I'm finding it very difficult to balance staying informed and not losing my mind.

I went to a protest on Sunday, I donate to the ACLU, etc. But then I need to stop and force myself to remember that in 2 days I'm moving into an apartment with my favorite person in the world and that's it's OK to be happy about that - need to keep reminding myself that I can be of more help to the disenfranchised if I keep myself sane.

amych that was the best thing I've read all day

Teppy, gold star, yes

I'm moving into an apartment with my favorite person in the world

Woo hoo! Congratulations!

and that's it's OK to be happy about that

I think it's more important than ever to seize every moment of happiness, no matter how seemingly small.

need to keep reminding myself that I can be of more help to the disenfranchised if I keep myself sane.

And this is totally true.

Woof. I'm full of TJ's mac-and-cheese (with broccoli & sriracha). And I'm watching Jane the Virgin. Which I feel is a good antidote to the awful.

I did send faxes last night to my senators, encouraging them to stand their ground, for all the good it may do.

I went and got poked by the doctor again today, and got a blood test, and got a flu shot.

Aw, zuisa, do let yourself be happy! That's wonderful.

{{{amych}}}

I am actually reading FB more than I used to . Which is still not much, but I've been pleasantly surprised to see that people who were apolitical or conservative back in the day are marching and protesting now. Not everyone, of course, but more than I would have guessed.

Also watching Jane the Virgin.

I just started watching Jane the Virgin last week and it is so amazingly just what I needed.

Thanks for the welcome back, everyone!

I hope you're catching Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as well; it's hilarious.

Please take care of yourselves, people, however you need to. I love you all.

We read Man in the High Castle for book club this month. We met tonight and there was lots of talk about how we hope this reality isn't real like is maybe the case in the book. Who knows, though?

I know there's liberals that can literally go off their rocker, too, but the frequency at which conservatives abandon reason-based arguments for insults online is pretty telling. (Got in one too many "arguments with a friend-of-a-friend on Facebook today.)

Regarding trust-worthy news sources, I feel like CNN has descended into being somewhere just above clickbait at this point. I mean, I know on a certain level, journalism is about the number of eyeballs you can attract, but that seems to be the only thing there with them.

I find myself spending a lot of time reading The Atlantic, Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune (though there's a lot of overlap there). I've also been following the author Jim Wright [link] who (though I don't always agree with him) has a pretty solid head on his shoulders and is good at breaking down what what actually have to happen to do things people suggest.