I guess I should have noticed the omen this wouldn’t be the best: I was at the DragonCon parade and there was a silent Pennywise, standing around, looking creepy and a little girl in a princess dress and a dragon mask just flounced over, looked him up and down and turned away, no fear.

Yo, full respect to the teachers of Georgia. Please know there are many here who vote and organize to support y’all. Teachers are the only folks who can turn this thing around. 

Yes. I’m aware. I live here.

True. But it was the first explicitly “whites only” into the ‘80s county that came to mind. I’m more than willing to glare at uncaring Cobb as well. 

That’s fair. A lot of the burbs here do suck *sends a glare toward Forsyth, which they happily ignore.*

I do have a horse in the race (I live in Atlanta and my sister is in New Orleans) and you’re right, NOLA’s more fun, but their mayor’s office just put out a memo saying basically they don’t have enough money to save the city from climate change . . . so I’m feeling better about buying here. And next time you come, ask…

Yeah, I was watching the show at a party and was just waiting for the “And then Missy blew Katy off the stage” stories the next day and . . . and am still waiting.

I legit forgot that he’s in charge of the nukes. At least Navient won’t be able to track me down in a post-apocalyptic hellscape *small voice* right??

Word. It’s like they’re handed an ATL United flag, brightly colored door paint and real skewed look at what it means to be part of community at the gentrifier orientation meeting.

I loved the video for “Throw It Back” so much, there were so many layers. Missy, standing in front of the Herdon House in Atlanta where the first American black millionare lived, as the pink carpet rolls out in front of her should be on bedroom walls everywhere.

Trump may have some thoughts on “bigger.”

I mean . . . isn’t that true for most American cities? 

Hey! That’s the Herndon House in Missy’s video, that’s like 4 blocks from my house. We totally should have met up for a vegan sandwich. 

“Leaves of Grass” for me. Whitman was like “fuck y’all’s traditions, imma be ME.”

Yeah, I remember the press about this and all the threats to try to control it. I went as a high school senior in ‘95 with some friends to check out some music and had a good time (I am very caucasian.) But a friend who went to Spelman said ‘96 was a shit show. It’s so sad that they had the shooting on the AUC campus…

There’s a lot to unpack in this episode, but I gotta say, Aleida‘s prison hair game is strong. Why is she the only person with access to dry shampoo? Respect. 

I’ve been to Houston several times for work and liked it (had the best chilaquiles and pho I’ve had in the States on the same day) but you gotta work HARD to find the likable. Reminds of Atlanta in that way, I’ve often thought they are city cousins. 

Right? I grew up in Cobb County, which I knew sucked but didn’t know that it famously sucked until a few WYTS ago and now I want to know more about other apparently famously sucky suburbs.

I thought the same thing. I can just picture the residents of Austin, parts of Houston and Dallas and San Antonio and sections of the border waking up to find out there’d been a midnight bill declaring the Republic of Texas and grabbing their ever-packed go bags as they flee, refugee-style, for New Orleans (who will…

Atlanta: Fuck cars. Move intown and get a bike.