Running through my head just now, once I started thinking to title, is "it's a beautiful day to die." But it isn't. But it might be. Unless something very surprising happens, a really smart, insightful, talented, funny, witty, and especially kind to me woman will die this day or maybe one of the next. Maybe 4 hours ago her husband posted that he ( Read more... )

I really don't want to leave missouri.
My love language is touch. I"m of no use on the phone.

But it's another couple hundred dollars in airfare to extend the trip at all, even if I'm okay with missing the Canteen Dance (I am) and Pittstop (I am).


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NPR's headline about actor's death: 'Star Wars' Voice Actor Who, As Admiral Ackbar, Warned 'It's A Trap!' Dies At 93

Erik Bauersfeld's amphibious rebel commander was far from the biggest role that the Star Wars movies had to offer. But three words transformed a bit part into a fan favorite: "It's a trap!"
I'm bemused by his name not being in the ( Read more... )

[momstuff, death stuff, voice acting, dance, tomorrowland]

( and here I am, being envious of people who dream of dead people. )

[includes: Balticon, consent, momgrief/guilt, dugger ( Read more... )

I managed to finally get to Minyan tonight. I said Kaddish twice, and it was very helpful to me to be able to add Mom's name. I was also less than happy that things felt quite so rushed, and that Alenu was faster than I or a couple people next to me, wanted to be singing. And I was nonplussed by the request, the second time, that those starting ( Read more... )

For various reasons, I plugged Mom and Grandma's death dates into a yartzeit calendar. Grandma, who died on 15 February 2007 somehow ends up on this coming Monday, 16 February. Mom, who died on 2 July 2014, is 21 June 2015. I at first wondered whether that meant it was over Baitcon, which it is not. I still have to put together a memorial; I ( Read more... )

1) yes, arisia
2) have figured out crash space
3) have not figured out what is happening with my further days, but none of those folks read lj anymore.
4) I want to see the new Annie and have wanted to ever since I saw the trailer forever and a day ago ( Read more... )

Mobile synopsis: mom dream, weekendish stuff, mention of RKO in a week. (Hell, it was a full week and I didn't write)

So last night I had a recursive semilucid dream about mom dying.
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Mobile user synopsis: maligned donut shop in frontroyal stars in dream; hifi earphones and associated musing on targeted marketing; amusing article about CEOs and dumbphones; further commentary on mobile experience. she kills monsters. knoxville dither, wilderness emt/momapartment, need help.

( a dream, involving many folks and a donut shop that is in the real life news )