Agreed! Part of what made Agatha Christie’s novels so wonderful was the fact that the detectives (Poirot, but Miss Marple in particular), were often secondary characters until the reveal at the end.

Portland is one of the whitest cities in the country and somehow labels itself as “quirky and diverse” but that’s really only for white people.

YES! I’m up for some more genuinely adult, non-CGI, make-you-think kinda films. Even though there were gross parts, I can forgive those for the great characters and well crafted story.

Benoit Blanc is the sort of detective Agatha Christie would have written if she’d been born in Louisiana instead of England. The bombastic ruminations on the case, usually spoken to himself as the other characters stand nonplussed, the actual police authorities’ strange deference to and cooperation with him as he…

I wanted to say no, but the idea of a whole new cast and a new mystery sounds fun. Knives Out was a blast to sit though.

Admittedly I’m still on the Elizabeth Warren/Stacey Abrams train, but nothing about have Castro as VP strikes me as a bad move. One of the most unsung, and most damaging, effects of having Trump as president is the damage he’s done to the administrative state through neglect and institutional rot (and in Betsy DeVos’…

This is the ticket I wanted!

I don’t know about being VP but I do appreciate that, within a few days of dropping out, he picked the person he wanted to get behind, which I take as solid evidence that he made his choice based on his values and ideals rather than waiting to endorse someone at the most opportune moment.

Thankyou Goddess. You're a good egg. 

You got it, darling. 

Yes. “a few uncomfortable weeks before their triumphant tour/joining a conservative think tank” is not the same as “utterly devastated existence.”

I have questions. Which men that have been removed from their position without due process and vilified before all the facts are gathered are you referring to?

Thanks Mint. The ultimate dream is that the governor General pushes for a double dissolution and that Scotty from Marketing is pushed the fuck out. But nobody knows who is in the wings to take over. If it's Dutton, we'll be worse off. Dutton is kind of like Pence but more sneaky and sinister. Ugh. We're just fucked. 

It’s all going on. I’m back at work on Monday, and looking forward to it (that’s what almost two years of unemployment’ll do for ya kids.) They have asked me to interview for a permanent contract (paid holiday? WTF is that?!) on Friday.

sunshine, we are so sorry to see this happening! It is haunting to see the scale and the lack of government response. We lost our home a year ago in other fires so we know a lot about this, and believe me, donating money is a big help. We gave to WIRE, the wildlife rescue org, and will probably give to Tzu Chi, which…

My country is on fire. My cousins came within literal feet of losing their property but are safe for now. I feel so helpless sitting here in suburbia, unable to do any more than donate money and cry. It feels like the apocalypse is nigh and there’s nothing we can do.

Months ago, my husband lost his car keys, and when he had a locksmith come out and rekey the car, he decided to only rekey the steering column, since he can just use his fob to unlock the door and the locksmith wanted another $100 to do the door. A week ago the fob stopped working, and replacing the battery in the fob …

Hate to bring everybody down, but...

Poked in for a bit just to say I’m still alive. Carry on my wayward sons, daughters and friends beyond the binary.