Much love, Nora!
Mal: Can I come in? Inara: No. Mal: See? That's why I usually don't ask.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
WindSparrow - Nov 18, 2023 4:07:29 pm PST #26900 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Amy - Nov 18, 2023 5:04:20 pm PST #26901 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, I'm so sorry, Nora. Sending love.
-t - Nov 18, 2023 5:29:25 pm PST #26902 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I’m so sorry Nora
NoiseDesign - Nov 18, 2023 7:33:56 pm PST #26903 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
So much love to you Nora. Losing a parent is a very particular sort of loss.
quester - Nov 18, 2023 10:10:51 pm PST #26904 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
{{{{{{{{Nora}}}}}}}
P.M. Marc - Nov 19, 2023 12:23:06 am PST #26905 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh Nora, I'm so sorry.
Nilly - Nov 19, 2023 2:54:49 am PST #26906 of 30000
Swouncing
Nora, my condolences.
I've skipped, I'm sorry, so general good vibes and ~ma and hugs-to-those-who-like-them and timelies all around.
(We're still OK. I still can only take the news in extremely small doses at a time, or the very thin I'm-OK outer-shell might shatter. I'm still grateful for this place, and hope that as much as possible is well for each and every one of you. I'm still OK.)
Shir - Nov 19, 2023 8:43:49 am PST #26907 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
(Just to say that I'm still OK as possible here too. Just not sure what to write anymore. It's all just heartbreaking. Unfortunately I started to be able to read more about Oct. 7th and the war at times, which means I'm usually up until 2am these days, trying to make some sense out of it. I can't, but a part of me is still trying to understand).
lisah - Nov 19, 2023 10:25:01 am PST #26908 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Sending you both love, Shir and Nilly. And thank you again for continuing to check in.
DavidS - Nov 19, 2023 10:26:24 am PST #26909 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks for the check-ins from Israel, Nilly & Shir.
Just not sure what to write anymore. It's all just heartbreaking.
I don't even know what I'm hoping for at this point, except Biden to push for a ceasefire.
I need to get my shit together and clean house before Thanksgiving. As well as getting a turkey.
We're having three guests, and two are new to our Thanksgiving and I think that'll be good. Just a different, welcoming dynamic and we won't just be sitting there feeling Jacqueline's absence.
Aside from the long distance planning/thinking about the trip to Spain, I just made immediate plans for my high school friend, Jeanette (aka, Jet), to visit in Mid-January for the upcoming Church of the Sacred Silversexual Bowie shows. She'll be coming down with her husband, and her daughter who is trans and is still getting used to going out en femme. I figure a Bowie show in San Francisco is about the safest place you're going to find for flexing your gender expression.
I haven't seen Jet since we were both in college, but we reconnected on FB about five years ago and it's been a joy. She's very funny and has a lot of wild experiences too. She and her bestie, Diane, introduced me in HS to both The Princess Bride (the book) and Edward Gorey, so she's always been a super smart nerd-friend.
Like several Buffistae, she and her family relocated to the PNW to escape a less welcoming environment.