inconsequentialities

I've done three miles (mostly at 3mph) on the treadmill so far, today. However, I continue to get a headache, which has never happened before in my life from walking, that I recall. It comes on faster if I walk faster (I started out at 4mph and was unhappy before I'd gone a half mile), and only slacks off if I slow down to a ridiculously boring pace. It feels to me as if I need to get more oxygen, but breathing as deep as I can seems to make no difference while I'm walking. (I do think it helps after I stop.) My current hypothesis is that it's my blood pressure going up, and maybe deep, measured breathing after I stop helps it drop back down. Any thoughts?

Today, Derien travelled 1.13 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Continued on the journey to Rivendell

A total of 74.48 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

So, what shall we use for a grammar and punctuation reference if Strunk and White is now in the doghouse?

(Copy/pasted from the Wiki on "Elements of Style"):

In criticizing The Elements of Style, Geoffrey Pullum, professor of linguistics at Edinburgh University, and co-author of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (2002), said that:

The book's toxic mix of purism, atavism, and personal eccentricity is not underpinned by a proper grounding in English grammar. It is often so misguided that the authors appear not to notice their own egregious flouting of its own rules . . . It's sad. Several generations of college students learned their grammar from the uninformed bossiness of Strunk and White, and the result is a nation of educated people who know they feel vaguely anxious and insecure whenever they write however or than me or was or which, but can't tell you why.^[10]

I'd prefer to have something searchable, and online so I can link people to it. Any suggestions?

Now I've really got to go see if the shoe shop has my boots ready - ha, just as I wrote that they called to say they're ready, that's timing for you. :) I also need to dig out my several sets of glasses frames which I have plans for and take them down to the optometrist's. I hope soon to have two sets of driving glasses, one clear and one dark. :) I may have to clean out the stupid, tiny glove box to make room for them.

Today, Derien travelled 1.07 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Continued on the journey to Rivendell

A total of 72.2 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

My car is now fixed, and I'm $520 poorer. While I was waiting for the car I wrote a little more Story, but (*debating how I should tell you this...*) again, I will have to change the end of a chapter I have already posted. *hangs head in shame* This is not right, this is not how the game is supposed to work. I'm supposed to find a way to write my way out of the stupid mistakes I make. Um, yeah. Only the thing is, when I wrote the end of the last chapter and posted it I had actually planned to have a certain thing happen, and then for some reason I forgot what I had planned and after I posted it I read what I'd posted (duh, read it before you post it, stupid) and went, "Uh, what? What did I just do??" Yeah, so... my new rule has to be, type, then wait. Give it a day, reread it before posting it, remember where you were planning on going.

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Heeeeyyy!!! Eor got the mail and I have a book from cyberquail! :) "Inheritance," the fourth of Paolini's series which starts with "Eregon." I'm almost ready for it, too, perfect. :)

I say 'almost' because, as usual, I'm behind on my Patrick O'Brian book (the read is currently at "HMS Surprise"), AND, AND, I also am the lucky, lucky girl who received a late Christmas present last weekend from littleredhead and groundctrl of the second season of "Sherlock," which I've had sitting on my desk all week, looking at it and anticipating getting a chance to watch this evening. :)

I can't believe I didn't post about the fact that they came down last weekend and we had a visit full of catching up and tales of their house building, and went to see that new Oz movie. I had meant to, wanted to, tell all the details and pick the movie apart review the movie. (It was fun, but I kind of am over this business of filming everything so it will look cool in 3D. Really, skimming by jutting rocks and falling from really high places does not advance the plot any.)

I don't know where my head has been, all week that I haven't actually got it together to write about stuff much at all. Well, worrying about Eor's toes, not sleeping all that well and getting my schedule bounced around, but that's no excuse really, as that's just my life. I should be used to it by now.

Now I really need to buckle down and work on a beta for someone. It's something I promised to do about Christmas time and have had the document on my computer for a few weeks, now, and I'm sure she'd like to move this book along in its progress toward possible eventual publishing. I have picked at it a bit, but really just picked.

Today, Derien travelled 1.04 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Continued on the journey to Rivendell

A total of 68.36 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

About damned time, too, as the last day I walked was the 6th. A full week off.

Not much to talk about, just been hanging out tending the sickie and reading Ferris Bueller fic. There's only about six Ferris/Cameron/Sloan fics on AO3.

Today, Derien travelled 1.37 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Reached the Causeway to Buckledberry Ferry.

A total of 66.32 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

Today, Derien travelled 1.08 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Avoided being eaten by Farmer Maggot's dogs, barely.
Arrived at Farmer Maggot's house

A total of 63.52 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

The point-oh-eight was actually a sprint about a half hour earlier than the rest of the walk, to perk myself up and inspire me to get some things done. I did that, put the dishes and laundry in, and then was able to convince myself to just walk. It's NOT that Farmer Maggot's dogs chased me! :)

Today, Derien travelled 1.3 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Passed through stout gate into a rutted lane edged by hedges.

A total of 62.34 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

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What I actually did today was work with people who'd failed their first attempt at a test and were preparing to take it again. One guy - I've mentioned him before, he's the old guy who was taken out on a stretcher and was back at work the next day, and someone commented that he sets the bar pretty high for the rest of us, to live up to such toughness - he mentioned that he probably should have asked to put off taking the test because he was not feeling well, it being four days after his chemo treatment. "My wife told me not to come in to work, but I wanted the holiday pay. I should have listened to her, she's always right." I said, "Well, perhaps she was," and he insisted, "No perhaps. She is always right. She's very intelligent." Good man. :)

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"The Winter Queen (a Fandorin mystery)" by Boris Akunin became book #11. Eor hated this book, but I found it mostly rather charming. Up to the end it was charming, but I didn't like the end. Eor's right, though - the cover calls it a mystery, but it's not. It's an action-adventure tale, with a very grim and peculiar sense of humor. Well, I guess that's to be expected; it's translated from Russian. :) I have this feeling that someone suggested it to me or I'd heard about it somewhere and that was what got me to pick it up, but possibly I just wanted to take a chance on something Russian set in the 1800.

Today, Derien travelled 1.3 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Continued on the journey to Rivendell

A total of 59.96 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

"Continued on the journey." Nothing happened, besides my belly getting bigger.

Today, Derien travelled 1 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Continued on the journey to Rivendell

A total of 57.66 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

Today, Derien travelled 1.06 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell.

Reached the end of wood, sun came out strong.

A total of 55.66 miles along the way.

Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

(Because I really needed a walk under my artificial sun - aka photography lamp.)