Absolutely nobody who has a physical space shop stocks the Fudge colours. Fortunately, I can order the hues I need from Look Fantastic. UN-fortunately, I need someone to help me do my hair which means begging, whimpering and pleading in the general direction of Beloved.
My kids aren't old enough to colour me in. Alas.
I have a lot of Nothing planned for myself, so I'd better get on with my work.
Enjoy the nothing while it lasts, my friends.
"As Chairman, I'd like to call to order this 1,357th meeting of the local 'Responsible Parenting' committee." -- Anon Guest
"Daisy... It's the coffee and cake meet."
"I want it to feel more official," objected Daisy. "It's about vaccination."
Five women in the room all rolled their eyes. "I thought we weren't going to bring up controversial topics at these," objected Claire.
"What's controversial about protecting your kids?" asked Julie.
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Read more »Chaos is having her last day before extended sessions of sloth and inactivity.
Today is also the day that we SHOULD be receiving that dishwasher that was due a firkin week and a half ago.
There COULD also be air conditioning beginning to come in. I pretty much have to be home at all times. Which makes the planning a little... tricky.
I'm going to have to compile a list and itinerary because fetching MeMum on Yule Eve. I'm compiling a google
Read more »The prisoners were prepared for torture, not a hug and kind words. -- Anon Guest
They shuffled into the institution in chains. Ugly jumpsuits standing out against the grey of the bus and the grey of the tarmac The featureless quad stretched before them as heavily-armed guards marched them in twos towards the opposing doors in the large,imposing facade before them. It, too, was grey, and had no windows.
Other guards, dressed in blue and grey, came out of those doors
Read more »So... the quest to get my hair recoloured didn't turn out great. I was used to the warnings that came with Fudge, which stuck around for ages. I didn't expect stains to act exactly as they said on the tin.
Whoops.
The good news is that there are (allegedly) three sources of Fudge hair dye that are relatively nearby. So post-unfuckening, I will be off to two of those because...
(drumroll)
I know for a fact that one of those sources is
Read more »"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
"So, never talk to you?" -- Anon Guest
Princess Kelwynn looked up into the dark face of the Tiefling Warlock responsible for saving her life, and then assisting on the adventure that was their continued escape. "It's simple manners, Ebonn. Surely, there are nice things you can say about anyone. All you have to do is keep your nasty words to yourself."
"Bold of you to assume that simple
Read more »The nice people with our dishwasher need me to call them. They sent me a message whilst other things were happening and the tiny ping of an incoming text was completely lost in the shuffle.
I have a hair appointment because the dye in my lurid hair has faded to the realms of euw. Apparently, you need to keep re-doing the new ones which are stains and not dyes. IDK from jack about hair dyes.
What happened to Fudge? Those colours were
Read more »A white blood cell and a macrophage cell already have an unlikely friendship. But then they get "the call" -- Adam in Darwin
"Listen, Neocyte... we don't have the time for you to mature and be ready to fight. Take a back seat. This is literally my job."
"This is an all-hands battle, Blob," argued Whyte. "I have to be on the front. My graduation is mere milliseconds away! I can do this!"
The call came from the Internal Army. "Bacteria at
Read more »I got derailed by doing two Years-in-Review over at Tumblr. First, showing all the highlights I'd found and reblogged, then showing off all the things I'm proud of.
Who knows? I might inspire other people to call out their faves this way. You gotta spread the love.
In other news, today's Instant may well be the weirdest one I've written to date. Buddy Cop/Soldier piece involving personified white blood cells. It was fun. After I went on a wiki walk to
Read more »So long, and thanks for all the ghoti. -- Anon Guest
They were large, piscine lifeforms, big enough to swallow a Goliath whole, and the lake they inhabited was as large as an entire country. It would take too long to go around. They had to go across somehow.
"You can fly, right?" said Anthe. "Just zip us across?"
Wraithvine said, "Look for what isn't here," and summoned an illusory globe via Prestidigitation and floated it out over the surface. It fizzled
Read more »Miss Chaos is in the last week of her education, so I can accurately predict a whole bunch of late stories in the future because slobbing around and doing nothing is my jam.
I will endeavour to get all my shit done before sunset. No guarantees.
Asterisk: Reminder that sunset in Sunny Queensland happens at around six to seven PM because Summer.
Today's a cleaning day, and I have to do a cash run, but beyond that, there are no plans. Not
Read more »“One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”
– Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone -- c/- Anon Guest
Lady Anthe smirked in the warm glow of the Candlenights Hearth and said, "You haven't looked hard enough, then."
There are downsides to sharing one's adventures with a Rogue, and not the ones that you might expect. Wraithvine still remembered
Read more »I upgraded my Mac, which meant way more hassle than it should have been. Absolute HOURS getting shit together, swearing at the thing, and finally getting Beloved to unfuck that which I could not.
Needless to say, I am behind in my work.
Not helped by the love of my life insisting that I learn how to play Eve Online, their current favourite game.
My dear, my darling, I love you to bits, but PUH-LEEZ let me do my work before I
Read more »"We've got the girl, the gold, and didn't have to kill a single goon! What can possibly, realistically go wrong?!" -- Anon Guest
The Universe is glad to educate someone who asks silly questions like that. Melvin was behind on learning that question but clearly realised that he had said something wrong, the instant that Wraithvine and Lady Anthe smacked themselves in the face.
What could realistically go wrong was a thousand well-camouflaged guards coming out of the woodwork to oppose their
Read more »Last night was fun. The session went on WAY too long [half past midnight!] and I probably ate too much. Doesn't matter if you're on Keto, my dears. If you snack too hard, then you gain weight. End of.
I'm up by a kilo this morning and I have a persistent headache that may or may not be related to a cyclone somewhere. And worse - I came over with some sudden nausea that may also be related to watching Mumbo YouTube.
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