what not to do when PMSing and deliberately skipping meds for a day

Long subject line, but oh well. It's all relevant. anyhow, what not to do when both those things--or probably either of those things, really--are true.

Don't read angsty post-war Tab/Shifty fic, or... angsty post-war Tab/anyone fic, probably. Good lord, I haven't got the link, but reading 'Letters from Kokomo' about knocked me over. I'm not so much with the Tab/Shifty, but the imagery... jeez. All I could think of after reading Tab's last letter to Shifty in that fic was the line at the end of "Points" that ran something like 'Everybody lost touch with Floyd Talbert' until shortly before he died. Good lord, that combination made me cry! I actually went "Awww Tab, sweetheart," just before I shut that browser window. This is why I don't generally like thinking about any of Easy post-war. Trying to reconcile Talbert the lovable scamp with charm enough for miles even with the fictionalized account of him dropping out of sight... good gods, that's rough. And to think that in some way or another, that really was something RL!Tab did... yeah, thanks for making me cry, fic. Ow.

Needless to say, and only slightly off topic, if that'd been a Roe fic I wouldn't have been much use at all to anyone for a little while there. that's horrible of me to say, looking at the rest of this entry, but it's still true.

On the (sort of?) plus side, I've had a plotbunny... or maybe it's a plot demon bunny, not sure... hit me on the head thanks to that story and a few others. It, combined with the aforementioned fic, the skipping meds for a day the better to not run entirely out days before I can get a refill, and the PMSing... yeah, the whole lot made me cry again. In the words of... who was that again? "Way to go, Smithy!" Anyhow. There may be fic of my own in future. It'll be Tab/Smithy because dang, that pairing's gotten more and more intriguing lately, possibly angsty in places, also possibly post-war in places even though I said I don't generally go there, and rather more... adult than is my usual. Gasp. :) Now to get into the right headspace -- and find the courage! to actually write the thing.

Definitely a plot demon bunny, yeah. *shuts up now I've gotten all this written down, finally*

and here's the *proper* update

Now that I've rambled on about fictional things, you guys get the RL-type update. Life continues to go well over here, though I still can't seem to find a kitty-friendly apartment in this city grrr! Still looking, of course. My window garden's growing like it's half a dozen pots full of weeds rather than herbs, with the possible exception of the Puerto Rican oregano... uh-oh. Not sure exactly what to do there. It's not like it hasn't been taken care of. *puzzles a bit* I also wish my lavender would hurry up and flower already. It smells amazing, but there aren't any flowers about. Hopefully soon. Anyhow, I'm juuuust about to have basil coming out my ears, so there will definitely be pesto in the near future in this house. There will also be sharing of said basil with Susan and Rachel, as I offered and they accepted. I doubt I'll be using the lot on my own, so yeah. *shares*

that's probably enough garden-y rambling from my end, hm? :) Let's see. Today in particular... electric bill paid, possible new Her turn collective member called and invited to Sunday's show, further plans for the Mirror Lake trip next week made... Oh yeah. If folks need me for whatever reason during the earlier half of next week, they're going to be rather out of luck. Mom, Katie and I are taking a trip to Mirror Lake State Park over the solstice. In a word: :D! We've had tentative plans in the works for this for a couple months, and things are finally coming together. There will be geocaching, and there will be general camping-type fun, and there will be seeing of the best friend for the second time within a year yay! considering the last time I saw her before a few weeks ago was my graduation, and the fact that even though Madison and Whitewater aren't all that far apart it's quite the distance when neither of us drive, that's a totally sensible thing to squee about. It'll be one darn amazing way to spend Midsummer, I'll say that much right now. :)

*ponders* Oh yeah! the one thing I didn't do yet tonight: Dinner! Duh, Charlie. Must go remedy that. *scarpers*