the veil came off
Miss Lizzy rock and rolled right after i got up1, and she stayed in the corner of my eye for the rest of the day.
Put my ghost in a machine, i'm tired of feeling a body—i say that now, as soon as there is no touch anymore, no constant pressing of clothes on my skin, my brain learned to ignore so i don't go crazy, i'll probably call myself Earthtrap, dial into all the weapons systems and juggle with the gobal nuclear arsenal.
Kirby and the Wife baked a chocolate cake for the Nieces, who came by for a visit. We all seemed to have anticipated to spent one or two hours in each other's company, at the end, the Wife brought them home around 21h00.
Haven't seen both of them for a long time—a year in the younger one's case—, which did not help with having my mental image of them transition into what they are now: women. We just changed their diapers, the Wife taught them how to swim yesterday. And now they're sitting here, all reflected and grown up, and still growing. That's what i really liked, that they're steadfast in their cores, while not being set in stone.
It just … hurt, that they now gel more with the Wife than me. No more bullshitting with Uncle Hopkins. Perhaps, when they asked what is the most valuable thing in my comics/toys/books collection, to which i answered, that it's only worth the paper or plastic it's made of. The younger Niece then said, she thought i was the only financial responsible person in the family. She looked befuddled, when i told her i had to sell a Batman figure once, so i'll make rent that month. But that was when you were in your late teens/early twenties? Yes; if the early twenties last until 33.
For some reason Kirby hid during most of the visit. He came out for eating a slice of cake, and later asked us to play a round of Mario Kart before his bedtime routine. The younger Niece presented him with a series of books i remember liking, when i test read a volume we got her for a birthday.
Old people talk for being dizzy; a reference to the Beatles song Dizzy Miss Lizzy.↩