Bits and Bobs
Apr. 18th, 2015 12:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
przedEven more than usual, I've been swamped. At work we're gearing up to implement a big project that I'm going to be doing all the documentation and training for. And my new boss, who I mostly like (mostly) is STRESSING ME OUT. By doing things like asking me to plan out what the training will look like when we still have no earthly idea what the system even looks like or how it's going to change our business processes. ::deep calming breaths::
At home, Ros is her usual busy self. By the time we get her home and to bed most nights I am utterly shattered. Which is frustrating because there's tons I'd like to watch or read or write. I've been doing a lot of staying up too late attempting to write, poking about on Tumblr instead until I stumble to bed like a sleep-deprived zombie.
But there's still good stuff going on, so this is a catch up post before I completely forget it all.
I'm back in full swing at Taekwando, and as of yesterday the hematoma has finally stopped hurting. Yay!
I hit a little milestone on AO3 this week. My Yuletide story for this past year,
The First Time 'Round, is my first story to hit 100 kudos. Not huge by some standards, but it's kind of satisfying. I'm just amused that it's a one shot, Edge of Tomorrow fic that got there first and not fic in one of my major fandoms.
A couple of weeks ago we took Ros to her first actual concert: The Decemberists at Massey Hall. Here's the picture she let me take of her in our seats while we were waiting for the show to start:
We wanted to take her to a gig before the big Take That show so she could test her new (pink!) ear defenders and get a sense of what a concert is like. (Seven weeks today we'll be leaving for England!) The Decemberists seemed like a good band to try her out on because they were, for the first time ever in Toronto, playing a soft seat venue, and they're a pretty genial live band. She did okay, but conked out three songs in, and only woke up for The Mariner's Revenge song at the end. Which is a good song to wake up for because as well as getting the audience to scream for the giant whale attack in the song, they now have a giant foam whale on stage that "eats" the band. Trust me on this, it's hilarious.
The Toronto Film Fest's Kid Film Fest is on at the moment. Last Saturday we took Ros and a friend to see Shaun the Sheep the Movie. (Or at it is in the credits: Shaun the Sheep MOVIE.) Which the girls enjoyed immensely, and so did we. Tomorrow we're taking Ros and another friend to the fest for a Looney Tunes program preceded by a pancake breakfast. And tonight we watch the second Harry Potter movie. Ros has started nitpicking all the things they change for the movies. Our little fangirl!
And finally, the rehearsals have started for Ros' ice show. The theme for the year is the Seasons, and Ros' number is Sunshine. Last weekend was also the picture day for the ice show, and I have to say that Ros' costume is adorable.
And now I must crash.
At home, Ros is her usual busy self. By the time we get her home and to bed most nights I am utterly shattered. Which is frustrating because there's tons I'd like to watch or read or write. I've been doing a lot of staying up too late attempting to write, poking about on Tumblr instead until I stumble to bed like a sleep-deprived zombie.
But there's still good stuff going on, so this is a catch up post before I completely forget it all.
I'm back in full swing at Taekwando, and as of yesterday the hematoma has finally stopped hurting. Yay!
I hit a little milestone on AO3 this week. My Yuletide story for this past year,
The First Time 'Round, is my first story to hit 100 kudos. Not huge by some standards, but it's kind of satisfying. I'm just amused that it's a one shot, Edge of Tomorrow fic that got there first and not fic in one of my major fandoms.
A couple of weeks ago we took Ros to her first actual concert: The Decemberists at Massey Hall. Here's the picture she let me take of her in our seats while we were waiting for the show to start:
We wanted to take her to a gig before the big Take That show so she could test her new (pink!) ear defenders and get a sense of what a concert is like. (Seven weeks today we'll be leaving for England!) The Decemberists seemed like a good band to try her out on because they were, for the first time ever in Toronto, playing a soft seat venue, and they're a pretty genial live band. She did okay, but conked out three songs in, and only woke up for The Mariner's Revenge song at the end. Which is a good song to wake up for because as well as getting the audience to scream for the giant whale attack in the song, they now have a giant foam whale on stage that "eats" the band. Trust me on this, it's hilarious.
The Toronto Film Fest's Kid Film Fest is on at the moment. Last Saturday we took Ros and a friend to see Shaun the Sheep the Movie. (Or at it is in the credits: Shaun the Sheep MOVIE.) Which the girls enjoyed immensely, and so did we. Tomorrow we're taking Ros and another friend to the fest for a Looney Tunes program preceded by a pancake breakfast. And tonight we watch the second Harry Potter movie. Ros has started nitpicking all the things they change for the movies. Our little fangirl!
And finally, the rehearsals have started for Ros' ice show. The theme for the year is the Seasons, and Ros' number is Sunshine. Last weekend was also the picture day for the ice show, and I have to say that Ros' costume is adorable.
And now I must crash.
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Date: 2015-04-18 02:09 pm (UTC)Ros has started nitpicking all the things they change for the movies. Our little fangirl!
*applauds* Yes, that is something to be proud of *g* Teaching the correct behaviour patterns! And her Sunshine costume is lovely.
Yay seven weeks till Take That! \o/ *g*
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Date: 2015-04-18 05:51 pm (UTC)Critical thinking skills through Harry Potter! The Sunshine costume is something. Ros is very happy she'll only be on te ice for a few minutes in it because it is skimpy!
Seven weeks till TT! Hooray!
BTW, any chance you'd be up to Brit check a TT secret agent AU? I've got 12,000 words of probably 30,000 words done and am thinking of posting it in chapters soon. It's been beta'd so I think it's mostly in good shape, but it really should be checked for Canadianisms.
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Date: 2015-04-18 03:05 pm (UTC)Nice choice of a first concert and that skating costume is a knock-out.
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Date: 2015-04-18 05:53 pm (UTC)The Sweetie and I always see the Decemberists when they're in town, so we were happy to drag Ros along. (Even with her falling asleep, bringing her was marginally cheaper than getting a babysitter. *g*)
The skating costume is quite something...
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Date: 2015-04-18 05:55 pm (UTC)Am definitely enjoying it. See you soon!
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Date: 2015-04-18 05:58 pm (UTC)Very pretty little cozzie, on a very pretty little girl!
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Date: 2015-04-19 03:01 am (UTC)Ros was definitely rocking the cozzie!
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Date: 2015-04-18 08:43 pm (UTC)And \o/ for all the good things with the hematoma stopping hurting, the kudos, the concert and everything.
Oh and Ros does look adorable in that picture.
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Date: 2015-04-19 03:02 am (UTC)The good things, though, are very good, so yay!
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Date: 2015-04-19 09:03 pm (UTC)Kudos on the kudos too *g*
Ros looks so cute!
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Date: 2015-04-20 03:41 am (UTC)Thanks for the kudos on the kudos. I was a bit chuffed!
Ros is sort of adorable in that outfit. It was second rehearsal today and they're gradually getting it together. At this age if they're all more or less doing the same thing it's all good. *g*