A break in the storm Sunday afternoon randomocity

I went to visit the family this weekend.

I realized the other day I hadn't been there since xmas so I figured it was about time. Got back a few hours ago.

My dad is sick--I'm thinking it's an old-fashioned stomach virus. However, at his age something like that can get serious. I'll spare you the details, but I think he's dehydrated. He's going to see his doctor tomorrow, and I guess we'll find out more then.

And, as the title suggests, it's been storming here. I got in before the sky fell in--for once I didn't have to drive in a torrential rainstorm--but the lightning was truly impressive there, for a while. Hopefully that's over and we'll just be getting rain now, which is fine with me, as I'm not planning on going anywhere for a while.

I entered a friend of mine into a contest this restaurant was having on Facebook--they were looking to help struggling writers. The winner gets a free pizza every month for a year. Since my friend lives in the same general area as the place and she is a struggling writer I commented with her name, and she won! I know it's not much in the scheme of things but it makes me very happy that I was able to help her out, even a little. She was thrilled, too, so that makes me happy as well.

I haven't done any serious writing in a few days--I may do some later today. It's just been so busy at work that by the time I get home I have nothing left. I do think about what I'm writing all the time, though, making decisions, plotting things out, so I guess that counts, too. I'll find the time and the energy--I've been kind of luke-warm about my projects for a while. I think my Muse just needed a bit of a break--but I can feel her stirring again, stretching, getting warmed up, so I think I'll be ignoring the exhaustion and tapping away again very soon.

No spoilers here, but I watched several episodes of the last season of Doctor Who, and I will say this--Jenna-Louise Coleman is one seriously lovely young woman. Damn. Just saying. She's just my type, too.

Oh, well. On an even more mundane note, I'm doing laundry today, since I wasn't here to do it yesterday. Alert the media.