So, I'm subscribed to "Etiquette Hell" which is a site that showcases the best and worst of humanity in all their rule-bound and rule-breaking glory ( Read more... )

So, my cousin T (with the cancer) is dying.

Her oncology report indicates that the tumours have tripled in number since the last scan. She's asking for things to do with her family for her 'last summer in Sydney'.

Death is not the end for us - we know this in our hearts and it's a great relief and comfort.

But it's still difficult.

I know most people around here only follow me for fandom, so I'm sorry I have nothing for you. The house and move and all the life changes are just too much for me to manage anything as involved as writing ( Read more... )

While writing a poem to my mum, I made a realisation ( Read more... )

Fear is a physiological reaction. The tightness in my chest. The thickness in my throat. I'm 'safe' behind a computer screen, but I'm only as 'safe' as other people choose to let me be ( Read more... )

1. I don't actually have anything scheduled on this weekend! A TOTALLY FREE WEEKEND. HOOOOOOLY COW. (Mind you, I'll spend it: cleaning up, appeasing cats, wondering why my stories won't write themselves, appeasing cats, working out what to do with all the food we have in the house, appeasing cats, quilting, and generally appeasing cats. This ( Read more... )

Only not in my world ( Read more... )

I was participating in a conversation about size acceptance, prejudice, and living with ourselves. It was about body image, the food we eat, shape, size, and health, and the discussions were interesting at first ( Read more... )

Dear Matthew Johns,

DIAF. KTHXBAI.

The links may be triggery for some people - they relate to gang-banging in football culture, and sexual situations with questionable consent.

It's been pretty big news here in Australia, and by 'pretty big', I mean, ( cut for possible triggery )

Do we get to cherry-pick democracy?

( democracy: majority rules )