crossover_chick | Not A Great Thursday

-->Slept badly, with multiple wake-ups and a dream where I ended up drinking a glass of water, only to realize near the bottom it had soap in it (because it's not enough I worry about coronavirus, I also have to worry about accidentally consuming cleaning product)

-->Already hot and sticky when I got up this morning, and I ended up taking an unnecessary jacket because it was supposed to rain by the time I came home (it did rain, but only after I GOT home)

-->Again having to avoid people at work who aren't wearing their masks; also one of my coworkers got nearly close enough to touch while taking something from me and I had to resist the urge to swear at him

-->Another one of those days where it felt like shit was piling up on me and I didn't have a lot of direction of what I should be doing -- at least I got a bunch of reversals and such I needed to get done, done. . .not as much on the updates bin as I wanted, though. . .

-->Came home and had a bit of a crying breakdown in front of my parents because everything had piled up and -- I'm just so SICK of having the normal stresses of my job PLUS the worries about COVID! Fucking hell, I seriously do want to go back to how it was in April. . .yeah, maybe staying at home would have gotten old, but at least I would have felt safe!

-->And then I did my workout and went to take my shower to discover my period had started -- though admittedly it had only JUST started, so I was able to wash the blood out of my panties without issue, and I'm as relieved as I am annoyed because I'm certain the stupid thing is late and I was getting really wound up about it not showing up

So yeah, I'm kind of in a mood. An exhausted, cranky, slightly paranoid mood. *deep sigh* At least tomorrow's a half day. . .and I'm already planning on taking next Friday off. I just. . .I need more long weekends. And I mean properly long, not just an extra half day. Ugh.

At least the afternoon was a little better:

-->Did get in my workout, as I stated above. Not a long one, but ten minutes of exercise is better than none! And it helped me justify eating some cake later.

-->Wrote some more on "Secundus 2" Chapter 10 -- it has been largely a bunch of dramatic appearances, starting with the engineer whose train Buford and Barkis hijacked, and going on through Mayor Gillin, Alice, and finally Doc. Got a nice big dramatic moment coming up which might end out the chapter -- we'll see!

-->Watched a couple of YouTube videos:

A) Back to "Rags to Redevelopment" – did you know that the series has gone on long enough that Ambrose was on the verge of becoming an ELDER? O.o Seriously! James had to very hastily buy a potion of youth to keep him an adult. Ambrose may not have the most parts to his LP, but he's definitely experienced the most time! But then again, he's been very busy. He FINALLY got his coveted promotion at work (took a lot of concept drafting and a lot of reading logic books), but he still lacks the recipe for an electronic upgrade part. James is getting le frustrated. XD At least he's getting a decent supply whenever he upgrades or repairs his generators! And five out of six are now unbreakable, which is good. :) Mostly, though, the struggle continues, with him desperately trying to keep his needs up as he works to craft enough things to meet his aspiration and forces himself to eat food he actually paid for, ugh. (He's a Freegan and hates spending money. Or making it. Money in general, really.) One day you will actually experience the "riches" part of this LP, Ambrose! One day. . .not that you'll appreciate it with that trait, but still. :p

B) And I followed that up with the latest from OXBox – 7 more skills they couldn't believe you had to unlock! Some of them are actually harder than they look (like retrieving arrows from what you've shot them into, as the archers in the comments pointed out, or whistling, as Andy himself found from personal experience), but I totally agree that smashing pots is something that should come naturally to Link no matter the game. XD

-->Did my queue for Valice Multiverse (another bunch of anon asks, though I've been watching my friend's blog very carefully in case something's on there that I didn't see before), and now it's time to answer comments on here and then head to bed. Hoping I sleep better tonight. . .now that my period's started, maybe a few of my hormones will calm down. Fingers crossed, anyway. *sigh* I just want tomorrow to be better. I'm so sick of -- well, everything, at this point. Just gotta remember, weekend is only a few hours away. . .it's a cleaning weekend, but fuck it, any weekend better than none. Night all.