Saturday, November 08, 2008

Hanging on, waiting for the oil rubdown please...

There is the good news and bad news. Bad news is I DID NOT GET LAID!!!!! No SEX! Sorry, did I let that slip out. I meant to keep that under wraps. The truth is that I have been working since Friday at 9:00 am until now. First I did and then posted 34-36 postcards and a couple packages. Plus I did the laundry (two loads, exciting stuff that – then hanging it to dry – woo hoo! When you only have ONE pair of jeans and ONE sweats, I tend to make sure they don’t get all high water on me by shrinking!).

And I went to Port Angeles, worked, over there on some projects (top secret stuff, naw, just finishing up the postcards). And then I went, and got my packages, of which a couple were missing (boo!) and there were some pleasant surprises (yah!) of which we may have to put up a picture of one and say, “If you sent this to me, WHO ARE YOU?” – because I don’t recognize some things – but that is normal for me.

I also went to the big Hello Kitty Sale and got some cool Hello Kitty swag (I can HEAR you MALES rolling your eyes from here). By the way, if you EVER want to sneak tons of stuff through Customs, just get a girl who is super chipper in a wheelchair holding a bag of Hello Kitty stuff and talking on and on about how great the sale is – they can’t wait to get you out of there. They will even PUSH you out, as you are saying, “But wait, I didn’t show you the cool stationary sets!” However, you say the word, “Computer Game” or “Electronics” and every male is fixed on you and you are in the little detention booth because that stuff is VALUABLE! Right.

I will post some pictures of my swag tomorrow if I can. We had a not so great experience coming back when the boat stopped all engines and DRIFTED for like 20 minutes. Not so exciting as whales. However, Cheryl has returned from her top secret federal training in a remote facility and literally in James Bond style, came from her prop engine plane, stepped off and 20 minutes later was with us on the Coho Ferry. Wow; Cheryl, super agent! Of course Cheryl and I are beginning to act like REAL sisters, which means we are mocking each other, driving each other nuts on road trips, arguing over what songs to play and the like. Sort of like this picture here, where I (tall) am trying to expose her bum while she is pulling my ribbons. Naughty Cheryl, teasing is what I do to others!

I have decided to increase my “Moe” factor. “Moe” is another anime, manga thing where you are ‘cute’ and can’t really be defined, but for instance clumsy girls who apologize in this formal way and then hit their head again, are “Moe.” Since I am actually losing brain power, when I don’t know something, instead of getting aggressive and defensive; because I feel like an idiot. I have a new plan. I am going to try to be “Moe” which is making my eyes REALLY big, looking totally innocent and then saying something that indicates I am hanging on every word while understanding nothing. The advantage is that guys and gals buy me things and I get away with murder. See, here is a Moe girl. She is cute, but clumsy, and even though the guy is rolling his eyes…he is STILL waiting….because she is “moe.” Don’t worry, since I have the loss of motor function, being clumsy is easy for me. And besides, most “Moe” girls are actually the brainy ones.

I just finished many, many hours and a couple days work pricing my books, and they are going to the antique book faire tomorrow. There were a few surprises ("The cheapest copy is WHAT? $180, oh lets put $150 on and make someone happy!"). Whether those ones will sell, I can't say, I have to hope they do, instead of the $7 books. But also sold some money in clothes which will go to buy new clothes!

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I believe that something GREAT is coming. Can you see the excitement on my face? Yes, something wonderful. Because, my skin has finally died, or is dying, all of it, on my forearms. This means…yes! I NEED oil massages on my arms and legs for MEDICINAL reasons! So, I have high hopes for tomorrow night, some oil massages at the least. Since as Cheryl says, she can always go read downstairs or put in her ipod. I just have to hope Linda doesn’t find some work comp thing where a guy built like a fridge called Sven comes and does it (I know this might be a hetero dream but is like my NIGHTMARE). La la la, oil massages in my future (“It’s medicinal!”).

Have a spanking weekend, oops another of those little repressed Freudian slips, I mean have a grand weekend (Be honest, you thought I was going to go for “wanking” didn’t you! No, I do not do that, I went to the ‘proper schools!’ I have class!)

Spanking! Then Boobies! (afterplay is teasing Cheryl! And eating pumpkin loaf - it arrived Wendryn!)

23 comments:

Michelle said...

