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2021 meme - 3rd June
Jun. 3rd, 2021 04:58 pm3 On average, how much money do you usually put into savings every week?
Savings? What is this word?
Savings? What is this word?
2021 meme - 2nd June
Jun. 2nd, 2021 04:46 pm2 What feature do you get complimented on most?
My eyebrows. No, I'm serious. I've had a number of carers comment on how much they like my eyebrows.
I know!
My eyebrows. No, I'm serious. I've had a number of carers comment on how much they like my eyebrows.
I know!
It's not even 9am...
Jun. 2nd, 2021 09:03 am...and I've already had a scam phonecall.
James from BT with a strong Indian accent just called about the error messages they're getting from my router. I said I wasn't with BT, though I am.
He said yes, he knew, but BT Telecom blah blah blah.
I said, "You liar!"
Would you believe he hung up on me?
James from BT with a strong Indian accent just called about the error messages they're getting from my router. I said I wasn't with BT, though I am.
He said yes, he knew, but BT Telecom blah blah blah.
I said, "You liar!"
Would you believe he hung up on me?
2021 meme - 30th and 31st May
May. 31st, 2021 09:55 amI forgot to post this yesterday!
30. What is something that never fails to make you feel accomplished?
My writing - mostly. Which means it doesn't fit the question but it's the closest thing that comes to it.
31 What kind of cake did you have for your last birthday?
Tesco's finest Belgian chocolate cheesecake. It was rather a disappointment, unfortunately. The biscuit base was too crumbly and the chocolate too bland.
30. What is something that never fails to make you feel accomplished?
My writing - mostly. Which means it doesn't fit the question but it's the closest thing that comes to it.
31 What kind of cake did you have for your last birthday?
Tesco's finest Belgian chocolate cheesecake. It was rather a disappointment, unfortunately. The biscuit base was too crumbly and the chocolate too bland.
2021 meme - 29th May
May. 29th, 2021 01:08 pm29 Do you frequent social media more or less now?
Compared to when? Pre-Covid? I'd say it's about the same.
What about you guys?
Compared to when? Pre-Covid? I'd say it's about the same.
What about you guys?
2021 meme - 28th May
May. 28th, 2021 09:20 am28 How long was your longest drive in a car?
Probably 6-ish hours. My family used to go camping in Devon and Cornwall when I was a kid. It's a long drive from Liverpool, especially when there's 7 of you crammed into a 5 seater car. There was also 7 of us in the 6 man tent, and later 7 of us in the 6 berth caravan in Wales.
What about you guys?
Probably 6-ish hours. My family used to go camping in Devon and Cornwall when I was a kid. It's a long drive from Liverpool, especially when there's 7 of you crammed into a 5 seater car. There was also 7 of us in the 6 man tent, and later 7 of us in the 6 berth caravan in Wales.
What about you guys?
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May. 27th, 2021 02:42 pmFeel free to take, credit would be nice. No hotlinking please.
2021 meme - 27th May
May. 27th, 2021 09:04 am27 Last wedding attended?
My aunt Elaine's. She and Denis got married on St. Patrick's Day in 2016. It wasn't a good day for me as I ended up waiting hours for a wheelchair taxi, but I got to see Elaine get married and that was the main thing.
What about you guys?
My aunt Elaine's. She and Denis got married on St. Patrick's Day in 2016. It wasn't a good day for me as I ended up waiting hours for a wheelchair taxi, but I got to see Elaine get married and that was the main thing.
What about you guys?
2021 meme - 26th May
May. 26th, 2021 10:54 am26 What was your favorite book you had to read for school?
Favourite book, probably The School for Scandal by R.B. Sheridan. Favourite thing, T.S. Eliot's Macavity the Mystery Cat.
Least favourite was Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The class bookcase had three shelves. The top had easy books, the middle had a stack of my favourite books, and the bottom had classics. Mr. Fleet, our teacher, decided I had to read a classic. I was so resentful that everyone else got fun books while I was stuck with Around the World in Eighty Days. I've never been able to finish the book.
Favourite book, probably The School for Scandal by R.B. Sheridan. Favourite thing, T.S. Eliot's Macavity the Mystery Cat.
Least favourite was Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The class bookcase had three shelves. The top had easy books, the middle had a stack of my favourite books, and the bottom had classics. Mr. Fleet, our teacher, decided I had to read a classic. I was so resentful that everyone else got fun books while I was stuck with Around the World in Eighty Days. I've never been able to finish the book.
Livejournal: I did it!
May. 25th, 2021 06:29 pmI posted on the 15th about my attempts to acquire a prepaid debit card in order to pay LJ without using my bank debit card.
I first of all tried Pockit on the 10th but they're apparently still reviewing my details.
Then I tried FairFX on the 15th. I signed up for a card, loaded money onto it, and waited 5 business days for my card to arrive. As of today, they haven't taken the money and there's no sign of any card. Maybe I did something wrong? In any case, I've emailed them to cancel my account.
Both Pockit and FairFX charge £1.99 a month for their reusable Visa cards (assuming you ever actually get a card). I really didn't want to sign up for an ongoing account but I didn't know what else to do. £1.99 a month was the cheapest I'd found too.
Then I discovered PayPal do a Mastercard on their account. Yay! Oh, it's only for business accounts. No yay.
It finally occurred to me to try sending myself a gift Mastercard or Visa card and I found Their Perfect Gift on Saturday 22nd. The reviews were good, so I put £30 on the card, paid £3.99 for an e-card, and waited. Yesterday, I got an email acknowledging my order which said they'd send me (at a different email address) my gift Mastercard and activation code by close of business today.
