undamnedone’s statuslog

Does anyone know if there’s a way, through iOS shortcuts, that I could set up a weekly repeating omg.lol status update. I’d like to post a weekly disclaimer reminder on my LinkedIn. Right now I’ve got statuses linked to a 3rd party that pushes to LinkedIn, but I’m not sure how to repeat the same status each week.

“Just today, Trump began to hawk Bibles for $59.99, plus shipping and handling.” 🙄 I’ve never been so tempted to buy something just to desecrate it. And I mean really desecrate it. Show ‘em a little separation of church and state 💩🧻🔥

A sign that reads “Center for Christian Values” hangs now on the building where some Republican organization’s sign used to hang. For me it begs the question, what exactly is a “Christian” value and how does it differ from a “value” value? Is it the pleated skirts? It’s probably the pleated skirts.

Struggling with some focus issues this week as I work. I’m doggedly hyper focused, but on the wrong priorities. I can’t get to the tasks I wanted to start and finish on Tuesday because I keep working on other stuff. I’m supposed to have this eLearning course done this week and I don’t think it’s going to be physically possible unless I work on Saturday or Sunday.

I’m still upset that the episode of 30 Rock with Oprah Winfrey got yanked from all the streaming platforms and digital stores. I mean, I get it (although I’ll never really get it since that first “I get it” is about to be followed up with a “but” which means I don’t really get it), but it was so funny! I wish they could’ve AI edited out the B-story and kept Oprah and Liz (and Pam).

Still audio-reading Resistance by Tori Amos. Still crying in nearly every chapter. She just finished reading The Beekeeper at the end of this chapter about her mother and visions and death and nothing but surely there’s something and so I listened to the song and I’m a wreck. An absolute wreck.

I hate to complain but I will.

There are very few things I hate more than sour blueberries.

I’d take a paper cut over a sour blueberry.

I’d crawl through a bat-infested cave on my hands and knees over a sour blueberry.

Rather than suffer another sour blueberry, I’d watch a Kardashian on the television. Be a bit like A Clockwork Orange style for me, but I’d do it!

So boo to sour blueberries. Get out of my fruit basket, and get into the rubbish bin. And stay there!

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to

Why don't you go where fashion sits?

Puttin' on the Ritz!

Presented a 12-month training plan I created (with ChatGPT at first until I fact-checked it) to a division today. One employee stopped by after to thank me and said it looked great, that she’s excited for it. That made my day.

works to prevent an even tighter Christo-fascist grip on our country than the one that already exists. I appreciate that.

Also they’re quite cheeky and clever, so I just became a card-carrying member.

I just had a very nice, conversational text exchange with mom. We joked about texting vs shorthand writing, Nicholas Cage, and washing jeans. I haven’t had a texting laugh with her like that in a while.

Also, maybe the reason I don’t watch A Charlie Brown Christmas religiously has to do with the religious parts. AND I think the tree was better off without all those ghastly ornaments on it.

And while my general outlook on (and self-perceived lot in) life resembles Charlie Brown’s, I really think it’s Snoopy I adore the most. Having Lucy Beagle around for 13 years has really endeared him to me.

I’m watching A Charlie Brown Christmas for the first time in years. I’ve always loved it, of course, but watching it has never been as much of a yearly tradition for me as The Great Pumpkin.

My fondness for Christmas has waned significantly over the years. I try hard to avoid seasonal music until Dec 21, when, by my rule, it becomes appropriate to listen to. Everyone ignores my rule and starts playing that crap in September but whatever. I know I’m right.

As it is now Dec 22, I’m starting seasonal listening with the expanded 80-track version of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Isn’t it funny how “all lives matter” to some people - on their t-shirts, on their bumper stickers, during their family arguments - all the way up until actual genocide is being carried by Israel or Ukraine needs help because Russia is murdering its people? Where are the all lives matter people now? Someone should really take attendance. It’s almost like they were just using that phrase as a subtle form of racism that didn’t mean anything except having the last word.

One very cool thing about chatGPT data analysis is that it’s correcting its own errors as it goes. Sort of.

Hey does anyone else remember that one time in the year 2000 on December 13th when that one president-elect named Al Gore conceded after that one Conservative Supreme Court did that one thing where they inexplicably reversed a state court decision to recount Florida's votes and instead handed the presidency to George W. Bush? Remember that? That time when a stolen presidential election was legitimate and should’ve caused a people’s uprising the likes of which this country hadn’t seen since the American Revolution, but didn’t? Like, people just kind of complained about it. And then the climate crisis accelerated and the infrastructure crumbled and the economy crumbled and the wars were long and needless and the deficit raged and one political party eventually spouted its divisive rhetoric often enough that it unleashed a pro-business monster who did more harm to this country in four years than the entirety of all of his predecessors?

