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One Last Whimper, I Promise
Jan. 8th, 2018 09:52 pm( Yet another medical-related whimper/rant - scroll on by with my blessings if you don't want to read. )
With luck, that's the last one. You're allowed to grouse at me if I do it again.
With luck, that's the last one. You're allowed to grouse at me if I do it again.
A Small Rant
Jan. 7th, 2018 05:37 pm( Totally understandable if you just scroll past this. )
Sorry. Just had to get that out. Thanks for listening for those who read the rant, and apologies to those who'd rather not hear such things. Hopefully I won't be in this state again for a good long time.
Sorry. Just had to get that out. Thanks for listening for those who read the rant, and apologies to those who'd rather not hear such things. Hopefully I won't be in this state again for a good long time.
This Is How Things Go For Me Nowadays...
Dec. 11th, 2017 12:19 pmJust a note for anybody wondering just what it is that has me so emotionally & psychologically depleted:
( If you don't want to read me rant about my DH's health, please scroll by - no harm, no foul. )
Okay. I've got it out of my system.
Have a good day, all...
( If you don't want to read me rant about my DH's health, please scroll by - no harm, no foul. )
Okay. I've got it out of my system.
Have a good day, all...
Okay. Now I'm pissed.
Oct. 19th, 2016 11:13 amHave I ever mentioned that I absolutely *DETEST* the "new, updated look" of LJ? I've kept my feed on the "old" version all this time. Until, evidently, today. Now I have no idea how to get back to the look I'm used to, and I'm thoroughly disgusted.
No class, no individuality. FAH!!! How do you folks tolerate this garbage?
/end rant
*edited to add* For some reason, posting this kicked me back to my old version. WTF????
No class, no individuality. FAH!!! How do you folks tolerate this garbage?
/end rant
*edited to add* For some reason, posting this kicked me back to my old version. WTF????
I just had to log out and log back in again - and then hit my regular link to LJ - in order to get past the stupid, ugly, not-at-all-wanted "new" LJ interface and back into my comfortable old one. What is it about software that the developers try to force us to upgrade, whether we want to or not?
The new interface leaves far too much space for, I assume, ads. I pay for my account, so I don't want anything that even suggests ads.
Damn them.
The new interface leaves far too much space for, I assume, ads. I pay for my account, so I don't want anything that even suggests ads.
Damn them.
Why, o WHY, do I do this to myself??
Dec. 13th, 2014 09:24 amI'm an idiot.
I know - I KNOW - that I'm sensitive to gluten. I had been off it for maybe 2 months when, in 2011, I visited Savanna in OR and didn't worry about it. I paid for it in aches and pains after coming home. What's more, I stayed "clean" and religiously read ingredient labels, etc. It's been 3 years now, and I swore to myself I'd learned my lesson.
Wrong.
Two weeks ago, I decided to test my sensitivity by deliberately eating food prepared with stuff with gluten in it, namely Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup. It makes the most delightful and delicious gravies, and I'd really missed that. So I had it a couple of times. And then I got some prepared soup that had wheat in it.
Now I can barely hobble around the house, with the inflammation in my left knee so bad I can't really put any weight on it at all.
I've told my family that the next time I start making noises like "lemme see if I'm still sensitive to gluten" that they are to shoot me. Or knock me upside the head and then, while I'm on the floor, remind me of my not being able to walk for days on end.
I'm an idiot.
And gluten is addictive - and very bad for me.
I need to remember that.
I know - I KNOW - that I'm sensitive to gluten. I had been off it for maybe 2 months when, in 2011, I visited Savanna in OR and didn't worry about it. I paid for it in aches and pains after coming home. What's more, I stayed "clean" and religiously read ingredient labels, etc. It's been 3 years now, and I swore to myself I'd learned my lesson.
Wrong.
Two weeks ago, I decided to test my sensitivity by deliberately eating food prepared with stuff with gluten in it, namely Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup. It makes the most delightful and delicious gravies, and I'd really missed that. So I had it a couple of times. And then I got some prepared soup that had wheat in it.
Now I can barely hobble around the house, with the inflammation in my left knee so bad I can't really put any weight on it at all.
