Friday, September 03, 2010
We made it....
The kids and I survived our first week (all three days of it) of school. Next week we'll also be breaking things in slowly with a four day week thanks to Labor Day on Monday.
We don't really have big plans for this weekend. Tomorrow, E, little E and I will be packing comic boxes and furniture into a U-Haul truck and driving everything to our storage unit in Lynnwood. My kids are at PAX 2010 with their dad. They'll have all of the video game news/freebies/demos/etc. they can handle.
Tamara
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
End of Week
I have tomorrow off, yippee! I'm taking advantage of the American Labor Day Holiday weekend and then for good measure I slammed one more day off with my daughter before her school starts, hence no work for me until next Wednesday. I'm a happy camper.
W, of course, have big plans of moving comics and stuff to the storage space all weekend, but that's fine. Good physical work is easier right now than what my desk holds.
Now back to your updates and may you all have a fantastic Friday and I hope your 090210 went well.
Peace, Health and Happiness!
Elisa
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Tempus fugit
Blimey, it's September already. Nearly autumn (or spring if you're south of the equator). Doesn't time fly?? Where did the year go??
Another hot, sunny, day today. I did not carry out my threat to go to work in a sports bra. *g*. Nor did I wear shorts. (I don't do shorts!!) But I did switch from jeans to a pair of khaki combats (thin cotton trousers), and from a polo shirt to a t-shirt. It was slightly better.
Had a wee bit of a problem with the washing machine when I got home. Outflow pipe got blocked (those little sachet things can be a right royal pain if they don't fully dissolve). No fun disconnecting the outflow and unblocking it when the machine is (naturally, since it couldn't drain) full of water. Took some doing not to flood the kitchen completely. I got a bit of water on the floor and a lot of water on me but I kept it pretty well under control other than that. Certainly cooled me down, though.
A mate described me as "a hazard" the other day. Does this make me a water hazard?? *g*
Ok - there's a slight addition to tonight's updates. Right at the end there's a single story marked extra. Unlike our usual updates it's not femslash. But it is special. I mean - how often do you get a Nicola Griffith story for free?? Totally with her permission. She posted the link on her blog and said to go read it. So I did. (I mean - it's Nicola Griffith for pete's sake!!) And now I'm putting it here so you can, too.
See you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.
Ze
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Out, out, damn' spot of compost...
La donna e mobile!! It's always easy to tell the newest fandoms - they're the ones that take the longest. It used to take ages to check Legend of the Seeker - took me two minutes tonight. Took even less time to check the various L&O sites. But Rizzoli & Isles took an hour and fifteen minutes!!
Started the temporary job today. I'm glad it's only temporary. I must have washed my hands a dozen times at the end of the day. Scrubbed my nails with a nail-brush twice. And yet I still have compost under them!! Tomorrow I'm dragging my nails across a bar of soap before I start work to see if that helps.
Of course today it was hot & sunny - and the forecast for tomorrow is hotter. Typical. When I'm outside it rains but because I'm sitting in the middle of a gigantic greenhouse - twenty metres by ten metres of glass panels - we have to have a heatwave. I was sweating cobs in my jeans and polo shirt. I may turn up in shorts and a sports bra tomorrow!!
It's very relaxing potting up these poor little plants but I reckon I'm going to be sick of the sight of them before the week is out. Ah well. It pays a wage. That's the important thing.
Loads for you to read tonight, so I'll let you get on with it.
Ze
BtVS
- The Outsider by Valyssia (Femmeslash).
- Walk The Line: The Chess Board by Electra (Electra's Elsewhere).
- Chapter 1 of Spice In Life by swarm012 (BuffynFaith.Net).
- Chapter 8 of Horizon by invalid_reality (BuffynFaith.Net).
- Chapter 10 of A Crazy Little Thing Called Fatih by BFGirl (BuffynFaith.Net).
- Chapter 8 of Burning the Castle Down by Tarafied4life (BuffynFaith.Net).
