I had planned on behaving myself and waiting until it's possible to legally purchase Sherlock series 2, but I've changed my mind and decided that if they're going to make people wait such a ridiculously long time, they don't deserve my money.  (Honestly, it's going to be on PBS in two weeks, but can't be bought until the end of May?  It's like they want people to steal it.)  Can anyone point me to where I can access it?

In case it wasn't obvious, the Sentinel!Neal story stopped eating my brain.  This is good news for getting my term papers done, and for job-applying (some potentially good news about that, but too soon to say anything publicly), but I'd forgotten how boring it is not to have a fic eating my brain.  In addition to all of that useful, real-life related stuff, I've also been playing a lot of Words With Friends and catching up on MLP: FiM.  (There's some bizarre overlap in my brain between BondingAU Angel and Angel-Bunny.  Even though they don't pronounce it the same way.)

Does anybody actually like the home ec posts?  Cause if so, I can do a whole series on What To Do With A Ham.  They were on sale right before Easter, so I bought one.  So far I've had roasted ham with potatoes and gravy and a lovely casserole of scalloped potatoes and ham.  Today I'm doing ham and bean soup.  Ham and green beans are also on the agenda, and then I'm gonna have to freeze some ham, because I'm getting a little tired of it.  I did take some pictures, but I won't inflict them on y'all if nobody is interested.

Hm, my giraffe icon is gone, along with most of the others.  My LJ must have expired when I wasn't looking.  Hmph. 

Seem to be stalled out on the Sentinel!Neal story...this did allow me to get my taxes done and my lawn mowed, so I guess that's good. Anyone have ideas/questions about what happens when Elizabeth shows up, which may prod me into writing the next bit?

The fallout of the sociopath thing...this may go on a little longer than it really has to, and focuses more on Blair anthropologizing rather than on the Neal/Peter dynamics. Dunno. I'm not 100% happy with it, but there are some parts I like, and I'm tired of messing with it, so here it is! The next chapter, when I write it, will have to do with El's arrival in Cascade, so that should be fun.

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New chapter! Fairly long one this time. There may not be any more updates until Monday or so--I'm heading out to Pittsburgh and only taking my netbook with me. I don't like typing on the tiny keyboard, so I'll only be writing if I feel really inspired and/or have loads of free time.

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Sigh.  Once again I neglected to order a new supply of heating oil before the old one ran out.  This time, I even have the money for it, and I thought about it last week, but then forgot.  (If you always have enough money, the thing to do is have the oil company bring it whenever they think you need some, and you never have this problem, but then you have to be ready to pay them whenever they think you need some.)

You may be asking, if you live near me, "Why does this matter when it's been in the 60's and 70's all week?"  Answer: Because my hot water also comes from the oil burner, and I don't much enjoy showering in ice-cold water, no matter how warm it is.

I make this mistake all the time, so I have learned the lost art of bathing with a jug and basin.  First you have to boil your water.  I like to carry the hot water up to the bathroom in a Thermos, so I don't have to find a place to put the hot kettle.  Then you half-fill your basin with cold water, then add hot until a comfortable temperature is achieved.  (Assuming you have at least cold water on tap, in the situation in which you are bathing in this fashion.  If not, you're probably best off warming whatever amount of water you have to temperature on the stove.)  Wet yourself down with a cloth, then quickly soap up the cloth and wash.  As the joke goes, first you wash as far down as possible, then you wash as far up as possible, then you wash possible.  (The order of the first two steps can be varied depending on which is dirtier, your feet or your armpits.)

Then rinse out your cloth (or get another one), wipe off the soap, and you're done!  If you are especially fastidious, or if you have a particularly dirty possible, pour out your wash water and mix up a fresh basin for the rinsing step--or, if the water supply is limited, soak your rinsing cloth before you start washing. 

Okay--new chapter. Little bit of sexual content in this one.

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Now I'm going back, back in time, and writing the stuff that came before Peter picking Neal up at the prison in post 2. This is mostly worldbuilding stuff and plot mechanics that you already know from the summary, but some of it's developed in more detail.

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Okay, I figured out how to get to the next bit! Now I have to figure out what happens between now and when Elizabeth comes out for her visit at the end of next week.

Remind me, is there anything I've suggested or hinted was going to happen in Cascade that hasn't happened yet? Anything people have been hoping to see?

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I may be getting close to the point of really not writing this for a while, soon. I am a little stuck on what comes after this bit. The next thing I really know about is the Neal/Peter slashyness, and I'm not sure how I get there from here.

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