You are clearly in the right, Sparky1
Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Nov 11, 2016 2:46:37 pm PST #1864 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
shrift - Nov 11, 2016 3:14:59 pm PST #1865 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I feel like I'm coming unhinged. I am just seething with rage.
Yeah. I'm only coping by starting some grassroots radical community organizing with fandom. And figuring out how to save money so I can donate more to strategic charities.
-t - Nov 11, 2016 3:25:00 pm PST #1866 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Is it weird that that is a stronger motivation for me to whip my budget into shape than just reducing my own debt? Counterintuitive.
Spidra Webster - Nov 11, 2016 3:48:28 pm PST #1867 of 30002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Is it weird that that is a stronger motivation for me to whip my budget into shape than just reducing my own debt?
I think it's not that weird from a human psych perspective. I motivate more for an appointment with someone than for an appointment with myself.
Pix - Nov 11, 2016 4:02:56 pm PST #1868 of 30002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I've been with students pretty much constantly since the election, including being in Indianapolis with them currently for a journalism convention. And one of my students is from a Trump family. So not only do I have to keep it together and put on a happy, hopeful face, I also can't show my utter despair and disgust about Trump himself. I thought I was doing okay until tonight. The students are at a talent show and I'm off for the night, and I find myself lying on my hotel bed and fighting off a panic attack. I'm not okay.
Susan W. - Nov 11, 2016 4:05:13 pm PST #1869 of 30002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Is it weird that that is a stronger motivation for me to whip my budget into shape than just reducing my own debt? Counterintuitive.
Not at all--it's getting involved in a larger cause instead of just doing one of those things you know you should do because it's Good For You. "Do this for the cause" appeals to my inner warrior/vampire slayer/etc. "Do this because it's Good For you" makes my inner three-year-old dig in her heels and say, "Don't wanna."
Susan W. - Nov 11, 2016 4:11:08 pm PST #1870 of 30002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
ION, I decided to make chicken with 40 cloves of garlic tonight. I'd forgotten what a simple recipe it is, really. Get 3-4 heads of garlic. Peel them. Which is boring and fiddly, but a good time to listen to music or a podcast. Brown chicken pieces (that you've salted and peppered generously) in olive oil. Pour yet more olive oil over the chicken, throw in the garlic, throw a bunch of sprigs of thyme on top, cover the pan, and roast at 350F for 90 minutes. And an hour and a half from now, I'll have tender chicken and a bunch of sweet, buttery garlic to spread on bread.
shrift - Nov 11, 2016 4:14:22 pm PST #1871 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm finally watching The Daily Show live coverage of the election. This may lead to crying in my glass of Sauvignon Blanc.
sj - Nov 11, 2016 4:19:13 pm PST #1872 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm finally watching The Daily Show live coverage of the election. This may lead to crying in my glass of Sauvignon Blanc.
I erased it. I just can't deal with it. Maybe if it was Jon Stewart.
msbelle - Nov 11, 2016 4:24:26 pm PST #1873 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am inspired by the youth and children y'all know being distraught by this election. I hope they hold on to that. Mac hasn't expressed that he even knows the election happened, much less any concern. I cry each night thinking of what the next 4 years might devolve into for him (and my brother, and my parents, and so many of my friends) and he doesn't know or care to know, which makes me weep in a different way.
Tonight I had a volunteer commitment at church and I have another one in the morning. I feel very conflicted being there and I really think this is the end for me and church.