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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2008-07-25 10:06 pm

In which Brammers spreads some fucking sunshine

There are scads of memes going around at the moment, including one in which you say things to people on your flist anonymously. I am playing my version of this one. It's cheery.

"Why are you relentlessly Pollyanna at us?" you may ask.

"Because there are enough crap things in the world without me choosing to be one of them," I reply. "Harden the fuck up and take a compliment."

Every single person on my flist is covered by at least one of the following. Some are covered by several. If you think I mean you, I do.

1. I am always so touched by the generosity you display in both your posts and your comments. Your warmth is contagious and your kindness is inspirational.

2. You see things in ways that would never have occurred to me, but once you have pointed them out, I see things differently, too.

3. You are a completely brilliant parent. Your kids must have a fabulous time of it!

4. Do please write an original novel and become terribly famous and wealthy. I feel it would be fun for you and then I would have something else good to read.

5. You know, you are fabulously good looking.

6. We have pretty much nothing in common. I don't care, I like you anyway.

7. I never have time to read your stories, I feel very badly about this. One day I will.

8. You are SO MUCH FUN. And let us not forget the smart.

9. Your strength and resilience amaze me.

10. God, you're talented.

11. I know that things seem grim right now, but in the future, you will look back and see how strong you were through all of this, and you will be amazed at what you can do.

12. On those days when you have no idea what you're doing, nor what to do next, nor any sense of why it's happening, relax. You're young. You're allowed to make mistakes, it's how you learn to be a smug, slightly condescending but well-intentioned adult.

13. I wish I could still run the way you do.

14. My fingers, and my toes, are crossed for you. I want you to have that dream. But I also know that you will find another, fine and worthwhile dream if this one doesn't work out.

15. That thing that you said to me made a real and significant difference to my life. I treasure it, and value you.

16. Every time I think about meeting you, I feel very happy about the serendipity of the internet.

17. You are SO my secret twin/lovechild/crush.

18. Your adventures sound ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY brilliant.

19. Of COURSE you can do it. Der! You can do it better than anyone else could, too.

20. Thank you so much for the love and laughter! I like the fact that my face is ageing into smile lines because of people like you.

[identity profile] sesheta-66.livejournal.com 2008-07-26 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
And as I gaze out at the sunny sky here, I still long to move to Britain. Go figure!

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-26 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
The being forgotten was pretty funny. I was with my Dad's friend and we had moved recently, so when he was asking if I knew my phone number I could only shrug and say "I haven't learned it yet!" After a few days of phoning around trying to find where Dad had ended up, he caved and took me to my grandparents. This is why I learned at an early age that parents can get in trouble, too!

As to my poor little nephew, I had that moment at the counter: Am I forgetting something? No, I have my purse, my umbrella, my book ... all good!

This is why I have no children, I suspect my parenting skills may have been inherited from my parents. But I am a very funny aunt once children are able to walk under their own steam ...

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 11:35 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm real and I'm saying it ;-)

But yes, that was the one that it took me a while to work out when I was young. Then one of my uncles made a comment to me about a dumb decision I had made, and my favourite aunt burst out laughing and regaled me with tales of the mistakes he had made at my age, and much later. That's when I remembered my biology: youth is for learning, you learn by doing and sometimes failing.

Speaking as a now somewhat ancient person, I was a smart young person!

Thanks! 20 is a good one!

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 11:35 am (UTC)(link)
Let's not forget the several that apply to you!

[identity profile] grey-hunter.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't want to consider that aspect. Both presumptuousness and false modesty make me uncomfortable. ;P

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you can tick off all the ones that cover talent, kindness, smarts and humour as applying to you with no discomfort at all.

[identity profile] pingrid.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Darling Brammers, you are wonderful and wise, and nearly every single item on your list except 6 and 7. Well, I'm making an educated guess on 5, and I hope the grim ones don't secretly apply, but you do get 3 for raising monster cats. *smooches you*

In other news the summer here has stopped pretending to be Sydney winter, so my bitterness has temporarily fled. ;) I've had the most fantastic weekend by the sea, swimming and sunbathing, eating copious amounts of lovely food, and hanging out with good friends - and also, remembering to appreciate it while it was happening! Coming back to find this post is the perfect end to it. Thank you!

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, they wre both demanding kitties all weekend, so I will take three, but I cannot take the one about being young as I really am middle aged these days.

I was thinking of you a lot yesterday because it was five degrees and it snowed in Sydney for the first time since 1836. The weather bureau said it was 'soft hail', but I tell you it looked like snow. Alas, half an hour on the train north of here, but still!

[identity profile] pingrid.livejournal.com 2008-07-27 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wow, it's a good thing we're atheists so you can't blame me for alerting the weather gods to the unfairness of your mild winters. *whistles innocently* Snow is ehvul and should only occur on mountaintops, not near people! Here, have an extra virtual blanky.

[identity profile] winnett.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You are fabulous, in the amazing Dr.WhoLovesYou kinda way.

*hugs*

Thank you for the fucking sunshine. I need fucking sunshine. ;)

[identity profile] brinian.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Well thank you! And right back at you. I always look for your posts because I think somehow we must know each other for a reason :-)
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[personal profile] who_la_hoop 2008-07-28 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, you are fabulously good looking.

Why yes, yes I am. *preens*

Hehehe. You are a complete sweetheart and I adore you very much ♥

(Speed-edit: A Freudian slip! It is 30C today and I am melting. Melting I tell you!)
Edited 2008-07-28 17:35 (UTC)

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-30 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Have some more sunshine!!!

I like the word fabulous, it makes me want to dress like a drag queen ;-)

Fabulous!

[identity profile] winnett.livejournal.com 2008-07-30 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
*gathers up sunshine*

Thank you, you beautiful wanna-be-drag-queen! :)

Re: Fabulous!

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-30 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Alas, far too short and unable to walk in heels. But if they every have a jockey drag king competition, I am IN!

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-30 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee! It was about 8 deg here the other day and I was freezing. So here felt like home and there felt like Sydney.

(You are also a 10 and a 17 ;-)

[identity profile] piratesmile331.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
May I friend you? I've just started to read some of your fics, which I find to be brilliant (I will be formally commenting on them), but I particularly love the wonderful posts you've made to [livejournal.com profile] frantic_mice and [livejournal.com profile] frayach recently. You seem to be a very caring person and we could all use a little more of that in our day.
Also, we seem to have a lot of friends in common and I am also a Pollyanna.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Please do, that would be lovely! I am not always a Pollyanna, in fact I can be a grumpy old haggis, but I feel guilty about my haggis moments and try to always attach a silver lining. Just ignore all posts tagged politics if you wish to avoid my ranting ;-)

[identity profile] piratesmile331.livejournal.com 2008-08-03 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Done! Thank you!

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