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tarotgalHave been having trouble getting online for the last few days, since our snowstorm over the weekend. Grrr. So I'm writing this from work.
Happy Imbolc/Groundhog Day! It's also my boss' bday today. I bought cookies on the way to work this morning.
I gave blood yesterday. Twas a day off from work. My Monday sucked (car got stuck on the ice, I fell on the ice and scraped up my knee, my mouth was killing me from dental work last week, worked until 7pm, etc.) but I got home to find they were in a critical blood shortage in my area and were begging people to come donate. So I did. They gave me a t-shirt and one of those in-style "support" wristbands. So that's cool. I've been donating for years and never got anything (they're always out of t-shirts on the t-shirt days and such)- I even had to ask 3 times just to get my donar card so I could find out my blood type! But up here in northern VA they throw goodies at you- they sent me a pin in the mail a week ago for donating back in Nov. Very nice people, they are, too. And they have a drive within walking distance of my house.
I must be the only person in the world thrilled to give blood just so she can get her iron levels checked. LOL! The little monitor kept going off while I was donating and so the chica let me donate a full unit which is what she called it when it was full enough to be used but not completely full. I warned her before that I was a slow bleeder *shrug* While I was there the woman in the chair across from me had to stop halfway through and almost passed out. And then a woman over by the snack table got up to leave and bent over. They sat her down in a chair and then she completely lost consciousness and they had to lie her down on the floor. She kept apologizing afterwards and saying she'd been donating for twenty years and this had never happened to her before. It was all very exciting. Luckily, everyone was just fine after a few minutes. And I was fine, apart from a big bruise on my arm because the woman didn't believe me AGAIN when I said she'd have to go in deeper with the needle than it looked. Apparently bruising makes your blood clot and thus flow more slowly- so there's another reason I'm such a slow giver. That's good to know. I did ask whether it was worth it or not because I'm so slow and they said they REALLY needed my blood type as it's rare and they had 6 chairs going so it was definitely worth it. I'm glad I did. The guy behind me in line was terrified of needles and was jumpy through the wait and the whole thing but donated anyway- what a nice guy!
Watched the Chronicles of Riddick last night. Oohhh I love that character. I liked this movie far more than the first... though I cracked up during the intro (wow, a whole FIFTEEN minutes of new footage! Oohhhh! *snort* Apparently they haven't seen the LotR EEs)
My mother proposed something the other day that I'm seriously considering. She wants to move- badly. They've been living in the same house for nearly 17 years now and she would really like me to get a high paying job and live in it after they move out. My sister (who hopefully will be in college nearby then) and I could split the rent and other bills and all. It would be a fantastic opportunity, I think. I adore this area and I can't imagine losing this house to complete strangers having grown up in it and all. Plus it's an excellent location and all nice and perfect and fixed up. So that's good incentive for me to find an actual, better job.
Add to my list of new year's resolutions: saving money, and getting organized. I bought a nice acordian file organizer back in early Jan and I'm LOVING it. I found a credit card I thought they never sent me, and lots of papers I haven't been able to find in a long while. It's great. I love being organized financially and paperwork-y (LOL) even if the rest of my life is hectic :-) And I've started adding money every month to my savings account. So that's good. I don't really have a savings any more (a year of unemployment contributed to that) so I definitely need to focus on that again. I also REALLY need to get paid. Must find a nice way to hint to boss about that today. I haven't been paid since mid-December and I'm not going to be able to cover my Feb bills at this rate.
Finished my strange non-writer's-block fic last night. Anyone know what the Bronte/Austen genre/time period is called? I have found a lot of sites and sources calling it a number of different things. It's not really Victorian... guh, I don't know. Help would be VERY appreciated. I'm going to check the book of knowledge tonight when I get home as it's good at categorizing things. Otherwise, I'm rather lost. I'm also going to watch Emma tonight (singing Ewan baby!!!) to be sure I've gone tone and dialogue right. I've been reading bits of P&P and Wuthering Heights as well but having Emma while I do a final edit will be helpful. ANyway... yes, anyone know a good term for the genre?
Happy Imbolc/Groundhog Day! It's also my boss' bday today. I bought cookies on the way to work this morning.
