Spring + Bingo =SpringO
write your name in pollen
Your AI-free reminder that you can find or create joy while also feeling fear, rage, despair, and other prickly crap.
Happy Spring! Here’s your microjoy bingo card in the color of the season: pollen green!
I’ve had so many conversations this week about what the fuck do we do about what’s going on and where is that invisible sweet spot between being informed and being overwhelmed. Also we talk about pollen alot. Also, seriously, what the fuck do we do?
We’ve also talked about how earlier this week where I live in Savannah, GA we were under a freeze warning and two days later it was in the 80s. We’ve talked about an Asian grocer in my neighborhood that closed recently, and how if you didn’t know about the two magic portals inside, you’d think it was a really fucked up bodega. We talked about a local Middle Eastern grocer and how they expanded, but now the aisles are tighter together. We talked about a woman who 50 years ago lost her virginity in a graveyard.
This week we talked about flowers. We talked about Shriners. We talked about Iris by the GooGoo dolls. We talked a lot of shit.
Who is this we, you ask?
It’s the people, my people, our people, your people. Community.
So far, that’s the only answer I have for what-the-fuck-do-we-do. Find community however you can. Be with people. Be with good people. Be with good people and do good things. Be with good people and do good things and talk about important things. Be with good people and do good things and talk about important things but also talk about silly things. Be with good people and do good things and talk about important things but also talk about silly things and have fun. Also snacks.
My community adventures this past week:
Saturday: The Savannah Firefighter’s Ball (Great band, diabolical mashed potatoes)
Sunday: Hunch party (AKA: Glowy People Party, more about that soon)
Tuesday: Savannah’s 4 hour St. Patrick’s Day parade, followed by middle-aged-people dance party in the street
Thursday: Dungeons and Dragons with Savannah LGBTQ Alliance
Saturday: Tree dedication ceremony for outgoing neighborhood association
Sunday: Magical Fruit Bean Party
see you in a few days
I’m always open to ideas, suggestions, shenanigans, tomfoolery, collaborations, cheese, snacks, and field trips.
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