#House Windows Okc

[shellkissed]

hii can i request jpc soda x fem!reader (soc/bevs sister). soda and reader can’t be together since he is a greaser and she is soc so they decide to be in a secret relationship. one night her parents are out so soda decides to sneak her out of the house to take her to the drive in. when they get there bev sees her with soda and threatens to tell their parents that her and soda are dating but soda says he doesn’t care who knows about them. they go back to the readers house and her parents end up catching them together. her parents force reader to go to a boarding school bc of her behavior. her and soda are still dating and soda sends her letters. a few years go by and reader comes back to tulsa and reunites with soda and they decide to run away together. a few more years go by and reader and soda have a good life and have a family. bev sends her sister a letter asking her and soda to meet with her and brill. bev apologizes to her and says she should have been there for her and she tells reader she wants to rebuild her relationship with her.

tyyy and sorry this is so long lol

Author's Note: yes ofc! starting off our week strong with some JPC!Sodapop

Far Away From Tulsa

JPC!Sodapop Curtis x fem!soc reader (Beverly's sister)

You knew it was dangerous the moment you fell for him — that sweet-talking greaser with the sunlit smile and oil-stained hands. You were Beverly Jitney-Bush’s little sister, a legacy girl from the north side. And Sodapop Curtis? He wasn’t even allowed near the lawn of your house, let alone in your bedroom window at midnight.

But still, there he was. Grinning up at you beneath the glow of the porchlight, engine humming low behind him.

“You sure they’re gone?” he whispered.

You smiled. “All the way to OKC for the weekend.”

Soda leaned up and kissed your knuckles like you were royalty. “Then what’re we waitin’ for, princess?”

The drive-in was nearly empty that night. He bought you a Coke and held your hand beneath the blanket he always kept in the truck. You were nestled up against him when you heard the familiar clack of Bev’s heels on pavement.

“What the hell?” Beverly hissed. She stood at the end of the row, arms crossed. “You’re with him?”

Your heart dropped. “Bev—”

“You’re seriously screwin’ around with some greasy loser while Mom and Dad are outta town?” She glared at Soda. “Do you even care what this’ll do to our family?”

Sodapop stood, slowly. “Maybe I don’t,” he said, voice low but steady. “Because your sister? She ain’t a piece of property. And I ain’t ashamed of bein’ with her.”

Bev turned on her heel and stormed off.

You tried to sneak back in through your bedroom window later, but the lights were already on.

Your parents sat in the living room — stiff, furious.

“You’re grounded for the rest of the year,” your mother snapped. “And we’re re-enrolling you. Cedar Pines Boarding School. Connecticut. Monday.”

You felt like you were underwater. “You can’t—”

“Watch us,” your father said.

The letters started on the train. Folded up in your coat pocket was one you’d begged Soda to write you before you left:

“If I never see you again, just know I’m still in love with you. And I always will be.”

And he kept writing. Every week. Sometimes twice.

You’d sneak out of the dormitory at night just to read them under the stars.

“Work at the shop’s been rough without you here to wait on me after. Pony misses you too. He said he heard a song that sounded like your laugh.” “Some of the other guys are talkin’ about girls. But I don’t. You’re it for me.” “I’m savin’ up. I don’t know what for yet. Maybe a little house somewhere. Just us.”

Three years later.

The moment you stepped off the bus in Tulsa, he was already there, leaning against his truck like he’d never stopped waiting.

You didn’t even say hi — you just ran into his arms, crying into his neck. Sodapop lifted you, spun you, kissed you so hard you saw stars.

You lived in a little place outside of town after that. Soda worked at the garage; you got a job at the diner. Ponyboy visited often. Darry finally stopped giving you side-eyes.

Then one morning, Soda brought in the mail, and your stomach dropped.

Bev.

“I know I’m the last person you wanna hear from, but I need to see you. Me and Brill are engaged now. I’ve grown up a lot, and I regret everything I did. I just want to talk. Please. Let me make it right.”

You sat with the letter clutched in your hands, staring into your mug.

“I don’t know if I can trust her again,” you murmured.

Sodapop rubbed your back. “You don’t have to. Not right away.”

“She ruined everything. Got me sent away. I missed so much.”

“I know, baby. But look where we ended up.” He smiled and gestured toward the hallway — where your toddler’s toy car sat flipped on its side. “We made it. You made it.”

You met Bev and Brill at the park the next weekend.

Bev didn’t look like herself anymore. Softer. Tired.

“I’m sorry,” she said immediately. “Not just for that night. For never standing up for you. For thinking I was better. I wasn't.”

You didn’t say anything for a long time.

But when she glanced down and saw your daughter toddling toward Sodapop, holding his hand, she broke into quiet tears.

“I’d like to know her someday. If you’ll let me.”

You finally nodded.

Maybe not all at once. But maybe. Eventually.

And that night, tucked beside Soda in your little house on the edge of Tulsa, you whispered, “I think I can forgive her someday.”

Soda kissed your temple.

“She’s gonna be lucky to get another chance with you, sugar. Just like I was.”

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Author's Note: next week is cheer camp and im insanely terrified

[pixiedoodlein]

I’m so fucking mad that a year and a half into this pandemic I am back to 11th hour debating another year of homeschool. The first stretch of homeschool, in NYC, when the toddler was a baby, and husband was home on unemployment, was good, nice even, a quiet piece of something good when the world outside was falling apart. The next stretch, the Oklahoma stretch, with a particularly climby toddler, husband working 10 hour days, me doing remote contract work, somewhere we had no family around to help w/ childcare, was challenging. I was not always my best self. Some days were delightful, muffins and math games. Other days I was more Miss Trunchbull than Miss Honey, fractions were squeezed in between crying (usually mine) and netflix (way too much of hers), and I held on to any shred of sanity by telling myself “just a little longer, just until the vaccines.”

Well here we are. Husband & I have been vaccinated for months, but the kids aren’t yet. The upstate NY town we moved to is a very small town (pop: 838), was mostly untouched by previous waves. When we got here, I couldn’t understand why everyone was so lax about it- no masks, no panic. Our first day here, when I came home from the market and saw through the window a gaggle of unmasked kids in my living room (the neighbors coming to welcome us, they heard a kid moved in) I almost had a heart attack. In fact, I was so tired from the drive from OKC that for a moment I actually thought I was at the wrong house, that I was hallucinating, because how in the world could there be unmasked bodies in my living room.

Then I started talking to people here. And I realized that the way I thought they were insane for not being deathly afraid of covid, they thought I was insane for being petrified. Because the disease hadn’t hit here; their businesses were destroyed and their kids were out of school (in a rural area with barely functional internet, remote school = a lost year) and their lives were totally fucked up, for a disease that never arrived at their doorstep. I came to understand why they weren’t worried, why here life looked (almost) normal. I told them about what it was like to live somewhere covid tore through, the freezer trucks of bodies on the FDR Drive and my previously healthy 27yld brother so sick with it the first spring he thought he was about to die (but too scared to go to a hospital), my dad’s relative in the next NYC wave on a vent for months and lucky to be alive but may never walk again, the doctors in OKC pleading on the news to please wear a fucking mask because the hospitals were fucking full, and the neighbors stopped thinking I was psycho when I carried extra masks for their kids, and made them put them on, when I took them to town for ice cream. I never stopped masking. But we did indoor dine here (once, BBQ, it wasn’t delicious enough for how anxious I felt) and I did bring all the kids, including my toddler, to a fairly crowded children’s museum in the big (small) city an hour away, where the rest of us were masked but the one with his hands in his mouth, who was all up in other kids’ faces, the one who really should be masked, wasn’t because he won’t leave it on for more than a minute.

Actually it’s a lie to say that I never stopped masking- I have dashed into little stores here, without one, because I’m vaxed! It’s safe here! Covid felt done. We had friends come here to visit this summer. Friends who are vaxed, but that doesn’t seem to really matter enough anymore. We had the neighbors over for meals, indoors (you see, more indoor dining! A minute ago I was just thinking restaurants, but why would plagues only spread in restaurants?). They had us for meals. The girls are a crew, new best friends, making my daughter’s life here so, so much happier, constant sleepovers (their kids were at our house this afternoon; my kid is at their house right now). The parents and grandparents are wonderful, making my life here, and husband’s life here, so much easier, so much better. We help them with stuff, they help us with stuff, there isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t see each other, unmasked. Some of the adults in their household are vaxed; some of the adults in their household are not. The kids are all too young to be vaxed. But it (living, doing shit again, seeing people again) really stopped feeling scary; it really felt like everything was fine, normal-ish, normal-er. The end of the pandemic felt in sight.

I signed my child up for school here. Real school, not mommy school, school with a school bus. She was a little anxious, I had to talk her into it, I sold it hard, I bought her whatever pair of new sneakers she wanted for her new school (she hasn’t had gym class in a year and a half; for a phase in Oklahoma she wore one boot and one sandal every day, why not). She wasn’t anxious about sneakers or covid; she was anxious that maybe she hadn’t learned enough in homeschool (I am not a teacher! I did not homeschool because I am good at it or love it or wanted to, I homeschooled because I was scared of her getting covid at school and dying), that she would be behind. She isn’t behind. I followed the real school curriculum as best I could (as in: sometimes totally and sometimes not at all), and somehow, when I gave her the standardized “real school” test “at the end of the year” (aka the day I couldn’t take it anymore, I had to focus on my work or I wasn’t going to have an income, the day I’d decided we’d done as much as we could and it was time to be done), she sailed through it, this kid is smart. Smart as in needs to be in actual real fucking school to stay smart and learn and reach her potential.

