So I think I'm going to reread the Chronicles of Chrestomanci while I'm stuck in the car for twelve hours over the next four days. I've got all three of the paired novels and I'm in the mood for some crazy worldhopping magical antics. Dianna Wynne Jones FTW.

...until then though, I'm going to read all the White Collar fic posted for Yuletide and kind of be sad that no one writes Moz because he's pretty awesome! And continue burning DVDs for my brother, who did thank me, so I feel a lot better about that now. A little gratitude goes a long way. I really don't ask for much. xD


I realized, not today, but recently, that I have been scared about more things and for less rational reasons lately and I don't know what to do to stop that. It's not fun living with my heart in my throat and with worst-case scenarios playing out behind my eyelids all the time. The last time I couldn't stop thinking about unlikely disasters, I had to take a medical leave from college because I was such an anxious mess. I don't want to go back to those days.

Does anyone know any good tips for forcing your mind off a bad track and onto a better one?

It's 4:40 am and I'm posting... must be a complaint.

Actually, I'm not kvetching about being awake. This is a choice I made, mostly to finish doing as much DVD stuff for my brother as I can, partly to go through the Yuletide archives while I still can (because let's be honest, even with a laptop I know I'm not going to get much reading done while I'm surrounded by my extended family), a little bit so I can snuggle with my cat before I leave for a week.

I do have one complaint, though. I have a song stuck in my head. Not just any song, no, this is a particularly annoying one.

I can't get "Gangster Love" by Snoop Dogg out of my head and it is going to drive me fucking insane.

And people wonder why I hate listening to the radio! I am a music snob for a reason: to keep shit like this from happening.

I got three pillows and a blanket for Christmas and I am going to go put them all to good use in a few minutes. I just had to share my misery with the world.

And I'm off to Maine until Monday, then into Plattsburgh until Saturday.

I will have my laptop, so undoubtedly you will be hearing from me in the next seven days, I just like to mark the occasion of my leaving with a post every time. It's traveling tradition!

Don't break the internet while I'm gone, guys. xD

I am in Maine! And we all survived the car ride. It was kind of sketchy between my sisters a couple of times, but we made it.

Tomorrow, three of my aunts, some of my cousins, and two second cousins (infants! agh!) will be arriving here. There will be, no lie, right about 20 people in this house. I have no fucking idea where people are going to sleep, but as long as I can stake out a couch I'm fine.

I started writing White Collar fic in the car. We'll see where this goes. I also finished rewatching the series and my god the last twenty seconds of the last episode will never NOT make me flail around helplessly.