5.7, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 6.0, 5.8

[jadesfire]

I think I slid to work rather than walking this morning. Although it rained overnight, it doesn't seem to have made much difference to the ice or snow levels. On the plus side, this means that our snow duck is still standing. On the downside, I looked like I was entering an ice-dancing competition. It wasn't gold medal winning standard, but at least I didn't fall over.

Just adding to my sense of morning bafflement (how can we have rain AND ice?) was the following review [the punctuation is the reviewer's, not me leaving things out, BTW]:

That was pretty good. Not to be rude or anything, but the whole thing was kinda random...I guess I kinda liked it though...

There was more to the review, asking if I'd seen the Torchwood trailer and why everyone calls the Pterodactyl Myfanwy, but the above was the bit that got me. The story in question was Master of His Fate, my Cyberwoman tag. Not my best story, I'll admit, but that review is way more random than usual. Since there wasn't much else I could say, I explained that the name came from the BBC website and thanked the reviewer for reading. Ah, the Pit of Voles. It's nice to know some things don't change.

In other news, I went to my Slimming World group last night after a few weeks off and had a great time. I always forget how much I enjoy it, plus I love helping out and meeting everyone. Our group has a shiny new computer system for signing everyone in, and I got to press buttons and do complicated computer-y things which was great. I've set myself some goals for where I want to be by Easter (back in control of what I eat would be nice) and am going to try to remember to sign into Facebook to keep track of everyone. I'm also putting this here so that when it's raining and cold and dark next Monday and I don't want to go, I can come back here and remind myself why I do want to really!

How's everyone else this morning? I have a terrible case of writer's block (or writer's rubbish in my case - I can write, but it's all drivel) and am in need of more coffee, but am otherwise pretty good. The sun has come out and the field outside my window is practically glowing in the light, which is definitely uplifting for the spirit. Oh, and I'm going to find myself a fandom-neutral mood-theme, since I'm definitely in the grip of fannish drift and want something I can use for everything. Anyone got any suggestions?

Whether it's too hot or too slippery, be careful out there, okay?

Comments

[greyias.livejournal.com]

I'm giving you a 9.8 for ice survival tactics alone. Mostly because my slipping-to-bruises ratio is rather... uh, it's too early to do math. Either way I'd be nursing a sore bum.

*hands over coffee*

Aww, Pit Reviewers. They warm my heart even as they sometimes make my blood pressure sky rocket. Although that's a special shade of clueless/rude there, rather than people saying that genfic didn't have "enough slash" for them.

My morning is... um, disgruntled. I'm about to my limit on bitterness and anger that keeps cropping up on my f'list on what it appears, to be one subject (over and over and over.) I'm considering filtering, psych meds, or a sabbatical. I'm thinking the first one is probably the cheapest, but it makes me sad to have to consider it.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I'm getting good at this ice-walking thing. It's 2.5 miles from home to work, so there's enough for me to practice on!

Do Not get me started on my Gen rant here and now. I've been noticing the category dwindling on sga_newsletter, and trying to find it in CM is like blood out of a stone. I swing between feeling like a brat for demainding people write what I want to read and feeling like I'm somehow not being a 'proper' fanfic writer for not delving into slash. *sigh* You're not the only one who's disgruntled, apparently ;)

*tilts head* Filtering is definitely cheapest. I'd ask you more but this is an open post. Do email me if you need to rant - I've been surprised at how much good it's done me in the past to drop someone a "GAH!" email that doesn't require a reply. It is frustrating when your flist - which should be a happy place - is a source of so much annoyance.

[greyias.livejournal.com]

I'm getting good at this ice-walking thing. It's 2.5 miles from home to work, so there's enough for me to practice on!

Miles? Miles? I have to have a handrail to get any sort of distance on ice, so I find this a very impressive feat.

Do Not get me started on my Gen rant here and now.

I won't, but I definitely understand exactly what you mean. You can feel free to drop me a "GAH!" e-mail as well ;)

feeling like I'm somehow not being a 'proper' fanfic writer for not delving into slash.

There are many ways to be a 'proper' writer, fanfic or no. Not writing a particular genre (that happens to be popular at the time) is definitely not one of them ;)

It is frustrating when your flist - which should be a happy place - is a source of so much annoyance.

It really, really is. I just made a work filter to take that particular post off my view, and it lowered my blood pressure almost immediately. (Although I apparently can't break myself from checking the rising comments on that post completely -- but it's an extra step to do that now... hrm, maybe I should look into those psych meds.)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* You see, when you said 'feel free to email me', you didn't know I'd take it literally, did you? Sorry about that ;)

Glad things are better for you. Maybe you should see if you can block yourself from that thread - doesn't sound like it's doing you much good...

Hope things are calmer this morning! Most of the ice had melted today, so apart from some hairy moments trying to get up the steps to the road, I had minimal slippage on the way to work :)