Patron Saint of Falling Over Things

Thank you so much for the massive hand holding/back patting comments last night - I am feeling much less melodramatic and whiny, and had a good writing session last night. The end approacheth! I can see it!

Ooh, speaking of which, it's the apocalypse this weekend. Don't forget to put on clean underwear. (If the apocalypse means I don't get to see the next episode of Doctor Who, I'm NOT putting on clean underwear in protest.)

Hey, if it's the Rapture, I wonder if that service that cares for your pets after the Rapture is having a hiring bender? Hee! I just checked out their website, Eternal Earthbound Pets, and there's a statement:

Notice of Rate Increase: Due to the increased activity associated with the May 21, 2011 Rapture prophesy we have increased our service rates for all new contracts submitted as of 1/13/11.

Atheists, please continue to be droll.


There's an End of the World commentficathon, here. Also petra has a Rapture in Mid-Air commentficathon, for sexy times up in the air: here. Gotta love the way fandom embraces the apocalypse.


So, anyway. Today at work, a woman told me she liked my cardigan and that she wanted to touch it. I didn't really know what to say to her - my first instinct was "FUCK NO, DON'T TOUCH ME!" - which I've an inkling wasn't the most socially adept response. So I let her. Later, discussing it with lilacsigil (which is what I do when social phobia gets in the way of doing my job properly) and we practiced a few possible responses. Best one: "No, thank you." Which is polite, tells her that she's doing something I'm uncomfortable, and puts her in a position where asking for more is rude. *files it away*

After moments like this - and there have been many over the last couple of days - I like to read the unfilled prompts at the Criminal Minds Kink Meme. (Not because I'm mocking them - I love them deeply. I love that fandom wants to see these things, and that there's a place to ask for it.) Today I found this:

Morgan/Reid. Reid as a male mermaid please. Of course, Morgan has to find out

Discussion:

lilacsigil: It would work better if Morgan were the mermaid.
Me: merMAN! merMAN!
lilacsigil: Reid could be the woobie marine biologist who befriends him.
Me: Morgan wouldn't just be a mermaid, though. He'd be half man, half orca.
lilacsigil: He could call himself Morca.
Me: His powers of echolocation!
lilacsigil: He'll Morganate a boat.
Me (at almost the same time): We're going to need a bigger boat.

Now, I will have pleasant dreams, thinking of Doctor Spencer Reid riding the waves on the back of a beautiful man-orca. Yeah, I have no idea what brought down the apocalypse. No idea at all.

Curveballs at work today:

Q: Is wool fat ointment the same as wools alcohol ointment?

A: (after some frantic googling and research) Yes. And no. But wools alcohol ointment is better and less allergenic than lanolin.
(I don't think I can convey the inter-generational discussion this question triggered - I had to call my dad who has the OLD knowledge, and my brother who has the NEWER knowledge, and then google anyway. Eventually, the answer came from Wikipedia, which is why people are using it to get their medical degrees. Fear us, non-medical types. Medical information comes from a site that anyone can edit.)

Q: Can I have another bottle of this cough mixture? The one I bought yesterday is nearly empty.

A: No. Take it according to the instructions on the label. And here's a medicine measure, you'll find it more accurate than swigging it from the bottle in the manner that you just demonstrated. It's okay, I don't think you're going to be harmed by the amount you've taken in the last 24 hours, but you may experience some discomfort from the sorbitol sweetener. *points to warning* Excess consumption may have a laxative effect.

Q: Why do people take fish liver oils? Why do they not eat fish livers? In France, we eat the livers on toast and do not take a supplement.

A: That sounds delicious! I am afraid, however, that culturally, Australians do not have a fond relationship with offal. But we can change all that! Let's start an offal movement together! Or, you could buy some fish oil.

Actually, today is the first day at work that I haven't felt flat out exhausted down to the bone, which is really, really nice. And the last two nights I've had good, non-chemically induced sleep. All the work putting my routines back in place is starting to pay off. And somewhere at the bottom of that, I'm really proud to discover that breaking routine =/= losing routine forever. Maybe it means I can be a little bit more relaxed the next time routine is interrupted? (Maybe not. But maybe!)

lilacsigil: (still getting her money's worth out of LEGO Harry Potter) Now, let's go and buy Lucius Malfoy at auction!
Me: I've read that fic.
lilacsigil: *nodding sagely* I'm sure you have.

So. Criminal Minds.

( Cut for spoilers for last night's episode )

Fringe! The first episode I've been able to watch along with fandom!

( Spoilers for 'Olivia' )

Remember that Five Things meme? I have loads of them still to fill out. Here:

(  Five places I'd like to visit, for nixwilliams  )


Now lilacsigil is cursing and muttering about mudbloods. I am a wee bit concerned.
(LEGO Lucius Malfoy is fabulous and has the best hair of any LEGO person.)

Title: Orbital Eccentricity
Fandom: Criminal Minds/Dollhouse
Rating: PG
Characters: Spencer Reid, Paul Ballard, Mellie (November)
Summary: Spencer is an anomaly in the Bureau; he's well aware of others like him.
Notes: Written for 2009 Fandom Stocking

( Orbital Eccentricity )