I need a good whine.

Sometimes I really detest living in an apartment.  Like last night when my upstairs neighbor decided to play music until sometime after 2:30am.  I'd actually gone to bed 20 minutes earlier than usual and then was dragged out of sleep at 1am by his music.  After I woke up enough to be coherent -- and gave up trying to ignore said music -- I put in earplugs.  Unfortunately, he has a rather effective woofer which mean the bass kept right on coming through.

By then it was getting past 2:30 and I was getting tireder and crankier and my temper finally cracked and my patience left.  I reached up behind me and hit the wall very hard several times.  I usually try to stay out of my neighbors' lives, not wanting to cause waves.  Even when dealing with obnoixous people playing music at way too late hours.  Headphones were created for a reason, folks!!!

In any case, after I smacked the wall (and hurt my hand in my anger), the music abruptly shut off.  Still took me another 15 minutes (probably) to resettle and fall back asleep again.  Having to get up 5 hours later to get to work....was not fun.  I expect to be tired and headachey and probably borderline cranky all day.  

There are days I wish I would've taken some of the higher paying job offers that have floated my way.  I could probably afford to move to a better, newer place with thicker walls.  And my own washer/dryer or at least hook-ups.  ~le sigh~

Since I've been in a Buffy/Spike mood and feel like recc'ing....

Acts of Contrition by clawofcat -- Set in the aftermath of Showtime. Spike realizes that all of his sacrifice has not been in vain. He’s given his pound of flesh for Buffy, but what gift can she give him in return? --- Oh, wow....lovely, gorgeous writing that I only wish I could do.

Latter Days by enigmatic_blue -- (Set post-Chosen) After the Slayers are activated, the balance between good and evil is disturbed, and the Scoobies are flung to the far corners of the world to respond to the crisis. In the midst of all of this, will they be able to keep their relationships strong? Or will they be divided by circumstances and torn apart by fate?  --- I pretty much love everything by enigmaticblue and this WIP is no exception; 16 chapters thus far and still going.