Two rival nationalisms have been struggling to control the same "Holy Land" territory since it fell out of the Ottoman Empire after the Ottomans lost WWI. There have been atrocities on both sides, and repeated attempts to broker a lasting peace, yet neither side is currently satisfied with the status quo. And now they're fighting again ( Read more... )

is to re-fall in love with myself

I dunno, that was a subject line I used before,

probably about what K found sexy about me,

but I got a haircut today, so no hairy neck,

damn. I needed.

weekend to self, thank you T,

masc nonbinary naked window open playing with toys while rewatching comfort TV,

this is why I need the condo,

need it even more when T is in town,

fuck

I said to him, "I am unreasonably attracted to you,"

"Why??"

Um ... it's unreasonable ...

and can't top that last post, he thinks,

the main reason I was still there was because I hacked their algorithm to show my timeline in LJ order LOL, no censorship, no extra crap ( Read more... )

All you can do is bear witness
I see you, I hear you, I hold you

Part of me feels I'm teaching them how to have a proper relationship with each other, as I observe, from the side. Because neither of them have ever had a proper relationship before (even with me) (I observe) (and have I ever had a proper relationship? who am I to teach ( Read more... )

Astrid immediately climbed on my chest,

so,

petting her head counts, right?

paying attention to Astrid counts

because we're all here

we're all here