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camwynGave Mom her Mother's Day present this morning. That was good; she's sick, and it was good to see her smile.
Drove to church. Listened to a song that reminded me of some stuff from college. Burst into tears; spent the next ten minutes working on getting the sniffles under control. Managed.
Mass had a May Crowning. I can't stand those. The hymns associated with May Crownings are some of the worst-written I've ever heard, both in terms of lyrics and in terms of singability- some of us aren't second sopranos, you know!- and I never really saw the point of sticking a wreath on a statue anyway. I seem to recall that was a no-no in the Old Testament, too, and have yet to find a representative of the Church who can satisfactorily demonstrate why May Crownings are any different from acts of goddess worship. Besides, I don't like flowers. They belong on the plant, not cut off and stuck somewhere to briefly look pretty, then die.
My sister came to visit for Mother's Day. Brought Mom a cookbook- the same one I'd given Mom this morning; we didn't know what the other was buying- and a bunch of flowers. I went to get a vase for the flowers and managed to knock over a glass candlestick that then knocked over a bunch of other stuff. My sister spent twenty minutes cleaning up the laundry room while I bled into the sink and bandaged three of the fingers on my left hand.
And Grandpa's not coming.
I never liked sharing my birthday with Mother's Day to begin with. Yeah, it only happens every few years, but I wish it didn't work out that way at all.
End whine.
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Date: 2004-05-09 11:09 am (UTC)I never liked sharing my birthday with Mother's Day to begin with. Yeah, it only happens every few years, but I wish it didn't work out that way at all.
Wanna swap? I get riots for mine*. It's almost cool, in a sorta twisted way.
-M
*At least in California. Your mileage may vary, depending on the local ethnic mix.
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Date: 2004-05-09 11:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 11:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 11:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 11:50 am (UTC)Of course, you could also think of it this way. Every time you pluck a flower you're performing a castration.
I always loved potted plants more than flowers, and cacti the best. Cacti rock. They are also the only plant I can care for without accidentally killing...
- Mel
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Date: 2004-05-09 12:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 04:47 pm (UTC)/me has the total brown thumb.
Although my philodendron is still holding on - I think I've had it 3 years, now.
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Date: 2004-05-09 12:12 pm (UTC)As far as I can tell, it’s because the activity is aimed at a saint rather than a deity. It’s therefore dulia (or in this case hyperdulia, which sounds like someone’s mutant power) rather than latria. If there’s a way to tell these forms of honor apart other than by looking at the object of honor, Google hasn’t told me about it.
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Date: 2004-05-09 12:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 12:20 pm (UTC)All I do is give mom her present and consider the day celebrated. Then it's my turn. Heh heh heh
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Date: 2004-05-09 01:21 pm (UTC)Therefore, it is with the entirety of my holiday spirit, completely sans distractions, that I congratulate on not dying for another year. It makes me happy that you're still around.
I do hope the evening shows a marked improvement, however!
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Date: 2004-05-09 01:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 01:54 pm (UTC)*hope the rest of the birthday-shaped thing goes OK*
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Date: 2004-05-09 04:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 04:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 05:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 06:48 pm (UTC)"Happier birthday"?
Date: 2004-05-09 06:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-09 09:03 pm (UTC)Mer
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Date: 2004-05-09 09:53 pm (UTC)Happy Birthday!!!!
Date: 2004-05-10 12:12 am (UTC)Know that I love and adore you, that you are smart, and lovely, and an amazing writer, and a good friend, and better than McGyver, and that no dumb hallmark holiday can take that away. It's funny, I didn't realize sooner that today was your birthday, because it was my college best friend's birthday as well. Funny that.
Re: Happy Birthday!!!!
Date: 2004-05-10 07:43 am (UTC)And thank you for the rest of it!