Niska ,'War Stories'
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.
Confession: the Captain America march is on my 5K playlist as the last song so that I can play it as I cross the finish line. Because I am deeply deeply committed to being a giant nerd.]
That is BRILLIANT
We recessed to something on a harp, I forget what, a traditional choice, but we made our first appearance at our reception with the Breeders' version of the Buffy theme playing. People were confused. Some of them.
Timelies all!
My drivers license is up for renewal, so I'm going to go to the MVA tomorrow. I have to remember all the documents I need.(Real ID. sigh)
I have two sets of sheets with sage and a paler, softer sage green leaves and grey stems printed batik-style on cream fabric. And a set of sage green sheets, and a set of pretty dove-grey sheets, all in fairly high content cotton. Which get mixed to one grey, one printed pillowcase, grey bottom, printed top sheet, or printed bottom, grey top sheet, and ditto the green. I *love* the print, and don't mind always having it on the bed in some configuration. Soothing and familiar, and clean, mmmm. H doesn't care much, as long as it's horizontal.
OH GOOD THE HOME THEATER INSTALLATION GUY HAS ARRIVED AT OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. ASK ME HOW I KNOW.
Tell us, Dana, HOW DO YOU KNOW?
We are desperately, desperately hoping it's just that loud for calibration purposes.
OH GOOD DANA'S DOG FOUND THE CHAINSAW.
You can pretend the dog ate the sound system when you somehow mysteriously sabotage it? If the level isn't just calibration, that is.
The fucking music is still going. The fucking install guy's van is still there.
OH GOOD DANA'S DOG FOUND THE CHAINSAW.
Blue punch buggy!
People. Some white dude married to an acquaintance of mine who I've hung with casually a couple of times at parties and such just reacted VERY BADLY when I commented that, no, people of color can't be "just as racist" as white people. I tried putting it into historical context. I explained I've been studying this for 10 years and seeking to broaden my own perspectives and suggested a couple of books he might want to check out. His response was the most condescending, arrogant, mansplaining and insulting dismissal of my intelligence and education I have EVER experienced. Dude, I KNOW YOU. I WILL SEE YOU SOCIALLY. TRY to at least be civil. I really had to walk away before I ruin my friendship with his wife, but I AM SO PISSED.
Or emotionally exhausted. Also feeling that.