MARS NEEDS BUFFISTAS

Heh.

Oh, and here's a little something I saw on FB today: "Christian group says demon sex makes you gay"Link

I am working for a goddamn soap opera.

Ooh, it's like The Hour but today! Masterpiece Contemporary could air the reality show.

(Note: I haven't actually watched The Hour, just the ads for it)

I would still be fucking screaming after that. and I wouldn't be able to sleep right for MONTHS.

Seriously. I think the poster claiming he'd nearly killed someone in a similar situation was OTT, but shit--are you really confident in everyone's reactions, so much so that there's minimal risk of harm to anyone involved.

But, you know what? That footage can't be displayed without paperwork being signed. So a) we haven't seen the really mad people b) apparently not only was this not dangerous but all those people got over it pretty damned quick when faced with money and/or TV screen time.

Which warrants a big old "Really, humanity? REALLY?"

msbelle, that depends entirely on how long the trip is (to separate airfare from hotel), what the rating of the hotel and the room is, and where the destination is.

I'm thinking most of the 80,000 settlers on Mars would stay there the rest of their lives

Do colonists generally have a temporary posting? I thought it was assumed to be a lifetime commitment.

I think this first week is going to be the hardest

Yes, seriously. There are some one time humps to be navigated here, so check them off as milestones, and focus on a) not being alone for this, familially or medically and b) many of these just need to get done the once.

I thought Antonio's performance was jarring--both in the world of the movie and in the context of all his performances to date. If that was how he was supposed to appear, well, okay--I guess it's the work I don't like, then But between that and the wig, he just didn't work for me.

Randomly, the skin on the back of my hands is so creepy smooth that I can't stop testing it. Which inevitably leads to that thing where you pluck the webbing between thumb and pointer finger to see how "old" your skin is. It's a self-perpetuating cycle.

I just finished compiling two theme weeks at my provocateuse tumblr, women (cheating) and tattoos (suggested), and although I don't think I'm gonna do another one right away, but any ideas of manageable 7 item long lists of promising pretty pictures.

I mean, not to be like "OMG, you really need to calm down!" or anything--more "OMG, you deserve a chance to freakin' relax"

I've had rather more to drink in the last week than usual, and frankly it hasn't really helped. Going for a hilly bike ride on Sunday with my brothers was a better option, frankly.

Thank fuck UPS finally delivered the Clonopin, so I dropped that off this morning. Last night I emptied all the perishables out of the old apartment fridge, and picked up some stuff that had been left behind, including a bottle of whiskey for my dad.

The big push will be getting him to disengage from her when she starts going off. My sister discovered him looking up apartment listings online yesterday! DAD, NO. t facepalm

I think this first week is going to be the hardest

I think, frankly, it's going to be the first couple of months. I am tempted to tell my sister not to have the folks over for dinner for a week or so, in case Mom refuses to leave.

I am tempted to tell my sister not to have the folks over for dinner for a week or so, in case Mom refuses to leave.

I think that's a good call, really. I heard recently about a nursing home (so a different situation) that doesn't allow visitors for the first week or something, to get the person really settled into the new routine, with no "outs."

Probably not appropriate for Good Stuff Happened Today: Deer Attacks Two Men, Steals Their Cigarettes

Rose approached the deer and he says the deer seemed friendly. But then Kellis and Rose say the deer then charged them and started to attack.

Rose and Kellis ran to Rose's pick-up truck to try to get away from the wild buck. The deer then "poked" Rose in his ribs, so Rose jumped out of his truck into the back-bed. Rose says he left his driver-side door open and the deer climbed in and took his pack of cigarettes that were sitting in his center console.

The deer starting eating Rose's smokes, and when Rose tried to get them back, Rose says the deer got more aggressive.

Maybe not appropriate, but damned funny.

Going for a hilly bike ride on Sunday with my brothers was a better option, frankly.

Exercise is great for exorcising stress.

My sister discovered him looking up apartment listings online yesterday! DAD, NO.

Difference between coping and escalating, stat! God, 'suela, I feel for you so much. And your father, and your mother. The pressures that are on you all (including your mother's imagined version of same) have got to be exerting a huge amount of push-pull for you all, and I hope (and believe) that the introduction of more family members to share the load pays off as soon as possible, so you don't increase your stress. Here's to some of these events being only in the rearview mirror and shrinking in size as you keep moving forwards.