Woke up thrice last night because I was clenching my jaw so hard my mind recognised it was in significant pain and thought it might be a good plan to stop that. Jaw seems reasonably okay this morning, but my neck is not, and my stomach is not, because whatever had me stressed to grinding also had my stomach howling before dawn that there was something very wrong, here, and morale has not improved.

And apparently the entire LJ design team has been laid off. Looks like things are going really well over there. :|

Wyrren's music store got broken into again last night. There's no point being furious when it happens constantly, but fuck right off, it's a small business and you do not steal from it. Fuck.

Sarah Monette wrote a post for Storytellers Unplugged re. short stories and this is basically the truest and most sob-inducing (for me) paragraph ever:
Short stories are not small novels, and novels are not big short stories. Beyond a certain amount of basic craft, you can’t learn to write a novel by writing short stories. It’s like trying to learn about rhinoceroses by studying tapirs. At a certain point, the ineluctable differences between the two animals become greater than their similarities.

I KNOW. T_______T I KNOW.

*goes to work cursing short stories*

*...and her stomach. and her neck.*

kuchibue sent me a care package and omg it is the cutest thing ever. She sent me a blue Mario mushroom and Swordpoint by Ellen Kushner and stickers and music and tea and omg. I am going to be late but it will be worth it. <3 <3 <3 (THE FROG STICKERS ARE CUTE MADE CUTER BY MY IMAGINING XOLOTL MAKING THESE FACES AND SAYING "LOVELY DAY")

I want to write for every issue of Bang*Bang this year. *straps on bandanna* First deadline's in five weeks. That is totally enough time to write a short story about intrigue! Especially if I write about Ash and Chaz!

Work today was fine. My fans are now a SEXY MOUNTAIN. That would be sparkle-texted if I knew how to make shit sparkle. THANKYOU NEEK. In any case: mountain of sexy. They are beautiful. Tomorrow they will have signs. (I am okay with making signs. AT LEAST I PUNCTUATE THEM CORRECTLY.) Staff meeting was long and mostly pointless, but apparently I got $500 commission last month. I... don't remember seeing any of that, but whatever, I guess it's possible. :|

For tonight I have to:
- wash the dishes
- unpack the dishwasher
- put the washing on (or just... wear a long-sleeve shirt tomorrow, which I can handle in the interests of not doing a half load every single day)
- tidy my room
- sketch #12
- cuddle up happily with my new mushroom and a cup of tea ♥ Thanks, kuchibue. :3

.....so according to Bendon's sizing guide I am now a 14G.

ignite: Now I kinda wish I had a tape measure
cheloya: I used a ribbon, but it's pretty easy to change to inches, and cup size is basically in inch difference between under your boobs and around your fullest bust point.
ignite: *wonders if she has ribbon*
cheloya: XD I am lucky Tifa's package came this morning or I would not have had ribbon.
cheloya: .......Tina's.
cheloya: Tifa does not send me things.
cheloya: Except her cup size, apparently.