Post by genseeker on Jun 12, 2014 8:53:11 GMT -6
Hey guitar, you should check out my stories, I have a small following on fanfiction.net. But the mature versions are posted on AO3. And no, that doesn't necessarily mean smut, I just clean up the language/violence/mature topics on fanfiction because it seems more kids read there. I remember the first comics I ever read were with my dad & we read Captain America. I understood even from a young age that they weren't real people but I respected what he stood for. My dad's father served in WWII & ended up with cancer as a result, he died when my dad was 10 so I never got to meet him. As I got older I found X-Men and Gambit is my fav. My stories incorporate any and all parts of the Marvel universe and may include alternate universe info as well. I like finding little known things in MU and using them in my stories. Writing for me is an escape, just like my huge collection of sci-fi/fantasy books. I haven't had cable since I left my ex in Oct 2008 and I honestly don't miss it. I have a massive DVD collection and I am looking forward to adding more MCU movies to it.
When I build my tiny house, I don't know if I will be able to produce all the power I need so I plan to get a kit that works with the local power company. It's called a tie-in system and it's far cheaper than a complete system. We get an average of 4 hrs of sunlight daily (avg over the yr) so in cold weather I might need the power company. However, I also plan to use a woodstove for heat, tankless water heater (actually 2) and instead of a traditional oven/stove I plan to get a convection microwave oven w/ rotisserie that will cook a 5 lb chicken or a 12" pizza. I also found these single burner cooktop things that only heat the space the pot actually covers. I can get the oven for under $125 and it will save a fortune. I'm already researching things and making a list so I can plan ahead. I seldom use a dryer, much prefer a clothesline but I would eventually replace my washer with a newer model cause it's over 10 yrs old. Right now I'm waiting for a reply from our local building inspectors as to whether or not I could use a refurbished road trailer as the frame for a home. I haven't seen anything in codes that say I can't but better safe than sorry. If I can then I have seen ads for a 48' trailer for $1300, not for road use any longer. Not a bad start and would save thousands on building.
I do say NO a lot more than I used to, but it still gets frustrating. I no longer loan ANYONE money. If they ask, I start going on about my income and expenses, that tends to shut them up quick. If people ask me to come help with something, I frequently say I have no way over there. But it hurts my feelings that I've helped people all my life for free and I have to bitch or beg to get help.
It bothers me that people don't care about people anymore. Sometimes I have to bitch just to get my son that lives with me to do things. Example, since we both use the dishes, I don't think it's right for me to cook and wash and put away everything. In his defense, he is learning to cook and he does help but a lot of the things we both enjoy, like meatloaf, he can't cook right yet. Anyway, we have a deal, one person washes & the other puts the dishes away. But even when the dishes are sitting in the drain, obviously dry, I have to make a point of saying I can't wash more dishes till the drain is empty. He kicks his shoes off all over the living room floor & says he can't have them in his room because his rabbit will chew on them. He has a Flemish Giant he lets roam loose. When we got the rabbit, it was supposed to live in a kennel and be let loose daily but he didn't like that. And I buy all the feed for the damn thing but he gets mad if I remind him to get it fresh grass daily.
In his defense, he grew up in foster care because of abuse by my ex-husband. But when I left him, the state still wouldn't let me have my sons saying I couldn't afford to take care of them by myself. By the time I was able to convince a judge I could support them, my younger son had 3 months left of high school but he was 18 so he chose to leave the system early. Judge wanted me to wait until he graduated, at which point he would no longer have been in the system. Messed up ain't it? So he never had a job in high school and then I got him to go to college but he had tons of trouble with classes, so again no job. He's 20 and never had a job and can't find one because there are so few available here and plenty of people who have work experience wanting those jobs.
