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Oh, PSA
I finally figured out what was causing the migraine (which went on to reach DAY FORTYFUCKINGONE). After seeing a neurologist, getting an MRI, developing fun additional worrying symptoms like joint pain, and generally freaking out, I finally solved the puzzle. 'twas the butle - I mean, vitamin D what done it. Recommended by not one, but TWO doctors ( Read more... ) -
Perfectly happy
After an 18 hour travel experience wherein the baby threw up in me mid flight ( and without a change of clothes at hand), I am now in Sweden, on the grass, with a glass of white wine by one hand, coffee at the other, the baby napping, and Gaiman's newest awaiting me. Perfection.
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As an aside, a brief list of memorable jewelry from fantasy books, feel free to chime in:
- the anklet with jade links clasped by emeralds in Paula Volsky's Illusion. And the scent locket. And the black diamond locket in The Wolf of Winter.
- September's key in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Boat of Her Own Making.
- Theon's astonishingly phallic necklace in The Fall of the Kings.
- Mogget's necklace in Sabriel (and for ( Read more... ) -
I don't even know who to direct THIS question to ....
... writers? Lawyers? Fandom? So it's just going to be me speaking as to the air, and if anybody has thoughts ( Read more... ) -
On the Inadvertant Acquisition of Necessary Skill-sets ...
... which I would like to differentiate at the outset from innate talents. And from the misbegotten related abilities that you may not realize you need until it's too late in the game to turn back ( Read more... ) -
TELL me the universe doesn't have a sense of humor.
As I mentioned in passing yesterday, I finally succumbed to the inevitable and started a jewelry business. The bit that is actively hilarious to me is that after several years of bouncing one particular idea around and delaying in that way that perfectionists do, because perfect is the enemy of good - better to charge by the hour with a jewelry ( Read more... ) -
The last time I felt this frustrated with something, it was high school physics.
AND THEN I GRADUATED AND I NEVER DID IT AGAIN.
I'd actually forgotten the feeling of the hot ball of rage in my sternum that recalcitrant technology inevitably provokes within me. -
Ahahahahaha.
You know what makes The Eternal Migraine even better?
Being awoken at 5:30 by somebody so eager to text you photos that they forget the time difference.
The photo, to be fair, is awesome.
The combined sensations of pounding temples and drooping eyelids? Less so.
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The Once and Future Migraine
After having had all of one single afternoon's worth of migraine in my whole life, I appear to be making up for lost time: I've had a migraine for a full damned week now. This is especially fun when the baby won't sleep.
Dear Weird Pressure Front, or Whatever the Hell is Causing This:
GO AWAY.
With extreme prejudice,
d_aulnoy -
GR and ARGH
While I was at the reading for Queen Victoria's Book of Spells (in full steampunk mode), I lost my favorite hair comb, a mother-of-pearl one I got in London. I tried calling the bar, I tried calling the restaurant where we went to dinner ... nada.
So I'm looking for a replacement. The closest one I've found is this one: alas, the shop owner is ( Read more... )