Tag: blogathon 09

34 – Distractions

I’m afraid there’s not going to be any topical posts just yet… I’m starting to feel more awake, but my brain is pretty fuzzy!  I’m currently reading other ‘thoners blogs, and playing Hammerfall on Facebook to keep myself awake.  It seems to be working!  I’m also getting up and walking around every couple of minutes.  I’m really uncomfortable in this chair now – I’m thinking I might swap it for a dining room chair.  That should make me sit differently, and hopefully help.

33 – Daylight!

It’s light enough outside now that I can turn the lights out in here.  I feel a bit more awake again.  Surely some natural light will help, right?

Eight hours seems like a really long time to go, though… I’m a bit worried that I’m not going to make it.  I’m more tired than I was expecting, and to be honest I don’t want to make myself ill.  I need to be functional next week, after all.  But I don’t want to give in!  Oh, I’m probably just whining because I’m tired.  Ignore me!

32 – Thwarted

So much for that plan: as soon as I got comfortably settled on the sofa, the Xandermog jumped up and forcefully reminded me that I haven’t provided his required amount of Fuss and Adoration over the last 15 hours.  But since I was sitting down doing nothing (what’s that paper in your hand? Let go of it, you need that hand to stroke meeeeee!), I could rectify my mistake right then and there.

Xander, of course, doesn’t sit on my lap.  He’s too big.  He’s tried it a few times, but as soon as he relaxes he kind of overflows my legs and slides off shortly thereafter.  He can sit on me if I’m sitting with my legs up on the sofa, because then he can stretch out from my lap to my knees.  Monster beast.

30: Time Out

Food is helping, but I think I have to take a brief time out, or I’m going to fall asleep on my keyboard.  Even though my back is killing me!  Good lord, this getting older thing is obviously catching up with me!  I don’t remember having this much trouble by this time last ‘thon.  And I know I didn’t the first year I did it back in 2003… because I was manic and the time and not sleeping anyway.  Whoops.

I’ve tried getting up and moving around, doing some stuff around the flat, splashing cold water on my face, but as soon as I sit back down I’m half asleep and really uncomfortable again!  So I’m going to go and sit on the sofa and knit for a little while.  Listen to a podcast, maybe.  I’ll come and check back in, but there probably won’t be much of interest here for at least an hour (not that there has been recently anyway!).  See you later!

26: Xandermog strikes again

Ah… oh dear.  Look who found my empty dinner plate:

Mmmm, creme fraiche remains!
Mmmm, creme fraiche remains!

At least I was finished with it!  Should have remembered to take it out the the kitchen when I did the washing up!!

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Listening to: Candie Payne – i wish i could have loved you more
via FoxyTunes

25: Bloggers for Mental Health

Since I’ve linked to the bloggers for Bipolar, here are those who are blogging for Mental Health issues in general:

  • Tracey’s Blog is blogging for Mental Health America: Sponsor!
  • World of Bubbles Brnaid is blogging for Operation Healthy Reunions/Mental Health America: Sponsor!
  • Radical Beer Tribune is blogging for Canadian Mental Health Association: Sponsor!

And I of course am blogging for MDF: The Bipolar Organisation and you can sponsor me here!

24: Pass the matchsticks

Oh dear, it’s getting on for 2am, and I’m starting to flag just a little.  I spose that’s the trouble with this time-zone: half way through the ‘thon is tired time already.  I’ve had a walk around the flat, which has helped, and grabbed a KitKat.  Maybe that wasn’t a brilliant idea… I should probably have had a banana.  Oh well, I can always go back for one in a bit.

I didn’t do the Kareoke challenge that the Blogathon people set, because my upstairs and downstairs neighbours are trying to sleep, and I don’t see any point in doing it if you can’t do it with conviction and gusto!  Heather did it though – you should go and have a listen on her LJ.

22: Other Bloggers for Bipolar

I’m not the only person to be blogging for and about bipolar during the Blogathon.  There are more people blogging for other mental health issues too.  I’ve already linked to a couple, but I’m going to do so again because you should visit them, and sponsor them if you can:

You can see the full list of bloggers who are participating on the Blog List at Blogathon.org

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Listening to: Bat For Lashes – Sarah
via FoxyTunes

21: Happy Sunday!

OK, welcome to Sunday!  Ten hours down, fourteen to go.  Since I’m feeling all virtuous after having made a monster long post about a bipolar topic, and having done housework, I’m going to go and answer some more comments and hopefully find time to visit some other blogs and comment there.
PS – this song is made of awesome!

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Listening to: Bat For Lashes – Trophy
via FoxyTunes