Supportive honking has been achieved; the crowd was smaller than last time, but they were enthusiastic. A few inflatable frogs and unicorns, who were big hits with the kids. I'm looking forward to seeing crowd shots from Oakland and SF; word of mouth was that a lot of folks went to the bigger events, which might help explain the decrease here.
Doesn't matter that we took him off that boat, Shepherd, it's the place he's going to live from now on.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
Karl - Oct 18, 2025 3:02:55 pm PDT #9793 of 10286
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Calli - Oct 18, 2025 3:10:20 pm PDT #9794 of 10286
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I already had other plans with my sister. She sort of wondered aloud about going, but in the end we just drove by one of the local groups and made supportive noises and gestures. Still, my formerly Republican sister even thinking about going to one of these is a huge step. As we drove by she commented on how many older people there were, and how considerate people were being of the ones with walkers. I think if there’s a third one, I might be able to get her to go with me. Otherwise, I’ll just go myself. But not knowing anyone there makes it a little intimidating for me. There were probably 300 people in the one we passed, and we were not in a major city.
-t - Oct 18, 2025 3:15:34 pm PDT #9795 of 10286
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pretty impressive, Calli!
Forgot about the “goths for Prop 50” (the redistricting thing) spotted as we were leaving. Very well dressed.
erikaj - Oct 18, 2025 5:56:15 pm PDT #9796 of 10286
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
So good to read all these stories.
Consuela - Oct 18, 2025 8:39:21 pm PDT #9797 of 10286
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The Oakland march was really big, bigger than last time. I went with my BIL and a friend, and we saw a bunch of inflatable animals and lots of cool signs. There was one guy, an older man in a suit, who stood on the side of the march with a megaphone and a sign that said "EVERYTHING IS FINE", and tried to "pay off" people to stop marching with fake $100 bills. Pretty entertaining.
I had an Andor-themed sign: on one side it said "This is what a reckoning sounds like" and the other side it said "I have friends everywhere". Got a bunch of recognition for that, because the Indivisible folks have been playing up the Andor connection as well.
It was hella warm and my BIL and I didn't stick around for the rally afterwards, we just walked up to the nearest Transbay bus stop and went home. Between the march and my dog-walk in the morning I got 14,000 steps today.
Laura - Oct 19, 2025 5:52:06 am PDT #9798 of 10286
Our wings are not tired.
Happiest of happy birthday wishes to Calli today! I hope you are having a delightful weekend and that this year brings all you desire. It is also Burrell's birthday, so I am thinking of her and hoping all is well and that she is enjoying the day.
Laura - Oct 19, 2025 5:53:07 am PDT #9799 of 10286
Our wings are not tired.
There was one guy, an older man in a suit, who stood on the side of the march with a megaphone and a sign that said "EVERYTHING IS FINE", and tried to "pay off" people to stop marching with fake $100 bills.
That is hysterical!
dcp - Oct 19, 2025 10:29:36 am PDT #9800 of 10286
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
It's a beautiful windows-and-doors-open day here today.
Cass - Oct 19, 2025 10:35:49 am PDT #9801 of 10286
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
There was one guy, an older man in a suit, who stood on the side of the march with a megaphone and a sign that said "EVERYTHING IS FINE", and tried to "pay off" people to stop marching with fake $100 bills. Pretty entertaining.
That is awesome.
It's a beautiful windows-and-doors open day here today.
As is this. I delight in those days.
Steph L. - Oct 19, 2025 10:45:57 am PDT #9802 of 10286
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
It's grey and drizzly here, which is okay because that makes it feel Halloween-y.
I made the mistake of sleeping too much last night, and I feel like I haven't fully woken up, nor will I completely wake up. All I really have to wrangle is washing the dishes, the grocery delivery, and maybe a short ride on the bike,* so I think I'll survive.
*My hip isn't 100% better after PT, but it has been amenable to very short rides on the bike, and I'm adding a little bit of time each ride.