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cairistiona

... *trying to think of something interesting to post*...

Well, screw it, nothing interesting is happening because we're all huddled in our homes waiting for a thaw. XD I was supposed to get my hair done yesterday, but my stylist's kids' school was closed due to extreme cold (small, rural district means old buildings that don't heat well). I'll be going Monday morning instead. She told me she hadn't left the house since the big snowstorms, so we're living identical lives. LOL

Dink came over--or I should say we drove into the city to pick her up, to save her the gas money; our electric car isn't as efficient in severe cold weather, but it's still pennies on the dollar compared to gasoline. We had a nice Friday evening chatting and watching television and laughing at Boom's silly antics.

This morning the temp was 1F with a windchill of about -15F when we got up, so hubby chivalrously took Boom out for me. Since hubby has retired, we take turns taking Boom outside, but when the weather is this cold, it does no favors for my rosacea and hubby steps in (or out, as the case may be). One of the perks of having him home 24/7!

We're getting used to retired life pretty easily. I was afraid I'd miss my quiet alone time, but he's off to the basement for his workout or out in the garage doing whatever needs done and things of the sort enough that I've had plenty of "me" time. I'm also getting used to the idea that I can do my own things--including not really talking much in the mornings--and it's still fine. I don't have to be attentive to him 24/7. Whew. LOL We've yet to experience to more fun part of retirement--the freedom to just pick up and go do something in the middle of the week--because the weather has been so atrocious. That will come with fairer weather, though. He's reveling in not having to slog into work on icy roads.

Okay, I've dredged out every possible half-way interesting tidbit of life. Tell me what you're up to this weekend.

Happy Saturday, all.

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Please join us for the TS chat on Saturday, January 31st, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 11 am if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 2 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 7 pm in the UK, or Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

It’s the fifth Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for Pimp Your Fandom! What have you been reading or watching lately (other than TS, of course) that you love, and why would TS fans love it, too?

See you there!

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Snowflake Challenge: A flatlay of a snowflake shaped shortbread cake, a mug with coffee, and a string of holiday lights on top of a rustic napkin.

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( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #14 )

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Happy Birthday,

ellynn_ithilwen! I hope Freya and Snješko have become friends, and will fill your special day with purrs and cuddles.

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ancalime8301

January has flown by, somehow, and now we're staring down a big ol' storm that's already hitting places west and south. I'm excited about the snow. :D I'm hoping for mostly snow and minimal sleet/freezing rain 'cuz the more ice there is, the more likely power outages will be. I'm in good shape for hunkering down as long as necessary, but it's much harder if there's no power. So fingers crossed.

Last weekend I went to Bro's and I had a fun adventure with my car... it's been periodically doing a weird thing with the engine when stopped like at a stoplight, but this time it got real bad as I was trying to get on the interstate. The car was shaking real bad, I wasn't able to accelerate the way it normally does, the gas mileage just tanked, and then the check engine light started flashing and I got a couple traction control error messages. So I had to pull over at the side of the interstate and turn the car off while I checked my owner's manual for what the heck a flashing check engine light meant (engine misfire). All of the advice for what to do is exactly the opposite of what I'd been doing (slow down, avoid hard acceleration, avoid steep uphill grades), lol, which explained why it only got worse! Fortunately the engine light didn't come back on when I restarted the car, so I continued on to Bro's and just took it as easy on the car as I could, and it went fine.

When I got back home I took the car to the mechanic and the errors they got off the computer all had to do with voltage and such, so they tested my battery and it said it was bad (in terms of amps; the voltage was fine?). Which seemed weird, but I'm not a car person. So I've got a new battery, and I'll be keeping a close eye on it because I'm not entirely sure I believe the battery could cause the misfiring... *shrug*

But anyway. I've spent some of today doing laundry and food prep so I'm set if we lose power at some point tomorrow, though I'm waiting to shower until tomorrow because I plan to go to church and I'm sure I'll be sweating during the walk back (uphill, through snow). Otherwise, I think I'm set... and the girls will, I'm sure, love the fact that I'll be home Monday as well as Tuesday, my usual work-from-home day, haha. I fully expect orchestra rehearsal to be cancelled Monday night, though that hasn't been announced so far. Ah, the fun of winter weather.

Hope everyone else who's in the path of this storm is prepared and safe! ♥

Happy Birthday,

cairistiona! I enjoy your posts so much. Of course Boom and Pip are bringing you breakfast in bed, and will snuggle close in these cold temperatures. ♥

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Please join us for the TS chat on Saturday, January 24th, at 7 pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/19:00 UTC. That could be as early as 11 am if you’re on the west coast of North America, or 2 pm if you’re on the east coast, or 7 pm in the UK, or Sunday morning in Australia or New Zealand.

We’re in the usual place: http://us25.chatzy.com/81935648447483. There’s nothing to download or install, just choose a name and a color and click on “join chat.”

Our topic this week – what’s your favorite canon plot hole? And how would you fix it, either through writing it or a favorite fic?

See you there!

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rabidsamfan

Going through and collecting the URLs at Dreamwidth for the stories I was writing twenty years ago. And I need to say thank you again. So many of you wrote Samfic for me while I was going through a rough time. And I loved to sometimes return the favor and write a hobbit pile or attempt a slashy Drabble when someone hoped for one. I wish I had saved every picture and story, because some are lost to time, but enough remains to warm my heart.

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cairistiona

Just thinking about the wonderful harmonies of the Mamas and the Papas this morning. I wish pop music hadn't abandoned talented singing and harmony for auto-tune. /curmudgeon comment of the day

It's cold, but well, it's also January, so to be expected. Still don't like it, but you do what you gotta do. I'm very impressed, however, with the whole-house humidifier. It's keeping the humidity at a stead 32-33%, which is just fine for comfort. I haven't broken out in itchy spots because of the dry air even once since hubby installed it.

We had to grocery shop yesterday in the 12F temps. That's such a pain, because you bundle up for the walk in from the car to the store, but then you start sweating by the time you're done in the store. They need to have coat check rooms at the front of stores.

Dink is always busy on Sundays, as she's found a church she likes, and they have a small group Bible study later in the day, but she's off today--Happy Martin Luther King Day (amazed Dump hasn't cancelled it), so she came out to raid our fridge and pantry yesterday evening. I don't cook on Sundays, so I just told her to have at it. We were, thanks to grocery shopping, at least well stocked.

She'll probably come over today for lunch or supper or both. She mooches food whenever she can. XD

Today is another cold one, with temps staying in the 20Fs all day. We *might* have a chance of snow at the end of the week, but I'm not getting excited just yet. We're in a severe drought right now, and when we're in the midst of them, it feels like it won't every rain or snow ever again.

Happy Monday, all.

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