"if you have to take meds to deal with life, then pass me by" - alrighty then - delete

"Groan people" meaning grown people - delete

ugh - I am FORCING myself to stay on and respond to anyone who messages me tonight.

Yeah, you don't have to respond to everyone.

This note is mostly for Plei, but I bet you'll enjoy it as well (I bet everyone will enjoy it as well!): Did it make non-local news that Chris Evan's mother's local youth theater had a drag bingo fundraiser with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence? [link]

I felt myself coming down with a bad case of the Don't Wannas today (skipped the farmer's market, indecisive about lunch, frittered time away unproductively all afternoon) so I drove to a neighboring town to eat steak out rather than getting takeout and being completely antisocial. I think it did me some good; if nothing else I saw some nice countryside in the sunset.

ugh - I am FORCING myself to stay on and respond to anyone who messages me tonight.

I don't think Texas is going to work for you.

I went to my friend's bbq and it was nice! She and her partner bought a house! I'm so pleased, I have known her since she was 15 or so and trying to figure out what to do with her life while spending all her time online with middle-aged Farscape fans. And now she's 30 and has a house and a good job and goes to Burning Man. It's lovely.

And then I stopped at the store and they had Humphrey Slocombe ice cream, which is the bomb. And I have Stephen Colbert clips on Youtube to watch.

Life could be worse.

There are a few people on who are transplants and/or not horrible on the profile. Just since I have just started I am having to weed out.

It's actually better for the profile to give me enough information to eliminate them than not really say anything that tells you about the person.

"I am a nice, honest guy"

Oh, I like nice honest guys! Good luck with the online dating stuff. There was no internet the last time I dated. I've seen many people that had good success, and some not so much. Honestly, the person I am thinking of that has the worst luck also has horrible taste in men and a seriously flawed father and brother as male role models, so I can't blame the internet. Quite a number of nice success stories I have seen were in the geriatric set, friends of my parents and siblings. That surprised me, but shouldn't have.

And I have Stephen Colbert clips on Youtube to watch.

Colbert, and others in the late night comedy biz are in large part responsible for whatever bit of sanity I have left.

Oh! I have encouraging news to share. I've mentioned before the heartbreak of my sister's hoarding that started over 2 decades ago after her son's death. I haven't actually gone in, just glanced in the door this year, and still a horror scene, a physical and health hazard. But but but....

Many family members from far and wide are scheduled to come to here in August on what would have been Mom's 96th birthday for her funeral and burial up here. Last night when my sister and I were talking about the various family houses in regards to accessibility for my other sister who can't do stairs. She suggested that she really should clear out her downstairs bedroom so she could stay with her. I immediately jumped on it and said I could help her since we had almost a month before she arrived. She mentioned that she had been wanting to work on it but lacked motivation. For good measure I mentioned that my brother might find comfort in staying in our old family homestead too.

This is huge. This is the first time ever that she has been remotely open to doing anything about the condition of the house. I am cautiously optimistic and my other sister is going to work with the plan by telling her sister that she really would be most comfortable there with her. (which is easy since it is true) So, um de~cluttering~ma is appreciated.

I haven't responded to every guy who said hi. Or sometimes I just have messaged hi back. It usually ends there.

Ive also gone through profiles and if they had pictures of pets and the profile was decent sent a message about the cat or dog ..like cute cat or something.

That is great, Laura! Much de-cluttering~ma for you and your sister.

Weeding~ma, msbelle.

I'm feeling a little down, due to the extended run of hot, humid weather we've been having in my region. Feeling trapped in the AC isn't great. Still, I have a vacation trip planned in Halifax, Nova Scotia starting in 20 days. Looking at the Halifax weather report is currently giving me life. (Nothing above 79F expected for the next week. And some days are in the 50s—bliss!)