As I were riding the ink-black road

[sovay]

I am having an appalling second day in a row of too much pain to sleep, even in the afternoon, not helped by sudden plumber at hell no'clock in the morning, but I have a new T-shirt with a dragon on it and people I trust tell me I am too pretty to die, so I am doing what I can.

Comments

[yhlee]

I’m sorry about the pain/sleep. But you look smashing in that shirt.

[sovay]

I’m sorry about the pain/sleep. But you look smashing in that shirt.

Thank you! I seem to be coping with pain with aesthetics. (It feels very nineteenth-century when I say it that way.)

[asakiyume]

much too pretty to die--and the T-shirt enhances that.

begone, pain! (if only it would listen to me...)

[sovay]

much too pretty to die--and the T-shirt enhances that.

Thank you.

begone, pain! (if only it would listen to me...)

I like that you keep yelling at it, though.

[rachelmanija]

I'm so sorry.

You do look great in that shirt.

[sovay]

You do look great in that shirt.

Thank you. (And thank you.)

[batdina]

That is a lovely dragon. (Lovely person too, but I'm not sure I'm permitted to say such things out loud.)

[sovay]

That is a lovely dragon. (Lovely person too, but I'm not sure I'm permitted to say such things out loud.)

Thank you! (I mean, all that happens is I have never figured out how to handle compliments and I say thank you again.)

[aurumcalendula]

Your shirt and jacket are awesome!

[sovay]

Your shirt and jacket are awesome!

Thank you!

[isis]

Oh, no, pain is bad! I hope you get some sleep. And that you live at least long enough to see if someone writes fic for your story for Yuletide.

[sovay]

Oh, no, pain is bad! I hope you get some sleep. And that you live at least long enough to see if someone writes fic for your story for Yuletide.

Aw. Thank you. I am working on not dying for some considerable time, but man, it shouldn't feel so complicated.

[choco_frosh]

:(

[sovay]

:(

*hugs*

[sartorias]

Such a lovely photo, so cheering on an otherwise downer day.

[sovay]

Such a lovely photo, so cheering on an otherwise downer day.

*hugs*

I am sorry of the downer day, but very glad to have brightened it.

[cyphomandra]

That is a fantastic T-shirt! Does the dragon wrap around the back?

(also you look great and I hope you get some rest soon)

[sovay]

That is a fantastic T-shirt! Does the dragon wrap around the back?

It does! It sort of winds down the wearer's spine. It makes me think of some tattoos I've seen.

(also you look great and I hope you get some rest soon)

(Thank you. I appreciate both.)

[sholio]

I'm so sorry; that sounds horrendous. But the photo is lovely. <3

[sovay]

I'm so sorry; that sounds horrendous. But the photo is lovely.

Thank you. I am working on feeling good about myself even when my self feels terrible!

*hugs*

[gwynnega]

I hope the pain eases soon and that you can get some sleep. That is a lovely shirt and a lovely photo.

[sovay]

I hope the pain eases soon and that you can get some sleep. That is a lovely shirt and a lovely photo.

Thank you. (My mother took it!)

[kindkit]

Much too pretty (also too clever and interesting and nice and you) to die. I'm hoping you feel better soon and can get some rest.

[sovay]

Much too pretty (also too clever and interesting and nice and you) to die. I'm hoping you feel better soon and can get some rest.

Thank you on all fronts!

[umadoshi]

That is an amazing shirt (and you, of course, look wonderful in it). ^_^

*hugs* I hope you can get some sleep.

[sovay]

That is an amazing shirt (and you, of course, look wonderful in it).

Thank you! I am really going to try for sleep.

*hugs*

[thisbluespirit]

That is a marvellous T-shirt!

I hope you feel a bit better soon. ♥

[sovay]

That is a marvellous T-shirt!

Thank you!

I hope you feel a bit better soon.

It took me until well after sunrise to do it, but I did manage to fall asleep last night.

[cmcmck]

I love your shirt!

[sovay]

I love your shirt!

Thank you!

[vass]

The shirt is wonderful, and suits you very well. I'm sorry about the pain.

[sovay]

The shirt is wonderful, and suits you very well. I'm sorry about the pain.

Thank you. Pain just feels like injury to injury at this point.

[selkie]

....Since when am I people you trust? Are you sure you support your own life choices there? I'm bad people or at least a bad influence. And a pornographer!

(God every time I cast those words up against myself I do hear my grandmother telling me upon the publication of Babylon that I could write sexy Jewish stories very well.)

[sovay]

....Since when am I people you trust?

. . . Since 2001?

(God every time I cast those words up against myself I do hear my grandmother telling me upon the publication of Babylon that I could write sexy Jewish stories very well.)

(You do, and look! This one doesn't even have the Holocaust!)

[selkie]

Right?? All the Jews live!
Today my Biggest Boss found "Your Fingers Like Pen and Ink" and sent it to the staff, and his wife, and his daughters, and he wants to schedule a coffee with me because he loved it. Jewish queers kissing in shtetlekh went work viral.

[sovay]

Jewish queers kissing in shtetlekh went work viral.

W00T.

[jesse_the_k]

Spicy dragon can set fire to the pain, perhaps?

You look stunning and also slightly ghost-like, which is on-brand.

[sovay]

Spicy dragon can set fire to the pain, perhaps?

I like this plan!

You look stunning and also slightly ghost-like, which is on-brand.

Thank you.