heartache by the numbers

(no reason for the title, just a song stuck in my head).

so, last week, I was getting ready to have my usual Monday shift followed by an overnight shift. However, that morning around 6, I got a call from my work asking me to come in for the morning shift too. At first I declined because I had already worked the whole weekend and would go into overtime if I did pick it up, not to mention that meant I'd be working a full 24 hours, which is kinda illegal. However, they said they would try and cover one of those shifts, so I called them back and went into work. After all, I was about to have 5 days off, might as well make the best of it by working to death.

why do I torture myself like this?

it turned into a very long day, because no one else wanted to it was able to stay later or work extra, except for the person who called me in. Thanks to her, I was able to take 4 hours off to run a few errands, and while I was out I lost my necklace pendant. I found that out right before I had to go back for work, so I couldn't go back and look. I was so upset that I lost it. My editor gave that pendant to me for our first Christmas together, and I hadn't taken it off since.

I still never found it.

anyway, I proceeded to work for the next 11 hours or so, having a so so night. And by the time I went to bed I was ready to collapse. It was a stressful day, especially when my coworkers got on my nerves from saying some less than savory things about the residents.

so I spent the next two days floating and flailing in the pool, where I made myself so sunburnt that I actually got sick. Woo, go me.
I stayed in bed for another day or two, playing animal crossing until my arms fell off (it was worth it). I feel I got a lot accomplished in that little virtual world. After I got sick of playing, I cleaned up a little and used my last day off devoted to drawing out an idea that I thought of last Sunday.

the Achievement Hunter guys in the Attack on Titan uniforms, hell yeah!!! So far, I've only got one more to finish, but I won't be able to work on it until tomorrow night, probably. The amount of detail that is put into this uniform, specifically the 3 dimensional mobility gear they use for plot reasons, is so insanely hard to draw, but after I did it once I couldn't stop. I only intended to draw it twice, but I did it four times! (the other two get rifles, which are also impossible for me to draw). I'm just really happy with how they look, (and so is tumblr!)

the next few days are going to be interesting. I've got more training to do for work, and then another long work filled weekend. Oh, then next week is my birthday (and the one year anniversary of this blog). Where does the time go?

at least I get to visit my editor at the start of next month. I can't wait.