Okay, definitely no kind of receipt or any other identifying info. Nothing written on the bag, nada. I hope whoever ordered it sees my FB post.

Okay, Democratic party: please continue to not fuck shit up. Run with the inflation news.

It's been so weird seeing the Dems in array lately.

AOC tweeted "Dems in disconcerting levels of array" which I love

That does sound hella awkward, Jess, but now it's all handled and you get an adulting gold star!

PInky toes hurt way more than seems reasonable whenever they get smashed

I have been musing a bit on Romantasy mostly because the word itself makes me think someone is getting their head bitten off (which I might want to read about, honestly, but it's not really how they go). I have found myself weirdly resistant to micro genre descriptions even when they are of things that I know I like and I just today figured out that it's because they feel like they come with checklists that qualify whatever it is to be classified in them or not and that's the part I don't like. Maybe I can reframe the whole thing in my head now.

I often enjoy Romantasy but somehow hate the idea of it being a genre. Maybe because then everyone writes in it and there’s more and more dreck to wade through?

AOC tweeted "Dems in disconcerting levels of array" which I love

Hahah that is so true.

Steph so very weird that there’s nothing there! Boo Walgreens, and poor person who is maybe out there looking at a photo of a delivery going “well that’s not MY porch but fuck if I know whose porch this IS a picture of!”

poor person who is maybe out there looking at a photo of a delivery going “well that’s not MY porch but fuck if I know whose porch this IS a picture of!”

That's happened often enough with Amazon that I can now identify the porches of the 3 neighbors who are most likely to have mis-received our package.

then everyone writes in it and there’s more and more dreck to wade through?

That is definitely a thing. I feel like I see both titles and author names that are trying to trick me into thinking they are something I already like when they are actually crap. But sometimes I think that and they are new to me but actually good! It's hard to navigate

Success! The Walgreen's delivery *was* for the next-door neighbors; Tim just went next door to double-check, since they hadn't answered the door when I knocked earlier. All is right in the world! Or at least on my street.

Glad the deliveries went to the right place

Lovey has come out of hiding a few times but always escapes back to the guest room before Mom can shut the door. I think she was prioritizing getting medicine over cutting off an escapee route. He actually came out for attention and she said he looked good . No stitches pulled.

There is now rampant speculation about who will be the new store manager and when it will happen .. my team lead was talking to someone else and then looked at me and said "you didn't hear this" and I told him there is a lot of stuff I haven't heard lately.

I made the mistake of reading a transcript from Charlie Kirk.... apparently Russia invaded Ukraine because Harris said that Ukraine wanted to be a member of NATO in a speech and that is not all her fault but mostly her fault.

AOC tweeted "Dems in disconcerting levels of array" which I love

That is delightful! As is the Walgreen's content getting where it belongs.

Flying back to NY today. No packing because I didn't bring anything down with me. I just need to drag the balcony furniture inside in case of hurricanes. I hosted book club here last night and the others told me they would be happy to come over and drag the stuff in if needed, which was nice, but I'll go ahead and do it. Storms just build so quickly now.

Book club gathering was the first time I have had people over since my mural was painted. One of the women just moved here in July from Italy and was excited to recognize the rendering of the Elbo Room. She is reading the books in Italian but joined our club to practice her English and meet the neighbors. I have so much admiration for people who dive into a new foreign environment. I'd like to think I would have the courage. She said she was proud of herself for grasping about half of what we were saying while we all responded that she sure as hell should be!