Seriously. Squirting bleach up your kid’s ass because she doesn’t talk or forcing bleach down his throat because he won’t make eye contact is torture, and ABA is dehumanizing AT BEST, torture at worst.

Haha yes! I was on a mission to empty my freezer and pantry and was doing well. Then covid hit, and we had to stock up again. Of course my husband went shopping and he randomly bought things we would never eat- similar to one of the Jez writers who panic bought food. 

“You can keep performing, the hand can stay inside the butthole.”

So much more complicated! I am going to be so mad if after all this quarantining, my family gets sick because we were forced to move and stay in hotels, eat out, etc. There is no way around it.

I’m in a similar situation. Got the job I’ve been working towards for 10 years. Moving cross country with a family during a pandemic. Worrying about the trip and selling a house, and having strangers in my house during the pandemic. And leaving a job without any celebration or goodbye. I really love my current job but…

It’s so hard to not say goodbye; but never feel guilty for achieving things you worked hard for! We’ve got enough shit in this world, flowers blooming make things better for everyone.

Enjoy the good stuff and don’t feel bad about it. There’s more than enough bad stuff in our world that's bringing us down.

So a bit of a relief, after all. But it would be nice to go out and a have a celebration with friends.

Adding another virtual congrats message!! Heh. But I hear you. It must feel weird (even if you were ready to leave years ago) to just.... go quietly into the night. It’s okay to be happy about your new dream job (!!!) and sad about the world, it’s not an either or. The fact you’re thinking about both makes it clear…

First off, Congratulations. Here’s to new beginnings and reaching dreams. And I’m sorry, that you haven’t been able to properly celebrate or say goodbye but remember even the ones you leave stay with you in their own way. Safe journeys to you. Stay healthy, safe & hopefully sane. 

I like beginnings, but hate endings. Unfortunately, you can’t have beginnings without endings, so unless you are leaving a truly bad situation, and it doesn’t sound like you are, this kind of situation is always bittersweet, and you don’t even get to process it in a normal way.

Here’s a pupdate for Darwin, my niece’s new Corgi puppy, who is now 11 weeks old.

Untitled Goose Game seems to be the perfect polar opposite of Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy. But also the same, because they’re both effing ridiculous and hilaaaarious.

Your mouth to God’s ear. I fucking LOVED how the last line in that article was “I hope I don’t become known as that guy who hoarded a bunch of hand sanitizer”. Well played, NYT reporter. Well played. 

I got a cookie cook book for Christmas, but it will probably be February or March before we’re ready for more cookies!

Remember, charisma is as charisma does. It’s not just extroversion/showmanship, it’s making a subject come alive, being present with students, etc. When you’re doing interviews, ask questions of your own. Make the interviewer feel listened to and special.

Best of luck!

Oh man guys, I had the worst night last night. I thought I was dying. The hospital let me go though because they couldn’t find anything wrong.

So exciting! I hope it comes out delicious!

Yum, those look beautiful! I looooove maple! Over Thanksgiving weekend, my husband and I made maple-pecan doughnuts: raised (yeast) doughnuts, topped with maple icing and salted, toasted pecans. Salty with sweet, crunchy with soft—they turned out just right. For the icing, we dipped them in warmed (softened) maple…