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clevermanka) wrote2015-07-13 08:08 am
clevermanka) wrote2015-07-13 08:08 am
I love being home
HOME.
Not kidding, I teared up a little bit when![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mckitterick and I walked in the house last night. The house smelled a little stale, but man, so good to be home. I-70 from KC to Indianapolis is terrible. It was bad when I used to do it regularly ten years ago, but it's only gotten worse. Two construction zones in every state, standstill traffic on the interstate there and back, and even more semi-trucks than there used to be. Ugh. Just awful. Seriously reconsidering driving the Chevelle out there when it's done. I think that would just be miserable and nerve-wracking.
Had a good time while we were there, at least! The Dream Cars exhibit at the IMA was beautiful. Then on Saturday we went to the Indy 500 museum.mckitterick did the full tour with Daddy the day before while I hung out a bit with Mommy. They have a program where you can drive around the track, but they also have one where you can drive around a smaller inner track in a super car (not an Indycar or stock car). I want to do it (because they had at least a Ferrari and a Lamborghini that we saw), but I can't find the option on their website.
Sadly, Mommy's understanding of "I want to go thrifting" meant "I want to hit the two Goodwills closest to you in the two hours we have before you have to get back to the house to start dinner." *sadface* At least that let me get a nap in?
Really not sure I'm up to making that drive again, though, ever, under any circumstances.
I've admired this artist's plushies for ages and she's having a sale right now. I'm gonna order a Fraser/RayK pair.
Because I can't put up a post without some reference to physical self-care, have some tips on keeping your thoracic spine healthy with foam-rolling (beware of annoying auto-load video).
I would very much like a print of this guy's artwork.
I spent some glorious time making my mermaid self.
Either my swelling issues are out of control (again), or I've been putting on some major weight in the past couple weeks. I'm not letting myself get too worried about it yet, but when I return from Con*Strict I'm going to start a food journal to make sure I'm not mindlessly eating. Since my movement is going to be restricted until my labrum heals (I'm not even supposed to walk too much for godssake), I can't afford to be taking in calories I'm not burning.
Speaking of my health, I mentioned to my mom about my menstrual issues (she was a nurse) and she said she'd be shocked if I didn't have uterine fibroids from the symptoms I listed. So that's...depressing but not surprising. Tomorrow I'll make an appointment with my PCP to talk about that. But that's also an after-Con*Strict thing because I don't feel like (psychologically and emotionally) dealing with it before and also the chances of my getting an appointment before Thursday are slim to none.
Today I have to do all the things I usually do on the weekends (grocery shopping, food prep, laundry), color my roots, put the jerky for my trip in the dehydrator, and I'd like to make at least one more tee shirt tank dress. We'll see. I also have to not exhaust myself. My energy levels in Indy were pretty low.
Also I am never going to catch up on my tumblr dash and I am okay with that. Paging through what I could, I made peace with the fact that this was the year Tom Hiddleston and Channing Tatum were both at San Diego Comic Con. I'm telling myself it's just as well I went last year. If I'd gone this year I'd have been motivated to make An Agenda instead of letting myself float along with a whatever-happens-happens attitude.
Not kidding, I teared up a little bit when
mckitterick and I walked in the house last night. The house smelled a little stale, but man, so good to be home. I-70 from KC to Indianapolis is terrible. It was bad when I used to do it regularly ten years ago, but it's only gotten worse. Two construction zones in every state, standstill traffic on the interstate there and back, and even more semi-trucks than there used to be. Ugh. Just awful. Seriously reconsidering driving the Chevelle out there when it's done. I think that would just be miserable and nerve-wracking. Had a good time while we were there, at least! The Dream Cars exhibit at the IMA was beautiful. Then on Saturday we went to the Indy 500 museum.
mckitterick did the full tour with Daddy the day before while I hung out a bit with Mommy. They have a program where you can drive around the track, but they also have one where you can drive around a smaller inner track in a super car (not an Indycar or stock car). I want to do it (because they had at least a Ferrari and a Lamborghini that we saw), but I can't find the option on their website. Sadly, Mommy's understanding of "I want to go thrifting" meant "I want to hit the two Goodwills closest to you in the two hours we have before you have to get back to the house to start dinner." *sadface* At least that let me get a nap in?
