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[wispfox]

Excellent evening last night, including lots of cuddling which I apparently desperately needed, based both on my mood improvement and a significant reduction of exhaustion last night.

Visited family today; still bemused by the degree to which this specific niece adores me. She has since she was _really_ small (6 months old?), which most children Just Don't Do. And it's not like I see her all that often. She's also one of the few children I know who don't drain me ridiculously after spending 5 hours around her, even considering she refused to nap because there were visiting people.

Nutty.


And, some linkage:

A born-again christian republican who voted for Kerry explains why. I think tafkar linked to this. And to the following:

Explaining why Gays and Lesbians need to get Black.

Fascinatingly, I think I'd not blink an eye at wearing a pin proclaiming that I am bi (but, keep in mind that I'm not in an area of the US that is known for being especially hateful about such things. And I'm female, which helps).

But... I think I _would_ be a little nervous (but likely would still do so) wearing a pin proclaiming that I'm poly. And I'm not sure _why_ I'd be nervous! Perhaps because I feel like I'd constantly have to be explaining it, and I just don't tend to have that kind of social energy...

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And, in a vaugely related but more demonstrating how oblivious I can be kind of way...

I didn't notice/realize/insert some other word here that you were black until someone mentioned it. I then could see it, certainly, but apparently my ability to notice such things is somewhat less... useful than most.

This may be because I tend toward not noticing people's visual appearance, I don't know. It has tended to result in me accidentally offending people, since apparently some people think it's offensive to _not_ notice what color their skin is (or is not).