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"the picture's a mirror
but to whom does it belong"
- from Dorian ( Demons & Wizards )

halfway through the year already... we finally escaped what felt like a neverending winter into the deep, rich throes of summer

oh, I love summer - don't think otherwise - but it passes by so, so fast!

...and only two workdays (split by Independence Day) until Vacation...
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dreamage : I was a priest with a shotgun and sword, saving a group of college cheerleaders and nuns from an oncoming horde of small but deadly dinosaurs...

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they're deep-cleaning the stairwells & hallways and I come in with dust literally wafting off of me * oops * :( :o

tali79:
All that work they did for nothing 🤣
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if you have to use the excuse "the toppings make the burger," then stop promoting yourselves as 'best burgers' and say 'best toppings' instead - if I wanted a salad and sauce with a side of meat, that's what i'd ask for... no, I wanted a tasty burger, not a 'meh' burger, if that

amorous:
agreed! 🤗
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if we're strangers, yes, I may say something respectfully relating to your physical sex ( darlin', sir, etc ) - if it bothers you, then calmly & respectfully say your name... or just smile and nod. if we ever meet & converse again, then you can bring up your social sexuality...
...if you respond with hostility or absurd irrationality, then I will respond in kind...
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this may be a 'fun' long weekend *sighs* - wi-fi went out, internet is sporadic on the PC, & 1st available tech is Tues ... worked just fine last night - ah, technology, keeping our lives 'interesting' at the most inopportune moments

melusine2908:
I had tec issues YESTERDAY! The worst, hope everything gets fixed soon!!!
wolfox:
@melusine2908 at least it's beautiful weather finally, so lots of walking and reading - just hoped to relax and watch a flick or two streaming... but that'll have to wait :)
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We finally have springlike weather as I begin my 2nd vacation of the year...
Monday & Tuesday will have busy afternoon/evenings with Lodge - and then a week from today Shriners - otherwise it's wide open to enjoy, relax, and anything else that comes to mind.

No travels planned for this year's stretch of vacations - but that's alright. It happens.

Last month's Grand Lodge...
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and spring begins tomorrow... uhm, well, so the calendar says, but a look outside and mere peek at the below-freezing temps say far otherwise... no sign of it in the very near future, either

s'been a helluva weird, wild wintertide - at near record snow, temps far below the average, and assorted other local, national, and worldwide issues

while I haven't made it to Lodge,...
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I've never understood 'new years resolutions,' especially the "I'll stop..." & "I'll start..." ones...
if you're going to start or stop doing something - Kudos! - but...
doing it in the dark, dismal, most energy-sucking point of wintertide ?!?
you're asking for it to fail in spectacular fashion !

make your changes in a warmer, calmer, more enjoyable point and you're more likely to stick
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weird dreamage :: on some hollywood squares-styled game show consisting of passed friends and celebrities with our screens showing what's in front of us, everything from snacks to small trinkets with everyone cracking quips and jokes and asking each other questions...
amorous:
Interesting 🤔
wolfox:
@amorous I get some strange dreams sometimes - this year they've tended to include friends that've passed