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So I am the type to over check everything and I'm very much rethinking the Hyundai. Too many times on the lemon car sites, too many big red flags from way too many reliable mechanic/car dude sites. The really big issues for me is the electronics tend to go bad in under 3 years especially if it's hot/humid. Guess whose car sits outside 24/7 with no garage?

Then it has a small laggy engine that is zero to 60 in 10 freaking seconds, much longer than other cars. It doesn't speed up in traffic well. Guess who has a no-runway merge into 65 mph traffic every day?

And then it gets worse gas mileage than other vehicles in its segment that'll end up costing me over 1K a year in gas fees. Sigh. I hate making these kinds of decisions.

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fandomgiftbasket I took a look at the Hazbin prompts, realized I can write maybe two people's requests and the others are nothing I could possibly write between either pairings or the requests. Now I usually try to over write for this thing because I feel bad for people with no fills and I jump in. I'm not sure I'll be doing that this year because I'm really going hard on the original fiction. Might need to look at a few other of my fandoms though.

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silver_chipmunk

Got up at 10:00 and had breakfast, then put in a small Shipt order of things I need before I leave for the cottage on Tuesday. Had coffee, puttered around while it got here, put it away.

Then I got all my recycling bagged and ready to go, plus got the garbage out of the garbage can. Tied it up. But something was in the garbage that I couldn't stop thinking about. Back a few weeks ago, I mentioned here that I cleaned out a box of stuff I'd had since Oldest Brother had his stroke. And in that box were two spiral notebooks of his. I threw them away, but couldn't stop thinking about them. One is just job and apartment searching stuff I think. The other... I don't know. I'll probably never look, but when it came down to it, I couldn't throw them out.

So I cut the bag open and pulled them out (understand I have very little, if any, wet icky garbage. Most of it is stuff like Keurig pods, popsicle sticks, the paper plates I use to give the cat his Fancy Feast, and other dry detritus, so the notebooks weren't damaged in any way.) I put them in an out of the way spot in the living room. I feel better about it now.

Anyway, then I showered and dressed, and took the recycling out and walked around the block. And then I took the garbage out and walked around the block again.

Then I lay down and played solitaire until 4:00. Then I went and picked up my laundry. I grabbed a small snack of truffle cheese and crackers, and then left to take the bag of the Kid's clothes and the hatbox to

mashfanficchick's.

It started to rain when I was waiting for the 44 bus so that was unpleasant. It continued, though not too heavily, until I was at zer place.

We hung out, and put the stuff away in zer closet, and had dinner of General Tsao's chicken from Wegmans. I Teamed the FWiB. Then I called Middle Brother. He is fine, and they are going to get him his new CD player at the end of the month.

mashfanficchick researched the CD that he wants replaced.

And I Teamed the FWiB again, and said good night, and then I left and came home by bus. The rain had stopped so that was OK.

I got here just in time to feed the pets, and start here.

And that was the day.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My recycling is out.

3. I took the notebooks out of the garbage.

4. Clean laundry.

5. The rain wasn't too bad.

6. Middle Brother is well.

Current Mood: good

torachan

1. I decided to take my midday walk before lunch rather than after, in an attempt to get a little more shade, but it was still pretty awful and I ended up not being able to take that long of a walk. But I did stop in at a new to me cafe across the street from work called Da Vien and got an ube cream coffee, which was delicious.

2. I had a dentist appointment Tuesday but rescheduled it on Monday when I wasn't feeling well, in case I was still feeling gross on Tuesday, as I did not want to be stuck in a dentist's chair while having digestive issues. I wasn't able to get an early morning appointment for any day next week like I usually prefer and was only able to get 10am on Monday, and it's going to be a longish session, so I just decided to take the day off rather than schedule work around it.

3. We had been considering maybe getting a membership for the Natural History Museum as they are pretty reasonable (and we only need to buy one, as it's good for the member plus one guest), and then I got an email saying they're currently running a 20% off promo for membership, so I went ahead and signed up. It's actually good for both the museum and the tar pits, but the annoying thing is that the tar pits are closing as of this past Tuesday for two years for rennovation lol. So in this case it's only good for the one museum. But it gets you free access to all the separately ticketed exhibits, as well as 10% off food and merch.

4. Sleepy angel!

BERJAYA

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The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".

