#liminalmoments

[dagneyrobertson]

I get lonely on Thursday nights. Maybe not every Thursday night, but some Thursday nights, I get lonely. It's been eight months since I had steady companionship. It's been four and a half months since we moved out of our friend's place and into our own.

I enjoy being alone, or at least I used to. After 20 years married, and 15 years as a mother, alone is something I need to reacquaint myself with. My busy, crowded thoughts can spread out, just a bit, on Thursday nights. They also remind me that, although I am good company, I am only one. I long for conversation about something aside from work, anime or Kpop. I envision myself laying with my feet in someone's lap, strong hands kneading. It's those small things I miss, coffee already made, car windows scraped before I get to my car on a freezing cold morning, writing love notes on the bathroom mirror in lipstick.

Don't misunderstand. I love having my full size bed to myself. I've managed to fill my generous closet all by myself. I'm making this single mom thing happen. I just had a great review at work. It's been a year and half there, 9 months in this position. I love training. I enjoy the people I work with, and believe I am well liked.

Somehow, I recently let myself get talked into running for a municipal clerkship. Honestly, I was considering a part-time job, and this would fit into my routine. I would be taking minutes, keeping records, cutting ribbons, nothing strenuous. So I've been chatting people up and getting signatures for the past few weeks. It's gives me kind of a frontline view of how suspicious everyone is right now, talking local politics with the national election not yet in the rear view mirror. City and village positions are non-partisan. No need to declare a party loyalty. No reason to talk about it. Yet everyone asks. There is such an Us vs. Them dynamic that no one wants someone from the other party keeping The Minutes. Clerks don't even vote. Truthfully, I see that as my growth opportunity here, biting my tongue and not having an opinion. It's good to try new things. Lol.

Anyway. I'm not so lonely, anymore. Thanks for letting me spend the better part of hour spilling my guts. I appreciate your time. Writing is better than logging on to Plenty of Fish, cathartic instead of distractive. There are better things to do than paging through "local singles". *cracking knuckles* Now, back to my plan for Village domination.

If someone asks you to sign a petition so they can get on a ballot? Be kind and humor them They are clearly crazy.

Good night my Tumblrs,

Dagney

[ashenowloddities]

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[stfu-moffat]

[THE BELLS OF ST JOHN SPOILERS]

liminalmoments asked stfu-moffat:

And of course Clara was laughably computer illiterate and her genius was not earned but simply given to her. *sigh*

EXACTLY. I liked Clara, I really did, but she was completely undercharacterised here. The Shard tried to download her because she was reasonably intelligent, yet had no skills with computers. GIVE ME SOME OF THAT CLARA. Computer illiterate is a good character flaw, but to suddenly override that, quite literally, to make her 'better' and then have her use that sudden knowledge to be better than the Doctor is ridiculous. What about her other skills? Did she even HAVE other skills? Why couldn't we have seen some of those instead of her accidental knowledge which wasn't even her own to begin with?

Also, that leap of logic the Doctor made was completely laughable. Clara knew nothing about the internet, seeing as she didn't know how to use Wifi and she didn't know more than one person could use the internet at the same time. Which... I find difficult to believe if she grew up in a society that had everyone rely so much on computers that the Great Intelligence practically controlled the world through the Wifi. However, that could've been a really neat storyline - the only person in the world who can't use Wifi and thus may be immune to the Great Intelligence! But nope. And then she mentioned twitter and that's how the Doctor knew she suddenly had computer knowledge? Please. People know about twitter without knowing computers. You can use twitter through other platforms, like smartphones, and people mention it on TV all the time. You don't need to know about hacking or the computer to know about twitter? That was really poor writing right there.

But still, the fact that we could only see 'super hacker Clara' with the abilities she got under some other power other than her own instead of any other Clara was really annoying. I really hope she fleshes out in the next couple episodes, but I'm not holding my breath.

- SH

PS: And before someone goes 'What about Rose and the Bad Wolf? Or Donna and Doctor-Donna?!' We already had full seasons of characterisation with Rose and Donna before they became 'super powered'. Also, Rose looked into the Heart of the TARDIS of her own free will and then controlled it to her whim, not the other way around. And Donna used her own abilities as the Doctor-Donna to be better than the Doctor. She had the Doctor's knowledge, yes, but she was still 'the best temp in Chiswick' which helped her make mental leaps and type faster than the Doctor.

[ashenowloddities]

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[ashenowloddities]

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[ashenowloddities]

I love all things liminal and New Year's Eve has to be one of my favorite liminal days. Everything hangs in the balance tonight as the start of another year stretches out ahead of us. Cultivate the things that you want to see manifested this year! I have some exciting new things coming at you in the new year!🦉🔥 #newyearseve #liminaltime #liminalmoments #creativeexpression #crystalandgemstones #crystalphotography #inspiration #magicalplaces #eclecticinterior #eclecticwitch #pagancommunity #pagansofinstagram #witchstagram #witchesofinstagram #witchcommunity #instawitch #witchyaesthetic #paganaestethic #makerofmagic #AshenOwl https://www.instagram.com/p/BsEJ7X-HhTh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hzeqhae0ltnm

[ashenowloddities]

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[dagneyrobertson]

Advice to mothers of young children

I feel like the first 5 years of parenting (each child) call on energy we should have banked before children. Throw in an extra life-challenge and you need to make self-care your part-time job. It is really about priorities. If learning something new feeds you, even if it applies to parenting, that counts. If creating something feeds you, even if you sell it, it counts. How you view your work and actions can be like an Energy-Star come up. Find balance and joy in whatever you can. You don't need to sit quietly in a dark room to meditate. In fact, dishwashing is a great time to try it. Try clearing your mind of worry and focusing on simple actions or tasks.

Dagney Robertson