Slobbery doggy kisses

[yuuago]

☆ Even though there are some frustrations that come with the whole "having to stay with relatives due to evac" thing, there are some things that I kind of like about it. Mmmostly it's because they have SUCH CUTE DOGS. Good lord. You know, I don't even like dogs much; experiences with my brother's ill-trained mutts have led me to kind of dislike them in general. But my relations' two golden retrievers are sooo cute and well-trained, and if they didn't shed like crazy I would probably want to keep them, haha.

☆ We might head to the bookstore tomorrow. I really hope so. I'm going a little bit stir-crazy. It'll be nice to get out of the house, even for a little while. Managed that for a very short period today, when we headed to pick up some dust masks for re-entry. I keep saying that we should start doing some of our supplies-shopping now, because there are going to be so many people stocking up for re-entry, but of course nobody's liiiistening....

☆ Been doing a little scribbling. Managed to finish something, which is good. Started something that might turn into a longer thing, which is also good (though I really should be working on existing things). Argh, still, writing is so... hard. It hasn't been coming easily. I'm so annoyed with myself. Though the lack of privacy certainly doesn't help matters. Maybe if it's sunny tomorrow, I should try writing out on the patio?

☆ I. Have. Been. Doing SO MUCH knitting. That is one good thing about having nothing to do. Knitting comes easy without distractions. orz UGH. I kind of want to pick up more yarn, just in case I finish this before re-entry. (...Good gods, I hope the yarn that I have at home will not smell like smoke, that would suck so bad. I NEVER EVEN GOT TO KNIT WITH IT.)

☆ Still haven't received that EI-related thing in the mail, even though my mail has been redirected for a while now. :| IF I AM GOING TO HAVE TO CALL THEM, I WILL BE SO ANNOYED. Ugh, going to check tomorrow... hopefully it will be there. My brother was on the phone with them today for like an hour, trying to get his own unemployment insurance sorted out, and I am not looking forward to dealing with that.

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[the_rck]

I have heard-- but never tried-- that drier sheets can pull smoke odors out of things. My stepmother smokes, and my father's gifts to my daughter often reek. Specifically, when she was two, he gave her a couple of porcelain dolls with hair and clothes that stank. I shoved them in a closet in the basement for a few years, and the smoke smell dissipated, but I'd have tried drier sheets next.

[kiraly]

If the yarn does end up smelling like smoke, you can try sealing it up in a plastic bag or bin with some baking soda. I've done that to get the smell of smoke or mildew out of books before and it worked like magic.

Also hooray for scribbling! Honestly, I wouldn't beat yourself up about working on existing things (says the pot, talking to the kettle) if you're feeling inspired by new writing instead.

[yuuago]

Yeah, I'll probably try that.

Since we had all of our windows shut and everything, it miiiight be okay, but it's hard to tell at this point. We'll see.

Beating myself up is my default reaction to everything, but I will try not to. ;p

Waaaait, since when do you have a journal? :D I'm going to add you, even if you don't know what to post yet. (Let me know if you have any questions about how the site works. <3)

[yuuago]

Hmm, that might be worth a try. Hopefully the smoke won't actually have reached inside the house, but it's difficult to say at this point. Thanks. <3

[kiraly]

Yeah, it's one of those things you won't know until you get there. Here's hoping for the best though!

Heh...I've had an account on here for...two days? Since I've been reading your posts and poking around on the SSSS community thing I figured I might as well sign up, even though I have no idea what I want to use it for (and have only the most basic idea of how the site works). Mostly I just like being able to reply to things as myself and not an anon. But...who knows, maybe I'll put some things on here that don't make it to Tumblr or something. Right now I'm still in the "how do I make this pretty?" phase that I go through with every blogging/journaling platform.

[yuuago]

<3

Ahhh yeah, replying as yourself is good, because you get notifications if you receive replies.

Throwing stuff here that doesn't go on tumblr is good. ;p I like that it's a little more private here.

Making stuff pretty on this site is kind of hard, though. xD Good luck!