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The Walking Dead Reactions: Saison 7, Épisode 1
Par Josée L.H & Sophie Villeneuve
*The Walking Dead spoilers*
C’est rare que ça m’arrive, mais quand ça m’arrive… je me sens vide. Je me sens vide et déprimée et j’ai l’impression que je ne serai plus capable d’être une adulte pour au moins une journée -ou plus. Pour d’autres, ça peut sembler ridicule, mais, pour moi, c’est difficile. Chacun a ses propres réactions et sentiments envers certaines situations. Des fois on s’attache trop. Et moi je me suis trop attachée.
Après sept ans à les suivre, c’est normal aussi. Après sept ans de l’apprécier, de l’aimer, et de le perdre si facilement et brutalement… C’est difficile. Extrêmement difficile. On a eu quelques peurs, avant, mais ça s’est résolu. On pensait qu’il était invincible, même si on le savait que ça arriverait tôt ou tard… on espérait que ce soit tard plutôt que tôt.
Glenn était, et sera toujours, mon préféré. J’étais très triste -mais soulagée- de voir Abraham partir. On ne s’attendait pas à une deuxième mort. Surtout pas comme celle de Glenn. Abraham l’a « pris comme un champion », mais ce n’était pas aussi « gore » que mon préféré… Son œil sorti de son socle… Il essayait de parler, de dire ses mots finals à sa bien-aimée, à sa Maggie. J’étais tellement sous le choc que j’ai à peine compris ce qu’il a réussi à marmonner.
J’adore toutefois les personnages excessivement intelligents, charismatiques et cruels. C’est le genre de personnages que j’adore écrire dans mes récits. En plus, Negan a un langage coloré, tout comme moi. Ça me semble un peu masochiste, mais si je continue à regarder The Walking Dead, ce sera pour le regarder lui. De plus, il est TELLEMENT sexy !
Pas comme Daryl. Lui, je ne l’aime plus. J’ai hâte qu’il crève.
It’s fitting for my first blog post be about The Walking Dead. I have been obsessing over the cliff-hanger of the last episode for months now. Re-watching the scene, trying to get the angle right, to figure out who got “Lucilled”. Over the last months, I got spoiled that Glenn died. Which was fine with me, I mean yeah it’s sad but I figured I would be okay. I was snack ready, gave a bone to the dog so she would be quiet and was ready to be there for my friend who is a Glenn fan. “you are it.” I was about to reach for her hand when the bat stopped in front of Abraham. This was not the spoiler I had read. A small yelped escaped my lips. (Don’t judge me, I don’t watch it; I let it consume my soul.) The redhead giant had fallen, he might have taken it like a champ, peace sign telling us it was okay along with one last Abraham one liner. I sat there dumbfounded waiting for the other shoe to drop. And it did, hard, bloody. Everything the comics had promised us.
Be careful what you wish for.
I had wished and begged for a Negan that could rival the comics and we got it. “that’s the look I wanted to see” The breaking of Rick was hard to watch; even harder than the head bashing. This is a man losing everything he worked so hard for. Every second of Negan’s monologue was to bring us to this moment, the moment where the great Rick Grimes finally broke. If this scene was not good acting, then I don’t know what is. Stay tuned next week for more random thoughts from Josée and Sophie as they process The Walking Dead.
A friend and someone spécial (😜) wrote this.
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Just the size of Montréal
By Josée L.H
You know the little kid’s ditty, the Halloween one?
« Trick or treat
Smell my feet
Give me something good to eat
Not too big
Not too small
Just the size of Montreal! »
This is the Canadian version apparently. To me, it’s much more than just something kids sing for Halloween. The last part at least. It represents something so important for me: I know I love you so much… but to an extent. My love for you is not too big, not too small, just the size of Montreal.
I can’t love you less. It feels impossible to me. My heart pounds with the rhythm of our love and it’s just starting. I wish it never ends, I hope my heart will beat for you until it stops beating altogether.
But I can’t love you more than the size of Montreal. That’s just too much. There wouldn’t be room left for anything else. I need room in my heart for the fluctuating flow of friends, for my strong family bond, for my fur babies, for the sunsets and the sunrises and all the big and small beauties of the world. I also need some for myself. It’s important to love ourselves; it makes life enjoyable instead of only bearable.
I do want everyone to know how much I love you. I want to scream it to the roof tops. I want to sit outside your windowsill with a boom box and blast love songs to you. That’s the kind of crazy things you see in Montreal.
Montreal is a decent sized city. Everyone knows about Montreal; it’s the city of fashion and history. And, of course, Montreal is a diverse city. You can find anything there. We are also diverse. One day we’re sitting on the couch enjoying TV, the next we’re on a road trip going to a dark-roomed restaurant with blind waiters. We follow our silliness wherever it takes us.
You can’t really get lost in Montreal either. You just have to locate the nearest subway station and you can go anywhere. I just have to follow the yellow/green/orange/blue lines and it’ll zoom me right back to you.
