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[turps]

justinsgayhero, your birthday card came today. Thank you so much! Justin is now standing next to Chris and Lamp, and looking fine! *mwah*

I get so invested in stories sometimes. Like just now, when I went to do something and James asked what was wrong because I had teary eyes, and it was because I'd just read a story and I'd been reading it for a while and Mikey and Pete were so happy together and basically, I'm a sap. It's a combination that often leads to beaming smiles and tears. Put the trickc story Absinthe Makes in front of me and I'll well up at the last line, every damn time.

Talking of OTP, which I was in a roundabout way. I have found that having at least one in an active fandom is a lot of help. It means I dive on any Mikey/Pete story, tab any Mikey/anyone stories, plus anything written by friends or recced by people I trust. In this way I can try and keep up at least. Of course, most times I'm still looking at multiple tabs, they just keep stacking up and I attack them when I have time. But yes, a very active fandom is still of the win.

Corey wanted to buy a shelf with his birthday money, so we headed off to Ikea today. Man, that place is huge. You walk in and you're like rats in a maze, forced to keep walking and follow all the other people shuffling along the arrowed paths, walking past all the cool furniture and trying to tell yourself you really don't need that box of 99p plastic forks. It doesn't help that it's over two floors, and then, they didn't even have any vegetarian hotdogs! Don't they realise the vegetarian hotdogs are a huge part of the Ikea experience?! I had woe I tell you! And a painful side as Corey got one of the skinny billy book shelves in the bargain corner, only £10 due to some scratches at floor level. It was also put together, which meant when it went in our car a corner was sticking in my side all the way home. No hot dogs, a sharp corner in my side. My life, it is hard!

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[adelate]

I think you're confusing vegetarian hotdogs with meatballs. ;)

I ♥ IKEA. My bookshelf at home is from there, and it's awesome.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

The cafe with the awesome meatballs is halfway around the circuit of the store we go to. I think they put it there because by that point your legs are dropping off and seeing the cheap food and refillable drinks is like an oasis in the midst of a vast expanse of wardrobes and shelves.

Sadly we went past to get to the little cafe at the exit, the one with the awesome vegetarian hotdogs!, of which there was none. I still may be bitter *g*

But I agree, they do great stuff. Most of which is nicely affordable.

[adelate]

Ha, that's so true. It's like, "walking walking walking walking afhdsakjghdsjflds feet dying ooooooh FOOOOOOOOOOOOOD and DRIIIIIIINKS". They're very clever that way. ;)

[sperrywink]

Mikey/Pete!! They are love.

Your habits are very similar to mine. I too pounce on any Mikey/Pete story and usually any Mikey story (except the Mikey/Gerard), then follow recs for other pairings. I just wish people wrote Mikey more although I probably couldn't keep up if Mikey/Pete was as popular as Frank/Gerard.

Ikea! I bought my couch there and my desk and my table... I love Ikea, I must admit. Cool deal on finding the floor model!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

They are love! They make me beam with happiness and joy, especially your story which is so lovely. So many Mikey/Pete stories are harsh with the taint of inevitable break up, but yours doesn't do that at all.

I agree, more people should write him. Though saying that, he seems to do fine in the story numbers, and while he's not in that mega popular Gerard/Frank level, he does seem to be the fandom's like black dress, or bike if we're being crude. Which we're not, because Mikey is all about happiness, rainbows and unicorns *g*

Ikea does some great stuff. They just need to make more vegetarian hotdogs ;)

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

I usually end up plonking myself on the beds/couches/chairs, signs and salespeople be damned.

On the other hand, 10 quid bookshelf! WOOT!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It's weird, when we were there today there didn't seem to be any salespeople at all. Just those checking people out. It was amusing because every couch and bed had people sitting on them, many times just sitting chilling and chatting away in one of the room mock ups, like some kind of living display.

The bookshelf was such a bargain. The damage is hardly noticeable at all. So we pouched on it when we saw.

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

I keep trying to send you a birthday card (have been since valentines day) and maybe it's my internet or computer but none of them will go through!!! :( :( :( Oh well. You know it's the thought that counts, and I'll keep trying.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Of course it's the thought that counts, and I know you're the sweetest most awesome person ever!