Really not sure I'm up to making that drive again, though, ever, under any circumstances.
I've admired this artist's plushies for ages and she's having a sale right now. I'm gonna order a Fraser/RayK pair.
Because I can't put up a post without some reference to physical self-care, have some tips on keeping your thoracic spine healthy with foam-rolling (beware of annoying auto-load video).
I would very much like a print of this guy's artwork.
I spent some glorious time making my mermaid self.
Either my swelling issues are out of control (again), or I've been putting on some major weight in the past couple weeks. I'm not letting myself get too worried about it yet, but when I return from Con*Strict I'm going to start a food journal to make sure I'm not mindlessly eating. Since my movement is going to be restricted until my labrum heals (I'm not even supposed to walk too much for godssake), I can't afford to be taking in calories I'm not burning.
Speaking of my health, I mentioned to my mom about my menstrual issues (she was a nurse) and she said she'd be shocked if I didn't have uterine fibroids from the symptoms I listed. So that's...depressing but not surprising. Tomorrow I'll make an appointment with my PCP to talk about that. But that's also an after-Con*Strict thing because I don't feel like (psychologically and emotionally) dealing with it before and also the chances of my getting an appointment before Thursday are slim to none.
Today I have to do all the things I usually do on the weekends (grocery shopping, food prep, laundry), color my roots, put the jerky for my trip in the dehydrator, and I'd like to make at least one more tee shirt tank dress. We'll see. I also have to not exhaust myself. My energy levels in Indy were pretty low.
Also I am never going to catch up on my tumblr dash and I am okay with that. Paging through what I could, I made peace with the fact that this was the year Tom Hiddleston and Channing Tatum were both at San Diego Comic Con. I'm telling myself it's just as well I went last year. If I'd gone this year I'd have been motivated to make An Agenda instead of letting myself float along with a whatever-happens-happens attitude.
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I didn't realize that Channing Tatum OR Hiddles would be at SDCC this year until I saw the pics. Not gonna lie, Channing won a LOT of respect from me for helping Stan Lee off the stage while everyone else just talked to each other.
That artist has amazing plushies!
I never get through my dash these days! I tend to fall into the Owen Grady tag and get lost for a while and then never get caught up.
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I haven'y seen any SDCC stuff. Yet. Almost afraid to dip into it as it can be overwhelming.
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You'll have to brief me on your needs regarding movement and walking and so on when we're there. I want to do stuff with you, but I don't want you to get exhausted or anything.
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The Indy museums were super helpful for learning how to estimate a new limit for me (walking). For instance, I learned it's much easier for me to do a slow but steady walk for long time than it is to walk somewhere, stand for a while, walk again, stand, etc.
In other words, I am a country-roads girl, not a stop-and-go-city-traffic girl. =D
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They do that kind of driving experience at the Kansas Speedway (at least at one time), but I don't know if it extended to not-stock cars, which aren't even as cool as Indy cars anyhow. Maybe though?
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Yep, they do a couple different ones; the Richard Petty Experience, where you can ride along for $109, or drive a Nascar vehicle starting at $449 for three laps and on up to 50 laps! for $2599 (http://www.drivepetty.com/race-tracks/kansas-speedway);
or you can drive a Ferrari or a Lamborghini (much more fun!) on the inner track but they sell out months in advance.
meep.
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That mermaid-maker is RAD! <3
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So glad to hear you had a safe trip, even if it was ripe with annoyances.
I just spent entirely too much time making myself a mermaid.. thankyou!
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Posted now!
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I'm glad you had a good trip, nightmare traffic aside. I hope you're feeling a little better this morning.
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I also dig the mermaid maker. That is exactly the kind of thing a laid-up sicky girl needs, when she's not up to much else. :)
And since I am home sick for a couple more days, I can hand off those books to you pretty much any time.
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I'll drop you a line when I'm back from Vegas next week.