Cemeteries and home
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cornerofmadnessBut first, how the hell is it the Ber months already?
Also I got home to the news that Graham Greene had passed away. I'm sad. I really liked him.
So today my blood sugar was even worse (well about 400) Pretty sure the snack I chose to bring was the absolute worst thing. It's so dumb when a cracker is worse than pie and cake combined.
But I cleared out of the hotel and right over to that Macy's which I'm glad I did. They had different things than the one back in PA and the one I'll stop in on in Huntington on Thursday (cancer doc appointment) (though the shirt I was wearing was also hanging on the rack). I had four that would have worked. I bought 3. one was under 10$. The Anne Klein was still pricey but wine and black isn't a color combo I see often, very pretty. Also that blood sugar = me time slipping back to the 80s and I bought something that looked like paint slashes in deep hot pink and white....
Ran over to Michael's, found dark blue duck tape to fix my TARDIS wallet and then found a build your own haunted house kit and my dumb self bought it.
From there I went to Woodland Cemetery . Do check out the link to get an idea as to why I'd go (besides my usual love of graveyard art). this place runs regular tours and I was far from the only person roaming. Sadly the main office was closed but I quickly found QR codes at some graves to listen to the history of that person. But of course my phone doesn't believe in the internet any more so I couldn't download the virtual tour nor use the QR codes. Grrrr
I decide I'll come back another day because it's an easy 2 hour drive and there are other things I want to see (art museum, Huffman fields) so I just ambled like it was any other old cemetery and take pictures of things that interest me. Cemeteries are often put on land unusable for farming, meaning they are often hilly and rocky. I don't mind going up. It's coming DOWN that's hard on my knee.
Why Hill so steep?
As I was ambling (around others walking along with their not-stupid phones listening to spiels) I see a pergola. Wait is that a box of flyers on it? It IS! Huzzah! I have a map...my reading glasses are in the trunk inside my purse. After I get them I set off to find the must-haves for me, The Wrights (of course) Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck and the Deeds (who donated part of Carillon Park from two posts ago).
Deeds has a mausoleum roomier than my apartment. But I can NOT find the Wrights (or Dunbar who is in the same section) Why? I've been around this lake three times now and then I spot it. It's a still day so the flag are hanging straight down and I missed them but as the wind picked up a bit I spotted it. Well that has to be the Wrights right? Yep. Very simple burial, just the two brothers with their sister Katharine between them. Mom and Dad there too (other brothers elsewhere). I left Katharine an acorn.
Dunbar's headstone has a bronze plaque with some of his poetry. And Bombeck is literally like 10 feet inside the gate, a giant rock. I left her a rock at evil little dog's suggestion.
After being there 3 hours, I cruise on out. Time to find that thai place again. I was on Brown street but my GPS takes me off. I think nothing about it because downtown of many cities roads become one way. But I was right back into the same loop as yesterday. I gave up thinking nothing is open down here anyhow other than fast food. Let me try Carillon Brewing again. It's only a mile away. The park is open. The food is not.
Sigh now I really have to pee but decide I can go to any fast food. I get off the highway at the first exit with food and find a sit down Mexican place. Not bad, not great. Go to the Tim Horton's I spotted (should have just had one of their sandwiches....) and can I just say it, if you have food in a mall plaza put your name on the marquee at the main highway. Be like Krpger (also in this mall) I found Chinese and Pizza also open in there but didn't know they were there until after the fact. I'd much rather have had pizza and could have brought it home for tonight as I have no food here and know I'll be too tired to cook. Sigh
Tim Horton's caramel apple cinnamon latte is good btw. I plan for Long John Silver's for dinner since it'll be enough for tomorrow too...only to learn that when I went past it in Jackson last week I wasn't looking at it. Over the summer it closed. NOOOO. Yes I know it's bad but it's the only fried fish I like. And that one did a good business. Wonders if the Chillicothe one is closed too. I know the chain is on the struggle bus. Got KFC instead.
Rocket is happy to see me. No one cleaned my place when I was gone. Where's a brownie or house else if you need one.
My razor had slipped out of the case and I found that out when I slice my right ring finger unpacking. It's a 4 bladed razor. Who needs the tip of their finger anyhow?