Huh. Yeah, that was a wacky time for sure.

What timing. The HCR piece is about the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how it came to be.

And just Sunday I discovered a beautiful work by Max Richter in which he set the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to music. It’s called “Voices”.

It’s quite stirring, full of hope and disappointment at the same time. Hope, because of its aspiration, disappointment because so many of its promises remain unfulfilled or have been broken altogether.

Both are worth your time to read and listen to.

Now Playing: Le Pain Perdu by Cibo Matto from the album Viva! La Woman on Music

I’ve been thinking about writing (and not sending) about a letter a week to my conservative dad. The one who sent me to conversion therapy with a clergyman when I was a teen, leaving wounds that still aren’t closed. The one who believes that Black Lives Matter is more of a threat to America than the January 6th insurrection which literally set the White House on fire. The one who thinks Trump is a wealthy, smart businessman because Art of the Deal. The one who always, always, always needles and pokes and skates around politics and then tells me I’m being too political when I call him out on it. Yeah. That dad. I have imaginary fights with him about politics almost every day, and these fights take up too much mental real estate. Maybe it would help to get some of this out of my head and on to paper, even if it’s just for me (or my blog). Maybe I’d learn something. Maybe I’d finally let go and forgive. Or maybe I’ll slowly go insane. 🤷🏻‍♂️

“Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try.”

Also, it would solve a lot of problems and conflicts and wars and persecution and brainwashing and indoctrination and cults. Cuz, I hate to break the news, but prayer sure hasn’t solved any of it… Happy Sunday!

I may subscribe to Vanity Fair. They pull no punches and their truthy headlines alone are worth the $1 a month digital access fee. Eg:

Now Playing: Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn from the album Marc Cohn on Music

Today I facilitated a small class on gratitude in the workplace. It was more of a great discussion than a lecture or training. One of my colleagues shared this when we were closing out, and I nearly cried. It’s an absolutely beautiful essay and you should listen to it now.

I recovered the PowerPoint file I thought I’d lost.

Some fragile, privileged, rich white men tried to stop teachers from teaching Black history. Kristi Williams teaches it anyway, on her own time and dime. Kristi Williams isn’t going to back down. Kristi Williams starts each lesson with a pledge: “We will remember the humanity, glory and suffering of our ancestors and honor the struggle of our elders.” Kristi Williams is a modern day hero. Be like Kristi Williams.

Today is a work-at-the-downtown-office day for me. With it being the day before a holiday, there will be no one there. I can turn up my Bluetooth speakers a bit more than usual!

Coincidentally, husband just bought me a bumper sticker that says “Legalize Drag”. This decision is a big win and hopefully not a temporary one.

President James Buchanan (1867): Says the Senate is the “world’s greatest deliberative body” because of its reputation for intelligent and impassioned debate.

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) (2023): Says "If I'm going to fight, I'm going to bite" after stating in session that he wants to physically fight Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents 1.4 million workers across the country.

👏 Stop 👏 Electing 👏 Idiots 👏 Into 👏 Positions 👏 Of 👏 Power

It’s like in The Wizard of Oz when the Wicked Witch of the West shows up to steal her dead sister’s shoes and Glinda’s all like, “Girl you better watch out now. She’s worse than the other one was,” to Dorothy. And Dorothy’s all like, “…well shit.” That’s pretty much the level of screwed we are, unless we can come up with another MAJOR ice bucket challenge situation for this guy.

Done with day 1 of Grand Jury duty. Everything is awful, people are horrific, and I don’t understand how humanity has endured as long as it has.

Both parties are not the same.

It’s Friday. It’s payday. I am committed to having a good day on purpose.

I used ChatGPT to help craft a 12-month training plan for a division that’s beginning to focus more on public speaking and presenting. I included this:

Transparency statement: Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT) was utilized in the creation of this plan. ChatGPT output was prompted by, supervised by, edited by, and refined by (Me), (My Title).

So basically I was Prince. (“Produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince” is on all of his albums).

Except for, like, the whole originality part.

But otherwise yes, exactly like Prince.

A family of about eight million people complete with a loud ass kid screaming absolute bloody murder at the top of his lungs is ahead of me at the salon, where only two stylists are working. Getting a haircut is usually a favorite thing I get to do.

Not today.

Word to the not-very-wise: DON’T take your entire effing family and all twenty of your bratty little snot nosed ankle biters to the salon all at once on a Sunday morning, completely taking over the place and ensuring a miserable experience for everyone around you.

I miss 12” extended remixes.

I hope every union worker in the country has woken up and is ready to walk, and actually DOES walk when billion dollar industries and corporations try again to claim they can’t afford to pay workers, only executives.