I gave blood yesterday. Twas a day off from work. My Monday sucked (car got stuck on the ice, I fell on the ice and scraped up my knee, my mouth was killing me from dental work last week, worked until 7pm, etc.) but I got home to find they were in a critical blood shortage in my area and were begging people to come donate. So I did. They gave me a t-shirt and one of those in-style "support" wristbands. So that's cool. I've been donating for years and never got anything (they're always out of t-shirts on the t-shirt days and such)- I even had to ask 3 times just to get my donar card so I could find out my blood type! But up here in northern VA they throw goodies at you- they sent me a pin in the mail a week ago for donating back in Nov. Very nice people, they are, too. And they have a drive within walking distance of my house.
I must be the only person in the world thrilled to give blood just so she can get her iron levels checked. LOL! The little monitor kept going off while I was donating and so the chica let me donate a full unit which is what she called it when it was full enough to be used but not completely full. I warned her before that I was a slow bleeder *shrug* While I was there the woman in the chair across from me had to stop halfway through and almost passed out. And then a woman over by the snack table got up to leave and bent over. They sat her down in a chair and then she completely lost consciousness and they had to lie her down on the floor. She kept apologizing afterwards and saying she'd been donating for twenty years and this had never happened to her before. It was all very exciting. Luckily, everyone was just fine after a few minutes. And I was fine, apart from a big bruise on my arm because the woman didn't believe me AGAIN when I said she'd have to go in deeper with the needle than it looked. Apparently bruising makes your blood clot and thus flow more slowly- so there's another reason I'm such a slow giver. That's good to know. I did ask whether it was worth it or not because I'm so slow and they said they REALLY needed my blood type as it's rare and they had 6 chairs going so it was definitely worth it. I'm glad I did. The guy behind me in line was terrified of needles and was jumpy through the wait and the whole thing but donated anyway- what a nice guy!
Watched the Chronicles of Riddick last night. Oohhh I love that character. I liked this movie far more than the first... though I cracked up during the intro (wow, a whole FIFTEEN minutes of new footage! Oohhhh! *snort* Apparently they haven't seen the LotR EEs)
My mother proposed something the other day that I'm seriously considering. She wants to move- badly. They've been living in the same house for nearly 17 years now and she would really like me to get a high paying job and live in it after they move out. My sister (who hopefully will be in college nearby then) and I could split the rent and other bills and all. It would be a fantastic opportunity, I think. I adore this area and I can't imagine losing this house to complete strangers having grown up in it and all. Plus it's an excellent location and all nice and perfect and fixed up. So that's good incentive for me to find an actual, better job.
Add to my list of new year's resolutions: saving money, and getting organized. I bought a nice acordian file organizer back in early Jan and I'm LOVING it. I found a credit card I thought they never sent me, and lots of papers I haven't been able to find in a long while. It's great. I love being organized financially and paperwork-y (LOL) even if the rest of my life is hectic :-) And I've started adding money every month to my savings account. So that's good. I don't really have a savings any more (a year of unemployment contributed to that) so I definitely need to focus on that again. I also REALLY need to get paid. Must find a nice way to hint to boss about that today. I haven't been paid since mid-December and I'm not going to be able to cover my Feb bills at this rate.
Finished my strange non-writer's-block fic last night. Anyone know what the Bronte/Austen genre/time period is called? I have found a lot of sites and sources calling it a number of different things. It's not really Victorian... guh, I don't know. Help would be VERY appreciated. I'm going to check the book of knowledge tonight when I get home as it's good at categorizing things. Otherwise, I'm rather lost. I'm also going to watch Emma tonight (singing Ewan baby!!!) to be sure I've gone tone and dialogue right. I've been reading bits of P&P and Wuthering Heights as well but having Emma while I do a final edit will be helpful. ANyway... yes, anyone know a good term for the genre?
ooops, essay approaching...
Date: 2005-02-03 05:02 pm (UTC)The same sort of things happens in Sense and Sensibility, and in Emma...
*ahem* goodness, it's amazing how much I remember from my lit class. sorry, you probably weren't looking for an essay on Austen....and it's probably not any help as I suspect neoclassicism was more of a movement in art and ways of thinking than an actual historical period....erm....but thought I'd share just in case...
~your friendly lurker
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Date: 2005-02-03 05:49 pm (UTC)Ok- will calm down.
Loved Jeremy Northram in Emma. But BBC version of P&P is nearest and dearest to my heart.
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Date: 2005-02-03 05:51 pm (UTC)sorry- the previous comment was from me- tma
Sorry- got too excited. lol!!