mid-week resurfacing

proofreading job, done and sent off.
copy-writing job, done and sent off.
line-editing job, done and sent off.
agamisu done and sent off dropped off at the airport.
CGAG writers group last night, wherein I was told that, contrary to my fears, the revised chapters are much stronger, not worse. *whew*

Now back to the duereallysoon revisions, and the requested proposal in Another Genre, and another line-edit due reallysoonnow, and the fretting over the stuff awaiting editorial responses and.... Life as we know it, in other words.


And in other news, a friend is in the hospital after a minor heart attack. Prayers and good vibes sent Manhattan-ward would be appreciated, thanks. Because there's been enough of this shit this month already, okay? Nobody else is allowed to get so much as a cold. (yes this means you, so stop sniffling. Now.)

Perspective, and a new health meme.

Elsewhere, a friend posted (in light of news of our friend's heart attack) a comment about getting perspective. Is true. Even this week, when the shit seemed to come from every possible angle, there was also a lot of good, too. Sometimes it's easier to let the bad weigh us down, rather than the good lifting us up.

Look for the good. Remember it. Value it. Be uplifted by it.

Our friend is alive, getting excellent medical care, and I know from my own dad's experience that a warning heart attack, if heeded, can result in many decades of high-quality life after.

And so, with that in mind, I give you THE WARNING SIGNS OF A HEART ATTACK (courtesy of the American Heart Association)
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Heart Attack Warning Signs

( click and read, folks! )

Spread the word. Repost this in your livejournal. Don't let anyone get away with "oh, it wasn't anything, I didn't want to worry your mother" (yes, I'm looking at YOU, dad)

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