TEN HOURS TILL SPARKLEMAS

[cleolinda]

So I've been having these really annoying dizzy spells lately

@cleolinda I'm so dizzy. What's *wrong* with me? (First person to ask if I've been dazzled gets my foot up their sparkle.)

@Maudelynn @cleolinda: ok, are you glamoured, then ??? *runs away

@cleolinda @Maudelynn: Lord, deliver unto me a Real Vampire for some of that there.

and after going through a mental checklist of what the problem could be, I'm starting to think that it's a combination of 1) a stealth sinus infection (I have had a cough for a while, even though I haven't really felt congested), 2) not eating enough (sinus ick makes me feel queasy, as does emotional stress, 3) probably not staying hydrated enough, and 4) said emotional stress, which is coming at me from several angles and is kind of pissing me off. As it turns out, this week and the week after are turning out to be the two busiest work ("work") weeks in a long, long time if not the entire year itself, with two internet pieces and the second e-book needing to be written, plus the movie itself tonight and the podcast on Sunday (which I am so looking forward to, but it IS another thing on my calendar, you know? And the laptop hasn't come in yet, angst angst fnarr etc.), and I would really, REALLY like everyone to quit dumping their bullshit on me. I am not directing this at any one person, Friends or Family Member(s) Who Might Somehow Be Reading This. And yes, it is completely selfish of me to say that my needs require that I not deal with your problems right now. But seriously: they do. Two weeks. That's all I'm asking. Just THIS week, even. Stop dumping your shit on me and maybe I'll stop needing a fainting couch, who knows.

What I really want right now is someone around to spoil and pet and baby me. Like... someone of the opposite gender. Because you know how it is--whichever gender you're into, there's something different about having someone thereof to take care of you, someone who's actually into you. I hate saying "I want a man around to take care of me," because it's not like that--it's like, sometimes I want to ride in from the battlefield and be sheltered and patched up and refreshed every once in a while, and then go riding back out to finish fighting my own battles. And I would do the same for whoever I was with. And I want shelter right now. I guess that's the thing--I've said this before, but I don't think of love as a happy ending; I think of it as a beginning. And I wish I could begin.

Exposure to Twilight is probably a bad idea right now, isn't it?

On a twinklier note, security is apparently going to be tight at this preview tonight, and they are going to search people for phones and confiscate them (tag and bag them to return to you afterward), because God forbid someone should try to capture the dazzle on film. What I really wanted to do was use the Voice Memo function on the iBella to record the audience screaming during the Attempted Sparklecide (it's the one scene slo-mo enough for me to know exactly when to hit record), because, seriously: best LJ audio post ever. Just post that, no title, no entry text, just the roar of sparkle-inflamed estrogen. And they would DENY me this. I am INFINITELY CHAGRINED.

Oh well. I'm probably going to end up sitting through endless wolfing seeing it again with other people, most likely my mother and aunt, who want to see "Robert" it as well, so maybe I can grab some audio at a less ~*special*~ screening.


(Zomg e-book! The Annotated Movies in Fifteen Minutes: Wizards!)

Comments

[christiespace.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry you are feeling poorly. I wish I had a camera that could capture the screaming as I am sure my theater won't go through such stringent measures to prevent it.
Get well soon!

[lacrimaeveneris.livejournal.com]

Aw, we and you shall be denied estrogen soaked squealing. Have funfunfunun! Muahaha.

[khaman.livejournal.com]

Selfishness gets a bad rap, or it's concept that's perfectly fine in moderation wrapped up with a word that isn't often associated with that moderation.

You can take care of nobody if you cannot take care of yourself first - that isn't selfishness, it's frigging common sense. It doesn't mean 'screw the hobos, I'm blowing 2k at the makeup counter at Macy's', or at least it doesn't have to.

Short story long, I don't personally believe that you need to explain to anyone why you need YOU time. OTOH, I understand the need to explain anyway.

Feel better. And by the way, fainting couches rock for languid TV watching and Nintendo DS zombieism.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Well, I think in moderation it's more like "boundaries" or "being a self," as my therapist likes to put it.

[senshikittie.livejournal.com]

You could ask the people at the filming if they would record it for you? Just the sound of the audience during that scene. Say its for your blog, they might understand? :D

[bluinkalchemist.livejournal.com]

I think you might manage to avoid those dizzy spells if you cease contemplating the ways in which we are all contributing to the continued promotion and popularity of Twilight.

