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the_siobhanCongratulations to my American friends.
A good thing that came up here as a result of the attack on the US Congress; local activist groups have been trying to get organizations like the Proud Boys defined as hate groups for years. I wrote about it to my MP who is a member of the Liberal party and she posted a public letter in support of the idea. My MP is pretty useless and since nobody does anything in federal politics without the boss saying it's OK I'm taking that as an indicator that they are finally taking these assholes seriously.
Hopefully they don't all forget about it now that it's no longer in the headlines.
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I am now completely recovered from what was definitely a cold. I would have thought going from "leave the house once a week" to "leave the house never" wouldn't have been such a big leap, but it's been genuinely difficult.
I did do some more painting. As I explained it to friends, "Can't leave the fucking house, might as well make the walls pretty to look at."
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Dad and step-dad both gave me money for Xmas and I resolved that this year I would spend it all on myself instead of letting it leak over into catching up on bills. So I got a bunch of books, and I'm going to hit up the next Bandcamp Friday. And I bought these because I am an enormous goober and they make me happy.
I am feeling the December start to finally leech out of my system. It has always been a stressful month for me and this year it was just too fucking much. But I did it and I saw people I am related to on the computer screen and we caught up and it was all good.
I didn't write a single word after I finished hosting WED - it seems to be the first thing that gets jettisoned when my brain goes into overload - and this week I have finally been able to sit and scratch a few things out. I take that as a good sign.
Some day spring will come.
A good thing that came up here as a result of the attack on the US Congress; local activist groups have been trying to get organizations like the Proud Boys defined as hate groups for years. I wrote about it to my MP who is a member of the Liberal party and she posted a public letter in support of the idea. My MP is pretty useless and since nobody does anything in federal politics without the boss saying it's OK I'm taking that as an indicator that they are finally taking these assholes seriously.
Hopefully they don't all forget about it now that it's no longer in the headlines.
***
I am now completely recovered from what was definitely a cold. I would have thought going from "leave the house once a week" to "leave the house never" wouldn't have been such a big leap, but it's been genuinely difficult.
I did do some more painting. As I explained it to friends, "Can't leave the fucking house, might as well make the walls pretty to look at."
***
Dad and step-dad both gave me money for Xmas and I resolved that this year I would spend it all on myself instead of letting it leak over into catching up on bills. So I got a bunch of books, and I'm going to hit up the next Bandcamp Friday. And I bought these because I am an enormous goober and they make me happy.
I am feeling the December start to finally leech out of my system. It has always been a stressful month for me and this year it was just too fucking much. But I did it and I saw people I am related to on the computer screen and we caught up and it was all good.
I didn't write a single word after I finished hosting WED - it seems to be the first thing that gets jettisoned when my brain goes into overload - and this week I have finally been able to sit and scratch a few things out. I take that as a good sign.
Some day spring will come.