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So, we got moved in and are still unpacking. We're most of the way done, just getting the last touches. The drive up here was pretty uneventful, save for the part where we had to put the cats in their carrier for the trip and they freaked the fuck out and started hissing and growling like little wild things. It was scary; I was afraid they'd be forever changed, but they calmed down after a few days in the new apartment, and are back to normal now, phew!

We've finally got internet! It was tough going so long without it, but hey, we got a lot of unpacking done, lol. There is no waaaay I'm ever going to catch up on my flist backlog, so if there's anything I should know about, please link me to the post :)

In other news, my grandmother died the day before we moved. She hung on for a few painful days in the hospital, and it was almost a relief when she passed. She was really not doing well, in a lot of pain and almost completely unresponsive by the end. I'm glad I got to see her while she was still lucid, and to tell her I loved her and hear her tell me back. I missed her memorial, but my mother tells me it was lovely. I did get to go to a big family lunch the day she passed away, so I was able to see a lot of my big extended family before I left. So, good things and bad things. I'll miss my Memaw. She was a really big part of my life growing up, and though we drifted apart as I grew into adulthood and I never saw her as often as I should have, I still loved her a lot. But she lived a long, full life, leaving something like 7 children, 12 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren who all loved her behind. I'm coping better than expected. Maybe it just hasn't really hit me yet, in the midst of all the moving chaos. Or maybe I've already grieved and don't realize it. I mostly wish I could be there for my mom, who's really broken up over her passing.

So flist, how are you doing? How's things? What big fandom events am I missing out on? I've missed you guys! <3

(P.S. Happy birthday to [livejournal.com profile] dolnmoon!!! I hope you have a fantastic day :) Hugs and kisses!)
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I'll be throwing away my old broken down computer table and packing up my computer in a day or two, so one more post before I move :)

Packing and cleaning is stressful as hell, but it's going as smoothly as that stuff can go. I'm confident we'll have at least half a day to rest up before the day of the move.

Still having trouble sleeping, but I sleep when I can and work when I can.

I really look forward to being in the new place. Not only does it have all those other positives I talked about, it's also generally at least 10 degrees cooler than it is here. I'm excited about getting an actual autumn.

I'm on the fence about signing up for two current SPN challenges/exchanges. I guess once I move and get unpacked I'll see how I feel.

I'm kind of interested in Stucky right now, and would love to have some good Stucky podfics to listen to for when I can't sleep/when I'm working around the apartment/while I'm on the road. Any recs? If not, I might just go to the podfic site and search for some.

I still miss you guys. Hopefully I'll be back around soon in a more active role on LJ. And I'll figure out what this imzy? thing is. And I'd like to do the 100 days of Happy meme because I need the positivity in my life/on my LJ, but I'll probably knock it down to 15 or 20 days.

I'll see you guys in a week or so!
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omg i have internet again :o :o :o

I've been without for two weeks, and it's so great to be able to log on again. I have so much catching up to do!!!

Starting with catching up on SPN. I haven't watched the last four episodes, and I'm trying to watch them now. Had to skip Bloodlines, because there was no sound? but I'm watching the King of Hell episode right now. I've already been (small) spoilered for the season finale because I was dumb enough to log into tumblr, lol, but I don't feel upset. It was my fault, oops.

I look forward to getting caught up on everything, and going through LJ and reading through what I might have missed. I hope I'll be able to anyway! And LJ had an update? I feel like I've been away for months, and everything's changed!

No need to reply to this, I'm just excited :)
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So, we're in the apartment, we've got the truck unloaded and returned, and we've got a lot of boxes to unpack. So the hard part is over, yay! We're out of the toxic and dangerous environment we were in, and it already feels so much better. I've been visiting with my family, and I actually get to spend Mother's Day with my mom :)

We don't have internet yet, and I'm not sure when we'll get it. I'm borrowing my sister's computer right now. I hope we get hooked up soon, because I'm going through withdrawals, lol. So, I won't be around much for a while. I guess there is a good side to it; without distracting internets, I'll be able to focus on unpacking.

