I just posted a "treat" story at yuletide. (It was #2417.) This afternoon, I took a look at the prompt list they released, and one jumped out at me. I spent most of this evening working on it, since Criminal Minds was a rerun and there was nothing else on that appealed to me. This is the first time I've spontaneously come up with 1700 words of anything in ( Read more... )

Work today? Was EVIL. Got a buttload of calls for partners I seldom get and ZERO for Trendicrap, which is an extreme rarity. Got hung up on by numerous people I didn't want to talk to anyway, a bunch of nasty, snotty, demanding asshats who wanted to rail at length about reship policy, lies FedEx told them, why can't they find this thing that was on ( Read more... )

Hooray, hooray! The mail is here, bringing goodies. SPN season 2, for starters. The case is a wee bit chewed up, but hopefully, that won't extend to the contents. There was also a delightful card from the frozen white north, IE, jdsgirlbev in Canada to crack me up, promising a future surprise. (?!?!) I especially love the stamps---those dragonflies are ( Read more... )

This morning, I woke up, looked at the clock, screamed and ran for the door. (Well, okay, I DID put some clothes on, but I didn't bother with a slip. Trivial, when it's 11:39 AM and I need to be ON US1 by noon.)

I managed to make it to work in a timely manner, despite the asshat in the green Envoy who pulled out in front of me and managed to keep ( Read more... )

This afternoon, I was contemplating ordering from thebodyshop.com. I've had some of their luxurious body butter (passionfruit), and was nearly out of it, and hey, they've got pink grapefruit scent, what's not to love ( Read more... )

I have a package! My shiny, happy Fiestaware is here! I haven't opened it yet---saving it for the 25th---or maybe Solstice, if I just can't wait---but I'm squeeful nonetheless. Apparently the Homer Laughin Company lets you know what you're getting---the label says "TURQUOISE". (Turquoise is my favorite color.) For some reason, I was convinced that ( Read more... )

Writing. Blergh, brain has slipped a gear and does not want to work. Too many pretty nuisances on TV. Yuletide. Four days. (Only one of which is a day off.) Doom, I say! Doom ( Read more... )

I'm about to start counting the number of non-Trendicrap calls I get, and compare it to my total daily calls, because today? I swear to fuck, I took 100 Trendicrap calls, including one that lasted a full 45 minutes. And, God as my witness, if I EVER get my hands on the imbecile of a noob who told that caller that it was okay to ship GROUND to her ( Read more... )

At work, the usual: a few people I wanted to smack for their sense of entitlement, a lot more that I helped as fully as possible, and a general sense that the post office is being run by people with zero background in geography. (Did they lose EVERYTHING we shipped out on 12/1?!) Next week, somebody in management---I'm thinking She-Boss---has come ( Read more... )

Happily ganked from karaokegal. In her case, the theme was the snarktastic guest list. Mine is more like a cable TV meet market.

My Fictional Christmas Party

You are allowed to invite ten guests to your house for Christmas this year, the catch is that they must all be fictional...literature, tv, movies, plays, radio dramas, epic poems, cereal boxes: Your ( Read more... )