Since our resident lyricist arewemenoramidevo appears to have dismissed my response to a comment she left about my Debbie Downer gif — in lyrics, natch — I’m reposting my response to her to you instead (not sure why she can dish it but not take it):

Well I’m not much of a lyricist

Media: Reports from the White House indicate that, at the personal request of VP Pence, Thiel successfully graduated from gay conversion camp.

Libertarians who hate health care AND a free press. Ahem, Peter Thiel.

I wish I could strike the word great from my vocabulary forever. I wish there were an app to replace it every time I lazily type it as an adjective.

It’s certainly not an easy song in the sense that it’s widely familiar and the most popular cover — the only version some have heard — is by Jeff Buckley, who had incredible vocal range. And Kate was accompanying herself! I was impressed.

I watched twice this morning and cried and cried. Kate is so great. I’ve had a little crush on her since Ghostbusters.

Agreed. Though to be fair, a lot of Americans thought he was just a buffoon who would never win.

I was off FB for six months because of the election drama. Went on there Weds to commiserate. Lasted six hours before I was like fuck this place. I had respectfully joined a conversation about how some of us felt betrayed by our friends who voted third party or not at all or even for Trump. It took all of 30 seconds…

I’m not sure if he’s still around here, but that Hoko Africa (?) commenter lived in Canada and talked all the time about how racist Canadians could be toward Africans and other immigrants. And then there’s this. And what about the many First Nations women who go missing to no real fanfare? Anyway, their racism still…

I thought the same thing! I hoped, perhaps unkindly, that he wasn’t terribly lucid the last couple of days of his life and left this world when it was still a better place.

This morning I was reading about the protests across the country and those that are being organized. Some of the protest leaders admitted they voted third party or not at all. I was thinking, should we stage a mini-protest within a protest against you!? I still can’t face a couple of friends who were rabidly against…

Thank you friend! I’m very excited to know this!

Thanks for the head’s up. Dismissed!

So did Bill Maher.

Needs orange food dye.

Yeah, A LOT of people I know were like, “Alright, this is the final proof we needed that she is a corrupt liar and maybe actually does belong in jail.”

I can’t say for sure but I feel it has a bit more body and bite for my limoncello. My understanding is that it’s also more neutral? I use regular vodka for other liqueurs, like the Creme de Cassis.

Fuckit. If you’d do good things in public service and if it’s something you want, let them come at you. I’d support you.