Guys.

[minxy]

I could say something about the wankery that exploded in my peripheral fandom vision, and I could thank you for so graciously keeping the wank out of this journal.

(Minxy's world, where our motto is "don't like the pairing that's just been recced? Wait a minute and it'll change.")

(Ignoring, of course, that completely spurious, tongue-in-cheek ship war between the Cam/Daniel and Cam/Teal'c shippers because I am so not over that, omg!)

Or I could thank you in general for being lovely people, because on a normal day I really don't feel the need of a community event to feel the love, and I hope you know how I enjoy your company.

But.

BUT. I was doing some construction work today and my main partner questioned absolutely every decision I made and argued every single point down to when it was appropriate to put something down. When he went home, I was paired with a different partner who has the regrettable habit of setting tools down on top of the ladders we were on and at one point a ladder tipped and I was struck on the head. By a hammer. It was a fairly tall ladder too, I would like to say.

[physics 101 questions (10 points) if a 5 lbs hammer falls from a 7 ft ladder and strikes a 5'7" woman on the head, at what velocity is the instrument traveling when it strikes her scalp?]

YES. Blow to the head, people. And head wounds, even if they don't require stitches, bleed like a mo' fo'.

So I draw a bath (though not to wash or even pull my hair), pull my computer to play some music and do a quick check of the flist while I'm there and. AND. minnow1212 organizes links to threads of people on her flist who've been loved in the (not so) anonymous love meme (she put my name in the ring too, the beauty) and...

Guys. Thank you. Some times a little love comes at just the right time. Like when one has a hard day of hard work and caps it with an occasionally bleeding head wound. Thank you.

ETA: You guys remain wonderful and generous and my head is much better today. No swelling, minimal point tenderness and a continuing absence of any concussion symptoms. I am thick-skulled is wot. Go me!

Comments

[kres.livejournal.com]

o.O




omg.

Are you ok?

*hugs you very, very gently*


*does NOT use the hammer icon

[destina.livejournal.com]

Fandom was filled with happiness for a little while today, and I'm going to go to bed smiling because of it, and that's a beautiful thing. :)

*hugs you for good measure* I hope your hurty head feels better soon!

[seanchaidh.livejournal.com]

Whoa, Cam/Daniel and Cam/Teal'c fan wars? Huh.

Did you get your head checked? My friend hit her head against a display case at work and ended up with a low grade concussion that's still affecting her six months later. *worries*

[feather-autant.livejournal.com]

::checks pupils worriedly:: How many fingers am I holding up? Any double vision? Nausea? *gnaws fingernails*

I hope you're okay!

[synecdochic]

The meme was already full when I found it -- I'm not getting my memos, dammit! -- so I'll say it here: every time I see your name or your icon on my friends list it makes me smile, because you are a perpetual bright spot who is so positive, so good, that just reading your words, whatever they might be, makes the day a little better.

*sends healing vibes*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I am just fine. My head actually doesn't hurt, but I expect it to swell and bruise overnight so I've taken some painkillers on principle.

Oh, use the hammer icon. Last night I was out with a girlfriend from the Africa trip and her family and my family and we were all drinking Hammerhead Beer.

I kid you now. We think it was an omen. In any case, it's been brought up several times today. And my Dad has also offered to let me take a hard hat into the bath if I wanted to. So.

Am not fragile. It would take at least a 6 pound hammer to crack this skull, baby.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*sigh* Not. I kid you NOT. Ignore the stupid head wound victim.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Lord, me too. It's nice to see fandom be all positive for a while. I am sorry that it followed the wankery; though, what an awesome response.

I'm a little weepy yet (it's amazing how that alarms people) but I've felt no pain since the original incident. I've a pretty high tolerance, actually.

I'll probably have to grow out another wee little tuft of hair right in the middle of my head again, though. I'll be like Alfalfa. AGAIN.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

OOOooooh, we made it up. It was hilarious and prompted something like, um, two fics! Yes. Dueling fics. I, of course, read everything, so it was made of win!

