My pen hates me

So I'm sitting down to do Christmas cards, right?  And I've got my super-spiffy Waterman fountain pen with a brand new cartridge of inky goodness just waiting to flow.  Let me say now that I love this pen.  I love it a lot.  It's the Best Pen Ever, and my favorite souvenir, ever.  (I bought it in Oxford in 1999.)

Today, however, my pen -- or perhaps I should blame my hands -- are rebelling against me.

Aside from occasionally deciding not to write (leaving me with a scrap sheet of paper with various test-scribbles on it -- but sometimes it wouldn't write even after a successful test-scribble), the pen is in collusion with my hands.

See, there is one person on my holiday card list who has, quite possibly, the neatest, most gorgeous handwriting ever. And I wanted to reciprocate, because when I put my mind to it, I can have nice handwriting.  It doesn't generally last very long, but I can write neatly in short spurts. 

So what happens when I go to write out her envelope?

I misspell.

And, of course, I don't have any SPARE envelopes, so I had to scratch out the misspell and try again.  And the whole thing just looks awful.  So, hallowd, please forgive the state of your envelope.  ;)

I'm also one card short.  *swears*  I may have to run next door and see if Mom has any extras.  She should.  *sigh*

And I realize that the international cards will probably not make it till after the 25th, but at least they're going out, which is more than I can say for myself last year.

SQUEE!

Lots of "squee" entries in December.  Should just re-name it "Squee-cember."

Anyway.

youkai_tsuki1, I got your card today!  Thank you!!

jazzy_fay, I got the package!  Eeeeeeee!  *lub!*  Thanks so much -- the teacup is beautiful. :D

And now time for a little pimpage:  [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]  C'mon!  Fruit's good fer ya! XD

Hmm... what else?  *taps chin*   Got all my wrapping done, so I'm very happy about that...

I know I've been busy today, but damned if I can figure out all I did.

However, I DID FINISH MY FIC FOR yuletide!!!!!!111onE!  And I'm kinda pretty happy with it.  It's cute.  I just hope the recipient likes it.  I think I fulfilled the request.  Pretty sure I did.  I feel like I did.

It's funny, but the last story I did for this challenge turned out to be "Shaken, Not Stirred," which was just a fun, light, silly story, and I was absolutely SHOCKED at how many people liked it.  I mean, it was really silly.  (But so fun to write.)  This fandom is a lot  more obscure, but was just as fun to write.  In fact, it was harder to END the blasted thing!