Yo. Look. I'm Updating.

[in_the_blue]

Been a while, hasn't it. Then again, my only official New Year's resolution was to only update this thing when I felt like it and not because I felt like I had to.

S' up, eh? Personally, I've been having a little too much fun at outpost_12, but that's a good thing. One of my characters is finally busting loose of his restraints and that's always a wonderful thing to witness. I know, it's about time, shut up. Hi, Merc.

So we finally got into the 21st century and swapped out our cable box for one with DVR. I'm told my life is about to change immeasurably. So I figured out how to program it - easy - but I might stubbornly insist on watching LOST in realtime anyhow. Just because.

It's never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder...

I'm surrounded by music today. This is a good thing. I don't mind coming out as Jeff Buckley in the "Which Dead Rock Star Are You?" quiz, but I don't want to die by drowning. That anniversary is right around the corner and I always get kind of stupidly sad about it.

Hannah's drama club play is Friday. I'm doing makeup for both the afternoon and evening performances. That should be fun! Then life will be normal! Then it will be summer and I won't have to get up at the crack of dawn before everyone else in the house five days a week. This morning, Hannah forgot her backpack. I decided to bring it to her, since it has everything in it. That added another hour to my morning and in the name of environmental kindness I almost didn't bring it to her, but I'm a softie. I did. She's there till 5:30 because of drama and I needed to make sure she ate something, because today's school lunch wasn't something she'd eat. I resigned myself a couple years ago to being a devoted mom this way until she's old enough to drive for herself. Next year she's going to school right down the street and I'll still drive her to school and pick her up, but the commute will be 7 minutes each way instead of 30. That'll be such a huge difference, I'm not sure I'll know what to do with myself. Yeah, Paige, I'm looking at you. The time to move west is fast approaching.

Life is largely pretty damn good. I have no complaints, but I'm sure if I stay here long enough, I'll be able to think of some... except it's time to watch some Bebop.

Catch you later.

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[agonistes]

...it is coming up, isn't it. A friend I grew up with is in school in Memphis, and I've thought more than once about going to crash on his floor this time of year.

It's one of the things I don't seem to have any words for. Rufus Wainwright got it all for me anyhow, I think.

Glad to hear things are going well. I was thinking last night it had been a while since you'd updated.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

I'm not an homage-paying kind of girl, generally. What's done is done and there's nothing anyone can do about it, but every year on May 29 and November 17 I stop and think and go damn it, that just sucks. 'Cause I'm older'n you and I remember when he drowned.

That aside, big changes for you! Congratulations on moving beyond academia.

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

Will we get to see pictures of Pirate!Hannah and all that stuff?

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Aye, matey, I hope so.

[alemara.livejournal.com]

Hey!

I got my package! And I love it! I like the little doodles. Cut off mah hat, indeed. Thanks, ma'am! <3 <3 <3

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

*doodles mindlessly* The hat was the best part of that doodle. But maybe it was the horse. Hannah and I were drawing yesterday, back and forth, on one page. We took turns drawing characters and came up with a ridiculous scene of a mermaid being eaten by a giant sea creature and they were surrounded by a 3-eyed catfish, a treasure chest, a few more fish, and other assorted deep ocean junk. That was fun.

[lostinapapercup.livejournal.com]

Twist my arm. ♥ to you, you make-up artist to the grade-school stars. That'll be fun.

You want to be my date? I'll bring the Bebop.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

I love you, man.

I can't quit you, baby.

You been working out?

(I'll be here all week, folks.)

[mercuriazs.livejournal.com]

:D


*waves!*

Also, you are a good mom! I say this as ... hell, I can drive, and sometimes my mother still drops off the CAR at school. (Long story. Does not involve forklifts.) <3

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

...but what happens with the mom after the car's dropped off? Does it have to wait in a locker?

[chrysantza.livejournal.com]

*waves*

How are all the KITTIES?

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

GOOD!

Jack and Hector stay out roaing the yard in the nice weather. Jasmine's hanging in there: she's my senior kitty (almost 17!). Klondike and her kittens are sleeping bundled up together on one chair.

Maybe I ought to get a dog too...