Cashmere, Laura, and Steph, I'm sorry family issues are so acute right now.
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Aug 26, 2020 4:28:38 pm PDT #25344 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
aurelia - Aug 26, 2020 4:36:57 pm PDT #25345 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Damn, you guys. Much love all around.
I second this.
Gudanov - Aug 26, 2020 5:02:29 pm PDT #25346 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
((Laura))
Laura - Aug 26, 2020 5:33:26 pm PDT #25347 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
There is really no other place I can vent about this. This community is a small island of sanity, for which I am thankful.
Ditto
sj - Aug 26, 2020 5:48:48 pm PDT #25348 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There is really no other place I can vent about this. This community is a small island of sanity, for which I am thankful.
Definitely, I'm so grateful we still have this place.
Beverly - Aug 26, 2020 6:33:20 pm PDT #25349 of 30019
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I think it's more mutual insanity but in different ways and on different days. Somebody's always home and relatively lucid and able to relate. I'm so sorry, Cash. And you too, Laura.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 26, 2020 7:32:50 pm PDT #25350 of 30019
What is even happening?
Cashmere, I am so sorry. Your family has really been through it, lately. Your poor dad. How is your niece holding up?
Katerina Bee - Aug 26, 2020 7:41:46 pm PDT #25351 of 30019
Herding cats for fun
Couldn't the universe give Cashmere's Dad a break already? He has had enough dangerous guys in his house for an old guy, okay? How awful for him to have to feel bad about this.
Michelle Obama a man? That... doesn't really make any sense to me.
Shir - Aug 26, 2020 7:45:12 pm PDT #25352 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Cashmere, I am so sorry. This is terrible.
All sanity~ma in direction of yours and Laura's and Steph's families. And whoever else might need it (aren't we all?).
Theodosia - Aug 27, 2020 1:23:57 am PDT #25353 of 30019
'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"
I think we're seeing the long-term isolation and stress of the lockdown really playing out -- whether it is the personal, like all the woes experienced here, or random customers having meltdowns, general incivility, rioters and shootings. And I don't know what we can do about it (the stress) other than acknowledge it and soldier on.
Feeling kind of depressed here just now. But I'm so grateful that this is an island that I can go to and feel it's OK to talk about details (work, roommate worries and annoyances) without worry that it will get back to people that it might hurt.