Fading Lights

... And no one else seems to be. -Sighs-

It's been a very quiet week for me. ( Shoulder update )

Brother and I did some goofing off around after my checkup. I bought movies I shouldn't have (In my defense, they were cheap and I was replacing a few old VHS I can't watch anymore.), and browsed a few other stores. We saw Here Comes the Boom. It was cute. A little predictable and there was one scene that literally made me gag x.x, but otherwise a very sweet movie. And I like the soundtrack. ^_^

We watched our new movies on Saturday, but other than that I've mostly been sitting quietly in my room playing Sims3. ( Sims3! )

( NaNo! ) For anyone who isn't already Writing Buddies with me or just wants to see what I'm working on, you can find me here.

For now I'm browsing the internets, saving writing advice and tools, listening to music, saving fanfics for reading later, and lamenting the loss of my RealPlayer download video option. I'm enjoying the quiet and time to relax, but at the same time? Damn, I miss working. -Sighs-

So apparently it takes calling in sick to be able to post again.

I am ... somewhat employed. By which I mean that I'm working at one of the local potato factories by way of a temp agency. So I am *working*, but not necessarily permanently employed. Which is one of the many reasons I haven't been around lately.

I've been working at this place for just over two weeks now. We have a rotating schedule, which SUCKS, because it means I work a certain shift long enough to get my body adjusted to it, have a day off, and then work at a completely different time. (Currently, I'm working 4:00pm-12:00am.) The work itself is boring and monotinous, 'cause I spend a lot of time pulling rotten potatoes off a conveyorbelt. Or cleaning. Which really just means I have a lot of time to let my mind wander into dangerous areas.* Occasionally I do manage to plot stories, but it's hard to work on them when I only have breaks, 'cause I'm pretty exhausted by the time I get home.

Last week though, was The Week From Hell. Possibly even THE WEEK FROM HELL.

( In which I rant. A lot. )

Sorry for the ranting to anyone brave enough to read it. I haven't really had a chance to vent yet, and I'm still pretty pissed. >.<

As for why I'm home today, I have a really bad head cold combined with nausea and cramps. I was trying to convince myself to go in anyway before the dizziness made me almost faceplant and I decided there was no way I'm working around heavy machinery like this. I'm thinking I either caught it from sister-in-law, or just from all the stress. Possibly the weather.

I'm going back to saving fanfics to my flashdrive so I can curl back up in my bed and read. I think I'm in another brotherly/family fluff mood, which is the only explanation I can come up with for why I'm looking at The Outsiders fanfiction. (I hated that book. >.O) I'm also browsing anything with Bruce Wayne and Dick Greyson (because Philippa is awesome and evil and addictive), and some Harry Potter. Maybe Harry Potter/Gundam Wing. Or Chonicles of Narnia. They have good fluff.

-Is babbling-

I miss you all SO MUCH and I love you! ♥


* My first day was spent trying to imagine what Zhane would do if he worked there. Which turned out to be complain about hairnets, and then somehow I had the mental image of him sticking forks into a pair of potatoes and making them do the can-can. Another day I was incredibly tired, and started plotting the Teenage Mutant Katate Potatoes, Villains of the Harvest. I decided on shapes, and was working on names and a theme song. (Yeah. IDEK. o.O)

** Never has this icon been more appropriate.

( SO the drama ... )

So between computer and moving issues, I'm not going to be available much for awhile. I can't say for sure how long, but hopefully it won't be *too* bad. And I'll still be checking updates and things; I just won't be around as often.

I promise to keep you all posted. And hey, if you're somewhere around Austin, let me know! I could use someone to show me around! ^_^

Much love! ♥