Thank you, honey. *smooch*

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

Aww *snuggles* *loves*

[nopseud]

Aww! The last line of Absinthe makes me sniffle too. Not as much as the bit of the airplane where JC cries and I always well up in sympathy, but definite sniffles.

I've never had an IKEA vegetarian hotdog, but now next time we go I will have to try one :-)

(Did you get the email I sent a few days ago? I just wanted to make sure it got there okay.)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. The airplane bit. No. I won't start thinking of the story. I want to sleep tonight.

The Ikea vegetarian hotdogs are lovely. I was quite put out them not having any. So I went and refilled my pop twice instead of once. That'll show them!

I did. Sorry, I fail at keeping up with the important stuff.

[nopseud]

I won't start thinking of the story. I want to sleep tonight.

I'm going to have to go and read the airplane bit now, I think. Which is fatal, because then I have to skip back to the earlier bits in South Africa, and then on to the TV appearance in Germany, and the next thing I know I'm reading the whole end bit from when Chris finds out that JC's family is coming and then it's suddenly six in the morning :-)

I did. Sorry, I fail at keeping up with the important stuff.

Don't worry about it. I just wanted to make sure it had arrived.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

next thing I know I'm reading the whole end bit from when Chris finds out that JC's family is coming and then it's suddenly six in the morning

Welcome to my night!

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

Billy bookcases RULES!! I have 12 normal-heights and 3 half-heights :-) And yay! for finding a bargain one, even if it did stick it's sharp corners into you on the way home!

I don't have any OTPs in bandslash, but since I pretty much limit myself to MCR fics these days, or at least anything with Gerard, Frank, or Bob in it, it does limit the amount of potentially read-worthy fic a bit.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I agree, Billy bookcases are fantastic! Well made for the price, which is important.

It's weird. The only OTP in bandslash I have is Mikey/Pete, but even then I'll happily read Mikey with anyone. So how valid that crossover OTP is I don't know. It's like Chris all over again.

Ah, but see. With you liking Gerard and Frank you're hitting the most popular pairing going. You must read flat out at times.

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

It sounds more like you have an OTC really, I don't even have that! But I AM very picky :-) (Not to mention that most new Frank/Gerard stories posted in dotcoms_refresh are utter tripe!) Of course, I STILL manage to have far too many tabs with potentially interesting stories waiting to be read...

[puszysty.livejournal.com]

Look at it this way, at least you didn't have to put it together when you got home.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

That's very true. I hate assembling flat pack stuff.

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

Having an endless supply of new stories to read is very strange. I like it.

And now I want to go read Absinthe.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It is strange. I'm used to going out and looking for fic, now it drops onto my lap, multiple times a day. After reading everything in a fandom for a long time, weeding takes some getting used to.

I ended up reading Absinthe last night. Thank goodness I didn't have to wake early this morning.

[justinsgayhero.livejournal.com]

Your welcome sweetie!, Justin goes good with just about anything*lol*.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

He really does! Thank you again!

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

bargain! (I want another Billy for my bedroom - there's not enough space for the books and this is sad)

(Absinthe always make me sniffly, too. *resists urge to re-read*)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It was a total bargain! And fits in the room so nicely.

I ended up reading Absinthe last night. Thank goodness I didn't have to get up early today.

[rikes]

Stories make me cry all the time! Happy or sad, it doesn't matter.

As somebody who assembled two bookcases with the help of three people just a few months ago, I can congratulate you on the already put together bookshelf. :) I've never been to an Ikea store though. People here make day trips to them, and I don't quite see the point unless you actually need furniture, which they rarely dp.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it's not just me then. Not that I'm embarrassed at crying at stories, just I like to know I'm not alone.

I've heard that people day trip to Ikea stores, and while I do like the stuff they sell, not to that extent. Some people are just weird.

[ihearthings-ii.livejournal.com]

god, I love Ikea so much. I would move in if I could. ha! you probably could. they have so much *stuff*!