Grace

One fine day, today, the elf had a waltz test. She picked a partner, and they practiced and performed. The elf's grace, elegance, and ability to follow astounded the judges, and all was well. Then our lovely elf left her class and started down some stairs. Now, the land in which this elf lives in is full of hills and stairs; the elf goes up and down stairs many times every day. But today, in a moment of less than usual grace and poise, she missed the last step to the landing, and probably sprained her ankle. She also has a long green and purple bruise on her elbow, a gift from a banister her elbow met on her way down. That evening her ankle started to swell, and upon some wise advice from a companion, she put some ice on it. Perhaps tomorrow she will not go to work.

A Moment of Distress

This week there came a time, after several nights of insufficient sleep and a few days of not eating enough because I ran out of bread, that I temporarily lost my marbles. I was, evidently, enough in charge of my mind to write a poem (of sorts) to describe the sensation though.

Go to sleep, little elfling, go to sleep.
your tired head is drooping,
your gait is slowly stooping,
your grasp on fine movements is slipping,
and you can barely walk without tripping.
Go and rest, little elfling, go to sleep.

But I can’t sleep, oh, I can’t!
I’m far too hungry to sleep!
My stomach pains would keep me aware,
no matter how long that I lay there,
and I’d lose more hours than I dare,
though just now I’m too tired to care.
So I’m just too hungry too sleep,
too hungry, too tired, I can’t. I can’t!

Then go and eat, little elfling, go and eat.
your aching head is paining,
your stressed body’s complaining,
your little stomach’s sorely aching,
and if it’s keeping you waking,
by all means, little elfling, go and eat!

But what can I eat, oh, what can I eat?
When I’m so tired I can’t think?
What to eat when there’s no bread?
Can’t eat outmeal, that’s for breakfast,
and breakfast is long past, that’s not right.
Can’t eat rice? or tortillas? or something like that…
no that’s all dinner food, and it’s not yet night.
Besides all that takes time to prepare,
and time is so precious, and I’m not all there.
I’m too tired to think, to cook, to eat!
I’m so tired, and stressed, and hungry!
I’m too tired to think, too tired to eat!


Soon after I went and got groceries.

I'm so cool, I'm practically a Jedi!

I discovered that I can use the force today at the MVA. I've had my permit since November of 07, but I had to renew it in May when I got back from college. The guy at the counter tried to tell me I needed to show my social security card because Maryland law says I need to if I got my permit after April. And seeing as my social security card is in Utah, this was definitely on my list of things that were not allowed to happen.

So I basically told the guy I didn't need my social security card.

And he actually gave me my license!