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I just wanted to show off this picture of Emmy I took while we were at the park today. It'll show up later when my Tweets get copied to my journal, but I thought this turned out really well.



Her haaaaairs :D


(Also yes, she can use a regular swing now, but this particular park only has three baby swings and one for use by handicapped kids. Lucky for her she still fits in the baby swings.)

Whoo, four hours of sleep. I was up until after one, mostly because I thought maybe, just maybe, lilenth could be reasoned with. Nope! I saw I had another comment from her this morning, but deleted it without reading. I have more important shit to do than talk in circles because some dipshit has communication/comprehension problems and is too arrogant and obtuse to realise/admit they're wrong. Some people are just persecuted by the masses, u guiz
(Though like I told Kelly, I was having fun bonding with her and kiptripsyc over the massive fail we were collectively witnessing. It's terribly frustrating to spell a notion out to the exact letter and watch someone repeatedly Not Get It, but it was also hilarious. <3 you guys)

Emmy's watching Wonderpets for the first time in...weeks, at least. I was thinking she didn't like them anymore, which would have truly been sad--they have awesome songs, okay. It's also not terribly hot today, same yesterday, so I'm thinking tomorrow it'll probably be a billion degrees with a hundred and forty seven percent humidity. Having to be at work an extra half-hour because of our new mandatory unpaid meal breaks sucks, though today I started listening to It, and the huge huge long almost teal deer intros to each of the main characters passed most of the time. I was really pissed for about two hours because I had to move to someone else's station so someone else could use mine, as clients were visiting, and the one I had to sit at had an entirely different keyboard, which I loathed. The screen was also lower, which meant I had to crane my neck all around, and my neck and back really started to hurt after like ten minutes. And, of course, it took me a week and a half to log into the fucking system, and because we only have that half-hour break, the time it took for the system to accept my passwords and such counted against my productivity. Argh.

I'm still so far behind on reading...I've skimmed most of the stuff I've seen posted, but I haven't had time (even before my exercise in futility last night) to read thoroughly and comment yet, so I'll save it for when I can give something other than "I RED DIS". I've written a few things, but they're not ready to be posted yet. I'd really like to get this one piece I started months ago finished, but it seems like every time I open it, the characters involved go "BRB READING WAR AND PEACE. IN BRAILLE~" or something. TRUST ME YOU GUYS, YOU WANT TO FINISH THIS SCENE. (Of course, they have no trouble whatsoever going through it in my head while I'm a work and can't write anything down, jerks)

Here are some other thoughts:

~ ...the Wonderpets are putting oil on a dinosaur.
~ Mmm, cashews
~ Quizno's > Subway. Not in nutrition/weight loss capabilities, but definitely in taste.
~ I was going to buy moar tea vodka, but then I didn't. THIS WEEKEND, THOUGH
~ YES DUSTIN, I KNOW YOU WANT THE FLIPPING RIVER PICTURES
~ No more bird sightings in the house (SO FAR THIS WEEK). I figure two in twenty minutes is about the limit I can deal with for another five years. Yes, yes, at least they weren't bats...
~ I tried to clip Welly's claws last night, but some of them are like...splintering? Peeling? Idk :\ She didn't seem like they were bothering her, but I don't speak cat.
~ I almost seriously want to get a bb gun for the guys across the street that come rolling up with the bass in their speakers rattling my monitor on my desk. REALLY, YOU GUYS??
~ AND SEMAGIC ISN'T WORKING FOR POSTING arrr I hate using the "post entry" box.

Imma go put on a pizza for me and Emmy's dinner--last night I forgot to eat dinner and have only eaten a small frozen meal (turkey/cornbread stuffing/apples), so...idc, I'm eating pizza. And, um, broccoli. Yes.

So, my baby is four years old today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMY



Today we:

~Had breakfast at The Machine Shed. Two servers sang a decidedly different birthday song to her, which she was less than pleased with, wanting the ORIGINAL "happy birthday to youuuuu" song and nothing else.
~Went to the mall to the Build-A-Bear workshop
~Made cereal treats (~*Cupcake*~ Pebbles marshmallow treats) to share with the kids at daycare
~Played at the park

( half a dozen pictures, most of opening a present )

Today I:

~Sucked my cheek against the exposed nerve under one of my broken teeth and had paaaain during breakfast (good thing I carry acetaminophen, but omg ow)
~Got sticky marshmallow all over my hands
~Had a lot of difficulty staying awake (conked out while Emmy was at daycare for a couple of hours)
~Smashed my finger in a shopping cart
~Can't stop coughing still ):

AND NOW I FEEL OLD, TOO. HAVING A FOUR-YEAR-OLD WTF.

