Part time single mom with two extraordinary kids on the rainbow spectrum.
Theatre/storytelling nerd from a heavily geek family, though for me it is a recessive trait while the arts are more dominant. I gravitate toward dark humor, gothy fantasy, and creature features, but mostly want fully developed characters and immersive storytelling.
I'm kinda an open book. It’s just long and complicated. And it takes a while for me to relax enough to flip through all the pages.
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| My feminism will be intersectional or it will be bullshit |
For contrast, here's another angle on Mille Lacs that I took in the Autumn.
It's a different location on the road, as little inlets give better contrast with the water, but it's harder to pull over for a picture.
It's a big lake, and just the road on the west side of it stretches a while. Couldn't even say how long it takes to go all the way around.
So, this is a deceptive picture.
It's from a parking lot overlooking Lake Mille Lacs on a winter day.
It's one of those big lakes out in the sticks. Not well known, but big enough that you can't see the other shore.
Only yesterday, the sky was kinda white too, so it's just impossible to tell where the snow on the lake ends and the sky in the horizon starts.
There is a mental health concept called ring theory.
The basic idea is that the people closest to direct impact should not be expected to manage the pain of those a step removed. Think ripples in a pond. You reach in with comfort to the people closest to the crisis and reach out to people another step removed for your own comfort needs.
There are lots of different crises right now, and the rings can overlap. So who is closest to the impact can vary by topic. Very useful mindset with pain.
Proof that they mostly get along these days.
Nymeria was _displeased_ when she was no longer the only cat. I've had cats all my life and understand the adjustment process, but she went kinda demon cat for a while before she settled down. "The invader must be hunted and destroyed!"
Luckily, Carina would just look startled and walk away and find something more fun. But it took six months of intervening, putting Nymeria in time outs, and keeping them separate when I wasn't home.
This is Carina (aka little punk/punk).
She's around 3.
The kids asked for a kitten and we got her around six months. She's long and petite and curious about everything. She'll watch everything we do and try to figure out if mebbe there's a way she can play with it too.
She's into everything but pretty laid back about it, though certainly unpredictable. And can get most places she has a mind to. She doesn't bite per se, but she'll certainly chew on your fingers because it's fun.
This is Nymeria (aka cat).
She's around 10 yo.
She's my stress buddy. The shelter indicated she wasn't great with kids or other animals, and I think she got picked on.
She aspires to be a catloaf and has this expert skill at pressing her paws in the uncomfortable spots every time. But she's very sweet, with a high soft voice and likes to lick/groom when comfortable.
When startled, she'll jump straight in the air claws out, and absolutely get you if you happen to be there for it.