One might even call it perpetual sparkle motion.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but with the "Vampires" e-book coming out and media sites actually quoting me re: Twilight... it's kind of a thing now, you know?

I tell you what, though, I plan on doing NOT A GODDAMN THING for the entirety of December, once everything shakes out.

[friggeng.livejournal.com]

All I can say is I am so, so, so glad I do not have to go to New Moon with 250 preteen fangirls like I experienced with Twilight last year. I think it killed me a little.

Also, long, long, long time lurker (since august 08!) but first time commenter. Hi.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hi hi!

Everyone needs a fainting couch!

[feisty-beden.livejournal.com]

And a handsome widower from the mayor's office to go with it. He would massage your temples and tell you he wanted to make you his wife, he would. He'd also work it out to get you a waiver to bring in your phone for the recording of Epic Estrogen Attempted Sparklecide Emotion.

But seriously, get some sea bands. You can pick 'em up from the drugstore. They helped me a lot when I had this wacky inner ear infection that made the room spin and made me want to barf constantly.

Hope you feel better soon. Maybe a fainting couch AND a 3 wolf moon shirt? Maybe.

Re: Everyone needs a fainting couch!

[meilleurcafe.livejournal.com]

I second the recommendation for Sea Bands. They do help with nausea; I use them so I don't get motion sickness when traveling. They can be tricky to place correctly on your wrists, but you can keep fiddling with them until you get them to work.

[denisetwin.livejournal.com]

Hugs for the dizziness, when it hits me, it's usually deyhdration (your mileage may vary)
Ilona Andrews wrote something similar to your lament in her Kate Daniels books, Kate says something along the lines of, when I drag myself home, broken and bleeding, I'd just like to have someone waiting there that says, I'm glad you made it back, here is some hot coffee to warm you up. That rang so true for me.

[edda.livejournal.com]

I'm dizzy a little myself lately, and unsure what it is. I may go see my doc if it keeps up.

As to the Man Thing, I sincerely hope you find a nice one who will help you patch up without trying to fight your battles for you. I feel you deserve one. Preferably with a foxy British accent of some sort.

And whatever else goes on, I hope people give you space and time to rest up and get done what needs doing. *hugs*

[azalaea.livejournal.com]

Aww. I know what you mean, I think, - I remember sitting in the house feeling really miserable with the side effects of antibiotics I was maybe allergic to and thinking "... marriage has nothing to do with romance. This is what marriage is for."

I know I don't know you or your circumstances, but internet dating sort of semi-worked for me. I tried it and I did meet someone wonderful, very quickly, although unfortunately he did not smell right and apparently I'm an Edward that way and still looking for my freesia-scented sweetie. But at least I made a friend and found it was possible to meet cool people like that, and I'm going to give it another go as soon as I've sorted out various life/work things.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I did that once. I've made a lot of really good friends online, though.

[sun-star-n-moon.livejournal.com]

Gods...I was feeling dizzy for like a week not to long ago. I never did figure out what was causing it. It was just so WTF random.

But I definitely understand the "I Dont want to ride this ride any more" feeling. You have my sympathy.

Have fun at sparkle-mas! You are a far braver person than I for going. Im not setting my foot inside a theater until twilight has been out for at least a week and all the crazy dies down a bit.

[violetfrosting.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you could have an inner ear issue. Maybe Labyrinthitis or something similar.

Personally I get a lot of migraine associated vertigo, which is vile.

Check out The Dizzy Lounge (http://www.thedizzylounge.com/index.htm) (no, really) that may be helpful.

[oldfeatheryhat.livejournal.com]

First thought on reading "Labyrinthitis": David Bowie infecting your inner ear. Ouch!

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with wanting a shelterer. I think we all want that on some level.

[mysticowl.livejournal.com]

Do you have a friend with a Creative Zen you could borrow? Those have a sound recorder. Didn't you have one of your own a while back or were you just thinking about buying one?

[melydia.livejournal.com]

I've never commented before. Hi, I'm melydia. How do you do?

A few things: first, my Twilight addiction was so over until I read your book recaps and m15m, which were SO funny and SO true that I was completely sucked in again. Thank you for that, both sarcastically and wholeheartedly, because as much as I hate Twilight, I really love Twilight. If that makes any sense.

And now every time I see Edward I think of Jeremy from The Secret of NIMH: It's a sparkly!

