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paynesgreyThis weekend sucked a goat's ass.
Not only did Rapey McPerjury get confirmed to the Supreme Court because why not, fuck us, but I also had shit just go wrong this weekend.
But last night before bed I noticed that my clothes were wet in the closet. WHY? Because our roof is leaking. Because we knew that we had roof damage, had a roofing contractor that dicked us around for two months, and now after firing them and trying to find someone new, we get this downpour rainstorm that soaked right through the roof into my bedroom closet. So last night I got no to little sleep because I was removing stuff from my closet, putting down towels over the carpet, and catching water in a bucket. Then I had to call State Farm and then make a claim. I also looked up another roofer, so fingers crossed this place isn't filled with unprofessional shitbag brodude assholes like the last one.
Not sure how much this is going to cost, but now there is interior damage as well, especially to the drywall. I claimed the carpet too but heaven knows I'm not going to get a chance to replace that! I'll just suck up the water with my carpet shampooer and hope that helps. I'd love new carpet in the whole upstairs but not necessary at this time. The water damaged roof and drywall will have to be replaced though. So fun! I had to make a new claim with State Farm, so who knows when we'll get our claim check, and who knows how I'm going to pay for the roof. Haha! Ugh.
Then to make things more fun, the toilet we tried fixing this weekend is still running. It works okay and flushes but won't stop running! Joe woke me up in the middle of the early morning to help him shut it off because he couldn't sleep with the noise. So we have to figure that out too. Might have to call a plumber for this one. UGHHHHH. If we could swing it, I'd opt for a brand new toilet but since we have a roof to fix, probably need a quick fix for now. Or we just don't use the toilet upstairs, which SUCKS, since it's the master bedroom.
I know disasters come in threes so I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
It would be lovely if I got a bonus check or a salary increase as promised. Still heard nothing on that. We'll see. At least my boss is letting me work home if I have to this week to deal with the roofers.
To top it off, we're supposed to have Juliet's party this weekend and if we need to spend time on these issues, I won't have time to get my house in order for this party, AND it's supposed to rain heavily on Wednesday again so I'm really nervous about this leak now.
I just wish it would stop raining. Please Goddess stop raining. At least for a week... Send the rain to California or Montana.
And we saw my mom Saturday and though it was good, she was for whatever reason, an ass to my husband, and he lost it and went off on her at lunch. It was awkward. But I don't really blame him. She hasn't said anything to me about his outburst, and I don't suspect she will since she doesn't confront people nor does she seem to get it when people have issues with her. It's usually always THEIR fault. I'm thinking about talking to her myself if they won't communicate with each other. But I've been so busy with the roof, toilet, child party and other stuff that I haven't had a chance knowing it WILL create drama and I just don't have the patience for that now.
I'm pretty sure the coils I bought for my vape are wrong again. I might just get a new mod because this one is just burning through coils and I might as well spend the money on a new one. Not sure what is going on with it and it's frustrating me because it helps me deal with all this stress, and now it's just becoming another stress.
Oh, and another top off, I got my monthly visitor! Thanks universe! *flips the bird*
We had some high points of the weekend despite all this mess. We did get some more coverage for our house that went into effect Saturday, so I'm kind of hoping the lower deductible and some of these new coverages will help us with our leaky roof. Fingers crossed!
I got to see my BFF and sister Beth this weekend too. Joe and I got some good errands done around the house and finally donated everything left over from the garage sale to charity. So that stuff is out of the garage! I got my beta work done for another story and had a little time to finish some reading. I did a little editing to my own story for the anthology too. I'm not sure when I'll have time to work on it again but I'll try.
Unfortunately I may have to drop out of the Reylo Charity Anthology. I've had NO time to draw or work on it, and the deadline is coming up. So I'm going to mull it over and see how the week goes, but I might end up sending them an email that I am out and try for next year. I'll finish my comic when I have time and then put it up on deviantart. :/ I might be able to contribute writing but right now I have no ideas because my brain is so on edge. Ugh. Maybe I'll come up with something. *shrug*
BUT at least there was new Doctor Who! OMG! My thoughts:
Jody's Doctor is simply ADORABLE and quirky and she reminds me a little of Eight in her temperament, movie-Eight and pre-Lucie Eight in the audios before he got darker but more fun and bumbling. I like that she has more empathy, that she's more of a nurturer to the companions and less dark. She's refreshing and having her discover her new body and new self was fun to watch.
