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Okay, first the fic stuff:

I don't know that I'm going to have Stop, Rewind, (re)Play done by tomorrow. Most people are going to be like, "What? Who the fuck cares?" but I promised

libitina that I'd get it done for her birthday and I'm not so sure anymore. Fifty lashes with a wet...Elijah? No, I didn't think I'd get off that easy. Mea culpa. I'm working on it, but I'm a little stressed right now and I'm going to go outside for a calming cigarette as soon as I'm done with this entry.

Next, New Orleans:

When last we left our intrepid heroine, she had discovered that she could not, in fact, afford to go to Mardi Gras for the sole purpose of ~~stalking~~ seeing Dom and Elijah, because she could not get anyone to go with her and share the cost of the (very reasonably priced, considering) hotel room she'd found.

Well, I still can't afford to go, but the fucking travel agency lied to me about the hotel reservation (which was not supposed to charge to my credit card until three days before my arrival, because I was supposed to be able to cancel up to that point with no penalty and after that point by paying for one night's stay), and now the hotel's charged me for one night already and tells me that I have to pay the whole thing, whether or not I show up.

So I have a choice:

Pay $650 I can't really afford to sit at home and think about the fact that I could be in New Orleans, having a blast.
Pay $1200 I can't really afford to actually go to New Orleans and have a blast, and worry about the money later.

Hmmm. I think it all hinges on a couple of phone calls tomorrow, but I'm kind of leaning toward to actually enjoying my tremendous misspending of money. (And I will never trust an unknown travel agency again. Never. Bastards.)

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Shit! Tomorrow is the 11th! If I'd forgotten, I think you get to forget as well. I will trade you one story finished for my birthday for one something autographed by at least one hobbit. It'd be nice if someone gets to enjoy the New Orleans trip.

I will trade you one story finished for my birthday for one something autographed by at least one hobbit.

You've got a deal, sweatheart. I'm still going to work on the story (wrote two paragraphs while standing out on my front step freezing my ass off and smoking, but then my fingers got too numb to write *g*), but if I go I'll certainly try for an autograph or two. And photos. Lots and lots of photos. *g*

(Love the icon, BTW!)

I believe it was made by

kinaesthesia. I went on an icon hunt this week.

I have been waiting, however, for you to ask me about the source for this one I made.

I have been waiting, however, for you to ask me about the source for this one I made.

Well there's a simple reason why I haven't...because I hadn't seen it until now! So where'd you get the source for that? Hmmm?

It's a fairly obscure show called Soldier, Soldier. It also includes Peter Wingfield's character dancing quite well with another man, but that didn't capture as well.

Why did I not know about this? *g*

Darn these foreign actors, with their foreign films and their gorgeous accents and...what was I saying?

So you actually have one more day. How is it going?

No, I knew what day it was. *g* I'm still not anticipating it getting done because Orlando and Elijah are now playing with food (a la 9-1/2 Weeks) instead of fucking! Damn them!

*headdesk*

And I still don't know what's happening with Mardi Gras, because the guy from the travel agency hasn't called me back (I think I'm going to put them down as a lost cause) and the woman from the hotel isn't in today. On the plus side, the deadline for tix to the party was only for Krewe members, so I'm good. *sighs*

Are you still coming? When exactly? I really wish I could come over!!! Maybe I can convince DH to go see the Saturday day parades with the kids and then stay at his grandma's...

(See, now that I know who you *are*...I'd love to meet up!!!

Are you still coming? When exactly?

Arriving the afternoon of the 22nd, leaving the morning of the 24th. Staying downtown, about a block from the convention center. (And I've got this whole hotel room to myself, so I'd be more than happy to put you up, if you wanted to come and stay... *g* The more the merrier!)

Thanks for the offer, but if i come it'd be with kids, so I definitely would stay with relatives. Are you meeting up with NOLA folks or are other people coming in? And I just cancelled all my classes Monday (my idiot uni has off Mardi Gras but scheduled classes Lundi Gras!!!), so I have a mini break...let's see how DH feels when/if he ever gets home.

I just checked..so you're leaving the morning of Fat Tuesday???

Are you meeting up with NOLA folks or are other people coming in?

I'm not meeting up with anyone; I'm going to be all by my lonesome.

I just checked..so you're leaving the morning of Fat Tuesday???

I have to. Long story. I'm lucky (or something) to be going in the first place. Heck, I'd resigned myself to not going, until it became a matter of having to spend a bunch of money for nothing, or spend twice as much and actually go.

oh you poor thing!!! i'll definitely am trying to see if i can wing it...i'm assuming DH will be working, so maybe I can check in with my mil...i wish we weren't on not speaking terms at the moment...then again, if i can get her to go with me and watch the kids for a little while...argh...all bad options. heck, can i have a day to myself???

you're going to a ball, any specific parades? and how can you just fly to a strange city all by yourself to party (i'm such a loser, i know, but that'd never occur to me :-)

rambling on

you're going to a ball, any specific parades?

Message me on Yahoo and we'll talk.

and how can you just fly to a strange city all by yourself to party (i'm such a loser, i know, but that'd never occur to me :-)

Well, I hadn't been planning to do it by myself. I'd actually given up on the idea of doing it at all, until the hotel were jerks.

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