Ten Days Meme, Day Four
Hello, everyone; hope y'all had a lovely Christmas/day off/Festivus/whatever. Mine was very nice indeed-- good food, good friends and excellent loot; I got a cashmere sweater and two pairs of cashmere socks (soooooo soft!), the world's most beautiful needle-felted ferret (will post pics tomorrow), some truly lovely jewelry, tea, a new teapot and gift cards. My older sister told me that the hat I'd made her (the Hat Of Doom) was the most beautiful knitted hat she'd ever seen, which I am gloating over shamelessly, and a gift to nightengale that I'd had specially made was received in very much the spirit that I'd hoped it would be. ^__^ Getting gifts is great; seeing other people's reactions of delight to what you give them is even better. Is that selfish? Dunno, but everybody wins, so I'm not worried. And lil_1337 liked the hat I made for her too! I'll post pics of that one and the one I just made for myself as well.
I finally got to see How To Tame Your Dragon, and HOLY SHIT, y'all, I now understand what the fuss was about. !!! Toothless is pretty much the most adorably fierce/fiercely adorable creature I've ever run across in a film, and Hiccup... oh, Hiccup; he was also the first Boy!Hero I've ever seen come out of something like this with a disability. That was rather a shock and way more welcome than seeing him emerge without a scratch; it added a note of reality that was just perfect. Do I want a copy? YES. Have I, errr, gone searching and downloaded one? Maaaaybe. But I'll be buying one very soon.
Okay, meme time, Day Four. This one's going to range from relatively deep to shallow as a shower, I suspect.
Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two images that describe your life right now, and why.
Day Ten: One confession.
1. That I really need to work harder at getting into shape if I'm gonna go on that walking tour in less than a year, because DAMN I'm chunky and my stamina is a disgrace.
2. That aaaaargh, I'd rather be writing at the moment than doing --insert any other activity here--. So WHY am I doing something other than writing for a living? **muses** Because writing for a living is freaking hard work? Because I'm scared I'd fail at it? Because I'm lazy? Or because of all of these and other reasons--?
3. That I could really use a nap. This thought tends to occur around lunchtime and at increasing intervals afterwards.
4. That I wish I could tell my mom about stuff still. And I can't, and the urge is still there to call her. It doesn't get any weaker. Not being able to talk to her feels wrong.
5. That unless things change, I am currently working the job I will retire from, which is a very odd thought (see item #2.) How peculiar to think that I might never jobhunt again.
6. That I don't understand people sometimes. Or myself; I'm just as weird as they are.
7. That I could get a lot more accomplished if I was working four ten-hour days instead of five eight-hour ones. Accomplished in my personal life, I mean-- more time spent writing and doing stuff at home, less time fidgeting about not having time to do it. Hmmm.
And that's all for tonight. ^_^
I finally got to see How To Tame Your Dragon, and HOLY SHIT, y'all, I now understand what the fuss was about. !!! Toothless is pretty much the most adorably fierce/fiercely adorable creature I've ever run across in a film, and Hiccup... oh, Hiccup; he was also the first Boy!Hero I've ever seen come out of something like this with a disability. That was rather a shock and way more welcome than seeing him emerge without a scratch; it added a note of reality that was just perfect. Do I want a copy? YES. Have I, errr, gone searching and downloaded one? Maaaaybe. But I'll be buying one very soon.
Okay, meme time, Day Four. This one's going to range from relatively deep to shallow as a shower, I suspect.
Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two images that describe your life right now, and why.
Day Ten: One confession.
1. That I really need to work harder at getting into shape if I'm gonna go on that walking tour in less than a year, because DAMN I'm chunky and my stamina is a disgrace.
2. That aaaaargh, I'd rather be writing at the moment than doing --insert any other activity here--. So WHY am I doing something other than writing for a living? **muses** Because writing for a living is freaking hard work? Because I'm scared I'd fail at it? Because I'm lazy? Or because of all of these and other reasons--?
3. That I could really use a nap. This thought tends to occur around lunchtime and at increasing intervals afterwards.
4. That I wish I could tell my mom about stuff still. And I can't, and the urge is still there to call her. It doesn't get any weaker. Not being able to talk to her feels wrong.
5. That unless things change, I am currently working the job I will retire from, which is a very odd thought (see item #2.) How peculiar to think that I might never jobhunt again.
6. That I don't understand people sometimes. Or myself; I'm just as weird as they are.
7. That I could get a lot more accomplished if I was working four ten-hour days instead of five eight-hour ones. Accomplished in my personal life, I mean-- more time spent writing and doing stuff at home, less time fidgeting about not having time to do it. Hmmm.
And that's all for tonight. ^_^