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On that dream-whatchahoosit changeover:
I couldn't get the import to work correctly and gave up. It's not a huge priority for me right now, but I'll get around to it eventually. -
Power, lies, and the MSM; or, I think I'm falling down an internet rabbit hole, SEND HALP
I am utterly frustrated with the post-truth, fake news world we live in. I LIKE facts! I LOVE science! Climate change deniers, STFU already! Lately, though, I've been facing some uncomfortable situations that find me nodding along with seriously alt-right-leaning thinkers *shudder*. I don't agree with everything-- or even most things (that whole " ( Read more... ) -
Moving Out
I joined Dreamwidth (same handle if you want to find me) and Quora. See you in the elsewhere, friends? -
On Langston Hughes and nuthatches
I had an idea about this and forgot it. So I'm just leaving this here in case I remember. -
Is that all there is?
I've rejoined the job search with earnest. Looks like I'm working in Bellingham or Marysville. The idea of commuting to Seattle is too dreadful to contemplate, even though that's where all the jobs are.
Maybe I'll just go to work for the local hardware store, walk to work, and have done with it. -
Dear_____
I hope this letter finds you well. I'm writing to say thank you-- thank you deeply, for everything you do. I know our last parting was-- can we say unlovely? Unpleasant, for everyone, if only you and I noticed? Oh, I know it wasn't all your fault, and it wasn't all mine, really, though you may be more in a hurry to assign blame than me, so who ( Read more... ) -
On Children
I lucked into the best in-laws ever. Sure, they're straight in some ways that perhaps isn't exciting, but they're awesome in other ways I could never have imagined ( Read more... ) -
I want to believe
I think part of what I struggle with when it comes to social media is that lately I'm trying really hard to be present and think critically. I believe social media platforms are specifically engineered to trigger attention (click bait, anyone?) and thus unfairly short-circuit my efforts, and I resent it. I don't like most advertising for this ( Read more... ) -
Surfacing
I've been pretty murderously depressed since November. Leaving work was the trigger, then President Bozo happened, then the holidays. In December I broke up with FaceBook; I almost never look at it now. Too much time-wasting noise for me there ( Read more... ) -
Papa
I remember being a teenager and falling asleep with my father in his bed. Eventually he curled up next to me and cuddled close. At the time I was perhaps too old, and definitely too violated, to accept this closeness as anything but at least a discomfort, if not an outright threat (I believe he meant no harm, he was not the one that did any). I ( Read more... )