So glad you had a great day!

rachelcreative said...

You know I just figured out (I am slow I'm afraid) that your postcard project makes you a philanthropist. Add it to your list of things that makes you YOU. You enrich the lives of others for the reward of just being able to.

It was the pricing on your books that made me think about it. I know you are getting (fingers crossed) financial gain from selling your books but I think their value to you is beyond the money. So to give that value away to others, and added to that to give a great monetary price tag - you really have got that philanthropic vibe going on.

Sorry you didn't get all that you wanted out of your weekend (ahem cough cough). It's good to hear you in good spirits.

Oh and I wondered if you could cook Linda lasagne by proxy? So you sit in a cool part of the kitchen (yer right) and instruct an assistant step by step. Sort of remote control cooking. It's not quite the same but I have used Mr Creative as a camera remote control from time to time - usually when he needs to lie on the floor to get a shot for me ;o)

wendryn said...

Sounds like you had some fun, at least, even if you didn't get laid! :P

Good luck selling the books!

I'm glad the pumpkin bread came. I hope all of you enjoy it!

Massages sound very nice, even if the reason for them isn't any fun at all.

Lene Andersen said...

Even when you get abducted for fun, you keep working. Ever looked up the definition of VACATION?? Means no work. None at all. Lolling about, snogging, eating yummy foods, snogging some more... Just sayin', in case you'd forgotten. ;)

Now go do that. And have a great time!

Neil said...

Sounds like a great trip, Hello Kitty and all. Well except for the no-sex part. Maybe the oily massages will help with that. Though dead skin isn't great, you have a wonderful way of explaining the good side of it.

Swag from the Port Angeles post office is wonderful; I'm sorry that there was nothing from me this time - I'll try to fix that for the next trip.


Love and hugs,
Neil

Anna said...

STOP BLOGGING MAKE OUT INSTEAD
:)

Abi said...

Well, I have a good line in oils with which I can rub. I am also very good at rubbing, apparently...

Lisa Moon said...

Oooh, I have naughty images that cross the lesbian girls' night party picture with the oil massages... :P oh, my!!

I'm sorry I've not been commenting the last couple of days; I've been tired from pain (not like you don't get that one!) and then I will read your blog in bed at times... but this wee thing I've been loaned in lieu of a laptop is NOT comment-friendly... typing my name takes forever!

SO I must catch up and read what I've missed. Typical that I would wind up missing something smutty, too, drat it! :)

Very glad you had a little getaway, although a drifting ferry sounds rather alarming!

Anonymous said...

I've been reading your blog for a few months but have never commented. I just tried to send you an email (post card request and chit chat) to the address listed on the postcard project blog and it was returned. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Stephanie said...

I really like how you're turning your skin dying into a positive. Just... yeah, no Sven. I may be heterosexual but he doesn't sound cool at all. He sounds SCARY.

I also had to laugh when you reported that after being abducted you worked on postcards. That's really awesome of you and everything, but somehow I had gotten the impression that being abducted meant you got to spend time with Linda? Maybe you both worked on the postcards, I don't know. Definitely get her to do the oil massages though. Hope you had a great weekend!

Elizabeth McClung said...

Anon: Well, I had several people's emails come through just today for postcard requests from the same site - I suggest using all lowercase and sending to mpshiel at hotmail.com (at replaced with @ - no spaces in between) - this is honestly the first time I have had an email ping back but with this being an almost long weekend perhaps the servers were busy that minute.

Raccoon said...

I think someone has had too much sugar.

I think I'd prefer a woman for a massage, as well. Actually, I know I'd prefer a cute female...

And sorry about the lack of uhm... romance. Yeah, romance. I'll stick with that.

Linda, if she's frustrated, and frustration causes stress, and stress causes lots of problems, then logically wouldn't it be a good thing to take care of the frustration?

Ann of the Incredible Gift said...

Very glad there is good news. Especially glad you enjoyed the Hello Kitty sale.

I'm very sorry you need to sell your books. But I hope you get what you need from the sale.

I hope the oil massage person meets your approval and does a good job. I suppose I could do massage, but I'm rather far, on the other coast of north america, for it to do you much good. Sorry.

I'll pass on the spanking, thank you, but I like a little teasing. *chuckle*

Drake said...

Hi there Beth!

