List-y Stuff(Originally posted on Dreamwidth, 5th May. Manually crossposted ( Read more... )

On Doing Grown-Up Things

(Originally posted 28th April on Dreamwidth. Manually reposted ( Read more... )

Spring Has Sprung(Originally posted on Dreamwidth 21st March. Manually reposted ( Read more... )

I'm So Bloody Tired of This(Originally posted on Dreamwidth March 21. Imported manually ( Read more... )

Take That, Postcard Thief!(Originally posted March 14 on Dreamwidth. Manually imported ( Read more... )

Writing Instead of Housecleaning: Problem? Y/N

After gleefully preparing for a sleep-dep writing week by taking part in the NaNo kick-off from 11:30 p.m. Sunday to 1:30 a.m. Monday, I find that I don't want to leave the computer. I want to continue to write, even though there are important things that need to be done around the house. This is ( Read more... )

Toilets. Triggering.

Yes. Yes, they are.

A non-working toilet - specifically a non-working toilet in my own abode - is, for unpleasant reasons completely unnecessary to unload on you, Gentle Reader, triggering to me. It goes back a long way; back more than 20 years, and I am unable to break myself of being triggered.

Tonight, our toilet became ... ( Read more... )

Frustration, Success, Nostalgic Sorrow and Weirdness

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Perils of Condo Life

I mentioned a day or so ago that I was massively pissed off concerning the condo association. And since I've moved from nearly-incoherent rage to amused observation, let's see if I can condense the entire ridiculous thing into an entertaining but short shitshow review.

( Pettiness and such under here. )

Yep, We're Going

I got our tickets to and from Nova Scotia today; the trip runs Sept. 30-Oct. 6. The Canadian consulate here in Chicago cleared up one of my questions on COVID-19 regulations up there; I got information regarding what we need to have in place to return to the U.S. from the U.S. government site and the CDC site; and I've checked the ( Read more... )