<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Short Musings]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Well, today started off a bit on the off side. The repairman was unable to come and finish the walls, so I am in the uncomfortable position of having to wait a bit longer to do my laundry, since the washer is positioned at an angle and difficult to use. Anyway, I got on to write a post today, but found that <img width='16' height='16' class='wp-smiley emoji' draggable='false' alt='(W)' src='https://s1.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/wordpress.svg' style='height: 1em; max-height: 1em;' /> decided to change the emoticons we use in our blogs. And of course, some of the emoticons are &#8220;secret&#8221;, so I had to play all afternoon trying to figure them out.</p>
<p>It was a sacrifice I was willing to make. But never again.</p>
<p>Look, I am a n00b when it comes to computers. I am no <img width='16' height='16' class='wp-smiley emoji' draggable='false' alt=':developer:' src='https://s1.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/developer.svg' style='height: 1em; max-height: 1em;' /> nor am I a genius. You know the whole &#8220;give a monkey a typewriter&#8221; thing? Well, that&#8217;s me, only not as cute. Don&#8217;t get me wrong. I ❤ writing, even writing just stuff that&#8217;s fluffy as a 🐻 is fun for me. But if pressure is involved, like in NaNoWriMo, forget it. You might as well pour me a <img width='16' height='16' class='wp-smiley emoji' draggable='false' alt='|_|' src='https://s1.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/white-russian.svg' style='height: 1em; max-height: 1em;' /> and leave me alone, because I would never come close to making a dent. Writing under pressure just doesn&#8217;t appeal to me. Writing nonsensical musings on a whim is totally different, and should always be celebrated. Of course, there are times when you come up with a clever 💡 and you have to run with it. Those times are few and far between for me, though.</p>
<p>Anyway, the ⭐ s are aligning for me, so I have to get going. It&#8217;s Friday, and still Lent, so I&#8217;m making rainbow trout for dinner. Easter seems like a long way off to me.</p>
<p>I wish I could have a 🌯 and wash it down with a <strong>🍸 . </strong><strong></strong></p>
<p>😥</p>
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