Quick-and-dirty update

[constance]

I would've posted this last night, but my connection was down. And it will be choppy and abrupt, but I just wanted to update while I had the chance. We connectionless pirates must take our opportunities where we find them!

• The dog! We have had a couple of moments which were traumatic for the both of us, but for the most part we are adjusting well. I've decided on a name, finally. Or really, he's decided on the name; every time I mentioned it in his presence he perked up, and now he comes to me whenever I say it, so I guess that's that, right? He's decided that his name is Leory, pronounced lee-ORE-ee, and we've been practicing all day, responding to it, getting used to the sound of it. A few more days, and we might even have forgotten the indignity of the name Freeway.



• Do you know that almost precisely two years ago I wrote complaining of having to pay $18.00 for a tank of gas? It seems laughable now, considering that this past week I paid $31.00 to fill that same tank. And only the prospect of paying more to look forward to. I said it then, and I'll say it now: thanks a pantsload, GWB.



• I love that google saw fit to celebrate Joan Miro's birthday! Several times yesterday, I visited to look at their trademark image, just because it made me smile, and I wish they'd left it up for a little bit longer. (eta: although apparently some didn't like it quite so much.)



• I would like to make it known that I am being harrassed at work! Three coworkers laughed at me all afternoon long yesterday because of the way I say "fucking." I pronounce the g and everything! The way they went on about it--they even made me repeat it for other coworkers--you'd think Mary Poppins had belched in front of them. To which I say, there is nothing funny about the way I talk, damn it. No, really.



• I reread some of the stuff on my old journal--not the fics, just the entries--and was surprised to find that even though I spent most of that last year thinking that I was writing the most drivellous and pointless entries on the whole of livejournal--when I could write at all, that is, when I wasn't completely paralyzed by anxiety--the entries aren't actually all that repugnant, after all. This was a bit of a nice surprise for me, both that I could read the journal objectively, and that it could give me some pleasure to read and remember. It's amazing how different things look from outside a depression.



• To that end I've decided to crosspost links to my Grimmauld Place project both there and here. Sorry for those of you who're seeing it twice. But I hope that the few of you who're interested in looking it over who haven't already seen it have fun with it. One warning: it's very image-heavy, and people with slow connections will have a time loading it. So many, many thanks to 21stcenturysei! And aubrem! And dahlia_777! And laurelwood! For being betas! Even though some of them did not want to be called that!

More later, I think.

Comments

[tinderblast.livejournal.com]

Does 'Leory' mean anything?

[21stcenturysei.livejournal.com]

The final Grimmauld Place project looks practically perfect in every way (much like Mary Poppins). Brava!

[dahlia-777.livejournal.com]

Aha, you posted it. I really think it's marvellous, T.

I could be around on YM this Sunday if you like?

[sunkentreasure.livejournal.com]

Hmm. One (luckily not all) of my coworkers was making fun of the way I talk yesterday too.

[aubrem.livejournal.com]

Whew, just got home after 13 1/2 hour drive. I had to comment though to say that the Grimmauld Place Project looks great! Did you post it at omniocular? Or as the mod to post it for you?

ok, gotta unpack and fall into bed now ...

(it's nice to be home)

[proteinscollide.livejournal.com]

Cammy, you are one of my favourite writers, no matter what you write. *hugs*

And the Grimmauld Place floorplan is amazing. I went and reread bits of OotP last night, after looking at your plan, and just seeing how much you'd inserted and fleshed out in little ways. Lovely. =)

[submarine.livejournal.com]

Sjksdj I actually dedicated around forty minutes to reading through your entire floorplan and then clearly I forgot to comment :( none of it would have been any good though because everything I was going to say had already been said in comments, so it was just down to me babbling my complete and utter love for the entire thing. I love your humour, Cammy, and I love your floor plans beyond all reason, and just jsdlksjdhkjd I'm sorry I forgot to comment, I feel awful. I ADORE YOU. AND LEORY IS A PERFECTLY LOVELY NAME ♥