The letter has been written.
The money order has been purchased. Turns out I don't have to pay for additional shipping, the fee includes shipping back to me.
All I need is the envelope big enough to hold 8"x10" and maybe 3/4" thick worth of paper.
I need to make a couple of labels, get my hands on appropriate envelopes, and get it in the mail.
Another important but possibly triggering show on Netflix is their expose of ICE. It is...incredibly difficult, but important to watch. I am pretty sturdy about media consumption, but I watched the first 20 minutes of the first episode and had to walk away for a while.
Y'all remember from a few weeks ago, I planned to send away for the materiaI from my mother's trial? I've received the envelope of paperwork back, and gone through it.
Thank God I had a therapy session on the books for today already because I needed it. I am not going to go into the nitty gritty details, but.
Part of the packet was the transcript from the preliminary hearing. The testimony provided was from my stepfather and the arresting officer recounting the incident and arrest.
Those recountings paint a picture that without context makes my mother seem like a stone cold executioner.
Here's the thing: my mother was found not guilty, on account of self-defense. Which begs the question - how horrible would he have had to be to both of us to have to go that far?
I've started remembering things. It's pretty awful.
I'm not okay, but I will be.
@GreenFlashlight How dare you sir; this show is 100% Gen X pandering.
I really appreciate Tyler Hoechlin's take on Superman, because to me he carries this very visible joy and love for humanity, and genuine niceness that I like to see Superman hold. Superman is (for me, at least) about the best parts of humanity through the super hero lens.
Bitsie Tulloch's Lois, for some reason, isn't quite working for me and I can't quite put my finger on why.
@atomic Ashley is so precious. Esp. when she brings Beans onto the screen.
@aria It's a terrible movie, but Exit to Eden got one thing right:
"You want to make all of my fantasies come true? Paint my house."
The greyhound adoption group I got Rock from sent me a condolence card. I got it yesterday.
I was doing okay, and then I just unraveled.
When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
I'm sorry, it's what popped into my head at the thought of three perimenopausal women in close proximity.
I think someone may have already put this up, but Imma share it again:
@Arkandel: I find that Vikings is a pretty good fill-in for my fantasy-historical needs. It's available on Amazon Prime, which also offers The Man in the High Castle.
Where men dealing with women's biology is concerned, perhaps they should take their cue from Jensen Ackles.
But hey, if he doesn't do it fo you, gents, here's Key & Peele's menstruation orientation. 
Dear Company I Really Want To Be Hired By,
You've got those open jobs up on your website and I've applied for two of them. One I applied for a week before you refreshed the notice, the other a week after. And yet, my application's status is still listed as "New" for both positions. I've even called to ask if there was someone I could speak to in order to get my application reviewed. Even if your answer is "no, thanks" I'd appreciate some kind of feedback so I know what's going on because...I actually REALLY want to work for you. Crush my dreams or make my fantasy a reality, but please stop making me live in limbo.
'You have the tastes of a lonely fat girl. I bet you even like Star Wars. Dune is better.'
...I told her she's an adorable little hipster and someday she'll be a real person.
Oh trust me, lonely fat girls love Dune too!
Jackass.
@Coin: Dude, not even gonna lie, I'm in it for Alex O'Loughlin and Daniel Dae Kim. And Grace Park. Basically, THE PRETTY.
Reign had Lorde's Royals done on cellos, after all.
Speaking of, I love this trashy show, but with pretty much nobody left who's originally part of Mary's crew (I don't count Anne of Green Gables) I'm not sure if there's anything left in it for me. They are dangerously close to the shark. They may have already jumped it.
I've just been really tired of Superman as this morose, tortured figure. My Superman is about hope, and seeing the good in people.
Hoechlin's Superman is at peace with himself, has his act together, and makes the people around him want to be better and that is exactly what I want out of Superman.
Yes, you may all roll your eyes at me now.
