said i'd never miss you, but i guess you never know

song+ Fourth of July -Fall Out Boy -American Beauty American Psycho
book+ the Percy Jackson & Heroes of Olympus series
quest+ living shiny!dex with Rory
upper+ good books to read
downer+ strange, weird week
attire+ denim skirt and a Wonder Woman tee
drink+ Sun Drop

this week has been a strange one. last sunday was the last day of voting in the January art contest at Wild West. monday the votes were counted up, and while i didn't win overall, i did come in second out of 14 entries, with a voting difference of only two, so i'm proud of myself. plus my prize is something i'd been wanting anyway, the War of Light play mat for Dice Masters. it's thematically appropriate for my multi-lantern deck, but mostly i picked it because the life meter at the bottom is a rainbow.

coming home again i had to deal with my computer continuing to freeze up for no discernible reason. in the brief moments it was running i was able to use my thumb drive to back up my most immediately needed files to my laptop, which has been my computer for the last week. at first Kyu thought it was just overheating, but after leaving it off for a whole day, the problem kept going. he talked to the one IT guy he trusts at work, who said it sounded like motherboard problems. since that was the problem when my last computer died a few years ago, it's frustrating. this is one Wolfie built me then, and i expected more than a year or two out of it. i'm not sure what i'll be doing to replace it yet, but since i do have this laptop that's still functional, it's not as huge a priority this time.

all week i've been dealing with the most passive-aggressive period i can ever remember having. muscle pain (all over) a headache persisting for over a week, a mild fever ebbing and flowing, intense cravings for sugar. all among the more annoying PMS symptoms i've dealt with, but the most annoying part was the refusal to actually bleed. i've had it happen before, all the signs of a period from hell, and i just don't bleed that month at all. it's always incredibly stressful and i can't just write it off, because when i do i inevitably have delayed apocalyptic bleeding and i hate dealing with a bigger just mess because i got complacent.

thursday morning my birthday present from Kyu finally arrived. when he ordered it (through his job), i knew it wasn't due to ship until mid-December, but then it got delayed multiple times, and it didn't come in until now. it's a plush slime from Dragon Quest. he's surprisingly large, and endearingly squishy, and i adore him. he's so cute that when Kyu sent me the picture in-hand, i spazzed and sent a nonsense typo emote and didn't notice for a full minute because i was too busy flailing. after a day of deliberation and dragging everyone i encountered into squish tests, i named him Squishimus Minimus.. because he's too small to be a maximus.

friday was DWTS live with Jenni, which was awesome, and one of my Christmas gifts from Kyu. so an accidentally great week for delayed gifting; things i knew about for those holidays, but also knew i'd be waiting a bit to actually enjoy. watching DWTS with Jenni while we sew our monthly quilt blocks is something i really enjoy, we talk about technique and costuming and mostly agree on things. i've watched it with other people, and we usually end up arguing over stupid things, or rooting for different dancers, so Jenni was definitely the best choice to see the live show with. the show was fantastic, and i had a great time, though we've both gotten used to DFW where you can only smoke outside. the whole interior of the casino, breathing was like licking an ashtray.

saturday was quilt club again, which was pretty uneventful. then i spent the afternoon with Jenni, running a few errands and setting up Derek's birthday present. overall a pretty good end to a strange week. now it's game day and i'm hoping to have a decent turnout, but with the Super Bowl some people just might not show. i'll have to see, i guess.