Workers: your time has long since arrived.

Now Playing: Strange Things by Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet from the album Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet on Music

Now Playing: New Sensation by INXS from the album Kick (30th Deluxe Edition) on Music

I guess I was focused today but I really only got one thing done done. Granted the one thing was made up of a zillion little things, but still. I had a lot of do-overs, too. I guess it’s all good learning, though, so it’s ok.

I thought Barbie was an extremely clever movie. Great blend of both subtle and over-the-top humor. The final line took a beat to land but as soon as I got it I let out a laugh and applauded.

Date night with hubby - steak dinner then the Barbie movie! We haven’t been to dinner and a movie in years, so I’m looking very forward to it.

People have got to go back to driving school. Like, there needs to be a law or something. Saw a bus blocking an entire downtown intersection this morning because it had plowed into some idiot car. People are so reckless!

What weirdo decided restrooms should have more than one stall?

A Jesus freak followed me home. Not even kidding. I live in an urban neighborhood, not a suburb, across from a Catholic Church whose parish always takes up our on street parking whenever they do anything (love thy neighbor, and taketh his parking spot in the name of the Lord). There’s some dude sitting outside the church yelling “I am the King” and saying other crap about god or whatever. He just got up and I thought he was walking away, but I could see him in my rear view mirror getting something from a car parked further back from mine. He’s acting erratically. Standing still outside his car. Green tee shirt khaki cargo pants. He’s walking a few steps then stopping and standing for like a minute. Then slowly going a few more steps. Standing. Bending to pick up something from the street. Walking. He’s gone around the corner and is now out of site. I don’t like the way he was looking at our little gay house.

I hate religion and I hate religious whack jobs even more.

Now Playing: Wildflowers by Tom Petty from the album Wildflowers on Music

The Jesus freaks are out in full force downtown, shouting fire and brimstone from the sidewalks, calling for the apocalypse, and handing out poorly illustrated flyers about how we’re all going to Hell. (Actually they’ve indoctrinated kids to hand out the flyers, too. Fucking abusers.) One slimy woman tried to hand me a pamphlet and I yelled, “Absolutely not!” And kept walking.

Few things burn my biscuits as much as placard wearing Christians.

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Now Playing: The Question Of U by Prince from the album Graffiti Bridge on Music

I feel so stupid. I fell for a smishing text message. Even tapped the link. Dammit. I feel so stupid.

Randy Newman really wrote some scathing satire in his day. I quite love it. (Short People has always been a favorite but I’ve been exploring his catalog a little more deeply and have been really liking it.)

You know how you complete one task and three more grow back in its place? Yeah. Kinda like that.

Husband made a makeshift fried bologna sandwich for me and I devoured it. Nomnomnom

Executive assistants who think they run the organization and know they can get away with acting like it.

Now Playing: Tishbite by Cocteau Twins from the album Milk & Kisses on Music

Also, I’ve heard of three people in my outer circle who’ve contracted COVID recently. Am wondering if it’s time to mask up again. My boss just got back from out of the country and I’ve got a meeting with her soon. What to do…

I still can’t help but wonder if I’m somewhere on the autism spectrum. My therapist never gives me a completely straight answer about it. I’ve not been diagnosed as such, but when I hear from other people who were late-diagnosed, their stories seem so similar to mine.

I watched a great webinar yesterday about neurodivergence at work and so much of it was so affirming. I’ve lived my whole life thinking I was bad, or lazy, or stupid about certain things and I’m not. My brain is just literally wired differently than what and who this world was built for.

Now Playing: Halls Of Sarah by Neko Case from the album Hell-On on Music

Now Playing: Wannabe by Spice Girls from the album Spice (25th Anniversary / Deluxe Edition) on Music

Whew! Thank you Ohio for not happily giving away your right to have your vote count. (Issue 1 defeated, but not by a landslide.)

We are one trigger happy Twitter rebrand away from a global communications catastrophe.

I thought Elon Musk was just another spoiled, white, rich, worthless, whiny, racist, scumbag billionaire hack.

Turns out he owns a little piece of technology called Starlink and that he controls over 50% of the globe’s working satellites. One man. Nearly infinite power and obscene wealth.

And he’s already “restricted the use of Starlink on the battlefields, leaving Ukrainian troops without the ability to communicate in a way that suggests he was conducting his own foreign and military policy that conflicted with that of the United States.”

It’s time to eat the rich.

It’s funny to me that the people who complained the most about liberal “cancel culture” are the exact ones banning books - literally cancelling culture - and who are also in fact the ones who should be cancelled themselves!

Now Playing: Pancake by Tori Amos from the album Scarlet's Walk on Music

Husband asked if I’m ever going to ride the bike that I haven’t ridden once since we met like nine years ago. I said probably not. And I hate that more than just a little bit.

