Category Archives: Naming Days

First Preview for Once Upon a Bride

(Why am I naming days?) 12/6/14, Day 14,095 (Mercena Day 113): First Preview for Once Upon a Bride It’s been over a month since I posted here. As Heather has been directing Once Upon a Bride There Was a Forest, I’ve been the sole caretaker for Mercena most nights and much of the weekends. At around the sameContinue reading “First Preview for Once Upon a Bride“

Of Feuds and Seven-Hour Sleeps

(Why am I naming days?) 10/20/14, Day 14,048 (Mercena Day 66): Flux Family Feud Fairy-Tale Smackdown We had been worried about the turnout for Flux’s annual Family Feud fundraiser, but it ended up being our best attended, and abundant with love and fun. One VIP in attendance was Mercena, and while it may have beenContinue reading “Of Feuds and Seven-Hour Sleeps”

Archie

(Why am I naming days?) 10/19/14, Day 14,047 (Mercena Day 65): Archie Another detail of these early days I want to remember: the odd contortions where she arches back into some extravagant angle that couldn’t possibly be comfortable, and yet is her most comfortable position (see above for an example). We call this “arching” andContinue reading “Archie”

Got to Make the Bubbles Go Down

(Why am I naming days?) 10/18/14, Day 14,046 (Mercena Day 64): Got to Make the Bubbles Go Down This day is so name to honor one of my favorite Mercena rituals. When she eats, she takes in some air that can be trapped as bubbles in her digestive system and cause her the dreaded gastro-intestinalContinue reading “Got to Make the Bubbles Go Down”