A Bunch of Random Stuff

[verloren1983]

☁ Random stupid question to the flist: What's the difference between a crossover and a fusion? *headtilts* I've seen people refer to one or the other exclusively, but I've never been able to get a solid answer as to what exactly the difference is.

☁ I have some of the best friends EVER. Seriously, I love you guys, you're awesome. I'm so lucky. ♥

☁ Kelly's boyfriend and his parents got her a Kindle for her birthday. I am unreasonably jealous. XD I told her I'd pull some books together for her out of my collection, but I'd have to convert most of them, so we'll see how that goes. ^_^;;; On the upside, this will give me a chance to play with it before I purchase one for myself. Eventually. When I've earned it. :3

☁ Speaking of Kelly's birthday... my baby sister is freaking 25. HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN? O_o

☁ I think I might FINALLY be losing in my chest. My bras are fitting weirdly again, mostly in the cup area. I'm kind of afraid to get measured though, because they NEVER give me good news. Maybe the next time I go get my hair cut. Possibly.

☁ I was reading something in a magazine at work today about how a lot of people have a vitamin D deficiency and don't know it- and how it can cause tiredness and lack of energy. It said that 100% of overweight women have NO vitamin D left in their system by the time March rolls around. Hmmmmmm. That could explain why I've been feeling so crappy and exhausted the last couple of months? Worth a shot, right? Apparently 2,000 IU is recommended for adults, but 5,000 IU if you're overweight (because fat sucks up vitamin D and so reduces how much your body actually gets to begin with, oh joy), and most people don't get anywhere close to that. When the store brand vitamins go on sale at work, I'll probably pick some up. Try it for a few months and see if I feel any better- the article said it can take 1-3 months before you start seeing a change. I mean god, at this point it can't hurt.

☁ Also learned today about supplements: Studies apparently suggest that Omega 3's could be as good as anti-depressants for some people. Hrm. Something else to look into potentially. God, I'm getting old. I'm already taking a multi-vitamin and cinnamon (supposed to assist weight loss and metabolism), though the cinnamon a lot more reliably than the multi, but still. Oh, and I try to remember to take Magnesium during my period because a doctor told Stef that the whole "my stomach rebels against everything I eat" thing during that time of the month could be a deficiency there, but most of the time I forget (so I have yet to figure out if it actually works or not). Edit: I forgot about the fiber gummies. Yes, I'm old and take extra fiber. My stomach is and always has been a finicky bitch, okay? XD Now we're talking about adding MORE vitamins to that. God. Can we backtrack a few years when I never even gave this stuff a second thought? ......on the other hand, I was also about 45 pounds heavier. Never mind. ^_^;;;

Comments

[februaryfour]

*hugs* Watching what you eat AND trying to make sure you get all your nutrition is HARD. But you can do it, I know you can! When you want to do something and you put your mind to it you are unstoppable. ♥

[verloren1983.livejournal.com]

Agreed, it's a total pain in the ass! And I'm not even watching things like salt intake and all of that... even though I should, it's probably through the roof. <_< Maybe I should stop reading magazines at work, but seriously, if I find something that helps, it's totally worth it. There's no way I should be as lethargic as I am at my age- and that's been true for as long as I can remember, so it's not like it's a recent development. If I could just take some vitamins and actually feel like I can function like a normal person, that would be... amazing. *_* Thanks for the vote of confidence! I just have to keep plugging away and trying new things~ ♥

[februaryfour]

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[hostilecrayon.livejournal.com]

Fusion is when you take one universe and fuse it with characters with something else. Basically, characters from one universe, setting of another. Crossovers are instead something that contain characters from both shows, regardless of setting. Helps? <3

I prefer fusions, it seems. Though I wrote one tiny Crossover that has a special place in my heart. <3

For the record, crossovers are harder to do. Also, I didn't know this until fairly recently, so you're totally not alone. Fanon can be so confusing. XD

[verloren1983.livejournal.com]

Yes, that was very helpful, thank you! ♥