Experiencing some of the worst pain in my neck I think I’ve ever felt. Ouch!

Super grateful for a husband who’s willing to go on a Chipotle run, even when quac costs extra.

So what happens if I DO wanna have fun tonight, but I DON’T wanna Wang Chung tonight?

…Asking for a friend.

Man am I ever grateful to have a husband who doesn’t mind making the occasional coffee run.

Now Playing: 6's to 9's (feat. Rationale) by Big Wild from the album Superdream on Music

Lucy’s doing ok. But not great. Her tail isn’t constantly wagging so I know she’s not feeling good.

A good spot of news on Lucy: they got her to eat and keep down some food. It was a mild cat food, and she only liked it if it was heated up and hand-fed to her. But I’m taking it as a sign of progress in the right direction. I’d hand-feed her morning, noon, and night if that’s what it would take to have her around a little longer. We get to pick her up early this afternoon.

P.S. Today would’ve been Shiba Inu Bonsai’s birthday :-/ I still think of her almost nightly.

Lucy update: no progress. They’re keeping her another night. I’m allowed to visit but I’m scared to because that makes it more real. I can’t block my emotions if it’s more real. I wish I’d learned real coping skills at some point in my motherfucking life. Any point. Why don’t they teach THAT in schools? “Here are some techniques you can try to be better equipped to handle all the awful, horrific, terrible things life is going to throw at you over and over and over again.” Instead we’re taught we’re broken if we don’t see the glass as half full and look for silver linings. Thanks, teach.

Lucy is sick again and I can’t deal. We’re probably looking at another trip to the ER in a little bit. I literally can’t afford anything more than for them to check her out. We’ve spent so much on her this year and I’m literally maxed out financially and emotionally. It’s so stressful.

That time (like two weeks ago) when my dad, who watches Fox News and reads the Wall Street Journal like a Bible, tried to clock me on checking information for bias because liberal media.

I literally have a master’s degree in information science.

Don’t come at me saying I don’t know how to screen for information bias. Nope. Don’t do it.

(And yes, I know I have plenty of unconscious biases.)

That time (like two weeks ago) when my dad said doctors are performing gender reassignment surgery on minors despite the “mountains of evidence that it’s wrong” because it benefits them financially. He literally thinks that doctors are performing gender reassignment surgery in droves so they can pay off their loans.

We’re in debt up to our eyeballs. Feels like it happened overnight, but with thousands we paid to save Lucy plus our champagne taste…we’re going to look seriously at it all this weekend. Sigh.

I took a chance yesterday and texted the number I had for my high school friend, Krista, and said happy birthday. She texted back and confirmed it was her! I’ll need to ask for her address and send her a postcard or something.

The one and only thing I miss about Facebook is not being able to check in and say happy birthday to an ol’ friend like Krista from high school. I saw today’s her birthday on my calendar. Wait a tic. Do I have her phone number? It’s probably not current if I do. But maybe I’ll send a happy birthday message anyway.

Now Playing: 2000 Year Old Man by Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner from the album 2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks on Music

Now Playing: Juicy Gotcha Crazy by Oaktown's 357 from the album Wild & Loose on Music

Now Playing: Nicety by Michel'le from the album Michel'le on Music

Now Playing: Return of the Mack (C&J Remix) by Mark Morrison from the album Return of the Mack - EP on Music

Having lunch with husband and two coworkers (now friends) from my old job today. I said we should walk into the restaurant like the Hot Lunch Jam scene in the 1980 movie Fame. For some reason, nobody is taking me up on that.

Now Playing: I Don't Wanna Be a Loser (Single) by Lesley Gore & Claus Ogerman from the album 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore on Music

There’s just nothing as refreshing to me as a haircut.

Well, I mean maybe unsweetened iced tea. But that’d be about all.

I swear I’m walking out if my person isn’t in today.

I’m all for taking healthy risks (and sometimes unhealthy ones 😔), but not with my hair.

Well my eyebrows certainly got tamed. “We’re just cleaning them up, right?” She asked.

“No, let’s basically shave the hairy little fuckers all the way off so I have to draw them back on again just to look halfway human,” I did not reply.

Yet somehow, this is what I’m left with.

Now Playing: Wasted Early Sunday Morning by Sneaker Pimps from the album Becoming X on Music

Bagel time!

Off to tame the ol’ bushy eyebrows. Ouch!

POLL: Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead OR Adventures in Babysitting?

I finally had the guts to push back on some of my dad's FOX News-fueled ignorance. He just sent me 10 pages of misinformed opinion. But I'm the one who needs to open his mind. Sure, Jan.

