Levels Of Protection

So, Mom and Lee have got it in their heads that I don't need a new dresser/stand for my new tank, the half-collapsed dresser that's already DESTROYED TWO AQUARIUMS will work FINE if we just set some 2"x4" boards across the top and then set the BRAND NEW, EXPENSIVE TANK I JUST BOUGHT on top of them. I think the whole thing is going to go tits up REALLY fast, but my opinion apparently doesn't matter.

Anyway, so yesterday we went to Home Depot and got two 2"x4"x8' boards cut down into 19" segments so I can MAKESHIFT THIS BITCH in another few days when I'm finally feeling up to it. This time next week, maybe. In the meantime, the axolotl tank continues it's slow leak, which isn't ideal but I'm dealing with it. On the plus side, the MelaFix took care of the bacterial infection and the Methelyne Blue took care of the fungal infection (mostly; I need to do another treatment), and the 'lotls are back to acting like normal again, so I'm feeling good about that.

While I was at Home Depot I also got two new plants; a lil tiny baby Dean to add to Dean in the axolotl tank, since Dean is currently a little sparse, and what the lovely people on Bsky are telling me is a Baby Rubber Tree plant. Baby Rubber Trees like dim light or filtered sunlight and high humidity, so he'll do well in my room, I just have to remember not to water him too much. Also he needs a name. At first I was thinking "Wolf", but a plant named that should really be a fern and ferns don't survive in this house, so maybe not. I'll think on it. (Maybe "House" because he's made of rubber and therefore everything just bounces right off him!)

I do need a new pot for my Baby Rubber Tree, though, and I had been hoping to walk to the Dollarama at the corner today, but I need someone to go with me, since I'm still recovering. Last night Mom said "maybe", and today she and Lee went out for lunch, but apparently she wasn't feeling well by the time they got back because she laid down to sleep IMMEDIATELY and when I went downstairs she was already out.

I am so, SO tired of coming downstairs and Mom being asleep. She goes to bed at 11pm and sleeps until 11am, and within an hour of getting up she's asleep again. Honestly, and I've told her this flat-out, I'm WORRIED about her, but she says it's no big deal, that she's just bored, but when she can't even stay awake for a fucking HOUR without having to cover up and go to sleep again, that's a sign, to me, that something is WRONG. No one will listen to me, though, because my opinion never holds any weight around here. =/

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Besides that, today is Thursday so this morning I posted Lifeline to AO3, and it's slowly gaining a few hits. Last week I posted Pinfeathers and it went over REALLY well for a fic in this series, I was surprised. It's still getting hits as I type. I don't figure Lifeline will do as well, but I can always hope, right? I guess it's still just disappointing that these fics didn't gain more traction. The SPN fandom really did mostly die off after the series ended, unfortunately.

Oh, also, the parcel from Dad with my Christmas gifts in it FINALLY arrived yesterday. He sure took his time this year, lol! But he got me some DVDs (Critters Attack!, Alpha, Megalodon: Frenzy and the new Prehistoric Planet, parts 1 & 2), a plush Stripe from Gremlins, a blue alien plush, a grinder tool, a for real razor knife set (I think he's trying to stop me cutting myself up with the cheap dollar store ones) and three dinosaur models. He also included Lois' gift, which was a Dollarama gift card and some socks, as per usual. <3

I downloaded some of the movies from that list yesterday, and right now I'm watching Big Bad Wolves, which is foreign and in subtitles, and not a horror movie so much as a psychological/torture porn one. I'll probably finish watching it this once and then just delete it, it's not really to my taste.

In the meantime I'll maybe work on Levels Of Protection (formerly Protection, formerly-formerly Let's Make This Moment) because I'm kind of bored with this movie, if I'm honest. The video recommending it made it seem much more exciting than it actually is. :|

A SPN Saga

Basically, when I very first started writing Horror High and planning out the (originally) five one-shots that were going to follow it, I bought a 2" binder to house the hard copies because I was SEVERELY underestimating this series. :|

I also bought a 2" binder for STORM SEASON and ITS' one-shots because at the time I had NO IDEA how MANY one-shots there were going to be. So, I ended up going out and buying a new, 3" binder for Storm Season et al a while later. But even THAT wasn't enough for Storm Season etc. so I used the old 2" binder AS WELL.

But NOW, with me writing five more Horror High one-shots, THAT binder is too small, and the two STORM SEASON binders aren't enough EITHER. *facepalm*

Long story short, tomorrow when he goes out to do groceries, I asked Lee to pick up two more white, 3" binders for me so I can swap Horror High et al into one, and use the other one for the overflow of Storm Season and basically this series is SO completely out of control someone save me from myself plz. XD;;

EDIT: I HAVE NEW BINDERS!! THANK YOU, LEE!! :D