Body, Do I Deserve This?

Dear Body,

We have a nice relationship, don't we? I feed you good food, I exercise you, I put pretty, pretty clothes on you and do my best not to fall into the american-female-self-loathing pit.

Admittedly, last quarter I did put you through a lot- late nights, studying for almost twelve hours a day, fueling you with the food that school provides, asking you to function under major sleep deprivation.... I'm not mad at you for bitchslapping me with that cold at the end of the quarter, just like always, and really, I appreciate the fact that I didn't need antibiotics like the last two times, but come on now.

I HAVE BEEN SICK FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS. The dreaded word 'mono' has been mentioned. In five days school starts up again. In case you didn't know, I'm taking 16 credits of writing intensive classes. I need you to be functioning.

I'm doing everything in my power to make you better– I'm going for long walks instead of bike rides in the pouring rain, I'm taking my vitamons, I'm getting to bed at a decent hour (10:30 on the dot, tonight) so can you do your part and let me fracking get to sleep?

I'm tired, I actually want to sleep, and you won't let me! I want to get well, damnit! Work with me here.

Very little love,

redbrunja

Last Hurrah (or, 5 Ways To Say 'I Love You')

So, we're at 4 days and counting before I return to my alta mater and as my last fling with the wondrous creature that is free time, I'm meme-ing. Two meme's today (watch redbrunja multitask!)

The 5 things meme: You post a theme or situation in the comments and I write five different ways it could have happened.

(Examples: "5 Times Inara Lost Her Temper" or "5 Arguments Between Klaus and Judy".) Then, in a separate post, I'll post the answers to all your 5-time ideas, according to me.

I've done this meme before, and it's fun (really, I promise, plus you can get people to re-write canon for you).

plus...

The Fandom Love Meme: Comment with the name/title of a fandom I'm aware of, no matter how obvious you think the answers will be, and I'll reply you with the relationships -canon or not - from it that I ship. I'll give favorite romantic relationships as well as favorite platonic ones. Also, you're free to reply in subthreads and ask me why I ship or don't ship something.

(My fandoms are Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica, Dark Angel, Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars, Harry Potter, Global Frequency, The 10th Kingdom, Fullmetal Alchemist, Girl Genius and Saiyuki. Also, possibly, Ouran Host Club. Plus anything else you think I might have seen or read.)


In other news, thank you hireadd. Those Brian Kiteley exercises were just the kind of things I was looking for.

Also, lightprincess89, I ran across these Marie Antoinette icons and that I thought you might like.