sincere | Shi'va! The unexciting ritual

I want to thank you, all of you, who commented on my earlier post. I can't comment back, my brain is on ice or something, but it's really tremendous, knowing that all of you guys are there with hugs and well-wishes.

Now, to ruin the impression that I mourn at all: Holy crap shiva what, are you serious? I've never had a family member more significant than a cat die before, so what? For shiva I have to sit, in a room, with my family, for a day, with absolutely nothing that might make any of us feel good. No TV, no games, no decks of cards, no books, no happy thoughts. Nothing. And in more ~~out-of-touch with reality~~ more traditional families, this can go on for up to a week! Don't you all wish you were Jewish?!

So, yeah.

Excitement is spending your 4th of July crossing the country on a plane instead of watching fireworks I don't wanna go I wanna stay here nooooo I don't wanna go don't make me go ahem.

But apparently

madfnorder and

maladaptive and

wy1d will all be in NYC while I'm there. Potential bonus?