zagzagael ([info]zagzagael) wrote,
@ 2008-05-03 08:04:00
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No tattoo pictures. Yet. Fresh Ink photos - not so good, right? It's hurting like Hell today, but it still looks fantastic. I'm really jazzed. I love my artist but I was a tiny bit doubtful about this piece and he just put all those ridiculous fears to rest. The Viking stayed with me, which was great and kept my wandering lustful self from concentrating on this beautiful boy, his weird beard, his intent gaze and his latex-gloved hands....on my body....mmmmm......  ;) I did wish that I had brought the camera, for all of you! (And that reminds me, whatever happened, dear [info]ashbet to our Covert ManBoy Photographing plans????? We NEED to begin a comm for that very thing - I want to SEE all the hawt ManBoys out there in the world....)

It's Prom day and I'm going to be out of the office for most of it. Busy, busy. We're leaving the mountain in a few hours for an updo appointment....then back here for preparation and then back down the hill for meetups and photos and such until I come back home and crash and stay awake waiting to hear these two return in the early morning hours. Maybe I'll watch the new Dexter disc that arrived from netflix.

The forty mile round trip to the valley is beginning to kick me in the wallet. Hard. Even with the Volvo, it ain't good. And last week The Viking made me switch the wagon out from Premium to Regular and now it's loud and choppy and gah. But, yeah, it's saving me some money at the pumps. The last several weeks have been hectic and I've been making the trip to town on the average of twice a day half the week! It's been expensive, and although it is good for music indulging and incubating my Original Fic, it isn't so good for the finances. Besides which, the state of the economy is affecting our business, too. I am, by nature, frugal in many things - outside of dolls, heh - but it's been really interesting for me to take a hard look at our current budget and return to practicing the type of frugality that defined my early married years. We don't carry a credit card balance and we don't have car loans. Our monthly expenses are limited to house, utilities, food. We pay cash for most things and we do shop carefully....but my monthly amazon.com bill has had to be halved and I'm back to comparison food shopping and I really forgot how much work that is! Perhaps we'll have to start sharing frugality tips, flist! At least for this year.

I've got a to-do list about a mile long, but [info]twigling turned me on to some Post-it Notes software that I now have found indispensable. I just love making lists and crossing off items. Thanks, t!

Reading a helluva funny romp - "Lonely Werewolf Girl" by the irreverent Scot, Martin Millar. He is a bit of an acquired taste, but once you "get" his uniqueness you'll be all over him. And no worries, [info]rillalicious, this is not YOUR werewolf novel, but I do think you would really enjoy it! Don't put down one of his books too early - yes, on first blush, it would appear that his prose is stilted, awkward and juvenile, but if you stay with it....you'll be transported into this place where you love his "voice", his characters, his humour and you'll want to lick his brain.

Alright, I'm off to begin my day!


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[info]arkady
2008-05-03 03:09 pm UTC (link)
I look forward to tattoo pics once it's settled down then! :-)

One day I'll get around to getting some ink done myself. One day.

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[info]ashbet
2008-05-03 04:34 pm UTC (link)
Same here! :D

I will let you know if I run into any delectable ManBoys to photograph -- I've been a bit occupied with photographing my dear ones in the UK :)

Hopefully California will be full of sideburn'ed goodness!

-- A <3

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[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:47 pm UTC (link)
We could have seriously used some British ManBoy pix this week, A.

And more tattoos - for everyone!

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[info]lucysprog
2008-05-04 09:28 pm UTC (link)
There's always [info]potatojunket, right?

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[info]scatteredlogic
2008-05-03 04:19 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for the link to the Stickies software! I can already tell that's going to be wonderfully useful!

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[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:46 pm UTC (link)
I love it!

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[info]kittymaru
2008-05-03 04:24 pm UTC (link)
ooooh - frugality in finances. It's something I've wanted to talk about, but just can't seem to bring myself to do. My daily round-trip to work and home again drive is about 80 miles. Gas here is up to $3.65, I'm guessing it's higher out on your side of the continent? But yeah. Expensive. I've been trying to do all my shopping en route so I don't have to waste gas on multiple trips. I can only imagine what it must be like trying to support a family right now. *hugs for you* It's hard enough with just me, the sis, and the catlings. We have house, utilities, and car payments on Mom's Jeep (can't sell it - it's in probate), but at least our own vehicles are paid for, though I guess the Jeep's 'technically' mine now that I'm paying for it. I've pruned all extras like newspaper and TV, which helps. On the plus side, I've been noticing a lot of specials at the grocery - I'm all about the buy one get one free, and there's the econimic stimulus money, which, in my case is going to groceries, lawn mower repair, and whatever's left over is a shopping spree.

