[random]

Morrowind pleases me. Including the fact that, since I don't play games for the fighting, I can make them easy, and actually get around to the _plot_ without spending half my time being irritated by fighting.

During my few years as a waitress, some of my regular customers lent me books. One of them even _gave_ me one, not long before I stopped working there.

Pretty APOtD.

Sleepy.

Must go do lots of work now.

[random]

Morrowind pleases me. Including the fact that, since I don't play games for the fighting, I can make them easy, and actually get around to the _plot_ without spending half my time being irritated by fighting.

During my few years as a waitress, some of my regular customers lent me books. One of them even _gave_ me one, not long before I stopped working there.

Pretty APOtD.

Sleepy.

Must go do lots of work now.

[random]

(mostly sparked by reading a very small subset of my friends list)

Why did so many people on my friends list go off caffeine _at the same time_?!

*looks at you all skeptically*

Why am I completely incapable of coherent conversation until I've been out-of-bed-awake for 30+ minutes? I used to be able to talk immediately upon awakening...

I don't know dates. For much of anything. My own birthday is iffy. Relatedly, I don't know when I did what with anyone, ever - my brain's timeline is almost entirely nonexistent. Sometimes, it's difficult for me to even know _if_ I did foo with bar, since sometimes my dreams feel as realistic as reality. This is probably why I'm so fond of written communication. (you want me to remember something? WRITE IT DOWN! But not on paper, because I'll lose it)

I learned to turn off ticklishness (one exception, and I'm _not_ telling y'all what it is!) as a kid, because I have three brothers. I rather like breathing, and people seem to no understand that laughing != having fun. Often, yes. Not always. Is almost certainly why I _always_ apologize for ticking people, even if they don't mind tickling. And if you _do_ manage to tickle me, and I ask you to stop, do so immediately. Not doing so is a trust-killer. (if you think you managed to tickle me and I _don't_ ask you to stop, it's probably mostly some other kind of sensation)

OK. Now, I go and bring my kitty to his yearly vet visit.

[random]

(mostly sparked by reading a very small subset of my friends list)

Why did so many people on my friends list go off caffeine _at the same time_?!

*looks at you all skeptically*

Why am I completely incapable of coherent conversation until I've been out-of-bed-awake for 30+ minutes? I used to be able to talk immediately upon awakening...

I don't know dates. For much of anything. My own birthday is iffy. Relatedly, I don't know when I did what with anyone, ever - my brain's timeline is almost entirely nonexistent. Sometimes, it's difficult for me to even know _if_ I did foo with bar, since sometimes my dreams feel as realistic as reality. This is probably why I'm so fond of written communication. (you want me to remember something? WRITE IT DOWN! But not on paper, because I'll lose it)

I learned to turn off ticklishness (one exception, and I'm _not_ telling y'all what it is!) as a kid, because I have three brothers. I rather like breathing, and people seem to no understand that laughing != having fun. Often, yes. Not always. Is almost certainly why I _always_ apologize for ticking people, even if they don't mind tickling. And if you _do_ manage to tickle me, and I ask you to stop, do so immediately. Not doing so is a trust-killer. (if you think you managed to tickle me and I _don't_ ask you to stop, it's probably mostly some other kind of sensation)

OK. Now, I go and bring my kitty to his yearly vet visit.

[kitty] Vet trip

My cat's response to going to the vet? Pacing around the apartment like a mad creature, verifying that nothing has changed. I haven't added any other animals or anything, right?

He's also not sure he trusts me right now. On the plus side, yummy food!

He has a heart murmur. This isn't news. But, when combined with the fact that he needs a teeth cleaning (which is done under anasthetic), is a problem, because they need to do an ultrasound on him (not cheap) to find out the reason for the murmur before they can safely put him under. Which I really ought to do, anyway - murmurs can be benign, but may not necessarily be. And if it isn't, I'd like to know!

But the procedure(s) can't be immediately, because I just bought a new laptop, and will be paying for my hotel room at Norescon in less than a month.

So. Paying for an ultrasound, then paying for a cleaning (probably in different months). Joy. My cat is just lucky I love him! ;)

*shakes head* Y'know, I never thought I'd be paying multiple hundreds of dollars for a cat's care. But then, I can afford it, so there's no reason I _shouldn't_. I suspect that I shall draw the line at any sort of invasive surgery, though. So I hope the murmur really _is_ benign...

[kitty] Vet trip

My cat's response to going to the vet? Pacing around the apartment like a mad creature, verifying that nothing has changed. I haven't added any other animals or anything, right?

He's also not sure he trusts me right now. On the plus side, yummy food!

