Glad Game 2019 - February 7

* water goal met.

* delivered scroll for the weekend to the B&B who will take it to the event. I decided I just was not up mentally or emotionally to attend the event. I will miss seeing friends but I have to listen to my instincts.

* art experiment #2 dried up really pretty. I hope someone claims/wants it.

* Just before Thanksgiving I had noticed both Puck and Ozy going over and tapping on the no longer occupied or even on fish tank as if looking for fishies. So I decided I'd be on the look out for a replacement tank. I ordered a small one off Amazon for glo-fish. It arrived and I set it up, except for the water as I have to do the water treatment first and I haven't had the time yet. But I put it in place and turned the light on to see the cool effect of the black light on the glowy decorations. Puck sat on the coffee table and "watched" the tank for about an hour.

part of me is now wondering if I should bother doing the rest of the set up and just leave an empty tank on for the Stupid One. It's not like I have the best of luck with fish anyway.

2019 reading challenge: An "own voices" book

Boy Erased (Movie Tie-In): A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


rating is closer to a 3.75

For me, I read to feel. Be it joy, contentment, escapism, awareness.... something. Hands down this book made me feel... ANGRY. RAGE. Just lots of primal, visceral emotions.

Garred grew up in a deeply religious Christian family in the deep south. Which would have been ok if it were not for the fact that he knew he was different. He dated a girl because it was expected, but it still felt wrong. He liked boys instead.

When he went away to college an experience caused him to wonder if there was something wrong with him, and when word got back to his family, he agreed to go into "therapy". Conversion or ex-gay therapy.

I found myself seething in anger on his behalf. Rage at people, situations, unhealthy and non-productive thinkings.

This is a book that I am glad I listened to at 1.25 speed as I needed to get through it quickly because I could not let those feelings sit too long within me. I'm glad I listened to it but I can also guarantee that I will NEVER read it again. And whether or not I see the movie based on it is iffy.



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