suddenly the night has grown colder // ring the bells that still can ring

[kat_lair]

It's been a shitty few weeks. Personally speaking work is really, really challenging at the moment with a lot of interpersonal conflict and drama I'm having to mediate, and lot of organisational change that requires eighty million forms to make it happen. Globally speaking, the disaster of the US election results is opening up a cold pit of dread

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[moth2fic]

An appalling week. Trump. (omg, how did that happen?) Cohen's death (I loved him too). Then just now I heard about Robert Vaughn. Like Cohen, he was getting old, but why did this year have to take so many people away all at once?

So sorry work is oppressing you. So glad your mum is OK.

I meant to email but in brief: C is back in Portugal; G is having nightmares with J's school; the puppy is still lovely; I have a new cleaning lady who is lovely too.

hugs you hard

[kat_lair]

The cumulative effect of all this shit, globally and personally (work needs to die an a fire right now) is really weighing me down. And it's like, rationally I know there are check and balances and hope and unity and all that, and really, honestly, I will get up and keep fighting the good fight, soon, but right now I just want a blanket fort and cookies.

Thank you for the brief news update. Sorry to hear about J's school nightmare. I'm especially glad your new cleaning lady is ace though, that's excellent.

*hugs back even harder*

[divingforstones]

Thank you for this post. Especially the links above. Beautiful array for pictures of him even before you open them. I was most distressed at the thought he would have died knowing about the US election result. It seemed so wrong that his life should end on that note.I was so relieved to find out it was Monday when the world lost him, so that at least he never knew. I'm with you on the trying to make positive steps thing. Take care of yourself xo

[kat_lair]

Thank you for your comment. There is indeed solace in the fact that he left before the election results, it would have just been the cruellest insult on the injury that already cuts too deep otherwise.

Any day now I'll feel strong enough to fight the good fight again, but right now I want cookies and blanket fort and friends and hugs. Take good care of yourself too.

[alafaye]

*hugs*

[kat_lair]

*squeezes hard* Thank you.