She hadn’t even STARTED THE COMPANY YET.

The email she supposedly received was timestamped the day AFTER she filed suit.

The guy who allegedly sent the email was already an established designer with friends who were also designers AND he denies sending the email in the first place.

Yet so compelled was she by “god” (and whichever right wing hack is paying all of her legal bills) that she brought a literally baseless case to the Supreme Court AND WON.

Guess the “lord” works in mysterious ways 🤷🏻‍♂️

I really hope the Church of Satan has some good stuff planned to push back on the SCOTUS decision.

Sick to death of laws and protections and precedents being overturned and gutted because whiny privileged Christian supremacists keep getting their way.

Listening to the hidden track on Limbo by Throwing Muses. It’s called White Bikini Sand and it’s always over too quickly. I love the stand up bass bow clicks and the tambourine.

I’m starting to become more vocal about my political beliefs on LinkedIn. It’s something I’ve tried hard NOT to do during my entire public service career, and I’ve done a fairly decent job of it. But I’m sick of pretending to be neutral when I’m not, and acting like everything is ok when it’s not ok, and appearing like I’m cool with it when I’m not. I’m extremely nerd with it. And I’m sick of pretending like decisions made in politics dare not be spoken of at work. So I guess I’m taking off the kid gloves a bit.

I think my sign off at work is going to be, “Take good care, and take good training.”

I may or may not have just kicked off a training video with, “Hi. My name’s Matthew and my hair is on purpose.”

Now Playing: Don't Wait for Tom by Over the Rhine from the album The Trumpet Child on Music

Now Playing: Let's Spend the Day in Bed by Over the Rhine from the album The Trumpet Child on Music

Now Playing: Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison from the album Return of the Mack on Music

I’ll gladly jump on the Reddit replacement bandwagon but does it have to rhyme with the word “reddit”?

Now Playing: Good Morning (from "Babes in Arms") [2022 Remaster] by Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney from the album Judy Garland: Recordings from the M-G-M Films (Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology) on Music

I don’t want to resort to buying and using multiple plastic water bottles a day, but my office building’s tap water is caca and my only refill option. They won’t purchase filtered water for state employees because it’s seen as a personal benefit. Horse feathers. I’ve said for 20 years now if your employees are thirsty you should give them a drink. And they still wonder why public service can’t retain top talent.

Now Playing: Dance This Mess Around by The B-52's from the album The B-52's on Music

Now Playing: Biker Gone by Kim Deal from the album Biker Gone - Single on Music

Now Playing: Kiss Them For Me by Siouxsie & The Banshees from the album Twice Upon A Time: The Singles on Music

It’s elder abuse awareness month. Today my agency director is giving a training about it. It’s grim, it’s sad, and it’s more of a problem than anyone might guess. More info:

I mean if you really think about it Whitney Houston’s first mistake was getting with a guy who’d shack up with someone named Susan in the first place #MyNameIsNotSusan #BecauseNobodyNamesKidsSusanAnymore

Now Playing: My Name Is Not Susan by Whitney Houston from the album I'm Your Baby Tonight on Music

At the salon waiting for a haircut and they’re playing contemporary Christian country radio and I didn’t know that was a thing, and I wish it wasn’t a thing, and it’s maddening, and I’m >this< close to asking them to change it.

Now Playing: Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen from the album Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection on Music

Now Playing: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen from the album Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection on Music

Headed to the doctor’s office for some bloodwork. We’re looking at A1C to see if it’s gone down thanks to Ozempic. I’ve lost about 20 lbs. so far. It doesn’t really look or feel like it, but the numbers don’t lie, I guess.

Now Playing: My Funny Valentine by Over the Rhine from the album Drunkard's Prayer on Music

Happy birthday, Prince! We miss you! One of my first 12” singles was Raspberry Beret.

A 10-minute “micro-learning” is not “micro” at all. -Lynne McNamee

Now Playing: Meet Me At The Edge Of The World by Over the Rhine from the album Meet Me At The Edge Of The World on Music

Sometimes my dad would (and still does) use phrases that weren’t (and still aren’t) really politically correct…but that somehow work their way into my brain at surprisingly apropos times. Example. Me: How are you, dad? Dad: Busier than a one armed paper hanger! Let’s just say that phrase popped into my head more than once today.

Now Playing: Mr. Zebra by Tori Amos from the album Boys for Pele (Deluxe) on Music

Now Playing: Birdhouse In Your Soul by Kristin Chenoweth & Ellen Greene from the album Pushing Daisies (Original Television Soundtrack) on Music

Now Playing: No Myth by Michael Penn from the album March on Music

Now Playing: In the Meantime by Spacehog from the album Resident Alien on Music

Now Playing: River Deep - Mountain High by Tina Turner from the album Simply The Best on Music

Tina Turner was supposed to outlive us all. I really connected to my dad through her music when I was a kid and we otherwise agreed on nothing. I’d play his Ike & Tina Turner records and listen on the big headphones with the thick spiral cord that tethered me to the stereo receiver. This one stings the way Prince did. Tina Turner was one helluva singer, survivor, and saint.

