(no subject)

[turps]

lady_smutterella is hosting a Bandom/Bandom-adjacent (includes 1Ders) Trope Bingo which I've just joined.

You all know I'm a sucker for a bingo, and also suck at completing them, but I live in hope. Plus, while it may be cheating I have half a Way bros centric fic I started for picfor1000 and then abandoned for the wingfic idea, so I may be able to work that into a bingo somehow.

So yes, go check it out, it's for all fanworks and has some nifty prompts.

We did go and see Moonlight, and I enjoyed it. Though, Hidden Figures is still up there as my favourite of the Award Season movies. After only having one late showing a day, Lion is on multiple times now, and I want to see that next. But James has the next few choices. He's been happy enough to go to the Award Season films, but is very much more of a big blockbuster fan.

We've also had a quote to have our fence repaired. It's still standing at the moment, but doubt it'll last the year. That was nearly £700, and that was with mates rates for labour costs. Which isn't doable at the moment, so the fence will have to wait.

Plus, I asked how much it'll cost to get my rings resized. My engagement ring has always been loose, but now is ridiculously so, while my eternity ring is at least 3 sizes too big. Thankfully my wedding ring is okay for now. I liked the lady in the shop I talked to. She advised it was pointless resizing them now as it takes nearly 7 weeks to send them away, and by the time they came back it's likely my ring size would have changed again. So she recommended putting my engagement ring on a chain, and my wedding ring should keep on the eternity ring, and then get them all done at the end of the year. Which I agree with, especially so as it would be £150 for each resize D:

Comments

[frausorge]

That sounds like very sensible advice about the rings. But (as an apartment-dweller) I had no idea fences were so expensive!

If you haven't published a fic somewhere else I don't think it's cheating at all to finish it for this challenge.

[turps]

I had no idea fences were so expensive!

Neither did I until we started to get quotes! I suspect the fence will have to remain as it is for a while yet.


If you haven't published a fic somewhere else I don't think it's cheating at all to finish it for this challenge.

Sadly I haven't been writing since posting this. But at some point I will finish that story.

[doctor_jasley]

fences are hellla expensive. DANG.

*whispers* I might have...maybe asked for a card...we'll see what happens

THe idea of rings on necklaces has always seemed nifty to me.

[turps]

Fences are stupidly expensive!

THe idea of rings on necklaces has always seemed nifty to me.

My engagement ring is safely on my necklace now. Better there than lost.

Hope your writing is going okay. Mine has stalled big time.

[turlough]

I knew you wouldn't be able to resist a bingo challenge :-) ALL the good luck!!

Ack! I'd no idea fences were so expensive.

That sounds like very good advice. Rings on necklaces look nice, I've always thought.

[turps]

It's terrible. As soon as I saw it I knew I was going to join.

Well, the fence has to be six foot tall which is adding a lot to the cost. I'm just hoping it stays upright until we can afford to get it replaced. Otherwise it'll be another fix, which isn't cost effective in the long run.

My engagement ring is on a necklace now. It's safer there, but it's still weird not to see it on my finger.

[rikes]

I agree that it probably makes sense to wait a while before resizing the rings, but if I were you I'd probably ask for a quote at some other shop as well because £150 sounds like a lot to me! I had one of grandma's rings resized last year and only paid 35€ for it. Of course the shape/material of the ring might make a big difference - mine was a very simple one, so all they had to do was cut off a 3mm piece and then close it again.