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Well, organizing the yarn didn't go quite as well as hoped. I just have too many scrap skeins in too open of a space. I did get it cleaned up a little, at least, and was able to get more yarn into the chest I use for (most of) my stash. I left out the yarn I think I'm most likely to be able to make quick use of. I already used up most of a skein earlier making a little rug for my niece.

It turns out that my niece, btw, is sick. She also spent the night last night and was with us for most of the day. She mentioned having a headache this morning but said she felt better after some Tylenol and lunch. There was a brief period when she said it came back but she cuddled with me for a little and was up and playing not long after. I did notice she felt a little warm when we were cuddling but she had wrapped herself up in a blanket well before then and so I didn't think much of it. Didn't think much of the headache coming back then either, I admit, because she'd been playing on my 3DS with the 3D active and that can cause eye strain. Anyway, I guess she looked pinkish by the time my mom dropped her off at home and she ended up having a low fever. Fingers crossed it's nothing much. Her little sister was suck recently but that turned out to be a sinus infection. Not sure what else she'd have been exposed to since everyone else feels fine so far.

On a happier note re: my niece, her birthday present arrived today. She'll be turning six on Thursday. Since I got my other little niece birthday-themed Barbies for her last birthday and since this niece has asked for Monster High dolls, "especially Draculaura," I got a birthday-themed Drac who came out earlier this year. I was a little iffy about ordering it online since I've seen some collectors complain about the face screenings but this one looks fine. Hair's a little messy, which isn't great right of the box, but I don't think it's anything to worry about since she's meant to be played with rather than displayed. The little cardboard bit that shows the doll's name in fancy letters is knocked out of place and loose in the box and it's honestly pissing me off, lol, but it doesn't really matter either. I think my niece will be happy to have her.

I was so close to finishing work today with no leftover cases. Ended up having to leave twelve. At least it won't be too much trouble to get them done on Monday. I may even be able to get completely caught up through the day, since I'm not expecting much. Huzzah!

So, strong finish to the work week as hoped-- fingers crossed it carries me into a strong start to the weekend. Gonna do laundry and clean my bathroom first thing, then go on into the yarn stash organizing. The first two tasks shouldn't take me more than about twenty minutes-- not counting the time I'll have to wait for the laundry, natch-- and I'm planning to give myself thirty minutes to start with for the third. I'd like to be done by then but that is purely wishful thinking, lol. I'll instead just have a break at that point, probably to read. Might do a "thirty minutes on, thirty minutes off" thing until I'm done with the yarn. Once that's done... I dunno, actually. I guess I'll see how I'm feeling about everything then and choose what comes next accordingly. It'll either be crochet or collection sorting, I think, but maybe I'll want to write. We'll see!

I know I'm not the only one looking forward to accomplishing things this weekend. Let's all do our best!

Much less of a caseload today, thank goodness. I'm still not completely caught up but I'm in a significantly better position for tomorrow. Of course, I didn't see the numbers for tomorrow, so I can only hope for now that this trend continues.

Well, it was a better day. Still not the day I hoped for, mind, but better.

In fact, it was better enough that I could better appreciate one of the few highlights of yesterday, which is that the new Transformers cartoon, Cyberworld, premiered. It is aimed very young and isn't something I can imagine getting terribly invested in but it's cute so far. The CGI is cheap but not as bad as I was braced for and it mixes in 2D elements in a neat way. Pretty fun characterization, especially of Optimus, and strong voice work. Dialogue is hit or miss but is generally fine. It actually doesn't info-dump everything off the bat, instead giving clues to what's going on, so that's pretty cool. Pacing... eh. This is a web series with five-minute episodes, so, y'know. I don't anticipate following closely but I look forward to potentially watching with my nieces.

The weekend fast approaches and I am so ready to meet it.

I have some crochet projects I want to wrap up and some I want simply to make progress on. I think that'll be my primary goal for the weekend. Secondary goal will be to get my yarn stash reorganized to make higher priority projects more easily accessible.

"Haven't you done that before?"

Yes, shut up. It needs refreshing.

Speaking of yarn, it hit me that I haven't received some yarn I ordered last month. I double-checked and it shipped on the fourteenth. This is not a problem I've had before. And because I'm not used to having such problems, I did not purchase tracking. Ugh. Gonna try reaching out to the post office first, just in case I missed a failure-to-deliver slip. If they don't have my package, I'll contact the seller.

Okay, I've only given myself half a year to get all these posts out, so here's another one right fast. Once again, we're gonna be in the shallow end of the pool.

In fact, I don't think this one even needs a cut.

Twirl, a tiny, flighty and very conspicuously colored stealth bomber, was an Autobot-aligned minicon introduced in the 2003 tie-in comics for the Unicron Trilogy. She later made an appearance in FunPub's Beast Wars: Uprising fiction and was even later reimagined as a Decepticon for the Transformers Legends mobile game, which carried over to her non-speaking role in IDW2, where she's seen first as a customer of Swindle's and later amongst the crowds of 'cons.

Autobot Micromaster Windy is arguably even more obscure, appearing in much non-mainstream fiction and only getting a name-drop in ancillary media for Transformers Animated. Like Twirl, she's more interested in fooling around than fighting but is admired for her beautiful singing voice. She's something of an idol, even having fans amongst the Decepticon ranks.

... Yeah, that's it. They barely share continuity, never mind screen/panel time. I just like to imagine that, in some nebulously G1-ish continuity stream, Twirl is amongst Windy's Decepticon fans. It makes me smile and sometimes that's enough.

As with Trickdiamond and Andromeda, my personal contribution to these two amounts to one drabble written for Femslash February last year. That can, at your leisure, be found here.

(I promise these will get more interesting as I get into characters who actually know each other, lol.)

Kind of a slow start to the week but there's nothing wrong with that. Got a bit of crochet done and messaged a couple people on Facebook Marketplace about furniture pieces.

I'm considering getting Travis's new tank at retail just to assure myself of his safety but I think that's probably just me being nervous over nothing. I mean, it's a terrarium. Chill out, me. There were some promising listings on Marketplace but nothing within my budget before next payday. Here's hoping they don't sell before then-- or at least that I can find something just as good or even better if they do.

What I'm really worried about finding is a proper piece to put his tank on. I'd like an entertainment cabinet of some kind, for the storage space, but I haven't seen a lot in the right dimensions. Might pop around to the local thrift shops if Marketplace doesn't cough up what I need. Push comes to shove, I can always get a wire shelving rack similar to the one he's on now and just shove some cube shelves under it. There are always cube shelves on Marketplace.

Aaand I think this is the last I'll say about my room until I get what I need to finish, to keep from boring you all too much with these nothing updates, lol. I feel like I've made that promise before but I mean it this time!