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Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 06:41 pm
The letter will be here soon.
Sunday, September 28th, 2025 09:45 pm
So lovely to see everyone at the con! Very grateful to know all of you and particularly grateful to Glo for the flash writing challenges. So little writing in the last five years. It's nice to know I can get thrown prompts and still come up with something coherent.
FYI if you have never attended Con*strict and you are a member of our lovely slash community please do consider attending. It is quite "boutique" and you get a lot of time to gnash over fandom(s) and fan issues of the day in addition to sharing vids and crafting skills. I was shown an interesting hand quilting method I had not seen before, there were cross stitch lessons/kits to be had, our fearless leader makes sure we have abundant wonderful snacks and drinks, and the hotel currently has a "mixer" in the evening on weekedays (if you come in early) with a live piano player! Srsly, check out the little group here and think about showing up next year. If nothing else it is a fun excuse to visit Las Vegas with like-minded folk.
Also, The Empire Strips Back is currently in town. We were unaware until Saturday night but if it is in town still next year a group of us will totally be going to that!
FYI if you have never attended Con*strict and you are a member of our lovely slash community please do consider attending. It is quite "boutique" and you get a lot of time to gnash over fandom(s) and fan issues of the day in addition to sharing vids and crafting skills. I was shown an interesting hand quilting method I had not seen before, there were cross stitch lessons/kits to be had, our fearless leader makes sure we have abundant wonderful snacks and drinks, and the hotel currently has a "mixer" in the evening on weekedays (if you come in early) with a live piano player! Srsly, check out the little group here and think about showing up next year. If nothing else it is a fun excuse to visit Las Vegas with like-minded folk.
Also, The Empire Strips Back is currently in town. We were unaware until Saturday night but if it is in town still next year a group of us will totally be going to that!
Friday, September 26th, 2025 08:05 pm
Monday, September 22nd, 2025 01:18 pm
FYI - biopsy negative.
Monitor other area till June testing
Taking the win.
Monitor other area till June testing
Taking the win.
Friday, September 19th, 2025 08:17 pm
Yes I am that fucking mad. It went in the mail today certified so I know it is received.
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Friday, September 19th, 2025 04:06 pm
WTF is in Smarties? I thought it was sugar and citric acid. I had 3 little rolls of them yesterday; I'd found them in a bag in the front closet left over from Halloween.
This morning -- ewwwwwwww
It has been like the worst of PMS, as if all the PMS that I might have had since my hysterectomy nearly 20 years ago decided to gang up on me all at once and say WE'RE BACK--SEE WHAT YOU MISSED???
That and no energy, which is actually a godsend because in this mood I'd be more likely to do drastic unforgivable things than not, like look up my infamously terrible ex-boss from years ago and tell her exactly what I thought of her then and still think of her.
Oh yeah, and the trots.
Meds have helped. Chocolate has helped. Coffee with molasses has helped. Toasted whole-wheat flatbread is helping. I'm no longer mad enough to fight the Goauld and winning without a staff weapon (if I had the energy).
But sheesh. I wanted to get things done today and when I stand up I'm a bit too wobbly to go anywhere.
I'm off Smarties forever at this point.
This morning -- ewwwwwwww
It has been like the worst of PMS, as if all the PMS that I might have had since my hysterectomy nearly 20 years ago decided to gang up on me all at once and say WE'RE BACK--SEE WHAT YOU MISSED???
That and no energy, which is actually a godsend because in this mood I'd be more likely to do drastic unforgivable things than not, like look up my infamously terrible ex-boss from years ago and tell her exactly what I thought of her then and still think of her.
Oh yeah, and the trots.
Meds have helped. Chocolate has helped. Coffee with molasses has helped. Toasted whole-wheat flatbread is helping. I'm no longer mad enough to fight the Goauld and winning without a staff weapon (if I had the energy).
