The things I tend to do when I am sick. Well, that and nostalgia.

I caved in today, and placed my order for the original V V: The Final Battle (the two mini-series) and the 19-episode V tv series. Why, you ask?

Well, I have (or had, not sure which now because of the problems at the house) the original two mini-series on VHS tape, but have always liked that pair of mini-series. Coupled with the horrible new envisioning of V, which owes more to Battlestar Galactica than it does to the original series so far, I've been waxing nostalgic over the original series, and so decided to finally get the two mini-series on DVD. Why the 19-episode series that followed, you ask? More for the sake of completeness, and because while the tv series itself was a bit of a disaster and bad television, it did have some good moments, too.

Yes, I know I don't have a DVD player at the moment here at the hotel. But I wanted them on DVD. So there.

I just got home from work. Had to go and take care of a few things at the house (checking out some stuff was packaged properly, picking up a few more clothes from home, and a pair of CDs, checking the snail mail, that sort of thing), and from doing some shopping for a few things here and there.

My right hip and leg are pretty bad right now, as can be imagined, so going to lie down and relax here at the hotel for a bit. My goddaughter, Ellie, will be staying with me overnight at the hotel (I'll go into that in another post), so I'm looking forward to her company.

Yes, I have been pretty lonely here at the hotel for the most part, even if some of the staff now call me by name and there are quite a few people in the Southway Inn for the most part. In any event, it'll be good to have some company here at the hotel for a while, even if it's only overnight.

Happy Friday the 13th to all my friends!

While the majority believe that today is a day full of superstition and dread, according to Jewish tradition, today is a lucky day.

Hope everyone has a good Friday the 13th!

Supper time tonight at the Southway Inn will mark the end of my second week living here in the hotel.

Trust me, folks, when I say that spending three days in a hotel for a convention or whatever is not the same as living in a hotel for two weeks (and at least another three weeks).

Just been catching up on a bit of the news and all. I see that Josh Whedon's Dollhouse has been cancelled finally. Not surprising.

I never really cared for the series after the third and fourth episodes. While I know that the first six episodes were what FOX wanted, by the time the series got good (according to various sources), I had already abandoned it. That's why tv producers and writers and folks at originating networks must guarantee that they hook the audience in the second or third episode, otherwise people go on to other things and other tv series. The series just didn't hook me, and I can't say I was surprised to hear that it had been axed.

Firefly is a perfect example of a show that should have had a long life, but died after 13 episodes. Not because the series was bad. Not because the acting was terrible. Because the originating network didn't give Josh Whedon a chance to do anything with the show. I know that Dollhouse has its followers, and I wish them well if they try to resurrect the series in some form or other. Personally, I'd rather see another Firefly movie, but that's doubtful with Nathan Fillion working on Castle and Morena Baccarin working on V.

Just finished the Greek oral exam about 10 minutes ago. I did pretty okay, according to the teacher, and he said that he's been pretty pleased with my work on the course so far, this despite the bad cold and the business with the house.

Back to regular Greek class work now.

Today promises to be a very busy day.

Have a tough morning ahead of me. There is a Greek language lesson today and an assignment to be finished by 1:00 pm, and I also have a Greek oral exam this morning that I look forward to...NOT.

Add to that the fact that I'm still feeling pretty terrible, as my right hip and leg are quite painful, and well, this day promises to be just a lot of fun.

In addition to that, I have to go over to the house to pick up clothes, as I'm running out of some of the bare essentials. And I need to do some washing of underwear and socks as well.

Today has not been a good day for the most part. While I've still got the pain in my right hip and leg, that wasn't the problem...well, okay, it was part of the bad day.

I had to go to the house to supervise the folks from Steamatic packing up my library and den into boxes before stuff can start to happen. The folks from Steamatic did a very good job, cleaning and all the books and stuff that needed to be cleaned, but in the process, there were some 90 books, primarily science fiction and fantasy, but also including some historical non-fiction and several roleplaying game books, that had to be destroyed because they were contaminated by the sewage and/or methane. On top of everything else, there's nowhere in the house to store the books once work begins on the repairs, so I have to figure out where to send them for storage as well. *Le Sigh*

All of this means that the books, rpgs, and stuff that I have from the den with me at the Southway is what I've got to read and all until after the job is done and I can move back home. (Home, what's that? Miss it already!)

To make things worse, work will not begin on the repairs to the house until Monday, the 16th, as while the contracts are sorted out, now the building materials have to be arranged for and all that good stuff. I've taken the teal curtains from the bedroom and the den down, and will go to a dry cleaning place to have them properly cleaned. The stuff in the bedroom also needed to be packed, and that's just finished up.

My back is now killing me, and the right leg and hip are *very* bad.

I'm heading back to the hotel now, and will be going off-line for the rest of the day. Have a good one, all.