My kid is a genius <3
Done completely by herself, with no prompting. After this, Dustin wrote her first and last names, and she copied them down as well. She'll be four in March, so this is probably pretty good, right? :D

I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON NANO RIGHT NOW (AND I WILL), BUT I JUST HAD TO SAY

THAT I AM REALLY SUPERLY HAPPY :D :D

HERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY:

1. I AM GOING TO CALIFORNIA IN FEBRUARY TO SPEND A WEEK (HEAR THAT?! A WHOLE WEEK) WITH cueballex AND sunsetsinthewes, MY ISISTERS <3333
2. I HAVE MY PAID TIME OFF FOR THE TRIP APPROVED AT WORK (WITH AN EXTRA DAY TACKED ON THE END TO RECOVER FROM JETLAG/BEING SAD FOR LEAVING MY FRENZ) AND I KNOW EMMY CAN STAY WITH MY MOM FOR THE WEEK AND THEY'LL BOTH LOVE IT
3. I LOOKED AT EXPEDIA AND THE ROUND-TRIP TICKETS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL COST $200 LESS THAN WHEN I LOOKED EARLIER (FOR JULY)
4. I HAVE ENOUGH IN MY SAVINGS RIGHT NOW TO COVER IT, SO THAT'S NOT COUNTING ANYTHING I CAN SAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
5. THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO SEE ME FOR THAT LONG OF A TIME :O
6. PROFIT!! (LOL NO)
7. YAYYY KELLY AND GEENA ALDSITYADSI I'M JUST SO HAPPY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO GO HANG OUT WITH THEM (AND ~CALIFORNIA~, I'M GOING TO SEE THE OCEAN YOU GUYS! ALSO THE GOLDEN GATE MAYBE AND JUST SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER AND HAVE PRETENTIOUS COFFEE AND WHATEVER!) AND TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE TIME AND MONEY AND CAPABILITY TO DO IT
8. GEENA'S ALSO COMING IN JANUARY SO ME AND EMMY WILL SEE HER THEN!
9. ALSO KELLY, EMMY DECIDED YOUR MOM'S NAME IS "CANADA". SHE ASKED WHAT IT WAS AND I SAID I DIDN'T KNOW AND SHE DECLARED THIS, SO PLZ INFORM HER OF THIS CHANGE

ALSO

~I HAVE THE MOST AWESOME TEA EVER
~WORK HAS NOT TOTALLY SUCKED FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS DESPITE WORKING 12 HOURS, AND I'M KEEPING UP WITH MY NANO DESPITE IT
~I GOT "THE CHIPMUNK ADVENTURE" DVD FOR ME EMMY, OH GOD WHAT AN AWESOME MOVIE
~I ALSO HAVE FRIDAY OFF, SO ONLY ONE MORE DAY OF 12 HRS THEN I CAN SLEEP IN AND DO WHATEVER, INCLUDING BOOKING PLANE TICKETS MAYBE


HI YOU GUYS, TODAY IS PRETTY OKAY :D

6006 / 50000 words. 12% done!

Time to stop for the night. OH GOD THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE HOURS IN THE DAY. 12 hours of work tomorrow too. It's just about Emmy's bedtime when we get home on those days ):

Tomorrow I need to eat my broccoli, gdi.

Okay, so I'm pretty sure I've got the flu. Fever (100.4), cough that tears at my throat and lungs and brings up tons of mucus, horrible body aches, pounding headache, nausea. I'm not stuffed up or sneezing, which makes me doubt it's a cold. I started getting phlegm in my throat yesterday at work, and started up with the cough last night. In the middle of the night I woke up freezing, and noticed my entire body hurt, mostly my legs. I huddled with Dustin to try and keep warm, and when my alarm went off I was like unnnnnggh. Came out to the living room, dressed, thought about how it wasn't just the initial "mannn I've got to wake up before six in the aldigyae morning" and that I really felt crappy, and made up my mind to call in sick to work. I feel bad, since there's a ton of shit to work on and I'm part of a project that's incredibly important to the company...but I would most likely just have to leave anyway, and I don't want to infect anyone else there. Plus the thought of going outside and driving made me feel gross.

I texted my mom to see if she can pick up Emmy from Pam's and keep her overnight so she doesn't get what I've got back. She's lethargic and whiny and says she feels ocky too, but she's been getting better and it would suck for her to get ill enough for a doctor trip. If Mom can't get Emmy I'll have to drive up and get her myself, which will also SUCK, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I had some generic tussin (which actually stopped the cough far better for her, Dustin, and myself than the name brands we usually buy), some acetaminophen, and a cup of hot tea. The cough isn't constant (yet), but oh god it fucking hurts. It hurts so much I don't want to breathe in fear of angering it. Tea is helping my throat, but doesn't do shit one for the chest pain, and each cough racks my headache again too. My neck and legs still hurt like all hell, and I'm both hot and cold. As soon as I take off the flannel shirt I have on over my t-shirt, I'm freezing. Put it back on, even open, too hot. Same with my fleece pyjama pants and even the thin little socks I have...and the thin blanket I was using to cover on the sofa after I called in to work. Emmy woke up a little after eight and is currently watching Dora and Diego while Dustin's run to the post office (I got one of those cards saying they had a package for me that was originally undeliverable [no one home to sign] and he's gone to see what it is/get it) and to the store. I have a can of low sodium chicken soup in the cupboard, which really just tastes like noodle water, but right now I don't even feel hungry. I ran a pot of water through the coffee maker so I've got hot water for tea ready and waiting, and my first cup is just about cool enough to sip.

(My mom just called me back and said my father and sister have pretty much the same symptoms I have, and she's going to try calling their doctor to see if he'll call in a script for me for the same stuff he gave them. I'm fairly confident they'll say no, that I have to come in and be seen, but it's worth a shot. She's going to get Emmy from Pam's and take her to their place, since she (Mom) is not sick and staying away from the two that are, and she can keep Emmy with her. Must remind Dustin to tell Pam that my mom's going to pick her up instead of one of us.)

If anyone's going to be around on AIM today, come talk to me! I'm just going to be sitting or lying down, and there's not a hell of a lot to do since music will make my head hurt and I doubt I can think enough to write. Distractions would be a+ today, seriously.