Sounds like you did the right thing for you, Hil.
I took out the recycling and I think I'm done for the night. Going to bed.
Mal: Well, you were right about this being a bad idea. Zoe: Thanks for sayin', sir.
'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
smonster - Mar 21, 2012 5:41:48 pm PDT #10249 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
meara - Mar 21, 2012 7:04:26 pm PDT #10250 of 30001
stick a finger in the dyke for a second, it'll be okay.
Aw yeah, baby, that's what I like to hear...:P
I went to acupuncture for the first time this evening. One or two of the needles were a bit uncomfortable, but mostly it was fine. I feel better than I did when I went in, though that may have to do with lying in a comfy recliner, relaxing for an hour. But it wasn't super expensive because it's community acupuncture--you don't have your own space, there's just 10 recliners in a circle.
Yesterday was my first Zumba class (slightly less thrilling than acupuncture) and tomorrow I'm going to the fancy theater downtown that I've never been to, to see Hunger Games. A week of firsts!
Yay sleep, Erin! No hairfires, Sean! And big hugs, Maria.
le nubian - Mar 21, 2012 7:08:30 pm PDT #10251 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Maria,
the pain is still fresh. I say you are good for being able to go to a job you loathe.
When I was in high school, a Sri Lankan American friend of mine wore something black (garment, or a piece of cloth pinned to her clothing) for a very long time when a relative of hers died. I don't know if it was 1-2 months, or maybe 3? But I can see why such a practice is useful. Hard to feel pressured to go about business as usual when you have a public marker of grief.
Fuck it. Take care of yourself.
Connie Neil - Mar 21, 2012 7:31:05 pm PDT #10252 of 30001
brillig
Miss Manners has often decried the move away from publicly noticeable mourning, because a visible sign that the person is not functioning at their best and may be emotional at unexpected moments is very useful.
DebetEsse - Mar 21, 2012 7:31:50 pm PDT #10253 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
It can be problematic, though, in terms of who gets to display such signs.
Connie Neil - Mar 21, 2012 7:33:45 pm PDT #10254 of 30001
brillig
And it could be awkward trying to figure out who was in legitimate mourning and who was just a goth.
DebetEsse - Mar 21, 2012 7:35:30 pm PDT #10255 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
And who is still mourning Whitney.
Atropa - Mar 21, 2012 7:36:28 pm PDT #10256 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
And it could be awkward trying to figure out who was in legitimate mourning and who was just a goth.
Well, I honestly did wear a black armband for a while. Or a large pin on my lapel with torn black ribbon, or a lapel pin vase holding one of the blossoms from the many floral arrangements people sent.
Not to mention that I feel there's a pretty obvious difference from someone in gothy black and someone in mourning.
Vortex - Mar 21, 2012 7:56:22 pm PDT #10257 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The problem is the poser Goths, the ones who would think that it was party of the subculture.
DavidS - Mar 21, 2012 7:57:03 pm PDT #10258 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The problem is the poser Goths, the ones who would think that it was party of the subculture.
Wearing memento mori is part of the subculture.