I've told my family that the next time I start making noises like "lemme see if I'm still sensitive to gluten" that they are to shoot me. Or knock me upside the head and then, while I'm on the floor, remind me of my not being able to walk for days on end.
I'm an idiot.
And gluten is addictive - and very bad for me.
I need to remember that.
Progress made, kind of...
Nov. 6th, 2014 10:21 pmMy encounter with Real Life™ as an obstacle to NaNo continues apace. I had the entire morning planned as a writing time - but NO!!! JJ has to decide, after he gets to work, that his ankle hurts too much for him to spend all day on it (okay - I can understand that a bit, but still...) so I lost over an hour in commute time driving the 25 miles down and 25 miles back to pick him up. No, he didn't feel like he could walk back to the bus stop (that's right in front of the job site) and take the bus home and have me pick him up at this end's bus stop. No, I had to drop everything and drive down there now, now, now.
*sigh*
There are times that Attention Deficiency Disorder can be a real PITA. We got the call back on the x-ray - no fractures and no broken bones. So this is either a sprain or something else. He *does* have a rather long-lived bruise on the ankle-bone, so something is going on. But I honestly think that he's milking it for as much attention as he can get - and right now, that doesn't sit very well. He goes back to work tomorrow - and no, I will not be driving down again to pick him up if he decides he hurts too much.
Anyhoo, so I did finally get to write some - although not as much as I was hoping. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow.
3765 / 50000 words. 8% done!
*sigh*
There are times that Attention Deficiency Disorder can be a real PITA. We got the call back on the x-ray - no fractures and no broken bones. So this is either a sprain or something else. He *does* have a rather long-lived bruise on the ankle-bone, so something is going on. But I honestly think that he's milking it for as much attention as he can get - and right now, that doesn't sit very well. He goes back to work tomorrow - and no, I will not be driving down again to pick him up if he decides he hurts too much.
Anyhoo, so I did finally get to write some - although not as much as I was hoping. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow.
What a Sunday!
Jan. 20th, 2014 09:51 amYeah, I know I haven't posted at all this year. Bad Aeärwen! I'll make that up to you now by yakking, complaining and ranting about my New Year so far.
( All kinds of news, musings and fussings under the cut, for those interested. )
So there you have it. My 2014 so far. Never a dull moment around here, I swear!
Have a good week, folks.
( All kinds of news, musings and fussings under the cut, for those interested. )
So there you have it. My 2014 so far. Never a dull moment around here, I swear!
Have a good week, folks.
NaNo - Day 12
Nov. 12th, 2013 07:26 pmOh Hell. I was just starting this blog when I got the kind of phone call that simply blows one's mind and blows any semblence of knowing what the world's about out of the water completely.
My daughter in Oregon is in the hospital - tried to slit her wrists.
( A mother's rant under the cut )
I'm not exactly sure I'll even have word count tomorrow. A lot depends on whether I can concentrate and use Phoenix as a distraction when I'm between phone calls and/or arrangements. But, since I did actually make my count today, here's my progress:
For what it's worth.
Phooey.
Deja vu all over again - or maybe not...
Aug. 1st, 2013 09:18 am( No matter where you go, there you are. Rant about family under the cut )
I so seriously do NOT need this right now!!! *big frowny face*
I so seriously do NOT need this right now!!! *big frowny face*
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alikat7 at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
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brontefanatic at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Originally posted by philstar22 at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
philstar22 at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Originally posted by lk737 at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Please repost this? I have never begged for one of my posts to be boosted. I am just so worried for my friends and want you to know.
According to this article, dated March 15, 2012:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/webnews/major-isps-turn-into-copyright-police-by-july-says-riaa/
"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The so-called “six-strikes” plan is said to be one of the most effective anti-piracy efforts ever established in the US."
The article goes on to give details. After six notices, internet providers will decide to throttle a person's internet speed, or cut it off altogether. I don't know if they will crack down on torrents only, or if it is up to the internet provider. I get the sense it is up to the internet provider. So some people could get away with downloading non torrents, while others might get their internet service cut off. I urge you to click it and read, as we all know people who download.
