maggie estep

I just learned from sovay that Maggie Estep died. A bright light has gone out in my world.

Emotional Idiot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxGvKhS6wc

C6D valentines

I got three (<3!) valentines, celebrating three kinds of love.

First, from Geoffrey Tennant to Anna Conroy:
( my sender wisely did not use a Valentine card for this one )

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That massive run-on sentence is a really good take on Geoffrey's voice. And I am so pleased to see Anna get a drop of the appreciation she so deserves.

And then this, from Billy Tallent to Billie, the daughter he discovers when her mother attends the Hard Core Logo reunion tour:
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Yeah, Billy's parenting skills are terrible. But he is sincere and trying.

Last, romantic love, from Ray Kowalski to Fraser:
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Thank you to my generous giver.

Then there's the one I sent, which is romantic like Heathcliff: I'm terrible for you, but I'm the only one for you, and I'd rather destroy your life than see you happy without me. From Joe Dick to Billy Tallent. And here it is.

It was fun to browse the Valentine card aisle as Joe. I was very tempted by the card with princesses and toe rings, but decided it wouldn't work because it had characters who didn't exist in 1996. I am filled with admiration for everyone who manages to drop their own persona to inhabit another: I felt sure that Joe Dick would begin his valentine with "Hey, cuntface," and end it with a pictogram of his name, but me, I just. couldn't. go there.