Not only is it handy to be a doctor in these situations, it's also rilly handy to be doing amateur construction work with a bunch of doctory and nursey friends. I can't tell you how many people have checked my eye pupils.

Am fine, promise. Am nearly indestructible, in fact.

[delphia2000.livejournal.com]

*gentle all-better-now-kisses for your poor noggin!*

I figured your name was someplace in those pages and pages of virtual love, but was too tired to look, I'm sorry to say. But I know where to find you to tell you how amazing you are and to blow you virtual kisses!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*snort* Yes, you and all the other doctors and nurses today. Pupils fine, no headache, no vision changes, no nausea, no blackouts. Promise.

I'm fine, though I expect some bruising and swelling overnight. Possibly a little more bleeding, just because it's determined. You're probably doing more damage to your fingernails gnawing at them like that.

*pets you* I'm fine, I promise. Won't even leave a scar!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Oh, thank you. Thanks.

*is still a little weepy, and just out of the bath, so mildly damp hugs*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Thanks. I'm one of those incredibly un-graceful weepers. I don't cry much--like, ever. When I do, though, my eyes swell, my sinuses swell, and I cry for *hours*. I can't even *see*, but I'll keep intermittantly weeping off and on while my eyes attempt to cool off enough for me to actually get my eyelids open. Ai.

Talk about too tired to look. I never would have seen that if Minnow hadn't linked to whateverwhatever page and pointed me. Glad I did see it, though. It was unlooked for, and all the more wonderful for it and the timing.

My mom gave me a cookie. One never outgrows that kind of comfort.

[synecdochic]

Oooh, kinky. Do it again! *G*

[feather-autant.livejournal.com]

Won't leave a scar. . .except on your *head*! *g* Still, it'll be covered up by hair, unless you decide to shave your head, so all's good.

I totally missed the love meme. *sigh* But let me say, that I look forward to your posts, all of them. You brighten my flist, and I'm grateful for that.

[kres.livejournal.com]

Hammer icon, as requested.

Please close doors, wear hardhats and don't lean out of windows to look at.... um.... penguins. Thank you for you attention.



Still.

o.O

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

This is why I surround myself with people like you, so I can get all the best bits of fandom and skirt the silliness... *smiles*

Owie for the headwound! Hammers are not your friend!

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

People talking about this mysterious wank that I know nothing about. Intriguing.

(Ignoring, of course, that completely spurious ship war between the Cam/Daniel and Cam/Teal'c shippers because I am so not over that, omg!)

Are you serious? There was one? That strikes me as kind of funny. I'm mean.

But here's to fandoms in general, the mellow and the wacky! *raises glass*

[rydra_wong]

Are you serious? There was one?

Not a serious one *g*. As one of the culprits, I should explain that a bunch of us ended up jokingly having the World's Smallest Ship War in the comments of one of kylielee1000's posts - ah, here.

It was very silly and entirely free from actual wank.

[rydra_wong]

Owwwwwww. Blows to the head bad. I know this.

*makes consoling noises*

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

frell and ouch. and jeez, no tools on top of LADDERS! yes, that's capslocks of annoyance that someone would do that. hope you're feeling ok today and that you won't hesitate to have it looked at by someone. :::gentle hugs:::

and that was a lovely love meme, and you are quite a delight.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Well, fun wank is completely different. :)

[princessofg.livejournal.com]

ouch! glad you're okay.

and if there was sg-1 wank, i missed it!

[sid]

OUCH! :-(

Hope this morning finds you well-rested and less weepy.

*womanfully resists urge to ruffle your hair*

[duck-wrangler.livejournal.com]

Gentle hug ~warm healing vibes~ soothing tones and delicious chocolates - hope the head isn't hurting too bad today!

*glares at silly human who puts tools ON ladders* - I hope at least he learned a lesson from this!