abovethesmokestacks

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For various reasons, I kept my married name after the divorce, but for other various reasons, I'm more than ready to move on.

I did consider taking back my maiden name, but turns out that in terms of cost, I wouldn’t save a whole hecking lot compared to just... getting a whole new last name.

So yeah.

Trying to find a new last name that I can feel happy with. And then just hope it will be approved.

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Every year, the bright Scandinavian summer nights fade without anyone's noticing. One evening in August you have an errand outdoors, and all of a sudden it's pitch-black. It is still summer, but the summer is no longer alive.

Tove Jansson, The Summer Book

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height check. how tall are you people in my phone

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Enough about favorite books. What’s a book you read and absolutely hated? The book you’ve got a bone to pick with.

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Well, I bought IKEA furniture about it.

Gonna go run now and hopefully not feel like I need to throw up (which was the case yesterday).

Banner fucking day.

Just.

Fuck.

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Banner fucking day.

Just.

Fuck.

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having a blorbo be like “Omg have you seen that one scene where he closes the door ????? 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍Oh and that other scene where he’s eating food ???😍😍😍😍!!!!!!! omg I love him so much 💕💕💖✨🌸💕✨💖💕💓💗🌟🌸💕✨💓”

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💜💜💜💜💜

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So, do we get to know what the other fandom you fell into is, or?

(*grabby hands at your writing*)

I...... might keep that close to my chest. When I first started posting for that fandom, I did so anonymously, and it took MONTHS before I ended up making a separate account for it.

It's brought me a lot of joy and a lot of new friends, though.

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thinking of you and sending you symbolic latkes ❤️

This has been sitting in my ask for AGES. Please know I so appreciate the latkes. I still need to try my hand at making them sometimes.

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blasting my silly little music and creating my silly little daydreams so i don’t lose my silly little mind

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Heya!!! Nice to see you here

It's good to be here and to see you, too, roarrrry!

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🌻🌼🌷🌸🏵️🌹🌺💐🍀

Some flowers for anyone not feeling their best today

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foxgloves

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Lovely Life

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Hi.

So.

Uh.

Life has happened. A lot. Like, a lot a lot.

I kind of fell into a different fandom. I divorced in May last year. I walked in my first Pride parade in July. I went to Slovenia on my first proper solo trip just days after that. I ran every day for a year. I bought the apartment that had been a shared home for ten years and have been slowly growing accustomed to it being mine (and the cat's). I was let go from my job in December. I was kept on through an extension that would keep me on until August and then ultimately rehired in May. I have two new tattoos. I graduated with an MBA today. I have cried (a lot). I have laughed (hopefully more).

I have no idea what will happen next.

And I think that's okay.

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