Fortress Of Good Fortune

Hope you're all doing well during this busy time of the year. Of course it'll be somewhat different this year (anyone else tired of COVID?) but festivity should still be around for us to enjoy. My tree and decorations are up and I'm working on presents. Weather is cold but not too cold, and I'll be cooking pasta with chunky garden sauce and meatballs tonight. :)

I've got a good-sized fanfic queue (even managed a Christmas-themed story) and have been working like crazy on original fic. It's good to be productive! :)

Got a stiff neck from sleeping awkwardly, methinks, so that's a thing for now. I hope you're all well and not too stressed with stupid COVID and the holidays! I did hear that people are decorating earlier than usual because they want holiday cheer! :)

November was a month of DC but with different pairings all around! :)

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Hi, luvs! I was mostly off-line yesterday because I didn't want to infect people with my bad mood. I checked a few things and did some posting, and then I just logged off. This morning was much fun, too. I found out when I went to my local pharmacy to refill my meds that there has been a screw-up with the upgraded health plan, and no coverage is listed. Great! And I can't resolve anything until Monday because their customer service offices are closed on weekends. I know why there's so many sick people in this country. Dealing with the screwed-up healthcare system stresses you out! I'm VERY upset.

I did log into my e-mail and found two messages that helped ease my blues: I received an extension of paid account time by the generous phoenixnz and extension for four months of my extra userpics by the amazing ctbn60! *dances* THANK YOU, guys! I hate to come begging with my Oliver Twist bowl but there are reasons I can't renew these myself. I have paid account time until 12/10/14 and extra userpics until 5/14/14, so you won't hear me bitch 'n' moan 'til May! ;) My icon for this post was one of those that would have been marked Inactive, so I'm using her to celebrate! :)

Thanks again! I was so upset coming back from the pharmacy and now I have these generous gifts to be happy about. *cries a little in happiness* You guys are the best! I enjoy reading your journals and got to know you through them, one of the reasons I'm still here on LJ. I think it's best for getting to know wonderful people! :)

A football note: the wind chill factor might make the temps plummet to -51 for the Packers/Forty-Niners game tomorrow night in Green Bay! Wow! When I went to the Pats' Ice Bowl in 2004 (playoff game against Tennessee), it was only -15! Our drinks froze within five minutes but we had hand and feet warmers to keep the frostbite away! :)

*hugs my gifters*

P.S. The sky is bright blue and the snow is sparkling, and our temps will be below zero for the foreseeable future. Huzzah! :)

Title: Yellow Roses II: Treasures (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Carter/Doris, Mel/Johnny
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Challenge, Drama, Holiday, Romance, Slice-Of-Life
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: A collection of treasured letters and cards set Carter to reminiscing.
Date Of Completion: December 7, 2011
Date Of Posting: December 14, 2011
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 2593
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Written as a Yule gift for the lovely khylara. :) Also written for the 2011 Guns_Fedoras Public Enemies Fic/Art Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompts: Christmas, Hanukkah.
The entire series can be found here.

( He was surprised to see a manila packet on the endtable. He and Doris rarely left this out. Too dangerous. )