Where the Hell have I Been?

[bunchofgrapes]

First of all, snow! OMFG! Snow! Everyone run immediately to the grocery store and the gas station because lord knows we can't exist without a great big glass of milk, a loaf of bread and two tons of toilet paper in case the bread and milk give us the runs during the sprinkles of snow.

I'm supposed to be in Vegas today. And yesterday. And the day before. But I'm not. Why? Because work has been running my life. I've worked every single day since the first week of October. Initially everything was to have been turned in last Friday but as usually happens with dealing with a bunch of clueless corporate fucktards, the deadline has been extended a week. So we can answer a half dozen other data calls that we'll have to do at least two more times. I love my job.

On the plus side I got invited by Group finance to the Caps game last Saturday and got to sit in the executive suite. Sweet! All the food and drink you want and if the suite doesn't have what you want, pick up a phone and call them to bring it. But seriously, as nice as it was, I like the regular company seats down with the real hockey fans.

Another plus side, a couple of days before the Saturday game, I went to a Thursday night game. Game was fan-freaking-tastic (we won with 11 seconds left) but before the game we went to Zaytinya, a Greek/Mediterranean tapas restaurant. Awesome! I have a couple of co-worker friends who live in DC and know all the great restaurants. We're hitting Wolfgang Puck's The Source the week before Christmas for a "we survived the last two and a half months" dinner. It'll be cool to see DC decked out for the holidays.

In spite of all the work shit, I have managed to do a lot of writing. And that leads me to a question: how much smut is too much smut for fanfiction.net? I have one fic posted that's a little graphic. This fic will be a lot graphic. Does it really matter?

Oh, and to top it all off, I used Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing lotion and had an allergic reaction. Can you say Contact Dermatitis? I'm fairly sure I've scratched my face off a couple of times and the skin around my eyes is so puffy and red, I look like I've been on a five day alcohol binge. Don't ever use Clinique. Nasty, nasty stuff.

On a happy note,

Comments

[unwrittenkitten.livejournal.com]

My sympathies on the working too much front. Ive had months like that, and it just seems to turn you into a zombie! You have to remember to take a breath when you get a chance to. Remind yourself who you are, and how it is that you exist outside the office.

(Somedays thats near impossible to do!)

Fanfic? Too much smut? *Grins* Nah. Not when its written as well as you do. Bring it on I say!

And ooh.. kitties! They're all 'mirrored'! I love that. When you can run your finger down their spine, and the pattern in the fur is the exact reflection of each side of the cat. Of course, thats when you get a rather odd look from the feline, but hey.. we're humans. We're odd like that.

Hang in there. That 'we survied' dinner sounds like it will be great! Do tell on the restaurant. I love hearing about places like that!

[bunchofgrapes]

'Mirrored', huh, I never heard that before but you're right. The boys especially (the two on the right) are like that.

And work has gotten a little better. I turned everything in on Friday, did a little catch up yesterday and now I hope to be sort of off (not going into work at least) until 1 Dec. I am so excited. I have a long list of stuff I need to do around the house but mostly, I want to finish that fic! Oh, and speaking of fics, I'm still loving what you and londoncsi are doing over on the forum. The twists just keep on...twisting.

[mingsmommy.livejournal.com]

Awww...your kitties are so pretty.

I feel you on the work thing. Though I haven't been working quite as much as you have, it's still been insane.

Glad you have some fun planned for yourself though!

[bunchofgrapes]

Are you done now? Or are you still having to work weekends? My weekend work hasn't been too bad since I can do it all from home and thankfully, it's all done now. I hope.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Oh, too bad about Vegas!! I hope you get to go soon!

Dove deep moisture facial cream, SPF 15. Unscented, unrunny, and relatively cheap. Since I can't get the stuff I used in England I settle for that.

[bunchofgrapes]

I normally use Olay Regenerist but I had this sample for Clinique. I threw the rest of it out and starting taking an antihistimine for the itching. It seems to be getting better now but there for a while, I looked like I lived in the desert for 20 years and failed to moisturize. Scary.

[insanityonline1.livejournal.com]

Snow. Cold.

I'm sorry to hear about the work trouble you've been having. That's awful :( And sorry to hear about the allergic reaction too. I have sensitive skin, so I know how much of a pain that can be.

And OMG. She wrote fic. There is a god.

Kitties! Cute kitties!

[bunchofgrapes]

Snow. Awesome. Heat. Bad.

I'm a cold weather person. I hate to be hot so I love Fall and Winter and I especially love snow. Lots of it.

And OMG. She wrote fic. There is a god.

Yeah, well, it's Brass/Annie but Sofia makes an appearance and Brass/Sofia kind of gets a little mention towards the end.

[insanityonline1.livejournal.com]

Hey, with the scarcity of Brass/Sofia fics, I'll take anything I can get. Especially when you're writing it :D

[tos-lover.livejournal.com]

Okay, firstly, hello and your kitties are totally omg adorable. Secondly, WTF?? For some reason I don't get email updates when you update your page anymore.
Bummer about Vegas, we spent last weekend in L.A., and I really need to post an entry about the rain of ash we experienced all weekend.
Work blows, but at least you get the cool perks. The hockey sounds fab.
I use Clinique repairwair at night. I have this awesome book that rates all the beauty products on the market and that was the only Clinique product she recommended.

[bunchofgrapes]

I posted another pic of the adorable little darlings on my user page.

Rain of ash had to be pretty nasty. I'm guessing there was also the smell of smoke in the air?

You know, the work stuff has been very consuming and yet, I kind of like it. I don't like when it all piles on like it has over the last couple of weeks but when it all gets done, there's such a great sense of accomplishment. And no, I can't complain about the perks. It helps that the CFO knows how much I love hockey so he always tries to get tickets sent my way.

One of my co-worker friends used a Clinique body lotion and now she's got dermatitis all over her arms. Clinique = evil.