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[the_siobhan]

Today is the day on Sprockets where we procrastinate.

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"Goth" as a genre is fixated with death and decay.

Krispy Kreme donuts never go stale.

Ergo, Krispy Kreme donuts are inherantly some kind of goth kryptonite.

Discuss.

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My house is utterly freezing. Comes from living in Canada in November and having no walls. All the windows are sealed with plastic, we have a space heater in the bedroom and another one in the office. We're definitely going to scope out some blankets to hang on the office walls, it's only barely below zero outside and it's only going to get worse.

New furnace is supposed to be in in the next couple of weeks, the work permit for shoring up the ceilings is supposedly another couple of weeks after that, then it's a couple more weeks before the contractors can do the actual work of shoring up the ceilings, then new windows and doors go in and then we can finally start putting the bloody walls up.

It might have been easier just to bulldoze the whole place and just start from scratch.

And I have to call the roofer back. Which I haven't done yet, because as I said, I'm procrastinating.

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Cold is gone, finally. Still forced to inhale annoying quantities of medicinal powder that tastes that burnt rubber in order to be able to breathe, however. I have a date with caspervonb to go to the gym on Monday, which will either make me feel better or kill me outright.

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Still, I must be feeling somewhat better, because I actually left the house last night of my own volition. Sitting in the bathroom at Sneak's, somebody had left graffiti in the stall that said, "All women who bleed are goddesses, miracle of birth and death".

I pulled out my trusty sharpie and wrote "fuckin' hippie".

I expect to see lots of indignant gynophilic propaganda next time I'm in Sneaks and have to pee.

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Bloody hell, I'm cold... I need to go make myself something warm. I think I will make a big cup of tea -- and then probably stick my feet into it.

Comments

"fuckin' hippie".

[snickerpuss.livejournal.com]

*channels Willie Nelson* Have I told you lately, that I love you?

Re: "fuckin' hippie".

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Awwwww....

[silentq.livejournal.com]

I miss the Sneaky's bathrooms, they're like a flash frozen image of the current indi-grrl mental state. :)
I hope you warm up soon! It's not all that cold outside, but you'd not know it by the icicles hanging from my monitor...

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

"Goth" as a genre is fixated with death and decay.

Krispy Kreme donuts never go stale.

Ergo, Krispy Kreme donuts are inherantly some kind of goth kryptonite.


Sitting in the bathroom at Sneak's, somebody had left graffiti in the stall that said, "All women who bleed are goddesses, miracle of birth and death".

I pulled out my trusty sharpie and wrote "fuckin' hippie".

I expect to see lots of indignant gynophilic propaganda next time I'm in Sneaks and have to pee.

Fucking brilliant!

Even with walls and a ceiling, I'm freezing. When is your house going to be finished enough for ya'll to keep warm?

[lisiblac.livejournal.com]

I can imagine it's damn cold in there.

We're having a minor problem in comparison in that our gas fireplace (that's our only source of heat besides $800 a month electric baseboards) is on the fritz and the company that's supposed to be fixing it apparently can't find their asses in a cold room. Argh.

I'm going to make a run up to Home Depot in the next few days to grab some plastic sheeting to insulate our windows and stuff if you want to join.

[demirep77.livejournal.com]

because i like sneaks and because i always carry a sharpie in my purse - you can count on me to have your vandalistic back.

besides, the statement: "All women who bleed are goddesses, miracle of birth and death" offends me. alot.

and not just because it's so damn crunchy.

more on that when i'm feeling a little bit more of both articulate and ranty.

do Krispy Kreme's really not ever go stale? that's frightening.

peee essss

[demirep77.livejournal.com]

i forgot to mention that whoever wrote something in the bathroom there to the effect of "graffiti is art. say something origional not regurgitated ani" is my imaginary girlfriend and i have the biggest crush on her -ever-.

[lilactime.livejournal.com]

For some reason, we decided that trying to remove the window AC from my bedroom window would be too much trouble and that we would just put some "insulation stuff" around it. Of course, we didn't get around to it, and when I went to bed on Wednesday night, the curtains were blowing in the wind, even though the windows were closed.

