Hi Laga! That's a big step, congrats!
Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.
'Lineage'
Delurking 1: Because we don't always check our e-mail.
Kate P. - Oct 21, 2019 12:46:36 pm PDT #3030 of 3094
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
amych - Oct 22, 2019 2:35:02 pm PDT #3031 of 3094
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Hi Laga! I think I've seen you mention your coming out on Facebook, but I'm glad to see you and your fabulously-perfectly-you identity here!
-t - Oct 22, 2019 2:45:16 pm PDT #3032 of 3094
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hi Laga! I'm sorry I took so long to say so - I saw your post on the way to work yesterday and then forgot that I didn't actually post in response... Congrats on being able to be a little more yourself in the world!
Zenkitty - Oct 23, 2019 4:57:26 am PDT #3033 of 3094
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Good to see you, Laga! Congrats!
Vortex - Oct 23, 2019 3:53:22 pm PDT #3034 of 3094
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Laga, that's a bit more than "not much to share" :) Congratulations!
Susan, make sure to tell Alex that the lurkers support him on the internet.
Not much happening to me. Still love my job and my boss drives me nuts. But, at least I drive her nuts right back.
Susan W. - Oct 26, 2019 4:15:12 pm PDT #3035 of 3094
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Susan, make sure to tell Alex that the lurkers support him on the internet.
Will do!
BridgetS - Oct 27, 2019 9:23:34 am PDT #3036 of 3094
Mercy is the mark of a great man. [beat] Guess I'm just a good man. [beat] I'm alright.
O HAI
So, I realize I haven't checked in for awhile.
I'm still living in Sacramento. I was homeless a couple of summers ago, but it wasn't long before I found housing, though I've had to move twice since then. Now, I'm in a sitch that's fairly stable (knock on wood). I'm trying to find work, but I spend my days looking after my roommate's dog and working out. There are businesses within walking distance of my apartment in West Sac, but I kinda doubt they'd hire me. It's a little rough over here.
Today it's pretty blustery, but we're spared from the current spate of power shutoffs by virtue of *not* being served by PG&E.
erikaj - Oct 27, 2019 1:51:12 pm PDT #3037 of 3094
Always Anti-fascist!
Slightly off-topic, but I haven't heard a worse plan than "Turn it off!" since I was in a residential placement that counted surges of adrenaline as a disaster plan.Our utility sucks, too, maybe not as much I haven't really wandering much, just lost in the activist thing. Still trying to get published, and David Simon followed my twitter this spring. So I can get a man's attention...if I worship him, there's a country between us, and he's married to someone who could win an award for writing up how she'd kill me if I tried anything. Good to know, if not super-helpful when I think about rewriting my dating profile.
Laura - Oct 28, 2019 5:02:05 am PDT #3038 of 3094
Our wings are not tired.
Hi Bridget! I hope you stay safe from the fires and find convenient employment soon.
Hi erikaj! Keep writing! I hope to see you published more in the coming years.
Theodosia - Oct 28, 2019 10:26:41 am PDT #3039 of 3094
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Hi Delurkerers!
Most years lately there hasn't been anything new to share -- still driving Lyft/Uber, still driving around in big circles and barely making ends meet. But this September I started a 30hr/week job as a driver for an assisted living facility in Cambridge that I can walk to and life feels like it's changed quite a bit to being both more organized and more purposeful.
'Driver' means that I do the facility-sponsored transportation, in a nice Subaru Legacy sedan for small parties and in a much much larger wheelchair lift bus. I also do grocery list shopping (Insta-Connie, I call it, but most of them don't get the joke), carry around packages, lead some (very gentle) exercize classes and anything else that Programs needs a hand with, like going out and buying $173 worth of wine.
They are really nice people, both the staff and the residents, and it feels like this will be a keeper.
It's good to have this positive thing going on -- alas, there was a serious bereavement in my family that struck me really hard, because my incredibly vital and wonderful cousin David died in a truly freak accident. That's brought back all the sadness from my aunt's death (last year) and worry for my remaining cousin, who now has to solely wind up her brother's estate and also take over as primary caregiver for my poor uncle who is slowly progressing into dementia.
So I've been down and up, but mostly trying to keep moving forward.