It's nice to start the day already under the bus.

I did not get enough sleep last night and I feel like well trod ass.

I'm pretty sure my boss is mad at me for asking if we could not do the weekly meeting yesterday since we were all really busy. I didn't even add the part about the weekly meeting being a complete waste of time, but she's still annoyed, and she's going to be in my office today which means I have to spend more time I don't have trying to get her unannoyed

re: trigger warnings for college classes

see this article in Salon: [link]

I don't know WTF to think about all of this. My courses, while not free of controversy, do not often feature explicit assault kind of material. So the kind of trigger warnings I see on tumblr and twitter would not fit. However, on occasion, I have told students to prepare themselves for shocking visuals (like of really bad disease) when I show a research ethics movie.

What I think a lot of people are unprepared for, but I don't address it via "warning" is discussions about racism (for example). Some of that stuff is triggering, really. But since it is part of what they expect to discuss, I feel people know what to expect generally.

I've finally realized some of the part of it I don't get is having lived in the same place for 30+ years.

My parents have owned our house for more than 30 years, and my father intends to decay there. He's planning railings and ramps and all sorts of things that you don't even know about for sure yet, since his vision has gotten quite better since he came to Fl for surgery and my mother insists she'll keep doing yoga and improver her mobility. You never know what accommodation will be. But they do not have a neighbourhood community, although a family that's kinda like Hydra. Will I move back? Could I move back? Could I not move back?

From my cousin's funeral, I realise I might have to move back (at least for a while) for my sister. She will fall apart if my mother dies. The cancer was pretty hard on us all, but I think we're psychically better off for it. Death won't do that.

Hey, meet Feminist Frank. It's not a numerous meme, but it is amusing.

I love shows with dancing scenes where you can tell a) who has zero rhythm, who took the classes as a kid, who picked it up pretty well during pre-eo training, and who's Dule Hill. (I also love people discovering Dule Hill, BTW).

eta: I'd either not take your class or sob in the corner continuously. I try not to avoid my racial/slavery triggers (a la not watching 12 Years Of Slavery Yet, if ever--maybe with a binkie and a best friend who's given up on judging me).

Hey, meet Feminist Frank. It's not a numerous meme, but it is amusing.

Go, Feminist Frank.

Flea, is the oxy theft an ongoing issue ? I'd be raising all kinda of hell over that, that's a huge problem. Dang.

As of yesterday afternoon, our house in Washington is officially sold. Thank fuck.

Good riddance to that stressy burden, Dana, even if that underseller fucked your price.

I'm looking for art help. I'm pretending I'm confident enough to hang something I've drawn, and there's a sale on deviantArt prints until tomorrow midnight Pacific. If you have the time, anything here you'd recommend (SFW if you're not logged into dA with adult settings--and I don't want to print porn anyway)? I can't judge me.

I did print out many of my recent digital pictures because I like my paper files, and even if I can't get notes on my last picture (::sob::), I do feel a bit better about myself and my ability to make pictures.

Can I start and finish this one idea today and still get my job done. Let's see.

Right there with you.

Sorry you're in the same boat, sarameg. Apparently I've been under the bus since last night while I was watching Cosmos and deliberately not checking my work email.

I went to meditation this morning even though I didn't really have time, because this day is not going to improve.

Congrats, Dana!

Go, ita with the art! I will try to take a look after work.

re: trigger warnings for college classes

I totally read this as "this post may remind you of college classes to traumatic effect" at first. More seriously, I was just talking to a couple of my co-workers about how two of us haven't been able to bring ourselves to watch 12 Years a Slave yet and the third just watched it the other day and cried and cried so she was glad to be at home and not in a theater.

Sorry about the buses, people who have been thrown.

I am relieved to have only one meeting today.