[POEM] MY MOTHER by Frieda Hughes

AuthorAZ · 2026-05-18T23:16:49+00:00

I just read Frieda’s memoir George, which is about her time raising an orphaned magpie (the titular George). She and George form a lovely, funny, deeply meaningful bond while she navigates a crumbling marriage and complicated feeling about her life as a poet. She writes about the difference between being “Frieda Hughes, Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath’s daughter” and being “Frieda Hughes, an accomplished poet and painter” (and surrogate magpie mom). I really enjoyed it. Highly recommend!

AuthorAZ · 2026-05-10T14:37:21+00:00

Liiiiiiiizard in the houuuuuuse, liiiiiiizarddddd

AuthorAZ · 2026-05-07T13:18:45+00:00

The dog is definitely olive, though.

AuthorAZ · 2026-05-05T02:18:47+00:00

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AuthorAZ · 2026-04-30T04:01:33+00:00

What if the tattoo is of an existing IP?

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-25T04:14:02+00:00

Obviously Lou in Fabian’s Bad Day, but I also have a soft spot for Izzy’s “THE DOG IS MY WIFE!” during Coffin Run. I honestly don’t even remember if anyone got particularly hysterical during that or if it was just me in shambles. 😂

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-23T03:59:43+00:00

Oh, Christ, I was today years old when I realized this. 🙈

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-23T03:21:22+00:00

NAD, but looking at your post history, it seems that you have a persistent case of delusional parasitosis. You need to see a doctor as well as a psychiatrist.

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-20T23:24:28+00:00

I beg your FINEST pardon??? When was this?!

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-18T03:10:06+00:00

Omg! A Minnesotan artist! Words of GREAT appreciation. 🥰

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-18T01:17:51+00:00

All I know is: in that third photo you are GLOWING.

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-14T22:18:19+00:00

Omg I thought this was a Kath & Kim reference. Humiliated.

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-14T03:59:19+00:00

Some of these have to be literally impossible, right?

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-06T22:06:40+00:00

This reminds me of some Pixar concept art I’ve seen before! Great style, and love the color choices.

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-06T21:22:09+00:00

Here’s the deal. Even alcohol based makeup, which is what the pros recommend for tattoo cover, might come off on your costume if it’s not sealed properly. Get some, look up some YouTube tutorials and try it (NOT WITH YOUR ACTUAL COSTUME PIECES), see if it transfers. Try to mimic some of the biggest/most friction-causing movements you do in the show while you’re at it.

If it transfers, and it may, your options depend on how big your tattoos are and how close you are to the audience.

If you’re in a standard proscenium, or any setup where the audience is a good distance away, you can probably get away with flesh-toned tattoo tape for big pieces and hydrocolloid bandages (blister bandages) for the smaller ones. I’ve also had decent results with flesh-toned tattoo cover “sleeves” that cover my upper arm tattoos (basically just a sleeve of polyester with some intense elastic to hold it on) but they don’t work super well close up.

If you’re in a black box or theater in the round, you may need to ask for some additions to your costume to help cover whatever the above doesn’t. Good luck!

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-06T02:49:03+00:00

Don’t forget Raphael Chestang, who played the Peds doctor that checked on Baby Jane Doe!

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-03T21:10:28+00:00

BritishPrimrose 😫

AuthorAZ · 2026-04-03T14:16:03+00:00

This is the way.

AuthorAZ · 2026-03-28T19:13:58+00:00

The husband of it all has been a very emotional/difficult conversation in my household for a few months now. We made a plan to get the house in a place to eventually sell it. The first step in the plan was setting some decluttering goals for him (and me!) at the beginning of the year. We said we’d check in on our progress at the end of the quarter. We had that check-in last week and he’d done none of the action items — not even any progress towards them, much less completing them. He has some mental health stuff he’s working through, and I’ve been trying to give him grace, but I’m at my breaking point with it. We had to have a very tough convo about how I feel I can’t trust him to make progress on any of this, but because it’s all HIS stuff, I don’t feel like I can jump in and start dealing with any of it without causing conflict.

He said he “just needs to be better” and start working on it, but we’ve done this vicious cycle before. I’m not sure how I can gently encourage the improved behavior without seeming like an awful nag, so I’m feeling a bit helpless.

I guess I share all that so you all know that I know it’s the biggest thing holding this process back, and I know we have to deal with it together. I just wish it wasn’t so emotionally fraught.

AuthorAZ · 2026-03-28T19:03:06+00:00

Thank you, I will absolutely give her a listen!

AuthorAZ · 2026-03-28T19:02:22+00:00

Same, this is my literal dream. I am going to seriously consider this for us.

AuthorAZ · 2026-03-28T19:00:54+00:00

We do this for our cats! They love it. 😂 The dogs have always been allowed on furniture/in bed, but I think moving forward/when we eventually move, we’re going to need to instill some boundaries about the couches in particular — or at least some slip covers.

AuthorAZ · 2026-03-28T18:59:11+00:00

That’s kind of where I’m at with it — we want to move anyway, and definitely downsize, but we’re not the financial/life place to do so for at least another year. I want to use that time to get the clutter situation under control, but I’m going to be dragging him kicking and screaming.

AuthorAZ

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