Weekend Roundup

The house is so quiet. The guest dogs are home as is my BFF, not to imply that my Bestie was the one making the noise.

That drive to Nashville is normally really pretty but yesterday was scary. The thunderstorm we drove through had us crawling at times because I couldn’t see the road and the wind had me white-knuckling the steering wheel. By the time we got there though the storm was over and my Bestie had beautiful blue skies for take-off.

Tennessee drove us home because the muscles in my neck and shoulders were so tense it gave me a headache and my hands still hurt this morning from gripping the wheel.  We stopped for dinner at “our” Cracker Barrel and when we got home, we binge-watched the rest of “Deadloch”.

“Deadloch” is an Australian murder mystery with many queer characters and wickedly dark humor and a twist of ridiculousness. I mean that in the irreverent sense, not in a slapstick way. I highly recommend it, but you may need close captioning. Those Tasmanian accents and slang can be hard to decipher.

Today will be a much-deserved day of rest. My goal is for this blog to be the hardest activity of the day. Our to-do list is long but we’re both exhausted and we need to rest.

I admit to conflicting senses of urgency in my attitude toward that to-do list. On the one hand, there is so much to do, and I want it all done now. However, because of the uncertainty of how permanent this move gets to be, I am also not motivated to get everything settled. What if I end up having to undo everything? Why bother to do it all? I know myself though, I’ll have to live as though it’s going to work out, so I’ll have to start on those tasks.

Before she left, my Bestie helped me check off many items, but the one I’m most grateful for was helping me set up my altar. I’m not as active in my practice as I once was but not having it up was causing me some anxiety. Now I feel more settled, despite all the other stuff.

Today though I’m going to revel in the lovely laziness of a beautiful sunny Sunday.

Before I sign off I want to pass along a few other Sunday Stuff items besides the “Deadloch” recommendation.

Book

I’m reading book two of “The Deep Space Cargoist” trilogy by JS Carter Gilson called “The Languid Belly of the Beast.” Book one is called “The Loneliness of the Deep Space Cargoist.”

Inez, said Cargoist, is a queer human and based on what I’ve read so far is a pan-sexual in the truest sense of that word…in a Captain Jack Harkness sort of way, only her bravado is less confident. I am thoroughly enjoying it and can’t wait to finish the series.

(If you don’t know who Captain Jack Harkness is, I am so sorry. You are missing out!)

Song

“Blueneck” by Chris Housman.

A wonderful contrast to that other song by Jack Ass, this lonely country song is queer and inclusive. It’s got a catchy tune and he has a nice voice. Y’all know I’m not a rabid fan of country music or male country artists at all, but I really like this song and I hope it becomes a bigger hit than that other one.

Other Things

In the wake of the Battle of Montgomery, I am in search of a folding chair pin I can put with my pride pins on my bag. If you see one, please send me a link.

Ok, that is enough work for the day. Time to crawl back into bed for some snuggling.

Be well, my friends.