People criticize me for the number of cats I have but they don't care that most of them were abused or have some form of disability, ex partially blind, or that they were orphaned young and bonded with me as momma. I can't give up an animal that has bonded with me, or one that was abused & I taught it to trust people again, I feel that would be wrong. And forget trying to find a home for a disabled animal, shelters kill them first when they get too crowded. I am willing to go without new clothes, instead shopping thrift stores, to provide for these animals. Unlike the people I know, they never criticize me and they love me unconditionally. Although it gets a little crowded in bed in winter when they all want to snuggle, it's why I have a full size bed. Me and 7 cats sharing and some even like to get under the covers & keep my toes warm, lol.
Just wanted to say thanks for understanding and letting me vent.
When I build my tiny house, I don't know if I will be able to produce all the power I need so I plan to get a kit that works with the local power company. It's called a tie-in system and it's far cheaper than a complete system. We get an average of 4 hrs of sunlight daily (avg over the yr) so in cold weather I might need the power company. However, I also plan to use a woodstove for heat, tankless water heater (actually 2) and instead of a traditional oven/stove I plan to get a convection microwave oven w/ rotisserie that will cook a 5 lb chicken or a 12" pizza. I also found these single burner cooktop things that only heat the space the pot actually covers. I can get the oven for under $125 and it will save a fortune. I'm already researching things and making a list so I can plan ahead. I seldom use a dryer, much prefer a clothesline but I would eventually replace my washer with a newer model cause it's over 10 yrs old. Right now I'm waiting for a reply from our local building inspectors as to whether or not I could use a refurbished road trailer as the frame for a home. I haven't seen anything in codes that say I can't but better safe than sorry. If I can then I have seen ads for a 48' trailer for $1300, not for road use any longer. Not a bad start and would save thousands on building.
I do say NO a lot more than I used to, but it still gets frustrating. I no longer loan ANYONE money. If they ask, I start going on about my income and expenses, that tends to shut them up quick. If people ask me to come help with something, I frequently say I have no way over there. But it hurts my feelings that I've helped people all my life for free and I have to bitch or beg to get help.
It bothers me that people don't care about people anymore. Sometimes I have to bitch just to get my son that lives with me to do things. Example, since we both use the dishes, I don't think it's right for me to cook and wash and put away everything. In his defense, he is learning to cook and he does help but a lot of the things we both enjoy, like meatloaf, he can't cook right yet. Anyway, we have a deal, one person washes & the other puts the dishes away. But even when the dishes are sitting in the drain, obviously dry, I have to make a point of saying I can't wash more dishes till the drain is empty. He kicks his shoes off all over the living room floor & says he can't have them in his room because his rabbit will chew on them. He has a Flemish Giant he lets roam loose. When we got the rabbit, it was supposed to live in a kennel and be let loose daily but he didn't like that. And I buy all the feed for the damn thing but he gets mad if I remind him to get it fresh grass daily.
In his defense, he grew up in foster care because of abuse by my ex-husband. But when I left him, the state still wouldn't let me have my sons saying I couldn't afford to take care of them by myself. By the time I was able to convince a judge I could support them, my younger son had 3 months left of high school but he was 18 so he chose to leave the system early. Judge wanted me to wait until he graduated, at which point he would no longer have been in the system. Messed up ain't it? So he never had a job in high school and then I got him to go to college but he had tons of trouble with classes, so again no job. He's 20 and never had a job and can't find one because there are so few available here and plenty of people who have work experience wanting those jobs.
People criticize me for the number of cats I have but they don't care that most of them were abused or have some form of disability, ex partially blind, or that they were orphaned young and bonded with me as momma. I can't give up an animal that has bonded with me, or one that was abused & I taught it to trust people again, I feel that would be wrong. And forget trying to find a home for a disabled animal, shelters kill them first when they get too crowded. I am willing to go without new clothes, instead shopping thrift stores, to provide for these animals. Unlike the people I know, they never criticize me and they love me unconditionally. Although it gets a little crowded in bed in winter when they all want to snuggle, it's why I have a full size bed. Me and 7 cats sharing and some even like to get under the covers & keep my toes warm, lol.
Just wanted to say thanks for understanding and letting me vent.
