David, FYI I loved that Matilda baseball story on FB and shared it with non-Buffista friends. She was much celebrated last weekend.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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.
EpicTangent - Jun 28, 2018 10:26:31 am PDT #26778 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Gudanov - Jun 28, 2018 10:42:33 am PDT #26779 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Yikes. Reports of multiple shootings at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis.
Dana - Jun 28, 2018 10:43:17 am PDT #26780 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, fuck.
Gudanov - Jun 28, 2018 10:53:03 am PDT #26781 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
No official word on casualties but a reporter there tweeted that at least some people are dead.
Gudanov - Jun 28, 2018 11:02:26 am PDT #26782 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Official confirmation of fatalities now.
Jesse - Jun 28, 2018 11:18:40 am PDT #26783 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dammit, I was coming over here to share a dumb problem. Well, I'm going to anyway: I have been invited to tour a construction site tomorrow. You have to wear heavy pants and boots. It's going to be hot out tomorrow, and I may end up being too busy to go on the tour anyway. Should I just plan not to go, or should I risk being hot for no reason?
-t - Jun 28, 2018 11:25:35 am PDT #26784 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Plan to not go. Unless you are really interested in seeing the site, but it doesn't sound like you are.
I don't know how to react to shootings anymore. I'm just exhausted.
Jesse - Jun 28, 2018 11:26:34 am PDT #26785 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I am interested! But probably not tomorrow, I think you are right. Phew.
Gudanov - Jun 28, 2018 11:49:19 am PDT #26786 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
I don't know how to react to shootings anymore. I'm just exhausted.
This one is really getting to me. I don't want to speculate before there's some real information, but I think everybody suspects the motive.
Beverly - Jun 28, 2018 11:57:54 am PDT #26787 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Jesse, can you wear regular work clothes, but bring boots and pants to change into should you decide to go?
I'm on the exhausted bench.
Y'all, I hate this. I've been an activist all my life. When I couldn't do things physically, I wrote, and I contacted people, I argued and encouraged, drove people to the polls, made signs, contributed.
I know this has been their plan since inauguration night, and I hate it's succeeded with me, but I just... I'm worn out. I've got no more reserves of outrage and...just rage. I'm hoping this hiatus I'm trying to take will help top up my reserve tank, because I really really hate feeling both apathetic and impotent to withstand and work for change.
Sorry. Barriers are falling, too.