tinhuvielartanis: (Doomsday Clock)
I figured I should make a LJ post before I open my bottle of Laphroaig because, once I do that, it's all downhill from there. Yes. I'm getting smashed this blessed New Years Eve. Why? Because I freakin' deserve it.

2011 has had a few highs, but very damned few. And it has produced the lowest of all-time lows in my current incarnation. I won't be sad to never utter "2011" again.

It's odd that the greatest high of the year came shortly after the greatest low, the low being Aunt Tudi's death. The greatest high was getting to spend a few precious days one-on-one with the Mother Unit. I wish I could have spent more time with her, but it wasn't meant to be. I can't help but think that, if I had been able to stay away longer and spend that time with the Mother Unit and with Todd, I would have been more prepared to come back to an empty house. Again...not meant to be.

Other good things are that I got my disability, the doc is going to do my knee replacement surgery after the first of the year, and The Blood Crown was published. See? I can be shiny and optimistic!

And what am I doing tonight? Well, I'm staring at Word, hoping that I will miraculously overcome my writers block and begin working on The Harming Tree. And, right now, I'm also watching Ghostbusters. I will not be watching the ball drop. That was something Aunt Tudi and I used to do every year. That, and drink egg nog, toasting at midnight. No, I'll be watching movies and drinking whisky from Scotland, cursing, and maybe even spitting. But I will definitely see the new year in, seeing as how it's my beloved 2012, bringer of the Alpaca Lips.

I forgot a resolution on my last post. I resolve to overcome this insane "love" thing I've been feeling for months. It's not good to fall in love, especially with absolutely the wrong person.

Tomorrow, I'll be having dinner with Uncle Michael and Aunt Janice. Janice is preparing the traditional Southern good-luck-for-the-new-year meal - black-eyed peas, collard greens, and hog jowls. Yes, hog jowls. Don't knock 'til you try it yo. And that's coming from a semi-vegetarian descendent of Jews, who usually avoids pork.

Ah, the rednecks in the area have begun shooting off fireworks. Brilliant. Soon, they'll be blowing things up on Christmas Eve. There's obviously a market for it. Idiots. Wait 'til they see the fireworks on 12-21. 'At'll lerrrn 'em.

So, yeah. Still my rosy self even after all these years. Here's to Year Ten here on the Cliffs! Happy New Year, people.

I'm off to get drunk, so I may be back to write incoherently. Heh.
tinhuvielartanis: (Alpaca Lips)
Here's to happier times in 2011. Don't forget to double check your calendars and clocks to be accurate for the coming Alpaca Lips in 2012! :D

Happy...

Jan. 1st, 2010 12:24 am
tinhuvielartanis: (happyhappyjoyjoy)
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR!
tinhuvielartanis: (Doomsday Clock)
First, I want to thank everyone who left messages of condolences regarding Llew. I meant to turn off the comments option, but obviously was unsuccessful. I wasn't trying to garner sympathy, but I truly appreciate your kindness and caring. That's one of the many reasons why I love LJ so much, because of the friends I have here.

There's only a couple of days left of this year. As far as writing, 2009 has been a fantastic and fruitful year. I've also made some very good friends and established some nifty contacts. The year has been a struggle as well. My health has been a constant challenge, especially since I have no doctor and no insurance. I heard from Social Security. They've denied my disability claim. So it looks like I'll be lawyering up after the first of the year. The good thing is that they denied me for one tiny reason which makes absolutely no sense. I have 60 days to appeal so, hopefully by March, I should have my disability established and be able to get some health care.

Other than that, my goal in 2010 is to finish The Blood Crown and The Augury of Gideon. Depending on what happens with my Vampires in the narrative, I am not sure what I'll write after that. A lot of these characters have been with me since 1986, so I don't see easily setting them aside, especially Cadmus Pariah. Whatever happens to him in The Vampire Relics, I have the sneaking suspicion that he'll still be holding court in my mind, demanding some kind of attention. I may have to perform a banishing spell!

I've seen a lot of triumph and success in 2009. I've also seen a lot of sadness, loss, and heartache. To be honest, I'm really not certain if 2009 was a good year or not. The good seemed to cancel out the bad, but only to the point of leaving my outlook sort of blah. So yeah...2009 has been the year of blah. Here's hoping 2010 is not.
tinhuvielartanis: (Farce)
Aunt Tudi is getting sick again. Another sore throat, congestion, yada yada yada. I'm feeling some better, but I haven't eaten a bite today, thanks to nausea. Bleh. Oh, and I couldn't file my unemployment. They're saying I have to come down to the office. WTF? I just went down there. Damnation. Surely this isn't a sign of what 2006 is gonna be, neh?

I've got me some yoghurt. Publix brand, fruit on the bottom, nummalicious blackberry yoghurt. I may try to eat some of that. I think I could eat a little bit now. Guess we'll see, won't we?

*a few minutes later*

Well, that went well! And it was some of the best yoghurt I've ever let slide down my throat. 11 grams of protein too. That gives me a total of 11 grams of protein for the day. Only 49 more to go. Like that's gonna happen. Yaahahahaaahhh, rahahahight.
tinhuvielartanis: (Cliffs of Insanity)
Stolen from the e'er intriguing [livejournal.com profile] bluestocking7.

Name 5 Things you did in 2005 that you never did before

  1. Lost a job.

  2. Filed for unemployment.

  3. Bounced a check.

  4. Diddled a female cat in heat with a wooden back-scratcher.

  5. Took pictures of a llama.


Name 5 things you want to do in 2006 that you never did before

  1. Go to England.

  2. Return to school.

  3. Work at the vet's office.

  4. Meet Barry Andrews.

  5. Publish my book.


What were your 5 greatest accomplishments of 2005

  1. Leaving The Pit without wearing handcuffs and being read my rights.

  2. Enlightening the RCA folks about the true nature of the Feudal Mistress.

  3. Nursing many sick kitties back to health, particularly Shmoop and Motley.

  4. Writing The Chalice and winning NaNoWriMo.

  5. Being part of the team (albeit a wee teeny part) that helped to realise the release of Cormorant


What were your 3 biggest regrets of 2005?

  1. Not being as proactive or as aggressive as perhaps I needed to be in the pursuit of my upcoming education.

  2. Embracing too enthusiastically my latent sloth and letting many weeks drift by with little or nothing accomplished.

  3. Not being as financially savvy as I needed to be.


Any New Year's Resolutions?
Yessirree!

If so, what are they?

  1. Never to darken the door of another Wal-Mart.

  2. Resume my exercise regimen.

  3. Get into school.

  4. Stop losing myself in my dreams and become an active participant in their realisation!

  5. Become debt free.

  6. Address any home repair issues swiftly and efficiently.

  7. Work on my social skills, or lack thereof yo.



So, here's to 2006! Happy New Year, all you crazy cats!
tinhuvielartanis: (Spork)
There's this meme that's been going around where you post the first sentence of the first post of each month for 2005. So I'm gonna do that and then I'm gonna make my forecast for 2006 'cos that's what I want to do, dammit.

2005 )

So yeah. When you put it all together, whaddaya got? It sure as hell ain't bibbidibobbidiboo. It's more like proof of schizophrenia if'n you ask me. Yeesh. Needless to say, the year got off to a rousing start! I may need to start 2006 off like that too. ::makes note to arrange some time with Llew::

As for 2006, here are my predictions. Some are serious, some are merely for the occasional giggle. You figure out which is which.

she gazes menacingly into her magic 8-ball )

We'll see how many of these predictions come to pass. I'd particularly like for the first one to come true as soon as fucking possible.

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