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[jumperfucker]

Yes, things are much better. cons_detective is napping on the sofa with his feet in my lap and has calmed down a lot since this morning.

But man, I'm telling you. Waking up to a kettle being thrown across the kitchen is not good for PTSD. So I woke up in a bad mood because he was in a bad mood, and I may have come off a bit more harsh than I'd meant to in my post this morning. Add to that I didn't get my tea because the kettle had broken when it knocked the drying rack for the dishes off the counter, and no-one was happy.

Again, and I don't think I said this enough last time, thank you to those who were trying to be comforting to him yesterday. I think it does help him to know that not everyone out there dislikes him, even if he doesn't quite know what to do with that information.

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[salts-theway.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear things are calmed down. Sorry that you have to buy a new kettle.

Is the offer from yesterday still valid for...tomorrow, at the earliest?

[jumperfucker]

Always!

We'll try to get some stuff cleared up before you come over. I'd planned on trying to get to it today, but... you know. Stuff.

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

Better make that day after tomorrow.

[jumperfucker]

Noted.

Will you be joining us this time, or still going to be busy?

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

She gets to go home after her paperwork's done - I get to read it. Not this time, unfortunately.

[jumperfucker]

Ah, right. Shame.

Try to set aside the 11th. The BBC adaptation starts then, and I want to have a sort of watchalong shindig at mine.

I promise cons_detective won't bite. And I'll put him on the naughty step if he does.

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

Are we aiming for a watchalong then? I could go for one of those. We'll have everything wrapped up by then. Oh God I hope we have it all solved by then...

[jumperfucker]

That's the hope, yeah. neveryou_again and w_harry should both be there, and I'm gonna see about a few others.

Hopefully my flat can handle it!

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

Oh, a real live watchalong? That'll be interesting...

[jumperfucker]

Yeah, you know. Just a few people -- those I've known for a while and all that. But don't feel guilty if you can't make it or have to drop out. I know you've got an insane job, and I don't know how you handle it. I can barely get through a day at the surgery sometimes.

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we'll definitely see.

Though at this rate, I think it's going to be me and salts_theway and maybe andres_son gathered around the portable tv we got for camping trips trying to make the blasted thing work long enough for us to catch the whole episode. That's what recording it all's for though, I suppose.

[jumperfucker]

Oh, that's gotta be... interesting. Those two in the same room, I mean.

I don't envy you there, mate.

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

You have no idea. But you're right - maybe I'll just watch it at home. Five screaming kids isn't half as bad as the lot here... ;-)

[jumperfucker]

Oh, I wouldn't know about that. Then again, the only kids I have to deal with are the ones that come into the surgery.

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

I've had all five of mine ill at the same time. This place is worse.

Especially when a meth addict breaks loose and starts running amok. I swear, it's like a zoo around here sometimes...

[jumperfucker]

Jesus Christ.

I've never understood how someone could do that to themselves, but that's the doctor in me talking.

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

I don't see it too frequently, thank goodness - that division's in a different area of the building - but occasionally one of them does something to bring themself to our attention or gets away from someone and decides to go floor hopping in the lift and we find ourselves with an unexpected visitor but just those few encounters...

I think when my kids get old enough to start thinking about experimenting with that sort of thing I'll just borrow some of the drugs squad's interview footage. Should put them off for life, I'd think...

[jumperfucker]

Jeez.

Yeah, that ought to scare them out of it for sure. Or I'd imagine. IDK, I only know what I've seen on telly.

Anyway, it's late, and I have to be getting to bed. I sort of stayed up a bit later than I'd meant to. D:

[let-us-trade.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sorry - I tend to forget that not everyone keeps our insane hours. Sleep well.

[neveryou-again.livejournal.com]

w_harry will be on her best behavior, especially if I have my say. I'm excited to get to see you again, and that bloke of yours as well.

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

I'm glad things have calmed down. I get like that myself sometimes - everyone hates me and is trying to fuck with me!!! - and I know it helps to have someone around who can smooth things out and make the world make sense again.

I haven't thrown a tea kettle, but I did once throw a candlestick at a boy who was being horrible. Fortunately my sports skills are very bad and I missed (and the candlestick was fine).

[miss-toby.livejournal.com]

Aww, I like him!

[my-croft.livejournal.com]

You should talk to him about it. It doesn't do him justice to be so influenced by such petty matters. Neither it does to you.
(This is exactly what I meant when I told him I worry about you. Just saying.)

[salts-theway.livejournal.com]

I'll be good. I'll let him decide his own behaviour.

[lass-sirene.livejournal.com]

Hey, I can host another internet watchalong at my journal, that way even those of us who aren't cozy with each other in rl can get in on this fun. You guys in? If so, you provide the beer, and I'll provide the popcorn!