Depressing news and overworked-ness

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I'm so behind on everything it's sad.

Sleep? Check.
Fandom stuff? Check.
Fics? Check.
World of Warcraft? Check. (Wah, my WoW.)
Cleaning and general Christmas stuff? Check.

Reason is of course work - specifically, overtime, Christmas work party (Tuesday - came home at one in the morning, got up at six for work again, fun times) and people at work being ill so I have to fill in for them too. Urk. (On the bright side, paycheck will be glorious. I might even use it to get a new harddrive, since my old is almost checking out.)

Then I've been reading Jesus Land, which is a book that depresses me on so many levels, and Terry Pratchett has Altzeimer's.

...

I love his books. They're funny, but they're more than that - they hold up a mirror to our world without being a lecture about it. They give me heart.

I haven't felt like this about an author since Astrid Lindgren died - it was like a punch to the stomach. A tribute to their ability to make writing an emotional connection between writer and reader, I suppose.

Altzheimer's is such a nasty thing too, I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Tomorrow, it's mum's birthday and there are celebration things to do and that'll undoubtfully make me more tired. I want five weeks in the sun somewhere, getting oiled by hot males and served drinks by the same. Shut up, I can have daydreams.

All in all, I got the overworked, tired blues. So, o flist, what do you do when you're feeling down?

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