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[geminigirl]

I don't want to say nothing about Katherine Hepburn, I just don't know what to say. I'm not usually so affected by celebrity death, but hers was very sad. When I went off to do anything that required making a very distinct impression on people, like a job interview or something, my Mom would always say to me that I should channel Katherin Hepburn. Wow.




I'm seriously considering taking my Mom up on the offer to come and stay with me and clean. She offers that way because she knows I won't say yes otherwise, but also because it's her way of saying "I'm not okay being excluded from this part of your life." I can accept that. This is my Mom...she wants to be here, and the truth is, I want her here, but I don't want the conflict that seems inevitable. My Mom and I are rather close, but we get along better in shorter doses. The offer to come and clean is much like her offer of money for my California trip. We agreed that we don't have to make a decision about it now...I don't actually have to make the decision until probably the week of the surgery...which gives me plenty of time to decide what I'm okay with. I hate the thought of pulling a "this is my house and that means I set the rules" but it's true.





I get sad at the end of June because I always had so much fun at Pride in NYC, and met so many neat people, including cyan_blue who had the coolest sign ever, and bensong1. I have fond memories of Pride with richwillpowers and lots of other people from up there who I miss. *sigh* I'm glad you had fun, and that the weather wasn't too brutal...





melebeth you must do this for me!

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[fosterbass.livejournal.com]

You gotta let her stay with you while you recover. Knowing you are going in for surgery is probably very hard for her because she wants to be there to take care of you but can't (she's not a surgeon). At least let her take care of your apartment - that will make her feel like she's helping you.

[geminigirl]

I had originally expected that she wouldn't be able to come down for it (conflict with work-it's the start of summer session II and so she needs to be on campus) and so I'd made arrangements with friends to be taken care of because I'm not allowed to be alone for the first x number of hours. It's late enough in the week though that she probably can be there...and I do want her there, if she can manage to be there without causing me more stress than its worth. The last thing I need while recovering from surgery is Mom-stress. My mom is wonderful, but we have our moments...

PS...how did you get here?

[fosterbass.livejournal.com]

PS...how did you get here?

Sorry. I have no idea. I've been surfing journals all morning. I probably liked a comment that you posted in the last day or so and followed your name back here.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Awww... thanks for the compliment on my sign! :-) It felt weird going to Pride without the sign this year... I was staffing the queer shrinks booth at the rally (in SF), not marching like I usually do.

And richwillpowers has been on my mind a lot too these days, partly because the anniversary of his death is so close now, and partly because this week I was in the tiny town of Westport, CA, and he and I vacationed there together once. Sigh... and hugs.

[geminigirl]

I really missed you actually...that was the one thing I knew I'd see you at every year. And it was always fascinating to hear about what you were doing.

One thing I can say about DC Pride (even though it's kind of weak) is that having the parade the evening before and the festival on Sunday means that it's entirely possible to do both without being overwhelmed.