- Chapter 3 of Something Blue in Vegas by nukeyl (BuffynFaith.Net).
- Chapter 2 of Impossible Girl by Salix (BuffynFaith.Net).
- Chapter 9 of Legacy by DushkuHasDibs (BuffynFaith.Net).
Criminal Minds
- Part 8 of Unexpected Discoveries by wild_angel82 (C M Femslash).
- Part 1 of If You Go out In The Woods Today by ymmat09 (C M Femslash).
- Part 2 of If You Go out In The Woods Today by ymmat09 (C M Femslash).
Criminal Minds/X-Men Crossover
- Part 4 of Danny Zuko Timestamps: Eight Years After by Alsike (C M Femslash).
Doctor Who
- Down the Rabbit Hole by atraphoenix (D W femslash).
- Damsel in Distress by lovepb (D W femslash).
Harry Potter
- Deified by ravenclawbest (Femmeslash).
(Kim Harrison's) The Hollows
- Part 5 of Life's a Witch and then you Die by adventurelucky7 (ivy-rachel).
Legend of the Seeker
- Part 7 of Her Hand Brings Sorrow by vanchidel (LotS Femslash).
Mass Effect
- Psych Evaluation by rijsg (Femmeslash).
Merlin
- The Girl Who Would Eat You Alive by Miss Wonderfreak (Ladies of Camelot).
NCIS
- Chapter 8 of Indelible by quick_as_zoe (NCIS Femslash).
- Chapter 9 of Indelible by quick_as_zoe (NCIS Femslash).
- Chapter 11 of Newsflash by Lisa Countryman (NCIS Femslash).
Nikki & Nora
- Chapters 5 & 6 of Here's to the Night by 1shinyboat (Ladycops).
Nikki & Nora/Blood Ties Crossover
- Part 2 of By the Moonlight by lostnfoundcause (Women in Kevlar).
Original
- Part 12B of Blood Lust by sinjenkai (Saffic).
- Chapter 17.9 of Flowers of Edo by Nene Adams (Her website).
Rizzoli & Isles
- Part 3 of Kiss With A Fist (The Saints Can't Help Me Now) by wildwildwood (jane_maura ff).
- Chapter 8 of Patience by lostxinmyxworld (jane_maura ff).
- Chapter 9 of Patience by lostxinmyxworld (jane_maura ff).
- Chapter 10 (conclusion) of Patience by lostxinmyxworld (jane_maura ff).
- Capitulation by heartsways (jane_maura ff).
- The Right Kind Of Medicine by The Raven (jane_maura ff).
- Interruptions by xMerteuiLx (jane_maura ff).
- Part 1 of Seen, Done, and Taught by kryssabelle (jane_maura ff).
- Part 2A of Seen, Done, and Taught by kryssabelle (jane_maura ff).
- Part 2B of Seen, Done, and Taught by kryssabelle (jane_maura ff).
- Part 2C (conclusion) of Seen, Done, and Taught by kryssabelle (jane_maura ff).
- A Question of Science by mirellarussian (jane_maura ff).
- Part 1 of Runner's High by megmorg7 (jane_maura ff).
- Part 2 of Runner's High by megmorg7 (jane_maura ff).
- Part 5 of I Tried To Tell You by Blakeigh Hollis (jane_maura ff).
- Part 6 of I Tried To Tell You by Blakeigh Hollis (jane_maura ff).
- I Need Action, You Get Distraction by mirellarussian (jane_maura ff).
- Honey by Sina (jane_maura ff).
- The Darkest Nights by xMerteuiLx (jane_maura ff).
- Part 5 of Ad Vitam by author18 (jane_maura ff).
- After the Race by ever_rational (jane_maura ff).
- Locard’s Principle by faithinthepoor(jane_maura ff).
- Fuck Me Dead by The Raven (jane_maura ff).
- The Last Ones To Know by readthesubtext (jane_maura ff).
- Well Researched by xMerteuiLx (jane_maura ff).