That’s how much I love you. My heart can’t take loving you less because I’d miss out on all the small things you do for me, like bringing me some tea while I’m in the bath, or bringing your own blanket to bed to make sure you don’t steal mine and keep me awake, or making me food (because I can’t feed myself properly) even though you do that all day at work and you’re so tired.
But I can’t love you more either because the universe is so vast and so wonderful, and I need to see it, feel it, appreciate it for what it is. But still, that doesn’t hinder my feelings for you. I love you more and more every day and you are my one and only favorite.
I love you “not too big, not too small, just the size of Montreal”. And that’s just perfect.
Ouuh another great read! Nice name, huh? 😝
1 Week in Non-Perishable Food Christmas Basket
A week in my project and I only forgot twice. Well, I forgot once and put one item in advance; in my defense, it was just before going to bed and I was exhausted that day. It went well! I never had to ponder for long about what I would put in my basket… and it’s already too small for the items I put in! I need a bigger box… or multiple small ones, whichever I find first.
We don’t always know what we own. We are privileged enough to be able to acquire things in bulk, sometimes more than we actually need. I always overbuy. Maybe it stems from when I was young and we didn’t have much so I buy more and stock them. Just in case. (I do that in video games too!) I guess I’m the perfect candidate for this project then?
Every day when I thought about putting something in the basket, I would simply go to the pantry or the linen closet and look. Not even for a minute. Everything is over packaged now and wrapped individually. The environmentalist in me rages inside, but the philanthropist is a little bit more content since I can share one roll of paper towel at a time. These cost a fortune now!
My process is calculated; I need to balance the food, the hygiene and the household items. Approximately one third household/hygiene and two thirds food. The food is immediate; you consume it whole whereas the hygiene and household items last for a while. The first days, it was straight to the pantry! Started with tuna I’ve had for a while (it was a six pack and this is the last one), a bottle of Coca Cola (from a 36 pack), my significant other’s Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli can (I buy him a ton… I don’t know why he loves them so much), one pack of orange jelly powder (it was a buy 4 sale and orange is my least favorite to be honest), some ramen my significant other bought but never ate (I don’t like this one), some tissues (with lotion!) from a 12 pack (bulk for the win!), paper towels (from Costco, again… see the pattern?) and, finally, some maxi pads.
I didn’t even know I had maxi pads; I mean a whole package. I was looking in the cabinet and found them; that’s not even what I was looking for! They are widely overlooked, but almost every woman needs some at one point. If I had a little bit more money I’d buy a Diva Cup to give away, but I don’t even own one myself. They are a smart investment!
As I was putting the maxi pads in my basket, I thought to myself… what did I buy recently? What did I use recently? A lot of common non-perishable things; Tylenol, toilet paper, chips, Ketchup, disinfecting wipes… I even found some medicine I bought and didn’t even remember. As a safety precaution because I was sick lately and didn’t feel like driving out (it’s starting to be cold outside!) while feeling miserable.
I still feel good about this. I like the habit. I want someone else to be able to have the basic necessities I have access to every day. I don’t think I’m going to forget too often; this is a habit I actually care about. I am not a creature of habit, unfortunately for myself and others, but I will keep this simple gesture at heart. I will keep on giving.
“A generous heart, kind speech and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
Buddha
Did I write again? Maybe?
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Day one of Non Perishable Food for Christmas Basket
By Josée L.H
Every year, I buy food and bundle up everything I have at home and don’t need for a Christmas Basket. In my area, we have what we call the “Guignolée”. Our whole province teams up and sums up generous volunteers to knock door to door and ask for non perishable foods and other necessities.
× Diapers
× Cleaning products
× Canned goods
× Tampons
× Formula
× Cough syrup
× Toothbrushes
× Much, much more…
Imagine not having these bare necessities at home that everyone takes for granted. My parents have always contributed before me even when they didn’t have much to offer. They still had more than others so they gave a little. I do the same. This year, I am looking at this event differently; if I buy a whole box full of items at once, it can become quite expensive. So this year, instead of buying and giving everything all at once, I will put one article aside every day until the day of the donation. And then I will continue and give an even bigger contribution next year!
I didn’t come up with the idea myself, I will not take the glory of such a wonderful idea. I saw it on Facebook as a meme. It circulated quite a bit, was really popular… but will people actually do it? I saw this meme approximately two weeks ago. That could’ve been 14 more items in my basket. But I forgot about it.
As I was making myself a coffee this morning, I saw the goodies I assembled for my dear Wrimos. I am participating in the Nanowrimo as a Co-Municipal Liaison and we MLs always prepare “Survival Kits” in which we place tea, coffee, hot coco… So I had these individual packages of instant coffee in front of me. My mind works really fast and linked the individual coffee packages to another bag of coffee I received as a birthday gift. Now I don’t like normal coffee, too strong and bitter for me. I like the fake French Vanilla kind. I wanted to see if the coffee gifted to me was instant and then it hit me. My subconscious went on full blast in my head -in my soul- and I remembered.
I don’t have a single box in my apartment. I did have this little old basket though, so I went fishing for it. It was lost in a pile of junk I never touch… and maybe I should get rid of but am too attached to do anything about it.
