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[turps]

James was on nights last night, so I had a very tv heavy watching evening. As well as the Strictly results show I managed to get through one ep of Britain's Next Top Model -- yes, that's still one of my cheesy shows of choice. The first two episodes of The Gifted, which I really enjoyed a lot, and got stuck into my backlog of shows that have been sitting on the DVR for ages by watching the first two eps of Emerald City, which I also enjoyed.

It was a nice and chill evening, especially as I was sitting under a blanket, one cat on my knee and two of the others tucked either side of my legs. Though they were all most put-out each time I had to move.

Today we've planned to go to the cinema. We were thinking Blade Runner 2017 but every review I've seen has mentioned how long it is, so the possibility of James falling asleep is at 100% I'd imagine. So I think we'll head off to see Geostorm instead, which I've read is cheesy terrible, and therefore okay for a snooze if it happens.

Someone in the Musketeer fandom is taking part in whump October. They're posting a ficlet a day based on a list of prompts and I'm really enjoying them. But, they're also posting a story they've written for a challenge and while I'm enjoying that too, the story is complete but they're still posting it in short chapters over four days. Why do that?! Post the whole thing already. And yes, I suspect it'll be to get more comments and kudos but even so. >:(

My uncle phoned last night with more arrangements for the funeral. It's on Friday, and we'll be leaving from the funeral home as nanna's house will be empty by then. Which will be weird as the home is at the bottom of her street so by the time the cars park up they'll probably be outside hers anyway.

So it's that on Friday, and then it's the anniversary of dad's death on Thursday. Pauline is having a small gathering that evening. Corey is coming home from university for a day or so so it'll be nice to see him. He also needs to have a photocopy of nanna's death certificate to give to his uni to explain the time away. I get why, he's having to leave during important meetings for this last year and no doubt some people will have lied in the past to get extra time etc, but man, it feels like a harsh thing to do.

I had such a pang yesterday when I realised it was Sunday and I'd never to go nanna's on a Sunday again. It's what we've always done since I was a kid. First to have dinner there when young, then as we all grew up, just to meet up with family. Not every week, sometimes we had plans or James was at work, but the vast majority of time we were there. I suspect Sundays will feel empty for a while.

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[saba1789]

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I think Geostorm is a better idea. James would definitely fall asleep in Blade Runner, ahahaha!

What a time of the year. Ugh. It's weird how death will hit you. You knew you would be sad, but you forget all the things like Sunday with Nanna, and suddenly your whole life feels incomplete. Or something.

[turlough]

Cats are the best hot water bottles! But yes, their tendency to complain at every move you make is a bit annoying. You would think you did it just to irritate them :-)

So, which movie did you end up seeing? And did James fall asleep or not?

I hate it so much when people do that!! That people posted even long stories in one go was one of the things I really liked about bandom.

*sends you many, many hugs and good thoughts*

[frausorge]

I wish you strength for the funeral and for the remembrances for your dad, too. <3

(and on a more frivolous note, ikr? regarding unnecessary chapters. I feel like for chapter-structured posting to succeed, each chapter needs to have a satisying arc within itself. Otherwise I get bored and frustrated. And it's not necessarily purely about length, although I think shorter chapters are more at risk of not having enough content to stand on their own - I was following a fic with 4,000 word chapters, which seems like it should be enough to hold a good chunk of story, and yet they felt so insubstantial that each update just felt like a tease. gah.)

[turps]

Thank you. We're all meeting at Pauline's tonight and I'm sure we'll have a few laughs as well as missing him. Then tomorrow to get through.

I feel like for chapter-structured posting to succeed, each chapter needs to have a satisying arc within itself. Otherwise I get bored and frustrated

Yes, I agree. The one I was complaining about was probably around 8k all in, and a good story, but there was no need to split it up as they did. They also started to thank each person who'd commented on the previous chapter when they posted the next. And all I could think was, okay, I enjoy your writing, but the attention seeking is very off-putting.

[turps]

Cats are excellent hot water bottles. And I also agree, they do act like moving is done just to annoy them. They want everything their own way! *g*

We saw Geostorm and amazingly he stayed awake. It was very cheesy, though. The reviews were right about that.

That people posted even long stories in one go was one of the things I really liked about bandom.

Yes! I honestly don't get why people chop stories up like that. The one I was talking about ended up about 8k and was split into four chapters which were posted over four days. I enjoyed it but it was so obviously comment/kudos wanting.

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[rubytuesday5681]

*hugs*
Even though my Grandmother was seriously ill during her last few years of life, we had a regular weekly routine where me and my Dad would go and visit her for several hours every Friday afternoon at the nursing home. Although, at the time I often found these visits to be a boring chore (she was ill and unaware and unpleasant much of the time), I still missed them an awful lot after she was gone. On Fridays after work, I would find myself automatically driving toward the nursing home and then I'd realize and I'd have to turn around and I just kept reminding myself that she was in a better place, but that didn't change the fact the I MISSED her.
:( It's really hard. It takes a lot of time. Every once in a while, I'll still catch myself thinking about something I want to tell her and then I go, "oh."
*more hugs*
I'm thinking of you and sending strength and comfort.
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[simplysynthetic]

The husband and I just watch 2 episodes of The Gifted as well. I'm not sure yet how I feel, but I'm always a sucker for mutants.

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[turps]

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[turps]

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[turps]

Geostorm was cheesy goodness, and a great choice. I'm not sure if we'll get to Blade Runner now. So many movies and so little time!

You knew you would be sad, but you forget all the things like Sunday with Nanna, and suddenly your whole life feels incomplete. Or something.

Yeah, that exactly. It's been a lifetime of Sundays there. It'll be hard to move on from that.

[turps]

You've just summed up how I feel exactly.

It's like, Sundays were nanna days, even if I didn't go up I knew the others would be. She's offer coffee, and when she was feeling better would make sausage rolls, and it just oesn't feel right that it's Sunday and the house is empty with no one up there.

Thank you for this comment, and understanding so perfectly.

[turps]

Thank you ♥

[turps]

I love mutants too. I'm still enjoying The Gifted, but it's taking me a while to get all the characters straight. By the time I remember all their names and code names the season will probably be over.