ice, yay.

[derien]

Scraping the ice off a car is excellent excercise.  I'd better go start on mine.  I tried to help eor a bit with the van, but he only had one scraper, so I did about a five-inch patch on the window while he was revving the engine, then I sprinkled sure-melt on the steps so that other people who use the back door will have less trouble than we had.  The snow under the ice hummocks the steps into smooth curves that are perfect for falling down, and the rail is also covered with ice and completely useless.  And he did the rest of the van while I stood and watched and picked up the pieces of broken scraper, and kicked at the ice on the steps with the toes of my beloved rasta-billy-skank wingtip shoes.  After he left I sprinkled the front steps, too.  Uselessly trying to pretend that I don't have to go get my car.  Er, where did I leave it?  Wait, maybe I did find a spot on this block last night.

Number of people who's cards I've sent out: 0
Number of blogs I have read the entirety of today in a stalkerish matter: 1

I think Ghostman is done working with us.  His official last day was supposed to be the 11th, but I think he's taking all his sick time. 

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Am back from cleaning the car.  Nowhere near as good excercise as cleaning the van, as the car is much smaller and gets warm - the ice came off in big chunks and sheets, it was lovely.  Of course things I put off because I'm depressed by even thinking about them always turn out to be easy. 

I need boots.  I can't keep wearing my rastabillyskank shoes everywhere, and they're the only shoes I have that are good on ice. 

edited to add I got lovin' for the snippet of WIP fic I posted to indeedsir, yesterday, but also information that indicates I'm going to have to re-write it and change the premise because I stupidly wandered into an area about which I know very little canon (Gussie Fink-Nottle's relationship with Madeline Bassett). Soooo... this will change, but if you're interested in Jeeves/Bertie/Gussie, here's the snippet here:
probably not work safe - involves guys cuddling and taking their shoes off.

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[derien.livejournal.com]

No, it was a new one and only goes back to the end of september, so I suppose that's not TOO bad.;) (Afrai's RL blog, which I only found out today that she has. I do love reading her take on RL - somehow she makes life seem interesting. I wish she would write my life for me, maybe I'd find it less boring.