Thor's Day

Administration
Happy birthday to mycroft and sbisson!

Hello to new reader oneagain!

Medical
Yesterday was brutal. And not in the fun Metalocalypse way. I got no sleep Tuesday night - literally zero sleep. So I napped during the day as much as I could, and spent my waking hours in quite a bit of pain. Regulated my sleep last night with the amazing knockout powers of Flexeril. Ouchy this morning, but not as bad as yesterday.

Linkage for Adam and people like him
The most unusual restaurants in the world

<http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/index.php?term=pto-20060824-000002&page=2">Massage pointers for gimp pit crew

Daily Science
Astronomers might have seen the very first stars in the universe. If so, these are incredible stars, some 1,000 times as massive as the sun.

The alternative is just as interesting: The objects might be early black holes consuming gas voraciously and spitting out radiation like crazy as nascent galaxies form.

Plans
My body is demanding a nap. Yes, already. After that... possibly late breakfast with ragingamazon. Then urban exploring. Hey, Bostonians! Where's the best place to get an "I *heart* Boston" coffee mug? Harvard Square?

Date with the Craftsman tonight. Oh, yes. Happy Chanukah to me.

And tomorrow I fly to Florida for two weeks. Crap. I have so much to do! *fret*

...stolen from all over...

1. Pick one of my characters.
2. I will tell you the origin of his/her name.
3. I will tell you five random facts surrounding his/her creation.
4. I will give you one random fact of his/her backstory.
5. I will give you one random fact of his/her forestory.
6. You may ask me up to ten questions about the character. (I reserve the right not to answer obvious plot-revealing questions.)

And... look for exciting Shayara news in a few weeks. *cryptic grin*

Nyargh.

I hate being away for two weeks. I like my cozy little house. I like curling up with my cats. I like having all my *stuff* around me. *sigh*

This isn't as bad as our January trip or my June trip last year, which was a week in a hotel each time. This is at family's houses. So if I forget my shampoo, I can just get to Walgreens and pick some up. There's not as much pressure to pack absolutely everything that I might conceivably need.

And I love my birthfamily, and love spending time with them. That portion of the trip always goes by too quickly!

But then I'll be away for another week, still. And without Adam.

I'll have fun once I'm there. I always do. I just hate the preparation.

EDIT: At least finishing up my $WINTERHOLIDAY shopping is easy for homebound-with-fatigue me. Heifer Project for everybody!

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You know what's a funny word?

Echinoderm.

...yep.