She got excited- one of the neighbor kids is in her grade. The other kid is older- but the school is small, she’d see her tons. She was excited; I was excited. I registered her for school. Her new teacher sent a nice note. We all were excited. She’s never taken the school bus before but the neighbors take it and she’d be fine on the bus with her besties, the bus would pick her up in front of their house since there’s nowhere to turn around up our hill (we are VERY rural), they’d all get on and off the bus together. She has been backpack shopping. We have been discussing what she’ll have for breakfast (honey nut Cheerios), what she wants me to pack for lunch (she says just Goldfish, I say turkey sandwich, we’re working on it).

But now, 18 days before school starts here, I am thisclose to pulling her out, to embarking on another lovely (not), gratifying (not) year of homeschool, because of covid, delta. When we got to our new home in our new tiny town in June, there was no covid here. Now, our county is listed by the CDC as a high transmission area (is there anywhere in the US that isn’t?). 80% of senior citizens here are vaxed; 50% of the total population is, well below the national average. 15 cases per 100,000, in a county of 100,000. I guess this is less rampant than our previous pandemic locales, NYC (currently 25/100K), OKC (49/100K). This is splitting hairs, everywhere is bad. This is what panic does to me: are we better or worse for every decision we’ve made in the past year and a half, every decision that got us here? There are fewer cases here but fewer people and fewer vaccinated people and fewer ICU beds. We aren’t safe even here, but at least we are happy (happy aside from fear of delta death).

I don’t know whether to send my kid to school in 18 days. There will be masks but masks aren’t enough (how many masks do I make her wear? two, ten, a thousand?). This choice feels crazy— in March 2020, when that covid was mostly sparing kids, I yanked her out of school. Now, this covid does hurt kids. How much longer, how many more years, can parents be in this position to make this nightmare choice? What will hurt her more: school or no school? There are vaccines, more than enough in America. We shouldn’t be having to make this choice.

As it is, because of toddler— not because of toddler, because of being a parent to children in a pandemic— my work life, and husband’s, will be severely impacted this year, again. I can’t send him to daycare because he’s too little to leave a mask on (he won’t even leave his pants on!) in a room full of other unmasked toddlers, whose families may or may not be vaxd, may or may not wear masks (there has been a noticeable increase in supermarket mask wearing since we got here, but still not enough, is any of it enough?), may or may not be going to parties and weddings and funerals, daycare providers who may or may not be doing all the same. This means I can only apply to remote jobs, so I can be home with him. Husband has some flexibility, more than he did in OKC, but god forbid he has to work while I have a work call or meeting or work due I didn’t manage to get done at 4am or 11pm when the house is quiet. He can’t bring toddler to work with him, his work is up on scaffold, stenciling ceilings. This will be another year of me muting myself on Zooms while toddler pulls his diaper off and hurls poop at the cat. Would it really be so much harder to also be trying to teach parts of speech to our daughter at the same time? Yes, it would, but I don’t know if I can send my kids back out into the world until they’re vaccinated. I am counting the days, holding my breath, until they can be.

I used to believe in personal choice. I don’t anymore. I want this shit to be mandated, I want the government to line us up and force mRNA into holdouts’ arms, I want it to be required, to be able to function in and interact with and benefit from society in any way, shape, or form. I have been very lucky in the pandemic. Privilege stacked on privilege on privilege, to be fussing over my Zooms in my hamlet. I had been pretty pandemic perky, baking my pies and playing with my pandemic pets and (thinking about) doing puzzles, but I’ve reached my breaking point. This shit could be done, but it’s not, and I’m scared it never will be.

[kingsgreencleaning]

Cleaning Living Room- Smart Tips

Cleaning the house is one of the things most people don't want to do. It is indeed a tiresome activity and getting rid of that chemical smells of the cleaners is more disgusting.

Nevertheless, in the various parts of your home, bacteria mold and fungi can get ground for breeding. You didn't know the places that were risky are some of the grossest places like your kitchen and sinks in the bathrooms.

How much area of the house will be washed, exactly? This blog will start giving tips of cleaning your living room.

Your living room is the first place your guests see. You definitely don’t want to ruin that first impression by having your guests sit in a dirty living room. Check out the expert tips here and call a maid service to get everything done.

Smart Tips to Clean Living Room

The living rooms are some of the cleanest areas of the building. We can track contamination, however, or children and pets can spill, so it is best to keep up with this area quite frequently. How much clean stuff do you expect to have in your living room? As you know there is a lot of stuff in your living room. Check here to learn how to clean everything minutely.

Carpet

Every week: your carpet is a hideous spot for dirt, dust and allergens. It's super important to ensure your floors are cleaned every week with a good vacuum cleaner. You may want to clean more than once a week in areas of heavy foot traffic.

Protip: You should combine the liquid dressing detergent with a quarter of warm water and a half cubic teaspoon of white vinegar if a stain is to be smeared. Aside from applying this mixture, rinse and dry the blot!

Sofa or Couch

Every two weeks: most people don't know how much dirt the furniture gathers, dust, fur and oil. When left unattended, it will handle allergens and other bad items. Daily cleaning will lead to increasing the longevity of your furniture, but it can be very tiresome. Ensure you clean the surface every two weeks using your vacuum pad.

Protip: You also can intend to clean the upholstery roughly once a year, according to how much furniture you use. Put your iron in "steam" position and rub it back and forth across a problem spot, if you grow a blemish in between cleanings.

Blinds & Windows

Once a month: Your house will collect dirt and dust through the windows and blinds. In order to avoid the mess at hand, you can try at least once a month to clean your windows and blinds.

Protip: You can use an old sock tucked into a 50/50 vinegar and water solution when cleaning your blinds. Clean quickly and easily with your hand inside the sock, and sweep it across any blind.

Ceiling Fans

Twice a week: Did you ever get dust on your ceiling fan's blades? Because it's up, many people have forgotten that until the dust bunnies took over it. Clean your blinds once a week to keep dust from building up.

Protip: If you use the pillowcase to dust your fan blades, you can prevent dust from dropping everywhere. Just slide every fan blade into the pillow case and slide off the case around it. The dust will stay in the pillowcase and when you are over, you can throw it into the wash!

Base board

Once a month: Your baseboards may collect stain and dirt but cleaning the baseboards is not a priority for most homeowners. The job is not too time consuming if you keep up with cleaning them once a month.

Protip: Use your vacuum brush attachment to scrape the top edge of the dust to the surface. Wipe it up with an erasing sponge if there are splashes or spills.

However, managing the hustle-bustle of your day is already tiring. Therefore, it is always good to handover the cleaning responsibility to someone. Hire maid service from King’s Green Cleaning in OKC. Here, professionals work dedicatedly to clean your house and make it dirt free totally.

[pauldavisnorman]

Oklahoma Damage Restoration Company Shares Tips to Spot Water Damage

The average homeowner is not prepared to deal with water damage in the home. Homeowners lack the advanced water extraction and drying equipment needed to remove water and moisture from the premises. The damage is often more extensive than what meets the eye, requiring technical knowledge about how water damage occurs and about how it affects a structure.

The damage is often messy and dangerous, presenting many health hazards. Homeowners do not have the necessary clothing, breathing apparatus, gloves, goggles, cleaning solutions, and construction expertise to repair damaged walls and sagging or collapsed ceilings. Removing carpets and flooring requires much physical strength as the materials become very heavy due to the water content. Back injuries from working with waterlogged carpet are not uncommon.

Removing, repairing, and replacing baseboards and trim require a higher level of carpentry skills. Sheetrock repair calls for finesse so that the finished product is seamless. Replacing damaged flooring to its original pre-damaged condition demands time, a keen eye, and specialized tools. Water damage restoration is best left to the professionals who have the expertise, equipment, state-of-the-art technology, and honed techniques to address the problem.

Finding water damage in the walls of the home can be discouraging to the homeowner. What is the source of the water? Is there still a leak? How long has the water been in the walls? Are there mold issues to identify and resolve? How extensive is the damage? How much will it cost to fix the damage? Will insurance pay for it? Will the family have to leave home while the house is being repaired? Having a bonded, insured, and certified team of highly trained technicians on the job brings hope and confidence to homeowners whose lives have been disrupted by a water damage incident.

Water damage behind walls is challenging because the sources of water are many, and finding the cause of the problem can be costly. In many instances, signs of water damage can go unnoticed or ignored for extended periods of time, compounding the water damage and increasing the likelihood of mold growth. Most homeowners often do not know and do not recognize the clues that indicate damage until the problem is extremely obvious. Paul Davis Emergency Services of Norman and SW OKC highlights common clues that can help homeowners preemptively detect a potentially serious problem.

Clue: Water Stains

At first, water stains start imperceptibly small and are easily overlooked or missed. By the time the stain catches the homeowner’s attention, the situation has grown in scope, along with the size of the stain.

Carefully inspect for water stains on walls, baseboards, and around nearby door or window frames. If the water does not appear to be leaking in from poor or degraded caulking, separated framing, or a similar issue, a leaky pipe inside the walls could be the culprit.