But sheesh. I wanted to get things done today and when I stand up I'm a bit too wobbly to go anywhere.
I'm off Smarties forever at this point.
Friday, September 19th, 2025 03:51 pm
This is a prayer for the Witches’ Thanksgiving. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for mead and cider, for cornbread and collards. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for visits, for gratitude, for families. This is a prayer for Resistance.
Mabon is an act of Resistance, the deliberate decision to establish connections, to reach out, to take joy in watching others eat. This is a prayer for Mabon.
This is a prayer for wheat sheaves and pumpkins, for turkey and turnips. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for taking stock, for settling in, for facing the dark. This is a prayer for Resistance.
Mabon is an act of Resistance, the courage to say, “There is a place set for you at our table,”* the fire to fight for what we love, the refusal to allow hunger to win. This is a prayer for Mabon.
This is a prayer for cheeses and ale, for cherries and chestnuts. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for re-establishing balance, for reaching out, for doing more. This is a prayer for Resistance.
Mabon is an act of Resistance, the belief that bounty should be shared, that people should be fed, that “only justice can undo a curse.”** This is a prayer for Mabon.
This is a prayer for squashes and pies, for and rhubarb and roasts. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for the act of sharing, for sitting with guests, for stories by the fire. This is a prayer for Resistance.
May your Mabon be blessed. May you continue to Resist. This is my prayer for you.
-- Hecate Demeter
This is a prayer for mead and cider, for cornbread and collards. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for visits, for gratitude, for families. This is a prayer for Resistance.
Mabon is an act of Resistance, the deliberate decision to establish connections, to reach out, to take joy in watching others eat. This is a prayer for Mabon.
This is a prayer for wheat sheaves and pumpkins, for turkey and turnips. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for taking stock, for settling in, for facing the dark. This is a prayer for Resistance.
Mabon is an act of Resistance, the courage to say, “There is a place set for you at our table,”* the fire to fight for what we love, the refusal to allow hunger to win. This is a prayer for Mabon.
This is a prayer for cheeses and ale, for cherries and chestnuts. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for re-establishing balance, for reaching out, for doing more. This is a prayer for Resistance.
Mabon is an act of Resistance, the belief that bounty should be shared, that people should be fed, that “only justice can undo a curse.”** This is a prayer for Mabon.
This is a prayer for squashes and pies, for and rhubarb and roasts. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for the act of sharing, for sitting with guests, for stories by the fire. This is a prayer for Resistance.
May your Mabon be blessed. May you continue to Resist. This is my prayer for you.
-- Hecate Demeter
Friday, September 19th, 2025 01:04 pm
You know, not to harp on what has been a lifelong problem but when someone says they need a break from you after a rather negative interaction how does that imply that you should text them or continue to engage? ---cut is for mental heath discussion, therapy, ongoing family stuff, and potentially triggering things in case you are depressed, etc ---
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Now for those who want to skip that stuff (and I do recommend it frankly but I gotta get stuff out of me) here is my current physical health status:
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Sorry for a lot of rant and not sorry for some good-ish news. Many hugs to those of you who need them right now and see some of you in about a week.
In other news I have officially ditched Disney+ with a note as to why (grrr) and am drafting my very angry letter to the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Disney Family of Companies as a voting stockholder regarding what I have seen as a long slide toward a big bunch of nasty on the part of the company over the last decade or more culminating in Kimmel this week. I am so done.
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Now for those who want to skip that stuff (and I do recommend it frankly but I gotta get stuff out of me) here is my current physical health status:
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Sorry for a lot of rant and not sorry for some good-ish news. Many hugs to those of you who need them right now and see some of you in about a week.
In other news I have officially ditched Disney+ with a note as to why (grrr) and am drafting my very angry letter to the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Disney Family of Companies as a voting stockholder regarding what I have seen as a long slide toward a big bunch of nasty on the part of the company over the last decade or more culminating in Kimmel this week. I am so done.
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