It’s much harder when it’s all your call

[clevermanka]

Yesterday's responses to my call for hysterectomy stories was overwhelming (in a good way) and incredibly helpful. I was touched by the care and compassion of friends and complete strangers, who shared intimate details about their experiences. I fucking love the internet.

This morning I was lying in bed, checking in with my body. I do it every morning. It's my pre-flight check to make sure nothing is so wrong that I might not make it through the workday. I...have never typed that out before, and now that I've done the equivalent of saying it aloud, I realize how bizarre it is. Who does shit like that? Me, I guess. Anyway. I was checking in and made myself aware of the near-constant slight abdominal pressure I've known about for a long time (at least a year, perhaps more). I always thought it was gas or something not sitting right or maybe I just needed to pee. It felt like menstrual cramps, but surely I wouldn't have menstrual cramps if I wasn't at that part of my cycle, right? Lying there this morning, I realized/admitted to myself, that's probably the giant fibroid. Gross.

I don't often have regrets, but I am very much regretting not wearing tights under my skirt today. I am freezing. I've got a lot going on this weekend, but hauling out the winter wardrobe on Saturday is a must. I don't have a record of when I switched out wardrobes last year, but I think this might be a record for lateness thereof. Hurray for boots, sweaters, and tights! I am not a fan of cold weather, but I least I enjoy cold weather fashion.

Here's a job I would've been really good at, y'all. But that would also mean living in a big city, so...no. Ah well! Last night at Henna Time I sold hdsqrl and radiantmephit on Hamilton, and that was great. I also started following Lin-Manuel Miranda on Twitter because he is fucking hilarious and I'm starting to develop such a crush on him.



This has been in my head all week so I'm sharing it with you, too. God damn I love this song so much.

Comments

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm rather a fan of early American history because they were all such assholes and I do love a good story about assholes.

Seriously, though, the music and presence of this production is so wonderful, you really don't need to know too much. Just listen and settle in for the ride.

If you have a Spotify account, you can listen to the whole soundtrack: https://play.spotify.com/album/1kCHru7uhxBUdzkm4gzRQc

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm not really keen on a Spotify account, but I found some more songs via the vid you posted, so thanks! Someone sent me the link when it was still free and open to all via npr and I didn't listen to it then *facepalm*. However, judging from the itunes preview I'll be happy enough to buy it *g*

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

My beloved, who is not really a musical theater person, liked it. So if you're even slightly inclined toward the genre, it's a pretty good bet.

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

So if you're even slightly inclined toward the genre

HA. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Slightly inclined. NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. That's okay, we've only just met, and I don't expect you to have gone through my posts. Let's just say I have a entire tag marked "musicals" *g*

(Also, you may have done something very bad. Rest assured I will inform you of what it is should it happen to pass. I DON'T HAVE TIME NOW. GIVE ME ONE MORE WEEK. Sigh.)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT