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Doing that icon meme, because I'm a physical and emotional wreck and wanted something else to focus on. @dine gave me these three, and these are the rules:
1. Comment on this entry with "I'm with you to the end of the line" and I'll pick 3 of your userpics/icons
2. Make an entry in your own journal (or just reply, if you prefer) and talk about the icons I chose.
I made this one and it's literally the only time I was able to get Photoshop Elements to do what I wanted by masking out the background of Liz Lemon being on a plane sitting next to Oprah. "I want to go to there" is something Liz was famous for saying on 30 Rock, it became her iconic line even though she only really used it once or maybe twice at the most. I think it perfectly encapsulates a desire to see or do something, and it made me laugh.
This was an icon I saw on someone else's journal and asked agentxpendable if I could use it--The Professionals has always been my once and future fandom, and I'm a huge tea fanatic, so Doyle, Bodie, and Tommy with their teacups was perfect for me. The text perfectly captures the three of them.
This one I made because the xkcd comic about tautologies was so hilarious to me, and I just thought this was so perfect as both a meta joke about Fight Club's stupid rules but also about this device itself. /word nerd
I'm a little bummed because I will probably have to lose some of these in the near future, since my paid account is expiring soon and I just can't really afford it right now. I imagine a lot of us are in that boat. I want to support DW but things are tough.
In pandemic news, I started coughing last week, and had a bad headache the night before. I don't have a fever, just an occasionally stuffy nose, and the worst of the cough is gone and now it's just the occasional dry one, but for a few days I had that really bad taste in the back of my throat that I always get with bronchitis, that gross phlegmy taste. So I have no idea if I could be mildly infected, or if this is seasonal reactions, or what, and testing is not really a thing unless you're seriously symptomatic and need care. I've been in the house for days, not even going for walks, only going out to get the curbside delivery of cat food and litter my pet store offers. (No, chewy is not an option for me, as they don't carry a lot of what I want and the ones they do are more expensive and often out of stock.)
I mean, if I had a mild case, and I could build immunity, that'd be ideal, right? But who the fuck knows, since this is a garbage fire of a country and since the people in charge hate our governor and we're both a blue state and one that doesn't have many electoral votes, we get nothin', so. I heard they're setting up a testing tent near me, but they emphasize it's gonna be for people with serious symptoms on certain plans. I would love to have a mask so I could at least venture out a bit for a walk, but I have no fabric, no hair ties or rubber bands, and absolute zero skills for making one. I have a couple of those paper ones from when I was taking care of my sister, but the bands are all disintegrated and I don't think they can be washed, so even if I can dig up some rubber bands or something, they'd be gone after one use.
Still. @minim_calibre is bringing me some coveted flour this weekend on a run to deliver to her folks, and some other staples, and I hope I can figure out some things to do with them so I can continue to stay the fuck home. So I will be okay for a little while longer, and will also keep trying to get some kind of fuller grocery delivery. Which is proving to be frustrating but... Also am rationing toilet paper, which is hard when one of your meds is a diuretic.
Mostly, though, I'm so lonely. I'm a hermit by nature, but it's very different being home alone 24/7 and not seeing or speaking to people when you're forced into that. I think a lot of us will come out of this really unhinged. I'm not even a hugger but I want to hug the people I talk to on zoom so fucking bad. I want to just sit on the couch with min and watch stupid movies where people have questionable hair and clothing, especially CEvans.
We've had our stay at home order extended to May 4th. It seems like the numbers are improving, and we've been at this a little longer than many places, so I'm trying to be hopeful. That's all I've got, though.
1. Comment on this entry with "I'm with you to the end of the line" and I'll pick 3 of your userpics/icons
2. Make an entry in your own journal (or just reply, if you prefer) and talk about the icons I chose.
I made this one and it's literally the only time I was able to get Photoshop Elements to do what I wanted by masking out the background of Liz Lemon being on a plane sitting next to Oprah. "I want to go to there" is something Liz was famous for saying on 30 Rock, it became her iconic line even though she only really used it once or maybe twice at the most. I think it perfectly encapsulates a desire to see or do something, and it made me laugh.
This was an icon I saw on someone else's journal and asked agentxpendable if I could use it--The Professionals has always been my once and future fandom, and I'm a huge tea fanatic, so Doyle, Bodie, and Tommy with their teacups was perfect for me. The text perfectly captures the three of them.
This one I made because the xkcd comic about tautologies was so hilarious to me, and I just thought this was so perfect as both a meta joke about Fight Club's stupid rules but also about this device itself. /word nerd
I'm a little bummed because I will probably have to lose some of these in the near future, since my paid account is expiring soon and I just can't really afford it right now. I imagine a lot of us are in that boat. I want to support DW but things are tough.
In pandemic news, I started coughing last week, and had a bad headache the night before. I don't have a fever, just an occasionally stuffy nose, and the worst of the cough is gone and now it's just the occasional dry one, but for a few days I had that really bad taste in the back of my throat that I always get with bronchitis, that gross phlegmy taste. So I have no idea if I could be mildly infected, or if this is seasonal reactions, or what, and testing is not really a thing unless you're seriously symptomatic and need care. I've been in the house for days, not even going for walks, only going out to get the curbside delivery of cat food and litter my pet store offers. (No, chewy is not an option for me, as they don't carry a lot of what I want and the ones they do are more expensive and often out of stock.)
I mean, if I had a mild case, and I could build immunity, that'd be ideal, right? But who the fuck knows, since this is a garbage fire of a country and since the people in charge hate our governor and we're both a blue state and one that doesn't have many electoral votes, we get nothin', so. I heard they're setting up a testing tent near me, but they emphasize it's gonna be for people with serious symptoms on certain plans. I would love to have a mask so I could at least venture out a bit for a walk, but I have no fabric, no hair ties or rubber bands, and absolute zero skills for making one. I have a couple of those paper ones from when I was taking care of my sister, but the bands are all disintegrated and I don't think they can be washed, so even if I can dig up some rubber bands or something, they'd be gone after one use.
Still. @minim_calibre is bringing me some coveted flour this weekend on a run to deliver to her folks, and some other staples, and I hope I can figure out some things to do with them so I can continue to stay the fuck home. So I will be okay for a little while longer, and will also keep trying to get some kind of fuller grocery delivery. Which is proving to be frustrating but... Also am rationing toilet paper, which is hard when one of your meds is a diuretic.
Mostly, though, I'm so lonely. I'm a hermit by nature, but it's very different being home alone 24/7 and not seeing or speaking to people when you're forced into that. I think a lot of us will come out of this really unhinged. I'm not even a hugger but I want to hug the people I talk to on zoom so fucking bad. I want to just sit on the couch with min and watch stupid movies where people have questionable hair and clothing, especially CEvans.
We've had our stay at home order extended to May 4th. It seems like the numbers are improving, and we've been at this a little longer than many places, so I'm trying to be hopeful. That's all I've got, though.
