Angry gnomes pounding in my head

I have a wicked headache.  The kind that is almost but not quite a migraine.  The left side of my skull feels like its being hit repeatedly with a hammer.  Little gnomes, pick-axeing my brain.  Bastards.

The parents should be here sometime this evening.  They will be staying with me through the weekend, which means I haven't been able to work on that new painting idea I had.  The room I use as a studio is also the room they stay in when they visit.  There isn't enough space for both my easel and their air mattress.

The 'rents aren't the only relatives in town.  My grandma, two uncles and an aunt are going to be here as well.  Which means I am going to have to be social.  The only thing I've agreed to so far is lunch on Saturday but I'm sure there will be more.  Right now with my head feeling like this I am so not in the mood to deal with people even if they are family. 

I don't have the energy to think of anything else worthwhile to write about.  Maybe later I'll have something stellar to say.  Now not so much. 
To work!

Medieval Murder and Mayhem

First, the headache is gone.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Ibuprofen is a wonderful thing.

Second, a piece of work that I expected to take the rest of the week?  Done and moving to the testers this afternoon.  Another round of grateful thanks to the universe for that one.  I have A LOT to do and getting one item off my list just took a weight off my shoulders.

I've been reading a biography of Queen Isabella of England, wife of Edward II, by Alison Weir.  The beginning, like most historical biographies, was a wee bit dull seeing how she married the King when she was what, 12?  Not much to talk about when she was just a kid.  Although the king's relationship with Gaveston, his favorite, was interesting.  If the beginning of the book was just so-so, the middle has more than made up for it.  Danger, betrayal, a coup, adultery, and several very gruesome executions.  I'm to the part where Isabella has overthrown her husband and put her son on the throne.  Now the former king has just been murdered.  That's where I stopped last night to watch the finale of Project Runway.  I have a little over 100 pages left and I can't wait to get back to them.  Unfortunately with family in town this weekend it looks like it may be next week before I get to find out what happens next. 

As for Project Runway, I'm very happy that Leanne won.  I liked Kennely's collection but her attitude really irked me.  Korto's collection was probably the best overall for me but I kept getting distracted seeing models from America's Next Top Model.  Leanne's collection was a little too many petals and 'waves' for me but I liked the variety of pieces.  The palette was a little monochromatic but I think her overall performance throughout the season showed that she deserved to win.  My only regret is that I didn't get to see Jerell's collection.  From the one peak at the pieces during part 1 of the finale I think I would have really liked several of the gowns and his use of texture. 

And now back to your regularly scheduled programming.