Though I lack your power, I will still persist.

I don't think anything else needs to be said.

(I couldn't get the camera on my phone to work, so I scanned it instead. That's how much I needed to share this with you.)

Things I have done since this time last week that I can maybe be a little happy about (and probably would have made posts about at the time if I hadn't been so busy/tired):

• Was even more useful than I normally am at volunteering
• Tried not to back down during conversations just because people didn't want to hear what I was saying (I may have failed, but I did try)
• Sat through Avatar, even though I didn't actually want to, because I knew it would make someone else happy (I knew about the issues, but no-one warned me about how boring and predictable it was)
• Ordered a copy of Final Fantasy X-2 for myself as a present, and still don't feel guilty about it
• Saw myself in the mirror while only in my underwear and did not cringe
• Allowed myself to sleep for longer when I really needed to

[Edit] Also, I started myself a thread in dingsi's You're So Sexy meme, so that you can give me compliments and stuff tomorrow, if you so desire. Or you could start your own thread so I can compliment you, which is why I'm mentioning it in the first place.
(I'm totally using it as an exercise in how to take compliments - I'm pretty sure that's not what it's there for, but I need to learn to do that before I can use it as something to make me feel good about myself on bad days. Baby steps.)

Yesterday sucked in a stuck-inside all day waiting for a parcel that didn't come kind of way.

In a way, today was bound to seem kind of awesome in comparison.

Awesome things that happened today:

• My parcel turned up! It contained two pairs of trousers and a top (and two bras that didn't fit, but we'll talk more about those in a minute).
  • I got to go outside afterwards!
    • And it was sunny!
• Went to return the bras that didn't fit, and swapped them for two bras of the same size, which actually do fit. No, I don't get it either.

So basically, today is awesome because I got clothes and was allowed out of the house.

This is the list of things I could have done today, but didn't (because I wasn't prepared for being allowed out of the house), and will have to do tomorrow instead:

• Post fizzyblogic's DVDs
• Post miss_odalisque's necklace
• Buy new trainers

For the record, my weekend was awesome. It involved being with two people (and a cat who's pretty much a people) who I care about a lot, listening to Adam Lambert for the first time (while not my usual scene, I did quite like what I heard), and watching the Wizard of Oz for the first time (I've been told about the book, and I just daren't read it now), and failing miserably at Guitar Hero (half the songs I tried just sounded like noise, but my one working ear feels like it needs to pop/has water in it/something like that, which might be why), and I got a present, which I'm not going to tell you about until I can get it to work (the manufacturer seems to actively hate the idea of someone actually using this product, judging by how hard it is to open the battery compartment).

Anyway, I'm on my way home now, which is probably why the sun is shining. Seriously, not a cloud in the sky. Which is typical, considering it was raining all weekend.

Talking of sun, am I the only adult in the world whose reaction to bright sunlight is to sneeze? I've heard of kids doing it, but they all grew out of it, and I never did. Also, I'm the only person on this bus who's wearing sunglasses, which makes me seem even weirder. Except it also makes everyone around me seem weird, because this is some bright sunlight.

Oooh, wind turbines.

My therapist called me earlier (just as I was getting on the bus, because that's what Sod's Law is) to tell me that my next appointment is next Tuesday at 2:30. Or, at least, that's what I think she said. I'd better phone her back later to check. Here's hoping she won't mind.

I've noticed that, for Dreamwidth's first (open beta) anniversary, people are planning meetups. And while some people would like to go to said meetups, they can't for some reason (location, money, time, accessibility, nerves, etc).

My proposed solution: a virtual meetup!



PS: Poll is just to see if anyone else but me is even vaguely interested in this idea, and is not a binding contract - agreeing to anything in this poll does not mean that you actually have to do anything.

I'm bored and having a bad day. One random link on Twitter later, and presto! I remember what makes me happy: the existence of geeky people who like pi as much as I do, but are much more creative.

So, here are ten pi-based things I'd like to buy right now:

( Today's post is brought to you by the number pi... )

Just for fun, here's a small list (with pictures!) of things that make me happy.

( It makes me happy... )

Who wants to see how people in the media should report on events where the main focus is on a trans person?

If the answer is you, then follow the link to this post at Questioning Transphobia.

[Note: there's a video and a transcript at the other end of that link. I love it when people add transcripts to video posts with the minimum of fuss. I mean, I understand if people can't add transcripts (due to posting in a rush, or just not having the skills to transcribe things), but it does make me happy when they're there.]

You know, I've posted a fic a day so far this year. No, seriously: January 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. I didn't plan it, and I don't think it'll last long tbh. Still, it's a nice thing to be able to say I've done.

Ummm, what else to say? I had a great day yesterday - went shopping even though there was snow and everything. You know those days where everything goes well and the world is beautiful? It was one of those. Well, right until my tin opener broke, but you can't have everything.

Anyways, how's you? ♥

( Decision #1: About LiveJournal )

( Decision #2: About Facebook )

I'm going to try to sort out both of these by December 31st, so that I can start the New Year without them hanging over my head.


While I'm here, I'd like to give a shout out to everyone who was so nice yesterday about LJ's genderfail. I read some genuinely lovely posts and comments yesterday (including some on my network) which made me feel so accepted for who and what I am, despite most of the world not having cottoned on to that idea yet. I might make a more detailed post about that later if I remember, but I wanted to make sure I said a big THANK YOU to everyone who was so wonderful about it ♥