A conglomeration of fragments

Finished packing up my wardrobe (well, mostly, gotta take the coffee table out of it and stuff but that can wait Until Later), plus another box mainly of nick nacks off the bookshelves. I have. Many. It's kinda scary how many when they're all added together like that!

(There's still more, too, ones that I don't wanna add to a box because they're a little fragile, and some that are very much my parents', and there's probably some more behind some furniture.)

In our defense there's a 4-5cm gap between the books and the edge of the shelf; not enough to put a second layer of books, but plenty of room for photos/little statues/gacha prizes/etc. etc. etc.

I also measured up my windows! They are. Um.

Yeah I'm suddenly SUPER understanding of why the carpenter sent the sales guy back to re-measure them, they're... not square. The leftmost side is something like 2cm shorter than the rightmost side! PLUS the two outer windows are clearly SUPPOSED to be the same size, but one is about 1cm wider. (The middle is a different width again, but it's also clearly supposed to be, so that's something.)

I'm also extremely glad I don't like stripes, because wow that would be IMPOSSIBLE to get right when making blinds for them unless you deliberately made them too long, which is the exact thing that annoys me about the current curtains. Space blinds should be fine though! Spaaaaaace! :D

Much quieter today! My auntie and uncle did drop in in the morning, so not totally quiet, but much quieter. :3

My major thing of the day was doing a very involved job app; hopefully I at least get through the first round?? Maybe??? Fingers crossed, yes. >:

Other than that I did do a little bit of room prep, took the bed slats out! Just gotta do the side rails now, but those will involve tool use and I want to have someone hold the sides so nothing lands on my head, if possible.

I also hung my curtains back up! On a string! We got rid of the curtain rail when the skip was here for the window stuff, because it's not like I'll need it for blinds, but it's also going to be like 40 or something tomorrow, and no shade at all would be... not great. So I attached a long string to some picture rail hooks, and put the curtains back on that. It's working surprisingly well! :D Actually opening/closing them would be a nightmare at best, and likely cause the whole thing to come down, but for a temporary sun shade it's A++ good use of available materials, and I didn't even have to nail anything to the wall! :3

All of the windows are in! :D The cats are extremely unimpressed, because it's only the windows, and so there are no windowsills for them to jump up on and peer outside with. But the rest of us are very happy, because it means no giant holes in the house overnight. :D

Everything else is gonna get finished up tomorrow, so no big deal there. The new windows are pmuch the same, except they're a little bit more fancy - they've got actual locks, not just the snibs. I... don't think we're ever going to need them, unless the metal is way, WAY weaker than the previous windows', because once you have the window snibbed it ain't going ANYWHERE. But hey, we have them! (I expect that they're designed for people like my aunties who get all freaked out by ~what if there's a burgler~, which is um. Mostly fearmongering, honestly, you're way more likely to have your car broken into than your house.)

We're of course going to have to re-install anti-cat measures, because according to the window sales guy the flyscreens they carry are only the same ones we had before, and, well. Sushi. He has proved he can get out of those. Siiiigh. I've caught him trying recently, too, so can't just hope he's forgotten about it!

Anyway, not much other than that! I finished knitting that sock up to the heel; can't do the heel 'cause I need the pattern, which I keep... on my raspi server. Which is Not Accessible Right Now. Alas! Still, got up to the heel, which is good! If I have time and brain to craft tomorrow, will see if I can drag out the one fibrearts equipment bag I need to do some crochet; didn't really wanna do that today but I'm pretty sure I know where it is so it should be okay.

Before that, though, gotta get the cats to the vet for their yearly vaccinations! That's. Going to be a thing. Given they'll be trapped in the back of the house while the window people are working, and Tortilla will be freaked the hell out because strangers!!! EXTREMELY LOUD strangers!!! But hey, at least it'll get us out of the house for a bit!

I measured the bed, and yeah, it can't get through the doorway as-is. Which is. Very annoying!!!

Anyway, moved some stuff! Also took down even more art, including a few pokemon playing cards that I think have been on my bed since like. 1999. There is uh. Some discolouration where the wood has aged differently! XD

Going to try and get the mattress down before I actually sleep, which involves getting the uh. Extremely large pile of stuffed toys and cushions down first. >>;; I can at least put some of them in my big bag for when I go housesit. (Well. Originally it was for camping! I have had this bag longer than those pokemon playing cards, hahaha. It's a good bag! Very sturdy! Plenty of room!) Not sure what I'll do with the rest, but they can't exactly stay up there... :/ Well, that's a problem for tomorrow, I think! Now is just for getting them down and moving the mattress. Yes.

And then passing the fuck out, because I am sure it's gonna flatten me like a pancake, siiiigh. Gotta turn the desktop off, too, 'cause once that mattress is gone my screens are gonna go tilty and... yeah. Bleh. Hopefully I can get this set up somewhere else tomorrow, but I might have to be on my new computer for a few days since that can be set up MUCH more easily in MUCH less space...