Now Playing: The Na-Na Song by Sheryl Crow from the album Tuesday Night Music Club on Music

Now Playing: Respect Yourself by The Staple Singers from the album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself on Music

Now Playing: Exploitation by Róisín Murphy from the album Hairless Toys on Music

Now Playing: Eve Stole The Apple by Abigail Washburn from the album Song of the Traveling Daughter on Music

Now Playing: Go West (Girly-Sound Version) by Liz Phair from the album Girly-Sound To Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set on Music

Now Playing: Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve from the album Urban Hymns on Music

Poor Maggie Cat. We’ve been fighting this sinus infection for going on a year. I thought we’d finally rounded the bend-she’s on an antibiotic that’s supposed to wipe out the 3rd bacteria (of 3), but she is still congested & having hard sneezing fits. More often than not they cause her poor little nose to bleed. It’s just awful. It breaks my heart.

I think I wrecked my micro.blog front-facing site somehow because it’s not front-facing any more. It’s not anything-ing any more.

Now Playing: Your Feet's Too Big by Fats Waller from the album Very Best of Fats Waller (Remastered 2000) on Music

Now Playing: Empty Hearts by Alison Krauss from the album Forget About It on Music

I really like and appreciate my new boss. She’s positive but also keeps things real. I trust her because she’s helped me to avoid some potential land mines, she’s patient with me as I adjust, and she’s easy to talk to.

Wow, CNN. Just heard the re-cap. I wouldn’t have opened my studio to those nut jobs if you’d paid me.

Michael brought some lovely biscotti and lightly sweet Italian cookies and cannoli with him to our morning bedside coffee time. It was delightful to spend our early hour together that way.

Now Playing: Graceland by Paul Simon from the album Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) on Music

The tooth checker says I’m doing good. But also I need to floss more. Or at all. Like, ever.

And now, please, show them your teeth, Froggy:

Should we start adding disclaimers to emails we've written without AI assistance?

One person's recommendation: "No intelligence, artificial or otherwise, was employed in the composition of this message."

Yeah. I'm gonna hafta steal that.

Now Playing: Spin The Bottle by The Juliana Hatfield Three from the album Become What You Are on Music

When Serbia - SERBIA - does more to curb mass shootings and control gun ownership than the United States.

Drag isn’t dangerous. Fundraiser:

““Moms for Liberty” is nothing less than “The Proud Boys” for women.” - Some very wise person on LinkedIn.

My Aunt Dorothy was in a girl group when she was a teenager. I just found some of their songs on Apple Music! She sang lead on this sassy number, “I’m Gonna Steal Your Boyfriend” which also happens to be my favorite.

Now Playing: Vibrate by Rufus Wainwright from the album Vibrate: The Best Of (Deluxe Edition) on Music

Now Playing: Army Dreamers (2018 Remaster) by Kate Bush from the album Never for Ever (2018 Remaster) on Music

You guys Kate Bush got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I don’t understand how anyone is even talking about anything else today.

Finally! And I shall listen all day in her honour. Kate Bush Wants The ’Secret Handshake’ For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Now Playing: Fear of a Black Planet by Public Enemy from the album Fear of a Black Planet on Music

I’ve taken yearly ethics training since 2005, but the SCOTUS justices, according to Justice Roberts, “police their own ethics” suggesting no need for additional oversight (or additional training, for that matter). Well that makes me feel a lot better.

Although she’s still sneezing, Maggie Cat seems to finally be getting over her SIX MONTH chronic sinus infection. Three strains of bacteria, two of them resistant to meds. Poor thing.

I interacted a lot with Chat GPT today. Like, a lot. We talked and learned and laughed. Oh! How we laughed! I feel like we really get each other now. Like I can just be myself and Chat GPT can play the role of a hiring manager who needs to come up with a new hire training plan and everything will be ok… Wait. Whaddya mean it “isn’t real”? Artificial?! Like a plastic plant? No way! Say it isn’t so! Chat GPT, you cruel interface. You’ve broken my heart, and you’ve emptied my wallet.

Ugh. My car’s key fob is doing that thing where you have to press it on the button thingie on the console for the car to start. Won’t lock or unlock the car either. Dealer’s next appointment availability? June.

Now Playing: Ray Of Light by Madonna from the album Ray Of Light on Music

I really, really, really need a personal knowledge management system.

