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May. 1st, 2025 02:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marta_beeThe Kid and her mom are officially airborne. I'm glad for them but feeling very sad for myself. It's weird how living a flight away but with them in a US city feels so different from them being in Europe. We can still chat and talk and visit. But the distance feels so much more real.
I'm planning to visit them in October, but that's another thing that's been weighing on me. Maybe I pay too much attention to the news. I'm, like, 97% sure it won't be a problem, but you hear such stories about people going through customs these days. I also have dual citizenship and have traveled quite a lot between Germany and the US (though not recently), so I'd be concerned I stick out more than most. So there's this worry it might not be quite safe to go over and expect to come back. Probably it would be fine, but the worry is there and the fact that I even have to worry about it is upsetting.
Anywho. Nicer news. Peeta is settling in more and doing better about not jumping on my bed at night. It's not perfect but we're making progress. She'll never be a snuggler, but she likes to nap on the ottoman near my feet, which feels like kitty-affection. I've also been piddling along with the Silmarillion again, and am endlessly amused by how hard the Valar had to work to get the Elves over to Valinor. The latest instance is Ulmo having to stop moving Tol Eressea because the Teleri got sad about leaving Middle-earth. (Though you get the feeling he didn't need much convincing.) It really was like herding cats, wasn't it? (Again with the cats.)
And I did discover two essay collections on "Theology & Tolkien" (Vol 1 & Vol 2). They're so expensive, but I may put a request in at my library. Even just browsing the topics was fascinating.
I'm thinking about volunteering as a beta reader for Holmestice. I feel so undependable lately, I'd hate to commit myself and not be up to it. But maybe a little committing-to would help.
So that's the news from Lake Wobegone on this fine Thursday afternoon. Hope you all are doing well.
ETA: new Peeta pic, below the cut. She is almost gentle when just waking up from a nap, as are we all.
I'm planning to visit them in October, but that's another thing that's been weighing on me. Maybe I pay too much attention to the news. I'm, like, 97% sure it won't be a problem, but you hear such stories about people going through customs these days. I also have dual citizenship and have traveled quite a lot between Germany and the US (though not recently), so I'd be concerned I stick out more than most. So there's this worry it might not be quite safe to go over and expect to come back. Probably it would be fine, but the worry is there and the fact that I even have to worry about it is upsetting.
Anywho. Nicer news. Peeta is settling in more and doing better about not jumping on my bed at night. It's not perfect but we're making progress. She'll never be a snuggler, but she likes to nap on the ottoman near my feet, which feels like kitty-affection. I've also been piddling along with the Silmarillion again, and am endlessly amused by how hard the Valar had to work to get the Elves over to Valinor. The latest instance is Ulmo having to stop moving Tol Eressea because the Teleri got sad about leaving Middle-earth. (Though you get the feeling he didn't need much convincing.) It really was like herding cats, wasn't it? (Again with the cats.)
And I did discover two essay collections on "Theology & Tolkien" (Vol 1 & Vol 2). They're so expensive, but I may put a request in at my library. Even just browsing the topics was fascinating.
I'm thinking about volunteering as a beta reader for Holmestice. I feel so undependable lately, I'd hate to commit myself and not be up to it. But maybe a little committing-to would help.
So that's the news from Lake Wobegone on this fine Thursday afternoon. Hope you all are doing well.
ETA: new Peeta pic, below the cut. She is almost gentle when just waking up from a nap, as are we all.
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Date: 2025-05-02 02:38 pm (UTC)and yay for the good news! 😊
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Date: 2025-05-02 04:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-02 07:07 pm (UTC)i was typing on my cell phone, which is more difficult (for me) than typing on computer. but i am not at home these days, i am on 4-days-holidays, off work, and i am in italy right now 😊
and yes, the photo did look like a diluted tortie 😊