Thank you all again for your help; we couldn't have gotten here without you. I appreciate it so much, you don't even know. You're all amazing <3
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We just got back from my hometown, and it was great to see my family again. Stressful for two people used to being largely by themselves to spend a week on a family of five's couches, but really great to see them still :)

It looks like we got an apartment! I'm 99% sure - just waiting for the complaince report to come back, which takes a few days, but since we didn't lie about anything and had all the paperwork done fully then it's mostly a formality, seems like. They've already told us we could move in on May 9th as long as the report comes back fine. We may be able to get in earlier, on the 1st. Yay!

We also got to see some of our old friends while we were there. It was so strange, and so wonderful, to actually be around friends. We live in a small retirement community (10,000 people, about 75% of them over 65) and we haven't been able to make friends in the three or so years we've been here.

EVEN BETTER, when we move, we'll be away from this terrible, dangerous, precarious living situation we're in. Just thinking about being in Texarkana again makes me feel FREE, which is something I'd never thought it would when we moved away years ago. I know a change in latitude doesn't always mean a change in attitude, but in this case, I think it will. I think that being around loved ones and friends, and in a town where my boyfriend might actually be able to get a job, and in an area with better mental health & social services, and away from here, is going to help both of us a lot. I worry about getting my hopes up, but I think the weight of our depression and anxiety is going to lighten quite a bit. I might even be able to draw again, lol.

I'm going to thank you all again, and I'm not going to stop being grateful. Without your help, we couldn't have made the trip to find the apartment, and we wouldn't have had the security deposit to hold the apartment, and we wouldn't have had the money for the pet deposit, which was stressing me out beyond what was rational. So we get to keep our little guys! \o/ We're gonna be squeaking by on the money, but oh man, I don't even care if we're broke as hell. We're going to get out of here.

We couldn't have done it without your donations, and I really do believe it was your good thoughts and positive energy that put us in the right place at the right time to have the apartment manager who turned us down be the kind lady who referred us to the low-income, tax-credit housing apartments where we ended up, and then to find the helpful lady at the desk who explained very clearly everything we'd need to have our application processed in as stress-free a manner as possible. I am babbling, but thank you, thank you, thank you <3
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We're in my hometown right now, sleeping on my sister's couch, and it's so good to see my family again. She's got two 6-year-old twin redheaded boys that are sweet and hilarious, and my mom's just as kooky as ever, lol.

We've looked at a lot of apartments, and we think we've found the right one. It's perfect for our monthly budget, and it's really nice. We don't make enough for most of the apartments around here (and most of them have been nice enough to tell us before they took the application fee! :o) but this one has some tax credit units for low-income families, and we make just enough over the minimum that the landlord said it would be no problem. She was super friendly and helpful, and she seemed like she really wanted to get us as tenants. Good thing I have 15+ years of customer service experience, because it's really haaard, but I can be really friendly and polite and approachable in person. I think it helps that I'm short and unthreatening and kind of cute XD

We're waiting on my boyfriend's mom to mail us back a notarized document stating how much she'll be sending us a month to help out, and then we're going to turn in the application and wait and see if we get the spot. I'm really excited about the place (it even has a little pool!) and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we do.

We wouldn't have been able to make this trip and find this place without your help, and I'm so grateful and glad that the community is so generous. I really love you guys <3

We're still a little short of our goal for the cat deposit, which is the only thing that's a little too high at these apartments (it's $500, and we're a few hundred short), so if you could spare a few dollars it would be so much appreciated! My GoFundMe account is here (and you don't need a paypal acount, just a credit or debit card, and your contribution can be anonymous or not, or if you have paypal and want to help you can send it to duckducknoose@gmail.com. We really want to keep our little guys with us. We've had them for three years, and they're like our kids now.

Again, thank you so much for your support, whether it be money or ehugs or good wishes or positive energies wafted our way. I love the SPN fandom, and I'm so glad I found it, even before this moving thing. You guys are the best, and I've made so many wonderful friends here :)
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I've had a few inquiries about whether you can use paypal to donate on the GoFundMe site, and the answer is that you can't.

