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tiny_ninjaThis week has fucking sucked.
My house has a bunch of current issues - namely, $8000 of mold damage in the attic and ice dam damage in the kitchen. Our homeowners insurance will cover the ice dams, but not the mold, because it's from a design flaw (a vent that was built too small for the amount of moisture that's up there) and not something that happened to the house. Processing this has been... difficult, to say the least. Our house is only five years old, and while the ice dam sucks, that can be fixed. To be told that we'd be better off suing the builder is really, really shitty, and I lose faith in humanity every time I think about it. At least they cannot kick us off our insurance because of it - to my knowledge, anyway. Watch that notice be in the mail already too.
The one good thing is that my dad can likely help us fix the vent in question, though it does mean I have to climb up in the creepy, mold-filled attic tomorrow to get pictures for him. I can also take out and replace the insulation myself, which will save labor costs. It's a shitty job, but I don't have $8000 to just give someone either, so it's got to be done. Likely we won't be able until the attic dries out, and that shouldn't be until April sometime.
In writing news, I did finish With These Hungry Eyes, a Steve Rogers/OFC fic for a songfic challenge on tumblr. It got out of hand at 18k, and not what I originally set out to write, but I kinda like where it's at. Hopefully it will be back from beta this weekend for me to post.
Aaaaaand I may be rewriting my old Power Rangers fic to fit the 2017 canon. I've been tossing around ideas with Matt at work and super excited to see what comes of it... only to look at the very first page for the fandom at AO3 and there's something exactly fucking like it right at the top. Granted, I haven't read it and I'm not going to, but fuck if that doesn't just take the wind out of your sails. ._.
Jon's also been sick all week, and trying to fight off a migraine now. Which means that I got the weekend off and no help with the kids, so it's less relaxing than I hoped. I'm hoping the stronger meds they gave him start to kick in soon so he can start feeling better, poor guy.
I bought two bags of jelly beans today. One is already almost gone. I also haven't written yet today and that's a problem. Guess I still have a few hours to figure that out, but we all know I'm going to basically stare at a blank screen instead.
My house has a bunch of current issues - namely, $8000 of mold damage in the attic and ice dam damage in the kitchen. Our homeowners insurance will cover the ice dams, but not the mold, because it's from a design flaw (a vent that was built too small for the amount of moisture that's up there) and not something that happened to the house. Processing this has been... difficult, to say the least. Our house is only five years old, and while the ice dam sucks, that can be fixed. To be told that we'd be better off suing the builder is really, really shitty, and I lose faith in humanity every time I think about it. At least they cannot kick us off our insurance because of it - to my knowledge, anyway. Watch that notice be in the mail already too.
The one good thing is that my dad can likely help us fix the vent in question, though it does mean I have to climb up in the creepy, mold-filled attic tomorrow to get pictures for him. I can also take out and replace the insulation myself, which will save labor costs. It's a shitty job, but I don't have $8000 to just give someone either, so it's got to be done. Likely we won't be able until the attic dries out, and that shouldn't be until April sometime.
In writing news, I did finish With These Hungry Eyes, a Steve Rogers/OFC fic for a songfic challenge on tumblr. It got out of hand at 18k, and not what I originally set out to write, but I kinda like where it's at. Hopefully it will be back from beta this weekend for me to post.
Aaaaaand I may be rewriting my old Power Rangers fic to fit the 2017 canon. I've been tossing around ideas with Matt at work and super excited to see what comes of it... only to look at the very first page for the fandom at AO3 and there's something exactly fucking like it right at the top. Granted, I haven't read it and I'm not going to, but fuck if that doesn't just take the wind out of your sails. ._.
Jon's also been sick all week, and trying to fight off a migraine now. Which means that I got the weekend off and no help with the kids, so it's less relaxing than I hoped. I'm hoping the stronger meds they gave him start to kick in soon so he can start feeling better, poor guy.
I bought two bags of jelly beans today. One is already almost gone. I also haven't written yet today and that's a problem. Guess I still have a few hours to figure that out, but we all know I'm going to basically stare at a blank screen instead.
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Date: 2019-03-23 11:31 pm (UTC)And yay fics! :D so proud of you on the 18k right there! And you know what? Write that damn Power Ranger fic. And I get that feeling of realizing you're not the only one with an idea. Trust me, I've been there, too. Twice during Aerti week last year someone also posted a fic that had an identical premise to mine. So devastating. It's awful and you just want to flip a table, but no one's going to write the version YOU want to write. Hell, I haven't even seen the 2017 version, but I already want to read this fic of yours. ♥
Oh lord, poor Jon :( I hope he feels better. Also damn I haven't heard you talk about jelly beans in forever. Not that that means you haven't been pounding them in your face, but it made me smile, because I know you love them. But I also know what it means when you have that many, so meh :( so many hugs for you, bb.
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Date: 2019-03-24 01:51 pm (UTC)Awwww thanks bb! I'm always nervous about posting fics anyway because I feel like mine are always lost in the shuffle, and to know there's another one out there with the same premise is shitty. :/ Like, I already have a pretty defined idea of what I want to write, and I know at least one of the pairings in it is not what I'm gunning for, so... yeah. It's the PR fic that Tessa originally came from, so I'm going to take that character, basically let her be as crazy as she wants to be and go from there. Also, I think the 2017 Power Rangers is on Prime? Or it was. It's a fun movie even if I'm still not as sold on Jason as I wanted to be - but worth it for what they did with the other rangers.
He hasn't thrown up today, so that's a start. And he has today to rest up too. And I'm really not supposed to have jelly beans anymore >.> like I haven't bought them for myself since before Gabs was born. But it's been a really hard few weeks and if jelly beans keep me from crying into my tea then fucking so be it. I haven't been able to do yoga because I fucked up something with my knee (trying to avoid going to the doctor for that because I can't afford physical therapy) so I gotta do something to make me feel better about shit.
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Date: 2019-03-24 06:39 pm (UTC)AU where Naoki and Tessa are Power Rangers together just sayin. Also, I'll have to check it out! Maybe I can convince Ty to watch it with me :3c
Bleh, migraine throw up is worse than normal throw up. I've been there D: Also I hope your knee feels better! You know my opinions on physical therapy. You take it easy and just be mindful of that knee when doing yoga bits. If anything, I'd imagine yoga would help with it, so long as you're gentle and double checking your alignment with said knee. Seriously, poor alignment can do more damage than good with yoga D: BUT GET BETTER NONETHELESS
RE: mold damage
Date: 2019-03-24 09:15 pm (UTC)Re: mold damage
Date: 2019-03-25 08:15 am (UTC)