Clue: Musty Smell

Mold and mildew can often result from the prolonged presence of water damage. In this case, the smell may raise the alarm rather than visible water stains. Examine both sides of the wall in question for any water stains that may have formed. If the wall has an exterior face exposed to the elements, look carefully to ensure that the water source for the leak or smell in question is not coming from outside.

Clue: Discoloration

A water leak of any kind can cause discoloration. Initially, the discoloration may look like a water stain. When the water evaporates, the wall is often left with lingering signs of damage. Brown, yellow, and copper are the most common discolorations associated with wall water damage. Rust on appliances and pipes are a tell-tale sign of an issue that needs attention.

Clue: Changes in Texture

Changes in the seams of flooring could help locate a leak in the walls. Sagging, warping, expanding, or buckling may be signaling the homeowner of a potential leak.

Conclusion

Water damage occurs in many different forms. Because disaster can strike even the most prepared business or homeowner, the property owner must be aware of the clues that point to a problem. When water damage is discovered, the professionals at Paul Davis Emergency Services of Norman and SW OKC are prepared for the job, whether large or small. In a water damage situation, “this is no time for second best™.”

For more information about water, fire, storm, and other damage restoration services, visit Paul Davis Emergency Services of Norman and SW OKC on the web at southwest-oklahoma-city.pauldavis.com. Contact the office by phone at (405) 802-5405.

source https://pauldavisnorman.blogspot.com/2020/07/oklahoma-damage-restoration-company.html

[whimsically-ominously-auspice]

Ive always liked Alex we always seemed to grow up together from NYC to Texas to Oklahoma he always seemed to be around

And he was usually pretty nice.

Even if he got on my nerve he always seemed to get me to like him, he's quite easy to talk to with a nice personality

So, he wanted pets and as long as he's not abusive to them then I told him he could. He, too was privileged to be asked what he wanted.

So in his next room he has fish, bunny, hamster, bathroom and a real bed and fluffy pillows.

He said "just a prison room and all the animals that can fit" and he asked for a pony. I was like dude no that's too much. Maybe a stuffed one.

In Jr high his dad was pretty abusive so he stayed at my goose often. I had bunk beds but he would fall asleep in the floor then climb up into his own bed. Or say "dad I'm cold" and shiver in the floor... And not get up. I learned to get up off the opposite end of the bed and turn on the light and tell him to open his eyes and shake his foot otherwise he would grab mu leg and try to fight me while he was asleep. Then i would pull him a blanket down and cover him he would ask me "who are you?"

Id tell him "im your friend from school"

Sometimes he would tell me he didnt go to school or say "school I miss that place" and/or ask if i kidnapped him

I learned to tell him i did kidnap him otherwise he would sleep walk all over and I would find him in the pagan's yard asleep or some other random place in the morning.

Cause in his mind he thought "if I'm not kidnapped I'm free to leave"

And he was but not while sleeping.

And so if i had to tell him he was kidnapped he would ask if he could eat. I learned to tell him, "in the morning" otherwise I would make food he wouldn't eat or he would sleep cook and I would hear him choking and coughing.

Usually we played 20 questions. Sometimes I pretended to be asleep and he would climb in my bed like a little kid "I said who are you?!?!?"

Eventually i learned to say "Sabrina, you're safe for tonight, all the doors and windows are closed and locked, you're free to sleep in the house right where you are" then he would snore deeply until morning.

Sometimes he just showed up at my door, looking like some kind of wreck. "I just need a place to sleep. I don't eat"

But I would make him food and he would eat like he hadn't in days.

Just one of them ruffian kids that wouldn't make you feel sorry for him, you just did.

Whenever I looked at him in Oklahoma somehow he just made me cry. I didn't even remember him and we rarely talked he lived at this party house I sometimes went to down the street from my grammas.

He went down to Lawton a lot. That's where a lot of us got our weed. They all said that was where he was from.

Lawton was a distribution center for Mexican red hair from what I heard. That was all I smoked. Sometimes we had yellow hair...

One time me and Steph drove him to OKC to catch a bus because the fare was cheaper and he didn't have a car. He went to Lawton to "check on stuff"

He wasn't always rich or a jerk.

He is just who he is

So he has a phone now so his live feed will be turned off

As it was explained they only have live feeds for their loved ones because they don't have a phone with internet. He has a Galaxy 9 Note. So its a lot bigger than the others and what he had before. He had requested a large phone and computer as well. And a desk and its in his other room

So some people like Jesse have the ability to tunnel and make new rooms and he has two concrete rooms and 2 bathroom areas. And the one in the new room has a privacy curtain as requested. So he can shit in the nude and not all the guys be looking.

Jesse's hands do not hurt, too much. And he's convinced they're love bites from his demon wife he found on the beach. So he's happier. Yes he did request such a woman. He's quieter as well.

Which I like.

The winds came and destroyed Nathaniel's outdoor cameras with extreme fury at the house. So that was interesting.

My air conditioner was on 60°F and I turned it up to 69° and it was better but it worked attentively better when I turned it up two degrees to 71° I tried various degrees up to 75° but 71° works best.

I also tried "dry mode" which removes humidity from the air which worked well until it began to rain then,it was miserable again.

So meddle with your air conditioner numbers until you feel the best coolest air flow.

And it's good to try it at night ... To find the absolute best.. If it works well when it's cool it will be working as best as possible when it's 105° real feel and it's less frustrating. You just know its the best you got even if it's not good enough

Right now with the rain and humidity it makes it more complicated so it's better right at dusk

Stay hydrated and peaceful.

I know I'm being kind to prisoners whom don't rightly deserve kindness but their punishments are harsh. And what kind of person am I if I'm just mean to everyone?

Well.. If you ask me... Well..

There's this philosophy that being great to people invokes guilt. The feeling they have wronged. Most especially while being punished. They realize they should have treated better when they had their freedom.

It only works while they're incarcerated. Once they obtain their freedom they're like a flesh eating bacteria and go back to their bullshit

So we are very aware of this. So while they are not mistreated and their accomodations are as they wished and some get better over time as it is earned.

They will stay there. I did make contingency for work release but I am told NHRA has not allowed them to be on The schedule which I do appreciate

Nd it is for the safety

Matt Hagan got 2 ten pound bowling balls.

The reason we have low pounds is because our guards -- heavy weights thrown at guards can be very damaging. So a guard can take a 10 pound bowling ball to the gut but not a 30 or 50.

Amd they're bowling balls at 10 or 15 pounds because they're harder to handle these don't have holes. So if they're practising throwing them then they get taken away.

So then when they have weights and they go outside they have to put them on the bed or opposite side of the door along the wall, be handcuffed through the food slot and then they have to stand in the middle of the room and do a count down breathing and stretching session and then they approach the door then they can be foot shackled and the prisoner connects it themself

So you have wrist handcuffs and feet then a chain from both so they can't swing their arms and hit others.

Once connected it needs a key to unlock but it shows trust and cooperation and it's a good exercise

They keep their exercise equipment if they connect their cuffs correct. Its almost impossible not to. And they get shown how.

The guard can do it but it's an attempt to allow independence and recognition of choices and self authority and to say "you got yourself in this situation, take responsibility"

The guard didn't do bad things to have to be there. The prisioner did. The last straw for them to be properly arrested was what they did.

We allowed them 12 years. And they all made "bets" aka promises and so on and so forth. And they failed at being civilized human beings..

Jesse James wrote with shit on the wall and then ate shit the first night.

That is an obvious failure.

Its what he always does tho. But he has to live in it and clean it because he chose to do that and no one is going in his cell

That's his room. There is times that guards will but normally it's not necessary and it won't happen.

Alex will to have help with his animals but that's a little different it's for the animals welfare. Its once per week.

Like for their trash they have to request trash receptacle. They can pick the size or have a large and small and they have to request trash bags. Then they fill and Tie It and show the guard or cameras and then they have to place it 2 foot from the door and then stand on their bed or at the opposite wall and spread 'em arrested style. Arms and legs spread, hands against the wall back to the door. For guard safety. Then the guard gets it and locks the door and let's them know by saying the equivalent of "okay" in the language of the day. If the prisoner doesn't respond, the guard knocks on the door.

Its their room. Their house. Someone is at the door.

Then they say thank you in the language of the day when they respond and remove from their position.

Otherwise they have to be shackled. So this is simpler and easier and allows trust and cooperation and human decency and also the reminder they're in prison.

But most trash is food and so most just put it all back on their tray when the guard comes to collect.

So there's an old fashioned slot so if they tray falls to the hall. There's a basket there that should catch the tray and trash.

If they throw the tray out to make a mess in the hall, the tray of their food is covered with a light non tight layer of saran wrap then shoved through the slot to make it fly and make a mess.

The loose layer of saran is to protect the food... But at the same time it's loose and the point is made. As Well as a mess.

And then betrer behavior occurs.

So it's obvious who is in control but sometimes they wanna try their hand. But I'm a very angry person so my prison personnel puts up with nothing.

They don't question or wonder. What is done to them, they do in return.

They have their rules of humanity but when prisoners go on the wind, the guards blow back.

So if they get hit, 3 guards hit the prisoner. Always. And then rights get taken away. And all kinds of shit happens.

So we try to prevent violence against each other because if a prison riot occurs, my guards will be out of jobs.

So everyone has their own rooms and their wishes and they can ask and get nearly anything

Matt for example got 10 pound weights because he had a large body mass of muscle. And so that is what he worked for and earned. So he gets a 10 pound. And we go up to 15 but Idk i guess he didn't ask for top weights.

