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Burnination and Castle 5.06: "Final Frontier"

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:46:18 GMT

ARGH! This morning, my pretty rose-embroidered coat ripped along the seam under one of the arms. There's a pretty big area area of fabric under that arm that's frayed and rotted (perils of owning it for six years, I guess?), so the current plan is to take it to a tailor and see what they can make of it. Perhaps they can patch it with some velvet I'll bring them, because...

Tonight, as I was reaching up to get a spice jar from above the stove, I dangled my black velvet jacket/wrappy thing--which is lovely and which I wear about three or four days a week at work because it's vaguely business casual while also being comfy and goes with practically everything I own--against a burner. There is now a large, very obvious hole along the hem and a crispy piece of once-was-fabric burnt into the glasstop stove. DAMMIT.

...On the plus side, I did not set myself on fire. Always a good thing.

Current thinking is to hem the wrap above the burnt part and use the fabric cut off as the patch for the rose coat. Please, oh please let this work.

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At least this week's Castle was A-MA-ZING.

( These spoilers are waiting to beam you up. )

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sigh

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:28:04 GMT

Universe, I give up. Have I done something to piss you off? First my dog dies, then my computer refuses to boot. (Probably it's the logic board.) Please tell me there is not a third bad thing waiting to happen this week. I don't think I can take it.

To counteract the suck, here's a joke I saw the other day:

A farmer is in his field loading rocks onto the rock boat to dump on the stone wall.

Passerby: Where did all the rocks come from?
Farmer: Glacier brought 'em.
Passerby: Where did the glacier go?
Farmer: Back for more rocks.

*snerk*

It'll probably be a week before my laptop is fixed. My dad had my ancient former laptop lying around, so I've got internet access, but it's slow and painful, so I probably won't be around much. Maybe I'll get some reading done. I've got a pile of books from my last couple visits to McKay...

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My non-emo pain part 2

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:36:10 GMT

Gaaaaaah. This is seriously rivaling that time I threw my back out for most painful experience I've ever had. How does a blister about 1 cm wide manage to hurt SO MUCH?

At least it only hurts that bad when I take it out of the bowl of cold water. And the lidocaine/aloe vera gel I luckily saved after my last really bad sunburn lets me keep it out of the water for almost ninety seconds before the pain comes back. But however nice they are, these remedies do present certain problems with, say, sleeping...which I guess I won't be doing tonight. *sigh*

Thank you all for the lols; individual responses coming either when I get bored from my pain-induced all-nighter or regain the use of my right hand for typing, whichever comes first.

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MY NON-EMO PAIN

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:22:51 GMT

OW OW OW OW OW OW

SECOND-DEGREE STEAM BURN TO INDEX FINGER OF DOMINANT HAND OW OW OW

MADE MORE PAINFUL BECAUSE HAVE ONLY SELF TO BLAME FOR OWN STUPIDITY OW

OW OW OW OW HAS NOT BEEN GREATEST DAY OW

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