honestly, that’s bullshit. i dunno if i’m just taking something too literally here, but no.

omg i have been trying to forget this since the last time i saw it 😢

nah, i also enjoy pointing and laughing when i see a cybertruck on the highway

edit (and at the people driving them)

my tamagotchi 😢

my stepdad had a round tuit. you can buy them!

i would absolutely try this.

i eat a LOT of kraut, probably five days a week. also enjoy sardines and mayo on toast with capers. followed by kraut, which pairs well with the salty capered dregs left in the sardine tin.

this makes me irrationally angry. who thought this was a clever idea?!

Regenbogen

looks like they have tried to take that one as well. 🙄

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_devotions_to_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary

erhoslab is still around, last i checked. nice guy, nice voice, no screaming.

i am at the point where i’m just letting this encourage me to use the internet less. my house is quieter, my mind is quieter.

i’m hearing this about our state DFPS - as far as i know, you now only need to be 18 and you need to have graduated high school. then you get to destroy families.

i believe you can do this if you choose and when you’re ready. i won’t lie - it’s not easy, but you may decide if is easier than staying. the dv hotline can direct you to local services, including housing. be careful if you begin to explore your options; he may escalate.

(800) 799-7233. if you can safely search, they also have text and chat contact online.

seems like i read something to the effect that DiCaprio made a lot of suggestions to give depth to his character, and that the movie as initially written really was more just-the-gimmick. i hated Tenet; i imagine Inception without likable (edit - or at least interesting) characters would have felt more like that.

throughout reading this thread, what echoes in my mind over and over is this - “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” and honestly, right now i’m defining “good” as “not-fascism,” “not-Trump,” “not the man who will burn it all down as quickly as possible.”

yes, i’m hiding from the next bullet. i’m hiding myself, my family, my friends, my co-workers and clients. my choices are the man with the loaded gun who has TOLD us what to expect, and any other possible alternative.

for now, i happen to think this is GOOD ENOUGH, and those who would sacrifice that on principle have not really imagined what is very likely to happen next. i’m sorry i can’t save the people of Gaza, but i can try to save those i know and love.

i find myself using “friend” a lot lately. dunno if that’s a great replacement.

having viewed the video now, i initially found myself surprised i was not more horrified. my best guess as to why is this - what seemed most notable to me was his apparent sanity and intentionality in making this choice. he chose the where and when of his death and intended it to matter.

somewhere online is a copy of a pamphlet that was made available to resistance folks during ww2, full of similar fun facts.

edit - the simple sabotage field manual

“That doesn’t take anything away from the art.”

i dunno, it looks pretty soulless to me.

take peace in knowing that i gave him a good life, and i got to share it beginning to end. it’s nice to know i could do that for him.