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August 11th, 2023

tielan: (SGA - Ronon)
Friday, August 11th, 2023 08:46 am
Had a dental appointment yesterday. They found a crack in a tooth that's decayed, so it was a composite job to hopefully seal it up and stop the decay. Gotta leave it for a week or two to let things settle down around there, but right now it's feeling sensitive - I've had a lot of work done up in that space a half-dozen years back, so everything's tenterhooks. Also, I gotta stop running my tongue along that tooth. Not helping.

Went to see the Cirque du Soleil show that I thought I booked for Friday and which turned out to be Sunday before they changed it for me. It was okay. Ice-circus show, not bad, but not as immersively enjoyable as the other ones I'd previously seen.

B1 is home again! Yay!

She brought all her stuff home. And is arguing with me over the need to downsize things (ie. throw out things that have an emotional memory component to them). Plus, she has all the stuff she collected while travelling the last 2 months. Boo.

One thing I discovered: I mentally set "pay bills" to "after B1 returns". Unfortunately, at least two of those bills were due between B1's original return date and her actual return date. So we're paying extra on at least one of them. *sigh*

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This morning is fricking freezing Mr Bigglesworth. And next week is probably rain.

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I'm looking for a 5x2 IKEA EXPEDIT shelving, even though they don't really exist anymore. I want one that's about 1.8m tall, because they're not just tall and have cube-spaces, they're deep as well, and I need it so I can balance something else across it for more shelving.

Honestly, this house just all-around needs more shelving/storage space. Or else we have to start throwing some things out.

Turns out that I should be able to gt the roof reconditioned - the guy who proposed replacing the entire roof wasn't willing to guarantee it, but the building inspector said someone else might. I'd like to replace the roof maybe next year, but I don't have the money for it right now. Also, still dealing with cracks and leakage. Anyway, I have to actually make contact with the guy who does the roofs. I tried calling him on Tuesday and left a message. *sigh* I kinda hate dealing with tradies.

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Sold my Saturday night tickets to England v Colombia, I'm just so tired and with the AUSvFRA game at 5pm (in Brisbane), I didn't want to take the risk that I won't be in the mood for Saturday night.

They were snapped right up PRONTO. Which is the way of tickets off the resale platform.

Right now, I'm trying to get tickets to next Wednesday's game at Stadium Australia: if Australia make it through Saturday night, then that'll be their next game. Frankly, it's luck of the draw and swift of the click. They get snapped up as soon as they're put up. I just missed two tickets after doing a refresh. They were gone as soon as I'd selected them and clicked 'purchase'.

I got really lucky with Monday's game ticket, I guess. Be nice if I got lucky again, but I'm not counting on it.
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tielan: (Angel)
Friday, August 11th, 2023 11:58 am
From four different fandoms, no less!

Two are unfinished pieces - one for a ToT fill that never came to pass (I'm bad at the quirky-horror-weird stuff), the other that was a long, long ago longfic crossover for SGA and SG1 that never quite came to fruition.
A Statesman For Sale (432 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Thor (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Brunnhilde | Valkyrie (Marvel), Heimdall (Marvel), Hulk (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Humor, Post-Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Pre-Movie: Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Snippets
Series: Part 8 of Unfinished Symphonies
Summary:

Nobody on the Statesman is going to be sold. Not even Loki.



Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2671 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Teyla Emmagan & Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan & Kanaan
Characters: Teyla Emmagan
Additional Tags: Alternate Alternate Universe, Pegasus Culture, Pegasus Galaxy, Pegasus Ascendant, Abandoned Work - Unfinished and Discontinued
Series: Part 7 of Unfinished Symphonies
Summary:

Her first thought was that the Hall of Greeting on Earth was a disappointment - none of the wide open space or natural light of the city’s Hall of Greeting; instead she faced an imposing architecture of heavy columns covered in gold and starkly lit by sconce lights in wall niches.


Right now, I'm posting a few things that I started but didn't finish. Mostly because some of them I put a lot of time and energy into and I'd like to see them get a bit of affection. Even if it's only a kudos or two.

And there's the last piece in the 30 Days of OTP, which I'm just trying to work out if I suitably tied everything off. (If you're willing to read it through for me and let me know, I would really appreciate the crit.)

grief has its own timeline (670 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Sam Carter & Cassandra Fraiser
Characters: Sam Carter, Cassandra Fraiser
Additional Tags: Season/Series 07, grief and dealing
Summary:

Grief has its own timeline, Janet said, hugging the child Cassie was all those years ago. You're going to miss your parents and you're going to mourn them. And that's okay - that's necessary and expected and even good for you. And I will be here for you through all of it.



staying in the kitchen (274 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bridgerton (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sharma
Characters: Anthony Bridgerton, Kate Sharma
Additional Tags: kathonyprompt, heat - Freeform
Summary:

Kate turns out to be better versed in matters of the kitchen than her husband.



Does anyone know what the AO3 notification situation is with posting new stories that are already backdated? I think I once knew but have since forgotten.
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Friday, August 11th, 2023 11:28 pm
HK from the 29th Nov to 6th Dec

Amsterdam from the 6th Dec to 12th Dec

Seattle on 12th Dec down to San Francisco by the 19th Dec

Cruise from 19th Dec to the 7th Jan

Back home on the 7th Jan, arrive 9th Jan

If anyone is on the leg between Seattle and San Francisco, I'd love to meet up with you along the way.

I'm still not sure how I'm getting from one city to the other. I'd like to drive but also I don't want to, and I'm not sure about my driving ability between the two cities. I'd love to hitch hike (but I know the dangers), I was wondering if there's some kind of a rideshare arrangement I could find - surely the 'weird' west coast would have that, yeah?

Otherwise, there's Amtrak? Or buses? Neither seem to have a particularly good rep.

I'd kind of like to get down to LA, actually, try some LA street food. Except my ability to eat has been severely compromised the last couple of years and I need someone to go halves with.

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Wow. Managed to get a ticket to the World Cup Semi Finals - it'll be the winners of the two games tomorrow - Australia v France, England v Colombia - and they're HOT tickets.

Just one ticket, unfortch. Would have been good to take a friend. Will keep trying, but after tomorrow night, if Australia win, it'll be bloody impossible, I reckon.