But the point is also he can do weights all day long as opposed to just half a day. And he can max the muscles if done properly.

But someone with smaller muscle mass will get a lighter weight

Like I said to protect the guard but also to protect the user of the weightsm too heavy can cause damage.

Going to a smooth bowling ball is cumbersome as opposed to weights with handles which of course is why he didn't get the 15 lb. He needs 2 weeks or so on the lighter ball in case he dropps it on his head or something like that and there is great over the head exercise. So I'm not being dumb.. It could happen.

So we treat them like we would kids

Like with Alex... Some of them never have been. And so they need that.

I know if i was always abused and treated like shit and had one year to live as they do with COVID, id like to be treated humane. I'd like to be treated like i had a mom and dad out there that love me.

I'm an orphan and i have been abused and I'm a good person. But I have been to jail. Arrested for real as an adult. So.

I been there. Just for a little bit. It was for weed and telling a cop he sucked. Some felonies. I went to rehab with Alex and it's all off my record now.

So it wasn't a super bad thing.

But if it had been....

I care about me, and i put myself in some places i could be in. And I try to make them better.

Me? I don't like being touched so having the last part of the cuff system up to me to put on -- it says like 'you know, i dont really want to touch you either.'

Like its a little bit of space around me just being able to do one little clip. A little bit of extra room in a super scary situation, being a girl, alone. Anything could happen... But.. I clip it right I have some argument space like "you can't rape me. I'm a model prisioner. I always clip my cuffs right! I'll tell they will believe me! You'll lose your job!"

So it's a privilege. As well as the acceptance of responsibility. I'm not the guard. But i got me here and im gonna be kept here but I'm safe.

[themiddlelayer]

And so it is...

The weekend with Tampa was excruciatingly normal. We did grocery shopping and laundry, binged Season 4 of Dexter and went out for sushi at the local place where all the servers know us. All the while I was agonizing over my decision to not tell him about my plans to move out before his flight. It felt like the worst thing I’ve ever done, but from where I’m sitting it was the best way to go.

When he landed for his layover and I told him that Cookie had just left he asked if everything was okay. I told him that the dog thing happened in the middle of my 24-48 hour processing window and that I’d ‘put away’ some things that we needed to talk about. He said we could talk once he got a little rest and I went to bed. 

This morning I woke up to a video message from him letting me know that he was curling up in bed at the house in Orlando to get some sleep. There were more tears but I pulled myself together and went to work. 

It was around 11am when we had a video chat and told him that I need to take a step back and that means moving out. We skipped a lot of steps, jumped in head first and I was SO not healed from MM and the quad when we started. I pushed past my own fear of things being ‘too good to be true’ and accepted that our relationship was amazing and, as we always said to each other, “just the way it’s supposed to be.” But having my trust breached like it was, absolutely shattered me. There’s no better way to describe it. I was clear from day one that I was fragile but he was careless with me. 

The conversation got into the “what happened and when” that I had made that decision and he showed me his facebook profile on a tablet. It showed “in a relationship” but he hadn’t updated the privacy setting. He claimed to not know that he needed to actually disable his OkC account and denied being on there Friday when Cookie did what she did. He was fixated on the details and not seeing how hurt I am... at least that’s how it felt. 

I told him that I didn’t want to end our relationship but that it’s up to him if he wants to work on rebuilding from different addresses. In a message later he said that he doesn’t think he can continue seeing me if I move out because in his life, it’s “all or nothing.” Ouch. 

I KNOW this is the right choice. A partner who sees the big picture and understands the damage that was done would respect that choice and ask how to make amends, how to make me feel safe again, and do more than say, “I'm sorry. I'm tired I'm distraught. And then all this crashes in on me. It's not fair to me at all. So I'm just going to say I don't want you to move out but I'm not going to discuss this with you anymore.”

So there was no further discussion about it. He sent pictures and video of the dog, talked about the local pizza place he missed, the weather... and we sent memes back and fourth. 

I’m off work in a few minutes and going to Cookie’s for dinner. She’s being absolutely amazing, which makes me cry for other reasons. I’ve never been the one who needed to be helped, but here I am. 

I created a “Moving Party” event but couldn’t bring myself to invite anyone. I need help. I know that I’m not physically capable of doing the literal heavy lifting involved, let alone the emotional weight of going back to the old house to get the bedroom set that was mine in the post-quad period of sharing a roof with MM but not a bed. His primary GF is going to get there shortly before me on Saturday and help get things ready to load into the truck. She lives down here and initially volunteered to help unload down here, too but MM wasn’t totally clear when we spoke this morning. 

I’m taking one more night to just be a mess, eat lobster and cherry pie at Cookie’s then the packing begins. This fucking hurts so much. 

[paulsolorzano]

12.31.18

Last day of the year. I’ll be working like an asshole. I need to innovate my way out of this. 

How long have I been saying that? 

I found some old goal sheets going through stuff yesterday: 

“Piano virtuoso” - I don’t even have a keyboard in the house to mess with. Haven’t played on anything since I was in Alaska. 

“Published writer” - ain’t done shit with that. Although I do love writing and of course it’s always on the list. Been working on lyrics one line at a time haha

So, it got me depressed to look at these things. But goddamn if it doesn’t have me inspired also. 

I hate being one of those ‘new year new me’ people but I just want to use the new year as a springboard to gain some momentum on what I already have going. 

What i did toward the business today:

What I did toward managing Tokyo Elvis:

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Axxxxx reaching out and then me blowing it (again, but not really because I wasn’t trying)

24 hour romance (bumble and tinder and okc)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Jeff Rosenstock - we cool?

Sufjan Stevens - come on feel the Illinoise

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Coffee 

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.30.18

The pen has ahold of me. Before work, after work, and sometimes during work toward the end of the evening. I reckon I’m a certified weed head currently. 

What i did toward the business today:

Worked on the spam solicitation 

What I did toward managing Tokyo Elvis:

Worked on the spam solicitation 

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Axxxxx reaching out and then me blowing it (again, but not really because I wasn’t trying)

24 hour romance (bumble and tinder and okc)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Fugazi - 13 songs 

Kate Bush - the sensual world 

Roots Manuva - slime and reason 

Ozma - spending time on the borderline 

Aloha - little windows cut right through 

Small black - best blues

Jeff Rosenstock - worry. 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

“Singing is the same as talking; it’s just moving your voice up and down” - Tina Turner from STK 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.29.18

Bagged up some more random figs. I should get a booth going somewhere at this point. I have all these little lunchboxes filled with random shit I’ve accumulated. I’ll have to get little stickers for pricing.   

What i did toward the business today:

What I did toward managing Tokyo Elvis:

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Axxxxx reaching out and then me blowing it (again, but not really because I wasn’t trying)

24 hour romance (bumble and tinder and okc)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Pentimento - s/t

Hot rod circuit - sorry about tomorrow 

Hot rod circuit - if I knew what I knew then 

Schatzi - death of the alphabet 

Roots Manuva - run come save me

Roots Manuva - awfully deep

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“If you sniff magic marker, your mind grows darker” - Schatzi 

“Waiting for pain to not be a constant” - Jeff Rosenstock 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.28.18

Bagged up some older Dragon Ball Z figs. Chilling at the space. 

Officially done 30lbs according to the scale this morning. 185 down from 215. All Keto diet. 180 will be here soon. And then... the 170s? Shit I don’t wanna get ahead of myself. Let’s get to 180 first. 

What i did toward the business today:

What I did toward managing Tokyo Elvis:

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Axxxxx reaching out and then me blowing it (again, but not really because I wasn’t trying)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Tiny moving parts - this couch is long & full of friendship 

Mitski - puberty 2

Hum - downward is heavenward

Sunny day real estate - diary

The Beatles - abbey road (just the b side)

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Dunkin donuts coffee  

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“When you’re old you’re just bummed that you’ll never be happy enough” - Jeff Rosenstock 

“I spent a long time down in the basement, instead of rolling with the riffraff” - PUP 

“Crack baby you don’t know what you want

But you know that you had it once 

And you know that you want it back” - Mitski 

“The way your headstone shines, I only wish that it was mine” - HUM

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.27.18

I’ve got some pain in my neck for the last two or probably three days. Probably from sleeping in a weird bed for the last few nights, maybe the stress from seeing Saul again (whether I relapse it or not?), and also from Axxxxx ending things again due to my past transgressions (this time involving her cousin; remind me to tell you the story)

I’ve been sleeping in weird beds for quite some time now. 

When will I feel at ease? 

When will I feel at home?

My brother and Saul have their homes. They’ve had that base for years. I’ve always been moving, albeit in Orlando, every couple of years. 

I’ve had a storage space in the same building since January 2012. So this place is basically my home haha. Also all my shit is here. So yes. 

My life in a cube. 

—-

Smoked flower before leaving the house today. Been on the pen the last few hours at my storage space. 

—-

I’m craving pizza. I haven’t really had a craving since I’ve started this diet, I think I’m just getting bored with eating the same shit. So it might be time to start improvising. 

I haven’t really had a taste for the green drinks either. Also I haven’t been to Walmart, and something keeps keeping me from going there.

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Falling in reverse - the drug in me is you

The Beatles - let it be

Jeff Rosenstock - we cool?

