I am being jumped on and told that my fears for people's lives (including my own) are secondary to dissecting why Trump won, I just...Grrrrr just saw that thread.
Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?
'Selfless'
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.
lisah - Nov 14, 2016 7:59:43 am PST #2099 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
Glamcookie - Nov 14, 2016 8:05:43 am PST #2100 of 30002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
How do we educate our white family and friends? It is on us to change this. I am so angry and furious that I know I'm not being productive in my conversations and I know I need to change that. I'm just trying to wrap my head around that when I see such selfishness and ignorance on my own side. I'm beginning to think we've really lost. This is it.
Laura - Nov 14, 2016 8:07:31 am PST #2101 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I want to leave Mac home with a frozen pizza and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving and go over to spend two days with my parents.
Oh yeah, I know this feeling well. This year I actually am leaving them on Christmas! But they are 22 and 24, they can just deal.
Maria - Nov 14, 2016 8:10:03 am PST #2102 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
lisah, jump in please, if you can.
I'm so disappointed, Glam. I'm sorry.
Beverly - Nov 14, 2016 8:15:41 am PST #2103 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Congratulations, Callaluna!
I'm lucky in not having family nearby--or on FB. I wish those of you who do well. I do know that I've walked away from unproductive circular discussions and just gotten to work. A lot of time I'm not missed, some of the time I'm looked at like I'm crazy (so used to that), and some, rare times, I'm followed.
We do what we can.
Laura - Nov 14, 2016 8:16:09 am PST #2104 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Ugh I only see stuff my friends post or like there so I've been shielded from that content, GC.
I have missed the discussion for the reason above. Oh GC, I am so sorry you are encountering this ignorance and lack of compassion. I honestly do believe the younger generation is so much more enlightened. With 20 somethings and teens around me with the kids and the coaching I don't see the hatred and bigotry I see in the older generations. It keeps me hopeful when so much is so horrible.
Glamcookie - Nov 14, 2016 8:17:53 am PST #2105 of 30002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I'm well and truly devastated. Those attitudes are all over Pantsuit Nation and it doesn't feel like a welcoming, supportive place at all for me anymore. I'm done.
Toddson - Nov 14, 2016 8:25:33 am PST #2106 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I ran across this - possibly the best science job ever.
Warning - contains videos of rats (for those of you who have issues)
"It's the weirdest job ever, tickling rats professionally," animal physiologist Shimpei Ishiyama told Smithsonian magazine.
smonster - Nov 14, 2016 8:33:44 am PST #2107 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Sorry, Glam. I'm not on FB right now so I can't see the argument. Even if you didn't convince everyone, I'm sure there are people reading along and nodding their heads. There's Bitches for Hillary, which is explicitly feminist and aiming for intersectionality, but, um, it's not Sanders friendly because it started as a safe space from Bernie Bros.
That ad is cute but the song is giving a major sad right now.
Zenkitty - Nov 14, 2016 8:37:38 am PST #2108 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Callaluna, so happy for you! That's excellent news!
living on a boat
Oh, cool.
Yay for fun times with New Boy, Amy!
{{smonster}}
Glam, fuck, you'd think that would be a place where you'd be understood and welcomed. That's disappointing. But please don't think it's all over, it's not over. We're all still here and we love you, never mind them - it's not your job to change their minds.
I'm trying hard to focus on work and not think about the world. I just get angry and anxious and overwhelmed, and then I can't be present in my own life. I can and will confront hatred whenever I encounter it, but I'm not emotionally suited to being a loud and continually engaging activist. I can donate money and lend my voice to those who are, but at least at this point on my life, I can't march and argue and engage with strife and hatred on a daily basis.