slipjig3: (piggie)
Behold, I am Slug. Sleep was not in the cards for me last night as I was hanging with kids and grandkid in western MA, where there was a lack of needed air conditioning and a two-year-old with a fondness for kicking me in the ribs. I followed it up with a burrito for dinner that had some sort of personal vendetta with my GI tract that I don't have details on, and so yes, a Slug I am. [livejournal.com profile] rain_herself, meanwhile, is dealing with some horrible coughing thing that has decided to make her stop breathing from time to time, which she can battle with prescription medicines that work great at making her forget any and all problems due to sleeping through them. It's Jim Bob's House o' Slug, is what I'm saying. We're dealing by couch-forting it in the guest bedroom, lounging on pillows and keeping the Chips Ahoy within arm's reach.

Still, there is much to be happy about:

  • I finally submitted a crossword to Will Shortz at the New York Times for the first time in years, and I just heard back: it's been accepted for publication. Cue the confetti and Dixieland jazz! I had walked away from crossword construction because I felt like I couldn't make it work, but this has gifted me with the will to carry on with the hobby a while longer. It's my first ever themeless sale, too, which was my main goal for the longest while. (Themeless puzzles have a lower word count maximum, 72 for a 15x15 grid as opposed to 78 for a themed one, which makes them a throbbing pain in the arse to complete well.) It'll be a Saturday run most likely, with a date to be determined closer to publication.

  • Murder Ballads tech rehearsal with [livejournal.com profile] cluegirl went swimmingly. We both broke out the effects pedals to go with the amplification we were working with, and it was one of those rare moments when I actually felt like the rock star some people joke about me being. There's a song that's going to be on our next album called "The Call" (we do it in concert these days) that we did up with guitar and bass electric pedals and a rock drum loop that...just...yeah, lemme bottle that, would'ja?

  • Speaking of Murder Ballads, we're confirmed for a performance at Arisia this January. Hope to catch you all there!

  • Going back a few weeks, I went to karaoke here in Providence with [livejournal.com profile] felisdemens, [livejournal.com profile] we_happy_few, [livejournal.com profile] mianathema, and He Whose LJ Name I Don't Know But Who Requires Mention Because He Did NIN's "Closer" With a Hand Puppet. I did two, "A Girl Like You" by the Smithereens and "Flathead" by the Fratellis, and didn't lose consciousness once. I never expected to hear "Nessun Dorma" in a bar, much less hear it done well. A good night.


Back to work tomorrow, where we're still weathering the aftermath of the new post-merger reorganization charts. I still have a job, so...yay?
slipjig3: (filet o' fish)
To celebrate the five bucks I just dropped to LJ to get my icons back along with access to the polling function, I'm dusting off the catch-up poll I do every now and again, mostly again. (I actually haven't done this in over a year, but it feels too soon because it's only a page back in my posting history. Ehh, c'est la fromage.) If you have a moment and are inclined to cotton to my ongoing nosiness, please feel free:

[Poll #2046353]
Thanks. Hope everyone's having a magnificent day.
slipjig3: (piggie)
I haven't done this since July, which given how sporadic my posting was last autumn barely pushes that last survey onto page 2, but I'm facing the confluence of boredom, a renewed paid account, and a boatload of worry over everyone here in the bowels of the Unbounded Winter of Crushed Optimism, so if you're reading this, please reply. I want to hear from you.

[Poll #2001097]
slipjig3: (piggie)
I've been remaining deliberately scarce on LJ for the past few weeks, along with Facebook and other social media, aside from the occasional like-button click or birthday shout-out to my son. I realized I needed some self-care somewhere between the scrambled sleep patterns and the nightly stress hives, so I turned down the input noise to see if it'd help the tension levels. I'm pleased to say that it did; I've been able to focus on [livejournal.com profile] rain_herself, the new home, the new album-in-progress with [livejournal.com profile] cluegirl (omigods, people, it's going to be amazing), and things that needed my attention. I'm finally coming back around to wanting to have contact with people again, but slowly, not wanting this to be scattershot or drama-laden or, for lack of a better term, wrong. I'm getting there, and learning a great deal about what needs learning, but that's a matter for another post (one not written the day after a Benadryl jag).

For now, hi. I hope you've all been well, and I hope you won't mind my breaking out the check-in poll again, because I want to hear from you. I'll be in touch.

[Poll #1976344]
slipjig3: (piggie)
As part of my hopeful return to the warm bower of LiveJournal, I wanted to return to this poll that I like to run periodically. I'm a tad taken aback, however, because I don't like to overdo it to the point that it appears more than once on the same page of my feed, and yet the last time I ran it was nearly a year ago. Gods, I've been away too long.

Still, so many of those near and dear to me are in a state of flux or uncertainty right now, which makes this the perfect time to do this. So. Please, take a moment and answer the following:

[Poll #1953250]

Checking in

Nov. 2nd, 2011 09:55 am
slipjig3: (Default)
For no good reason other than inertia and the occasion blue mood, I haven't posted her in almost two weeks. I do plan on providing some actual content sonly, but for now, it seems like a lot of people I care about are going through rough patches of their own. I would be grateful if you'd take the time to answer the following:

[Poll #1791961]
slipjig3: (Default)
As much of my f'list seems to be in flux right now of one form or another, I think it's about time to dust off this poll again. Please, take a moment to answer, if you will:

[Poll #1727535]

Thank you. Take care, all, and allow a happy thought for yourself today.
slipjig3: (Default)
Take a moment to answer, please:

[Poll #1708204]
slipjig3: (gashlycrumb winnie)
So yes, like the rest of the LiveJournal Northeast contingent, I am currently being buried under a large quantity of snow. I'm actually quite content with this—supplies have been laid in, movies and cocoa are at the ready—but I've found myself feeling a bit down on and off today. At least I know why: after a hypersocial week and a Christmas that turned out better than any I've had in more years than I like to think about, being stuck inside is going to lead to letdown. On the other hand, I've had the pleasure of some truly nifty interactions with some truly nifty people today over that Interwebby thingamabob they keep talking about on the TV, so all is well.

I know this is a maddeningly vague post, but sleep is rapidly overtaking the cognitive bits of my head, so giving a more detailed account or the Christmas recap that desperately needs to happen is not in the cards right now. But you all are dear to me whether I'm awake enough to say so or not, so please take a moment to answer: how are you doing?

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