I’m so sorry you’re actively living through this horribleness :(

We had a serious discussion about moving to a different state because of the direction Ohio is heading in over the holidays. We love our town, our jobs, and our closest friends are here, but living in a blue county doesn’t mean anything when you have no representation at a state level. The election showed that we’re…

Welp, this reminder of normalcy just made me cry at my desk.

Yep. They were literally arguing with evil sociopaths, I get that this is the best that could come of it, but why the ever-loving fuck would you act like this was a good compromise and celebrate it..?

Same. I made the offhand comment to my dad in like 2017 that I’ll never trust American voters again, and he thought I was overreacting and 2016 was an aberration. For once I wish I wasn’t right :-/

God, yes. Our local AMC has -- had? :( — the really nice reservable recliners, and they did 50% ticket discounts if you went to the first showing of the day (usually around 10 or 11am). My husband used to work Sundays, so I’d go alone all the time. I desperately miss movie theaters.

Thanks for writing this. Academia is a sewer. I still work in higher ed because of the students, but every other week I seriously consider bailing and finding a place of work whose framework wasn’t literally built to enshrine and sustain abusive behavior.

I want this so, so much.

I hope Katie Porter seriously considers a Senate run in the near future.

Late to the party here, but a bunch of college buds and I went to see a midnight screening one of the Harry Potters back in Buffalo. We got there super early to get decent seats, and two of the guys ducked out without telling anyone else why.

The “remove your mask or no tip” crap is apparently a *thing* among Covid-deniers/Trump supporters.

I bought a knee-length parka from Old Navy last year that is essentially a large sleeping bag with arms and a furry hood, and it is one of my most prized possessions. Long live giant-ass coats!

Well that sounds heavenly. How do you store it? Fridge?

Same, friend.

Yikes, time for a West Wing binge!

I personally may invest in a few of these for holiday gifts instead...

Shuri* gets to be the new Black Panther or we ride at dawn.

Ohio is now starting to average about 5-6,000 cases a day, and Governor Dewine is still doing little beyond begging people to behave and threatening to close things, because that’s worked so well so far. I’m so tired.

Yes!!! I will never understand how 69 million people voted for someone who hates dogs.