Getting 10 hours of sleep in the last 48 is not enough. Practically falling asleep here on break. Work is slow as dead snails. We're already done; I want a nap.

Today was spent at the fabulous home of cupenny, with her very nice family (and very adorable dogs and cats) working on a vest. Steph, there was talk of Kaylee shenanigans, even though you hadn't gotten around to siccing Penny on me yet. There was also a great deal of WIN in the adventures of getting a vest made. It's not quite done, yet, but we've got the shell done, and it's tailored to fit me, so on Tuesday we're going to get together to finish it up.

Plus there was awesome dinner. Mmm, carne asada and fresh-picked corn on the cob. Delicious. And we watched the first of Doc's canon (Young Guns) and are going to watch the second one on Tuesday!

As for the house situation, we are attempting to scrape together enough money to buy us a month, so that they don't come and seize the house. I'm going to spend most of tomorrow packing anyways, just in case my aunt doesn't come through with the money transfer. So if I'm not around...that's why.

If we manage to make the payment for a month, then we're going to spend that month getting ourselves a storage unit and moving out our stuff. I have no idea what we're going to do with the pets, to be honest. It's pretty depressing, because I don't want to have to turn the cats over to a shelter.

I just don't really know what to do, but I will do what I can - keep my head above water and just keep swimming against the current. I'm a good swimmer, and I won't drown.

Even with this bad news, today was a really great day - a day that I needed.

I gave a pig mouth-to-snout, once, when it had a stress-induced heart attack and collapsed. It was kind of pointless at the time but I felt bad for the freshman kid who owned it and was (justifiably) upset, so I tried anyway.



Unrelated: Billy Mays is dead. WTF, universe?!

I had a really great time at the wedding yesterday, and everything (and everyone) looked gorgeous. There were a few hitches (as nothing EVER goes off without a hitch, even when you're getting hitched) but it was all good in the end. It was a great time and we had a bunch of fun.

Near the end of the wedding I was really damn tired (I'd been up for 30 hours, spent several hours in the sun climbing around on a ladder in the middle of the day heat before the wedding) and the full meal, two beers, cake, and dancing (a friend of mine and I did the 'Time Warp' together as we were the only two who knew the whole dance) took a toll on me and I came home, and immediately went to bed. I slept from about 10:30PM to 12PM, so I'd say that I'm pretty caught up - even if my sleep schedule is kind of whacked out now.

Sarah just left after stopping by to bring us some leftover wedding cake, which I'll probably munch on in a bit. Yay for wedding cake!




The not-so-great part of today was hearing back from my mom on the financial situation. We had been planning on my aunt helping us out with a mortgage payment. It turns out that she doesn't want to help us out after all (and waited until the Saturday before the end of the month with TWO BUSINESS DAYS LEFT IN IT) to tell us that.

Seriously?!

Thanks a lot. Ugh.

Not to mention how she went on to say in her email that there's no way we can fix the house up before selling it, because we've let it 'fall apart' and that us daughters do nothing to contribute, really. Other than the fact that I'm paying for things (but honestly, 300 bucks a week isn't that much in the scheme of things) of course. She did mention that.

I just.

Well, fantastic.

So we need $2000 dollars by Tuesday in order to try and beg the bank not to put us into default because we really SHOULD pay them $8000 but there's no real chance in any world of that happening.

I'm really glad we got dinner last night at the wedding, because I suspect that's the last good meal I'll eat for awhile.

You guys.

I'm wearing a skirt.

:O

Pictures later, obviously - now it's to Target to try and find a top, and perhaps some cute shoes.

Did I just say 'cute shoes'?

I think I did.

I have a pattern, for a coat.

The thing that is perplexing me, however, is the fact that I have boobs. Not the fact that I have boobs - but the coat is for a man's cut, and I need to adjust the chest a bit so that it's a little more tailored to my specifications that way it doesn't hang off me like a potato sack.

Should I cut and pin together a quick mock!coat out of some old fabric like a sheet or something, to see how how much of the middle needs to be taken in? Is there some way to figure it out without...fucking it up? The coat is already long enough, thanks to the fact that I'm so short - but again, I think that it'll need a bit of tweaking before it's ready to actually be cut from my 'real' fabric which I have yet to procure and sewn up.



(I took Project Art in Jr. High - not Sewing - so my crafting expertise lies in making model airplanes, not wearable clothing.)

I'm not around at the moment, watching a movie and contemplating what to make for dinner. I should have gone for a run but I'm just exhausted.

I will hit my tags after I wake up. I'm headed for bed right now. I can barely keep my eyes open, let alone read on the computer screen. I have an EP for Doc planned as well. I'm off tonight so it will be catchup time.

I did tag into the Vegas!plot. Sorry I didn't get to it last night.

And Bat, are we at a wrap? If we are I'll finish it up and we can talk about posting order to throw what's left up in the bar. I need to finish that bitty oom to flesh out getting back to Wheelsy but I'll do that tonight too.

Maru, I'm tagging Teja's forge post, but don't worry about hitting it back right away. I'll be around in a couple hours.

here I am testing txtlj, though I have no idea how to f-lock the posts w/ the modifiers.

It is June 2nd.