I am throwing rocks at the GPRS reception at the coast... I had to fly down, on very short notice, to the coast for work and wouldn't you believe it, my GPRS connection was so bad, I couldn't surf! AAARGH!

But believe me, there wasn't a moment go by that I wasn't thinking of you.

Developer - "Error ??? when I do ?"

Me - "Ok, let me look at it." (I wonder what Beth has written...)

Me - "Try it now..." (I hope she is ok...)

Developer - "Ok, working now"

Me - "Great" (I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH BETH!)

Somehow, I don't know... I had a suspicion about you having had a very nasty experience, even before really "talking" to you...apart from your health... Sometimes, I fall back to my "pagan" beliefs and way of thinking...when premenisions and
empathy seems to be more than just wishful thinking. It might just be the Bipolar talking too, but feelings is sometimes so strong, it doesn't seem like it's my mind playing tricks on me.

At any rate, I never mentioned it, as I think I know you as someone who would speak of something if they wanted to and would tell people about something if they wanted people to know about it.

Know, that even though I can hardly relate to what you must have been through your life, that I understand...I feel for you (Even though, somehow, that seems like it's not the right thing to say...) and I CARE about you.

Yes, you are dying. Yes, you have been hurt by more than just one single event but by life it self. There is so many different ways that we can be abused, hurt, tortured, raped and you have seen more than most could ever comprehend. Yet, I will care for you for as long as I can...even after you are gone...

It is not just because your heart stops beating or your nightmares would most likely give me a heart-attack or that you might fly away at any moment. It is not just because we share a similar disorder... It is not even only because you open up your heart to others... but because you allow others ... and me ... to open their hearts to you and care about you. It is because you can teach this world so much about caring for others yet you have so little time to do it and still you are doing it.

They say that most artists are only recognised once they are dead. To me, that is a tragic loss...for their message is never truely seen for what it is. People only value portraits because they know, there will not be any more. They don't value it for it's beuty or it's meaning...but because it is "rare" and they can make money from it.

You, are precious...not because you are dying and that once you are gone people will stand in awe of what you did...but because you are Beth...because of what you share with me, show me and challenge me with. Because of what you mean to other people ... people half a world away ... and people right next to you.

I stand in awe of you ... and you challenge me to do one better. I am trapped but you taunt me, saying, "So why don't you just escape?". I am stuck on a high cliff and you tell me "So, would you rather just sit here in sollitude, wasting away for eternity, rather than taking the chance of climbing down and actually getting down?"

Why is it so easy...to take risks, when you have nothing to lose, yet one is so afraid of making a change when you have things that you like and are not willing to sacrifice for the greater good.

A day gone by without doing anything, is a day gone by.

A day spent climbing back up, after risking and falling, is a day spent learning.

A day spent risking and not falling, is worth a year of risks.

If you spend your days, looking at your goal through binoculars, you will eventually achieve nothing...

If you spend your days, moving forward and risk falling, you have at the very least learned how to stand up again...

No one person's days are always filled with sweet smelling roses, laughs and naughty squirrels... And expecting to get candy every day, will only make you a spoilt brat.

So thank you for not spoiling me ;D

* HUGS & LOVE *

thea said...

I love the idea of Cheryl turning into James Bond. Does she get all sorts of cool top-secret equipment? Maybe now she moves in the world of the squirrels she can be one of their secret agents 'Park ranger by day, Undercover Squirrel by night!'.

And I am scared by the idea of your skin dying; is this because of not enough blood flow in your limbs? It sounds like this is a progression of bad shit. Is it different from what's been happening with the Raynaud's so far? If I was even remotely close enough I would offer to help with these physical things any way possible. As it is, I feel rather helpless about it.

Tammy said...

I had a long comment yesterday, and I think blogger ate it. *sigh*
Recap- i AM a moe. Holy cow, finally an anime character I can totally relate to. I am a klutz to the max in every way imaginable. I have found if you just act a bit ditzy and laugh it off, people do just roll their eyes and go on.
I had every intention of spending the day doing laundry, my most dreaded chore, but nope, that was not to be. I spent the day in the ER with Hubby. He has freak kidneys(horse-shoe is what they are called, but then more issues on top of that) and he had kidney stones. Hey, at least he was pleasant when they started the morphine. So...I'm home today with sick hubby and have to kill the laundry monster. Yuck.
I'm thrilled you had a great weekend. I hope you got your oil rubdown.

yanub said...

