I saw a name in the graveyard that I knew

[sovay]

Whether because of the heat or my period, I got almost no sleep last night and what sleep I did get was full of incredibly unpleasant nightmares of the kind that do not even make good stories: someone poisoned our cats, I was accused of blood libel and it was taken seriously as a criminal charge, I went to an amusement park and there was a terrible accident and people around me died. Literally the first piece of news I saw when I checked Facebook to see whether the planet had exploded while I was asleep was this story about Jewish pride flags being equated with support for Israel and removed from a Pride event in Chicago. At least I know Autolycus and Hestia are alive and well because I woke up with one of them walking back and forth across my face and the other mewing clearly that no one had fed her in the history of ever. spatch tells me the Coney Island Cyclone is turning ninety, so that's nice. The rest of my afternoon is supposed to be highly social; I'll settle for no nightmares, I hope.

Comments

[dhampyresa]

I can't find any pictures from this year's Pride (which to be fair was yesterday), but I can testify that Beit Haverim's float looked like this, except there were more women on it. I don't know if they did the song.

[sovay]

I can't find any pictures from this year's Pride (which to be fair was yesterday), but I can testify that Beit Haverim's float looked like this, except there were more women on it.

Thank you for that. Nice!

[dhampyresa]

I hoped it would make you feel better. Sorry your dreams were shit. *hugs*

[newredshoes]

I know I should walk away from following the conversation on Dyke March, because it's making me ill with rage, but I just keep hoping the people who speak up about everything will speak up for me, and... they're not.

[sovay]

I know I should walk away from following the conversation on Dyke March, because it's making me ill with rage, but I just keep hoping the people who speak up about everything will speak up for me, and... they're not.

What can I do for you?

[edit] In case you have not seen this photo, I thought of you.

[moon_custafer]

This makes me wish I'd photographed the (presumably lefty) Jewish contingent in Toronto's Dyke March yesterday, so I could post them for you. They were there, along with BLM and a number of trade unions.

[sovay]

the (presumably lefty) Jewish contingent in Toronto's Dyke March yesterday, so I could post them for you. They were there, along with BLM and a number of trade unions.

Thank you for letting me know. I'm glad to hear it.

[kore]

someone poisoned our cats, I was accused of blood libel and it was taken seriously as a criminal charge, I went to an amusement park and there was a terrible accident and people around me died

JESUS I want to spank your subconscious and not in the fun way. Something happening to our cats is one of my worst nightmares ever, fortunately I don't think I have it that often.

[sovay]

JESUS I want to spank your subconscious and not in the fun way.

Thank you. It was a really rotten night.

Something happening to our cats is one of my worst nightmares ever, fortunately I don't think I have it that often.

It happened once shortly after we moved here and it was terrible; this was a different nightmare, but the same emotional result. The good news is that (a) Autolycus was in my face literally as soon as I woke up, so I knew he was right there and soft and purry and being a total butt and alive (b) because of the thing where we sort of had a fire in the heating system in March, I know that in an emergency it takes less than five minutes to put both cats into carriers even if they are hiding and fighting me, so I could get them safe out of the house if I had to; I already did it once. But I'd rather not have to be reassured!

[umadoshi]

That is Not Remotely Okay behavior from your subconscious. :( Wow. I hope tonight you get some sleep with absolutely no bad dreams.

[sovay]

I hope tonight you get some sleep with absolutely no bad dreams.

Thank you. I hope my subconscious listens to you!

[ladymondegreen]

I hate death dreams and blame dreams, and I wish them far away from you. *many comforting hugs *

[sovay]

I hate death dreams and blame dreams, and I wish them far away from you.

Thank you. Your icon is very much appreciated, too.

*hugs*

[cmcmck]

'Jewish pride flags being equated with support for Israel'

Sigh :o(

A clue, they need one!

[sovay]

A clue, they need one!

It does not appear to be forthcoming.

[cmcmck]

OFFS!

Why do some so called left intellectuals (and I'm one myself) not seem capable of seeing that it's all anti semitism regardless of what the state of Israel might get up to?

My maternal great grandmother's family were butchered in Riga, Latvia some time in 1941 but that's okay because they were potential Zionists? Oh, per-lease!

Its like the idiots here who now see all Muslims as ISIS terrorists and that that give them the right to tear a headscarf from a woman's head.

Um, no!