Regarding the dizzy spells: that really sucks. You're probably right about the stress + sinus woes being the main culprit. You've mentioned depression on here before, and I just wanted to mention that when I've had troubles with my depression medication (either my body was becoming too accustomed to it and it wasn't as effective, or I was attempting to switch prescriptions), I had horrible dizzy spells as a withdrawal symptom. So that's something to consider too. Either way, I hope you feel better soon.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks. : )

[tephra]

Regarding stealth recording, it's a pity you don't have a small MP3 player and a somewhat large amulet bag necklace. My Zen Nano fits in one and has a voice note recording function. Unless they are really on the ball they probably wouldn't think of checking the necklace for recording device, and if they did they could just bag and tag like they would with a phone.

[acaciakitty.livejournal.com]

Someone above mentioned an inner ear infection as a cause for your dizziness and I agree with that. So keep an eye on your ear. I get dizzy spells often and it is usually linked to my chronic ear infections. You said you were thinking you had a sinus issue and, as gross as it is, that gunk can get all up in your ear and get trapped there and cause an infection. Ew. But... Having a fainting couch would be pretty neat.

There was a big Twilight showing at a huge theater here last night. Taylor Lautner and KStew were there. (There is no way I would have attended that madness. Seeing what was on the news was quite enough crazy for me, thanks.)

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

Oh my lord, security would be crazier at a Twilight midnight showing than at a Harry Potter showing (Le Boyfriend and I saw six cops manning the door to the theater when we went to see HBP at midnight). For anything Twilight related, I have visions of a squad of SWAT officers in full riot gear (and even THEY would get PTSD afterwards).

Meanwhile, Le Boyfriend and I are stocking up for the weekend so we don't have to leave the apartment until the really serious crazy subsides. Thank God for Netflix and the nearby Walmart.

Anyway, I can absolutely relate to the desire to just curl up in bed/on the couch and not think about/do anything for a while (I've been feeling it a lot lately myself). I recommend a particularly luxurious food item and a favorite movie, for lack of a Cleo version of Le Boyfriend :)

[ailaes.livejournal.com]

~sends thoughts of glamouring and non bullshit-dumping your way~





Also, the people over at Fail Blog got a clue and I had to share it...

http://failblog.org/2009/11/18/underwear-fail-3/

I need to wash my brain out with lye [again].

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

I saw that too. Maybe the horror that is The Panties will bring some people to their senses? Maybe I'm being a tad optimistic...

[greedyskunk.livejournal.com]

A tip of my hat to you, Cleo. Once again, you are taking the sparkle bullet for us. You deserve a non-ick sinus and a personal pamperer just for that reason alone.

[elbales]

And yes, it is completely selfish of me to say that my needs require that I not deal with your problems right now.

I actually disagree. Quite strongly. It isn't selfish; taking care of yourself is not selfish.

Let me say that again: taking care of yourself is not selfish. Everyone should do it. (You can quote me on that, for reals.) Please do whatever you need to do in order to be well. Okay? Okay.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

THIS.

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

I've heard of people hiding cameras and cellphones in their hair...maybe you could become Inspector Gadget and hide it up your sleeve or something?

Bummer about your dizzy spells, too. My brother just got over a massive one yesterday (he actually blacked out for a moment), but that was due to a change in his sleeping medication. Hope you feel better--we wouldn't want you to pass out during the 1 hour and 45 minutes of Taycob being shirtless awesomeness that is the plot of New Moon.

[dylan-weir.livejournal.com]

1 hour and 45 minutes of Taycob being shirtless
I'm still on my post New Moon viewing buzz, and that is remarkably accurate. I ran out of nipple jokes by the end :(

LOLfans rejoice: there are entire painful scenes that everyone laughed at (in a first day screening, mind you) that were not meant to be funny.

[oldfeatheryhat.livejournal.com]

If you really want to Stick It To The Man: Bring in a dead cell phone to hand to the Video Police so they can have something to confiscate, and sneak in your iPhone in another pocket. Probably not practical, but if you're feeling particularly rebellious...

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

And hope they don't have metal detectors. Went to a premier of Zombieland and the guys there had wands to check for cameras. though they did let in people that had phones.

Hint: Dollies

[sgt-majorette.livejournal.com]

When I get in that mode, I make my dollies play with me. I take down their spiffy coifs and comb their hair and make them try on froufy gowns. They hate that.

TLE seems to have a nuturing personality. Make yourself a cup of chamomile tea and tell people he brought it to you because he cares about you as a person. Stare at them reproachfully as you say that. At best, you will feel better; at least, people will back away from you.

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

Sending you a message with a good smuggling technique.