Finally, after what seems like a week full of exhaustion, bad dreams, and friend-related turmoil, I had a good day today. In fact, it was an absolutely fantastic day which I feel proud to have lived. It is made even better by the fact that I only have to work two days this week, and that as soon as Friday rolls around I will be headed out into the Smoky Mountains to go CAMPING! =D Yes, I'm going to disappear into the foliage with my tent, notebook, and trusted family members for the entirety of Memorial Day weekend. I'm very excited. We visited the campsite a couple weeks ago and it's so gorgeous. And so quiet. I'm going to love it, I just know it. Plus I get to wear my new huge shiny knife that I bought at Smoky Mountain Knife Works. =D I have dubbed him Mr. Pointy and he will be going with me everywhere to protect me against BEARS. (Since I am in Tennessee this word is, of course, pronounced "bars" for full comedic effect.) And VOLS. (*sigh* that comment will probably get me hate mail...) Naturally of course I will blog about everything when I get back. ^_^

In the meantime, I think I'm going to take my friend's advice and spend tomorrow curled up in bed watching movies. ♥ Or reading a book, whichever.

Also, I am finally caught up on the new season of Doctor Who, (I'm watching it on Sci-Fi, just so everyone knows, so technically I'm still behind compared to all of you lucky dogs living in the UK. if you use that fact to gloat, I will tell you to shut up.) and SQUEE. I mean, seriously. U.N.I.T. SONTARANS. (oh, I had such a fangirl moment with all the old skool camera angles and the helmets and everything. hell, I'm giggling again just thinking about it.) Donna not being a whiny bitch. David Tennant's crazy hair. SQUEE. And, of course, that special moment in the first episode which I won't mention since 'tis spoilery in the extreme. I'm also really enjoying the fact that the Doctor's companion this season isn't totally in luuuurve with him. It's a lot more casual, and more like the old days. The humor is good too. Oh yes, I am a very happy Who girl tonight. Again, SQUEE!!!!! Haha!!

Well, I'm still totally congested and I sound like I've got cotton stuffed up my nose and head, but I'm not sick anymore. My DNA wins again! =P Unfortunately returning to my normal life includes a buttload of chores, several badly neglected projects, and over 1400 Google Alerts. Sigh. On the bright side, I'm very caught up and current on all of my podcasts now...

I don't know why I'm so cranky, but I am. At first I felt totally exuberant and joyful because I was finally starting to feel better, (and also because spring is finally here and the weather is heavenly at the moment) but now I just feel kind of depressed and tetchy. I really want to be happy, but somehow I just can't work up the energy. Hopefully it's something that will pass in a few days once the last of my cold clears out and I go back to feeling 100%. Today was pretty nice, though. Mom and I drove around town and found ourselves a park. We sat at a pavilion and had a picnic lunch. It was windy and sunny and gorgeous. :) The only bad part was the park really wasn't that interesting, and it was right next to a creepy hospital for mental patients...why is it mental institutions always look run down and shabby? Even on TV they're like this. At least on the outside. Everything at this park looked totally creepy and dilapidated. I felt like I'd walked into a friggin' Stephen King novel. As if that wasn't freaky enough, across the street there was a huge veteren's cemetary. -.-

I can't promise I'll be online much, even though I'm feeling better. I still tire easily and as I've said, there is a LOT of stuff around the house that needs to be done pronto. I also need to find time to get back to my writing somehow...I feel like I really want to write, but I don't know how or what. TSW's a mess, String Shift isn't really all that interesting at the moment, and the thought of starting something new right now scares the heck out of me. I haven't heard anything about the Big Finish contest, either, not even any announcements about other winners. There's just been...nothing. I guess this is the void that Mur has been talking about lately. Bleh. =P Maybe I just need more time to get back into my writing groove. Maybe it's something I'll only be able to do once I get rid of some of the other stressors that are present in my life right now. Maybe tomorrow I'll wake up and my hormones will have rearranged themselves completely and I'll think it's a bright new world. Who knows.

Bye.