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My rotating header still isn't showing up on DW, but has no problems at LJ, for some reason. So, I temporarily replaced the rotating header on DW with one of the headers in the rotation. In the future, if I remember to, I will switch it out periodically to one of the others.
Tumblr being ridiculous reminded me that I hadn't posted here in many months and figured I ought to update. Much has happened since I last updated here -- some really good, some good, some not good, some really not good.
The really good -- going to dinner at Downtown Disney tonight! Not sure where we are going to eat because this is last minute, and it's too late to make a reservation, so we will see who lets us in. Ye olde annual Disneyland trip is postponed to a later date when my bro can come along, but we all want to get one more time in before Star Wars Land opens, after which it will be too crowded for the next few years. Might be fun to go outside the holiday season when crowds are down, and we can focus on doing the meal plan thing to get tickets to Fantasmic! which I haven't seen live in many years (Youtube doesn't count, haha).
Tentatively planning a trip to the San Diego area this weekend for a concert of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Hodie, one of my father's favorites. The program also includes some John Rutter arrangements (I am crossing my fingers for "What Sweeter Music") and Jason Robert Brown's Chanukah Suite (I love all works JRB). Also waffling over seeing Leslie Odom Jr in March (soooo tempted), and Pasek & Paul with special guests in January (also tempting, but not knowing the guests beforehand makes it harder to commit to. I mean, are we talking Tony-winning-friends-of-P&P, like Cynthia Erivo or Ben Platt?).
The good -- I moved. I am no longer a Westsider. I have lived in West LA since I was 4 years old, before which I lived near Koreatown and near the Wilshire Country Club, where my parents had their wedding reception (they were the first couple of color to have their reception there). Though I don't live there anymore, in the months since the move, I sure do still spend a lot of time in the area, for various reasons. Just today, I was at the Fox Hills Mall (I have never and will never call it Westfield Culver City), and I saw Robert Horry, who used to play for the Lakers, going into JC Penney. Big Shot Rob. He was mighty tall.
Anyway, while I love and miss the Westside (though not the traffic and parking, or lack thereof), the new place is beautiful and in a great area, and we are using this new start as an opportunity to be extremely festive and ridiculous this season. Pics to come.
The bad -- I really enjoyed how low maintenance it has been to keep up with Tumblr. See a post, reblog, done. Low energy expenditure, yielding high entertainment. I never posted adult content, but I hate that those who do are being censored or pushed out. Fandom will suffer, and Tumblr will suffer. I am not sure about Pillowfort, though I'm wondering if I should stake my claim over there, anyway, just in case. I am on the fence.
Also bad -- how terrible are the Kings this season, amirite? Ah well, I will still see them in February.
The really bad -- my father died. We hadn't even finished settling into our new place when his already so-so health took a turn, straight down. It was awful, and it was only going to get worse. Months of frustration and exhaustion turned into shock and grief and even more exhaustion.
The funeral was last weekend, and I gave the eulogy. My Dad and I had talked about funeral arrangements earlier this year because he wanted to pre-arrange those things (and I am so glad we did because I didn't have to guess what his wishes were), and I realized immediately that I was going to have to be the one to eulogize him. My thought at the time was, "What on earth am I supposed to say?" But I couldn't think too deeply on it because that wasn't going to be for many years, right? Well, when the time came for me to write, I knew exactly what I wanted to say and how I needed to say it. The day itself went smoothly, my eulogy went well, and it was good to see all the extended family (though you hate to have to gather for such an occasion).
I am not well, but I am sure I will be, given time. My Dad had plans and ideas he still needed to share with me, and I am left floundering without him. I know the big picture, the final goals, but it is now up to me to navigate how to get there. But that's life, isn't it?
This entry was originally posted at https://shadowhuntress.dreamwidth.org/346214.html. Comment wherever you prefer.
Tumblr being ridiculous reminded me that I hadn't posted here in many months and figured I ought to update. Much has happened since I last updated here -- some really good, some good, some not good, some really not good.
The really good -- going to dinner at Downtown Disney tonight! Not sure where we are going to eat because this is last minute, and it's too late to make a reservation, so we will see who lets us in. Ye olde annual Disneyland trip is postponed to a later date when my bro can come along, but we all want to get one more time in before Star Wars Land opens, after which it will be too crowded for the next few years. Might be fun to go outside the holiday season when crowds are down, and we can focus on doing the meal plan thing to get tickets to Fantasmic! which I haven't seen live in many years (Youtube doesn't count, haha).
Tentatively planning a trip to the San Diego area this weekend for a concert of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Hodie, one of my father's favorites. The program also includes some John Rutter arrangements (I am crossing my fingers for "What Sweeter Music") and Jason Robert Brown's Chanukah Suite (I love all works JRB). Also waffling over seeing Leslie Odom Jr in March (soooo tempted), and Pasek & Paul with special guests in January (also tempting, but not knowing the guests beforehand makes it harder to commit to. I mean, are we talking Tony-winning-friends-of-P&P, like Cynthia Erivo or Ben Platt?).
The good -- I moved. I am no longer a Westsider. I have lived in West LA since I was 4 years old, before which I lived near Koreatown and near the Wilshire Country Club, where my parents had their wedding reception (they were the first couple of color to have their reception there). Though I don't live there anymore, in the months since the move, I sure do still spend a lot of time in the area, for various reasons. Just today, I was at the Fox Hills Mall (I have never and will never call it Westfield Culver City), and I saw Robert Horry, who used to play for the Lakers, going into JC Penney. Big Shot Rob. He was mighty tall.
Anyway, while I love and miss the Westside (though not the traffic and parking, or lack thereof), the new place is beautiful and in a great area, and we are using this new start as an opportunity to be extremely festive and ridiculous this season. Pics to come.
The bad -- I really enjoyed how low maintenance it has been to keep up with Tumblr. See a post, reblog, done. Low energy expenditure, yielding high entertainment. I never posted adult content, but I hate that those who do are being censored or pushed out. Fandom will suffer, and Tumblr will suffer. I am not sure about Pillowfort, though I'm wondering if I should stake my claim over there, anyway, just in case. I am on the fence.
Also bad -- how terrible are the Kings this season, amirite? Ah well, I will still see them in February.
The really bad -- my father died. We hadn't even finished settling into our new place when his already so-so health took a turn, straight down. It was awful, and it was only going to get worse. Months of frustration and exhaustion turned into shock and grief and even more exhaustion.
The funeral was last weekend, and I gave the eulogy. My Dad and I had talked about funeral arrangements earlier this year because he wanted to pre-arrange those things (and I am so glad we did because I didn't have to guess what his wishes were), and I realized immediately that I was going to have to be the one to eulogize him. My thought at the time was, "What on earth am I supposed to say?" But I couldn't think too deeply on it because that wasn't going to be for many years, right? Well, when the time came for me to write, I knew exactly what I wanted to say and how I needed to say it. The day itself went smoothly, my eulogy went well, and it was good to see all the extended family (though you hate to have to gather for such an occasion).
I am not well, but I am sure I will be, given time. My Dad had plans and ideas he still needed to share with me, and I am left floundering without him. I know the big picture, the final goals, but it is now up to me to navigate how to get there. But that's life, isn't it?
This entry was originally posted at https://shadowhuntress.dreamwidth.org/346214.html. Comment wherever you prefer.