It doesn't help that the rad in my room hasn't worked properly since the dickwad furnace guys flooded Erika's apartment and had to drain and refill the system. The hot water never made it all the way to the 3rd floor and now my rad only gets hot on one side.

Last night was even worse and I channelled my inner MacGyvor and made some makeshift "insulation stuff" out of old rags and packing tape. It was still fucking freezing and I woke up at one point trying to decide whether to move my bed from its spot under the window or put on a hat since the top of my head was potentially frostbitten.

Further attempts to actually remove the AC from the not-very-big window are planned for the weekend.

[missclea.livejournal.com]

cheers! :P Nadz xox

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I think it's partially because I'm not moving around much, just sitting on the computer.

I had a very hot shower, and filled my lungs with steam and now I'm fine.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Whoot! I've been quoted!

When is your house going to be finished enough for ya'll to keep warm?

Not entirely sure, since we're dependent on contractors' schedules.

the_axel and I have both taken a long weekend off work in the middle of December. We were going to go to a music festival in Chicago, but since it's been cancelled we're now hoping to spend it throwing up the insulation and drywall. (Cross your fingers for us.)

The doors and windows won't get installed until January.

If you should ever happen to buy a fixer-upper, do it in spring. And then don't schedule a music festival at the end of the summer. :-p

No Angel

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

It's very good!

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

do Krispy Kreme's really not ever go stale? that's frightening.

According to an American friend, you can leave one on the counter and it will still be soft a week later.

That's just wrong.

[elixxir.livejournal.com]

You guys are welcome to wander over and warm up over here anytime you like. Not that the bloodsucking leeches otherwise known as building management provide us much in the way of heat. But hey. I have walls. It's bound to be an improvement. :p

[redbird]

And what about women who don't bleed? So much for the Maiden and the Crone.

[kest]

I think the words may have actually come out of my mouth, back in the middle of summer when I was helping you 'housewarm' with a sledgehammer: "You're going to regret this come winter."

But then again, maybe I just thought it.

I've heard newspaper is a good insulator.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

In theory we were going be done come winter.

In theory theory and practice are the same.

In practice, they are not.

Re: peee essss

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

This is the point where I try to claim credit... ;->

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

I have visited too many friends with fixer uppers to ever think I can brave the winter with plastic at the windows, or tarps on frame where walls should be. Vermont winters are pretty frickin' cold.

So does your definition of "without walls" mean that you don't have insulation and drywall, but have the outer shell in place?

Doors and windows in January?! I'm gobsmacked. You do have people who will check in on ya'll to make sure you aren't frozen solid?

claim credit?

[demirep77.livejournal.com]

oh god, please don't. because i'll believe you and then i'll feel embarrassed.

Re: claim credit?

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

No worries. I'm not that articulate when I'm peeing.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

So does your definition of "without walls" mean that you don't have insulation and drywall, but have the outer shell in place?

Yep. We pulled all the drywall down so we could put in new wiring and insulation. (Which was how we discovered that we needed to add structural reinforcements.)

Doors and windows in January?! I'm gobsmacked. You do have people who will check in on ya'll to make sure you aren't frozen solid?

We technically have those as well, except that all of the windows are broken and none of the doors actually fit. So they are all currently incased in layers of plastic.

So it's not as bad as I probably make it sound. We have plastic seperating all the rooms, which cuts down a lot on the cold drafts from the crappy doors. And I just bought a new space heaters which is doing a great job of heating up the office, which is where we are most of the time. And we wear piles of sweaters and big fuzzy socks. :-p

And the nice man who came to measure today told me that the windows will probably be done early. (Although we'll still have to wait on the doors.) Whoo hoo!

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

Hey, good news that your windows will probably be done early!

Hrmmmm?

[spiderlikefreak.livejournal.com]

I'm going to assume you have nothing against Goddess worshippers, and a hell of alot against fluffy-bunnies!

Re: Hrmmmm?

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, something like that.

I have a bone in my head about a particular kind of arrogance I occasionally get from female pagans. I have actually had people say to me that, "Men can't truly be witches like women can." or "Men can't fully understand the Goddess." Or my personal favourite in Epic Cluelessness, "All women are really witches."

It makes me want to stuff a fork in their eyes.