Pictures to come another day.
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lyricaltitles is running their new challenge. It's a bingo which is less daunting than whole albums. I know a few a you were interested in it.
Speaking of music it's music Monday. Feel free to share with us. We're doing the alphabet and we're up to XYZ, lumping them together since they're hard. I'm only sharing the last 5 years but you can share whatever XYZ songs you'd like.
I'm not really sure why I like this one. It's salacious and I've seen porn that's less dirty than this video
Really like this one in spite of her tendency to mumble (or maybe I'm getting old and deaf)
A little country
Some more Abney Park for you
Love the tone of this man's voice
This band has one purpose, to share songs about mental health, surviving abuse. They're not always easy to listen but this one is one of hope.
And this one from Hazbin Hotel is one of their most powerful ones in vocals, in message and frankly the ton of lore drop. NSFW language and theme (discussing Angel's addiction, violence and sex work)
Also I got home to the news that Graham Greene had passed away. I'm sad. I really liked him.
So today my blood sugar was even worse (well about 400) Pretty sure the snack I chose to bring was the absolute worst thing. It's so dumb when a cracker is worse than pie and cake combined.
But I cleared out of the hotel and right over to that Macy's which I'm glad I did. They had different things than the one back in PA and the one I'll stop in on in Huntington on Thursday (cancer doc appointment) (though the shirt I was wearing was also hanging on the rack). I had four that would have worked. I bought 3. one was under 10$. The Anne Klein was still pricey but wine and black isn't a color combo I see often, very pretty. Also that blood sugar = me time slipping back to the 80s and I bought something that looked like paint slashes in deep hot pink and white....
Ran over to Michael's, found dark blue duck tape to fix my TARDIS wallet and then found a build your own haunted house kit and my dumb self bought it.
From there I went to Woodland Cemetery . Do check out the link to get an idea as to why I'd go (besides my usual love of graveyard art). this place runs regular tours and I was far from the only person roaming. Sadly the main office was closed but I quickly found QR codes at some graves to listen to the history of that person. But of course my phone doesn't believe in the internet any more so I couldn't download the virtual tour nor use the QR codes. Grrrr
I decide I'll come back another day because it's an easy 2 hour drive and there are other things I want to see (art museum, Huffman fields) so I just ambled like it was any other old cemetery and take pictures of things that interest me. Cemeteries are often put on land unusable for farming, meaning they are often hilly and rocky. I don't mind going up. It's coming DOWN that's hard on my knee.
Why Hill so steep?
As I was ambling (around others walking along with their not-stupid phones listening to spiels) I see a pergola. Wait is that a box of flyers on it? It IS! Huzzah! I have a map...my reading glasses are in the trunk inside my purse. After I get them I set off to find the must-haves for me, The Wrights (of course) Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck and the Deeds (who donated part of Carillon Park from two posts ago).
Deeds has a mausoleum roomier than my apartment. But I can NOT find the Wrights (or Dunbar who is in the same section) Why? I've been around this lake three times now and then I spot it. It's a still day so the flag are hanging straight down and I missed them but as the wind picked up a bit I spotted it. Well that has to be the Wrights right? Yep. Very simple burial, just the two brothers with their sister Katharine between them. Mom and Dad there too (other brothers elsewhere). I left Katharine an acorn.
Dunbar's headstone has a bronze plaque with some of his poetry. And Bombeck is literally like 10 feet inside the gate, a giant rock. I left her a rock at evil little dog's suggestion.
After being there 3 hours, I cruise on out. Time to find that thai place again. I was on Brown street but my GPS takes me off. I think nothing about it because downtown of many cities roads become one way. But I was right back into the same loop as yesterday. I gave up thinking nothing is open down here anyhow other than fast food. Let me try Carillon Brewing again. It's only a mile away. The park is open. The food is not.
