sorcyress: Drawing of me as a pirate, standing in front of the Boston Citgo sign (Default)
Content Warning: School shootings

I have to leave the house at 7:30 if I want to get to work on time.

At about 7:15 this morning, I was reading my daily webcomics, and got to today's Something*Positive. It involves Rory, the teenager character who is about to graduate high school. It is about the shootings in Uvalde.

Randy Milholland is a fantastic storyteller, and this is not the first time his comic has made me cry. But this might be the first time his comic has made me break. Sitting in my chair just staring and _sobbing_, one moment of cathartic grief that had been building and not able to feel yet.

And it was 7:20. And I have to leave the house at 7:30 if I want to get to work on time.

***

I did what any red-blooded American would do: I distracted myself out of the immediate moment, stopped feeling things, finished my breakfast and went to work, walking through the doors just a few minutes before the bell. I ran into a coworker and gave them a slightly heavy answer to "how are you" which we both diffused with sarcasm and dripping irony about how everything _must_ be okay because we are here at work.

I am sitting in a classroom where my students will come and learn and laugh with each other and play games and copy each other's notes and do tiktok dances and ask for help and teach each other and practice their language and whine about tests and try to distract me and fidget and be enthusiastic and have brilliant insights and maybe someday get shot. I teach English learners, my classrooms are 80% brown, just like Uvalde so it's not like the cops would give a damn about us either.

Everything is broken.

~Sor
MOOP!

Content Warning: School shootings
sorcyress: Drawing of me as a pirate, standing in front of the Boston Citgo sign (Default)
For those who have been asking, I have not been hired back for next year.

I almost certainly have a lot of thoughts about this. Maybe sometime soon I will share them. For right now, I just hurt.

R.
MOOP!

Ow.

Nov. 27th, 2012 03:25 pm
sorcyress: Just a picture of my eye (Me-Eye)
So, I was hit by a car yesterday1.

It was almost the mildest being hit by a car I can imagine happening. I was in the departures lane at the airport in Chicago, getting my bag out of the back of my mom's car. Suddenly, the car behind her stopped being parked, and idled up against me. Because I'm a loving daughter, I protected my mother's bumper with my legs.

That last bit was sarcasm, by the way. I mean, I am a loving daughter, but NOPE not fun. On the plus side, I learned there is a situation where it is appropriate to yell "fuck" really loudly in the middle of a crowded airport. I did enjoy that bit, when I looked back on the whole situ.

Mum did all the "trading insurance and talking to the police" parts of it, while I got to hang out with the paramedics and assert that I probably wasn't damaged badly enough to get on a plane home to Boston. Currently, I have epic bruising all around my right knee2, and mild bruising around the left. Because I was facing perpendicular to the car, thankfully, most of the damage missed the knees themselves.

I couldn't dance last night. That's the part that hurts, far more than any lingering physical soreness. Squares is a much gentler3 form of dance, we'll see if I can make it through any of them tonight, but I might only be on the floor with a gemini to lean heavily against. I am...deeply unhappy at the thought. I let the world take many things away from me. But not dancing.

Anyways, I'm taking ibuprofen and I had an ice pack slapped on there for much of the flight, and at Dr. Dad's advice, I've been letting myself walk around and keep the leg stretching and moving. I haven't been to a hospital yet, I don't know if I'll have to. I really hope I won't.

And as always, I am so grateful that my family books like an hour and a half of spare time for airports. The world where I missed my flight because of this shit is even less satisfying.

~Sor
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1: The writer in me lives to be able to perform these nonchalant opening zingers. That being said, "NO THANK YOU, WOULD NOT REPEAT F-" is my overall review for "being hit by a car".

2: Yes, there will be pictures at some point.

3: Physically, anyways. I can do SCD in my sleep most days, Tech Squares is a group good enough to be designed to trick people.
sorcyress: xkcd panel with a single character alone at the computer and the text "Some nights, typing *hug* just doesn't cut it." (xkcd hug)
I realized, on further consideration while seated in the stairwell where I am not meant to be, still not home because the promise of safety was too tempting, and then the floor too distracting, that I have not had a final waltz tonight.

(I sat, very specifically out, and was told by a friend that he saw why I had such high standards for waltzing.)

