It is “just” a Great Lake beach, not the ocean
There's no "just" about it -- the Great Lakes are no small potatoes! They have currents and waves and riptides! But no salt and no sharks.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Steph L. - Aug 31, 2023 6:04:11 pm PDT #24905 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
smonster - Aug 31, 2023 6:22:06 pm PDT #24906 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I am so missing our family beach trip. I keep telling R stories and realizing they have beaches in them, but not the NC beach. Turkey, Corfu. Beaches when my mom was alive, if not with me. I need beach and book time. I need escape right now.
As mentioned on fb, R and I watched The Matrix tonight for the first time since either of us learned it was a metaphor for the trans experience. It is a really heavy movie through that lens, especially watching it with someone who is just realizing they are trans. So many damn details in there - like, I don’t think Switch or Epoch got pronouns. Just their names.
-t - Aug 31, 2023 6:22:53 pm PDT #24907 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That’s interesting. Now I want to rewatch.
ChiKat - Aug 31, 2023 6:30:57 pm PDT #24908 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I haven’t been around the board much in the past few years (although I do occasionally lurk) but coming back and reading all the lovely posts about JZ has been healing. Like coming home to people who have known you for a long time and regardless of how we wander, we can come back and soothe one another during difficult times. Thank you all for this virtual vigil.
Hec, I have no wise words. But you and Matilda have my love and support.
aurelia - Aug 31, 2023 7:35:50 pm PDT #24909 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Debet, I'm glad Arthur is home now.
David, I'm so glad that you and Matilda have the Sacred Circle.
"Looking for JoJo" has now replaced "Waiting for Godot" in my existential pantheon.
That is a very good title.
javachik - Aug 31, 2023 7:38:54 pm PDT #24910 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Great to see your pixels, ChiKat. What have you been up to?
And yeah, those death certificates are needed for everything. Charlie didn’t have a complicated life and I still needed like 5 verified versions for closing down certain accounts, etc.
Pix - Aug 31, 2023 8:40:33 pm PDT #24911 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Like coming home to people who have known you for a long time and regardless of how we wander, we can come back and soothe one another during difficult times. Thank you all for this virtual vigil.
This.
And so glad Arthur is going home!
Shir - Aug 31, 2023 11:26:22 pm PDT #24912 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Then I read about new human Arthur and alien rave salons and Karl hugs and I can take a breath knowing good shit still happens.
Echoing this, very much. Happy that Arthur is home now. And hello, Karl! Hello, ChiKat!
I went outside with a friend yesterday despite this being a migraine day (in a migraine season) and a very sad day after JZ's passing for mocktails and a movie. We were both a bit disorientated by life events and/or biology, but nothing beats being with a friend who knows and accepts you when you're not at your best day, and not staying indoors all gloomy and alone. I am grateful for that.
Edited to add: I've been searching for this poem in the past month and couldn't remember much about it to locate it. I thought you might want to read it too. [link]
Sophia Brooks - Sep 01, 2023 4:23:03 am PDT #24913 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Good morning Buffistas! And hello Shir.
I sure was grateful for the impromptu beach trip.
Calli - Sep 01, 2023 4:30:59 am PDT #24914 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It is “just” a Great Lake beach, not the ocean, but it is so calming.
I love Great Lake beaches! I’m supposed to be at one this weekend on our annual family trip to Lake Huron, but we’re rolling out a new LMS, so the manager asked that we all take vacation time before or after Labor Day weekend. (He’s reasonable about vacations in general—it’s just the timing with classes starting that was an issue this year.)