- Chapter 1 of The Swan Song by lostxinmyxworld (jane_maura ff).
- Dress Her Up by killcommonsense (jane_maura ff).
- Shelter from the Storm by tempest819 (jane_maura ff).
- Oh, It’s Love by Lear's Daughter (jane_maura ff).
- Season Tickets by slayergirlkal (jane_maura ff).
- Whipped by slayergirlkal (jane_maura ff).
- Drinking, Dancing, Fluff and Bass by storm_8 (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Ophidiophobia by madeleine68 (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Antimatter by madeleine68 (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- A Mother Always Knows by klutzy_girl (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Part 3 of Newton's 3rd Law by jaigagne (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Body of Evidence by faithinthepoor (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
- Five Times When Maura Isles Did Not Lie by misicka47 (Rizzoli & Isles LJ).
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Monday, August 30, 2010
To the point....
Not much to say tonight so have at it.
Tamara
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Productive
Another full day goes by. Tamara and I got to the storage space, built 5 new shelving systems and put them in place for the 100o's of comics coming this weekend. We then came home and did the lovely task of updating the checkbooks and doing the monthly bills...fun. All around another very productive day and even weekend. One more to go and then hopefully rest will come our way.
Now back to your updates, enjoy!
Peace, Health & Happiness.
Elisa
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Busy Saturday
Busy day for us. We rented a storage facility for my stuff that has been stored at Mike's. Because of my umpteen jillion comics the place needed to be climate controlled. Fortunately Lynnwood had a space for not a lot of money. The farther from Seattle you get, the cheaper storage is.
We also stacked two generous cords of wood that were delivered today. E hasn't complained of being sore yet but it may hit her tomorrow.
Tomorrow we'll take the new racks we bought at Costco (for the comic boxes) to the storage unit along with a few pieces of furniture that can easily fit in the back of the van. It's amazing how much room is in there when you remove all but the front seats.
Light update tonight, which should allow you to catch up on all the healthy updates we've had lately.
Tamara
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Friday, August 27, 2010
TGIF
A very, very long week is coming to a close. Work has been its usual hell and, on top of me feeling like hell, it made for an extra special week. This virus thing has taken a toll and it's time for it to be gone. I've been eating very little and feel like sleeping all day every day. Looking forward to getting on a better path.
We have 2 cords of wood being delivered tomorrow, hence stacking wood is in our near future. We also will go and check out rental spaces for our "extra stuff". Just another weekend packed with chores.
So on that note...back to your update, enjoy.
Peace, Health, and Happiness.
Elisa
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
What's going on with us?
School is less than a week away and I think I'm ready for it. Duncan is heading into his first year of High School. Calvin will be a third grader. It's weird but over the summer he actually grew into that third grade look. Duncan is so tall now he'll fit right in at the High School. Now if he can just manage to do (and turn in) his homework....
Elisa is recovering from Salmonella. We think she got it from a restaurant breakfast. Here in the US we recently had a big recall of eggs sold through certain distributors. I'm here to tell you...Salmonella is no fun. Now E only wants me to make her breakfast. I'm okay with that.
Tomorrow is Cal's 8th birthday. He picked a Chinese Buffet for dinner. I'm not super excited about that but we always let the birthday person pick whatever type of dinner they want. He also picked moist chocolate cake for his birthday cake. I think I'll have him help me make it tomorrow.
You have a nice sized update tonight. Enjoy.
Tamara
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Potting
Been a bit worried about work. Not that I miss being outside in the weather we've had this week. "Heavy rain" doesn't begin to describe it. Add in the gale-force winds and the low temperatures and you'd think it was November if it wasn't for the fact the geraniums are still in bloom. But I've still been a bit concerned - I'm self-employed and I can't afford another month off work.
It's double annoying because there are six - six - jobs in the JobCentre for time-served painters right now. My proper trade. There's seldom more than one going at a time. Which is why I do all sorts of other construction-type work as well. All those jobs - some lasting for months not just a couple of weeks. And I'm stuck at home. Even I'm not daft enough to try and do my usual job with a broken ankle. But I do need an income.