I love Ryan's character. I felt like the did more for his character than the others. I like his struggles and I love that being with the Doctor is an opportunity for him to grow and challenge himself beyond his disability.
Graham was fun, like your stodgy grandfather who says he doesn't want to be there but secretly enjoys it.
Yaz seems cool but she needs more development. The actress is GORGEOUS. I do like that she is a low level cop looking to do more.
GRACEEEEEEEEE. I loved her. I really did, and the more I loved her, the more I knew she wasn't going to make it.
I do think that writing was a little slower paced, but it's definitely different than Moffat's writing. I like that it's more cohesive, like there isn't some overarching mystery. I mean, other than where is the TARDIS and what will the new interior look like. It seems like this Doctor is not married to any unending constant mystery that's lurking in the back and we'll have to come full circle eventually, but rather she's there to help and meets companions as new friends, and encounters one-off adventures progressively. I'm curious to see how this season progresses. This first episode reminded me a little of the tone and atmosphere of a Sarah Jane episode to be honest. I liked it. I also liked that the Doctor being a woman now wasn't the focus either and we weren't beaten over the head with her gender change and there was no weird sexism toward her or anything. I think we have enough of that in real life so it was nice to see LESS political commentary on it and let her just BE the Doctor. Even better it seemed that Ryan seemed to click with her and fall into the companion role more easily than the others by trusting and following the Doctor right away.
I like that Ryan and Yaz already knew each other too, so there's potential for some good development and interaction between these characters.
I would love to see some time travel to see Grace again if possible.
Can't wait to see the new title credits as well. Loved the ending of the premiere. Whoops! Little homage to One. There you go again, Doctor, kidnapping your companions again! Haha!
Not only did Rapey McPerjury get confirmed to the Supreme Court because why not, fuck us, but I also had shit just go wrong this weekend.
But last night before bed I noticed that my clothes were wet in the closet. WHY? Because our roof is leaking. Because we knew that we had roof damage, had a roofing contractor that dicked us around for two months, and now after firing them and trying to find someone new, we get this downpour rainstorm that soaked right through the roof into my bedroom closet. So last night I got no to little sleep because I was removing stuff from my closet, putting down towels over the carpet, and catching water in a bucket. Then I had to call State Farm and then make a claim. I also looked up another roofer, so fingers crossed this place isn't filled with unprofessional shitbag brodude assholes like the last one.
Not sure how much this is going to cost, but now there is interior damage as well, especially to the drywall. I claimed the carpet too but heaven knows I'm not going to get a chance to replace that! I'll just suck up the water with my carpet shampooer and hope that helps. I'd love new carpet in the whole upstairs but not necessary at this time. The water damaged roof and drywall will have to be replaced though. So fun! I had to make a new claim with State Farm, so who knows when we'll get our claim check, and who knows how I'm going to pay for the roof. Haha! Ugh.
Then to make things more fun, the toilet we tried fixing this weekend is still running. It works okay and flushes but won't stop running! Joe woke me up in the middle of the early morning to help him shut it off because he couldn't sleep with the noise. So we have to figure that out too. Might have to call a plumber for this one. UGHHHHH. If we could swing it, I'd opt for a brand new toilet but since we have a roof to fix, probably need a quick fix for now. Or we just don't use the toilet upstairs, which SUCKS, since it's the master bedroom.
I know disasters come in threes so I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
It would be lovely if I got a bonus check or a salary increase as promised. Still heard nothing on that. We'll see. At least my boss is letting me work home if I have to this week to deal with the roofers.
To top it off, we're supposed to have Juliet's party this weekend and if we need to spend time on these issues, I won't have time to get my house in order for this party, AND it's supposed to rain heavily on Wednesday again so I'm really nervous about this leak now.
I just wish it would stop raining. Please Goddess stop raining. At least for a week... Send the rain to California or Montana.
