Aw, come on, cut a girl some slack.
Jan. 27th, 2009 12:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
minxyI'm going to break down my 2009 for y'all so far. By week.
Week <1: I was in Oregon with my family after an ice-storm related cattywumpus of a weird Christmas break schedule. But it was good.
Week 1 proper: My friend Lily arrives to visit for the first time since we both left Oregon. She was just going to stay for a weekend. We trip about to the Getty down south, and into boats and on the ocean because I knew she'd like that. It was a big weekend.
Week 2: I win an apartment! Also I finagle a hell of a lot of money transferring all over the place, and no checks bounce ever. And Lily is still here. Also I moved! With the help of a couple of friends, and fortunately right across town, but unfortunately before my apartment is in move-in condition. All of this is ultimately to my benefit, and I love that Lily liked the town enough to stay for a week and help me haul boxes around. And she's a low-maintenance guest of the very best kind. And yet, a bit stressful. I mean, a bit *more* stressful.
Week 3: Unpack boxes, coordinate deliveries of appliances, try to catch the inauguration despite not having cable or internet in the new place, and by the way write a fellowship grant proposal. The deadline for the proposal is thoughtfully bumped back a week by the funding institution, but with only one hour's official notice. Lame, but good ultimately. And I got all my appliances delivered and installed and working. Never mind the gas leak instances (plural, and fixed.)
Week 3 weekend: Oh my God I think I'm unpacked. Day of relaxing in my cute little shoebox includes sleep, knitting, breadbaking and a glass of wine. Good day Sunday. Saturday I got a lot of laundry done and changed out the showerhead. It was one for the history books.
Week 4 so far: I'm going to see my Mom in San Fran this weekend, which is cool. I'm getting the post-stress illness I was expecting which is lame. eta: but I discovered documented evidence for the number 9.12, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
abyssinia4077 reminds me. 9.12 ftw! \o/ /eta
And.
Yesterday, in the parking lot on my way home from work, I got in my first car accident ever. Perfect driving record ruined! Only not, because I got that speeding ticket once when I was 25, and also the accident was not my fault and is minor. Still, I am extremely dubious that any kind of car accident requiring repairs is potentially a good thing (my dad's position since I can get more stuff repaired? Or something?) even if the girl admitted fault and gave me a claim number already to contact her insurance.
Stupid fender-bender. I'm sick, universe, please don't be messing with me any more. Today, at least. I'm done for today. Damn, did I park on the right side of the street for streetsweeping day? *head/desk*
Remember when I used to post about fannish stuff? That was fun. Especially since while I was gone (off having a January, rather,) Racefail 2009 happened. Maybe there was some good came of that, but reading throughrydra_wong's links is very sad-making (if in some cases, exquisitely, beautifully well-written and sad-making.) Because the thing about seeing all of that in retrospect makes you see these wonderful, eloquent people holding up under so much attack and looking so alone.
All I can think to do at the moment is write up a post on brilliant authors of color I have read lately, maybe repost the sci-fi authors of color list. Seems to me, that might be a positive thing to do, to celebrate authors of color I found because of my involvement here. Because someone pointed out that I'd have to try harder to overcome the privilege of the PR system; so I tried harder, and it was pretty damn rewarding.
And really, at it's best, this journal is about boosting really wonderful written work, so.
Coming soon: fiction recs.
It's been an eventful year so far.
Week <1: I was in Oregon with my family after an ice-storm related cattywumpus of a weird Christmas break schedule. But it was good.
Week 1 proper: My friend Lily arrives to visit for the first time since we both left Oregon. She was just going to stay for a weekend. We trip about to the Getty down south, and into boats and on the ocean because I knew she'd like that. It was a big weekend.
Week 2: I win an apartment! Also I finagle a hell of a lot of money transferring all over the place, and no checks bounce ever. And Lily is still here. Also I moved! With the help of a couple of friends, and fortunately right across town, but unfortunately before my apartment is in move-in condition. All of this is ultimately to my benefit, and I love that Lily liked the town enough to stay for a week and help me haul boxes around. And she's a low-maintenance guest of the very best kind. And yet, a bit stressful. I mean, a bit *more* stressful.
Week 3: Unpack boxes, coordinate deliveries of appliances, try to catch the inauguration despite not having cable or internet in the new place, and by the way write a fellowship grant proposal. The deadline for the proposal is thoughtfully bumped back a week by the funding institution, but with only one hour's official notice. Lame, but good ultimately. And I got all my appliances delivered and installed and working. Never mind the gas leak instances (plural, and fixed.)
