You were my sunbeam when skies are dark You got me flying way beyond ‘Cause I’ve been wandering and feeling lost Now, like whirlwind, you put a spell on me
Have been dragging my feet along sleepless everday I couldn’t figure out a thing Until your lightbeam came crashing in Waited five seconds, soaked in some magic, shoot across To transform my every loss, but then you can storming
You were my sunbeam when skies are dark You got me flying way beyond ‘Cause I’ve been wandering and feeling lost Now, like whirlwind, you put a spell on me
Your electric ways had me right then Me and my ghost of the past, get him tied down Waited five seconds, soaked in some magic, come across To transform my every loss, but then you can storming in
You were my sunbeam when skies are dark You got me flying way beyond ‘Cause I’ve been wandering and feeling lost Now, like whirlwind, you put a spell on me
RIP, Anne. May you soar with dragons. Anne McCaffrey has been one of my favorite authors since childhood. I stopped reading her newer work at about 1998 or so, as it seemed she was just mining a lot of her older worlds without putting much effort into the actual writing. But her earlier work could--and did--bring tears my eyes. She wrote about human, flawed women as heroes and role models, and I loved them fiercely, from Menolly to Lessa to Killashandra Ree.
Anne McCaffrey shaped science fiction and fantasy on a genre-wide scale, affecting more than gender perceptions. She was the first woman to win a Hugo, IIRC, and touched lives far and wide. She is one of the few authors I ever wished to meet in my life; I was just thinking of her a couple of nights ago. Even though I never met her in person, I was blessed to have her--and her characters--in my life. It has been the richer for it.
Gaslighting A fantastic article on how we, as a culture, belittle women's emotional reactions. IT happens to men, too, but I know far more women that have internalized this.
Ruminating "Isn't it a funny and fine thing to realize: that being whole nearly always requires not just the tending of ourselves but the tending of our bonds with others?"
Japan The last two years of high school, we had a Japanese exchange student who lived with our family. She quickly became another sister. I like to joke that she is the mother of my parents' grandchildren.
Since the earthquake, I've been understandably worried about her.
Just got an email from my folks, forwarded on from her. She's safe, everyone is okay. There are inconveniences, but no rampant disease or starving from food shortages.
indescribable
hot
productive
melancholy
amused
nostalgic
giggly
defiant