National skyline - live letter for the disenchantmented

Antarctigo Vespucci - love in the time of email 

Weezer - make believe 

Gungrave ost 

Trigun ost second donut happy pack 

Margot & the nuclear so and so’s - the dust of retreat 

Kanye west - the life of Pablo 

Neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea

Mitski - puberty 2 

Mitski - Be the cowboy

Watching:

Star Wars episode VI

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

FFXIV 

Purchases:

Aleppin Sane from a goddam fye for 11.fucking99 after discount! Wat!

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“I just wanna kiss your lips; the ones between your hips” - falling in reverse 

“I got so tired of discussing my future, I started avoiding the people I love” Jeff Rosenstock 

“My heart’s not yours just because you need it” - Antarctigo Vespucci 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.26.18

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Notable places visited:

Saul’s house day 2. I stayed Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day night there. First time I’ve been back there since I moved out there 

Listening to:

Macross 82-99

Aloha 

21 savage 

Reggie and the full effect 

The pixies 

Jeff Rosenstock 

Hiromi

Wednesday Campanella

The never ending 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

La Granja, with Saul Mayela and Danielito. First time I’d been there. It was pretty tasty. I wish I weren’t on a diet as I had to pass up rice and beans and maduros and yucca. I actually had a couple bites of the yucca but nothing crazy. 

Playing:

FFXIV 

Purchases:

M.a.s.k action figures off eBay 

Packages received: 

Hello kitty loot crate 

Robotech action figure

Buffy the vampire slayer ReAction figures: Spike, Buffy Summers

The Terminator ReAction figure: T-800

Assorted Kenner Ghostbusters action figures 

Jermaine Rogers Choices vinyl toy

Assorted Keith P Rein prints from his Patreon 

 eBay obsessions: 

Action figures, Kenner and Star Wars 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.25.18

Long fucking double at work (STK for reminder purposes)

Highlights: 

shitty amateur tables

A lady at my table cried because she was like the fifth wheel with family members. Crying about being 38 and single. And naturally I offered my services and got her phone number so we are probably gonna link up before she leaves

—-

Also, once again Axxxxx hates me. It sucks because things were going really nicely. She found out that I was messaging her cousin Naomi. She found this out from her cousin Naomi. I’ll go into more detail later  

To discuss still: 

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“My body’s built for bad behavior” Reggie and the full effect 

“You smell bullshit from twenty paces” Reggie and the full effect 

“She was everything, and now everything’s gone” Reggie and the full effect 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

11.24.18

To discuss still: 

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Wednesday Campenella - Galapagos

Van Halen - jump, from 1984

Aloha - little windows cut right through 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Apple cider vinegar shot 

Wheat grass juice powder 

Playing:

FFXIV 

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.23.18

I may have to listen to Jimmy Eat World clarity because of today’s date. Also, Travis Schmeisser’s bday is today. 

—

Spent some time at the space. Took pics of the rest of the records I found at the vinyl garage sale at BAMF 

Been trying to hang with my girl Genesis the whole weekend. She was gonna stay last night but didn’t. Tonite is also supposed to happen, but now I’m gonna meet up with Axxxxx as, she always takes precedence haha. And she’ll be done early because she has to wake up early. 

And Genesis is flaky, but she seems to want to.  

—-

Hung out with Axxxxx fur a good chunk of time. We went to our usual rounds: goodwill, Walmart, Ross, DD, Plato’s closet. We had some good laughs and she even touched me when joking. She hasn’t really been like that since we started hanging again. 

I wonder what it means. Is she opening back up to me? Shall we continue down this road? 

She wants to go to Disney on Wednesday or Thursday when I’m off. I’m down always to spend some time with her.

To discuss still: 

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Jimmy Eat World - Clarity

The pixies - surfer Rosa 

Frank n dank - 48 hours 

Aloha - little windows cut right through 

Watching:

DaThings1 YouTube poops

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

FFXIV 

Purchases:

Ghostbusters Kenner vintage action figures 

Star Wars Power if the force (potf) card backs 

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“What comes easy never stays” - your new aesthetic by Jimmy Eat World 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.22.18

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Notable places visited:

BAMF - my toy store that I recently discovered; went there today because they were having a vinyl record garage sale. 

Listening to:

Sense Field - Tonite and Forever

Jeff Rosenstock - worry. 

PUP - the dream Is over

Deadmau5 - random album title 

NOFX - punk in drublic

Pocahontas soundtrack  

Giorgio Moroder - metropolis soundtrack 

Aloha - little windows cut right through 

Bjork - telegram 

Slow dancing society - my blue heaven

Watching:

DaThings1 YouTube poops

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

FFXIV 

Purchases:

Vinyl record find from BAMF vinyl garage sale

J Dilla / Frank n dank - 48 hours instrumentals

Piebald - accidental gentleman

Piebald - all eyes all ears all the time 

Beatles - white album early 70s apple press 

Giorgio Moroder - Metropolis soundtrack

An assortment of toys including a broken Nakanari Spiki

Ghostbusters vintage Kenner figures 

Vintage Robotech Macross figure 

Star Wars hologram Darth Vader figure

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“What I love most about rivers is, you can’t step in the same river twice, the waters always changing always flowing” - just around the river bend from Pocahontas 

“Cause i’m a weed connoisseur, smoke the weed du jour, you might yak up a lung  if the weed is pure” - Frank n Dank

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.21.18

Traffic. Fuck the traffic. 

I turned in the Altima today. I’m going to use Tina Watkins’ car until she comes back from out of town. Which will be Jan 2 I believe. I miss the car. It was nice. Pretty much made it my own for the time I had it. Probably like two months. 

Work was slow. 

This Walmart is damn full of people. They actually have multiple lanes open. This is at 12 am mind you. 

To discuss still: 

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.20.18

The rental car has been draining my funds; Tina Watkins is out of town for a couple weeks and left her car, so I just worked out a deal with her to use the car until then. 

Your boy needs to get a vehicle. I’m planning on getting one with my income tax return for sure. 

—-

“The death of Santiago”

My uncle died today. Saul’s brother.  

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.19.18

Waiting in line at my P.O. Box post office. Apparently I have a windfall of packages being held back there. Which isn’t too uncommon but it says there’s something too big for the box. Which everything is too big for the box, that’s why they have the lockers. 

This is amateur month at the postal service for sure. Christmas and the holidays and all that. People packing things while they’re IN LINE. Shit is blasphemy haha. People grabbing random tape and using it putting it back. 

I have to pee. Should’ve gone before getting in this line. 

Work later. I’ve had a few days off and I don’t particularly want to get back in the groove, but your boy needs monies.  

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Hobo Johnson - the rise of hobo Johnson 

Some Stevie wonder / Beethoven mashup YouTube vid Frank sent me

Alton Ellis & the flames - mr. soul of Jamaica 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.18.18

My sister sent me a snap asking when I was coming to Bradenton for Christmas. I have to respond. 

She’s going through a divorce. Well she’s at the end of it. She’s ok, so no worries. She didn’t want to get married in the first place. 

I just texted her ex husband Ryan. I’ve always liked the kid. 

Long story short the divorce is probably gonna work out for my mother in terms of her health because now the three grandchildren won’t be there half the week. 

Ryan wrote back. He’s ok, and appreciative I wrote. Well good. 

—

So, once again the universe works in interesting ways. I decided to take the scenic route to my space from my P.O. Box; I wanted to drive by where the old studio apartment I used to live (c. 2004) in was. It’s since become a 4 unit rental property. But I wanted to drive by it for the nostalgia. 

So I get to where it is, and one house over, on the corner house, I see the Sushi and Seoul on a Roll sushi truck parked in the driveway. 

This truck is own by one Alfred Ruiz, also known to me and Aaron Tobin as our ex best friend and one time bandmate. 

A rush of blood came over me. Perpetuated by the fact that as I drove by, Al himself walked out of the house and popped into the truck, presumable with some provisions in tow under his arm. 

I drove on by. 

Halfway up the road I said to myself, fuck it, I’m going to go back and say hey to him. So I threw the Altima in reverse and rolled back. 

The was still in the truck so I honked twice and came the popped out. 

I’ll say that he and I haven’t spoken in years. Properly anyway. 

So I basically made my peace with him. I’ll have to tell you the backstory at some point. I’ll add it to the list. 

I told him if the ever wanted to open a dialog that I as open to it. 

I know I really shocked the shit out of him showing up randomly. 

Sorry to have sprung that on him but damn, to randomly drive by a place, and then for a landmark (the food truck) to say hey, here’s your boy occupying the same space you have earlier in time, and further, for him to be walking out as I was drying by… I had to stop. I felt compelled. 

—

And I spoke to Aaron Tobin today. He hit me up on the phone earlier and we chatted, but the got interrupted by a phone call. I called back but no answer. I told him I was just gonna come over if the kept acting like this, and I did. 

Showed up to the house and he was just getting out of the shower. I chatted with his mom for awhile, let her know I’m thinking about cutting my hair, and i’ll have to get back to her on a day I’m free. 

So we went on our normal rounds: Starbucks, and Walmart. I was messaging with Axxxxx all the while, and it was at this point that she took the time to mention that I drink too much coffee. I can easily confirm that, especially the last two days where I havent been eating much of anything until the later hours in the day, and as sci have been feeling the effects of too much caffeine on an empty stomach. it just gives me an all over general icky feeling.

So Tobin. he’s been seeing a girl, as it turns out. Now he mentioned this a few weeks back, that he was going on a date with someone. This is still the same someone. Ashley is her name. 

