"This above all, to thine own self be true"-William Shakespeare

Good news: I'm in Chicago for the Stargate convention! I have autograph and photo op tickets with David Hewlett and Michael Shanks!

Bad news: My dog apparently damaged my hotel's carpet by the door while we were being tourists yesterday and the hotel charged me $700 for it.


She's never done it before and there's a huge hole in the carpet near the bathroom that was there when we got there. I couldn't say whether she did the damage by the door or not honestly. I've stayed with this chain many times and normally the rooms are lovely but this is definitely a bad one. They wouldn't let me back into the room until I signed the credit card slips they'd already run. So now my entire paycheck is gone and the only reason I'm not going home now is that the convention tickets are non refundable. I'll have to pay some bills late and borrow money for food and gas. Anyone have any advice? Should I contact corporate? The BBB? Just deal with it?

I've moved! Physically, I mean, in RL. Just across town but for various reasons I've been internetless for the month of Feburary. I'm close enough now to borrow my sister's until I get my own service back up and running. I didn't mention it before, because I do have unlimited data on my phone and wasn't completely in the dark. However if I've been quieter/commenting less, that is why.

My new address has been updated on DW and on LJ. The filter for access to those posts hasn't been updated in awhile, so if you don't have access and think you should let me know.

Love to all!

Skipped back as far as LJ would let me and still didn't get to my last update, where I was already behind. So if anyone posted/read anything before Halloween that you think I shouldn't/wouldn't want to miss - feel free to link me.

Also note that while I'm as caught up as I'm going to get by 'caught up' I mean that I have an obscene number of tabs open in Firefox to read eventually.

Work will slow down after next week, but I'm having some RL romance problems that are weighing heavily on me and making it hard to concentrate. I have two Christmas stories due in less than a month and zero ideas, so I hope to get dialed back in soon.

Love you as always!

Thank you for all the virtual hugs, and to whomever sent my the lj hug present.

I think I have things worked out, but a supportive word and multiple hugs are always welcome.

I used to never do anything but post fic here, but as you've all become my friends I've found myself wanting to keep you in the loop. So just quickly, work has me busy and tired but at the end of the month I switch back over to the seasonal side of things. I like it better and for awhile it'll be less busy than I am currently. So put that in the yay column.

( Cut for family health worries )

In fannish news, I'm so close to finishing my first big bang I can practically taste it. I'm also nearly done with my claim for smallfandomfest, and I finally started my mcshep_match story. I thought it was going to be part of a longer story, but it's actually standing pretty well on its own. But I'm going to shut up about it now so I don't give away which is mine.

Last, but certainly not least - I love you all. Thanks for being here and listening (reading).

Thanks for all the well wishes. The interview only lasted 20 minutes and she said she'd make her decision in the next three weeks. I'm not sure that's encouraging, but seeing so much support made my day brighter anyway. So thank you. You guys are the best.

Updating my map since this little trip took me to two new states!


visited 26 states (52%)
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Happy Birthday starandrea!

I love you all the time.

Happy Mother's Day to the many, many mothers in my life.

I got a bracelet from my nephew, because his mother couldn't explain to him why she got a gift and Grandma got a gift, but not me. Apparently all explanations of me not being a mommy were met with a blank stare and response of "But she's my Auntie."

Man, I love that little boy.

The time change is a b*tch, but I hope that on your side of the world or mine it's not too late to wish a very happy birthday to defeatedbyabridge/megthelegend.

You are a wonderful friend and I feel very lucky to know you. ::hugs::