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[alias_sqbr]

My grandma is dead :( Unexpected reaction to the cement used around a pin in a routine hip operation, though obviously her general declining health is not coincidental.

You can tell where I get my non-hugginess from, I said to mum that I'd give her a hug if I was there and she pointed out that neither of us would enjoy it, so I should give agnostic prayers (grandma was agnostic too, mum isn't. I wonder if she'll have a religious funeral like dad did for his atheist father. Hmm)

And then we talked about how I was evil for introducing my sweet innocent (lol) 23 year old brother to True Blood, because we're not big on talking about our feelings in my family.

Speaking of which: no supportive comments! Links to cheerful things will be accepted but are not mandatory, this is the sort of slow burn sad that doesn't suit that sort of thing so much.

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A link to a cheerful thing

[triestine.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH9W7Qu_0Fk - this is bizarre but brilliant.

[auntpol.livejournal.com]

that is a cute photo! I like it's blurry childhoodedness, like blurry childhood memories. It's cool.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

May I offer a cautious "bummer"?

[aris-tgd.livejournal.com]

Well, all right then: The most recent Waybacks concert on the live music archive. (http://www.archive.org/details/waybacks2009-08-29.mtx.flac16f) I humbly suggest starting with song 24, "Beyond the Northwest Passage," because it is awesome.

You have all my virtual internet cake and good thoughts.

[baby-elvis.livejournal.com]

It's us in a nutshell!

http://questionablecontent.net/

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

"Unexpected reaction to the cement used around a pin in a routine hip operation,"

That's a good definition of unexpected, eep.

Cute blurry pic as you say...

If your brother was innocent til now a couple of episodes of True Blood will definitely sort him out!

[bunny-m.livejournal.com]

Here (http://www.dailycoyote.net/), have a link to a blog that I find fun and cheerful.

Hope you do, too.

[elaran.livejournal.com]

I really like Leigh Sales' blog: http://blogs.abc.net.au/offair/leigh-sales/

[furikku.livejournal.com]

Sucks when people you love die. :(

I'm never sure about the funeral thing; like I personally have the stance that funerals are for the living, so hey whatever helps them grieve, but I guess there are probably at least religious standards about it that'd make it weird if the deceased is atheist/agnostic/not that religion. (If not like ethical things plus the general weirdness factor.)

[grahame.livejournal.com]

Have you seen Letters of Note (http://www.lettersofnote.com/)? It's something I find awesome :)

[girliejones.livejournal.com]

I wish you long life.

[http://users.livejournal.com/drayke_/]

umm, have you seen www.lamebook.com ?
It's a bit like any number of those sites (Bash, FML, failblog etc etc)

[red-elf-49.livejournal.com]

What about random comments?

Like, in regards to your icon, can I have a vegan cake with no artificial flavours which is chicken flavoured? Not that I'd want a meat flavoured cake, that would be odd.

[ataxi.livejournal.com]

Here's awesome: was the Empyrean software that was a partner of the Italian Film Festival distantcam's company or something? Because I remember him having roughly that same logo in about ... 1992 or something.

[goth-kittie.livejournal.com]

It's interesting you say slow burn sadness... I like that.. I think that is an absolutely perfect description that no one ever takes into account.

I have no awesome links, as facebook sucked my brain out and turned it into a rollercoaster, cafe running, aquarium, farm and desert island keeper. Heh.

I will offer commentary though. True Blood is fantastic. I've just finished watching the first two seasons. :) The only problem I had with it was that now I find I accidentally speak with a bad, bad southern drawl at odd times.. Especially when people mention Jesus. :)

Oh, and I can't get the opening credits out of my head. :P

[sanguinity]

Here is a piece of interactive art that made me think of you (and your grandmother, too). Perhaps it is something that you would find cheerful.