“So tired of these people with mouths full of scripture but hearts full of hate.” - Some guy on the internet who I totally agree with.

I’m a bit overwhelmed with information and knowledge gathering at my new job. And when I’m overwhelmed I forget things. Things like appointments with my therapist. Oops.

Now Playing: Lily (2018 Remaster) by Kate Bush from the album Director's Cut (2018 Remaster) on Music

Now Playing: Big Time (Extended Version) by Peter Gabriel from the album Flotsam and Jetsam on Music

Now Playing: Ordinary Angels (2014 Remaster) by Frente! from the album Marvin the Album - 21st Anniversary Edition (Deluxe) on Music

Now Playing: I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (feat. Jocelyn Brown) by Nuyorican Soul from the album Nuyorican Soul on Music

One psychotic nut job in Florida has been responsible for the removal of dozens of books from schools and libraries. His list of “concerning” titles has over 3,600 books on it. He readily admits he hasn’t read a single one of them. Protect your right to read. Happy National Library Week.

Today’s my 7-year anniversary to my honey. We were at lunch when I asked if he wanted to go get married. “Right now?” “Yep. Right now.” And so we did. And it was the best decision I’ve ever made. He is the most treasured thing in my life. I just can’t picture life without him.

Now Playing: Watching You Without Me (2018 Remaster) by Kate Bush from the album Hounds of Love (2018 Remaster) on Music

Ugh, Biden.

Tried listening to the new Everything but the Girl album. Tracey Thorne’s voice just sounds so different now I couldn’t handle it. So I put on their Amplified Heart instead and I’m singing along.

We found Pete. Inside hiding the whole time. We have NO idea where because we looked everywhere for her. We even walked and drove around the neighborhood. But here she was the whole time. I hope cat owners have nine lives because I feel like I just shaved off one.

We can’t find Pete and I’m freaking the fuck out.

So looking forward to todays haircut.

Now Playing: Leonard Cohen's Roses by Johnette Napolitano from the album Exquisite Corpses on Music

Now Playing: All Through the Night by Cyndi Lauper from the album She's So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration (Deluxe Edition) on Music

June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016 #Prince 39 Albums released, 150+ million records sold worldwide, preserved in the National Film Registry, the sole reason lyric warning labels exist, icon, hero, musician.

Now Playing: Heart and Soul by T'Pau from the album Bridge of Spies on Music

Now Playing: Let's Go All The Way by Sly Fox from the album Let's Go All The Way on Music

Finally some good news and good sense! 📚 HB 2789 Ties Illinois Library Funding To Anticensorship

I really like my new job. Only complaint? The stronghold IT has on the agency. Like, they won’t even enable OneDrive. Everything is email and shared network drives. I’m used to using sorely outdated technology in the public sector, but this is beyond what I’ve grown accustomed to.

Tennessee would make it a felony -a felony- for publishers to provide books to schools that the state does not approve of. Utah would force publishers to pass a review every time they update educational material.

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I haven’t yet changed my LinkedIn profile picture to the one of me in drag. I’ve been too scared. Hearing that Missouri now has a page where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them to the state, I think it’s time to make a statement. Here’s hoping I don’t lose my new job.

Now Playing: Short People by Randy Newman from the album Little Criminals on Music

Ok so apparently posting to status.lol with a markdown hyperlink doesn’t exactly translate very well when it feeds into micro.blog.

Let’s follow each other on . Like seriously, I’d love to follow more people on there. Add me!

Felt a little bit of nostalgia reading this old blog post about where I used to work:

I’m glad there’s no emoji for gun.

Every Sunday I dole out my meds for the week and ugh. Staying alive is expensive.

Now Playing: In Lightning by Feist from the album Multitudes on Music

They’ll come for your books before they ever come for your guns.

Gonna need some extra fuel today for some reason.

I’m an atheist/anti-theist so I don’t celebrate Easter. It’s the most bizarre of the Christian celebrations to me.

Meeting up with an ol’ friend from high school, Meghan. Good to catch up.

Fuck the Tennessee legislature.

Active Aggressor Training: Run. Hide. Fight. Bullshit. How about Vote. Regulate. Eradicate.

Now Playing: Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson from the album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 on Music

Now Playing: Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson from the album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 on Music

I don’t know why exactly, but I cringe every time NPR covers sportsing things.

Looking forward to my second week at the new agency.

So. Rigoletto. Yeah. Did not see that coming.

Tonight we’re seeing the Opera Columbus performance of Rigoletto. Looking forward to an actual date night with husband.

Last day of the micro.blog photo challenge. As long as I don’t forget, I should be able to collect that highly coveted pin!

Now Playing: Feeling Good by Lauryn Hill from the album Feeling Good - Single on Music

I start my new job tomorrow. Hope I get some sleep tonight.

