (as the last time I got sleep any deeper than a brief doze was somewhere between late Tuesday and early Wednesday), but still oddly refreshed. I wouldn't trade a second of what was really an all-too-short visit. There was a lot of laughing, much watching of bizarre and stupid movies ( Read more... )

Dishes are clean and put away
Bags are packed
Heat is off

Just need to collect and put out trash on my way to the bus!

Oh, and change from my jammies into my tavelling clothes. That would be good too.

You get extra points if you know the origin of the Quote of the Day:
A: Why, thank you, Mr. Dinwiddie. Is there a problem?
B: Well, sir, yes, I think there ( Read more... )

Because they save my ass when other people are driving like dickheads on the road. It's one of the Big Five Rules Of Driving In Winter, as taught to me by my dad:

1. Keep at least 2x the usual distance between you and the other vehicles as you normally would. Be extra vigilant in watching your side lanes in case you need to move into one of them.
2. ( Read more... )

So this morning I woke up feeling no real aches except my It's-cold-so-I'm-cranky knee ache. No sweats, no lethargy, no difficulty breathing. Then I stood up and attempted to yawn...and my soft palette was so swollen I almost gagged myself.

Post-nasal drip has caused that lovely back-of-the-throat swelling (though no tonsils swelling and no undue ( Read more... )

So, NaPoWriMo is surprisingly infiltrating (infiltrated?) here in LJ land. Me likey ( Read more... )