We're burning up together, baby, that makes two

[sovay]

I had a miserable day and the night has not been an improvement, but rushthatspeaks sent me Rina Sawayama's anthemically queer "This Hell" (2022) and spatch stuck his head around the door of my office with an upside-down Peep in his mouth like something out of Bosch, so I think we're all set for Good Friday. Previously I had been cheering myself up with the 1984 BBC Titus Groan and Gormenghast and a 1945 photo of Donald Swann.

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[moon_custafer]

Aw, he’s bringing you prey he’s caught.

[sovay]

Aw, he’s bringing you prey he’s caught.

He carried it all the way home to me in his jaws.

[aurumcalendula]

*hugs*

[sovay]

*hugs*

*hugs*

[larryhammer]

That is an excellent pic of Swann.

[sovay]

That is an excellent pic of Swann.

He'd have been about twenty-one at the time. I love it.

[ethelmay]

IWM refuses to show it to me! All I get is a link to a survey. HUMPH I say HUMPH

[sovay]

IWM refuses to show it to me! All I get is a link to a survey. HUMPH I say HUMPH

Balls! Here.



The file is titled "The Friends Ambulance Unit in Greece, 1945" and captioned "Donald Swann, who was a conscientious objector during the Second World War, pictured relaxing in Greece during his service with the Friends Ambulance Unit."

[ethelmay]

Thank you!

[umadoshi]

*hugs quietly*

[sovay]

*hugs quietly*

*hugs*

[theseatheseatheopensea]

*hugs* I'm glad you have things to cheer you up, they are so important! <3

[sovay]

I'm glad you have things to cheer you up, they are so important!

Thank you!

*hugs*

[a_reasonable_man]

*hugs*

PS. I saw daffodils in full bloom this afternoon.

[sovay]

PS. I saw daffodils in full bloom this afternoon.

Yay!

*hugs*

[nineweaving]

Swann looks blissful. Wishing you a little of that.

Nine

[sovay]

Swann looks blissful. Wishing you a little of that.

Thank you. I mean, I think I should be basking in Greece.

[gwynnega]

I had never heard Rina Sawayama before; after "This Hell," YouTube played her "STFU!", which is quite amazing.

By the way, last night I saw Adele Bertei in conversation with Alice Bag at Skylight Books for Bertei's book launch, which was wonderful. They sang a duet that I think was called "Hysterical Bitches Rule," and it brought down the house.

[sovay]

I had never heard Rina Sawayama before; after "This Hell," YouTube played her "STFU!", which is quite amazing.

rushthatspeaks introduced me to her. Agreed!

By the way, last night I saw Adele Bertei in conversation with Alice Bag at Skylight Books for Bertei's book launch, which was wonderful. They sang a duet that I think was called "Hysterical Bitches Rule," and it brought down the house.

All parts of this report are awesome.

[selkie]

This hell is better with you!
*hugs*

[sovay]

This hell is better with you!

It is!

*hugs*