Once in a while it's all about a girl in Boston

[sovay]

For the eleventh anniversary of Kittening Day, Hestia was made much of with ham and petting and tomorrow when the day is less frenetic, there will be salmon. Her brother is celebrated in memory, my flower-clawed movie cat.



I will not be attending the reenactment because my plans for tomorrow all involve absolutely not getting out of bed until after noon, but it is true that despite it being the first naval battle of the American Revolution, I had never heard of the Battle of Chelsea Creek. Then again, apparently I have to find out from the internet that I transatlantically pronounce "penalize." An envelope full of lino-printed stickers arrived in the mail from asakiyume.

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[genarti]

I just tried to pronounce "penalize" in my head, and came up with both pronunciations in an uneasy equilibrium. Maybe I alternate at random, according to the mysterious exhortations of my soul? I'll see if I can figure it out!

All blessings and love to your soft and watchful guardian of the hearth, and also the window blinds. <3

[sovay]

I just tried to pronounce "penalize" in my head, and came up with both pronunciations in an uneasy equilibrium. Maybe I alternate at random, according to the mysterious exhortations of my soul? I'll see if I can figure it out!

Is it a regional difference? I have some vocabulary which I suspect of switching dialects depending on what sounds better around it, but I don't always notice in the moment.

All blessings and love to your soft and watchful guardian of the hearth, and also the window blinds.

Thank you!