The new site works.

Why do I mention that today? Because I feel as if the universe is lobbing rocks at me. Not all of the things coming at me are bad–some are, or could be, pretty damned good. But they all require my time and attention, two things in limited supply in late August anyway. All these things are coming at me pretty damned fast, and if I don’t handle them just right…well, what isn’t bad can be made to be, and what is bad can be made much worse.

So please don’t mind if I’m distracted or you don’t see me around. I’m probably just over here, hiding under my boulder from the bad rocks, playing with the good rocks, and pressing buttons that shouldn’t be pressed.

(and yes, I missed #teaserTuesday today but I’m just not up for it today.)

The answer being no led to more stress. Half-hearted and miserable job-hunting. Wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then–a miracle! The good people of this fair city decided the state legislature was a pack of howling lunatics (pretty much, they are) and that education should not be chopped into radish roses or the like. My hours were not slashed. My income remained intact.

For three weeks after the news, I held it together. I’ve been scrimping, yes, but not saving–for months I’ve thrown every spare dime at my debt–and until I got a real paycheck, we were not out of the woods.

Friday I got paid. Not only that, but my friend who has cheered me on for months as I worked to get healthier insisted on sending me shopping for pretty clothes.

I spent. I spent what she gave me, and then I spent a bit more. I went to Starbucks. I went to Long John Silver’s. I went to Woot.com. I went to the grocery store. I took the kid for a haircut.

I haven’t overspent yet. It was a close call, though, and if the weekend had gone on one more day it probably would have happened. As it is, I’ll have to spend some of the money I’d meant to devote to Yaoi-Con on bills instead. (That was how I bought the camera at Woot.com–with the thought that I could take much BETTER bishie pictures with a 15x zoom and a wide-angle lens.)

So this is my official notice to myself. After I buy a bulletin board (no, really–I must have it) I stop spending. Back to the scrimping I go, but this time–oh, this time it’s for the bishies.

This time it’s going to happen. I’ll do anything for the bishies. Especially since the incredible awesome HamletMachine is going to be there. SQUEE!

I will make it. I will. Another week and things will calm down a bit.

Perhaps I should clean my (home) desk off. In preparation for being able to do something.

Speaking of clean desks–today at work a teacher knocked over my coffee. It was in a travel mug, so I was able to save some. The rest I quickly surrounded with paper towels and was in the process of mopping when I knocked over my water.

It was not in a lidded cup. I got piles of important papers, my purse, my library book, my lunch…augh.

Sorry for another meaningless blog post. This one is much better.

Which is a good thing, as I have so very much to do.

In other news–wait, is there other news? *consults the oracle*

Umm…Adam Lambert is awesome. For Dummies books are incredibly useful. My brother won’t tell me what host my blog is on. (Did you get my email, big brother?)

I am eating better than I have in years, but my scale refuses to acknowledge this.

Two days running, one of our buses has broken down, and though I stayed at work a little late to get some stuff done, I instead spent an hour or more answering the phone to tell terrified parents their children were fine. Also to take abuse for not making the buses run properly, apparently.

In other other news, Johnny Weir is amazing, and this is only one example.