Still counts!

Thanks! I made braised oxtails for dinner tonight. Cheesy polenta on the side, and a bottle of red wine, courtesy of the bookshop wine tasting last night. 

That’s great news about the interview! I am sure you did a great job. Here’s hoping that all goes well! 

Ugh, I’m sorry. That’s a shitty way for her to treat you, and I totally understand why you’re disappointed and hurt. You were looking forward to seeing her and she doesn’t want to engage and is leaving early. I think a small question mightn’t go amiss, but like you said, she’ll probably take umbrage. 

Oh my God, the darlings! Such cheeks! Such floof! This is a delight. 

Oh, picnic! This is delightful. I hope you have so much fun watching that movie (which I’ve been meaning to watch as well). I, too, am drinking red wine, and I might re-read Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, because I am ALL ABOUT some vengeful witches right now. 

You are seriously, so, so fucking brave. Getting out of codependence is HARD and you did the right thing. I really believe that you’re closer now to the life you want than you were two months ago, because now there is room in your life for a partner you can build that life with. Best of luck to you. 

OH MY GOD, who is this little floof? So cute! 

That’s beautiful! Well done on another successful season of growing things! 

EMPEROR CAT! 

Hooray! Congratulations on the new place, and the moving-in things. That’s absolutely smashing, and I hope the two of y’all have a great time setting everything up and making it a proper home for the two of you. 

Oh my god, that’s rotten. I’m so sorry that you are dealing with all of this. In low-grade good news: I bought an Instant Pot and am having a blast trying new recipes.

Facts.

Hello, everyone. The world is shit. Weirdly, even though I got dumped last week*, that’s not the thing that’s upsetting me nearly as much as the news. I don’t know about y’all, but tonight I’m eating my feelings: oxtail stew, cheesy polenta, red wine, and apple cider caramel chocolates. What are you eating?

For what it’s worth, as a stranger on the Internet, your reasons are fine. You want to be a good parent to your kiddo, and to any future kiddos you end up having. That’s entirely reasonable. I hope you’re doing okay.

Very true! And no needing to pretend I’m interested in a lecture on ska because I made the mistake of assuming No Doubt counted as “real” ska (God, why did I date this guy?)

Thanks, friend. I’ve just joined a choir, so I’m already feeling happier. Add in some cinnamon tea, and things are definitely looking up. 

Thank you so much! Here’s to weird costumes and holiday music!

BRB, gotta buy this. The world is a trash fire and I just got dumped and while I am ALL ABOUT the spooky content, Christmas brings me an excess of joy and I need this. I’m going to play this album while beginning to draft my shopping list for Christmas. 

I feel you on needing tailoring. I remember being 16, trying (and failing) to buy a pair of jeans (it was the great Low Rise Epidemic of the early 00's), when my mother told me, “Look: you are just going to have to get everything you own tailored”. She was, and is, absolutely right, but DAMN is it annoying.