Still alive, yes, yes... honest. Still breathing. Still around. Just not very active in my online activities. It's crunch-time for assignments and studying for exams. My goal is to have all four assignments done by the end of this weekend so I can have Mon-Wed for studying for my first exam (write on Thurs) and Thurs-Fri for the second (write on Sat).

Off the crutches. I'm on a cane now, but mostly for 'bad days', long distances and stairs (though the doc says I should probably avoid those if possible)... that's just not always an option.

Had a crazy birthday weekend that I wish I could have spent some time working on assignments but what can you do? That's what I get, apparently, for having my birthday on Easter Sunday. *grumbles* ;) Ah well.

Uhm, what else? Haven't been sleeping, as usual. Work is crazy-busy. Family's got some drama happening (but isn't that what family is for? *snorts*). Uh, I think that's it.

So yeah, just checking in.

Hey gang... it's not often that I make these sorts of requests and it doesn't even likely need to be said so please don't take offense! :)

Anyway, if you are reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows in the following weeks, while I don't begrudge you talking about HP in your LJs, would you consider using an LJ-cut tag with 'spoilers' in the header or cut tag text so I know not to peek?

The reason I ask is because I ordered my copy through the Canadian Sci-Fi Book Club up here and will have to wait for it to be delivered and such and won't be caught up when you are. Plus, I'm a much slower reader than most folks I know.

Anywho, again, this probably didn't need to be said and it's not meant as an insult as I know most of you probably have already thought of this. It's just a general request because so far, I've managed to stay away from the spoilers.

Thank you! :D

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I'm sorry. I know I've said before that I won't expose my non-Warcraft friends to anything I post about Warcraft, but this is just too funny not to share.

Granted, you need to know a bit about WoW or MMORPGs to truly understand it, so if you don't play these, you might not want to bother.

But to those who DO play or DO know something about it, check out "If They Played WoW: Jesus Christ" (what would Jesus do if he played WoW??).

*falls over laughing* I love it! It's great!

This one goes out to you, Jubei. :)

At work but going home soon. Everyone's telling me to go now but I promised I'd open and then I promised I'd wait for my co-worker to arrive. Threw up this morning. Apparently there's something going around. Other library folks have it. Hubby stayed home last night with an iffy stomach. I had the migraine yesterday which might have been a precursor.

Gods, I feel like shite.

I think I might stop at the mall on the way home and pick up some pepto and stuff like that from the pharmacy because I'd really like to NOT be ill again. I'm one of those folks who is actually terrified of doing that. Scares me to death and then I start crying. Not a pleasant way to start a morning.

I will probably be around and online much of the day, with luck, because there's nothing worse than trying to sleep when your stomach is churning. :P

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
"All work and no play makes Homer something something..."

And now, for my version:

"All awake and no sleep makes Kelly *mumble mumble*."

Why can't I sleep? Why oh why can I not sleep?

This is getting very old very fast. Three solid months of 2-4 hours of sleep each night or hugely interrupted sleep amounting to six hours is really making me drag my ass and more than irritible.

Friday, I was nearly nodding off at my desk at work. What the hell?

Sure, I was late getting off to bed last night and wasn't going to get much to begin with but then I stared at the window for an eternity before I nodded off, then the alarm went off 2 hours later.

Friday can't come soon enough. J and I are going bed shopping. I really hope that this is what the issue is because I'm getting ruddy tired of this. Literally. I can't keep living on caffeine and catnaps.

Ganked from kyrielle

Go to Google Maps.

Type in "LAX to Paris, France".

Scroll through the directions and read direction #38.

*dies from laughter*

The Interweb

1. What web browser do you use?

Firefox and Opera.

2. What email client do you use?

Client??? I'm web-based, baybee. Primarily Gmail.

3. What type of Internet connection do you have at home?

DSL. Wireless.

4. What kinda of computer do you have?

All Compaq/HPs. All of them.

5. When did you first get 'online'?

If we're counting BBSes, when I was about 13 or so. I'm 33 now, so 20 years ago. If we're counting just the Internet, 1993, my first year of university (free account, of course!).

General Announcement:

Due to a variety of reasons, I will mostly only be available virtually over the next two weeks.

The main reason is school. I have 1.5 weeks before my exam and I haven't finished my second assignment yet. I will be working to complete this between tonight and tomorrow night so that I can start studying as of this weekend.

The second reason is five weeks of insomnia. Basically, aside from working hours, I try to sleep when the sleepiness hits. So today, for example, if I'm exhausted by 5pm when I get home, I plan on taking a nap. Last night, I slept from 12am to 4am and couldn't get back to sleep, despite no naps in the daytime. I just grab what I can, when I can.

The third reason is personal crap which I'm not willing to talk in great detail about to anyone save but a select few (you know who you are). Nothing personal toward any of you who haven't gotten in that group, but even I (who generally wears her heart/life out on her sleeve) have things I don't want the entire world to know. At least not right now. But I've sought out help with this and I think it's working.

The fourth reason is a general feeling of not getting shit done. My portion of the housework hasn't been done in weeks, save for me pecking at a bit here or there. Hell, my poor plants don't know which week they're getting watered versus not. At first, it was the crutches. Now it's lack of time, energy and/or focus. I'm not getting my assignment or studying done. I'm not getting my web work done. I'm not getting my gaming work done (yes, I consider it work, as I do have duties on OGR for example that have been piling up for two weeks at least). I need that time to get said shit done WHEN I have the energy and focus...which is at a premium these days.

And the fifth reason is that I do need some 'quiet me' time where I can sit quietly and just not do anything strenuous on the body or brain (and I've had little of that) -- because frankly, the next two weeks are going to be freaking insane. My gift to myself for my bday on Friday is that I have decided that this will be my 'game day'.

I am going to be a hermit for a day, hide from the world and sit and play WoW, maybe even a PlayStation game (like Resident Evil) and roleplay on the MUSHes and just RELAX. This world moves too damned fast for me most days and so I just want to sit on my keister and enjoy my day. (Doesn't help that I'm working all weekend, hence this happening on Friday.) This means: no phone calls, no visitors, no running around or visiting, no appointments, no homework or studying, no housework, no cooking (I'm ordering in), etc. (The hubby will be lucky to see me. *laughs*)

That is all... so if you need me, email me or IM me or poke me on Facebook or page me on the MUSHes/WoW over the next two weeks. I won't be completely incommunicado, but my availabilities will be scattered at best.

Just know that no one has done anything wrong or necessarily anything to piss me off and I'm not seeking to 'punish' anyone by not talking to them in person, on the phone or hanging out or whatnot... just that I've been getting smothered by a pile of things and I'm trying desperately to claw my way out and get on top of things... but in the process, I need to cut back in certain areas of my life just to be able to focus on getting control again.

Thanks for understanding.

*** Oh, I should also note that despite some of the contrary things that I've reported here and there to various people, I AM okay. I'm not currently feeling down or having a 'sad' day (as I did recently). I'm feeling okay health-wise and mentally... just trying to minimize the directions I get pulled in over the next couple of weeks so that things aren't unnecessarily unmanageable and bogged down.