Dang, so does Cheryl get her own comic book now? And, oh my, does this make you and Linda the best friends and family who will forever be targetted by Cheryl's evil foes? Hmmm. Explains a lot.

Score on the Hello! Kitty bonanza. So it ain't sex. Good shopping has it's own very pleasant rewards, and can be talked openly about in more places.

Now, about the oil...anything in particular have to be used? Because I see all the time these wonderful massage oils that I never get because they would do me no good. They just remain on the shelf, unbought because my social life is, um, not exciting.

Caroline said...

It is great to hear you so upbeat - hope the weekend lived up to expectations ;o)

Neil said...

If there are ANY pictures of you from this weekend, they'd better show you and Linda locked at the lips. Not that I want to be known as a voyeur, or want to be intrusive; but if you're going to show how much fun you had, you'd show yourself snogging Linda. Or at least gazing lovingly and soulfully into eah other's eyes.

Seriously, Beth, postcards are wonderful, but your relationship with your partner is the most important one. If you don't look after your love, and your lover, you're going about life and death all wrong. Okay?

Still loving and hugging virtually,
Neil

Veralidaine said...

Oh dear, I'm getting worried, no Beth since Saturday? That's a very long oil massage. Are you there and as OK as can be expected?

mental mosaic said...

Sometimes I read your blog and I just can't think of the right things to say, but I enjoy your posts and find myself thinking back on them later, like meaningful dreams.

I've gotta say those oil massages sound awfully nice, though... I hope you get some lovely ones soon (no Svens, of course!)

~Tui

Drake said...

I hope you get some oil rub-downs soon ;D. If you don't, I will just have to hop a plane and come and do it. At least, I am no Sven, but unfortunately, I don't have any boobies either ...

I am in some ways like you...and like you say... in that I proved people wrong when they said I couldn't do programming as I am no good at math's or that there is no future in programming or that one couldn't play the piano without any formal training and without any sheet music or that the way the code is written is the best way that it could be done ...

I hear you and agree with you. There is always more than one way to do anything in this life. People only write rule books so they have it easy in doing things, it doesn't mean it HAS to be done that way...people just think it does and get upset when you do the same thing they can do, only in a different way.

Physically, I need to find my strength... and maybe some guts as well, in doing the things I have always wanted to.

Somehow, things just seem to "conspire" to keep me away from certain things. This is where it gets weird though as you and I have a lot of common interests... I was enrolling in an Epee class when my knee gave out on me ... I could get my knees fixed so I can do that but the doctors don't want to. They are afraid that I am going to lose most of my mobility in my knees.

After that, I was looking into Archery when my wrist problems started. I could do it, untill my wrist finally gives in and just get them to fuse the bugger... but that would mean no more piano/keyboard as I wouldn't have the articulation in my wrists I need to play properly.

In that aspect, I am at least pushing my self. I have a couple of songs I am trying to get out of rough-sketch and into work in progress.

On the pain...well, there is only so much they can do. Chondro and Osteo is not reverseable... they can only try and halt it but they can't take away the existing. I am however taking Arthritis supplements that does help quite a bit...except for rainy days like today... My wrist constantly burns and my whole body ache's all over.

My major criterea in terms of Marfan's, is my heart, and eyes and I need to go for checkups on both every six months to monitor for any changes/problems.

Most of my pain stems from joint problems due to lax legiments and in terms of that, apart from torn ligements in my knee due to abnormal movement during dislocation, my legiments and tendons are too lax to actually tear, so unlike you, I am on the "elastic" side, rather than the "rigid" side?

It's ironic...as I was going to say that mostly I am in not too bad shape and sometimes wonder wether I truely have huge pain issues...that is untill this morning with all the weather. I am being tortured by my body and for some reason, even though I am breathing, it feels like I am not getting enough oxygen ... like I have a bag over my head.

But you are so right about the endurance side of Marfan's... The pain that you experience would most than likely cause me to cry. The pain that I experience, would more than likely make normal people cry... Pain is relative to ones past and current experience I guess.

Too bad about you not being able to run the ultramarathon... :(. Was that maybe the Comrades Marathon?

Queen Slug said...

What an awesome day! Hello Kitty sale, I am jealous, very jealous!