Story here is that it seems to have been little hot and heavy between them, which I can support this for him because its been a hot minute since he’s had some nice chemistry with a girl.  

To discuss still: 

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Making peace with Al Ruiz (the back story)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Hard Girls - floating now 

Jay Z - 4:44

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Macross new action figure from GameStop. Togo. Was with me

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“What’s the point of having a voice when it gets sick inside your throat?” - Jeff Rosenstock

“I’m a Dutch landscape painter painting pictures of the hillside in the eighteenth century where I was wishing I was living so I wouldn’t have to face all of the things I’m trying to ruin” - Katie Ellen 

Quote of the day: 

“Heyy hope the grind isn’t brutal. Hope the workers aren’t annoying or dramatic. Hope you’re not in the truck. And I hope that they started allowing headphones so you can tune out the world while you’re there” - me

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.17.18

To discuss still: 

Rachel getting a divorce

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

The world is a beautiful place & I am no longer afraid to die - harmlessness

American Football - lp2

Lifted bells - minor tantrums 

Blue oyster cult - Spectres 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“Born as a data mine for targeted marketing, and no one will listen up until you become a hashtag or a meme” - Jeff Rosenstock 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.16.18

Interesting day. Currently at a Christmas get together at this girl I’ve been mentioning Sxxxxxxxx house. 

—

Before that I was with Axxxxx. She hit me up today while she was at work and wanted to hang afterward. She was initially going to get food with her friends from work or some other, but she ended up linking up with me directly after work to get food. She doesn’t have to put on a game face she said, or something along that line. 

She and I chatted. We met at a steak and shake off Semoran and then went to a Chinese buffet which was horrible, we both agreed on that. 

We chatted and smoked in my car afterward. She doesn’t know what to make of her feelings. I can respect that. We have a history and while she says she currently hates me, we seem to be getting along when we do meet up. 

—-

5:30 am and driving home from Winter Garden to Altamonte Springs. I ended up getting Starbucks because it was so damn late/early that they’re open. Made it all the way home from Winter Garden, late as shit. 

6:40 am and I have FFXIV up and running. 

Also Tina is gone as of today, out of town to Ohio until a couple weeks go by. 

To discuss still: 

Rachel getting a divorce

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Notable places visited:

Sxxxxxxxx house for a Christmas get together. 

Listening to:

National Skyline - love letters for the disenchanted

Hum - downwards heavenward

Eagle Scout - new hands 

Black belt Eagle Scout - mother of my children 

Kanye west - the life of Pablo 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Vintage star wars figures:

Leia

Logray 

Teebo

ReAction Buffy the vampire slayer toys 

Breaking bad Walter white figure 

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.15.18

Finally got down to 189 lbs! This is a milestone getting down into the 180s. Brilliant. Nice progress son. 

—-

Remind me to tell you about what Sxxxxxxxx wants to do with her remains. 

Cremated 

Ashes imbued into art to be viewed by people on lsd/shrooms etc

To discuss still: 

Rachel getting a divorce

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“I’m like a magnet pulling the storm,

Where can I move when it always finds me?” - Jeff Rosenstock 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.14.18 

Randomly encountered Sxxxxxxxx from work over in my current hood, Altamonte. She was at some Christmas party as a plus one. She was having a great time as indicated by her snaps, until she wasn’t. 

And then she called me. 

Her tears spilled into my lap through her phone. She went in to her woes. 

To be continued mañana. Your boy is falling asleep.  

Remind me to tell you about the dope sick lady and Sxxxxxxxx dying wishes. 

To discuss still: 

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Action figures 

Lyric of the day:

“Hope is a scheme” - Jeff Rosenstock 

“As much as I definitely enjoy solitudes, I wouldn’t perhaps mind spending a little time with you” - Bjork 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.13.18

So Axxxxx messaged me earlier in the afternoon, chatting about this and that. She had been crying and hysterical about the loss of our child (refer to the Alaska diary)

Long story short we are now meeting for a late lunch at her behest. Again I don’t know what to expect. She says she hates me but I feel like she says it to try and remind herself that she does. But I don’t think she has it in her heart to harbor such feelings, not on any permanent basis. 

I mean listen, the last time she wrote me and we met, she said she was tired of having the hate. 

—

So we hung out for a good seven hours. 

To discuss still: 

Rachel getting a divorce

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“ I haven’t felt quite like myself, for months on end, I spend more nights on the floor than in my own bed. And I never see my family or friends anymore,  and I write more apologies than metaphors” - PUP 

“You know I’ve never been good at anything, except for fucking Up and ruining everything” - PUP 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.12.18

Met with frank yesterday. Always a good chat. He is coming around finally to the idea of getting me caught up with music. Also we are going to work on him getting more success with Tokyo Elvis. Meaning, were gonna work on the marketing aspect etc. 

—

On a wild goose chase to get weed for Tina and Gxxxxx.  And some for myself because why not I guess. Even tho I like wax and oil. 

So the short story on my mother have g a heart attack is that it was very mild. She thought that she was having pain related to a gallbladder issue she was having. 

I don’t want to say that our sister Jessica was a contributing factor to our mothers deteriorating health but, it’s got to be. 

My mother worries about my sister because she’s burned all bridges and lives on the streets mostly. 

—-

I need to get back on grinding. The somm course took up my time and energy this past month. I was a little anxious but overcame. 

Now I need to focus 

—

I think your body knows when you like someone when your dick gets hard while you’re on the phone with em. 

Befriended a kid at a smoke shop, whilst buying a grinder. It came up that I worked at STK and the was like, ‘you must know Yaqeen’ and I just had a smile come over me. 

That mofo knows everyone. 

To discuss still: 

Mother had a heart attack

Rachel getting a divorce

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Getting back into FFXIV 

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

American Football - LP3 pre release track

American Football - LP2

Jeff Rosenstock - we cool?

PUP - PUP 

ALL - problematic 

Voodoo glow skulls - symbolic

Tash Sultana  - notion 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

FFXIV baby

Purchases:

An ounce of weed for $180, to be divided up amongst me and Tina and Gxxxxx 

A legit pink grinder that Axxxxx would be proud and jealous of 

Good Fuck pre order (a Tim Kinsella project)

Robotech Macross loose figure 

Nightmare before Christmas pumpkin king figure 

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“I live in a two way mirror, I am backwards, you are forward” - birthmark 

“And I dreamt of you in Montreal, in places I’ve never been before” - PUP 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.11.18

To discuss still: 

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Playing:

Purchases:

American Football LP3 records and tape and shirt

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

“Name one genius that ain’t crazy” - Kanye 

“Steve Jobs mixed with Steve Austin” - Kanye 

“Crazy were the words that scribbled out your mouth” - coheed and Cambria 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.10.18

Coffee. Traffic. Dying to get my weight down in the 180’s. Old woman liberally using the word ‘fuck’ in my storage space. 

—

This guy at the outback bar said said to the woman bartender  ‘whenever you get a dull moment I’ll take the check’; I enjoyed that phrase. 

—

Just chipped off part of what I believe (and hope) is my back right bottom wood tooth. Around 7:15 pm at the Outback Steakhouse by the Orlando airport. Eating a wedge salad. Must’ve been a piece of bacon. 

—

And the night continues to get interesting. Just hung with Gxxxxx for a bit... and I must say it was an interesting turn of events. 

How about the bullet points:

She’s done with her husband (honestly the short story is she done been done)

She wants to bang me

We are going to meet tomorrow 

I was bringing her some weed earlier tonite and she comes out and grabs me and kisses me on the mouth. We go to the car (my rented Nissan Altima) and chat. She catches me up on the whole thing. The short story here is that right before she got cancer (she’s done with it now, all healed up) she was on her way out of the relationship anyway. She told me that as it was happening. 

She is apparently really fucking into me. Now she and I have always had more than just friendship between us. And it’s pretty much been understood that we were going to bang at some point. 

That being said it’s going on ten years. 

This is going to be interesting how this plays out. She wants to steal me away from Tina as a roommate, which I am on board with. 

To discuss still: 

Mother had a heart attack

Rachel getting a divorce

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Memories created from memory (instead of what actually happened)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Chris Farren - can’t die 

Small brown bike - fell & found 

Small brown bike - the river bed

Kanye West - the life of Pablo 

Watching:

Reading: 

Eating:

Apple cider vinegar shot 

Wheat grass juice powder 

Kale/spinach/radish/parsley/celery/lemon juice/stevia drink 

Ribeye from outback steakhouse. Lots of meat this week haha. Wedge salad extra crumbles and dressing. 

Clear American ice cherry lemonade 

Playing:

Purchases:

ReAction toys: 

Predator

Terminator 2 John Connor

Terminator 2 t-800

Terminator 2 t-1000

Firefly: Zoe, Jayne, kaylee 

Firefly Washburn

Robotech Dana sterling action figure 

Edward Scissorhands weird Japanese figure, Hobby Base Yellow Submarine toy company 

Charles Band’s puppet master ‘blade’ toy. Another weird company called Full Moon collectibles 

Also, I didn’t really ‘purchase’ it, but I got a iPhone XR on lease with option to buy. Upgradable any time I want. Got the red one. 

