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So last night marked a little bit of a milestone for me. It was the first time since March that I took the initiative to go out, got dressed, got off my ass, got on the bus, and went somewhere.

I have been thinking about the Chicago sci-fi group meetup since I was first invited to it about a year ago, but haven't gone, for many reasons. But I decided it was about time to go, and I did. I even inspired dl76, grayleo and 2049live to go as well- aren't I just a muse? Or is that 'amusing'?

I did have a good time, saw a bunch of people I enjoy who I don't get to see much, and met a few new people.

As life with chronic pain goes, I learned a couple of things:

1) I'm really afraid of ice. I realized, after going barely a half a block down the street from my house, that if I slipped and fell, I'd be fucked. But I didn't slip and fall. So that's good.

2) After waiting for the bus and taking the bus, around two hours is about all I can stand to be in a place unless there are better chairs to be had.

3) I can do more independently than I think I can. Especially if I can get there via the Clark bus.


So we'll see, come January, about going again. Katya and Benjamin are also interested in going- woohoo! I'll admit, it felt kinda good to be descended upon for hugs when I got there. And the icing on the cake was seeing lcohen, who I haven't seen in a very, very long time and hadn't expected to see there, and getting a ride home from her, too.

All in all, a nice evening.

Year-in-Retrospect meme-thingy

So I guess now that we've hit December we can all do that meme-thingy where we post the first line of the first post of every month from the year (not including birthdays/anniversaries, pictures, or phone posts).

I won't even list who I am stealing this from because half the folks on my f-list have done this by now....



Jan: Well, I'm starting to type this at 11:11 am (Happy Armistice Day... oh wait... never mind...), but I have no idea when it will actually get posted.

Feb: If anyone is interested, I am doing my first CPT-related speaking gig today.

March: On my list of pet peeves, something that places very, very high is tailgating

April: If anyone is so inclined, I'd be much obliged if anyone would consider adding some minutes to my cell phone.

May: I decided I finally had to leave the chicago_el community.

June: The last week or so I've been going through the deepest spate of depression I've had in a really, really long time.

July: Because I'm a combination of stupid and on powerful drugs, I didn't manage to remember to schedule anyone to drive me to my chiropractor's appointment tomorrow.

August: Heading into another possible painkiller crisis, but this time it appears that my pharmacy is being an asshole.

September: "THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION ON CHRISTIAN ZIONISM"
Statement by the Patriarch and Local Heads of Churches In Jerusalem
August 26, 2006

October: Its like Neopets, only its ALL CAMELS, all the time!

November: Okay, so I am alive. Thought y'all might appreciate knowing that

December: I'm thinking about going to the Chicago sci-fi group thingy tonight.


So all-in-all, not very representative of my year- except the "excruciatingly boring" part.

Oh well. There's another one coming soon. Year, that is.

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And I've been cleaning my bedroom lately! I have put away all the clothes, unpacked a whole bunch of boxes that were leftover from the move in *ahem* June, threw away a metric fuckton of stuff, and found a whole bunch of other things. Books, CDs and movies are in the library where they belong (we don't have a living room; we have library), and my night table/vanity can once again be used for its originally intended purpose.

My next project is to make my desk back into, well, a desk, again. My goal is to make it into the office corner I wanted it to be, have my computer and all my electronics and such in one easily findable, useable place. I also have a couple more boxes to be gone through. I've resigned myself that there are always going to be several boxes in the corner or in the closet that will never truly have a spot in the room, but contain things I can't possibly throw out. That's just part of adulthood, though, isn't it?

Then, my next project is something I need help with, since I can't reach, lift, hammer, etc. I'll be taking volunteers to hang my canopy and two lamps from the ceiling. Bonus points for anyone who can also hang my hooks (one set behind the bedroom door, one set on the closet door) and put shelf brackets up. I don't really have any ways of compensating you at this time except for my scintillating company, and maybe making you dinner. Which, judging by what we've been getting in our CSA box recently, will probably involve squash.....