YAY

Among the many other dramas of the month was the appraisal of our house, which we bought for 170k about six years ago. (Through the bank. We've never had 170k lying around.)

Anyway, we've put a lot of work into the house/yard (my mother is an avid gardener, and ... remodeller), with new floors and such, and we were all super stressed about the appraisal for the last several months. The appraiser was really nice, and turns out to have appraised it when it was foreclosed on some ten years back, so he knew exactly what it looked like before we fixed it up. So we were hopeful of a good appraisal and all, but of course you never know.

It came in today and he appraised it for 261k!!!!

P&P 2005 costumes [Tumblr ask]

I thought I'd crossposted this one, but maybe not? Anyway:

Anon:

How accurate is the costumes and hairstyles in P&P 2005? I have yet to read the book (I know, I know, bad fan, but now I've watched all the movies and miniseries, so it's next on my list since I still want more Elizabeth and Jane in my life), so how does the costumes go with the descriptions in the book?

Me:

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Extratextual context & TFA

At Tumblr, I responded to a conversation about how TFA creates a completely different experience if you know the wider context from the novelization/script/interviews.

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The Kylo and Zuko thing

At Tumblr, I received a submission from someone called Fladow, in response to this post:

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