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After apparently reaching the end of its productive life, our gas meter was changed yesterday morning. This was after they gave us a 8am - 8pm time slot on Tuesday and by 8 that day still no one had arrived. A phone call and we were told someone had been but hadn't been able to access the house. Which, lies, all the windows were open & you can't get to our front door without passing them, plus they said a card had been posted through our letterbox, which was a lie too.

Anyway, just after the meter guy had gone, the tumbler still in the hall and stuff everywhere, the man came to sort out the router for James' home office. Sent him upstairs just as someone knocked on the back door, it was the plumber coming to fix a leak from the outside tap we had fitted Wednesday. I got a bit frazzled there, when the computer guy was asking about stuff I had no idea about -- also having a huge reaction to the cats, he hadn't known it was a home visit and was really allergic -- while the plumber turned off the water while he went to get parts.

It all got sorted in the end, but man, I'm sure James has blinkers sometimes. We got more paint yesterday so when he got back -- because he'd taken my sister to her scooter driving test and then decided to look at cars after -- he asked if we were going to decorate. While the downstairs of the house looked like a bomb had gone off. If you imagined my face looked a bit like this >:( you'd have been right.

On the positive side, we have a working outside tap and hosepipe. No more lugging watering cans around. Also, our bedroom is now painted as we did actually go paint in the end. It looks really nice too, all the penguin Pete prints are back up and the curtains. No carpet at the moment but we've a mat that will do instead, though James has insisted he wants the old underlay left at the bottom of the bed so he doesn't hurt his knees going to bed. I think I'll buy him a small mat for there, it'll look better.

While painting James casually mentioned that Kay wanted to read my fic. D: Because she's really into 50 Shades of Grey at the moment and he told her that's the kind of stuff that I write D: I just, why? WHY?! I briefly considered giving her the link to my AO3 stories but that links to LJ and more than that, I don't really want to share my writing with people who probably won't get it. Plus, Kay would give the link to Kayleigh and yeah. No.

I haven't had time for much writing the last few days but I'm feeling much happier about my bbb wave 3, and after some enabling from [personal profile] teigh_corvus I'm also writing sort of waycestey implied gsf wing fic to fill a prompt at h/c bingo. It's a nice contrast to the wave 3 and as I intend keeping the h/c bingo things short, should be done soon.

Demonid is still down. It's been two days now, come back to me torrent site of awesome. I miss you.

Date: 2012-07-27 01:21 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] alpheratz
Ugh, these little home improvement errands tend to pile up and be really annoying, don't they? I'm glad you've got everything sorted now.

Hahhh, oh god, family wanting to read your fic. /o\ I would share with my sister if she asked, probably, though I'd choose judiciously, but she already kinda knows about pretty much everything I get up to online, including the waycest stuff. If you choose to share, I really suggest emailing her a file instead of linking to eeeeeeverything.

The word "tumbler" just looks wrong now. Dammit, Internet, why are you like this?

I'm also writing sort of waycestey implied gsf wing fic

o________o

Date: 2012-07-27 01:24 pm (UTC)
argentumlupine: American marten with its head tilted as if curious (Frank: pornface!)
From: [personal profile] argentumlupine
*hugs* That is too many strangers and too many things going on in a house at once. It's no wonder you were frazzled! I'm glad it all got sorted.

I don't really want to share my writing with people who probably won't get it.

Definitely. Maybe just give her a link to AO3 itself and tell her to have fun? How likely is it that she'd choose your fandoms?


\o/ Wave 3 and wingfic!

Date: 2012-07-27 07:32 pm (UTC)
turlough: the Doctor & Harry & Sarah-Jane in Bessie, promo photo for season 12 ((dr who) companions)
From: [personal profile] turlough
Ugh, I hate having strangers invading my home so you have ALL my sympathy! But at least it's over now? And yay! for an outside tap and hosepipe! Also, Congratulations to having finished the painting and having your bedroom back!

I completely understand not wanting people who won't get it reading your stories. You should do what Anna said over on LJ. That way she'll get some quality reading and you'll have your privacy intact.

That's good to hear about your wave three story and yay! for waycest wing fic! Good luck with both stories.
Edited Date: 2012-07-27 07:33 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-07-28 03:52 pm (UTC)
turlough: castle on mountain top in winter, Burg Hohenzollern ((tu) letting love find a way)
From: [personal profile] turlough
Congratulations to finishing the wingfic! And good luck with the wave three story. I know you can do it!!

Date: 2012-07-28 04:43 pm (UTC)
rikes: drawing of a fairy, with cherry blossoms (Default)
From: [personal profile] rikes
What a mess! D: Good to hear it's all sorted out now.

Date: 2012-07-28 11:45 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] concinnity
What a day! Having someone want to invade your internet space after having frustrating people in your offline space -*shudder*. I'm glad it looks like you've got everything sorted!

And "waycestey implied gsf wing fic"? *___*

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