featherynscale | Good conversation and whatnot (Reply)

Yesterday, I called my mom's brother to get some advice about dealing with her, and he had a lot of really useful things to say. Among them, this: "If they ask you questions, and they don't like your answers, or you don't want to answer, just start lying. But lie extravagantly. Tell them you sacrifice goats in the backyard and you're into bestiality. Tell them you're swingers, but you'd rather swing around the barnyard." Uncle G currently holds Most Favored Relative Status.

Anyway, talking to him made me feel much more solid, and I'll call mom back today and see if I can sort out some of this stuff with her, because a) apparently we can't avoid the conversation, and b) somebody has to represent the grown-up perspective in this situation, right? Anyway.

Also,

starrthinks came over for dinner last night, and we had some fabulous conversation about giveaways, glamour-bombing, the temporary autonomous zone, Feri work, and the inevitable revolution, among other things. ~~I need to remember to send her some links, and~~ (DONE!) I pretty much committed myself to writing some copy for a website she wants to put together which will address all of these things we talked about. Oh noes, excuse to write. :)

Between talking to

starrthinks and reflecting on the cancellation of the flauntish portion of my birthday party, I think I want to do another flaunt soon, with a giveaway. Something like Monkey Relocation, but with less monkeys. Anybody have any clever ideas?

EDIT: And then, this, from