Honestly, though, I think we just need to stick it out and the economy will come back in the 4th quarter. I hope so at any rate.

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[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:46 pm UTC (link)
I hope you're right about the economy, but I don't think we'll see gas prices come back down.

Everything you're doing sounds right on, K! I'll have to think if there's anything more I can add to that - you sound like a frugal pro!

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[info]kittymaru
2008-05-05 03:49 am UTC (link)
Ha - I think it comes from growing up with my mom being a single mother and my dad sort of doing his thing separately, somewhere else. There were times we lived off ramen noodles and Kraft mac and cheese. >_<

I doubt we'll see lower gas prices too. Sux.

If you have any more tips and pointers, too, I'm all ears. I hate worrying about money - it's such a fluid thing anyway, sometimes there's enough and in excess and sometimes it's just not there and I don't know where it all went. Go to work, earn more, be happy. Food and a roof are good things.

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[info]phinnia
2008-05-03 04:27 pm UTC (link)
Oh oh! I loved 'Good Fairies of New York'. <3 I'll have to read that one too.

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[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:39 pm UTC (link)
This is better than GFoNY because it's so much longer!

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[info]redcountess
2008-05-03 06:36 pm UTC (link)
You know that the team behind Doctor Who and Torchwood have just had a new series greenlighted called "Being Human" about a werewolf sharing a flat with a vampire and a ghost? I haven't seen the pilot myself but I've been told it's very good and you should be able to get it on the torrents ;)

Can't wait to see the tatt, and good luck with the prom :)

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[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:39 pm UTC (link)
Ooooh - I hadn't heard that! *makes notes* Thanks!

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[info]lucysprog
2008-05-06 04:45 pm UTC (link)
AHA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy5ftKy2Qhw

Being Human on YouTube! Same person has the whole pilot up, but there's part one!

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[info]lucysprog
2008-05-04 09:24 pm UTC (link)
ROCKIN'

That pilot was good, and full of sexy non-human goodness.

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yeah, finances hurt
[info]nagasvoice
2008-05-03 07:44 pm UTC (link)
Don't know if finances would stretch to it, but if I was doing regular commute of that sort, I'd be thinking about getting a teeny tiny vehicle only big enough for me and some bags of groceries, or a hybrid. Which is often the same thing, sigh--all the seats are too small for moi!
The other thing that might help is if you can locate somebody who grows veggies up in your area, roadside stands, that kind of thing.
Gaaah, postal etc shipping prices on everything is going to go up too, even diesel is going up.

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Re: yeah, finances hurt
[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:38 pm UTC (link)
Check, check, check. Yeah, buying another car is not in the works - we've got cars galore and living so far from town, we need a vehicle that is both sturdy but can also handle the constant cornering....

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Re: yeah, finances hurt
[info]nagasvoice
2008-05-04 05:17 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, plus cornering in really bad weather, too.

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[info]dolldreams_uk
2008-05-03 09:53 pm UTC (link)
can't wait to see the pics!! hope it don't hurt too much xxxxx (hugs!)

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[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:37 pm UTC (link)
Pictures soon! It's not hurting at all today - yay!

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[info]thistle_verse
2008-05-04 01:36 am UTC (link)
I just today used my coupon and bought The Good Fairies of New York. How serendipitous.

Can't wait to see tattoo pics.

XO

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[info]zagzagael
2008-05-04 04:36 pm UTC (link)
Yay! I think you'll like that little book - it's escapist and fun. LWG is so much better, though....only because it's so much longer!

How are you, sweets?

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[info]thistle_verse
2008-05-04 11:08 pm UTC (link)
Doing ok, dearest, doing ok. Oh, and send me novel bits whenever you'd like some eyes on it, ok?

AND! I'd love to see some pearls of wisdom cobbled together about living economically! I think damn near everyone can use some these days, even in wide ranges of income levels!

*smooch*

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[info]kyra_neko_rei
2008-05-05 03:41 pm UTC (link)
Ooooh, congratulations on the tattoo!

*gone-for-the-weekend!Kyra is late as usual*

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