A list of random things

- Today is the day of the all- clear liquid diet in preparation for the joint endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow morning. Ew. I start drinking the vile prep liquid in about 6 hours, and I'm REALLY not looking forward to that. I'm very glad we got a bidet installed in the master bathroom.

- MCR announced two additional shows for 2026: October 30 & 31 at the Hollywood Bowl. Whaaaaaah! There's no way I can manage that, because the L.A. show I'm already going to is October 24, and I can't stay in L.A. for an entire week. But WOW do I wish I could see that Halloween show.

- The new Florence + the Machine album continues to have me in its clutches. My favorite song right now is "Sympathy Magic" (especially the chamber version). It's the first F+tM song that has lyrics that call to me for a tattoo: "So I don't have to be worthy / I no longer try to be good / It didn't keep me safe / like you told me that it would". This makes two song lyric tattoos I want, the first being "My childhood spat back up the monster that I am" from a Fall Out Boy song. Let's just handwave the psychological underpinnings of why those lyrics resonate with me, okay? 

- Oooh, did I mention I got tickets to the Florence + the Machine concert in May? It'll be the first time I've seen her live, so I'm very excited. This means I have three concerts to look forward to in 2026: Ghost, Florence + the Machine, and My Chemical Romance. I LOVE live shows; the physical push of the live music soothes something in my body and brain.

- I've decided that I need to knuckle down and take photos of things I want to sell and get started on Poshmark. I HATE mailing things, but I need to do it. Any profits will be spent on that gorgeous custom dress from the Ukrainian designer. 

So how are you folks doing?