It arrived and I paid LJ for another year's account at last. Yay! LJ's checkout broke the 16 digit code up in weird blocks of numbers but it went through okay, and LJ have emailed me the confirmation.
It didn't take up all the £30 (I have £11.80 left over), of course, but I wasn't sure of the exchange rate nor did I know if there'd be a charge for the different currancy. I didn't want to go through all that and not have enough money on the card that took me weeks and a ton of searches to acquire. I thought I'd use the rest for a few months' Dreamwidth account but DW's checkout process informed me the card doesn't support this type of purchase. I don't know why. At least it worked for LJ.
I first of all tried Pockit on the 10th but they're apparently still reviewing my details.
Then I tried FairFX on the 15th. I signed up for a card, loaded money onto it, and waited 5 business days for my card to arrive. As of today, they haven't taken the money and there's no sign of any card. Maybe I did something wrong? In any case, I've emailed them to cancel my account.
Both Pockit and FairFX charge £1.99 a month for their reusable Visa cards (assuming you ever actually get a card). I really didn't want to sign up for an ongoing account but I didn't know what else to do. £1.99 a month was the cheapest I'd found too.
Then I discovered PayPal do a Mastercard on their account. Yay! Oh, it's only for business accounts. No yay.
It finally occurred to me to try sending myself a gift Mastercard or Visa card and I found Their Perfect Gift on Saturday 22nd. The reviews were good, so I put £30 on the card, paid £3.99 for an e-card, and waited. Yesterday, I got an email acknowledging my order which said they'd send me (at a different email address) my gift Mastercard and activation code by close of business today.
It arrived and I paid LJ for another year's account at last. Yay! LJ's checkout broke the 16 digit code up in weird blocks of numbers but it went through okay, and LJ have emailed me the confirmation.
It didn't take up all the £30 (I have £11.80 left over), of course, but I wasn't sure of the exchange rate nor did I know if there'd be a charge for the different currancy. I didn't want to go through all that and not have enough money on the card that took me weeks and a ton of searches to acquire. I thought I'd use the rest for a few months' Dreamwidth account but DW's checkout process informed me the card doesn't support this type of purchase. I don't know why. At least it worked for LJ.
2021 meme - 25th May
May. 25th, 2021 12:57 pm25 Did you have a swing set in your yard when you were a child?
No. I don't think anyone I knew had a swing set or anything like it. What about you?
No. I don't think anyone I knew had a swing set or anything like it. What about you?
2021 meme - 24th May
May. 24th, 2021 03:35 pm24 Do you still have your wisdom teeth?
Yep, all 4 of them.
Emily, one of my carers, has never had any. She told me about how she had an x-ray at the dentists, and her dentist was very excited to discover that Emily's one of the fairly rare people who don't have wisdom teeth at all.
So how many have you guys got?
Yep, all 4 of them.
Emily, one of my carers, has never had any. She told me about how she had an x-ray at the dentists, and her dentist was very excited to discover that Emily's one of the fairly rare people who don't have wisdom teeth at all.
So how many have you guys got?
Genealogy - Just a bit amusing
May. 23rd, 2021 09:58 amI posted 3 years ago about a distant cousin called Daniel Jackson.*
Today, I found I have an even more distant cousin called...O'Neill!** Not Jack, unfortunately, but Richard.
Who knows? I might get a Carter, a Fraiser, and a Hammond. I'm really not likely to get a Teal'c.***
*Daniel Jackson is a fictional character from Stargate.
**Jack O'Neill is also a fictional character from Stargate.
***All fictional characters from Stargate.****
****You really should have guessed that.
Today, I found I have an even more distant cousin called...O'Neill!** Not Jack, unfortunately, but Richard.
Who knows? I might get a Carter, a Fraiser, and a Hammond. I'm really not likely to get a Teal'c.***
*Daniel Jackson is a fictional character from Stargate.
**Jack O'Neill is also a fictional character from Stargate.
***All fictional characters from Stargate.****
****You really should have guessed that.
2021 meme - 23rd May
May. 23rd, 2021 09:43 am23 What’s your favorite kind of soup?
Mushroom. Mmm, mushroom soup!
What about you guys?
Mushroom. Mmm, mushroom soup!
What about you guys?
2021 meme - 22nd May
May. 22nd, 2021 01:05 pm22 How many jobs have you had?
6. I think. I spent most of my working life looking after my mum because she was disabled/ill. Aside from the usual catering assistant and shop assistant jobs, I gave piano lessons. After my mum went into a nursing home, I worked for the DWP (Dept. of Work and Pensions) for a while.
6. I think. I spent most of my working life looking after my mum because she was disabled/ill. Aside from the usual catering assistant and shop assistant jobs, I gave piano lessons. After my mum went into a nursing home, I worked for the DWP (Dept. of Work and Pensions) for a while.
2021 meme - 21st May
May. 21st, 2021 03:43 pmThe meme has another car related question today*, so I've taken today's question from another meme.
*If you're curious, it's: Do you have any bumper stickers on your car?
21 What is the weather like?
It's grey and rather dismal out there. It's been raining quite a bit.
*If you're curious, it's: Do you have any bumper stickers on your car?
21 What is the weather like?
It's grey and rather dismal out there. It's been raining quite a bit.
Scam phonecalls
May. 20th, 2021 01:55 pmI've had 4 phonecalls so far today. 2 hang ups and 2 "we are going to disconnect your internet" robo calls. Lovely.
I'm tired of the phone ringing.
I'm tired of the phone ringing.
2021 meme - 20th May
May. 20th, 2021 08:40 am20. How old were you when you got your driver’s license?
I haven't got a driver’s licence. I never learned to drive.
I haven't got a driver’s licence. I never learned to drive.
