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I didn't make a post about it here because I'd already been whining about it everywhere else, but last week on Monday, I got a package I'd ordered -- torn and empty. Just a torn, empty envelope that the delivery guy was like, shrug about and ran off without even telling me what I could do about it. So I went to the physical store and they said they couldn't do anything about online orders, and then called the delivery company and they opened a case, then they closed that case on Tuesday. I had to call the online store then and in fairness, everyone was nice about it, but as the days passed I got more and more frustrated, and I basically lost the entire week to paralyzing anxiety (compounded by my mom suddenly pointing out that she was for real running out of money, despite having asked her a million times to keep me updated precisely so it wouldn't shock me into paralyzing anxiety). Even emailing to ask for updates only got me an automated message.

Since it still wasn't resolved this Monday, I called again, and at least I got actual information out of the person who responded -- they'd been waiting (allegedly, but I believe it) for the delivery company to get back to them about their search for the items I ordered, and the delivery company was taking its sweet goddamn time. Apparently they HAD received my emails and tried to fast-track it for my sake, and I finally got a bit of a timeline -- that if the delivery company didn't find the stuff in 48 hours, they'd process a refund. I did not think the delivery company would find the stuff, to be honest, because it looked far more like "someone ripped this open and stole the contents" than "the paper caught on something and ripped and everything fell out." But okay.

So finally today I got a resolution and I should be getting the money back in the account I paid from (my Wise.com account, which I mostly got just so a specific friend of mine can send me money, because for some bullshit US/Canada sync reason they couldn't keep doing it through Paypal) soon, I hope. The upside is they still seem to have the one item I was afraid I wouldn't be able to order again, and also it's on sale now. So I may end up saving money.

I'm still boggled about a delivery driver just giving somebody an empty package, like what kind of policy has to be in place for that to happen? That's fucking weird. But at least I no longer need to be worrying about it.

troyswann

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Current Mood: Cautiously excited

settiai

Okay, this is definitely not news that I was expecting to see today. Amazon has apparently greenlit a new Stargate series set in the same continuity as the past ones, so it's not a reboot.

A lot of familiar names from both the original movie and the shows have signed on as producers. Martin Gero, Brad Wright, Joseph Mallozzi, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich...

Current Mood: excited

runpunkrun

This follows The Seeker, and I enjoyed it even more than the first book. That one was all Cal, who is still solving a lot of his problems with his fists, but here Lena and Trey provide an interesting balance to Cal's blunt force approach. French builds on the events of the first book, drawing out the tension between the characters, where even the most innocuous of conversations between the villagers are filled with hidden meaning and layered with unspoken threats as they seek out peace, safety, and revenge.

The third book in this series is expected next March, and I look forward to reading it.

Contains: Child harm; dog harm; violence (both interpersonal and mob); fire.

machinistm

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ride_4ever

Voted first place by the FWF participants for best use of prompt.

My FWF First Place Winner - Category: "Best Use of Prompt" - Shocktober Edition

Title: Things Counter, Original, Spare, Strange
Fandoms: due South, Wristcutters
Rating: Mature
Category: Gen, M/M
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Characters: Robert "Bob" Fraser, Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski, mention of Uncle Tiberius Fraser, mention of Diefenbaker (the half-wolf, not the former Canadian Prime Minister), mention of Nanuk (from Wristcutters), mention of Raife Kneller (from Wristcutters)
Word count: 400 (quadruple drabble)

Summary: Sergeant Robert Fraser -- dead Robert Fraser -- knows first-hand that All Hallow’s Eve is when The Veil between the living and the dead is at its most thin...but he doesn't know anything about Halloween-themed sex toys until Ray Kowalski has something to say about it.

Author's Notes: Written for the recurring Firewhiskey Fic Challenge, a 48-hour period during which fanworks creators drink "adult beverages" or "do the 420" and create their fanworks "under the influence" with no editing allowed. Participants then view all the fanworks and vote on them in the categories of Most Coherent Entry, Least Coherent Entry, Funniest Entry, Favorite Entry, Best Use of Prompt, and Best Smut.

Fic on AO3.

Current Mood: awarded
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

princessofgeeks

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This week's prompt is rehearse.

Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.

Please use the tag "prompt: #469 - rehearse" with your response.

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falkner

My resolve to not buy the new Inazuma Eleven game until price goes down later on has already crumbled.

(I had downloaded a less-than-legal-copy of the game because I did want to try it out ASAP, but then proceeded to sink almost seven non-stop hours into it. Fine, Level-5 can have my money now.)

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https://xkcd.com/3169/

'Oh no, the box is drifting out into the harbor!' 'Yeah, I wouldn't worry about losing it.'

https://xkcd.com/3169/

sylvanwitch

Greetings and salutations, friends! I hope the week that was has passed easily for you and that you've had some successes to share with us today.

Please do tell us how your fitness journey has been the past week. You know we won't judge, no matter what you report.

( My Week in Review )

Have a great week ahead and good luck on reaching your fitness goals!

quillpunk

i signed up to fandomtrees <3 here's my tree!

fandoms: f:9-1-1/9-1-1 lone star, f:abo desire, f:all for the game, f:black adam, f:collector movies, f:dc comics, f:devil wears prada, f:dune, f:even if i fall into a ghost story i st, f:eye candy, f:meet you at the blossom, f:outlast, f:strangers from hell, f:the attic

mediums: m:art, m:fic, m:icons, m:podfic

(yes, i just copypasted the tags. i requested so many fandoms it's just easier. lol.)

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drabble_zone

Title: Never Giving Up
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Varian, Scott.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 476: Sunset.
Setting: After the series.
Summary: It’s been a long journey already, but Varian remains confident they’ll reach Evoland, no matter how long it takes.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Triple drabble.

Never Giving Up

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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fancake

Moody photograph of the ocean from an outlook. In the foreground, two dirty hands claw their way up over the edge toward the viewer. Text: Mystery & Suspense, at Fancake.

princessofgeeks

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drabble_zone

Title: Plus One
Fandom: The Big O
Author: precibyss
Characters/Pairing: R. Dorothy Waynewright, Roger Smith
Rating: G
Summary: Dorothy secrets away during a party and gets caught up about being Roger's plus one and matching for the evening.

Challenge: #476 - Sunset by drabble_zone
Crossposted: my journal

( Plus One )

watersword

Yesterday's treadmill session was the longest yet and incredibly boring, even with A Court of Fey and Flowers distracting me. I ended up with the beginning of a blister and no willpower left to resist the prospect of samosas and saag paneer at the Indian restaurant down the block, but honestly $45 for three meals is pretty reasonable.

And then I was awake from 4:30 to 6:30 and am not happy about it. But I made decent hash with fried eggs for breakfast and put the cast iron re-seasoning in the oven alongside a packet of garlic, and made a small pot of cranberry applesauce with red wine on the stove, and sent the robovac trundling around my bedroom, so I rescued my Sunday from a pretty dismal start.

Yet again I have to go to campus more than once this week, and this can only end badly.