Much love to you, amyparker.

My feelings about my father are complex: I will admit in this company that my first thought after "He's not in pain any more, good" was "He was too ill to vote for the Cheeto Vulgarian in PA." I loved him as a child, I understand why he made the choices he did, I wish him well in whatever befalls him now.

Family is complex. As is grief and all of the other things we feel when someone dies. (parker)

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 am the same. I'm going to try my damnedest to stay off of social media tomorrow, because 1) it won't help anything, 2) I've returned from the work conference to an insane amount of email and Slack messages, and 3) I'm going for a breast biopsy today, so my stress levels are already stupid high.

So much love to you, amyparker.

However, even just taking the cynical/practical view of things, it seems clear that women are highly motivated by the Dobbs decision especially as they see women dying in parking lots.

I agree -- I think it'll turn out that Dobbs is a much bigger factor than most pollsters counted on.

Most pollsters aren't women. Which is not something I think about every day, just like how many male Jeopardy contestants biff it on Historic Women, etc. Still true. Atropa, try not to worry. Most biopsies aren't cancer.

I am Jessica, PM, and Atropa with the scared to be optimistic, and avoiding social media tomorrow.

All good thoughts to you, Atropa, on the biopsy and the workload.

Karl, congratulations on your household being vaccinated, and best thoughts the vaccines do their jobs.

Parker, I know you've had a lot of practice, and I do regret the necessity, but I'm in awe at the skill with which you navigate your family relations. Much love and comfort in your loss.

Tomorrow is our corporate Global All-Hands and normally I wouldn't bother to come to the office for that but (1) there's a catered lunch and I am very food-motivated and (2) attending in person will keep me off the news for 2 hours. Score!

Yep, a solid catered lunch would shake.me out, too, for sure. Sadly, no one is offering me one at the moment.

I feel like I just want to get in the car and drive around all day listening audio books and comfort podcasts.

Atropa, all good vibes your way for the biopsy.

ETA: But right now, I'm going to order something delicious with which to stuff my anxiety down my gullet, as you do.

I mostly want to be listening to/watching something live but unrelated, and just have them promising to break in if there’s actual news. As opposed to endless time-filling that the actual news will be doing?

I have a mammogram this afternoon. So will think good thoughts toward the biopsy Atropa!