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May. 10th, 2020 10:21 pmwell I've been having a shit month, or two, or however long it's been since I last blogged. I started out strong waking up at 4am, getting dressed in new clothes, and working for a good five hours before having a mid-afternoon nap. Somewhere along the way though, this half-sleep here, half-sleep there took a toll on my system, and I also lost focus, because living with my parents is extremely hard on my system, and I've lost more nights and days than I can keep track of. I haven't been able to write new words for a long time that's not an email. I've been logging fewer hours, partly because I don't have that much work to do, partly because my concentration is so shot. I did request my mother order fluoxetine but the result was she gave me so much shit and then tried to share her half-dose sertraline with me and when I said "no, I've tried it and it does not work" she got all very indignant like 'what! why not!' and i just... do not know how to explain to a pharmacist that not all medications work the same way for different people.
Instead I've been spending a lot of time reading manhwa on Manganelo, and read a couple of shitty translations of light novels which are far more entertaining and easier to read than most everything being recommended to me on the Anglophone market right now. My attention span for non-paying entertainment can be kept by short lines and pretty pictures, it turns out. If it ain't for work, I ain't reading more than a paragraph.
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The other day was the first day in what feels like months that I wrote some new fiction, and it's fanfic, but I'm pretty okay with that. I also finally started an AO3 account and dipping my feet in there, although I've never been much for deeply-engaged fandom, so I'm just posting some older works and re-reading old favourites.
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Lately I've been sleeping around 3am, waking at 11am, although I'm functional mostly in the afternoons and while the nighttime would be a good time to interface with people, it's a crapshoot whether I can. I've been a shitty WisCon concom member as a result, and scheduling delays are all my fault.
The Movement Control Order has been extended into June, and anyway US immigration services have been suspended regardless, plus it's not like Tachyon is re-opening the office anytime soon, so it's WFH still.
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My mother has been a giant fucking pill. She took it in her head to sew some new cushion covers, which for some reason became a DRAMA AND A HALF because she kept yelling at the maids to do the basting for her (she calls it "tagging" because that's how she learned it 30 years ago, so it took me some time to figure out what the hell she was talking about) and she had the maids do it to "save time" except of course, for all the time she's spent yelling at them, it would have been less time for her to do it herself.
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My room's a/c is broken! I've been sharing the a/c from my brother's room--we share a bathroom and walk-in closet (though the closet is blocked off on my side because he keeps storing stuff in there), so we just keep the closet doors open and he blows a fan into my room so I can get cool air. During the afternoons, if we're working in the dining room together, we'll turn on the a/c there too. It's a nice relief because the temps have been averaging 33'c - 36'c and it makes me so tired all the time (and is probably partly responsible for my jacked up sleep habits).
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As a family we've been watching movies or whatever in the living room together on Saturdays. So far we've watched the Phantom of the Opera broadcast, Saving Face (FINALLY!) and last weekend it was a Liver + Lung musical about 1860s Penang. My mother continues to be an awful spectator, but at least as a family we've been enjoying the shows. Saving Face in particular was a HUGE favourite: my dad and brother laughed a ton, and in general it's a charming movie, so yay! I love love love love it, huge thanks to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
glass_icarus who first posted about it way back when.
I've asked my brother to get the 1998 CATS musical, since my parents and I got to see the new movie in November but don't remember the old musical much. We'll watch that this weekend.
Instead I've been spending a lot of time reading manhwa on Manganelo, and read a couple of shitty translations of light novels which are far more entertaining and easier to read than most everything being recommended to me on the Anglophone market right now. My attention span for non-paying entertainment can be kept by short lines and pretty pictures, it turns out. If it ain't for work, I ain't reading more than a paragraph.
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The other day was the first day in what feels like months that I wrote some new fiction, and it's fanfic, but I'm pretty okay with that. I also finally started an AO3 account and dipping my feet in there, although I've never been much for deeply-engaged fandom, so I'm just posting some older works and re-reading old favourites.
--
Lately I've been sleeping around 3am, waking at 11am, although I'm functional mostly in the afternoons and while the nighttime would be a good time to interface with people, it's a crapshoot whether I can. I've been a shitty WisCon concom member as a result, and scheduling delays are all my fault.
The Movement Control Order has been extended into June, and anyway US immigration services have been suspended regardless, plus it's not like Tachyon is re-opening the office anytime soon, so it's WFH still.
--
My mother has been a giant fucking pill. She took it in her head to sew some new cushion covers, which for some reason became a DRAMA AND A HALF because she kept yelling at the maids to do the basting for her (she calls it "tagging" because that's how she learned it 30 years ago, so it took me some time to figure out what the hell she was talking about) and she had the maids do it to "save time" except of course, for all the time she's spent yelling at them, it would have been less time for her to do it herself.
--
My room's a/c is broken! I've been sharing the a/c from my brother's room--we share a bathroom and walk-in closet (though the closet is blocked off on my side because he keeps storing stuff in there), so we just keep the closet doors open and he blows a fan into my room so I can get cool air. During the afternoons, if we're working in the dining room together, we'll turn on the a/c there too. It's a nice relief because the temps have been averaging 33'c - 36'c and it makes me so tired all the time (and is probably partly responsible for my jacked up sleep habits).
--
As a family we've been watching movies or whatever in the living room together on Saturdays. So far we've watched the Phantom of the Opera broadcast, Saving Face (FINALLY!) and last weekend it was a Liver + Lung musical about 1860s Penang. My mother continues to be an awful spectator, but at least as a family we've been enjoying the shows. Saving Face in particular was a HUGE favourite: my dad and brother laughed a ton, and in general it's a charming movie, so yay! I love love love love it, huge thanks to
glass_icarus who first posted about it way back when. I've asked my brother to get the 1998 CATS musical, since my parents and I got to see the new movie in November but don't remember the old musical much. We'll watch that this weekend.