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Fandom: Domundi (Thai BL) Actor RPF (RyujinPatji)
Rating: G
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: The title is from Among the Stones of the Earth by Fernando Linero, translated by Nicolás Suescún, and Delhi Summer, Early Afternoon by Kamlesh, translated by Teji Grover. Again, this is entirely fictional.
Summary: Sometimes everything is weird. And sometimes it’s okay again.

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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Thursday, July 9, to midnight on Friday, July 10 (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #34814 Daily check-in poll

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 10

How are you doing?

I am OK
6 (60.0%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now
4 (40.0%)

I could use some help
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
2 (20.0%)

One other person
3 (30.0%)

More than one other person
5 (50.0%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

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Modesty is one of Moray's strong suits

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hannah

Today was another building resident's move-out day - the same person who gave me most of her non-perishables a little while ago. Today was everything she had left in her fridge and freezer, and whatever else happened to be around. Some eggs, some frozen strawberries, a lime, frozen cubed ginger, oat milk, tahini, olive oil, soy sauce, mirin, a couple avocados, shallots, sesame oil, agave syrup, some cauliflower, and other ends and odds. I composted the oyster sauce and most of the cheeses immediately, and the rest's going to get used up in due time.

Some of that due time was tonight. For lunch next week, I swept the kitchen and used up the cauliflower, the shallots, some garlic cloves, some garlic scapes, the last onion I had around, some tomatoes, and a bit of a bunch of spices. I cooked the last of a bag of basmati rice, and mixed it all with a can of kidney beans. It wouldn't have worked as well without the two cups of cubed cauliflower. It needed some vegetables in there.

I took some cleaning supplies, some bathroom stuff, and $11.79 in dimes, nickels, and pennies. As a favor, I took a bunch of old pillowcases and duvet covers to the appropriate recycling station. As a favor, I'll be taking a bag of electronics - extension cords and whatnot - to another appropriate recycling station. A tiny wooden turtle and two cutting boards. Some fancy cookbooks I'll see about taking down to the Strand.

Someone else came by when I was there to grab some large pieces of furniture. I helped him move it, and he was impressed I had such an easy time of it. I've often said I go to the gym to help people move furniture. And today, it finally happened.

I didn't go to the movies, spending the afternoon logging some letters and doing the sweep-the-kitchen cooking instead, acting for instead of against my better judgment. It was still a good day.

I also found out James Ortiz is on Cameo, and while I don't know if he'll accept the request - others have turned me down before - it'll still be worth it to ask him if he'll do some poetry reading for me. A friend suggested Jabberwocky. I was thinking The Litany or For What Binds Us. I may go with the Gioia.

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: nothing now

tielan

"Money were not an issue" is a bit of a tricksy phrase.

Do you mean I could buy anything and anyone in the world? Like, no amount too large, no cost beyond contemplating?

Or do you just mean I get all my basics provided? Bills paid, insurances, food, etc?

Because I'm talking about a situation where "if I need the money to buy anything, I have it" in which case, I'm not thinking about me, I'm thinking BIG SCALE.

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1. What would you do right now, if money were not an issue?

Buy the Australian government. Everyone's for sale at the right price, and you said 'money not an issue'.

Actually, no, I would buy one of the major news/media companies networks. Straight up. Fire everyone, rehire a bunch of people, kill AI, the whole deal.

smaller scale

Oh, you mean personally?

Buy several properties. Townhouses to rent out to friends/people who are struggling. Do it up, solar, water tanks, garden beds, etc.

At least one land property up in the hills - probably about 2-3 acres. Same thing, although a little more intensive.

If we're not talking about the big broadscale kind of stuff, I'd get the roof replaced and the walls insulated, sort out some under-house storage spaces, and redo the garden.

2. What would you do for the next three years, if money were not an issue?

Sort out the house and the land.

Write that novel. (Yes, really. *sigh* I've been saying this for the last twenty-five years.)

3. What is bringing you the most joy right now that requires little or no money?

Fanfic writing.

4. What types of things do you find enjoyable that require no money?

Walking around the neighbourhood. Gardening (although a lot of that tends to cost money in inputs). Reading fanfic.

5. Is there anything you've been meaning to do for a long time, but put off because of money?

...I'm guessing getting the roof replaced and the walls insulated doesn't count?

Pay off my sister's mortgage? IDEK.

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I was going to talk about jobness and the next stage of work, but not out in the open, I think.