And so, nevermind that dancing was long done an hour ago even, and my muscles are cold, and I am wearing sneakers and jeans, I determine that indeed, a final waltz is in order. For want of a proper partner, I select myself, and for want of a band, I polite request that Miss Vera Serenfreude volunteer. She complies, and so a song is played.

And some nights, it helps to wash the pain away with good cheer, and I applaud those nights with a full heart when they arise. But others, it is recognized useless to even try, and truly, the best way to fight some moods is to let them win.

Freedom is being alone. I fear liberation.

Which is not quite appropriate, but the pain in the words is there, and even if it is not my exact pain, it helps. I howl along in points, and sob at others, and more important than any and all else, I dance. It is not a pretty dance, or organized, or well thought out, but it is perfectly honest, and when it comes down to it, honesty is more important than aesthetics when one's partner is themselves.

And so I leave this message for you, Sorceress Katarina R. Ruth de D. de Whimsy de A. de MOOP! den Boston den Earth den MOOP! ged Athe ged Gaea (because such messages sent to the future must have all the appropriate names and titles listed, lest they arrive in the wrong hands.)

Dance. Give your pain to movement, and nevermind that you are cold and ache and have vision blurred by tears. There has not been better therapy devised by mortals or gods for you than this, and you would be ill advised by your self to attempt a faulty substitute. Shut the doors and pull the shades and just fucking dance.

It helps.

~Me.
MOOP!

((And to those who wonder and worry, the dancing was preceded by writing, for if dance is my therapy, writing is my sanity. The words are harsh and made in pain, but the messages are there to be sorted on the morrow. More stable responses will be made, Conversations will be had, and everything will be better tomorrow, simply by nature of the fact that I will have traveled through time until I reach such a day, and the sheer idea is a delight all by itself. Think of tonight not as a problem, rather the first step of a solution. Good day and good night.))
sorcyress: Just a picture of my eye (Me-Eye)
This morning, sitting in the sun, the beautiful Georgia belle shivers. "She's cold!" her boyfriend teases as I approach. I do what I find logical, and drape my coat across her shoulders.

"You're such a sweet boyfriend" she says to me in jest. I smile outwardly, sharing the joke, while something inside of me whimpers. I can't always get what I want, but if I try sometimes, I wind up with a friend instead, and that's just as good.

(Just as good)

This evening, chatting during an event. She mentions to her roommate she'll be home at ten. "Not if I kidnap you!" I threaten, trying to keep any tone but friendship out of my voice.

"I might not mind that" she flirts back, and be it outwardly or inwardly, I wince.

So I warn her. "You better be careful, I might start taking you seriously." She laughs, and we discuss for a moment our addictions to flirting. The night trails off; we part ways.

Maybe all I do want is flirting. To court a beautiful woman, treat her in the chivalrous way all people are meant to be treated. Maybe I want more.

Summer's coming soon. We'll see what happens with the fall.

~Sor
MOOP!
sorcyress: xkcd panel with a single character alone at the computer and the text "Some nights, typing *hug* just doesn't cut it." (xkcd hug)


I think I have a new desktop.

~Sor
MOOP!
sorcyress: Just a picture of my eye (Me-Eye)
Cut for emo and swearing. )

BehindTheWalls

PostScript: I also really really hate whatever livejournal did so you automatically get a space after the comma when writing tags (ie, you hit comma and it shows up as ", " instead of just ","

See, I'm smart enough to hit space after hitting a comma. Please fix it so I don't keep frigging doublespacing after every goddamn tag. Thanks.
sorcyress: Drawing of me as a pirate, standing in front of the Boston Citgo sign (Default)
[Poll #1014404]

For those who wish to know, my answers are that I do have several journals that I ocassionally use to write shit I don't want everyone on my flist to read (ie, if you give enough of a shit about me to actually go and find them, then you're probably one of the people who I don't mind reading.)

They are all linked pretty damn obviously out of my userinfo and/or flist, but I don't update any of them often. If you poke around long enough, you can find some pretty open (for me) stuff.

The obvious reason I brought all this up was that I posted in one of them (I'll even make it easy, it's in Alis's journal) and that sent me on a thoughtstream of 'why?'

