This morning brought the procurement of a new box of dishwasher pods, so I'm slowly beginning to clean up the kitchen, with a slight detour to feed Matilda and me the world's most posh breakfast sandwich (filet mignon and egg on English Muffin).
Matilda and I went out for ramen in Japantown last night, and then saw The Boy and the Heron. It was a good Xmas left turn from past traditions, leaning into our mutual love of Japantown and Miyazaki, after we were left alone and feeling JZ's absence in the house and the holiday.
(Though Matilda's first comment after the movie was, "Dammit! Why is every story a dead mom story!")
Wishing good health for all in The Lost Week (between Xmas and NYE).
A few more people have come in since, but it is still very quiet.
Ooh, vacations! I have a vacation planned for Feb (time off on the official calendar, flights booked, place to stay, the whole nine yards), still considering taking some vacation time to see the eclipse in April, and also mulling over when to do my month of train travel.
It's a whole symbolic thing, based on, well, the breakdown of old patterns, like you are talking about.(Although I can appreciate Matilda not wanting to take on those resonances right at this particular instant, though. Don't get me wrong.)
as a crime-fiction buff, though, I know more about Tragic Man-pain, though not from direct experience.
I should go see The Boy and the Heron. I don't know that I've ever seen Miyazaki on the big screen
Thanks for the birthday happies! And HBD to Theo and Rayne, too!
(Though Matilda's first comment after the movie was, "Dammit! Why is every story a dead mom story!")
I saw Fun Home (a dead dad story) literally three days after my father died, and was I ever relieved that the point of that show was that the dad sucked.
Re: vacations
Does anyone have hotel recs for Paris? Safe, inexpensive, close to metro would be ideal.
(Though Matilda's first comment after the movie was, "Dammit! Why is every story a dead mom story!")
Yeah, sometimes when you don’t expect it at all.
Laura, I know COVID isn’t restful. Being sick never really is. At any rate… I have the flu. Came home early from work, fever now 101.1. Most of the classic symptoms. I just got my flu shot a week ago Friday, here’s hoping it helps at least a little.
