Ah, girl its always good to hear from you, even when you need to rant. You most definitely have a legit gripe. We have the same bottle/can system here in Oregon. It sucks so bad, the machine are broken down more often than they work and the bottle rooms are always filthy. I actually gave up using them, it's just not worth it. It's not like we really drink that much soda.

I loved Liminal, and I'm doing the same thing, lol, rereading some fic I've only read once or stories Ive read so long I don't remember the details much. Have you tied Auburns Gypsies, "Tramps and Thieves" yet? I noticed she has a new chapter on AO3, but I haven't read it yet. I've just finished aKiera Marcos "The Sentinels of Atlantis" which I had never read before, even though I've read her other stories many, many times. I also read "The Cabin Series" from Madison, and am working on "Mile Marker 36 from Bluespirit.