Why bother to write a perfectly open and free for everyone to see journal entry, and then toss it into a journal very few other people read. Either it's open, and I want reinforcement, comments, and people to post, or it's not, and I should just either use a filter or post it completely privately.

Personally, I think it's the idea of risk --Ooo, I'm doing something on the edge, putting my emotions out there for anyone to find --if they bother looking. Or even more so, I think it's the same idea I stated above --that this way, I limit my journal to only the people I know care. I'm guessing that the hundred or so people who read my journal don't actually read every word I write --hell, more then half of you (I'd guess) I just skim past. But there are people who I definently care about to read every word, and I'd like to wish I meant that much to some of you out there.

Annnnd I'm out. Press the clicky buttons now, 'k?

~Sor
MOOP!
sorcyress: Drawing of me as a pirate, standing in front of the Boston Citgo sign (Default)
I got more prezzies!! The box accidentally got buried with all of mom's "Things to be mailed"

Speaker got me two new TMBG albums!! I now have "NO!" and "Lincoln"!! Yay for that.

In other news, I'm quite sick, though feeling much better then this morning (I can actually walk from one place to another without feeling the intense need to make friends with the floor, and I feel slightly less nauseous then this morning.)

So yeah. I'm taking a day off from school, which ohmanSUCKS!! However, seeing as I feel like a military acadamy at the moment, and my throat would like some sort of notpain PLEASE, I think it may be a valid decision.

Also, ways not to wake up in the morning number three: From fever dreams involving chimneys and cats, and bad plays in big theatres.

~Sor
MOOP!

OHYES! Also, if you were at New Years and I got you sick, I'm very sorry. I really didn't mean to get anyone (including myself) sick, but between mum being sick this past week and kissing...everyone, it was a bit inevitable. :(
sorcyress: Drawing of me as a pirate, standing in front of the Boston Citgo sign (Default)
I have been unusually talkative today, or rather, the thoughtstream has been unusually directed towards the elljay. Which is unusual --normally my day to day wanderings and thinkings are more Elsewhere based. Elsewhere being essentially the elaborate multilayered fanfics of my life. Although, lately it's all been so...mundane. I miss being a healer and fighting demons, or sneaking past the incompetent nazi's on my way to the park. Is this just another part of growing up --leaving the fantasy behind, and replacing it with the multitangled dramas that are interhuman relationships?

If so, I dislike the idea of growing up even more then before. I've been noting for a while now that the fantastical has ebbed from my mind, especially odd when one considers the prominence it used to hold. Rin is fading, and all the magic in the world can't protect her. She's the forgotten doll left behind in the toy box when her owner becomes too old for it.

...Dear gods no. No, no, no, no, NO! This is why I stick to Elsewhere, I don't have to face this sort of thing when I'm trawling it's shores or when I'm fiddling about in the lounge. Especially scary is the fact that this is something I wished upon myself, a fallen moment where I just wanted it all to go away. I could find it for you, I believe I gave it to Gabriel to protect, and he would be only too happy to help me spread my wings outside my walls.

...Fine. Here. Do not let it be said that I don't share my secrets ocassionally. I just need my mood to snap into just the right direction for it.

Ah, kung-fu time. I'll return later, I believe, and post all those thoughts. Or not. We'll see then, that's how life goes for me. And sometimes I really wish it wouldn't.

Love
~Sor
MOOP!

Ow.

Apr. 21st, 2006 08:18 pm
sorcyress: Picture of a smiling tampon with the phrase "Girls: We're so emo we don't even NEED to cut ourselves" (Emo-period)
Isn't there some bit of wisdom that states that more people are bitten by humans each year then rats?

Good to know. *examines self* Looks like I'm covered for another year.

...ow. That hurts. Koob, I love you dearly, you stupid little monkey, but that HURT! Biting BAD! Biting repeatedly WORSE! And yes, I invited it upon myself for some of it, but I invited you to bite the hand that was wrapped in the towel multiple times, not anywhere else! And when I put the towel down, biting was supposed to END!!

Oy. Sick Koob = bad. This has not been my best babysitting night ever. Which especially sucks, because last week was so stellar.

*sighs, licks wounds, and goes back to her corner*

~Sor
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