But if you still want to help, you can send money to my paypal with the email duckducknoose@gmail.com, and I can mark it down as an offline donation of it on my GoFundMe page as counting toward the total raised. It would help out a lot, either way.

We'll be taking the trip on Monday to try to find a place to rent, and it would be really great if we had the money to put down a deposit on the spot, in case we find something while we're there. We're getting pretty close, and even a dollar or two would help. Thank you for reading, and thanks again to everyone who's helped out so far!
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Firstly, those of you who have send me money/WalMart cards: Thank you so much! Your help and support has meant the world to me. I can't even say how much I appreciate it. We've got enough money and a little extra to drive to my hometown and back, with some help for groceries too. You guys are the best, and I'm so humbled and grateful.

Secondly, a few people suggested that I look into GoFundme.com. I have, and I've set up an account there. If you'd like to help, or if you're just curious, the link is here.

It's crowdfunding, and you don't have to have a paypal account, just a debit or credit card. I don't have to reach a certain monetary goal or raise so much within a set time limit; if there's money I can withdraw and I need it, I can have it transferred to my bank account then. If you could spare even a few dollars, that would help a lot. And if you can't, hugs and positive energy are still more than welcome, and would also help! <3
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*First off, the auction that [livejournal.com profile] fandomaid has put together as a fundraising campaign to help those who were affected by Superstorm Sandy is almost over; bidding ends Thursday, November 29th at 5 PM American EST/10 PM GMT. [livejournal.com profile] fandomaid's front page should have answers to any of your questions, and they have a post where you can ask questions, as well.

I have a thread up if you want to bid on an art from me. It is already much higher than I'd expected it to go, but it's for a good cause, so I'm really happy about it :)

*Continuing on: Have I missed anything? I've dumped stuff on tumblr and faved pretty things there, but haven't had time to really dig into my meatier f-page over here. Are there any posts that I need to see? Did you message or email me and I failed to respond? Did someone post something epic that my life would be incomplete without? lol, I am being kind of lazy with this, but I watch so many people and comms, there's no way I could catch up on my own.

(Still moving. Argh. Don't wanna talk about it, lol.)

*And then: People have been writing stories for my pictures. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that this happens. LOVE IT. I have absolutely no problem with multiple people writing their take on one piece; it's happened before, and I love seeing the different ways people go with the same image. I think it's really amazing. So if you have the urge to write for anything, please do! But if you would be uncomfortable knowing you may not be the only person writing for a pic, please keep that in mind.

Here's another thing that many of you may have already learned: my memory is HORRIBLE. Like, it takes me 15 minutes to get out the door because I keep forgetting things, and I can't remember if I've forgotten a thing, and I'll remember something I forgot halfway to the car, etc, lol. Names and agreements and obligations and emails and comments, I can totally forget. Now that I'm getting settled in, it'll be a little better, b/c I'll have my post-it notes once I find them, haha.

I think what I was saying was, if you've created something inspired my something I've done, you are FANTASTIC and I am really grateful. Aaaand it's likely that I don't have a link to it. So if you have, please leave the link here in the comments, because I do plan on making a post for these kinds of things. Thank youuuu!

Hope all of you had a good holiday weekend! :)
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So I've been packing and looking online and asking around and driving around and talking to landlords and stressing the hell out, and... yesterday we signed the lease on an apartment. Yay!

We set up our utilities on Monday, and start moving in on Wednesday. So soon! Haha, I woke up at 2 am with the burning need to pack, but I'm about to go back to bed.

I'll be here lurking when I can, and maybe making an occasional post. the minibang post is coming up on Monday, and I've still got time to finish my reversebang and the j2-xmas sxchange. As long as I don't shirk or dally, haha. Drawing's relaxing though, so when i take breaks I'll have little bursts of time to work on it.

So, I'll probably miss responding to comments or commenting on people's work for a while. I will also miss you guys. Hope to be back around soon! :)

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