Phase 1.5

[miss_eagle_eye]

Fast-forward from my last post... I'm sure glad I went to Hawaii because who knows when I'll ever get to go again. It all happened gradually but if I could see then what it would look like just a few months later, I'm not sure I'd believe it: Two blocks south of me on the south side of the park, thousands gather every day to protest. Everyone wears

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1.5 and BLM

[anonymous]

Jeez! I had no idea it was still so anarchic there. So the daily crowds gather at Seattle Central College? (I pulled up a google map to try to place your description.) Gunshots? Explosions? National Guard troops? The old Seattle anarchy reborn. I have no doubt there will be Covid spikes in a few weeks, but the protests across the country are necessary, I believe. We've even had BLM protest and a die-in here in little ol Taos.
Stay safe!
T

Re: 1.5 and BLM

[miss_eagle_eye]

Well... I now type to you from the territory of Free Capitol Hill. Yesterday evening, the East police precinct officially packed up, boarded up all their windows, treated the building with fire-retardant and left, taking down all the barriers and letting the protesters through. After yesterday's initial jubilation, I think we are all holding our breath to see what happens next, waiting for the other shoe to drop. It's a strange, very weird rainy-day vibe here today.

[ext_5428236]

Hey, it's Jason! Apparently at some point I lost access to the Krull account and LJ isn't recognizing any of my old recovery e-mails... it's really the death of the old world, apparently.

Fucking Russians.

Everything is so surreal right now with actual high-stakes fascism happening out in the open while Craig and I mostly keep ourselves locked behind the gates of our wooded compound and have sushi delivered. My performative activism in midlife mostly manifests as daily donations to bail funds.

Never have I identified with Kirsten Dunst's character in Melancholia more than I have in the last few weeks.

Very sorry to hear about L, but dude *bought a condo to be closer to you* and then broke up with you over text? Whatever else might have been going on with that dude it's certainly a testament to your magnetic appeal.

We are all *going through it*, clearly, but the Free CHAZ makes me happy.

[kellianne]

Serious enough to go to Hawaii on vacation and buy a condo close by, but not serious enough for a face to face breakup? What?

I have been so moved by the news up there, and welcome this addition to your FB update.

The phase 1 of pandemic really does seem an age ago. The halcyon days of just being lonely while baking bread have moved (for me) into a rush of marching, being the kind of mom who passionately advocates for civil disobedience to her baffled 10 year old, and so many seminars on the calendar. How is it that we keep moving forward through pandemic and revolution and YET the presidential election is still barely a blip on the 2020 radar of the future? This shit is beyond.

[miss_eagle_eye]

Well thank you for agreeing that it’s ridiculous to break up on text/email! Especially in light of Hawaii and buying a condo. Honestly. I feel like Kleenex.

Shit is crazy right now. Just ridiculous Hollywood-style Crazy. And I totally share your fear about the upcoming election. Are things going to get worse? Is this just the beginning? No really, this HAS to be a simulation, right?? I’m just buckling my seatbelt and am so thankful for a cozy home, friends and family. Boy did I bail out of NYC just in time... SO thankful to be an hour’s walk to my parents’ in an emergency.

[miss_eagle_eye]

You can’t access your Krull account!? Fucking Russians indeed.

“Surreal” is one way to describe it. It’s really beyond belief and words though. Like, the pandemic was crazy enough, right? But no. I mean, I NOW LIVE IN A SPONTANEOUS AUTONOMOUS ZONE. Every day is a new episode. And we’re not even past hurricane and fire season yet, not to mention that little old election we’re supposed to have in November!

L sucks. I’m super sad about it. Quarantine is boring alone.