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Friday, December 12th, 2025 02:55 pm

Instead of dwelling on what was a roundly shitty 2025 after my return to Japan with everything from deaths, bad family issues, declining parents, declining business, declining body, and the only bright spot of a new kitten the last month I am thinking more about how to move into 2026 with INTENTION. The whole therapy thing has me trying to figure out how to start making better time for myself, for my peeps, and for what I enjoy. That means less time for people and things that stress me out and cause me issues.

With the above in mind, I am focusing on some Japanese concepts and phrases to assist with my evaluation points and for focus on 2026:

Toshi no se ( Read more... )Yoyu( Read more... )Wa( Read more... )Diligence( Read more... )Ikigai( Read more... )
I hope to use these ideas and principles to move me over 2026 toward a more cohesive me. I'm sure it will involve some reading and travel and working on connections. At some point I know I will have about 3-4 months of work which could get stressful but I hope to have good self care in place by then to stick with routines and set aside anything that comes up. And I'll keep trying to be present for my DH and my friends.

Life isn't a list of goals to achieve - although they can be helpful. It isn't a race to win. With everything going on in the world I'm going to slow down, take walks, do incrimental work, and unwind myself a bit.

So welcome a little early, 2026! I'll be getting ready for you and be happy to see a little more sun every day soon. May all of you have warm and cozy evenings, good rest, and enjoy your holidays in ways that feel best for you. Be safe and take care!

Apples

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Friday, December 12th, 2025 05:00 am

https://xkcd.com/3180/

Fishing

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Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 05:00 am

https://xkcd.com/3179/

New Substack post

twistedchick

Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 04:17 pm

A few thoughts for the week, on alligators, dementia, and lonely MAGA men. (let them continue to be lonely.)

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twistedchick

Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 02:45 am

Times are trying, but my cats are on the job.

Sweetie, who now looks like a furry tabby bowling ball with legs, comes downstairs to support my efforts when I'm on the weight bench. She has learned not to walk under the moving parts (the weights) when they're moving, which means I don't get a cramp letting them back down sloooooowly to avoid her. And she tells me she loves me and would I skritch ... there? Ohhh thanks. And asks to be let into the storage room to check for mice. Why would I say no to that?

Zoomy doesn't do that, but he has taken to shoving his favorite toy mouse under the bedroom door for me at night, so that I will have it to play with if I want or to sleep with. (I don't, but he doesn't understand a lot about humans yet. He's only about 18 months old.) I give it back to him in the morning, and then find it again later. He also curls up (during the day) next to me and sighs and sleeps with only a little whuffling snore. (I'd let him sleep here at night but it would screw up my breathing; he sheds a lot. A lint roller is a must with him, for use on anywhere he's been lying.)

Hyperacute Interdynamics

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Monday, December 8th, 2025 05:00 am

https://xkcd.com/3178/

Chessboard Alignment

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Friday, December 5th, 2025 05:00 am

https://xkcd.com/3177/

Inverted Catenaries

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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 05:00 am

https://xkcd.com/3176/

New Substack post

twistedchick

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 02:54 pm

What is remembered, lives. What is remembered in the military is used to teach future soldiers, sailors, airmen and Guards. What will be remembered of the officers involved in Hegseth's illegal orders?

Because there was no Yule prayer for resistance, I am posting this one now.

twistedchick

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 02:32 am

This is a prayer to Aphrodite. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for love and beauty. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for wine and roses. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for orgasm. This is a prayer for Resistance.

Turning my eyes from ugly times, I cry to the Goddess of Beauty. Beaten down again and again, I cry to She Who Enjoys.

“Aphrodite!” I cry. “You wear sea foam, You stand on a shell, You are surrounded by cherubim. Send, Great Goddess, Your cherubim to bring beauty back to the world.”

My Goddess lifts Her left foot, Her left foot covered in foam. She shakes off the foam and begins to dance.

This is a prayer to Aphrodite. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for mirth and irreverance. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for perfume and starlight. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for artists and lovers. This is a prayer for Resistance.

In a time of cruelty and hatred, I cry to the Goddess of Love. Out of sorrow and deep depression, I cry to She Who Stirs Passion.

“Aphrodite!” I cry. “You take many lovers, You admire Your own beauty, Your shining eyes light up the world. Turn again, Great Goddess, Your eyes upon us that we may remember why we Resist.”

My Goddess looks at Herself in a mirror. My Goddess takes joy in her own beauty. Slowly, She holds the mirror up to us and invites us to see what we can create.

This is a prayer for foot rubs and sex toys. This is prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for dancing and music. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for the reasons why. This is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer to Aphrodite. This is a prayer for Resistance.

-- by Hecate Demeter