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[clevermanka]

Monday was a hard day. By evening, I was more pale than usual and sported dark circles under my eyes. Rough. Thanks everyone for the helpful and kind comments in yesterday's post.

I got home and only had the energy make my lunches for the week (just a big pot of soup, divvied up into separate containers), cook last night's dinner, prep the flank steak for the jerky I'll need this weekend, and then clean the kitchen. I wanted to get started on my new headband for Smoker and go over the Chevelle parts order with mckitterick (the sale ends Friday) but I was brain dead by the time we finished dinner.

One bright spot--a very bright spot--was my Korean grad student brought me a flash drive loaded with over a gig of K-pop.

At first I was like


And then I was all


I need to find a suitable thank-you gift for her.

Psy's single Gangnam Style is getting all the publicity, so I'm sharing a song from his previous album.

Last night I slept pretty okay (hurrah!), but despite that, I'm still weary. I'm concerned that I'm gearing up for another immune flare-up (tiredness, brain fog, muscle fatigue, joint discomfort). Really shitty timing for that. I'm already stressed out about looking flabby and bloated in my dance costumes (yeah, I care about my body looking good--sue me). Adding emotional fragility and mental/physical exhaustion is going to make an already stressful opening weekend pretty damn tough. Oof.

Comments

[hdsqrl.livejournal.com]

Well, hell. Seems I just need to grab an entire PSY album from iTunes at this point. I dig this guy.

All digits are crossed that by the weekend, you'll be feeling a bit more like yourself. :)

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

I've never seen or heard of that Psy person...above and beyond the fact that you gotta love a guy in pink and powder blue, I was reminded of the movie, "Network" when I saw the above vid. That part where Beale gets the entire nation off their butts to yell from their windows in the middle of the night.

Anyhow, I hope the opening weekend isn't as stressful as you're imagining...or at least that there is enough Fun sprinkled over the top so that the enjoyment outweighs pressure.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm happy when I can introduce people to new music.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there will be Fun in some measure. Opening weekend is always kind of a grueling slog, though, even without all the outside negative influences.

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

Looking good in your dance costumes means you make better tips. Feeling good in your dance costumes means not worrying about your appearance and letting you concentrate on your performance. It's not stupid or shallow to be stressed about that. I really hope that you're just tired because you had a rough couple days and that you're on the upswing now.

Also, that video is catchy and delightful.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you for understanding! Yes yes.

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

I could sure go for some of your soup about now. Hope your emotional and physical energy levels rise.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

The soup was really easy!

1 lb ground pork
1 can tomato sauce
2 c chicken stock
2 lb carrots
8 c baby spinach
2 t ancho chili powder
1 t garlic powder
1 T minced toasted onion
2 t sweet paprika
1 t oregano
splash of coconut aminos (or soy sauce if you eat soy)

Have you had a chance to stock your pantry? I imagine grocery shopping might be a challenge for a while yet.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

K-pop is adorable!! I'm checking out some True Blood soundtrack tonight, I'll let you know if I find anything worth saving. I know that there were a couple cover songs at the end credits I liked, but I didn't catch the titles, so I'm searching for them.

Oof, that's a tough couple days.. here's hoping it passes with some rest or something. Can you wear something really special tomorrow? you know-- look good, feel good?
So glad you posted that recipe, I needed a spark for something nice and new this week.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Let's hope the energy-thing was just something in the air... I slept for more than NINE HOURS last night. Clearly getting over something!

Your new costume looks gorgeous. Your dance charisma fills a room. It sucks that you're dealing with body issues right now, but the crowd will love you as always.

*fingers crossed* for some upward health progress.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

New music is just pouring in lately, between this and a recent trip to the used CD stores. It's great!

Can you wear something really special tomorrow? you know-- look good, feel good?

I'm looking pretty spunky today in some new jeans (I had to buy a bigger pair because my old ones haven't fit in over three months), a low-cut button-down blouse, pinstripe vest, and sassy neck scarf. Hot-cha!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm still really tired, so if it was in the air, it's still here, damn it.

Your new costume looks gorgeous. Your dance charisma fills a room...the crowd will love you as always.

You are awesome. Thank you.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Is he wearing assuit?

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

He is! It was awesome. I can't find a vid clip of the episode, tho.
I do have two other shots of it on my tumblr (http://redheadfae.tumblr.com/).

It's become quite the rage in Hollywood now.
Sadly, because the price has climbed even higher.

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

a low-cut button-down blouse, pinstripe vest, and sassy neck scarf. Hot-cha!

I'll say. Ga-rowl!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Of course.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

=D