Birthday Wishes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY rahirah!!!!

Hope it's a wonderful day!

Blown Gaskets

The first gasket blown was over the tests. I looked at the computer stats, the stuff they missed was uber easy stuff AND core to the class. Guess who's getting a worksheet over Easter.

Yesterday something snapped in my car and Yukio began to roar. I'm like uh-oh muffler. Or at least I'm hoping it's that and not a more expensive part of my exhaust. By a miracle Honda could take me today (which I had a day off for advising and no one showed). So...the muffler DID fall off just like I said. 250$. That's not bad. It's original and the car's a '99. However, the oil pan gasket is leaking (which explains why i've been losing oil). To fix it is 275$.

That blew another gasket in my head. WHY is a freaking gasket more than my entire exhaust? Of course they don't have either part (which i sit around for a half hour before they realize this). So i have to go back on thursday (another 80 mile round trip)

I go to Red Lobster to balm my soul. Acutally I don't much like the place but I had a hankering for seafood and it's lobster fest. Well lobsterfest is way overpriced so I get the lobster bisque and some scallops and shrimp scampi. I'm quickly reminded of why i don't like Red Lobster. The bisque was salty with orange oil on it and the scallops were overcooked into erasers.

However on my way out of this mall I see it...had never noticed it before because the mall is tucked off Bridge St. which is too busy for rubbernecking at the stores. Before I know it I'm loose in the Hobby Lobby with no handler to stop me. got more beads for me to do nothing with.

More randomness

For those of you curious to know what I think about the books I read, head over to bookheaven. I finished a horror and another boatload of manga. Wherein I babble about books Lots of fun stuff there.

Here's the final magic bean I bought at the con. It's a sparkly 'folder' with Roy Mustang on it. I need to find a way to display some of these things without them sun fading.... Roy


and for those who missed the other magic beans, here they are
more magic beans

Fic Update - The Hour of Separation chapter Six

The Hour of Separation
Shades of Grey Series #6 - Shade Mist
D M Evans
Disclaimer - not mine, all characters belong to Hiromu Arakawa et al, Square Enix and funimition.
Time Line - This has elements of the anime up to about #25 and definite spoilers for the manga past #38 and beyond. More manga-based than not
Rating – FR
Summary - Riza and Roy’s life takes an unexpected turn, especially when old enemies put in an appearance
Author’s Note – Thanks to evil_little_dog for the beta. This is one story in a series but is a stand alone. This series was started long before the lovely Ishbal arc so it’s AU for the Mustang and Hawkeye history and there is no real way around that I’m afraid. Also, the Ravensdales are original characters that have small recurring roles in the series. The other stories in this series are linked in chapter one


chapter 5
and all other previous chapters

( Chapter Six )