I decided I will mark this day on my calendar. To fully commit to this fulfilling activity, I decided to share my experience with you, forcing me to put an item per day and if I forget for a day (or two… or ten) I’ll be able to trace back to the last day I put something in the basket and fill it as it is supposed to be. I will have witnesses (you) of my commitment.
The picture above is the first item I put in. I like tuna. It’s healthy. I already have a couple of items lined up to be put in (paper towels, soup, coffee…), but I will resist the urge of taking them now. I like the idea of a ritual of giving -helping- a little every day. Most of what is going in the basket is what I already have at home. I have the tendency to over buy or buy in bulk (thanks to you Costco) or just forget I have some items somewhere in the pantry or linen closet where I store the cleaning products and other non food items. I am excited as I am taking this as another project, one that does not require too much thinking or effort, but has an everlasting effect.
Here is a quote I appreciate:
“We make a living by what me get, but we make a life by what we give”
Winston Churchill
What are your thoughts? Are you inspired and will try it out yourself? If you are not a Christmas person, it can be for any food drive! You can also modify the whole project and give one item per day to someone you see in need. You don’t have to give it all away on one occasion; you can build up care packages every month, for example. It’s up to you; you don’t have to be rich to be generous.
Did I write this? Maybe. I do enjoy the fluidity of it. And the topic is quite interesting. “ It’s up to you; you don’t have to be rich to be generous.”
Awesome.
My dating life in The Sims
It’s funny because I love to write and I’ve been playing The Sims since the beginning… but I still suck at naming my Sims. And keeping them. I get tired and then spend another 6 hours making A SINGLE SIM family. Yes. One. And, of course, I usually put freerealestate on & motherlode like a thousand times. Just the bills cost 23 grand!! That’s crazy!!
Well… I did take a lot off of the Gallery and the house is a boat. A pirate ship to be more precise. All credit goes to Simmer J0L1990 of course. I just made MY sim interact with another basic sim. And interact they did! I usually like playing with only one character so I can give them my undivided attention. So I know what they are doing at all times. So I can make them do whatever I feel like at all times.
Lanna Hathaway. At the beginning, I did not want her to have any particularly advanced relationship; not even good friends. It’s hard maintaining strong relationships and she’s an intellectual type. She doesn’t need friends, she has books and computers and cooking and mixing and dancing and piano and everything you can think of because she has unlimited funds! And I’ve played with her for 5 hours today only.
She kept having the “Send a happy text” whim and the person she had talked to the most was this Elmer Luna, the gym trainer. She kept sending him happy texts and energized texts so I thought to myself: would I like it if someone kept texting me and didn’t want to see them… ever? NO!! So I invited him over. And then Lanna asked him if he was single. Yes, he was! And of course SHE was. So she thought: meh, this could be a one night. She never did it before, so why not! He’s ripped like a Greek sculpture. He’s been nice to her. So they had their first kiss. And then Woohooed in the bushes behind her ship. They were done and were kind of just giggling, staying near the bush. Ahhh now you HAVE to spend the night because the first interaction I saw was “Ask to spend the night”. So she invited him and he was more than please to accept.
Being a master chef, she went inside to prepare a delicious meal for him because she loves cooking, of course! A nice, excellent rack of lamb she made! She called him to come eat with her. But he never showed. Now the pirate ship is huge. So I started looking and never found him. Could he have left even though he said he would spend the night?
Lanna found him as she snuggled up to him beneath the blankets. He had been sleeping all that time while she was bending over backwards to make him a delicious meal! And then he left without saying goodbye as Lanna was sleeping!! Okay, it really seemed like a one-night stand, but Lanna didn’t care. Lanna had so much to do! 3 other skills to put to level 8 for another level of the Renaissance aspiration.
As she was tending to her garden, she received a call… it was HIM. He couldn’t stop thinking about her!! She had to admit she was really happy to hear from him and accepted to meet at the restaurant for lunch. They met and kissed over and over again, but she couldn’t muster up the courage to ask him to go steady. She liked it just as it was; it cannot be named but only felt. They ordered food and a drink. Her meal was poorly put together so she insulted the chef after he was done eating and they left without paying because they deserved better!
There is a special event for The Day of the Dead going on right now. She wanted to collect all of the Sugar Skulls so she invited him to the Day of the Dead Cemetery lot made by simmer Simproved. It was newly added today to my gallery and neighbourhood.
As she wanted to show him how to call for a Day of the Dead Celebrator to expand her collection, trying to bring him on an adventure (a date at a cemetery is always interesting), he went on a bench and slept. In a cemetery. On their first date.
Maybe it’s going to work out between them. Maybe it’s not. For now, they shared passionate kisses, cooking frustrations and sleeping problems, but maybe, just maybe they’ll make it through. That is, if they don’t die in a horrible fire trying to cook even though Lanna is a master chef and has a fire alarm. Or scared to death by a ghost in the cemetery. Who knows, it’s The Sims 4!