No more downloading eps of your favorite shows for vidding, gifs, or fanfiction art. No more downloading screencaps possibly. I'm so sorry my friends. I don't even know if BT Guard will work to protect you, but I would google it if I were you. It is a professional service that supposedly can protect you from the invasive eyes of your internet provider.
Just, my friends, please make each other aware. Please be aware of the date JULY 12TH. Mark your calendar and double check with your internet provider by then. If you start receiving notices of downloaded activity, this is why. And your internet service could be throttled or cut off.
Fox news confirms this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/
Youtube video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OG0R-yS-c
lk737 at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Please repost this? I have never begged for one of my posts to be boosted. I am just so worried for my friends and want you to know.
According to this article, dated March 15, 2012:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/webnews/major-isps-turn-into-copyright-police-by-july-says-riaa/
"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The so-called “six-strikes” plan is said to be one of the most effective anti-piracy efforts ever established in the US."
The article goes on to give details. After six notices, internet providers will decide to throttle a person's internet speed, or cut it off altogether. I don't know if they will crack down on torrents only, or if it is up to the internet provider. I get the sense it is up to the internet provider. So some people could get away with downloading non torrents, while others might get their internet service cut off. I urge you to click it and read, as we all know people who download.
No more downloading eps of your favorite shows for vidding, gifs, or fanfiction art. No more downloading screencaps possibly. I'm so sorry my friends. I don't even know if BT Guard will work to protect you, but I would google it if I were you. It is a professional service that supposedly can protect you from the invasive eyes of your internet provider.
Just, my friends, please make each other aware. Please be aware of the date JULY 12TH. Mark your calendar and double check with your internet provider by then. If you start receiving notices of downloaded activity, this is why. And your internet service could be throttled or cut off.
Fox news confirms this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/
Youtube video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OG0R-yS-c
Yes, we observed Sept 11 out here on the "left side" of the country too.
( Miscellaneous thoughts from a West Coaster under the cut - beware the rant )
And that, my friends, is why I grieve on 9/11: I grieve the loss of life in passenger airplanes used as weapons by men with no morals, in the WTC and Pentagon which were used as targets; and I grieve the loss of the American military and the American spirit in general as a result in the decade that has followed.
( Miscellaneous thoughts from a West Coaster under the cut - beware the rant )
And that, my friends, is why I grieve on 9/11: I grieve the loss of life in passenger airplanes used as weapons by men with no morals, in the WTC and Pentagon which were used as targets; and I grieve the loss of the American military and the American spirit in general as a result in the decade that has followed.
Final Update
Feb. 26th, 2011 04:47 pmWell, I've been home a whole two days now...
( General whining and complaining under the cut - disregard unless you're a glutton for punishment )
Hopefully, tomorrow will see me starting to be my old self again. I'm sick & tired of being run down, mentally and physically. I need to worry about my son, who still hasn't found a permanent place to live up there in OR.
I think I just visited those "Interesting Times" that are essential to the Chinese curse. I'm ready to go back to my dull, uninteresting existence, as "interesting" certainly isn't all it's cracked up to be!
( General whining and complaining under the cut - disregard unless you're a glutton for punishment )
Hopefully, tomorrow will see me starting to be my old self again. I'm sick & tired of being run down, mentally and physically. I need to worry about my son, who still hasn't found a permanent place to live up there in OR.
I think I just visited those "Interesting Times" that are essential to the Chinese curse. I'm ready to go back to my dull, uninteresting existence, as "interesting" certainly isn't all it's cracked up to be!
You know the spiel: if you don't want to read, move to the next entry.
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WendWriter has NOT publicly posted the names of those she has banned from participating in her Golden Quills. This means another innocent nominator could find themselves in a similar situation to the one I was in.
This violates the terms of my retraction.
Drama may continue with my blessings.
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WendWriter has NOT publicly posted the names of those she has banned from participating in her Golden Quills. This means another innocent nominator could find themselves in a similar situation to the one I was in.
This violates the terms of my retraction.
Drama may continue with my blessings.
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