A joyful video and some vaguebooking
Feb. 24th, 2026 09:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flexagonMy little life burbled along this last week: social stuff, crafting (sewing continues to be so fun), introducing the bug (and the ballerina) to Beat Saber, and doing my circus. As well as I could with my base off in Iceland, anyway. It was hilarious and wonderful to see the bug get insta-obsessed with Beat Saber, all interested in making his own levels and stuff. I think rhythm games are possibly very good for people; they satisfy some of that "moving in unison with others" need we all have.
Now here's my go-to joy hit for the next several years: a young woman making a comeback on her own terms, and just casually winning Olympic gold while having the best time in the world. If you want despair the skating world offers a great deal of it, and for pathos/drama/power I liked Ilia Malanin's gala performance as much as anyone, but this is the one for joy.
Ironically, some pretty seismic social upsets started to happen on Sunday just when I was feeling like any post this week would be boring. I'm not going to write about it because it wasn't exactly my drama (I play a supporting role only) and it's settled down significantly. But the resulting anxiety plus a Real Blizzard, the kind with wild wind to go along with record-breaking snowfall, made for a quite subdued Monday. I still feel faintly stunned today.
Now here's my go-to joy hit for the next several years: a young woman making a comeback on her own terms, and just casually winning Olympic gold while having the best time in the world. If you want despair the skating world offers a great deal of it, and for pathos/drama/power I liked Ilia Malanin's gala performance as much as anyone, but this is the one for joy.
Ironically, some pretty seismic social upsets started to happen on Sunday just when I was feeling like any post this week would be boring. I'm not going to write about it because it wasn't exactly my drama (I play a supporting role only) and it's settled down significantly. But the resulting anxiety plus a Real Blizzard, the kind with wild wind to go along with record-breaking snowfall, made for a quite subdued Monday. I still feel faintly stunned today.
