One of my few regrets of my holiday season is that I did not get an adorable portrait of my kitten in one of his three new sweaters.  In fact, I took very few pictures at all- I brought my awesome camera to the Underwater Canoe Party, got buzzed perhaps a bit too early in the evening and forgot it in my bag.  Christmas itself, so much work, and yet ( Read more... )

Goddammit. To add to my irate mood, I forgot to reup my eljay subscription, and I only have five userpics to choose from. I could reup now, but I'm posting so rarely, I'm not sure if I should? I'll think more on it. Wish I'd gotten a permanent account, way back in the day ( Read more... )

Waking is harder than falling asleep ( Read more... )

I feel a little lighter this morning, with all of that built-up garbage out in the world. I have to remember that describing pain can be as refreshing as marking down my moments of joy ( Read more... )

I had one of those very busy Thanksgivings this year that seems to be the norm for polyamorous people who live near their families. It had three basic sections, and they were each different and all very fun ( Read more... )

Tonight was the annual interfaith service, where rabbis and rectors from all over my neighborhood come together to celebrate love and the commonality of humanity. I sat on a pew between Jewish friends of the family and one of my godmothers, and wondered what I'd say if the godmother mentioned my baptism or participation in the choir ( Read more... )

The first Christmas mass I ever attended was at the end of 1997, in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. I don't know the denomination, but the sermon was definitely one of those hellfire and damnation rants that I used to think was all Christian sermons. Part of it stuck with me, because I was so amused. The priest was going on about how Christians ( Read more... )

The thirteenth post, ah yes. Thirteen is one of my lucky numbers, there's something lovely about threes and ones, especially when they appear together ( Read more... )

Det är snö. Il neige. It's snowing ( Read more... )