Laura Lee Lucas

Writer and actress. Widespread damage, very rare occurrence. HWA member. She/her.

[Laura Lee Lucas @LinesOfForce]

“I’ve only got one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it”
truly a queen

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Meet Madam Jeanne Louise Calment, who had the longest confirmed human lifespan: 122 years, 164 days.

Apparently, fate strongly approved of the way she lived her life. She was born in Arles, France, on February 21, 1875. The Eiffel Tower was built when she was 14 years old. It was at this time she met Vincent van Gogh. "He was dirty, badly dressed, and disagreeable," she recalled in an interview given in 1988.

When she was 85, she took up fencing, and still rode her bike when she reached 100. At the age of 114, she starred in a film about her life, at age 115 she had an operation on her hip, and at age 117 she gave up smoking, having started at the age of 21 in 1896. She didn't give it up for health reasons; her reason was that she didn't like having to ask someone to help her light a cigarette once she was nearly blind.

In 1965, Jeanne was 90 years old and had no heirs. She signed a deal to sell her apartment to a 47-year-old lawyer called André-François Raffray. He agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs on the condition he would inherit her apartment after she died. However, Raffray not only ended up paying Jeanne for 30 years, but then died before she did at the age of 77. His widow was legally obliged to continue paying Madam Calment until the end of her days.

Jeanne retained sharp mental faculties. When she was asked on her 120th birthday what kind of future she expected to have. Her reply, "A very short one."

Here are the Rules of Life from Jeanne Louise Calment:

"I'm in love with wine."
"All babies are beautiful."
"I think I will die of laughter."
"I've been forgotten by our Good Lord."
"I've got only one wrinkle, and I'm sitting on it."
"I never wear mascara; I laugh until I cry often."
"If you can't change something, don't worry about it."
"Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life."
"I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine."
"I have a huge desire to live and a big appetite, especially for sweets."
"I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit."
"I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky."
“Being young is a state of mind, it doesn’t depend on one’s body. I’m actually still a young girl, it's just that I haven't looked so good for the past 70 years."

At the end of one interview, the journalist said, "Madame, I hope we will meet again sometime next year." To which Jeanne replied, "Why not? You're not that old; you'll still be here!”

The image with the wings is a piece of art by
L. Lichtenfells

[Laura Lee Lucas @LinesOfForce]

@ambernoelle Pet Sematary and then The Stand.

[Read Jackson Rising @JPHilllllll]

Not all heroes wear capes

Link: https://t.co/Qjcqri49TR

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

Obsidian's celebrating 20 years with some hefty discounts on a back catalogue stuffed with classic RPGs. https://t.co/fqoQj5Fr7j

[🐀 Parody (parody) {parody} @janeruffino]

I am officially looking for some small projects starting in August. Need a product content audit, voice and tone work, or a training session on UX content, or know someone who does? @ me or help me by making an intro!

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

“Nearly 28 million Americans may still be coping with COVID-related loss of taste and/or smell, according to new research.”

Hello—this is brain damage, and everyone is cheerfully reinfecting themselves, oblivious to the dramatically increased risks. https://t.co/5B8ZYubFSq

[davidlasky @davidlasky]

#ComicsBrokeMe
10 years ago, my graphic novel WON the Eisner Award. Why have I not created a follow-up book? Well, after finishing our book, my co-author and I were broke. I went back to work for a bakery. My co-author was homeless for a while. Our GN didn't make us roylaties.

[New York Post @nypost]

Olympian Tori Bowie, 32, died during childbirth https://t.co/gADaC0dhDe

[stud rubber @ mfa ✍🏾 (they/them) @lesbianoir]

being black so wild cause how it’s simultaneously our fault for not having wealth, property, etc but they still think we getting all these supposed advantages 💀 like which one is it?

[Noha Aboelata, MD @NohaAboelataMD]

Here we go again.

"...the facility has reported a total of 93 cases, including 76 residents and 17 staff. One resident who tested positive for COVID died after being transferred to the hospital..."

1/3

https://t.co/7ZGljC8KdU

[US Holocaust Museum @HolocaustMuseum]

Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns died heroically #OTD 14 years ago while protecting Museum visitors and staff. His memory occupies a permanent place in our hearts. https://t.co/uWIz3YMtHf

[NYFA @nyfacurrent]

How do you find and apply for affordable housing in NYC?

This Wednesday, June 14 online seminar (free w/RSVP!) w/@alifeinthearts will answer this question and more: https://t.co/1bHAsbUgVy

[Gritty is the Way @Gritty20202]

Wal-Mart has turned their southern warehouse workers' discomfort into another revenue stream

[Laura Lee Lucas @LinesOfForce]

THIRTY EIGHT COUNTS.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING: The Trump indictment has been unsealed. https://t.co/vaB8B22aZG

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

“A moose that was acting aggressively toward people has been diagnosed with rabies, a first for Alaska, according to wildlife officials.” https://t.co/CCxjZFnTC4

[Laura Lee Lucas @LinesOfForce]

If I survive, the cave is going on Airbnb

[Laura Lee Lucas @LinesOfForce]

*rewatches The Descent and Barbarian*
*signs paperwork*
*grabs tape measure and climbing gear* see y’all on the other side