Some things I'd like to share

[queenbarwench]

I'm having my first sick day in six months today. Having successfully evaded Paz's cold for the duration of the Easter weekend, I returned to a freezing cold office at work, which gave the bugs the opportunity to catch me. *sniffle* Sudafed and lemsips are my friends today, and I now have time to do a little tab clearance and circle maintenance.

So, Thing the First: auburn recently requested prompts for a timestamp meme. And she wrote this snippet from the end of In the City of Seven Walls which remains my favourite SGA fic ever. I recommend you read the other snippets in the meme while you're there.

Thing the Second was found via metafandom and is The Broccoli Test. The degree to which John and Rodney passed this test would depend very much on who was writing them, I suspect. Sometimes they just totally get each other and sometimes they... don't. Let me know if you have a take on this.

Thing the Third is a fic by darkrose which makes my geeky heart happy: We Sang in Tune. My main geeky timesink, Raelynne, is a Fury, which is part-healer, part-nuker. Guess which bit I enjoy more. (I just have to pause for a moment to brag about the fact that I was 3rd Fury on my server to level 90. Thank you for your time.)

Thing the Fourth is my current favourite LoLcat:

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This is something I would love to be able to do to unwanted callers.

Lastly, a question: I've seen the phrase, "a lack of spoons" around the internets a lot recently. While I understand what it means from context, I have no idea where it came from or why spoons in particular. I think it's a phrase I could apply to myself some days, but I am unwilling to do so without understanding its origins. Any insights, flist?

Comments

[telesilla]

The whole spoon thing comes from this article--Spoon Theory--which is really really useful if you're disabled in any way and are trying to explain your energy levels to someone who isn't.

Also, I love that macro. :)

[queenbarwench]

Thanks for the link - that's a very powerful bit of imagery. I have the privelege of being completely able-bodied, but I can see situations where I would apply Spoon Theory to my emotional state. Fortunately, not so often these days, but depression never really goes away.

[telesilla]

I really think that Spoon Therapy works just fine for people with mental issues; I've used it before to explain why my depression keeps me from doing things. *hugs*

[queenbarwench]

*hugs back*

[telesilla]

Eeeee...I love your hugs icon!

[queenbarwench]

It's great, isn't it! Feel free to nab it if you want. It took me ages to find the right kitty pic (and damned if I could tell you the actual source these days) but it's an icon I get much mileage out of :D

[this icon represents my current germ-ridden state]