Fandom made me realize stuff, y'all

... expected of me to be any less good at it - by my family, by my school, by my environment - than anyone else. It had nothing to do with gender whatsoever. I hear stories of women who felt unencouraged to go into the sciences and a small part of me keeps thinking "why couldn't I have that?" LOL Exact sciences are so not my thing, but I went to a technological school, with a science program triple...

How is this my life?

... recently. I've been sharing the recording with anyone who will sit still long enough to listen. Even total strangers staying for more than a day in our house have started seeing, unwarned and unencouraged in ANY way, our house gnomes. These are small blueish-black humanoid figures less than a foot tall and very fast-moving. We have pictures. Topics under discussion today: burritos and the ...

Stuck Truck

... truck had started up the hill, been unable to crest it, and unable to back down. So there were five cop cars and a tow truck. And not only were cars not allowed to pass, but pedestrians were unencouraged from walking down the hill too, as the truck was actually a bit wobbly. Even more exciting: It was a transport truck for other vehicles, and there were about three or four SUVs on the thing too. ...

... home. You don't think this is appropriate, as it's just more for the deceased's family to deal with. How do you react? Do you tell your child no, shooting down his sincere (and unencouraged) sympathy toward the family/understanding of death? Do you say "sure, we'll send them" and just not do it? Do you send the boxes knowing that they'll be viewed largely as unwanted, unappreciated trash by a ...

Sex is fun - play with it

... have written a good few thousand words more about each, but I will leave it there for now. What do you guys think? Can indulging fantasies be dangerous or unhealthy? Are some thoughts better left unencouraged? Is there a correct or superior way to have sex? [1] For those now curiously Googling: I followed her journal for quite a while after that, out of sheer curiosity and a weird sense of ...