didn't have it in myself to go with grace
Aug. 7th, 2020 08:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smilebackwardsThis week I binge-watched The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. It was pretty much what I was looking for in the sense of being something new I generally enjoyed but don't feel fannish about. I already have two new hyperfixations in Shadowhunters and The Old Guard, I don't need another. I really want to watch The Untamed which everyone is into now but I feel like I would get sucked in too far.
The Umbrella Academy is about siblings and time travel which are themes I enjoy. The dynamic with all the siblings being the same age is interesting. Even though I don't feel fannish about it, I checked the top kudos fics on AO3 because I like to see what the fandom id is about things and there is so much gen fic at the top! A unicorn in fandom! I love gen but I still usually search and sort based on a ship tag. I know I just said I'm not fannish about this but I'm probably going to read some.
In other news, I'm waging a war against an asshole spider that I'm 90% sure lives in my couch. Frankly, I'm losing. Badly. My legs have hideous red bites surrounded by purple bruises. I've washed and vacuumed everything and used so much hydrocortisone cream. I'm wearing long pants in 100 degree weather. Nothing is working. I mean, I know it's not the spider's fault but fuck this, ow.
The Umbrella Academy is about siblings and time travel which are themes I enjoy. The dynamic with all the siblings being the same age is interesting. Even though I don't feel fannish about it, I checked the top kudos fics on AO3 because I like to see what the fandom id is about things and there is so much gen fic at the top! A unicorn in fandom! I love gen but I still usually search and sort based on a ship tag. I know I just said I'm not fannish about this but I'm probably going to read some.
In other news, I'm waging a war against an asshole spider that I'm 90% sure lives in my couch. Frankly, I'm losing. Badly. My legs have hideous red bites surrounded by purple bruises. I've washed and vacuumed everything and used so much hydrocortisone cream. I'm wearing long pants in 100 degree weather. Nothing is working. I mean, I know it's not the spider's fault but fuck this, ow.
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Date: 2020-08-08 07:37 pm (UTC)I had a battle in my rental with spiders covering the front door. It was awful. I learned they dislike peppermint (and lemongrass, but I've only tried peppermint). If you have an easy access to essential oils or something, maybe the smell of it can help?
I bought this peppermint spray for spraying around my door. I didn't want anything toxic - I image you'd want it even less on your couch!
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Date: 2020-08-09 01:27 am (UTC)Argh, spiders! I will definitely try this, thanks! I caught and released a spider by my door today and I'm hoping it was my nemesis spider but realistically I'm sure there are more.
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Date: 2020-08-09 05:38 pm (UTC)No, I hadn't seen that one. The song choice is excellent and I like how a lot of the scenes are clipped in that the movement works well with the song. I had a lot of trouble enjoying it fully though with all the dialogue (that's a personal preference, I know it's a popular trend)
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Date: 2020-08-09 11:16 pm (UTC)