Um, something something, prednisolone reduces my ability to be succinct

[st_aurafina]

I had my little sister to stay for a couple of days over New Year, and it was lovely. She is so nice and easy-going and happy, and sometimes I wonder how she came from my family but I don't care because she's awesome. I love her so much. But now she is gone, and all that remains are some haunted cats, a unicorn doona cover, and 'dogs bum looks like jesus' in my google search box. Such good times!



Yuletide reveals! This is me:
Four Times Rolan Spoke For Valdemar, and Once He was Speechless For Himself (1884 words) by st_aurafina
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Talia (Valdemar), Rolan (Valdemar), Talamir (Valdemar), Dirk (Valdemar)
Additional Tags: Soul Bond
Summary:

Rolan is not like other Companions. He Chooses again.

Sparkly pony Christmas! I couldn't say anything in the lead-up to Yuletide, but I had the best time reviewing canon! I read Arrows, Winds, Storms, Vanyel, and then went and read some of the anthologies, and Alberich's books. I hadn't read Alberich's story, and there was a lot in there I needed to know about Talamir and Rolan and Monarch's Own business. And then, because I was on a roll, I re-read the Diana Tregarde novels, which aren't holding up as well in the fail:nostalgia ratio as Valdemar is. I remember loving them so much when I was younger. *sigh*



I'm still on prednisolone for the asthma flare-up I'm in the middle of, and it's such a monster drug. I'm all hyped up and twitchy, and HUNGRY, and my calves are spasming and crampy, and I want to jump down every tourist's throat. (Actually that last one probably doesn't have much to do with the prednisolone. Tourists, man. I hate'em. BE FUCKING POLITE ON YOUR HOLIDAYS, YOU RUDE FUCKING FUCKS. YOU'RE FUCKING GUESTS IN MY FUCKING TOWN OMFG.) The prednisolone has also drastically cleared up my sinuses, to the point where I am rediscovering just how bad we all smell. Ugh. Everyone has this cloud of smell around them, even me, and it's like my personal space has been reduced exponentially. We smell! All of us! It's weird and I don't usually have to spend energy processing that information. Ugh.



In conclusion, we have caterpillars in our tomatoes. This is not a metaphor. They are cabbage loopers and tonight we go at them with chemical weapons, aka detergent.

Comments

[inkstone]

and I want to jump down every tourist's throat

The prednisolone is probably exacerbating that though. My dad's been on maintenance prednisone for over two-thirds of my life. It does affect your mood and patience.

I'm glad it's helping your asthma & sinuses though. Despite everything, it's really effective.

[st_aurafina]

Yeah, it's an old frenemy, I know it well. And acute doses are much higher than maintenance, so no wonder I feel like an angry zombie hulk beast.

[wendelah1]

Prednisolone is an effective drug but it makes me feel terrible. I've only had to take it a couple of times. You have my sympathy.

"Fail: nostalgia ratio." I love that term.

[china_shop]

I was on varying amounts of prednisone for over ten years, so you have my sympathy! (Fwiw, it helped tremendously when my specialist gave me mild sedatives to counteract the hyper effects. It's really hard to get well if you don't sleep. :-/)

But now she is gone, and all that remains are some haunted cats, a unicorn doona cover, and 'dogs bum looks like jesus' in my google search box.

Hee! And awwww!

[vass]

You wrote that fic! I liked that fic!

And yes, canon review. I had fun with that too, and ended up using ALL THE SHIN'A'IN VOCAB for my fic. I'm sorry to hear that the Di Tregarde books don't hold up. They were my faves.

all that remains are some haunted cats, a unicorn doona cover, and 'dogs bum looks like jesus' in my google search box

Okay, I'm gonna need more details, please. Were the cats and the doona cover in your google search box too, or not? And if not, what did she do to Baggins and Chewie and Missy? And will there be a picture of the unicorn doona cover?

Ugh, predny. I've never had the pleasure myself, but enough of my friends have that I know the gory details.

I'm so sorry you have an infestation of caterpillars and tourists. Could you spray the tourists with detergent too?

[clare_dragonfly]

Ooh, I am excited to read your fic! :D And maybe reread Arrows and Winds and Vanyel. Because I just read the second book in the newest Valdemar series and it sucks. I need the good stuff back in my head.

[lark_ascends]

*sympathies for the drug effects*

[redcirce]

Can I just say I feel your pain about the prednisone? I was on it last month for my asthma and it was the worst. :P Ravenous, angry at everything, and unable to concentrate on anything but the simplest things. Ugh, what a drug.