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I got my Fic Corner assignment. I'm tentatively pleased but a bit intimidated. Of the requests, there are two I could write (though one of those is in a fandom I didn't offer because I thought it was too big). There's a third request in a fandom I didn't offer that I could do if I got the books from the library and really worked at it. An abundance of riches. I'll spend the next few days reviewing canon, getting a feel for the characters, and taking notes.

Cordelia is a little frustrated. The neighbor girl she likes to play with has been grounded for two days, so Cordelia has no one to play with today. We'll fill some of the time with tidying the basement so that my sister and her son can sleep down there Saturday night, but there's going to be a lot of today when Cordelia has nothing to do.

Maybe I should see about taking her to the library. She's finished her summer reading thingy and needs the opportunity to pick out her prize book. Also, we normally go to the library on Sunday, and I'm not sure we'll have the opportunity this week. It might be wise to get it out of the way today.

I'm really disappointed with our new kettle and wishing we hadn't been so quick to get rid of the old one when we bought the new. The new kettle whistles almost inaudibly, when it whistles at all. I boiled it dry yesterday because I kept expecting it to whistle. It was quiet enough that I thought I'd be able to hear it. The new kettle is also heavy enough that I can't tell by lifting it how much water is in it. I suspect that that also contributed heavily to boiling the dratted thing dry.

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I got my Fic Corner assignment. I'm tentatively pleased but a bit intimidated. Of the requests, there are two I could write (though one of those is in a fandom I didn't offer because I thought it was too big). There's a third request in a fandom I didn't offer that I could do if I got the books from the library and really worked at it. An abundance of riches. I'll spend the next few days reviewing canon, getting a feel for the characters, and taking notes.

Cordelia is a little frustrated. The neighbor girl she likes to play with has been grounded for two days, so Cordelia has no one to play with today. We'll fill some of the time with tidying the basement so that my sister and her son can sleep down there Saturday night, but there's going to be a lot of today when Cordelia has nothing to do.

Maybe I should see about taking her to the library. She's finished her summer reading thingy and needs the opportunity to pick out her prize book. Also, we normally go to the library on Sunday, and I'm not sure we'll have the opportunity this week. It might be wise to get it out of the way today.

I'm really disappointed with our new kettle and wishing we hadn't been so quick to get rid of the old one when we bought the new. The new kettle whistles almost inaudibly, when it whistles at all. I boiled it dry yesterday because I kept expecting it to whistle. It was quiet enough that I thought I'd be able to hear it. The new kettle is also heavy enough that I can't tell by lifting it how much water is in it. I suspect that that also contributed heavily to boiling the dratted thing dry.