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I had so much fun yesterday! I went to a whole bunch of bookstores and I got a couple of books and they were giving out snacks and I entered a few raffles and they were doing karaoke at Green Apple at the end of the run (which I participated in). Green Apple is my favorite second hand bookstore and they always have the most fun stuff on Indy Bookstore Day, I've gotten everything from free tequila shots to John Lennon buttons to tarot readings there at both branches. I only went to the 9th Avenue branch yesterday because there wasn't time to go to both. They were selling a Yellow Submarine poster at Moe's I really wanted but I was going all over the place taking public transit with a backpack which is fine for books but a bit risky for posters.
Then I got home and somebody pulled the fire alarm in the middle of the damn night. Earlier this afternoon I was trying to ask around to see if there was actually a fire but all I was able to find out is one of my neighbors' has a very stupid daughter who apparently thought it was more important to lecture me about Jesus than whether there was a fire or not. I knew she was a dumbass because I got on the elevator with her while I was wearing a bathing suit, dripping wet and carrying a towel and she asked me if I had been swimming!

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Current Music: Sagittarius

summersgate

Chloe Returns to PA. She headed home today. Yesterday, back in PA, a fox got another of her chickens. So she's been spending a lot of time trying to think up a way that they can be outside of the run and still be safe. A bigger chicken wire fence with some added electric wire perhaps? Having animals makes life more interesting but it also brings constant problems that need solved. And it's not just animals that need care - plants require protection from rabbits and groundhogs, weeding, planning and watering chores. His garden certainly keeps Dave occupied.

It's been much quieter here without Chloe. We were so busy the 4 days that she was here and now it's just blaa. Kathy feels the need to rest so I'm on my own. I think I'll head out on a neighborhood walk...

starandrea

It's been a little dry here, to the point where I've been wondering: will I have to start watering the gardens in April?? But today I noticed the daffodils are shriveling as soon as they try to open and the poor Icelandic poppy is fading again, plus I'd been meaning to put more water on the transplanted blueberries, so hose time has arrived.

I got the front and back hoses hooked up, and I brought out the hose butler for the fence gardens. Then since I was there anyway I watered some of the shade garden, and I've left the long hose out there because I spotted my neighbor pulling out pachysandra. I asked if he was going to throw it away, and when he said yes I asked if I could have it. So now I have a cart full of pachysandra and a new plan for the evening.

What I do not have is groceries, but that's really not as important as plants, so.

I got a couple more mesh protectors set up for my winter sown seedlings, just to keep the squirrels out when I take the tops off to give them fresh air and extra sunshine. I watered the greenhouse houseplants and didn't entirely forget that I have a couple of coreopsis still in the canna greenhouse (in the sense that I walked past it, thought "oh right," and kept going).

Now I'm pondering an Untamed series about the cave under the cold springs (still a little puzzled about the geology of that area) based on

lilly_c's ficlet a day prompts for

3weeks4dreamwidth. That would be fun, although though I have no idea what would happen in it. But the cave is both pretty and magical, and that goes a long way.

Daphne says I'll be taking her out first. The probably the pachysandra. Then... not groceries, I'm guessing. So writing, clearly.

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voiceinmyear, a comm for podcasts, audio drama, audiobooks and podfics, is joining in the 3W4D fun. We'll have a few posts over the weeks for people to share what they're listening to and what they recc.

We'd love some new members or people to driveby comment and share what they're filling their ears with.

grrlpup

I was scrolling through the friending meme for Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, then realized there's actually a large handful of people whom I know at least a little on Dreamwidth but who have somehow fallen out of my Reading Page or not been added correctly. I catch them haphazardly via comments, secondhand news from sanguinity or other mutuals... but tidying up my circle is a better way. :D

So if you are one of those getting a notification that I've subscribed and/or granted access, that's what's going on, and thank you for sharing DW with me!

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Everyone is welcome to join and post. We are a community of people who get excited about music and love to share it.

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musesfool

Okay, crispy rice = pretty good. I tossed 1 cup of cooked rice with 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce, 1 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of toasted sesame oil, a sprinkling of garlic powder, and 1 diced shallot, spread it on a foil-lined sheet pan, and cooked it at 400°F for 25 minutes. I still have a bunch of rice left, so I might make fried rice tomorrow.