He has a heart murmur. This isn't news. But, when combined with the fact that he needs a teeth cleaning (which is done under anasthetic), is a problem, because they need to do an ultrasound on him (not cheap) to find out the reason for the murmur before they can safely put him under. Which I really ought to do, anyway - murmurs can be benign, but may not necessarily be. And if it isn't, I'd like to know!

But the procedure(s) can't be immediately, because I just bought a new laptop, and will be paying for my hotel room at Norescon in less than a month.

So. Paying for an ultrasound, then paying for a cleaning (probably in different months). Joy. My cat is just lucky I love him! ;)

*shakes head* Y'know, I never thought I'd be paying multiple hundreds of dollars for a cat's care. But then, I can afford it, so there's no reason I _shouldn't_. I suspect that I shall draw the line at any sort of invasive surgery, though. So I hope the murmur really _is_ benign...

[quotes] _Contact_, Carl Sagan

'"Let's see if I've got this straight," he returned. It was a phrase of hers that he had adopted. "It's a lazy Saturday afternoon, and there's this couple lying naked in bed reading the Encyclopedia Britannica to each other, and arguing about whether the Andromeda Galaxy is more 'numinous' than the Resurrection. Do they know how to have a good time, or don't they?"'

"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars." -Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary (1857)

'"Ever been in love?" The question was direct, matter-of-fact.
"Halfway, half a dozen times. But" - she glanced at the nearest telecope - "there was always so much noise, the signal was hard to find. And you?"
"Never," he replied flatly. There was a pause, and then he added with a faint smile, "But I have faith."'

I was right, I love this book. Even more than I love the movie (and I love the movie! It was the first movie I ever owned), I love this book.

And I'm amused that my first reaction to the picture at the end of the book was 'huh! He's cute!', followed by an attempt to figure out what sparked that reaction. He radiates joy. Radiating joy gets my attention quite strongly.

Joy and much adoration of this book. But now, I must sleep.

[quotes] _Contact_, Carl Sagan

'"Let's see if I've got this straight," he returned. It was a phrase of hers that he had adopted. "It's a lazy Saturday afternoon, and there's this couple lying naked in bed reading the Encyclopedia Britannica to each other, and arguing about whether the Andromeda Galaxy is more 'numinous' than the Resurrection. Do they know how to have a good time, or don't they?"'

"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars." -Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary (1857)

'"Ever been in love?" The question was direct, matter-of-fact.
"Halfway, half a dozen times. But" - she glanced at the nearest telecope - "there was always so much noise, the signal was hard to find. And you?"
"Never," he replied flatly. There was a pause, and then he added with a faint smile, "But I have faith."'

I was right, I love this book. Even more than I love the movie (and I love the movie! It was the first movie I ever owned), I love this book.

And I'm amused that my first reaction to the picture at the end of the book was 'huh! He's cute!', followed by an attempt to figure out what sparked that reaction. He radiates joy. Radiating joy gets my attention quite strongly.

Joy and much adoration of this book. But now, I must sleep.

[seasons]

Today felt like Fall. Not in terms of temperature - the air was not crisp - but it felt like Fall anyway.

Probably because it's getting further away from the Summer Solstice, and it's been cloudy for a few days.

Fall. Huh. It's mid-August, and I'm thinking of Fall.

(I never use the other word for that season, because I can't remember how to spell it. It's a prettier word, though. Fall sounds... boring. And perhaps dangerous)

*amused grin* My light box hasn't really spent that much time in its box this summer. What an odd summer!

Why am I not tired enough to sleep? I was tired enough to sleep at work today!

Strange brain.

Cute kitty, though!

I wonder who I would have run into if I'd been one of the 5 on the Machine in Contact?

Huh. No matter what else my brain tells me to email or post about, I'm getting off the computer for the evening. I need to at least pretend to sleep!

[seasons]

Today felt like Fall. Not in terms of temperature - the air was not crisp - but it felt like Fall anyway.

Probably because it's getting further away from the Summer Solstice, and it's been cloudy for a few days.

Fall. Huh. It's mid-August, and I'm thinking of Fall.

(I never use the other word for that season, because I can't remember how to spell it. It's a prettier word, though. Fall sounds... boring. And perhaps dangerous)

*amused grin* My light box hasn't really spent that much time in its box this summer. What an odd summer!

Why am I not tired enough to sleep? I was tired enough to sleep at work today!

Strange brain.

Cute kitty, though!

I wonder who I would have run into if I'd been one of the 5 on the Machine in Contact?

Huh. No matter what else my brain tells me to email or post about, I'm getting off the computer for the evening. I need to at least pretend to sleep!