time and relative dimension in space

So! Some updates.

> I've started a new job! Finally. After all kinds of things almost happening and then falling through, hahaha let's not dwell on that. It worked out for the best because this new job is probably the best I could hope for in current circumstances. It is another call center job but it is fully remote so I don't have to worry about being asked to relocate to an in-office position and (this is the best part) I am not in a customer-facing position. When I got the offer letter I was under the impression I was being hired as a customer-service rep based on, you know, my past few years' experience, but then I actually got in and they were like 'no we actually want you to manage schedule adherence for the CSRs' and as someone who haaates talking to strangers and talking on the phone but had resigned herself to it because of the need for health insurance and steady paychecks, this is so ideal. The pay is also great and I really like my team and the benefits haven't kicked in yet but they will soon and that will be such a relief.

> I have scheduled my vaccine! First shot this Monday! That will also be a massive relief!

> I feel like I should put something fannish here but there's not really anything fannish going on for me right now. Still patiently waiting for news of a Doctor Who air date. The first installment of the Ninth Doctor Adventures should be coming next month, so I'm excitedly anticipating that. Dropkick Murphys' new album comes out on Friday -- I don't know if that counts as fannish, but it's also something I'm excitedly anticipating. Taylor Swift dropped Fearless (Taylor's Version) which was superfun to revisit and I enjoyed the new tracks but also this weird gray area of this album I already know very well -- I was 20 when it originally came out! (And it's not exactly my favorite of her projects; I'm very interested in seeing the rerecorded RED and Speak Now, though.) As far as TV goes, most of the CW DC shows are currently airing but they're not really keeping my interest; I'm hoping Legends of Tomorrow will be the exception when it comes back next week. New Amsterdam is great (but stressful and extremely tied up in Covid19) but not something I'm exactly fannish about. It's a weird feeling. I would like something to happen.

How's everyone else?

Oh, hey, this thing is still on.

(I miss LJ and this is entirely my own fault. I need to start posting more often. I do keep up with my flist! . . . I just don't comment. Also entirely my own fault.)

This is going to be a rambling mess of a post.

( real life )

( some fandom stuff )

I think that covers the basics, at least. Hopefully more soon <3

The one really good thing about being super-sensitive to drugs is that you can get away with taking way fewer meds than most people. The really bad thing about being super-sensitive to drugs is that you have to spend $30 on the non-drowsy allergy meds for a cold because the $8 cold meds will have you unconscious for eighteen hours and then waking up feeling worse than you did before you took them.

This is a pointless post. Sorry.

I kinda suck at social media lately, and I'm sorry. :/ I think I've officially failed at my New Year's resolution to post here more often, even absolving myself of that whole land-of-no-Internet period. I HAVE TO GET BETTER AT THIS.

Things that are going on:

- Today I am relistening to old episodes of Animorphs: The Radio Drama (Uncensored!) because there are no new episodes because I feel like it. It's been a while. I'd almost forgotten how much I love these guys. I now kind of want to listen to them read one of the books while I follow along and annotate an e-book copy with their comments, but on the other hand that sounds like a lot of work for someone as lazy as me.

- Yuletide nominations start soon, and I am, indeed, planning to participate in Yuletide for the second time and nominations for the first time; SUPER EXCITING. (I may also have failed my write-more-fic resolution for the year. I don't remember what the exact wording of it was. But it hasn't exactly been a banner year for productivity.)

- It's almost time for first-run TV shows to come back! According to the app I depend on to tell me these things, Sleepy Hollow premieres in a week, Castle comes back in two weeks, Elementary comes back three days later, Once Upon A Time returns three days after that, and then a bit later Once Upon A Time In Wonderland and Almost Human premiere. So. That should give me stuff to post about. (Fingers crossed for greatness. Three new shows is a lot for me to try picking up at once; hopefully at least one hooks me, although it would be super awesome if they all do.) (Other new shows I am vaguely planning to try: Star-Crossed on the CW, because Robert Hewitt Wolfe on staff, and Girl Meets Boy, because Boy Meets World sequel, but I don't know when either one of them premieres). I am also super excited about spoilers I've seen for Elementary and Once Upon A Time; haven't seen spoilers for Castle, but fingers crossed there, too.

- It's still almost two months until NaNoWriMo but I'm getting nervous about it already. I have the bare bones of an idea and slightly more development on the two main characters; I keep poking at it and mostly coming up with things that aren't going to be useful (if they ever are) until I'm well into Plot.

- I am super behind on the marathoning-old-shows-that-are-new-to-me project (specifically HIMYM at the moment); for various personal reasons I kind of just lost momentum and haven't gotten back to it. I need to do that. That was a New Year's resolution, too. I need to accomplish at least a few of these things.

- In personal news, I'm still unemployed but have resumed trying to learn how to drive. So. Maybe that will be helpful.

- I apologize for the length of this post.

Another season of How I Met Your Mother done!

( How I Met Your Mother season 2 )

How I Met Your Mother season 2: 8 / 10


In other news, I'm leaving tonight to head for Maine for a week-long family reunion! So that should be cool. Next time I post I will (presumably) be back in New England!

This is another in a string of "I'm not dead, just deprived of time and dependable Internet" posts. I'm sorry for that.

And yesterday I dealt with one of the most terrifying things in the universe -- a group of opera singers waving around lit torches on a mostly-wooden set. I swear I kept thinking "WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE BEFORE THIS SHOW CLOSES". So that might happen.

INTERNET. I GO AWAY FOR ONE WEEKEND AND YOU GREET ME WITH THIS??? WHY.

(In other news, the internet access here is kind of terrible so I probably won't be posting much. But I will try to stay alert of major news like the above.)

I have received my Christmas present from my bb brother!



He's let having a good job go to his head. I'm not complaining in the least.

So obviously I immediately put on the Pogues DVD.

( brief thoughts on The Pogues In Paris DVD )

The Internet here is NOT THE GREATEST, so this is not going to be a long post; just wanted to let you guys know that I arrived safely in Missouri, and my nephew is growing like a weed, and also the Internet here is not the greatest so I will be online only sporadically.

Back soon!

Massively annoyed at Apple right now. I tried to sync my iPod last night and it kept aborting the sync. Finally managed to finish, turned it on, and discovered that it had not actually finished, it had just decided to erase all of my music, photos, and books and give up. Several attempts to reinstall the deleted media failed. Did a factory reset and tried to reinstall everything from scratch. Managed to get a most of my apps and all my presaved pictures put back on, but still no go on the music or books.

Googling turned up a few people on Apple's forums having the same problem, so I'm guessing it's a software problem of some kind? This does not make me feel better, particularly since the only official word from Apple so far is "um, try this maybe?" and it's all stuff I've already tried. No one seems to have found a solution that works.

I finally managed to reinstall all my apps (via the App Store on my iPod rather than via iTunes) and am currently streaming my music via wi-fi from my laptop. Neither of these are permanent fixes, and this is incredibly frustrating. I just want my iPod to work for what it's designed to do is that so much to ask.

At least now I'm pretty sure it's not my fault?