Sigh now I really have to pee but decide I can go to any fast food. I get off the highway at the first exit with food and find a sit down Mexican place. Not bad, not great. Go to the Tim Horton's I spotted (should have just had one of their sandwiches....) and can I just say it, if you have food in a mall plaza put your name on the marquee at the main highway. Be like Krpger (also in this mall) I found Chinese and Pizza also open in there but didn't know they were there until after the fact. I'd much rather have had pizza and could have brought it home for tonight as I have no food here and know I'll be too tired to cook. Sigh
Tim Horton's caramel apple cinnamon latte is good btw. I plan for Long John Silver's for dinner since it'll be enough for tomorrow too...only to learn that when I went past it in Jackson last week I wasn't looking at it. Over the summer it closed. NOOOO. Yes I know it's bad but it's the only fried fish I like. And that one did a good business. Wonders if the Chillicothe one is closed too. I know the chain is on the struggle bus. Got KFC instead.
Rocket is happy to see me. No one cleaned my place when I was gone. Where's a brownie or house else if you need one.
My razor had slipped out of the case and I found that out when I slice my right ring finger unpacking. It's a 4 bladed razor. Who needs the tip of their finger anyhow?
Pictures to come another day.
lyricaltitles is running their new challenge. It's a bingo which is less daunting than whole albums. I know a few a you were interested in it.Speaking of music it's music Monday. Feel free to share with us. We're doing the alphabet and we're up to XYZ, lumping them together since they're hard. I'm only sharing the last 5 years but you can share whatever XYZ songs you'd like.
I'm not really sure why I like this one. It's salacious and I've seen porn that's less dirty than this video
Really like this one in spite of her tendency to mumble (or maybe I'm getting old and deaf)
A little country
Some more Abney Park for you
Love the tone of this man's voice
This band has one purpose, to share songs about mental health, surviving abuse. They're not always easy to listen but this one is one of hope.
And this one from Hazbin Hotel is one of their most powerful ones in vocals, in message and frankly the ton of lore drop. NSFW language and theme (discussing Angel's addiction, violence and sex work)
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Date: 2025-09-02 01:33 pm (UTC)Stupid blood sugar! And stupid phone. I'm glad you can easily return to see what you missed.
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Date: 2025-09-02 02:43 pm (UTC)At least I found the four I really wanted to see without my dumb phone
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Date: 2025-09-03 01:32 am (UTC)Build your own haunted house! I wouldn't have been able to resist either!
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Date: 2025-09-03 02:27 am (UTC)That haunted house was too hard to say no too
Re: only none!
Date: 2025-09-03 02:29 am (UTC)Re: only none!
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Date: 2025-09-04 02:18 am (UTC)Re: only none!
Date: 2025-09-04 02:22 am (UTC)Hey did you see that the
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Date: 2025-09-10 11:06 pm (UTC)First time hearing the song; not one of her best.
Most of what I know of her music is from fanvids though.
kerk
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Date: 2025-09-11 02:46 am (UTC)Yeah her music is popular for fan vids
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Date: 2025-09-11 11:10 am (UTC)I do love the Tate McRae song though; not sure of the story now but her career almost started by accident and - I think? - this is an updated version of the song she posted from her bedroom, or one of the first professionally produced videos she made for a song.
Terrible with names but there's a British (actually don't know where Tate McRae is from) singer who totally eschewed the talent show route and has ended up bigger than most of those who chose that route to fame.
She's not that famous ~ I cannot recall her actual name for the life of me, but I ain't interrupting the flow by looking it up ~ but she's definitely been building a career rather than looking for fame and fortune and will likely be remembered in the way of people like Janis Ian when most of her contemporaries are long forgotten.
Halsey's well thought of in the Queer, especially Lesbians, community that's for sure and definitely does not back down from the bigots; must've seen some of her vids, but don't remember them - same for a lot of artists of her generation I guess.
kerk
ps. can't remember how many days ago it was now, but I did see the post where you had a good experience with the students to talk about; made me smile to see you having a good day to talk about; things having been tough for a while. I had several good Prides this year; one meh one, but that was mostly because the town had a huge fire right on the Pride route so the events had to be scaled right back ~ Pride without the march doesn't feel right. The very first Angus Pride was tiny, but it was good to see an old fishing town like Arbroath get all decked up and bright just as must've been on a festival day back when it was thriving. In the midst of all the darkness...
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Date: 2025-09-14 03:29 am (UTC)I struggle finding new music on the radio because the only one I can get locally is owned by a MAGA conservative. sigh.
That's nice to hear about Arboroath