Eseme's Den

I was in Rochester on Sunday. Just Sunday, and the day was very full. But oh, it was great!

I had brunch in Ithaca with lissa_dora, which was yummy and included fun conversation. That really kept up all day, and I really loved that because I don't get to just talk to people as much as I would like (what with not having close friends in town).

Then we arrived in Rochester, and after a lightning fast trip to the mall (she shops like a guy and has mall geography- it was a thing of pure precision), we got to visit moriden. I've really missed my panther, and this made me very happy.

Then we drove to jilliko and netbard's house. Changeling! I have not LARPed since May, and the opportunity to do so was just what I needed. I took my concept from another Changeling: The Lost and had the fun of dumping a bunch of XP on her. And LARPing in a non-college setting was so much nicer- we could eat, drink, and be merry with much more ease. And what food! Oh it was great.

Sadly, I began to get something like a migraine in the middle of game. I didn't feel too bad, and certainly didn't want to miss any game. By the time we left though, I had a problem. I'd eaten a bunch of rich food (I love good food) and had a headache that included some sensitivity to light and sound and a bit of nausea. And that was before I got in a car. I get motion sickness in anything that moves, save a train. I have some medication that helps, and some extremely effective wristband things (which I wore on a bus ride earlier in the week and was fine).

But, well... the motion of the car just did me in. *sigh* I feel very guilty about that, especially as I got a brief glimpse of where I was and it seemed to be Twelve Corners. I spent most of the ride with my eyes closed. It was the most discomfort I've ever experienced over such a long period of time while traveling.

But the day I had was well worth it. Just wonderful on so many levels.

And today! I ended up staying the night at lissa_dora's since what should have been a two hour drive turned into three and a half. And after work today...

My art is here!

I ordered prints from haikujaguar and they arrived! I first asked for Forgotten Garden, which is lovely and ethereal. I also got a few mini-prints off her brand new printer which produces vivid colors. And there was a sketch! One that I will have to find online to figure out which sketch I ended up with a print of (there are MANY on her site). It's an elf, in a library!

So Much Goodness!

Just when things were perking up, what happens? More rain, which makes Kevin very happy but makes me gloomy. Which is rather odd, as I didn't really have a problem with the frequent rain in England. Hmmmm. All I want to do is curl up in bed, listen to the rain on my window, and sleep away the day. But I can't.

One of my earrings has gone missing. I was wearing them yesterday- the little silver hearts. I really like them, they are simple and lovely. But one has vanished, and I was so tired last night that I don't even remember if I took both off or just one. All I can do is bug Chatham to see if he found one in his room after World Tree. If it's gone, that makes two losses this week. I very foolishly lost my watch after the Ren Faire- the watch I've had since high school which suited me like no other. I have a new one but it's not nearly as nice at all. Why am I loosing my stuff? It's only little things, but they have value to me. I've had them both for years.

And I did something to my arm. The door of my apartment sticks badly, and the knob must be turned all the way and the door yanked to get it open. I did something wrong this morning- my arm wrenched, twisted, and a muscle on the underside stretched and burned. I really don't need this. I have some things I need to get done today for my project, and typing this hurts a bit. Typing something longer than this on the cramped little keyboard of the laptop I have to use us going to be awful (someone else's Mac died and they needed parts from mine, so I have no desktop machine since I'm at the bottom of the hierarchy).

Yesterday was nice, but today has gotten off to a rather bad start. Things must get better, besides there is D&D.