Now that it's not, you know, hot enough to give you a sunburn in about ten minutes of direct sunlight (or at least it wasn't today, no promises for tomorrow, knowing the weather...), Mama and I worked on the chook coop thing some more! We're up to the point where we put chicken wire on the sides, so it's actually not difficult for once! Time consuming, 'cause you have to make sure it's taut and secured properly, but not difficult! :D

And then Terraria was on, finally! Everyone's been busy so it's been A While, but!!! We had a big fun session, and beat up the Moon Lord several times! :D :D :D Only need the Meowmere to get the Zenith, now!

I feel like there was something else, but my brain has gone splat, and I'm meeting A for lunch tomorrow soooo bed now. If it's important I'll remember later, probably.

So we FINALLY heard back from the window people. Our windows are currently scheduled for the 19th... OF JANUARY. :|

So we've got PLENTY of time to get things organised, but wow it would have been nice to not have to rush as much as I did! It is in fact a lot more annoying to go through things now that they're moved rather than as part of the moving process! SIGH.

Still, today I got rid of a bunch more old paperwork, so that's something! The sensitive information has been torn up and put in the chook coop, which is gonna destroy it WAY quicker than waiting for room in the compost bin. Pretty pleased I thought of that!

Tomorrow, I think, I'll pick up my knitting, and-or the jigglypuff. Weather's warm enough that I don't want to pick up the blanket again right now, I'mma need it soon. Probably. Though maybe I should start it, so that I can summon the nice weather... We'll see how it goes, anyway. Definitely need to take a break from sorting things, and coincidentally I'm done with the hanging files (at least for now), so yeah, making stuff!

Moved the storage drawers I have at the back of my desk today! ( Moving rambles )

Other than that, played some solo Terraria. ( Terraria rambles )

Anyway somehow it's now 4:30 so I'm just gonna. Uh. Go the fuck to bed, you moron. Yes. That.

Finished off the blanket edging today, as planned! :D So it's done for now - I do still want to put the scale lines in, but uh now is not a good time. I mentioned the window thing, right? Yeah. Really gotta get shit moved ASAP.

( Moving stuff progress. )

Other than that, I also mucked out the chook coop, and the cat boxes, and went for a walk with Mama. That is a LOT of things for one me!

Sushi is definitely feeling better, today. And, I'm not sure how the fuck he hid it for FIVE FUCKING DAYS, but today I noticed he has a raw spot on his tail - it's pretty big, like 2-3cm long and ~1cm wide in the middle! So no fucking WONDER he's been keeping his tail down and close! I am less concerned about him having pulled a muscle or something, honestly, though also. Ow. Poor baby...

Anyway he's whining at mealtimes again, and used my shoulder as a springboard to get up into my bed this evening, so he's a lot more like himself! (Even with the annoying things, alas...)

No multiplayer Terraria today, I was too busy, but I did play a bit in my solo world. Found shimmer! Shit is freaky, ngl, you just drop right through. Still, a cool thing!!! :D

So the roof guys came back today, and did the other job they needed to do! :D (Unfortunately the banging around caused it to be Super Obvious the bathroom needs... so much work. There was dirt falling down from the roof and shit. :/) My father also got his shed delivered, though he's not going to start putting it together for a bit. (Sibling's Christmas present to him is to help with labour, but Sibling's also busy for a bit. Also like. The ground needs work, it's not exactly level right now, so gotta do that first.) Still, yay, it arrived safely! :D

I went for a walk with Mama, just to the chemist that takes in blister packs for recycling, and we walked past the op shop on the way, and I saw a frame designed for embroidery! So I got that, because I thought I could put the embroidery Ni-chan made me in it. Alas, it's too big! So I will make some kinda cross stitch to put in it instead, I think. :3 Not for a bit though, still got the blanket to do.

Speaking of blanket, today was the last of the max length lines! \o/ Definitely on the homeward stretch! :D Still working just with the partially-used embroidery floss, too, doesn't look like I'll even tough the full ones, orz orz orz. We have. So much. SO MUCH. Sigh.

Did a few things, today!

Helped Mama out putting together this chook run kit thing she got - the idea is to replace the run we have so it's less. Completely terrible to move around in. Not sure if it's gonna be big enough, but it's something at least! Very fiddly to put together, but should be okay.

I also started the quilting part of the blanket! Doing sashiko-style, and it's going pretty well! Faster than I was dreading, too! Still going to take a while, but I might end up doing the entire pattern rather than just bare bones... Will see how it goes; since I'm going on a diagonal the rows are getting longer, and I haven't reached max width yet, so might take forever after all. Still, it's encouraging!

( Home repairs/improvement updates )

...anyway. Yes. House stuff is happening! Slowly, but still! Happening! :D

Also my toof is pmuch better. Which is great! :3