F-F-F-Friday Fill-Ins

1. I'm looking forward to Qacei! next week.

2. I don't handle stupid, mean people very well.

3. Toast with Nutella is something I could eat every day.

4. Warmth and sunlight are loverly.

5. Kimya Dawson and Seattle here I come!

6. I can't wait to get tattoos.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to the Golds, tomorrow my plans include Kimya Dawson and Sunday, I want to not go to church!

Opening Up

I've always been a very private person, closed off maybe, hiding my feelings in most situations, but recently I laid it all out there for someone. Told them everything about how I felt and gave them a few things they could easily crush me with. It's the first time I've ever put myself emotionally at risk like that and in some ways it was very helpful, but it's also comlpetely terrified me of this person's response. I don't know yet how they're going to respond and what it'll do to me and the wait is pretty much killing me. I'm terrified things won't be the same between us, that they'll change for the worse, but I'm also daring to hope that maybe me opening up is just what we needed and now things between us will soar to new heights. Either way, until I find out which it'll be I'm stuck in a suspensful spot waiting to see if I'm going to get destroyed emotionally and have to build myself back up. So I'm tense and worried and generally in a bad way and it's not happy. This person's presence in my life and their good opinion is very important to me and I hate to see either one go away.
I don't know. I just needed to get it out and write it down. But now I've probably dumped my negativity on you, so have a happy picture to make it better.

Friday Fill-Ins From San Diego

1. Snowdrops are what, exactly?

2. I'm going to enjoy Aunt Lynn's wedding.

3. I Will Follow You Into the Dark is a song whose lyrics have meaning to me.

4. Just one sip and I need more.

5. Adventure and bliss is where I'm happiest.


6. I believe that il bel far niente (the beauty of doing nothing) is a necessary part of life.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading Eat, Pray, Love, tomorrow my plans include going to a wedding and Sunday, I want to drive to Disneyland!

Jambalaya!!!

NonCon North has come and gone, but, man, did we document it well.



We built a tree with blocks . . .




































And a bunch of other things as well . . .




Along with a tower that touched the ceiling . . .

And was then knocked down . . .

We talked about sex in between visits from small children and/or parents . . .

There were hugs . . .






























Daddy played dress-up . . .





















































And so did everyone else . . .

(that's me and Qacei with Gothamus Prime)

We Time Warped . . .




















(It's just a jump to the left . . .)







I spent some quality time with Harper . . .






























(He's actually better than Wikipedia. And he saved four babies from a burning building. Or was it five? And word is, he's MacGyver, too. And God.)






I spent some quality time with Effie . . .




















And some quality time with Fergus . . .

(We played with Barbies.)





Then Ferg spent some quality time with Scotty . . .

We hung out in a bathroom . . .

And in an IHOP . . .

I got my nose pierced again . . .

Accompanied by my pack of loyal, supportive friends unhelpful onlookers . . .

We kept straight faces . . .





















But they were lost almost immediately . . .

Hey, what more can you expect from this group?