cereal: Amy P., tried to say I was sorry for your loss before, but PC wigged out. This should work...
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
erikaj - Nov 03, 2024 5:17:09 pm PST #3187 of 3491
Always Anti-fascist!
askye - Nov 03, 2024 6:42:46 pm PST #3188 of 3491
Thrive to spite them
I watched a little of Trump's speech. He was going on and on about African American jobs and how undocumented workers (or maybe just immigrants I don't know) take African American jobs. I guess he thinks if he says that instead of Black jobs it wouldn't be an issue ... although then he tried to criticize the job numbers that the government released or didn't and kind of ended up calling them good ..I think. I don't know anyone can follow what he says.
lisah - Nov 03, 2024 6:59:56 pm PST #3189 of 3491
Punishingly Intricate
All day we’ve been saying we’re “nauseously optimistic.”
Shir - Nov 03, 2024 10:44:26 pm PST #3190 of 3491
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Amy, I'm very sorry to read about your loss.
American Buffistas, I'm also thinking about you and how stressful it is right now. Best outcome~ma. Democracy is apparently fragile, I hope you get to keep as much as yours as possible.
(I wish I had good news to report on from here. Unfortunately, this government is still in place, so nothing much changed).
Theodosia - Nov 04, 2024 3:54:04 am PST #3191 of 3491
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
And I'm worried for people abroad too! You think Trump is going to continue to send arms to Ukraine? Not to mention Israel and what happens when our Administration is doing nothing to put the brakes on Netanyahu.
'Nauseously optimistic' sounds right.
Gudanov - Nov 04, 2024 7:05:26 am PST #3192 of 3491
Coding and Sleeping
I'm feeling anxious. My gut is telling me Trump is going to win, which is where my gut was in 2016.
JenP - Nov 04, 2024 7:24:48 am PST #3193 of 3491
My gut isn't telling me shit, and I'm mindfully trying to let go of trying to predict. I'm going more and more into news blackout mode to preserve my ability to function.
I'm also thinking more and more of doing a digital nomad thing (regardless of election outcome) for a year or two in the next couple of years and have started researching. ETA: DH seems amenable, which is convenient.
Jessica - Nov 04, 2024 7:34:24 am PST #3194 of 3491
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I am so afraid to feel any optimism, and after 2016 I've avoided looking too hard at any predictions/polls/clairvoyant octopods in case I accidentally see some good news. This is an incredibly normal and healthy way to feel for 8 years hashtag everything is fine.
I will be spending tomorrow evening at a friend's house watching the returns come in while we stress-eat cheese and crackers together and listen to our 8th graders make snarky commentary in the background. I have already sent this link to my boss in case coming to work Nov 6 turns out to be a no-go.
lisah - Nov 04, 2024 7:49:34 am PST #3195 of 3491
Punishingly Intricate
My gut is telling me Trump is going to win, which is where my gut was in 2016.
Pretty sure you also said this in 2020, fwiw.
I’m trying not to be superstitious and trying to remember that my anxiety isn’t going to change anything. And that I’m not going to jinx anything by being optimistic.
meara - Nov 04, 2024 7:58:59 am PST #3196 of 3491
Hah i may need to send that link to a few of my colleagues as well. Sadly I have a bunch of important meetings Thursdays that I have to do the research and agendas for on Wednesday so I can’t completely shut down. But I do not think I’ll be getting 8 hours in.