You will never find a more wretched hive of ponies and buttercups.
The Best of The Week
Happy birthday, missing you.
"when in doubt, darling...plant trees."
—grundoon
Christine would have been 60 today. and would still have been cute, gorgeous, smart and funny. She would be proud of her daughter Tessie and her achievements, would be tough and resourceful and full of stories. These qualities are why I fell for her over twenty-five years ago, and why i came to the US to be with her following her cancer diagnosis. Despite what i gave up to be here, I don't have any real regrets, because the greatest gift is to love and be loved, and I had that.
She was, and had been, many things. Firefighter, planter of trees and lover of growing things. Student, teacher, mother, lover, dancer, artist, friend. She'd been working at the farmers' market for so long that she's still missed and talked about; to this day there comes a time on Saturdays when i look over
…you could not imagine
how amazing you looked
through my eyes.
when i think about you
even now,
all i see is this remarkable,
extraordinary
person
so unique that it blew my mind.
it's wild how we can't
really
see ourselves
the way others do.
if you could have seen what I saw,
just for a moment..
i wish i could have downloaded
-- Factors that influence attraction :
- situational factors, personal factors, proximity, familiarity, similarity, physical attractiveness
sometimes you don't even know what you love
-- Attraction is more important in early stages
it becomes "too late" at the end of every day
News for Noders
February 1: Brevity Quest 2025 begins!
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February 8: Happy birthday to panamaus
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January 1: Gregorian New Year.
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January 24: Happy Birthday Silverai_me!
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December 1: Iron Noder ends
December 9: Smallpox eradication day.
December 9: Grace Hopper's birthday.
December 12: Happy birthday to horacetheclown!
December 21: Winter solstice arrives 10:27 PM, EST.
December 23: Happy birthday to Nemosyn!
December 25: Hanukkah begins.
December 25: Merry Christmas!
December 29: HairQuest 2024 ends.
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November 1: Happy Birthday Zephronias!
November 5: Bonfire Night in the UK.
November 11: Veterans Day in the US.
November 13: Everything2's Birthday.
November 27: Happy Birthday Estelore!
November 28: Thanksgiving in the US.
November 28: HairQuest 2024 begins!
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October 17: Happy Birthday gnarl!
October 31: Something spooky will probably happen today. It usually does.
October 31: prepare yourselves for the XVIInd Iron Noder in November!
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