Just Create Thursday

[silvercat17]

 Hey, I need to get things done today and could use some community support. What are you up to?

I'm going to be making some things for the garden right after I have lunch.

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[kellan_the_tabby]

Just barely getting ready for the day at 2PM here. Ugh. All I wanna do is sleep.

On the list for today:

packing the van for the show this weekend
working on the booth tent (fortunately not needed for the show this weekend, but I wanna get it done)
maybe stay sort of functional

[silvercat17]

Sort of functional is hard!

I'm frustrated with myself because I had big plans for this week while my parents are gone to get the garden done and post a ton on eBay. I've done none of that. But I am taking good care of me and the cats, including throughly cleaning the litter box when one of them (I suspect Spooky, the princess) pooped on the plastic rug outside it to let me know it was too dirty.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Hey, self-care is important & also HARD, well done. & scooping litterboxes SUCKS.

[silvercat17]

Dad scoops in the mornings but somehow he doesn't notice that it's getting bad so I've taken over changing the litter. I should also probably do it sooner, but it works out ok.

And I got new meds this week which should help with ADHD *fingers crossed *

[kellan_the_tabby]

Here's hoping!

[kellan_the_tabby]

Got the van packed, with a bunch of help from the roommate & none from the cats!

Roommate is now getting some of their jewelry on display cards for me to put out with my stuff.

Functionality is iffy, but existent.

[kellan_the_tabby]

NOW i am going to GO OUTSIDE & USE POWER TOOLS, what an EXCELLENT IDEA

[silvercat17]

YES GOOD. USE EYE PROTECTION

Cats are not as helpful as they think!

[kellan_the_tabby]

standard eyeglasses make actually eye protection harder to remember BUT STILL HAVE BOTH EYES SO

finished power tool use for today at least, next part requires roommate assistance so taking a break

[silvercat17]

I hear ya! I'm grateful to wear glasses when it's windy, but that's about it. People with good eyes don't know how lucky they are.

So I generally wear a bandanna over my nose and mouth when I change the litter box, because of the smell and dust. So the other day I've got that and I'm carrying the box out to the garage and my glasses slide ALL THE WAY off my nose and are dangling from just my ears.

[kellan_the_tabby]

noooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[kellan_the_tabby]

eating a food while roommate putzes with jewelry findings, turns out food is required for proper operation of corporeal form

[silvercat17]

It's so annoying that way.

[kellan_the_tabby]

RM-assisted part is done, by which I mean the booth tent is up. Cut six pieces of wood dowel for dogbones. They still need to be sanded but Bomb Shelter Radio is on the air so I'm taking another break. (listen here if you want, it's all geeks & weirdoes)

[kellan_the_tabby]

I have gotten as far as possible with the supplies at hand! With success! Which means the next step is buying two hunks of painter's canvas of the correct size, & then a LOT of handsewing.

[silvercat17]

Yay! I've been bad and am binging a show on Netflix. Gonna make a blt in a bit for dinner

[kellan_the_tabby]

foooooooooooooooooooooood

yeah i need to dinner too

[silvercat17]

Food is in my tummy. Gonna take out some more compost, bring in my supplies, and get working!

[silvercat17]

Okay, so the problem is that the raised beds are made up of two sets of boards set on top each other. They've got connectors that are supposed to hold them together, but they don't work very well. The boards have a gap between them and are bowing and dirt falls out. So I'm going to wrap some cardboard in landscape cloth to put between the boards and the dirt.

I'm only doing one of the three beds, because this year the other two are just going to have flowers and they're okay. They other one is going to have tomatoes (and I have a TON of tomato seedlings that I need to put into place) and from last year's results, it needs more dirt.

So I just have four pieces to do.

And I'm burning some incense because Dad isn't hear and can't complain. (He's bothered by incense and nail polish, but not by the dirty litter box that I can smell from the end of the hallway...)

[silvercat17]

First two pieces of cardboard cut! I lucked out. I just had to cut the box in half and then trim.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Ugh, are you gonna hafta haul all the dirt _out_ of the raised bed first, cos that'll BITE.

(Also how is it so easy to ignore litterbox stench.)

[silvercat17]

No, I'll just pull it away and slip the piece in. I've go the first one done, so I'm going to go test fit it / install.

(I know, right? And he won't let me get rats again because they smell too much. I don't get it!)

[kellan_the_tabby]

okay that's gonna suck a LOT less & possibly not much at all.

(why even are parents)

[silvercat17]

I dunno about my Dad. Mom is so happy I live here cuz she'd go nuts if she was stuck with just him. He has so many issues

[kellan_the_tabby]

i mean, fair

[silvercat17]

... maybe'll I'll put on jeans first instead of going out in a t-shirt and underwear. And I was only wearing the t-shirt because the fences have like inch-wide gaps between boards.

It's only like 100 degrees F. And I'll be in the sun. I'll be fine~

[kellan_the_tabby]

oh NO that is TOO HOT, come here it's only 65F

[silvercat17]

And that's why I haven't gotten the garden done!

According to the digital thermometer it's 93. It was fine for the 10 minutes it took to put in the panel. The other three I'll install when I do all the gardening stuff.

[kellan_the_tabby]

that's just TOO HOT. I wouodn't have gotten any damn gardening done either.

[silvercat17]

That's why I'm doing this part inside! I just went outside to make sure it'd work. Since I have no time sense and I didn't want to end up with burnt bits, I wore pants and a hat!

[kellan_the_tabby]

for you are Wise

[silvercat17]

... sometimes. I have my moments. And I didn't want burnt buns, cuz my legs are REALLY white.

[silvercat17]

Also, there were these horrible things in the dirt! (I had on my badger gloves)

https://twitter.com/SilvercatTyger/status/1121527388494422017?s=19

[alexseanchai]

dick_or_treat

...okay then, let's kick some Elite Four ass, I am cool with this

lil surprised, but cool

[silvercat17]

Motivation is easier in groups!

[alexseanchai]

yuppp

...

porn is hard though

[silvercat17]

That's what she said?

[alexseanchai]

Something like that, yes!

First fic is drafted at 1.8K; 1K of that was last night.

[silvercat17]

Two done! And the cardboard is cut for the other two!

[silvercat17]

Almost done! Just have to fill my stapler again. Then I'm going to have a snack and finish my Twitch game for the conlang jam on itch.io

[silvercat17]

I have snacked (well, more of a second lunch cuz lunch was small). Now I want a nap, but no! Gotta edit the audio.

[kellan_the_tabby]

*\o/*

[lb_lee]

Sneak's plan to paint our new desk was foiled by rain. So instead, I am devoting my artistic skills to creating a new roommate wanted ad, unfortunately.