And we saw my mom Saturday and though it was good, she was for whatever reason, an ass to my husband, and he lost it and went off on her at lunch. It was awkward. But I don't really blame him. She hasn't said anything to me about his outburst, and I don't suspect she will since she doesn't confront people nor does she seem to get it when people have issues with her. It's usually always THEIR fault. I'm thinking about talking to her myself if they won't communicate with each other. But I've been so busy with the roof, toilet, child party and other stuff that I haven't had a chance knowing it WILL create drama and I just don't have the patience for that now.
I'm pretty sure the coils I bought for my vape are wrong again. I might just get a new mod because this one is just burning through coils and I might as well spend the money on a new one. Not sure what is going on with it and it's frustrating me because it helps me deal with all this stress, and now it's just becoming another stress.
Oh, and another top off, I got my monthly visitor! Thanks universe! *flips the bird*
We had some high points of the weekend despite all this mess. We did get some more coverage for our house that went into effect Saturday, so I'm kind of hoping the lower deductible and some of these new coverages will help us with our leaky roof. Fingers crossed!
I got to see my BFF and sister Beth this weekend too. Joe and I got some good errands done around the house and finally donated everything left over from the garage sale to charity. So that stuff is out of the garage! I got my beta work done for another story and had a little time to finish some reading. I did a little editing to my own story for the anthology too. I'm not sure when I'll have time to work on it again but I'll try.
Unfortunately I may have to drop out of the Reylo Charity Anthology. I've had NO time to draw or work on it, and the deadline is coming up. So I'm going to mull it over and see how the week goes, but I might end up sending them an email that I am out and try for next year. I'll finish my comic when I have time and then put it up on deviantart. :/ I might be able to contribute writing but right now I have no ideas because my brain is so on edge. Ugh. Maybe I'll come up with something. *shrug*
BUT at least there was new Doctor Who! OMG! My thoughts:
Jody's Doctor is simply ADORABLE and quirky and she reminds me a little of Eight in her temperament, movie-Eight and pre-Lucie Eight in the audios before he got darker but more fun and bumbling. I like that she has more empathy, that she's more of a nurturer to the companions and less dark. She's refreshing and having her discover her new body and new self was fun to watch.
I love Ryan's character. I felt like the did more for his character than the others. I like his struggles and I love that being with the Doctor is an opportunity for him to grow and challenge himself beyond his disability.
Graham was fun, like your stodgy grandfather who says he doesn't want to be there but secretly enjoys it.
Yaz seems cool but she needs more development. The actress is GORGEOUS. I do like that she is a low level cop looking to do more.
GRACEEEEEEEEE. I loved her. I really did, and the more I loved her, the more I knew she wasn't going to make it.
I do think that writing was a little slower paced, but it's definitely different than Moffat's writing. I like that it's more cohesive, like there isn't some overarching mystery. I mean, other than where is the TARDIS and what will the new interior look like. It seems like this Doctor is not married to any unending constant mystery that's lurking in the back and we'll have to come full circle eventually, but rather she's there to help and meets companions as new friends, and encounters one-off adventures progressively. I'm curious to see how this season progresses. This first episode reminded me a little of the tone and atmosphere of a Sarah Jane episode to be honest. I liked it. I also liked that the Doctor being a woman now wasn't the focus either and we weren't beaten over the head with her gender change and there was no weird sexism toward her or anything. I think we have enough of that in real life so it was nice to see LESS political commentary on it and let her just BE the Doctor. Even better it seemed that Ryan seemed to click with her and fall into the companion role more easily than the others by trusting and following the Doctor right away.
I like that Ryan and Yaz already knew each other too, so there's potential for some good development and interaction between these characters.
I would love to see some time travel to see Grace again if possible.
Can't wait to see the new title credits as well. Loved the ending of the premiere. Whoops! Little homage to One. There you go again, Doctor, kidnapping your companions again! Haha!
So yeah, that's the gist of my misery. I haven't had any time to write or work on freelancing either. I suck. :(
Take care everyone! Here's hoping your week is better than mine. I have a feeling that this is only the beginning to my woes this week. *crawls back under a rock*
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Date: 2018-10-09 08:44 pm (UTC)That's like the epicenter of these recent storms. Ugh.
Thanks. It's just going to take some time to repair. Thankfully at least I got the roof temporarily patched .
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