The salad part was less successful. I cleared some stuff out of the freezer - an old bag of frozen corn, a handful of frozen roasted chicken chunks I got in my misdelivered grocery order a few weeks ago - and then I added some toasted sesame seeds, some dry-roasted peanuts, and some arugula. The dressing was lime juice, toasted sesame oil, ground ginger, and olive oil (all scaled down for one serving) - it was ok, but I wouldn't make it again.

The stuff in the salad was mismatched and didn't go well together, which is my own fault, since I didn't really think about anything but the rice ahead of time. If I did it again, I might use shredded cabbage instead of arugula, and leave out the corn and the peanuts. I might also just dress it with olive oil and vinegar.

If I do it again, I will probably eat the crisped rice by itself, maybe with some scrambled egg like in fried rice, and some scallions. And I'd keep the toasted sesame seeds, because those are always tasty.

Here is today's poem:

An old story
by Bob Hicok

It's hard being in love
with fireflies. I have to do
all the pots and pans.
When asked to parties
they always wear the same
color dress. I work days,
they punch in at dusk.
With the radio and a beer
I sit up doing bills,
jealous of men who've fallen
for the homebody stars.
When things are bad
they shake their asses
all over town, when good
my lips glow.

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Current Music: Mets losing to the Rockies

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- Feel the urge to see a drag show, haven't been to one since I moved to this city, turn to the internet
- Find a listing for a show that has performances every weekend, at a great central location that's easy to get to
- 3 tiers of tickets, with the cheapest being "if the rest of the crowd fills the seats, you're standing." Consider paying the cheap price and showing up early, but you know what, I'm in a mood to invest in my community, I pay for premium
- Get a ticket for Friday
- Customer support texts me late Thursday. There's a problem with the venue, the acts have no control over this, very sorry, they offer a free transfer to a future show -- good in multiple cities, even, they're a franchise -- and will throw in some perks for my trouble
- They also have other offers, some of which involve upsells, but no thanks, I just want to see a show
- Reschedule for Saturday, same city, this is the one I live in
- Support texts me again late Friday. Same copy-pasted stock message, the venue has a problem Saturday, they can give me another free transfer or an upsell
- Except this time it includes the name of a different drag show
- I ask what's up with that
- Awkward admission that they're a third-party support agent who works with multiple shows (not a stock answer, I can believe a human wrote this)
- I say, fine, give me a transfer to next weekend
- No Friday show scheduled next weekend, so they move me to the next Saturday
- That would've been yesterday
- Guess what text I got two days ago
- Different stock message this time, the next show is canceled because of "lower than expected ticket sales"
- Well, now I'm suspicious of the idea that "audience might go to standing-room-only" is a real concern
- Little suspicious of the whole process, tbh. Is this all a bizarre elaborate scheme to funnel buyers into giving up on the regular show and shelling out for the upsell instead?
- Well, I don't want the upsell
- Each cancellation has offered a full refund, and this time I'm seriously considering taking it
- But: I'm not going out of town any time soon, and now I'm morbidly curious to see how long this can go on for
- (how long it can drag out for, even)
- Ticket is currently for a show on the first Saturday in May
- Will that show materialize, or is the whole thing vaporware? Will they reuse one of the earlier excuses, or come up with a new one? Place your bets now

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On the off chance someone here likes visual kei, my community

vkotd is currently hosting a raffle where the winner will get enough points for 6 months of a paid account :] Please stop by if you're interested.

Current Mood: excited

mxcatmoon

As I mentioned in another post, I was doing a deep dive of old DW posts. I came across this meme, that was a

thefridayfive entry two years ago. I decided to share it because I think it's interesting and different.

1. What kinds of non-music sounds do you like falling asleep to?

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mellowtigger

The hair on my forearms is strange these days. Instead of the smooth flow of soft hairs like usual, there are short bits of hair that seem to stand straight up from the arm.

I'm pretty sure I singed much of the hair while I was tending flames at the fire pit on Friday. Oops.

In other news, the weird spot on my left leg is getting lighter. I think it's healing, however slowly. I guess that hydrocortisone cream helped.

P.S. I got a few more plants into the ground today, after my work shift ended, and before the predicted 1.5 days of rain finally arrive.

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