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[marta_bee]

The big news today is I did the Mereth Aderthad through Zoom. It was a SWG event where peoples presented papers and did readings of their fic. Which was nice and the main point (so many smart, funny people!) but it was really the chat that did me good. Just hanging out in real-time with fellow fans was really nice.

I made a passing comment over on Tumblr that I'd been feeling depleted, and it struck me that of course I was. It's been a really rough month - my grandma but also it's another death-anniversary that still hits me hard, and I think I'm even grieving having to give up Peeta. Every time I look at her it's been hard, though she's also been extra mischievous so I'm more convinced than ever surrendering her back is the right thing to do. On top of which I've got some specific reasons to worry about my work's longtime survival, and the GOP budget is really going to do a number on my student loans. Oh, and I had to send my new computer back. That's quite enough for anyone to be getting on with! With everything going on with the world it somehow feels a bit small, but how silly is that? It's my life.

All of which made today really nice. Jut getting to hang out and not think about anything but geekery for a few hours. And doing it from behind my screen was probably the best way. Logistics aside, I think the in-person socializing would have been way too intense. I do need to do that more often.

That's the news from Lake Wobegone (Woe-be-gone?). Here's hoping you all are having a good Saturday.

Comments

[ellynn_ithilwen]

That's really a lot of sh*t all at once. Sorry 😥

But great that you had a good time at M.A. 😊

[hhimring]

I'm glad that the experience of MA helped a bit!

And I hope you can find an animal friend that is a better match for you, but of course that would be a difficult separation.

None of what you are going through sounds little to me, no matter what else is happening out there.

[shirebound]

getting to hang out and not think about anything but geekery for a few hours.

Hooray!

[cairistiona]

That's quite a lot for anyone to deal with in the span of a month. Grieving a lost loved one makes all the smaller, "minor" issues that much harder to deal with. I'm glad you were able to tune out all of that with a Tolkien event. *hugs*

[mrowe]

That is a lot. {{}}

[independence1776]

*hugs*