Today is Remembrance Day.

I just want to say *THANK YOU* to those who serve. And I want to thank those who served and died for our country and for the cause of peace all these years.

'Nuff said.

For those who haven't seen it yet, a subway train stopped inches before hitting a drunk woman on tracks:

Subway Stops Inches Before Woman on Tracks

I find it interesting that no one actually jumped down onto the tracks to try and help her. Must be 'cause everyone is so cognisant of the two basic rules: Mind the Gap and Watch Out for the Third Rail!

Still, she's lucky to be alive.

Just got back to the hotel from the doctor's office.

The good news is that the cold I have is gradually going away, but he said the cough may last for some time. Could be as long as one to two more months.

The bad news is that I may well have a bad case of sciatica. He said that I just need to live with it for now, and treat it on a day-to-day basis. It should hopefully go away on its own, at some point. In the meantime, I am living with hellish pain.

He also wants me to get the H1N1 flu shot next week, if possible, and then have the seasonal flu shot about ten days later.

As for today, well... I had a terrible night last night, the hip and leg giving me major pain most of the night. Not a lot of sleep. The morning was pretty busy with the Greek classes and with some work for the office, and the pain is not a whole lot better, and that's with pills.

Anyway, must soldier on to other things right now.

Decided in the end to run Hollow Earth Expedition instead of Desolation, the main reason being I couldn't find my notes on the Community and people and places that I'm using. They must be over at the house and everything.

We gamed down in the hotel lobby, and Tammy and spross weren't all that unhappy with the game. I felt that the game was not up to my usual, as I'm still feeling somewhat out of sorts from the cold that I had/have. Tammy spent the session trying to avoid some shady characters that were after her, while trying to set up a meeting based on a note that she received. spross spent the afternoon with his character negotiating the slippery slope of horse breeding negotiation, and the somewhat schizophrenic attentions of a the two siblings of the horse flesh breeder. Not as "action"-oriented as I would have liked it to have been, but to be honest, I was feeling under the weather.

By the time spross and Tammy left the Southway, I was feeling very bad in the right hip and the leg. Rather than sitting in a proper wing-back chair, I sat on the edge of the long couch (so I could spread out the papers I needed in front of me), and am in a serious amount of pain once more. This is not good.

Thank the Goddess I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow.

To bed now, after some painkillers.

I finished reading Adam Roberts's Swiftly, and rather enjoyed the read.

I am currently about 2/3 of the way through Terry Pratchett's Making Money, and am rather enjoying the book. It's got its very funny moments, and there's some lovely puns and the like, but this book is skimpy on the footnotes (one of the elements of Pratchett's books that I really like). Still, a pretty good read, and I like Moist and all...

Just getting ready to head for the hotel dining room, and have some breakfast.

Will have to decide what I'm going to run today, Desolation or Hollow Earth Expedition. My back, hip, and thigh have been pretty good the last few days, mainly 'cause I haven't done a lot of walking and moving about, and to be honest, I'm not in the mood for a board game again this weekend. Besides, I suspect that Tammy would rather play a roleplaying game than do a game of Ticket to Ride: Europe again at the moment. There are deficits to running either Desolation or HEX at the moment, given that I don't have some of the materials I use. That's at the house, and there are other problems too. We'll see.

I spoke with the hotel concierge (love that word!), and I can run the game in the main lobby of the hotel, as long as we're not too noisy. Just can't face five hours or so in the room during the afternoon right now.

Remind me never to eat supper at Denny's again. W ell, nothing but breakfast. And that only on the days when I've just had my blood tests done and am feeling ravenous and all. Obviously been spoiled by the food at the Southway Inn. The best part of the meal at Denny's was the French silk pie. Chocolate always helps! :) But it wasn't as good as the one dessert I've had at the Southway.

In the meantime, I am watching a bit of hockey (Ottawa Senators and the New Jersey Devils), and reading some of my comics for the last few months.

Then sleep.

Well, I've been living in the hotel for just over a week now, and spoke to the condo and insurance people this morning. They're still sorting out the work contracts and all that at the moment. *sigh*

Some time this coming week, I'll have to go over to the house and supervise the packing of books and the rest of the stuff in the den/library. They may even pack the stuff in the bedroom as well.

Should be interesting to see how folks react to this Top 20 list...

Top 20 Reasons Why Chocolate is Better Than Sex

Even barnacles are getting laid at the moment!

Penis Envy

*Le Sigh*

...but I'm sad to say that I'm still waiting for the final report from the plumber and the folks at Steamatic on the condition of the house, and a few other things.

It's been over a week, for Goddess's sake! :(

In order to facilitate a return to health and all that, I've decided that I'm going to try and stay at the hotel for the weekend, and not go out...especially to the house.

That said, I suspect it will be a lonely weekend.