I can stop worrying. Today I got a temporary job that I can do with a broken ankle. And my doctor said it's ok because I'll be sitting down. It's temporary, for six weeks. Just long enough. (I doubt I could do it for much longer really). It's only minimum wage but hell - better than no money at all.
It's working in a greenhouse, 8-5 Monday to Friday. With half-hour for lunch.. I take a tray of fifteen 10cm pots, that a machine has already filled with potting compost, from the table on my left, I remove one of the tiny little plus (1cm x 1cm) containing a baby polyanthus plant from the tray of 286 plugs, on my right. I use my index finger to make a hole in the compost in one of the pots, put the plug in, and when all 15 pots are done I push the tray across to another person who will carry it to be watered in. Easy. I have to complete one 286-plug tray every hour.
I had a 4 hour trial today to see if they felt I could do it. I can. It's actually quite relaxing. I feel sorry for those tiny little plants though. It seems cruel to stick them into a pots like that, half drown them and expect them to grow. Plucky little things. Apparently they'll be nice & ready for the autumn planting come the end of October. By which time I probably won't want to see another one as long as I live. *g*
I start 8am Tuesday. (Monday's a bank holiday) I'm looking forward to it.
Enjoy your updates, goodnight and may your God/s go with you
Ze
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Hoppity, hoppity, hop.
I think Fridays are becoming my unlucky day. Or maybe I'm just a walking disaster area waiting for a convenient location to cause mayhem and destruction. Slice me in half and there it will be, written right through me like in a stick of Blackpool rock. "Warning. Handle with care. Wrap well in cotton wool, secure all loose objects, and stand well clear".
I expect you're now thinking what did she do this time??
Well it happened last Friday. It was only partly my fault. It wasn't my fault that there's a chasm in the pavement big enough to need a bridge to cross it. Well, ok, maybe not a chasm. But there is a pothole that's bigger than my foot. However it was my fault that I didn't see it. I was looking at a text message on my mobile (cell phone). And instead of stopping to read I kept walking. (After all - it's a mobile phone, not a standing-still-in-the-way-of-everybody phone).
I didn't see the pothole. Though if you ask me it's damn' careless leaving potholes lying about all over the place where anybody can trip and injure themselves. Which of course is exactly what I did. I broke my ankle.
At first they put a kind of brace on it (no cast until the swelling went down). And I couldn't walk. Couldn't shower. Couldn't sleep either coz it hurt too much. They gave me an arm-crutch but it was too much trouble trying to use it so I was hopping everywhere. Yesterday I got a proper cast-type thing. Not really a cast as it's not plaster, it's a sort of plastic. It's much lighter and it's waterproof. And I can balance well enough with it to be able to get into the shower cubicle. Bliss. A decent shower and I could wash my hair.
Being stuck home & not even allowed to take the rubbish out is very, very boring though. At least I can catch up on some reading. And re-watching Xena dvds.
Ze
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Late
Yeah we know. Tamara remembered while we were laying in bed that we spaced on the update. So here it is...a little late. What kept us so busy...well I picked up salmonella some where along the way so last few days have not been great for me. Tamara is busy clearing out a house full of stuff and sorting and separating. Hence busy.
Here is hoping you all have a better week than I have so far.
Peace, Health and Happiness. And a reminder eggs are not always your friend.
Elisa
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Post and Run
Busy Sunday so I'm off to do more stuff. Read away!
Tamara
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Weekend Day
All of us (minus the teen) went to the Shoreline Parade today. It's definitely a voting year since amongst all the nifty marching bands and youth groups we had all the swarmy politicians. Oh well, still a fun time was had. I personally got to skip the after parade festival as Tamara took the kids and I went home and napped...I do love the weekends!
Now back to your updates!
Peace, Health and Happiness!
Elisa
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