That is a magnificent article. Thank you for the C&P, Cindy!

You are most welcome. I love it so much.

Sometimes the universe hands you an opportunity to craft great prose. And the editor says "Really? OK, we've got inches to fill anyway."

I'm just so glad I bothered to click on the link this morning, before all the fascism rushed back in to fill the landscape. In my head, I heard Dateline's Keith Morrison reading it.

Wow, Dana. Is this always the same coworker?

I kept making really small yet stupid mistakes all day today and I just want this week to end. I have been nibbled to death very slowly by ducks.

The only good news is I increased my ADD meds and felt calmer.

Then I realized I scheduled my first appointment for the crown/bridge on Monday before work. Before I work open to close.

It's too late to cancel the appointment so I just have to hope for the best.

Wow, Dana. Is this always the same coworker?

Yep. It's her and me on this product. Juuuuust us.

Oy, Dana. I'm sorry. I don't know why I feel like spreading the annoying around to different people would be better, but I do.

Good luck, askye! I'm glad to hear the meds are helping.

I did something today! I cleaned the sink in my bathroom. Just the sink, the rest of the room needs work, but that's something. And I feel like I am on top of the whole Halloween costume situation. I still need to figure out what to wear Thursday and Friday, but that should be relatively easy, right? Just clothes.

Where are we talking Riverdale? Is it here? The phone with the dial to get into the speakeasy is just adorable.

ETA It is weirdly nice to see Jingle jangle coming back as a plot point

Aaaagh, could not sleep. Woke up at 6am. Which would be one thing if I were healthy and like "cool I'll get a lot of shit done today" but my plans for the day are basically "shower, eat, watch some tv, fuck around on the Internet, hope someone texts me back"

Where are we talking Riverdale? Is it here?

I think this is the only thread where it fits, although you could argue that the Gargoyle King shit from this season makes it juuuuuuust genre enough for Boxed Set. Anyway, I love everything about this show because it is so cheerfully over the top and totally leans into it. Like it's an actual plot point that a grown-ass adult's (who is a mafia king, no less) biggest challenge is framing a 16-year-old for murder. I mean, my guy, you might need a little therapy for that. I feel like you probably have bigger fish to fry.

And I'm so excited about the next episode (the flashback one), you have no idea.

Oh, yeah, that's gonna be fun!

There's an active shooter at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. I don't understand how we're even a country anymore.