*blears*

[jadesfire]

Good morning, lovelies. How is everyone today?

*listens to resounding groans*

Yup, it's definitely Monday morning. Hope everyone got more sleep than me (not hard) and is feeling ready for the week. I was going to start with a happy list, but I'm struggling a bit for ideas here. I've a whole heap of tabs open, so expect a link-dump later, along with a Christmas Wish List. There have been surprisingly few people on my flist posting them, and I want to see what you want!

Other good things...

Er.

Oh, I know:

The fic that greyias and I are working on is making me giggle. And I have an idea for my LFWS story at last. I've also resisted the urge to sign up for undermistletoe because I already have too much on my own "want to write list". This is a surprisingly big achievement for me.

Ooh, and I'm going to book some holiday in December so I can see miss_zedem \o/

ETA: I found more happy things:
- We're confirming our holiday booking. Well, *I'm* confirming the holiday booking, which means using the phone, which is scary, but I'm up to it.
- I'm up to it because I brought a small, stuffed dog with me this morning. It's possible that this makes me pathetic, but I don't really care because he's fluffy and soft and very comforting.
- I brought some CDs to work with me. I'm usually more of a speech-radio person, but music has been good for me lately and I didn't have time to put them on my Zen. So I have Ruthie Henshall singing "I Dreamed A Dream", which makes a remarkable number of things better.
- This SGA Vid by zoetrope. "Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain". Shep+The Wizard of Oz = WIN!

Come on, folks. Tell me one good thing about your day, however small. We could all use cheering up this morning, I think.

ETA 2: The Promised Links:
Five Major Flaws in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and how to fix them
Recycled scuplture pets WANT! The original article, with pictures blackmare_9, these made me think of you!
Transgenic sculptures Strange and oddly lovely.
5 ways that Sandman changed the world
Harry Potter: cooler than Twilight Includes the new trailer
Ubuntu on mobile phones Grey, that one's just for you ;)



Work (I know these sound cryptic - trust me, they're not exciting...)
- Invoice grids
- Email SP
- Add money to funds
- Letter
- Moys books
- Pick a jurisdiction to update
- Re-do ORACLE form
- Book holiday

Writing
(to be looked at on Monday - there's more on my list, but this is a start)
- LFWS
- sga_flashfic
- sga_santa
- Yuletide (filtered post appealing for help to follow...)
- Knitting fic

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

I brought a small, stuffed dog with me this morning. It's possible that this makes me pathetic, but I don't really care because he's fluffy and soft and very comforting.

This is exactly what I've been saying! Rather too timidly, so my "it should be perfectly acceptable for adults to bring a stuffed animal" campaign hasn't really taken off, but seriously. Some days you just need something soft and comforting that you can hug. I say it's realistic, not pathetic. :) And I have a small teddy bear (who happens to be dressed in a Star Trek uniform) that I bring with me sometimes. I usually know when I'm going to need him.

Good thing... way too late to be useful to you, but maybe tomorrow--we had a tiny little potluck lunch with the ESL faculty today, and it was the first time in ages I've looked forward to a meal. It also forced me to buy nicer things than I buy for myself, so I got to eat olives. Turns out my cat is crazy about them, too.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It really is very comforting, and highly recommended. The other half didn't get in til gone midnight last night, so my HUGE fluffy dog was a great comfort *snuggles*

Yay! Oh, that's a *really* good thing. Definitely. Excellent!