Oh good grief ...

[blamebrampton]

This week remains unhelpful.

Finger is broken (though not badly, all will be well once it stops hurting), then poor young Heath, and now MY MAGAZINE HAS FOLDED!

Now, I do not grow deeply attached to titles and workplaces for the very reason that I am familiar with the vagaries of publishing, but I really enjoyed working there and it was with the smartest and most interesting team I had ever encountered. So ... BUGGER!

Will be fine, there is redundancy pay so I do not need to dip into savings, and I also have three weeks' leave even after the hols, just ... BUGGER!

At least I can now spend a few more days in New Zealand than I looked like being able to. That's good. And if the pay-out comes through quickly and some writing gigs fall into place, I can make it up to Welly for a bit and badger people for more work! And June in Paris is back on the agenda! So really, there are plenty of silver linings, I'll just miss my workmates.

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[spark-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

Aww, it's summer over there! :wants it: I'll love any summer dress right now.

We study the bones with actual bones here, and let me tell you, no one non-medical wanted in my room while I was on bones. :g: But once during study party we did a fun re-enactment of the Hamlet-with-the-skull scene.... :cheeky:

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Doctor Tracy did that, too! She also used me as her homework for her trauma injury course. She received a high distinction. I'll say in her defence that she helped me bathe after the nasty taxi incident and provided chocolate after the foot disaster, so I was more than just a guinea pig! (I actually have very strong bones, I'm just prepared to test them to and past their limits, often involuntarily)

Is stinky humid, you may have it ...

[spark-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

Damn. The people I use as educational help are always complaining and most unwilling! I'm ready to provide more than chocolate too :g:

We have two feet of snow. :/ How about I give you half of mine, you give me half of yours and we both end up with reasonable, mild weather? :crafty:

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

If I have another major trauma you will be the first person I call!

It's nearly four am and it is still too hot to sleep. Will very happily average!

[spark-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

:g: Sadly, I'm a bit too far away to come at a minute's notice and coo calmingly at you.

Yeah, I know, we had that sort of summer - and it was wtf hot for our region. I wanted to shed my skin all the time. But it was a perfect day today -despite the two remaining feet of snow- blue skies and bright sun, and we did snowmen.

...

Okay, we didn't do them, made them, but that was an interesting image anyway. :g: My brain's too sleepy to type foreign languages.