Packages received: 

eBay obsessions: 

Action figures 

Lyric of the day:

“ you are the ocean, I am the sea; what drowns in you will float in me” Small Brown Bike

“I know there’s bitches you wish you could unfollow,

I know there’s niggas you wish you could unswallow” - Kanye 

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

12.09.18

Starbucks. Ribeyes. Storage space. Habits. 

Sorting through the space a little. I need to make some room for the giant Game Cube display my brother  is bringing up 

To discuss still: 

Mother had a heart attack

Rachel getting a divorce

Back to Orlando 

Becoming awesome

the ‘roast’ culture Yaqeen and I  cultivated to keep morale up

Managing Tokyo Elvis 

Escape as a coping mechanism 

Minus the bear farewell concert

Sleeping on couches when under emotional distress 

“Inventory” night

10 second romance (rearview mirrors at red lights)

Notable places visited:

Listening to:

Gwen Stefani - love angel music baby 

Jeff Rosenstock - I look like shit 

My chill mix

Fake problems - real ghosts caught on tape 

Antarctigo Vespucci - soulmate stuff 

Antarctigo Vespucci - love in the time of email 

Kanye west - life of Pablo 

Kanye west - graduation 

Watching:

Somm on Netflix 

Reading: 

Eating:

Apple cider vinegar shot

Wheat grass juice powder 

Kale/spinach/radish/parsley/celery/lemon juice/stevia drink 

Outback ribeye and wedge salad and green beans 

Playing:

Purchases:

Final Fantasy crystal chronicles, Japanese version for Game Cube 

Squid head - vintage Star Wars

Packages received: 

No post on Sunday 

But I opened these:

Devil boy by Iconoclast

 eBay obsessions: 

Lyric of the day:

Quote of the day: 

8 ball questions and answers:

Hashtags: 

[oklahoma56-blog]

One Source Windows & Doors OKC

Address:

7100 N Western Ave #2a,

Oklahoma City, OK 73116

Phone:

(405) 840-0076

Website:

www.onesourcewindows.com

 Owner name:

Bryan Rinder

Business Email:

bryan@onesourcewindows.com

Category:

Window Installation Service,Window Supplier,Door Supplier,Construction Company

Working Hours:

Mon-Fri:

9am-5pm

 Payment Methods:        

Cash,Financing Available,Mastercard,Discover,Invoice,Visa,Paypal,American Express

 Description:

Whether we are starting from your floor plans or coming out for a FREE in-home consultation, One Source is here to help. Our professional sales team has the Home Windows product knowledge to assist you in finding the best solution for your project. Regardless of budget or style, we will be able to offer you quality products, from quality manufacturers, at a fair price. Doors & Windows Installation One Source offers expert installation on all the projects we sell. We utilize both in-house installers, as well as a few select subcontractors, to make sure that we can take care of your project in a professional and timely manner. Specialty Window Installation Custom windows have become more complex and harder to install. We make sure your investment is protected by providing our installers with continuing education and access to the latest tools and methods. Entry Door Installation Entry Doors are usually the first thing your guests notice. Updating your door can be one of the easiest ways to give your house a fresh look. From switching out a single door to changing an entire entry system, One Source has you covered. Hardware Installation Does your hardware color and style date your home? One Source can change that! Installing new hardware through your house can give your house the update that it needs. Replacement Windows One Source provides a free consultation for a replacement window. Our professional and experienced staff will come to your location to discuss the replacement in detail and make sure your new window is a perfect fit. Sliding Door Installation Sliding doors are back! With all new options, sliding doors are now one of the most requested products. If you are building a new house or replacing an existing door, let our installers take care of it. Hinged Door Installation French doors are only as good as the installation! Whether you use steel, aluminum or wood, hinged doors need to be installed correctly. When we install them, we make sure that everything is operating the way it is supposed t0.

[mysorc]

If you want a quick update to the exterior of your house you could add new wood, aluminum or vinyl replacement windows. Our construction companies OKC team would love to help you update the outside of your home.

[themiddlelayer]

Almost got me!

I didn’t want to end things with Tampa. I don’t. But he’s not giving me much of a choice at this point. 

Cookie and I went to check out a 1 bedroom apartment Wednesday afternoon and it made me want to cry. All relationship feels aside, it’s my home and my life. MM and I bought a house less than 2 years ago. I had my hot tub and beautiful views... furniture that matched, custom made window coverings... We had room to host, separate offices, a guest room and a garage where both cars fit. Given where I’d come from, it was monumental. 

And there I was standing in the middle of an apartment that wasn’t much bigger than the main living space in that house, trying to figure out if my desk would fit in the living room if I got a couch and where the rest of my office stuff would go. 

There was no word from Tampa aside from a couple single word replies in the morning when I asked if he was going to work and told him that I’d made him breakfast. When he came home Wednesday night I was still in my office. He walked by my open door and went into the bedroom “not slamming” the door behind him.

I messaged him that if that I’d be off work by 6pm if he wanted to talk. When he hadn’t seen the message or replied by 5:45pm I left. My bag was already in my car and I know he saw it. He didn’t reply until I’d pulled up at Cookie’s. It devolved again and I just stopped the conversation and crashed there. 

Yesterday (Thursday) I sent Tampa a long even-handed message with several options and solutions as far as how we could move forward. That also devolved but I agreed to come home and talk. He was calm and we seemed to work through it all well enough so I got my bag out of the car and we had dinner. 

In the end, he agreed to change his relationship status on Facebook and make it visible to his friends. Not a huge ask by miles, right!?! I didn’t argue when he said that it was a pain to do from his phone and that he would do it from the desktop. Fine. 

I woke up this morning and saw that he’d been on Facebook for almost 2 hours, posting. Relationship status, nowhere to be found. He did message me telling me that his ex-wife is looking at having to finally put down his dog, and I get how that could ‘distract’ him from things. Fine. 

And then Cookie messaged me asking if Tampa had deleted the OkC app or his profile. She created a profile that would catch his eye and “Jen” was a 92% match. “Jen” messaged him and then suddenly his profile was nowhere to be found. But... “Deb” found him right away. 

There is no planet where he could deny that he didn’t deactivate his profile and where he could say that he thought deleting the app was all he needed to do to “get off” of the site. No reason that IF he didn’t realize the profile was still active after “Jen” messaged him that he shouldn’t have actually deactivated it then. There is no “explanation” for it at all. Period. Dammit. 

Cookie and I looked at a 2 bedroom at the same apartment complex yesterday when I got off work and before I talked to Tampa. I filled out the application and have it in my bag. She’s going to grab me the money order for the application fee (her dog ate my glasses so they owe me for those plus the TV they are buying) and I’m going to turn it in on a “long lunch” break in a few. 

MM has been in contact with me since I reached out asking about some of the furniture from our house. He and his primary gf are set to help me load up a U-Haul up there next weekend and unload at my new place. He agreed to amend the separation agreement so I’ll have more money and he sent me the February money early. All animosity aside, he’s still my family and I know he has my back. 

Now to book the U-Haul and get moving. I’m at a standstill with the project I’ve got on my plate so I don’t feel bad flaking during my work hours again today. 

Wish me luck! 

[okcreplacement-blog]

Choose Right Aluminium Windows For Your House Windows OKC

If you have chosen aluminum windows to install in your home, this is not the decision to be taken lightly. They are can be sometimes costlier than others and may not very easy to decline the decision. If you have made that final decision, then you should go for purchasing for window frames. In order to get the best quality for your home, you should follow some tips.

You need to choose such aluminium windows  that should fit for your existing windows and style for your home. If you have owned a conventional home, you may not want to replace the windows with modern and sleek windows. As aluminum can be come with powder coated, this is also important to choose the color which will match the rest of your home.

After the installation of aluminum frames, you need to be sure that, they are properly fitted. The main factor is to look into that the window has been properly secured to the wall and that has been properly aligned.  This proper alignment will effectively prevent leaks, warping and other unwanted issues those are associated with them.

As aluminum is conductor of temperature, they are not regarded as the energy efficient but in some cases if you will install foam or vinyl strip around the frame, it’ll really help to give energy efficiency to the room as a result your electricity bill will come down.

Before implementing the service of an aluminum window manufacturer, it is very important to check thoroughly out of the quality and positive service. Collect quotes from different manufacturers also so that you can compare the price between such companies. Not only go for the price but quality maters as. Lower price doesn’t mean that, it is good in quality. So if you will consider all the factors, you’ll get the right product which is enough to provide you satisfaction.

 As the aluminum is extremely strong, there is not any question for you to choose any alternative for your house windows OKC. Just browse internet today and find out perfect suppliers those are able to satisfy you with their products.

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[okcreplacement-blog]

Choose High Quality Windows And Doors in OKC

Choosing appropriate furniture for home is the best way to make your home elegant. However, various media now flashing up with eye-catching advertisements those are influencing our mind a lot and even more. People now consider less and trust most on these advertises and sometimes the chosen furniture get worst in its quality. This is the reason for which you need to consider thoroughly before the last move towards purchasing the furniture. The style is one factor and functionality too poses another factor to consider. For different types of houses there a wide verity of windows styles to choose form.

Single-hung window is one type of house windows Okc that always homeowners grew up with the single hung window. This is the type where the bottom moves up and down and the top part of the window is fixed it its place. There are also two-lite single slider type of windows those slides are horizontally. The double to-lite sliders have both sides and that the window that slide. Casement style is another type of windows those are operated by turning the crank to both side. There are also smaller sized windows available those are very attractive to look and operated manually with just opening the crank off the window. Also someone can find different types of windows such as hopper based, bay windows and bow windows and these are totally depend upon the homeowner to choose from the list.

