I'm not dead?

[mousme]

*embarrassed cough*

Uh, HI.

I keep swearing I'll post more, and then I... don't. This is a serious failing on my part, and I am kind of sorry about that.

Part of my problem is that I fell down a New Shiny Hobby Rabbit Hole. This happens to me more often than I'd like to admit, usually right around November. Oops.

I'd promise to be better, but I am trying not to make promises I can't keep. Right now I'm in the last hours of a night shift, so I'm going to keep this entry brief, but I will do my level best to come back tomorrow and try to at least put in bullet form all the things that have been going on in the past eight months or so. There's actually quite a bit, although none of it is very thrilling, I am sorry to say.

I have been woefully absent from LiveJournal and Dreamwidth. Please tell me what important things I missed in your lives, dear friends! 

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[guruwench]

Phnee! *glomph*

Not much new here, still looking for a job, cats are good, we've finally used the hot tub, and we've finally decided (after having to fix the car *again*) that it's time for a new(er) car. Not a good time to be car shopping, but she's costing too much...

We must have you out for dinner again! And for a dip in the hot tub if you would like such.

[mousme]

That sounds wonderful! Hit me up via one of our usual means of communication, and we will figure things out.

waves

[sandymg.livejournal.com]

Hi! It's nice to see a new post. I've been absent as well so I can't say anything really. I have poked around of late although it's self serving, I'l say that up front. I published a novel and hoped to catch the attention of those who I know enjoyed my writing in the past because of lovely comments. Ah, those comments. Those really were nice times for a fanfic writer :)

It's called The Music of Love and written under the pen name Sandine Tomas.

You know, I've been mulling LJ of late, especially re-reading comments and sending random messages to folks saying 'remember me?' and the fact that so many of us Americans took to this Russian blog site. I dunno. There is something ironic in there.

Re: waves

[prolixfootle.livejournal.com]

It wasn't Russian back then - just Brad Fitzpatrick. I miss the good ol' days...

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[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

IT's a little ironic that so many folks stomped off of LJ, appalled by Russian ownership, and now the Russians own our President. Lj seems like pretty small potatoes at this point...

Re: waves

[prolixfootle.livejournal.com]

Frighteningly ironic...

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[sandymg.livejournal.com]

I didn't know it wasn't Russian from the start. And, yeah, the irony is pretty impressive.

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[mousme.livejournal.com]

To be fair, LJ was 100% American when I joined in 2002. I bought my permanent account by sending a personal check to Brad's mom, and we had a whole discussion because her bank interpreted it to be in Canadian dollars and not US, and it was a thing. :P

But yeah, I miss LJ too. I'm trying to be better.

(Edited because I got poor Brad's name wrong)

[prolixfootle.livejournal.com]

The Rural Wastelands have been woefully stagnant and uninteresting for quite a while now...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I keep trying to keep up with you and Cronopio on Facebook, but algorithms + US politics make for a very frustrating experience.

Things okay on the farm? Pets okay? Did your mother ever sort out her scammer problem?

[prolixfootle.livejournal.com]

Things on the farm are pretty much unchanged, at least for now. The kiddos, much like me, are aging badly, some more so than others. My mother, to this day, denies there was ever any problem, and continues to sent entries to PCH almost daily. Her health is also in a relatively steep decline (highlights include falling and breaking three rib and then falling again, fracturing a vertebrae which she had to have surgery to repair). **sigh**

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, I am sorry to hear that. :(

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Yay, good to see you! And again, so sorry about the pup.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Thank you! He was a Very Good Dog, but he was SO sick that it was the only humane decision to make at that point. He couldn't walk, he barely acknowledged my presence, it was pretty terrible for him.

How are your puppers? You have two, right? I remember Zeke, can't recall the second one's name.

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Oh, Zelda is gone, it's a long and horrible story which you can find in late July 2017 posts, if you are interested. Anyway,Zeke is okay, and I have a cat now, too.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I remember about Zelda. :(

I thought you'd gotten another dog, but it was the cat. I got confused.

[call-me-katya.livejournal.com]

I got the update saying you'd updated and it said something like "Mousme has written for the first time in a while, welcome him back." So now I'm wondering if I spent the whole time here thinking you were female but you're not?

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Nah, LJ is just sexist. I am a cis woman. :)

[call-me-katya.livejournal.com]

Phew, slight relief! I know this might sound odd but I do try to keep this a male-free space as much as possible, in the light of the sensitive stuff I write about.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

No, I can understand that. :)

[colesdragon.livejournal.com]

Hello! Good to see you :D

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Hi hi!