resonant: A crow with something in its mouth. Text: KEEP CALM AND CARRION (keep calm and carrion)
[personal profile] resonant
I'm traveling today, for reasons of ordinary grim family necessity. So this morning I got up, numb with grief, in a hotel room far from home. Texted the word FUCK to the two people I love the most, and got on with it.

At the coffee shop I was wrestling with the unfamiliar payment kiosk because today was a day I wanted to tip a little extra. The barista pushed my mocha over the counter without a lid: "Need you to take a few sips so I'll have room for whip. I was trying to give you a little extra of the good stuff."

In the car I tasted the finished mocha and it was basically a hot fudge sundae. That was when I was finally able to cry.

Little extra of the good stuff to all y'all.

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Date: 11/6/24 03:03 pm (UTC)
kass: Siberian cat on a cat tree with one paw dangling (Default)
From: [personal profile] kass
My heart. Yeah.

Sending love your way from afar.

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Date: 11/6/24 03:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] grey853
Cyber hugs!!!

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Date: 11/6/24 03:16 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] ride_4ever
I was finally able to cry when I read your "little extra of the good stuff". There's so much emotional need for that on this day. *hugs* 🫂

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Date: 11/6/24 03:18 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] spatz

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Date: 11/6/24 03:53 pm (UTC)
princessofgeeks: Shane smiling, caption Canada's Shane Hollander (Default)
From: [personal profile] princessofgeeks
HUGS

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Date: 11/6/24 04:14 pm (UTC)
lunabee34: (Default)
From: [personal profile] lunabee34
Same to you.

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Date: 11/7/24 11:33 am (UTC)
lunabee34: (Default)
From: [personal profile] lunabee34
*hugs*

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Date: 11/6/24 04:27 pm (UTC)
runpunkrun: Pride flag based on Gilbert Baker's 1978 rainbow flag with hot pink, red, orange, yellow, sage, turquoise, blue, and purple stripes. (Default)
From: [personal profile] runpunkrun

<3

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Date: 11/6/24 05:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] pi
<3

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Date: 11/6/24 05:10 pm (UTC)
minoanmiss: Statuette of Minoan woman in worshipful pose. (Statuette Worshipper)
From: [personal profile] minoanmiss

Thank you. hugs you

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Date: 11/6/24 07:56 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] panisdead
<3

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Date: 11/6/24 08:00 pm (UTC)
thenewbuzwuzz: converse on tree above ground (Default)
From: [personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz
*hugs* What a lovely exchange of kindness you had with the barista. I have to think things like this will keep the world going (easy for me to say from all the way across the ocean).

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Date: 11/6/24 11:31 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] unavee
Thank you for sharing that, and same to you *hugs*

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Date: 11/7/24 12:28 am (UTC)
rhi: Two lynxes nuzzling foreheads and being ridiculously adorable (cats)
From: [personal profile] rhi
:hugs: and <3 dear.

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Date: 11/7/24 12:34 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] azurelunatic
Hot fudge sundaes are very, very good.

Strength & courage & spite & survival.

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Date: 11/7/24 03:41 pm (UTC)
juniperberry: garlanded girl (garland)
From: [personal profile] juniperberry
:hugs:

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Date: 11/7/24 08:38 pm (UTC)
the_shoshanna: my boy kitty (Default)
From: [personal profile] the_shoshanna
We need so many moments of kindness. I'm glad you got to share that one.

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