Bit of Ivory

I tried staying up entirely too late last night to see if being incrediby exhausted would help me not be so restless. It didn’t work. On the other hand, I’m not any more tired on 5 and a half hours than if I’d gotten my full 8 hours, so. . . *shrugs*. The new regimen isn’t helping much so far, but it does take a few days for the steroidal nasal spray to work. And I haven’t been itchy or sneezy, so the Zyrtec might be helping my allergies at least. I did get a report on my blood work yesterday, and it looked “excellent,” so that rules out the possiblilty of continued Epstein-Barr infection. It must be something else, then.

In my attempt to keep myself up, I read bits and pieces of The Vor Game. I have decided that this is one of my favorite of the Vorkosigan series, mainly because of the presence of Gregor. Miles is wonderful, don’t get me wrong– but Gregor is incredibly attractive to me. He’s a man with enormous power, but he knows exactly when and how to use it. He’s incredibly moral, he’s doing his absolute best in an impossible job, and he’s so *intelligent*. Entirely snoggable. I often find myself reading just the Gregor scenes in the other books, usually with a silly grin on my face. Unfortunately, we don’t see nearly enough of him. *sigh*

It’s been cold and rainy the past two days, and there’s a heavy snow warning for today. The rain has reminded me of this little– well, Thing I have about windshield wipers. I am very wiper-concious. If I see other people on the road using their wipers less than me, I feel like a Wiper Wimp. I find myself waiting until the last second to use my wipers because I’m afraid of what other people will think. It’s completely irrational, I know– I doubt most other drivers on the road even notice my windshield wipers, but– there it is.

Wahleecon planning is coming along swimmingly. We’re getting close! Things are starting to fall into place, and life is good. I still have a lot to do, but it’s getting there. Although I’m convinced that if this thing comes off without a major crisis, I will be amazed.