Usually I love a haircut. Not when my regular stylist is off, though. Ugh.

I have a naive idea on how we can better show solidarity with drag performers in the U.S.

Now Playing: Shimmer by Throwing Muses from the album University on Music

“He shed,” she said.

Seriously. Say it five times fast and see how you do.

Just ordered an e-card for a colleague who not only lost her father a week ago, but also her mother in-law this weekend.

Testing a Shortcut.

I wonder if Dolly Parton has said anything about the drag ban In Tennessee.

Now Playing: Three Babies by Sinéad O'Connor from the album Three Babies - EP on Music

Now Playing: Adam by Meshell Ndegeocello from the album Bitter on Music

Stopping by my favorite coffee shop, Fox in the Snow Cafe. Haven’t been in since before the pandemic!

Now Playing: Off on It by Róisín Murphy from the album Ruby Blue on Music

I have an official start date for my new job!

That last post didn't feed into micro.blog. I wonder what I'm doing wrong.

Testing to see if this feeds into micro.blog.

Now Playing: Money Can't Buy It by Annie Lennox from the album Diva on Music

Now Playing: Your Woman by White Town from the album Women In Technology on Music

This is a test post.

God I hate restrooms that accommodate more than one person at a time.

Sometimes I suck at running meetings.

I don’t think my status.lol posts are making it over to micro.blog correctly any more. Will have to check that out. Also I wonder if I should have them go onto a specific categorized page.

Getting a haircut. Mundane, but it’s actually one of my favorite things to do. I love a good haircut!

My eyesight is kinda blurry. That can’t be good.

Now Playing: Lay It Down by Al Green from the album Lay It Down on Music

Now Playing: Suicide Blonde by INXS from the album X on Music

Now Playing: The Stairs by INXS from the album X on Music

Now Playing: Loro by Pinback from the album Pinback on Music

Santa was very good to me and got me an Apple Watch!

Headed to bed. Hope Santa leaves some goodies tonight even though I ate all the cookies and milk! Merry Xmas to those who celebrate it.

It’s -2° F in central Ohio. Grateful to have heat and electricity so I can safely work from home…in sweatpants.

Now Playing: Break It Down Again by Tears for Fears from the album Elemental on Music

Now Playing: Faithfully Dangerous by Over the Rhine from the album Good Dog Bad Dog [Remastered] on Music

This is another test.

This is a test.

God I’m such a geek for geeks. Just off a video call with a very, very brilliant person.

Day of meetings today and my work computer is acting up and the snowmageddon of the century is coming and I’m scared.

Now Playing: Controversy by Prince from the album Controversy on Music

Now Playing: 41 Dogs by Kim Taylor from the album Extended Play on Music

Now Playing: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) by Kim Taylor from the album Kim Taylor Extras and Demos on Music

Today’s on-site offsite retreat went really well. I’m pretty drained, although in a good way!

Yes, and I’m playing improv games with my team at work.

Just spent an hour on Teams with my favorite learning & development guy, Mike Taylor. His newsletter is essential if you’re responsible for any kind of training or presenting.

Having a mini “retreat” at work today. It’s like an on-site offsite.

Dear Santa all I want for Christmas is a live performance of RENAISSANCE start-to-finish by Beyoncé featuring a full band, DJ, gospel choir, full orchestra, an operatic soprano, and a step dance troupe in a pear tree

Hearing the most horrible mashup of If We Make It Through December and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer in my head for some bizarre reason.

Just opened a ton of presents! My family is always too generous.

Having a Christmas visit with my side of the family.

Having a little Chinese food tonight. Well actually a lot. Mmm.

In a VERY painful, confusing meeting.

Now Playing: Freeway by Aimee Mann from the album @#%&*! Smilers on Music

Gearing up for an all staff in person meeting.

Now Playing: All I Ever Get for Christmas Is Blue (Live) by Over the Rhine from the album Snow Angels (Bonus Track Version) on Music

Now Playing: Cloud On My Tongue by Tori Amos from the album A Piano: The Collection on Music

Now Playing: Rakim (Live) [Remastered] by Dead Can Dance from the album Toward the Within (Remastered) on Music

Now Playing: Call on Me (Eric Prydz vs. Retarded Funk Mix) by Eric Prydz from the album Call on Me - EP on Music

Haircut and brow wax? Check.

Seeing my first “post-pandemic” show: Over the Rhine.

We just said goodbye to my sweet princess Bonsai.

Dreading tomorrow’s veterinarian visit.

Updating status from an iOS shortcut I admire but didn’t build myself

Did I figure it out?

Spa day for me and my husband for his birthday

Hello World

Trying to learn this stuff.