One day of June has passed, and already I feel like a giant failure because I haven't found a solution - even though I know that there is no easy answer, no quick-fix, no Hail Mary pass.

To make a long and exhausting story short - because between the fact that my neck is absolutely killing me, and the fact that thinking about this will only make me fret myself into a state of not-sleeping - we have a month.

One month, the letter said. Until June 30th to come up with the portion of loan in default (March, April, and May - $5979) plus any fees/penalties and the payment for June ($1800). One month to come up with roughly eight-thousand dollars.

If we can't do that, then they're going to begin the foreclosure process on the house.

...



(Yeah, that's what I said.)

I don't even think that selling all of our things would help at this point (though I would gladly sell body parts if it weren't illegal) because come July, we'd be in the same hole.

It was dad's idea to buy the house - he barely discussed it with my mom, really - and he was so proud of the fact that we'd gotten out of our rental and had our own home. Maybe that's why I've got just a hard time dealing with all this and the thought of losing this house. He poured his heart into it, and it's full of memories and his mark.

I don't want to lose it because I can't stand the thought of losing him again. I just can't and I hate feeling so powerless.

I would give anything to keep this house. Anything.

All I can do is pray for a miracle, and keep pushing on. I won't give up because I won't give up on this.

I won't give up on him.

So, flist.

Help me update my Netflix queue.

What movies do you think I need to see?

This kind of made my day, just reading it on PostSecret this morning.

OMFG, 24.

Show, show, show.

( spoilers in here and in comments. )

JUST LOOK AT THIS CAST. LOOK AT IT. I JUST WANT TO SNUGGLE THEM.

*incoherents with GLEE*

Put your music player on shuffle.
Press forward for each question.
Use the song title as the answer to the question even if they don't make sense. You'll be surprised though.



How am I feeling today?
Kenny Chesney: Like Me
(Oddly fitting...in a sense.)

Will I get far in life?
Johnny Cash: Ring of Fire
(Ooh. Interesting.)

How do my friends see me?
Keith Urban: Once In A Lifetime
(Awww. <3)

Where will I get married?
Bon Jovi: Have A Nice Day
(AHAHAHAHAHA. Um. This might be a sign I won't?)

What is the story of my life?
Elton John: Crocodile Rock
(Lmfao, I like it. Except my old Chevy is green, not gold...)

What was high school like?
Bon Jovi: Always
(Eh, maybe not so much.)

How can I get ahead in life?
Sugarcult: Los Angeles
(I am so in agreement with this one.)

What is the best thing about me?
Jeff Beal: The Kiss (Appaloosa OST, instrumental)
(Um, no. Plus, just...no. If you've seen the movie...no.)

What is today going to be like?
U2: Running To Stand Still
(Hrm.)

What is in store for this weekend?
Goo Goo Dolls: Black Balloon
(This...would be interesting.)

What song describes my parents?
George Strait: Take Me Back To Tulsa (live)
(Not so much, LOL.)

To describe my grandparents?
Tom Petty: Free Fallin'
(Again, not so much.)

How is my life going?
Flogging Molly: Tomorrow Comes A Day Too Soon
(Now this, this is kinda fitting.)

What song will they play at my funeral?
Alkaline Trio: Fine Without You
(*nearly choked laughing* oh, fantastic.)

How does the world see me?
Queen: We Will Rock You
(Is this what the world is saying to me? Cause if so, HAHAHAHAHA.)

Will I have a happy life?
Jeff Beal: Hitch Settles A Score (Appaloosa OST)
(You know, I'm actually OK with this. I like to think I'd do this for someone.)

What do my friends really think of me?
Madonna: Die Another Day
(Hrm. *eyes you all, very carefully* Though, it is positive! I'm tough.)

Do people secretly lust after me?
NSYNC: Bye Bye Bye
(*has officially choked laughing now*)

How can I make myself happy?
Jimi Hendrix: Foxy Lady
(*is STILL LAUGHING, OMG* WELL THEN.)

What should I do with my life?
Marco Beltrami: Bible Study (3:10 to Yuma OST)
(oh man, this is my favorite piece of score from the film. and yes, hell yes. GO FOR IT, hell yes.)

Will I ever have kids?
KT Tunstall: False Alarm
(Eh. Not gonna debate what that means.)


Overall, I'm amused. And now I'm tired, so it's time for bed.

That is all.

/random, goes to sleep

Mostly random caps that have been on my computer waiting to be made into icons. Some of the stock ones are just crops/resizes. *shrug* Use 'em if you find them useful, I just thought they were pretty.

stock, um I have NO IDEA what to call THAT, 1 of james mcavoy, rp icons for people

( under hereeeee. )

Clearly, when one is awake, and alone on the internet at nearly-two-am, the answer for entertainment is simple:

Youtube.
Eddie Izzard.
Play.


Repeat as necessary.

Title: City of Angels
Fandom: 24
Characters: Carl Benton, with mentions of Jack Bauer
Rating: PG-13 if only for the mention of death.
Notes: Originally this was supposed to be a little comment ficlet based off a prompt for another community I'm not a member of (I'd storm heaven for you, if I knew where it was), but it expanded to 1200 words. So it gets an entry all to itself. This is set between Day 4 and Day 5.

( I'd storm heaven for you, if I knew where it was. )