I did see video on BlueSky of a group of local people (ie, not Nazis) who got one of the flags away from the Nazis and burned it.

Yes, good.

We had nazi flyers left in the public library in Cincinnati when I worked there. And that was 5 years ago.

Onerosity confronted and conquered.

This could be a really useful mantra for the next four years.

::waves at everyone:: I'm somewhere between outraged and terrified by what's going on, and I know I'm probably missing a lot of the nuances because my knowledge of politics is a lot less sophisticated than most of you. But it's nice to see so many familiar pixels.

Hi Amy! Most of us are still pretty news-avoidant, but still discussing the horrors here when they slap us in the face despite our efforts. Like Nazis in our paths!

Brenda, you got a hamper from Fortnum and Mason! You won’t regret that for sure.

And now I have “It’s Okay to Punch Nazi’s” stuck in my head. Although Chapel Rowan and Sabrina Carpenter are also excellent earworms!

To paraphrase the Blues Brothers: " Illinois Ohio Nazis." "I hate Ohio Nazis"

Amy, great to see you! How are you?

And DCJ! Havent seen you in a while either! Hope you're well.

Timelies all!

Had an annoying morning. My badge wouldn't work at the gate, so I had to go in the visitor entrance. I had gotten emails yesterday claiming I had reported a lost badge and needed to make an appointment for a new one, which....no. I had reported a lost/stolen badge back in November, after my purse was stolen, but I got a new one then.

Luckily, I went to the badging office in my building and was able to get a new one. My guess is that our new AO accidentally made the report when she reported a lost key to the lab.(I reported this to the previous AO in November, and nothing was done about it.) Hopefully this is the end of it.

Back from the Globe. One of the most memorable theatre experiences I’ve ever had.

The winter productions are in a small theatre space that is entirely candle-lit. The music and sound effects are similarly true to the times. Three amazing women in a choir loft using wind, percussion, and string instruments; hanging glass globes; small drums; and voices, including throat singing, providing all of it without amplification.

The play itself was done with a ton of humor and great staging/costuming to tell the whole story on a nearly bare set. Awesome cast, nearly all actors of color and substantially gender swapped.

More drinks at the swan after dinner, where a good 2/3 of the cast was at the table next to us decompressing and having fun.

Tomorrow the borough market for breakfast and then probably Tower of London, followed by the Tate Modern. After that, who knows. Maybe nothing it’s been a pretty full week. And I do not need to do a lick of shopping. (Except to get some marmite, which was discussed at lunch and then happened to be served with the bread at dinner and I loved. Nothing else though. I hope.)