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I left the light on when I left and felt warm, coming back to lit room. It's not chrismas lights and hot cider, but it's a start. Awaiting winter, when cider and friends are most appreciated.

Take this as shorthand for my state of mind.

Aviso. H.'s absence has left me largely without hugs. I shall take corrective action.

Sin City shots at my better half: http://humanoid-josh.blogspot.com

Also, my darling sister brought me cookies today. Mom tagged along. Elllllipsis.

Coin operated boy--
Sitting on the shelf, he is just a toy.
But I turn him on, and he comes to life:
Automatic joy.
That is why I want--a coin operated boy.

Who could ever ever ask for more?
Love without complications galore...

Squee.

Also picked up Lost in the Funhouse at the bookstore this afternoon. This has happened before: last year I ( Read more... )

policegirljosh: can a horse make love to a woman in this boat?
keithweissglass: Um, no.
policegirljosh: tell me more about this boat.

Alternate title: Self-slaughter. And yes, the first title is a dumbass reference to My So-Called Life. So sue me ( Read more... )

Navy is officially lost. The family's stuck somewhere between (premature) bereavement and apathy. Mom's more annoyed at Dad for not noticing Navy's absence than anything else. I asked her to call the police about it, and she muttered something sullenly about Lizzie, my thirteen-year-old sister who's attached to the cats at least as closely as I ( Read more... )

But I've been out to sea for a long time.

I'll award a superfluity of points or some embarrassing gesture of appreciation to anyone who identifies the quote and its particular significance to me, in my particular situation. Scratch that--just name the source. Context would be gravy, or icing, or something.