*clutching spoons*

[jedibuttercup]

I seem to have a tendency to underestimate how badly disruptions to other family members' lives tend to impact mine. (In summary: Mom has three four long-term houseguests at the moment, plus their 150-pound dog. It's been weeks; and it'll be several more before they move out again.)

And then, of course, there's that extra $700 of car-related expenses I had to charge in connection with my recent vacation. (In part: a week spent driving long days through Death Valley, Yosemite, California Highway 49, and Crater Lake? Very, very bad for one's brakes.)

So I've been conserving energy the last couple of weeks; apologies. I have been making progress, though! Part of that involved rewatching the back half of Season 2 Person of Interest and the first half of Season 3 for an older story, so I've added that fandom back to my 2017 prompt list. (Where are all of you guys, by the way? I still have only 15 prompts; there's room for 9 more! PROMPT ME.)

I have also recently managed to see the new Murder on the Orient Express (a lot of fun, particularly as I didn't remember until halfway through how the plot resolves) and bought advance tickets for The Last Jedi, but didn't manage to get to Justice League yet. Despite already picking up tickets for next April's Portland ComicCon because Jason Momoa and Nichelle Nichols. I keep being surprised how many people don't recognize Jason Momoa's name, but then, I suppose the subset of scifi fans who remember him from Seasons 2-5 of Stargate Atlantis is not that large, alas. I'm already planning peacock hair for that con; should be fun. :)

Anyway, Happy upcoming Thanksgiving to everyone else in the States, and hope things are going well for you!

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[jedibuttercup]

Hard agree on Jason Momoa. The most reaction I tend to get is when I say, "...Also, he was that Dothraki warlord on Season 1 Game of Thrones?" - "Oh! Him!" LOL.

The beauty of the trip was worth it, it was just really stressful when the shuddering started half-way through, and then the faint whine, which suddenly became a scraping sound on the way down from Crater Lake... I was shifting to lower gear as much as I could the whole trip, and it's a good thing I did, because they told me in Roseburg that if I'd gone any farther before hitting a Les Schwab, I'd have had to get the rotors replaced too. (The brakes were a little under $300; the rest of the cost was an engine sensor thing that had to be replaced after the check engine light came on.)

The houseguests thing would be less of an issue if it didn't keep dragging on and on; it's my Aunt from Missouri and her family, moving back to Oregon after their place on the James River was flooded out for the second time, so alas the bug thing wouldn't work! They were supposed to move right back into their old place here after a few weeks once the long-time renters moved out of their house, there was just supposed to be the traditional notice period to wait out. Except of course there'd been more wear and tear than they expected, including mold, so they have a lot of work to do first .... and Mom being an introvert, she escapes to my place as much as she can to decompress.

And finally, GO AHEAD AND PROMPT ANYWAY, seriously. No guilt! This is a fun hobby, it's not meant to be a punishment. :)

[sulien]

Oh damn, I'm sorry to hear that your Aunt's family not only lost their home, but that their property up here has problems with mold. :( I definitely don't blame them for not wanting to rebuild in a flood plane, even if it only rarely happens. I hope the work goes much quicker than expected for everyone's sake.

[jedibuttercup]

The first time they got flooded out, three years ago, they said, "Damn, 100 year flood; just our bad luck." They got the most precious items of furniture out in a truck, then stripped and redid the drywall when the waters receded, replaced the furnishings, and tightened their belts. Then two years later, it happened again ... and this time, they said 'screw it', just stripped the drywall, and let the realtor do whatever they could to find a buyer who'd pay basically anything for still-stable walls and a riverfront property. Not exactly a profit, but it funded their return home, so at least they got to live the dream for a few years?