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I threw an old fan out yesterday. Within minutes one of the people on our estate knocked on the door asking if she could have it. So I told her that it didn't work, that it didn't have a guard over the blades and the feet were wobbly. Really not safe at all. This morning I woke up, let the dog in the garden and discovered someone had been in the garden and took it. Which while I'm not mad that it's gone, I am sick of people coming into the garden and taking things. I mean, we didn't go to bed until one, were up at seven so they must have been sneaking around in the middle of the night. I just hope they don't mangle their fingers.

The two stories I'm working on? I'm about to chop a load of words from one of them. The story needs it though and once I've added the new stuff it'll be much stronger. But still....

I tell you, the adrenaline rush of working on fic that's due in the matter of days, you can't beat it.

I've fallen in love with Panic performing The Weight. So much love, seriously.

ETA: Downloads for the song plus Nine in the Afternoon and I Write Sins mp3s in comments.

And that's all I have.

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There's something so wrong about people stepping onto your property and taking things - even if it is being discarded! I really don't get what gets into people!

I don't either. It's such a sucky thing to do, and while this time it was something we'd thrown away we've had other stuff taken too we did want.

I've fallen in love with Panic performing The Weight.

Me Too! I was just thinking about that performance last night as I fell asleep. So good, omg!

I know! I downloaded the MP3 and it's been on repeat for ages. They sound so fantastic!

Oh! Do you remember where you got the mp3? I don't have that! *puppy dog eyes*

I couldn't sorry. But I have re uploaded.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/8n71uj

Would you like Sins and NitA too?

Oh! Thank you! You're my favorite today! (And everyday :)

Sure, I'd love Sin and NitA, if you don't mind.

I don't mind at all. Here you go, in all their uncoded glory.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/02rinh

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1v9cbg

Thank you! Now I can listen to them on repeat as I write! It'll be awesome!

YES! I shall do the same and we'll have a connection going around the world. One made of song, beards, sexin up and Ryan Ross. It will be fantastic!

And what a wonderful and magical connection that is! It's a plan!

::swoops in and steals::

Thank you, Terri!

It's crazy that people would come onto your property and take things! Even if you don't want it anymore, they have no way of knowing that. Here, if you have something you don't want anymore and want someone to take it, you put it on the curb. On the curb = fair game. ANYWHERE ELSE = no touching!

You're welcome. It's a gorgeous song.

Yeah, it's the actual coming into the garden that's getting me. I mean, it's not a public areas, it's our private space.

I just hope they don't mangle their fingers.

I do. It'd serve them right. Asshats.

Have I told you how awesome I think you are lately?

♥

I'm awesome lately? I thought I've always been that? :-p

*also insert fancy-schmancy heart thingie in here*

Hmmm, okay then. You were extra awesome yesterday, even if you can't do fancy hearts :D

Exactly what I was thinking! Idiots!

Me three!

Our garbage pickup is on Mondays and there is this guy that drives by late Sundays and takes stuff from the garbage piles. We put our garbage on the curb so at least we don't have people in our yard. I have to laugh at the things that people take. I've put out a computer (in which I've removed the harddrive) and it was taken. Two weeks ago an old lamp was taken. We even have guessing contests on what will get taken. Nobody ever came to our door and asked.

Some people are just weird. It makes you wonder what they do with stuff like that, especially the things that doesn't work. Still, you'd think they'd ask at least. It's only polite.

At least it's getting used and not going into a landfill. Most stuff (old lamps) can be fixed and reused.
I use to put stuff out in cardboard boxes a few days before garbage day so that I'd feel better about not hauling it to the salvation army.

I wouldn't knock on someone's door if something was in the garbage, I'd just take it. Of course that's only if it was clearly garbage and out at the curb, not hanging out beside their house or in their garden.

I threw an old fan out yesterday.

I srsly thought for a minute that you meant a fan, like a person of fannishness. This may be because it is well past my bedtime, Y/N?

Ahahahahaha.

That's awesome. It would be a very harsh fandom though, you get to a certain age and are kicked to the kerb *g*

SO VERY HARSH!! I don't want to play in that fandom.

Me too! I was like, that's some serious defriending! :D

Hee! I thought exactly the same thing as

woolly_socks. And then I thought of Lance in that interview saying "I think our Menudo age should be thirty."

I can kind of understand people taking things which are going to be thrown away, but coming into your garden to do it is just *rude*.

Poor old fans, kicked out of fandom when they hit a certain age. So sad. Though it does give me a funny mental image.

Yeah, it is rude and I hate the idea that someone was out there sneaking around at night. As soon as we can afford it I think we'll get some solid screens to block the fence so people can't see in.

We've had that happen when we clean out our shed and put stuff out. People get all *kerflempt* about it and we're just boggled because it's always old, broken stuff, ya know?

It's the same as when you get a skip. You throw out the worst, broken horrible stuff and people go nuts. Others people's junk must have a magical draw *g*

Maybe one of your neighbors sells scrap to junkyards? Is your house the only one that's been targeted? You may want to raise or reinforce the fencing around your perimeter. Look out in the following weeks to see which neighbor has scraped fingers -- that's probably the culprit.

I wouldn't be surprised, because the thing really was useless. I'll be keeping an eye on people for sure.

As for the fence. It's a 6 foot one anyway, but it's also open slats and the gate is really easily pushed open. We need to fix that asap.

I hate to cut words - it's like every word I write is golden and how can I possibly get rid of them? In the way that it's not, of course.

Yes, just a few days left to finish a story is always very exciting.

I had to cut nearly 3,000 this morning. I could make a story out of those, okay, a bad story but a story all the same.

But it was the right thing to do, and I'm glad I've got people that will say, you know that sort of sucks and makes no sense.

Yes, just a few days left to finish a story is always very exciting.

I suspect all fic writers say that, so when it's the night before deadline, you're on coffee number 78992632 and still have many many words to go you can say, it's fun really *g*

While I certainly understand the attraction of other people's junk - your junk can be my looked-for treasure! - going into someone else's garden is just not done! So very rude!!

Good luck with the writing!!

It's the going into my garden I hate the most. Them raking around while we were asleep.

The writing is going well. Though man, if I ever want to do two stories at once again, stop me.

That's just wrong. And kind of creepy. Why would she want it anyway, if it didn't work *and* would be dangerous if it did?

I know, I really don't like the idea of someone creeping around.

Well, she didn't know it was broken when she asked, but if it was her that came back for it, she's an idiot.

Totally understandable. It's creepy, and isn't it also stealing? I mean, it's still on your property, it only stops being yours when it's picked up by the garbage people, isn't that right? I think that's how it is.

Could you put up some sort of private property sign telling people to stay the hell out of your garden?

I'd be creeped out and annoyed that I couldn't put anything out there temporarily without the fear of having it taken.

Now that's a good idea. I think I'll look into that.

Yeah, it is annoying. I mean, this time it was something broken, but I've had a big fish tank and a christmas tree stolen before.

reeeeeeeeeemix

*hides*

Are you panicing yet?

Not really. I have well over the minimum word count and have a team of awesome betas who're snapping at my heels to write. I'll get there :)

Oh, I totally love Panic performing The Weight, too! So very much grabbing it, thanks for sharing! :)

You're very welcome!

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