Week 3 weekend: Oh my God I think I'm unpacked. Day of relaxing in my cute little shoebox includes sleep, knitting, breadbaking and a glass of wine. Good day Sunday. Saturday I got a lot of laundry done and changed out the showerhead. It was one for the history books.
Week 4 so far: I'm going to see my Mom in San Fran this weekend, which is cool. I'm getting the post-stress illness I was expecting which is lame. eta: but I discovered documented evidence for the number 9.12, as
abyssinia4077 reminds me. 9.12 ftw! \o/ /etaAnd.
Yesterday, in the parking lot on my way home from work, I got in my first car accident ever. Perfect driving record ruined! Only not, because I got that speeding ticket once when I was 25, and also the accident was not my fault and is minor. Still, I am extremely dubious that any kind of car accident requiring repairs is potentially a good thing (my dad's position since I can get more stuff repaired? Or something?) even if the girl admitted fault and gave me a claim number already to contact her insurance.
Stupid fender-bender. I'm sick, universe, please don't be messing with me any more. Today, at least. I'm done for today. Damn, did I park on the right side of the street for streetsweeping day? *head/desk*
Remember when I used to post about fannish stuff? That was fun. Especially since while I was gone (off having a January, rather,) Racefail 2009 happened. Maybe there was some good came of that, but reading through
rydra_wong's links is very sad-making (if in some cases, exquisitely, beautifully well-written and sad-making.) Because the thing about seeing all of that in retrospect makes you see these wonderful, eloquent people holding up under so much attack and looking so alone. All I can think to do at the moment is write up a post on brilliant authors of color I have read lately, maybe repost the sci-fi authors of color list. Seems to me, that might be a positive thing to do, to celebrate authors of color I found because of my involvement here. Because someone pointed out that I'd have to try harder to overcome the privilege of the PR system; so I tried harder, and it was pretty damn rewarding.
And really, at it's best, this journal is about boosting really wonderful written work, so.
Coming soon: fiction recs.
It's been an eventful year so far.
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Date: 2009-01-27 08:55 pm (UTC)(and sorry I wasn't on AIM when you poked me earlier)
*hugs you some more*
(you forgot 2.19! (am I remembering that right?))
*hugs you some more*
(also, I realize this isn't an overly glee-filled post, but for some reason I was reading it and I thought "oh, wow, if I manage to get to SoCal in May I maybe get to see
*hugs some more*
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Date: 2009-01-27 09:08 pm (UTC)(I was just going to whine about being sick, np)
You're coming to SoCal in May??? We must scheme! (I'm not technically *in* SoCal, but it's a mere technicality. I can *get* there!)
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Date: 2009-01-27 09:17 pm (UTC)(my ears are always open when you need to whine)
[I thought I told you before, but given my recent track record it's eminently possible I imagined the entire conversation and then decided it had happened. College 5 year reunion - first weekend in May - and depending on whether I can rearrange my only final exam I might try to sneak out a few extra days in CA. I will definitely let you know when I have more solid plans.]
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Date: 2009-01-27 10:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-28 01:24 am (UTC)Anyway. Will let you know! Am excited (well, excited about the reunion *and* about the possibility of seeing you)
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Date: 2009-01-27 10:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-30 03:23 am (UTC)I'm tired, I admit.
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Date: 2009-01-30 11:10 am (UTC)Travel safely.
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Date: 2009-01-27 11:51 pm (UTC)and happy frelling new year.
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Date: 2009-01-30 03:24 am (UTC)I fail at the fifty books by authors of color challenge, but I have been consistently reading and finding new authors. While it wouldn't be a massive list, or even particularly new names, etc, it would be boosting great authors.
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Date: 2009-01-30 05:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-28 12:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-30 03:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-28 12:50 am (UTC)I look back on my days of living solo with much fondness. I wish you much happiness in your new nest!
And yes, please POC sf book recs! I'm reading more this year. Have you read any Pearl Buck? Not a POC, but raised in China with a unique perspective. She's awesome.
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Date: 2009-01-30 03:28 am (UTC)I already love my new place. It's small, but there's so much character in the space and it fits my priorities perfectly. (who needs a big T.V.? I need a gas stovetop and a full oven!)
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Date: 2009-01-31 04:02 am (UTC)