I'm here to distract everyone from the specter of mortality!
First of all, yay! Mid-Ohio Con is this coming weekend. Saturday and Sunday, I believe? October 22-23rd! That is good news! The bad news is Book 4 won’t be in the States quite yet. The big pile o’ books isn’t expected to reach Columbus until the first week of November… if customs doesn’t flag it for being terrorism, that is. We’ll see. But I will have Roomies! book 1 and Shortpacked! books 2 and 3, as always. I will have an extremely limited number of Dina hats. And finally more Dinobot “Honor” posters came in, so phew.
The bummer part is I have a big pile of deaths to announce! Two hamsters within the past week (mommy ham and “Pirate” ham), and on Friday my grandfather passed away after suffering from Alzheimer’s for a very long while. His body finally caught up with his mind. You’d think, since he hasn’t recognized me in about over a year, that this would be easier to handle, but it still stings surprisingly. So this Wednesday and Thursday I’ll be off in Indiana for the visitation and funeral.
We have one remaining hamster from our current batch. She used to be the most skittish and wild one, but once mommy disappeared from her cage she just sits there, depressed. We can even pet her now, which was a near impossibility before. She just takes it, like she’s given up. This is definitely not helping my mood.
Anyway, enjoy this image of two Nightbeats powerlinxing incestuously.
Image of poor depressed hamster makes my heart sad.
My condolences on the loss of your Grandfather David, and to you and your wife on the loss of your hamm’s.
Please know a lot of us out there wish you the best in these trying times and if you need us, we’re here for you if we can help.
Agreed. Sorry for your losses.
I’m so sorry.
My condolences on your grandad, man. And your pets. And your unfortunate exposure to the sin of incestuous same sex powerlinxing.
Condolences to you and your loved ones. It’s never easy to lose a family member, whether of the two or four-legged variety. Three in one week is just a bucket o’ suck.
Thoughts and prayers ascending, for what it’s worth.
Sorry about your lost, my Grandfather was the same, tho it was Senility not AD. Our condolences to you David.
Buncha baby ducks, send em’ to the moon.
Soda machine that doesn’t work, send ‘em to the moon…
I’m sorry to hear about your grandfather. My mother started suffering from Alzheimer’s about the time I got into high school, and I know how rough it is to go through that. The worst part if that no matter how hard things were on them before they died, you feel a tinge of guilt whenever you try to think about how at least they aren’t trapped anymore.
My condolences and just do your best to remember the good times and hold onto them.
My condolences on your loss.
And no, Alzheimers doesn’t make it any easier. If anything, it makes it harder since you can never say goodbye.
My condolences on all of your losses. My grandmother was the same, and it was like losing her twice. Remember the good times and safe travel.
Ouch. Sorry for your losses, man. I lost both my grandparents on my father’s side 5 years ago and it was hard. Just remember the good times you had and know that they’re all in better place now and looking down on you with love and happiness.
it’s not incest. It’s not even Gay. It’s Masturbation!
I’m very sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss. My last grandparent recently passed, and I’ve been thinking about mortality a lot. Watching pony helps more than anti-dementor chocolate.