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[dr_tectonic]

I've been bad about updating, but, hey, Christmas.

I got all stressed-out on the 24th, but it got a lot better after I realized that of course I was feeling crappy, I just spent all day scanning photos of my Dad to put on CD because money is too tight for normal family gifts. Plus I was fighting off a cold. Once I was conscious of it, it was much easier to deal with.

One of the key aspects of a successful long-term relationship, I am starting to conclude, is finding someone who can put up with you when you're crazy. Because we all go crazy from time to time.

Anyway, Christmas itself was low-key and good. We cooked a bunch of side dishes and went over to my step-brother's for dinner after a morning of opening presents at home. (Bought before money got tight.) I regard it as a good sign that my stepfather now refers to us as "the three musketeers". =)

Diakon radish goes well in Waldorf salad, I discovered. Also, it's much better if you go easy on the mayo.

I was getting a cold at the end of last week, but now I sing the praises of zinc lozenges, because they really work! Had a day or two of taking sudafed, but otherwise no big deal. I don't know if they've figured out how to mask the taste better or what, but the green tea flavored ones I got didn't taste nasty at all, which is a significant improvement.

I got a 27-step Japanese puzzle box (himitsu-bako) for Christmas. It is totally gorgeous! My boys rock.

Today, for no readily-discernible reason, I have been in a super-mellow and relaxed mood. I am moving slowly and I can feel chi flowing around me. I think the proper word is "languid", or perhaps "languorous". I've often said that I never need to do drugs, because my brain manages to be plenty entertaining all on its own.

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[ng-nighthawk.livejournal.com]

One of the key aspects of a successful long-term relationship, I am starting to conclude, is finding someone who can put up with you when you're crazy. Because we all go crazy from time to time.

Amen. I think the corollary to this statement is that you can't expect people who don't love you a lot to put up with it. This is my conclusion about why people in committed romantic relationships live together so much better than other roommates. When you live with someone, you witness them going crazy periodically. If you're not fairly deeply in love with that person, it takes a great deal of patience to put up with it. Not that some people don't have this patience naturally--but most don't. Certainly I don't.

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this follows on both sides for me, too. [Similarly, I think it's evidence that you don't really love someone when you find you can't come up with the positives to counteract their incredibly annoying moments...]

[zalena.livejournal.com]

So who is what musketeer?

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... well, I haven't yet read Dumas, but Brust's pastiche is pretty close, so if we leave out Khaavren (who is the fourth musketeer phoenix guard), I guess the best match is I'm Pel, Jerry is probably Tazendra, and Greg would then be Aerich.

Teh intarwebs tell me Tazendra = Porthos, Aerich = Athos, and Pel = Aramis.

Not a fantastic fit, but there you are.