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ALSO - thank you all for the positive thoughts about my brother. Hopefully this will be the wake-up call he needs to get this straightened out 100%. He has kids (ages 3, 11 and 16) that he needs to take care of, goddamn it.

ALSO ALSO - I love you all, just because. :-)

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: 43229

I could be a very successful trust fund baby, methinks. This week off work has been great - I can't remember the last time I took a not-going-nowhere-just-hanging-out-here-at-home vacation.

It has been, in a word, nice. There was time and relaxation to write (Honeybunch makes me too anxious to allow me to write - he Does Not Approve of teh Smut - and he's here ALL THE DAMN TIME. Seriously, when I say I married a hermit, I wasn't kidding. As I don't have a laptop, I have to plan special to do any writing at all.

Anyway, yeah. The fic is written, beta'd (*smooches* to

alissomora), corrected, and is ready for submission. I am very happy with what I did, and I hope my recipent is happy, too. Even though I've written different things, this fic was my first on many levels.

The weekend was a little up and down. First off, OSU beat Michigan, which will always start the weekend out right.

( I came to a sad realization this morning: )

Birthday doings were nice - and THANK YOU to everyone who posted/commented for me today! Mal and Natalie took me out for lunch on Friday, and gave me a Cranium desk calendar and a gift card to Sephora (OMG WOOT). I bought something small - an angled eyeliner brush - but I'm amazed at how much better the brush is versus trying to use a pencil eyeliner. I made a list of things I want, although I have the feeling I'll be filling that list myself. No matter, I'm headed back tomorrow to buy a 9-color cake eyeliner palette and check out some of Too Faced's little compact eye creator kits. They are carrying Clinque and another department store brand now, too, so I might try some of their stuff to see how I like it.

Why yes, I am a Sephora whore, funny you should ask. :-P

Andy and I went out to lunch on Saturday. Funny/sad/pathetic that here in Columbus, on the weekend of the OSU/Michigan game, you can be one of a handful of tables in a popular restaurant during Saturday lunch because the game is on. We were excited; we went to Best Buy and bought a couple of movies (Zodiac and Sixteen Candles). Also, I found this for the PS2. WANT.

Today I spent the day with my family, surrounded by cake and presents - none of which were for me. :-| It was Natalie's birthday party (her birthday is the 21st). My sister made a great Sesame Street cake (100000000x better than store-bought, and she had the exact color of Sesame Street red) and Natalie got tons of toys, including a Dora the Explorer tent.

Why can't I get toys on mah birfday? :-S

( Brother update )

What else? Going to the in-laws' for Thanksgiving, NOT shopping on Black Friday (whatevs, man), and chillin' in general. Sounds like a plan (that is impossible for me to follow, but it's nice to have goals ;D).

Current Mood: creative
Current Location: ghetto heaven
Current Music: "More Human Than Human" -Rob Zombie

Ahoy, friends in Lj-land! I'm sorry to say that life has eaten what was left of mah brain and most of my body as well. Staying up past 11pm or so is a feat, and on the weekends - forget it! Literally, half of my labor day weekend was spent sleeping - I don't think I've spent that much time asleep (without the aid of narcotics) for years.

I'll cut all this crap, so you can read whatever is of interest to you.

( Brother update )

( Life update )

( Portus and Terminus )

Okay, for something a little more fun: I was tagged by

faye_jan49

1. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
2. Tag seven people to do the same/link you to their list of quirks.
3. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it.

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Tagging (or link me to your entry): 1anonymous1, blue_eye, flourish_leslie, i_get_it, mindyfromohio, slappytanker, and twindowlicker.

There was another meme, but I'm exhausted yet again and wanna go bed. Nighty-night!

Current Mood: recumbent

Thanks again for all the kind words and well-wishes for my brother and family. I am trying to catch up on sleep now...there has been precious little of it this week.

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Now, I sleep. Next week = a more normal schedule, fewer worries. I hope! :)

Ta, all.

Current Mood: cheerful

Thank you, everyone, for your well-wishes and good vibes for my brother, who is doing MUCH MUCH better today. I have no doubt that your good energy helped his recovery immensely.

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Current Mood: calm

Here's hoping for some sort of karmic intervention, if you can spare positive vibes/energy.

My oldest brother had a massive heart attack yesterday. He's in a coma right now, on a ventilator, but stable. My younger sister is encouraged at his reactions when they rouse him (she's worked with lots of head trauma patients). He was down 4-5 minutes before the EMTs got to him.

His wife is only a little older than me, and he has three kids - Zach, who's 16, Hannah, 10, and Luke, who turned 3 years old last week. We're all devastated, to say the least.

My other brother is on his way from North Carolina, and I should call my older sister (we're a highly swirled family) tomorrow.

I don't know if my energy alone will help. My brother raised me (he's 15 years older), and I don't think he's finished with his mortal work.

Current Mood: crushed
Current Location: 43229

First off, Happy Chanukah to all of you all who celebrate it. *mmm potato pancakes* *writes down

heidi8's recipe*

Well, what would the holidays be without a little angst?

I received a call from my sister-in-law on my cell today, and thinking that my brother may have heard about the CIA position, I answered it at my desk. She didn't mention the job, but she did inform me of two things:

1. One of the packages meant for my cousin Shelly had been mistakenly delivered to their house;

2. That my niece was getting married this afternoon. o.O That would be my next-to-oldest-oldest-if-you-don't-count-steps niece. She's eighteen. The good news is that she isn't pregnant. My sister and I take full credit for her graduating from high school without a fat belly. I agreed to spread the word around up here. I guess they didn't want a chapel wedding, so they went to the courthouse. Linda says that he's an okay kid, and "handles Stevie very well." They've known each other a long time, Stevie and Chris, so that's something. My younger sister and I are pretty broken up about it, but I'm going to hold off with the tears until I can tell my dad. Or maybe not. *sobs*

The other brother is keeping his mouth shut about his son under pain of death. I do want to ask him if he thinks wrestling (which is what Zach is doing this year) is 'manly' enough for him - especially considering he goes to this middle school (read down and you'll see what I'm saying).

Sorry, I know I wanted to have lots of good, positive stuff to say, and I do! It's so rare that our family has big or awful news though.

Today = more angst. Wrote up teenaged shelver I found reading in the stacks last night instead of doing his work (like, sitting at a study desk reading). One more slip-up and he's gonzo; he's still within the 90-day probation period. He's fucking lucky he still has a job, since he was ten minutes late to work today. It was the right thing to do, only mildly bureaucratic for a write-up, and the fear of God is in him (I hope). I like my job even on days like these. I'm a crazy, power-hungry bitch and I ain't apologizing for it. I'm also diplomatic, straightforward and kind, so it all evens out. It may also be manic-depression. :-P

But tomorrow - more shopping! :D Possibly may buy The Dress. :D Have travel reimbursement check! :D Will have money from Escort of d00m! :D Will see family on Sunday! :D

*jaw aches from alternately grinding teeth and smiling like a lunatic*

Current Mood: moody
Current Music: "New York, New York" -Ryan Adams

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We all fall to the floor sometimes, it's how we pick ourselves up that counts

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