The weather. I am under it.

[desperance]

God, I feel crap. Indeed, I feel so crap I am mooching around the house going "God, I feel crap," which is always a giveaway.

Didn't want to get out of bed this morning; having done so, it feels like a singularly fruitless venture. I have written effectively nothing, for the first time in six weeks. Done some necessary admin stuff, but only the kind that leads inexorably to more admin, so it doesn't feel like an achievement.

I just tried to declare a lunch-break, to make some positive pivot in the day, but I don't really want to eat. Sigh.

And yes, of course I'm going away this weekend. Did you really need to ask?

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[matociquala.livejournal.com]

You know, you and me, we need a good long walk.

It would be nice if I could jaunt over there and we could take it together.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Is true. Good hiking country, good hiking weather just now. If only one of us were Absurdly Rich...

In the meantime - while we wait for Absurd Riches to descend - have you seen Lolbookcovers (http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol)? The relevant one is about halfway down, scrollwise (and is it Patience, or Fortitude...?).

[xnamkrad.livejournal.com]

Brilliant - thanks for the link, I was indeed laughing out loud. It cheered me up.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Hee.

Oh noes! A Lyin!

[footlingagain.livejournal.com]

It's horrible, when even lunch isn't worth the effort. I hope you feel better soon.

And as for admin - But no. You're not well enough for me to rant to.

Have a rest. Cuddle a cat.

[time-freak.livejournal.com]

Hugs! I'm having the same today. I blame the greyness in the sky...

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Yeah, where did that come from? I'd just got used to sunniness. Fool that I am...

[jeremy-m.livejournal.com]

I've had somewhat the opposite experience, in that I expected this to be another pointless day of meetings and email, but in fact I went for a walk to the local duck lake and found a wasp in severe difficulties (I hesitate to say drowning as that may require lungs). So I found a suitable stick, got it out, and waited until it was dry enough to fly off (shakily over the water, but let's not think about that aspect).

So, an unusually fruitful day thanks to the vespa vulgaris rescue service front.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Yay! Vulgar wasp saved from soggy death! Makes it all worthwhile, really.

(I read somewhere - and it may have been an SF novel - that you can drown a fly, take the dead thing out of the water, sprinkle it with sugar - and watch it buzz away, thoroughly reanimated. The sugar dries it out, obviously; I don't remember why it isn't actually dead...)

[xnamkrad.livejournal.com]

Must be one of those days, been feeling a tad low myself, pondering if what I'm going through is worth the effort. (and have decided the answer is Hell YES! - still have to see all the kids grow up)

[desperance.livejournal.com]

...Which is the same answer I'd have given you, if you hadn't found it for yourself. I'm sorry you're having a bad day (and I am aware that you & I currently have entirely different values of 'bad', in this context), but that does very much go with the territory - and yup, it is worth it. There are other lives to cherish; you want to watch them grow, they want to have you there while they do it. Etc.

[cinderberry.livejournal.com]

Have some virtual hugs!