[love meme] Making tradition: an election day love meme

[kaberett]

Remember last time we did this?

You make things seem more possible.

I will, as ever, be unscreening and making up an index as we go. Please nominate yourselves; please nominate each other; please signal boost.

I see you, and you're not alone.

Index
A
alexseanchai
azurelunatic

B
balsamandash

C
calliopes_pen
chanter_greenie
chiasmata

D
Dreamers/DreamWriters aka dreamwriteremmy/dreamwriters

E
El Staplador
ewt

F
forests_of_fire

G
Gehayi

H
haggis
hollymath

K
kaberett

L
ludy

P
pipisafoat/pip

R
redbird

S
sasha_feather
ses
sfred
shanaqui
silveradept
steorra

T
thebonesofferalletters
the_quorum

Z
zimena


Status: still open!
Last unscreened: the_quorum

Comments

Re: Haggis, she/her

[cosmolinguist]

Your generosity had done me so much good, from driving my rubbish to the tip to helping me navigate life as a somewhat-reluctant homeowner. We've spent so much good time together, it means a lot to me.

Re: kaberett, they/them

[cosmolinguist]

I love how articulate you are, and how conscious you are of your place in the world and the things you can do. I think I'm better at that myself for seeing how you do it.

Thanks for doing the work of this meme when I think a lot of people really need it.

Re: zimena, she/her

[cosmolinguist]

I love your enthusiasm and your posts usually make me smile. :)

Re: alexseanchai, they/them

[cosmolinguist]

♡

Re: Haggis, she/her

[kaberett]

Today in therapy I talked about trying to fit meaningful self-care in around... everything, and whether hosting a love meme and an open house was *actually* a good idea for me. And I came to the conclusion that, yes: because it underscores and reinforces that people choose to be kind to one another, to look after one another, to seek to see the good, and it might be work but it's work that will reaffirm things I desperately need right now.

I'm not convinced about inherent goodness of people (sebastienne keeps reminding me, through the choices they make, to extend good faith more frequently) -- but I am convinced that people can choose goodness, and that there's a lot of space to build on in that potential.

I'm sorry things are so hard. I see you.

Re: pipisafoat/pip, sa or they

[cosmolinguist]

Here is my favorite picture of my dog, the cutest animal I know.

Re: alexseanchai, they/them

[alexseanchai]

♥

Re: Haggis, she/her

[el_staplador]

I like that philosophy.

Dreamers/DreamWriters aka dreamwriteremmy/dreamwriters; they are/them

[dreamwriteremmy]

Us please (our journals are dreamwriters and dreamwriteremmy)

Thank you for hosting this!

balsamandash, they/them

[balsamandash]

Love is always good.

Thank you for this.

Re: kaberett, they/them

[balsamandash]

I don't know you well, but you offer your space for people and that makes you a person to celebrate and admire. Thank you for that. And your thoughts here deserve a lot of support. I truly, really hope you get that, and I wish you the best of luck.

Re: thebonesofferalletters, they/them

[balsamandash]

You are wonderful, and so good to me, and I could never actually put into words how much I love you but I'm never going to stop trying. <3

Re: forests_of_fire, they/them or she/her

[balsamandash]

I think you're fantastic, I appreciate getting your thoughts and opinions on things, and I'm both so glad and so lucky you're a part of my life.

Re: alexseanchai, they/them

[balsamandash]

♥♥♥♥♥

I admire your drive, your ideas, and your compassion.

[redbird]

Glorious might be more than it deserves, but I should get some photos.

Re: kaberett, they/them

[el_staplador]

Your posts are always interesting and often moving, and I love the variety of things you write about.

Re: El Staplador, she/her

[el_staplador]

Thank you! It's all very exciting :-)

Re: alexseanchai, they/them

[el_staplador]

<3!

[lilliburlero]

I always enjoy your posts about relationships, professional, familial and romantic, and the incisive intellect you bring to interpersonal emotion.

Re: ewt, she/her

[el_staplador]

You write the most gorgeous music, and you are passionate and eloquent about justice and the way things work.

Re: hollymath, she/her

[kaberett]

I have a perpetual sense of calm quiet relief at your Knowing What Is Going On, and Having My Back, and your excellent sustaining activism. Thank you, and for your writing, and for your compassion, and for your enthusiasm about museums, and for just... being there. Existing. I'm so, so glad I know you.

Re: thebonesofferalletters, they/them

[kaberett]

I regret that I do not have the energy to participate in Friday check-ins but I am so glad that you host them and that they exist, and so grateful for all the community-building work you do, and your focus on positives and achievements and incremental change. And your thoroughgoing commitment to compassionate and honest creation. <3

Re: forests_of_fire, they/them or she/her

[kaberett]

I love your science round-ups. I love your enthusiasm. I love how you write about your life. I am glad I get to read and to know you. <3

[kaberett]

I am very fond of your writing about food and about plants more generally. And your commitment to activism and incremental change, and your talking about the things (large and small) you do to make the world a better place, which reminds me that doing things piecemeal is better than not doing them at all. Thank you.

Re: Ludy she/her or they/them (it's complicated!)

[kaberett]

I admire your stubbornness and resilience in the face of significant and heartbreaking challenges. I am soothed by your interactions with your smol relatives. I am bolstered by the good faith you bring to interactions.