With the technical advanced era, now windows are available in various extraordinary features those are able to make you amazing with their services. Suppose you are living in high-altitude region and facing bone breaking cold and to get rid from that extreme condition, you are warming your home with electrical room heaters for which you need to pay a hefty amount of money. This can be eased with just installing energy saving house windows in OKC. Researchers have made these windows more energy efficiently while you’ll get warm in winter season and cooler in summer. So with just investing one time, you can make the huge return. So for better windows and doors OKC, you need to choose the perfect supplier and to do that just browse internet.

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[kingsgreencleaning]

The Cleaning Ways You Must Implement Today

Imagine a scenario when you invite your first guests to your new home and you notice that the tables have not been cleaned for a week and have been in a chaos with dirt-loaded furnishings. Well, you can assume that because you are slowly using cleaning equipment at the appropriate moment, you may fail as a host. Read the great tips given through the maid cleaning services and immediately get rid of a dirty home.

A Clean Cabinet

Keeping clean and tidy cabinets will protect you against all sorts of conditions and viral attacks. No edible remains of any kind should be placed in the desks, but immediately disposed of in the trash bin.

Upholsterers & Carpets

Carpets and upholsterers should be cleaned and dried thoroughly, as a dust battery is accumulating in the building. Do not be tardy when you call the house cleaning maids who are widely valued for cleaning carpets.

Clean Bathroom

Home bathrooms also have to be maintained properly and nicely. Small measures such as deodorizing, cleanup sounds reasonable to maintain a safe and hygienic atmosphere. In order to keep space fresh and clean, industrial cleaning services are active in using essential oils as air fresheners.

AC Vent

Winter air conditioners are frequently found to be a breeding ground for bugs and insects that infest the wind and blocks air circulation. Cleaning of the AC vents and light fittings within the cleaning task are also available through efficient corporate cleaning.

Blinds & Windows

Windows, curtain and blinds covered in dust and germs are the most common thing that occasionally needs proper cleaning. Dust-laden windows act as an obstacle to sunlight and create an unhygenic atmosphere. The problem is solved effectively by a thorough washing and cleaning of blinds and clothing.

Concentrate on Floors

The floors get wear and tear all the year round. Deep floor clearing implies that the top instruments, cleaners and machinery are used in order to rejuvenate them. Once more, it's clean, bright and new for your floors. At least once a year, deep cleaning of your hard surface floors is a must.

Junk Mail Sorting

Nothing is going to take over your home more quickly. First, take the mail today and shred or throw unneeded mail into basins. Then take the rest and open each envelope and act on it – this is the important part. Do it now, by writing a check or completing a form. If you can handle this, do so.

Dish Cleaning

Clean the dishes in the sink. It will keep pest infestation away and the utensils germ free and shining.

See us at King’s Cleaning Services in OKC for deep home cleaning. For commercial and residential maid cleaning services as well as for your rented room in Airbnb, give us a call.

[homefixchoices-blog]

Why You Must Avoid DIY Window Tinting?

Thin plastic sheeting is a window film that is used on residential windows. Window film is usually made from the same kind of plastic found in commercial bottles of water. Homeowners can decide for a variety of reasons to do window tinting. Some window films are applied in several layers to make windows shatter-resistant or scratchproof.

Another film was intended to prevent harmful, direct sun exposure to residents, which limits the UV rays. Window film can also be found in a variety of tints and patterns if you just want to add a decorative element to the standard glass.

Finally, window films can increase the energy efficiency of your home. The film can act as insulation, prevent air flow and keep the houses warm or cool during changes in the season. When wisely implemented, window film can be a significant part of energy efficiency for your home.

The thickness, the size and purpose of each window film is different. However, the majority of the film is applied to limit scratch and damage inside the windows.

The application of window tints is a precision art. The exact measures of window panes have to be matched by each tint applied to the windows. Especially if you do not have the right instruments to do so, this is not easy.

The dye should also be carefully applied to prevent misalignment, wrinkling and bubbles of air. DIY lovers don't have the necessary tools to make sure films are well cut, to install on the windows without wrinkling, bubbling and overlapping.

Cutting the tints also requires great attention, so that the window is not scratched and its quality and beauty is impaired.

Highly Specific Tints

Tints are not generic. Various types of window tints are available and each has its own function. The manner in which they are applied will also depend on the thickness of the window panes, window size, tint quality and location.

Experts will take a great deal into account before deciding on the right tint for your windows for the full benefits that window tints have to offer. That is why you should consult dye experts on the best services.

Tints May Be Used for Scaffolding

You will need ladders to apply the tint if the windows you plan to dint are somewhat high. This may not appear to be a big deal, particularly for DIY Home projects with ladders.

However, it is not just like you would like a band-aid to stick to a dye on the window. If you were very careful, it would be best.

When you try to balance on a ladder it is impossible to install a film well. It can be very risky to handle such a project yourself.

The handles need to be very stable, too, and it will be impossible to balance the ground where you want to work and you will be incapable of applying the tint properly. Experts use industrial ladders and fabrics to ensure safety and correct coloration.

DIY home projects are often worrisome, especially when you first get to grips with something. You may want to do it right on the first attempt or have to return for extra materials to your house supply shop.

DIY Versus Professional Installation

Window film can be an economical way to improve energy efficiency in your home. It can prevent damaging UV ray, make your windows more resistant to damage and add a decorative flair.

You should make sure you have professionals thinking about installing the window film. DIY can be hazardous, expensive, and extremely specific. Choosing the wrong film type for your window needs can also be your own window film. Contact us at Home Fix Choices for window tinting in OKC.

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You’d Be Amazed by What You Can Get for $100K Across the Country

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We recently examined the nation’s housing stock, to pinpoint the 10 cities with the most homes priced under $100,000. Steel City reigned supreme—with nearly 2,500 Pittsburgh homes available to purchase for five figures.

But there are plenty of other places in the United States where bargain-hunting buyers can find ultra-affordable abodes.

We scoured our listings in search of move-in ready residences priced below the magic $100,000 mark. Some are in the places that made our Top 10 list, along with a bunch of pretty cute pads in places off the beaten path.

If you’re willing to look outside the big metros, you might be surprised at the adorable starter (or investment) homes available right now. Here are 10 of our favorites awaiting buyers who don’t want to spend a ton of dough on a perfectly nice place to live.

2411 E Main St, Kalamazoo, MI

Price: $97,500 Discount details: This brick charmer from the late ’40s is move-in ready. The kitchen and bathroom are immaculate and ready for the next owner. We’re in love with the two-bedroom home’s gleaming hardwood floors, as well as the location—within walking distance of the city’s Main Street.

Kalamazoo, MI

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1900 Monroe Ave, Racine, WI

Price: $99,900 Discount details: Just a little over 40 years old, this three-bedroom home boasts a roof that was installed in 2017. We wouldn’t blame a buyer for wanting to ditch the bright red carpet in the living area, but the wood-paneled basement must be preserved!

Racine, WI

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1508 S. Moffet Ave, Joplin, MO

Price: $94,950 Discount details: The welcoming front porch adds just the right dash of curb appeal to this three-bedroom home. It’s been fully remodeled and is ready for a new owner to enjoy all the new features and fixtures throughout the home.

Joplin, MO

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202 E. Hodge St, Buffalo, SD

Price: $95,000 Discount details: Another home with an inviting front porch! This cute two-bedroom, tucked away in the northwest corner of the state, will need a little interior paint, but that’s no big whoop. Enjoy the back deck and large lot while the weather permits.

Buffalo, SD

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1820 S. 15th St, Lincoln, NE

Price: $99,900 Discount details: This classic from 1900 has a few elements that have stood the test of time—including the wood beams and wood details around windows and doors. With three bedrooms and a large lot, this is a perfect entry point for a growing family.

Lincoln, NE

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7615 Thornton Dr, Cleveland, OH

Price: $90,000 Discount details: This classic three-bedroom bungalow offers nearly 1,900 square feet of living space—your dollar stretches to the max in Cleveland! Located in the Parma area, it has gorgeous hardwood flooring throughout most of the home.

Cleveland, OH

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1036 N.W. Ninth St, Moore, OK

Price: $90,000 Discount details: Just south of OKC, this three-bedroom brick house needs a fresh coat of paint inside. Other than that, it’s ready for a new buyer to move right on in.

Moore, OK

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1804 Colorado Ave, Rockford, IL

Price: $89,900 Discount details: This Cape Cod-style home in northern Illinois costs only $49 per square foot. It has plenty of curb appeal, but it’s just as nice inside. The next owner won’t have to do much besides load in a few furnishings.

Rockford, IL

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3894 Healey Rd, Memphis, TN

Price: $55,000 Discount details: This listing in Grind City says the home needs some TLC, but the listing photos show a house that looks to be in fine shape. The two-bedroom brick house has new windows, a new roof, and a new HVAC system.

Memphis, TN

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110 Frazier Dr, Pittsburgh, PA

Price: $99,000 Discount details: Located in the city with the most homes priced under $100,000, this 1950s-era three-bedroom may need new carpet and a refresh in the kitchen, but is otherwise in great shape. It even has a finished room in the back of the house with man-cave potential. Ideal for a Steelers fan?

Pittsburgh, PA

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