Ugh ... and a Little Summing Up ...

Feeling less than coherent today. I woke up knowing it would rain. How did I know, you ask? Well, my sinuses told me so. Yeah, so not fun.

I've been stumbling around the house all day (OK, not really, but it feels that way) with a monster of a headache. It stared out as a "simple" sinus thing. I use that term very loosely, because, as anyone with sinus issues knows, there is nothing simple about it. The good news is that the sinuses aren't throbbing quite so badly. The bad news is that I think this headache might be heading into migraine territory. I know I should just give up and lie down, but there is so much I want to do. And I have so little truly "free" time. So, I'll probably keep going, stubbornly refusing to acknowledge my headache until it knocks me on my butt, but good. Hopefully I'll get at least a couple of things accomplished before that happens. I am going to go take a Motrin in just a moment, though. Maybe it'll help, if I catch things quickly enough.

My houseguests left yesterday, so the house is, once again, "mine". My daughter quickly asserted her domination over the living space by "decorating" it to her personal tastes. Yep. Toys all over the place, on all three floors. Usually, I would pick up as soon as she got done playing in one room, but I just haven't felt like it. So, the toys are there for the time being. Hopefully, I'll get a little burst of energy over the weekend and at least get the remaining clutter straightened. I have to put away the kiddo's toys, plus undo all the cluttering that my guests did. I have about a week or two before my mom comes for her visit. Yep. May is a busy month at my house this year. o.O

I found this Aya image that I loved on my computer. I had downloaded it a long time ago, and it's got to be one of my fave images of him. So, I decided to play around with making a wallpaper out of it. It's been ages since I last made one of these things. Probably at least a year, maybe longer. In working on this one, I remembered why I stopped. Because I suck. Yes, when it comes to graphic arts, I am made of fail. *sigh* Ah well ... I'll keep plugging away at it. Maybe I'll come up with something. In the meantime, it gives me a good excuse to stare at a favorite picture of my favorite (so very not real - more's the shame) anime boy. Thus, life is good.

I recently got my Rinkya package in, as well as a lovely little Aya cel that I purchased from a dear friend. So, I did a gallery update. I posted links in a friends post (thanx to the RS troll issues I had been having), but thought I would include a shout-out here, too. I know of a few folks who drop by here and either don't have an LJ account, or don't log in.

I got a bit more done on my original fic. Still plugging away on it, little by little. I currently have this idea for a WK fanfic screaming away in my brain. Stupid story is so insistent it's starting to write itself in my head. So, I may have to suspend original fic efforts for a day or two so that I can write it and just be done with it. *screams at fic idea* GET OUT OF MY HEAD, DAMN YOU!!

We had a fun little outing to Borders last night. Fun, because hubby came, too, and he took the kiddo upstairs to look at her books, leaving me free to browse. Almost an entire hour, spent quietly browsing in my favorite book store. It was practically Heaven on Earth. Heh. I also found the latest book in the "Fortress" series by C.J. Cherryh: Fortress of Ice. I was totally pumped. I love that series, and didn't even realize there was a new book out for it. Yes, I'm out of touch. >.O

And, that's it from my corner of the universe. Boring, right? Yeah, I know. Boring. =P