Venting venting venting

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Okay, had my day off yesterday (sort of, anyway) and am now back to the grind. I'm uber-stressed right now. Too much to do, too many people, too many directions...

But I did at least get my HP fic finished and submited to RS before the challenge deadline. I'm gonna be a nervous wreck until it's posted, I think. I'm not gonna post it here, for a few reasons: it's a bit long, only 3-4 people on my f-list would be interested, and one of the challenge judges is on my f-list. I'd be happy to e-mail it to interested parties, however.

I'm glad I actually wrote something of substance for once. Of course, I've been picking it apart since I hit the send button yesterday afternoon, but that's me.

So Lynson parents look to have sold their house; they close in about 2 weeks. Bye-bye jacuzzi tub, my back will miss you! I want to put a 'cuzzi in our house, but no matter which bathroom we put it in, we'd have to do some pretty major demo to make it fit. Not in the budget right now, sadly.

The cats and dog have been super-needy this week. I can't take a step with out one of the 5 being underfoot. I don't know what's triggered it, but I wish they'd give be a bit of space.

Back to keeping cokes in the house for Lynson. Not happy about it. Too damn expensive and the caffine is not good for either of us.

My turn to do Full Moon next week. I have no idea what I'm gonna do for rit, but at least I have a few days to figure it out. OMG and book study is becoming such a pain! I'm really not liking the book we picked this time around. It's just...awful!

And if another idiot from Italy wins our auctions I am going to scream! What part of WE ONLY SHIP TO THE COUNTRIES LISTED do you not understand? Does it say Italy on that list? NO!

Blegh, time to get back to it, I suppose..

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[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

What is it with the Italians? I shipped worldwide if they were willing to pay for it, and for some reason 1/3 of my auctions were won by Italians (roughly 80% of the international winners).

and one of the challenge judges is on my f-list.

Really.

Of course, I've been picking it apart since I hit the send button yesterday afternoon, but that's me.

That's the way it always is. I've torn apart my earliest fics, and even sent in "fixed" versions for correction. It's silly. We can always see more flaws in our own work than anyone else.

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Back when we were doing this just for extra money, we used to ship worldwide- then we got screwed for a few hundred bucks by people in Italy who "didn't get their items". They waited till the last day they could report us to Paypal (who of course backed them; Customs form #'s aren't online trackable so they aren't considered proof of mailing). Now, call me me crazy but if you actually believe I was trying to scam you, wouldn't you leave me neagtive feedback? They didn't, just took their money, and probably their cards, and ran. Assholes...

So now we only ship to countries that can be shipped to via Global Priority. Still not online trackable, but since I can print the labels through Paypal, they accept that as proof of mailing. Costs a bit more though. I ship it to Italy..if they want ot pay for Global Express Guaranteed at the cost of around $50.

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

I had sort of similar problems, but I always got the Certificate of Mailing. When someone tried to claim I hadn't sent their cards I just shot back "I have proof I mailed them; if the post office lost them that's not my fault...you're the one who said 'Oh, no, I don't want to pay for insurance!'" Amazingly enough, the day after I told them I could prove I'd mailed their cards, they claimed their cards arrived.

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On a random note...I really like that icon. Is it from one emarys' drawings?

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

Yep! She drawed it just for me!

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That reminds me, I need to bug her about the Fred/George/Luna she was working on...