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[aures.livejournal.com]

hello omona

so true @ OP, i feel like it's lasting weeks. and what a sore petty (hopefully loser) orange clown. isn't it just bizarre? my mom was scolding him so much yesterday because he's so childish lol "it's like he having a toddler tantrum"
anyway, do you guys think Biden is going to win? and if so, do you think Trump will take it to court? for both i think so.
would love to hear your thoughts on the on-going battle (i'm so tired just give us the results!)

it's been such a tiring week, no? with austria, too. i have to 2 very close friends that live near Vienna. Thankfully they are both fine. Another one of my online friends lives in Izmir and lost most of her house due to the earthquakes but she has to stay there for the next 2 weeks still because they don't have anything ready for the victims apparently? it's absolutely insane.

My dad also had his eye surgery earlier this week and that kept me busy a lot, too. So far it's looking alright but he has really weird complaints so we have wait and monitor it for now.

We also got to celebrate Arashi's anniversary, they went all out ♥ so proud of them and i'm really going to miss them.
I've been so angry (like REALLY angry) about these ~"news" sites reporting fake news and twisting their words. You guys probably all saw it right? Even now talking about it i'm so angry about it. They have less than 2 months left, leave them alone. Them twisting their words and trying to start fanwars is just too much. And this isn't the first time they are trying to start fanwars with JE groups. They don't see others as competition (anymore), ugh. I'm so angry. Let us celebrate this last time in peace.
Their new MV(s) are so cute though man i love Arashi so much. I feel like i could write a novel about it.

Also one of my neighbor's is going to hold a birthday party this weekend and our gov't has just announced new rules (no more than 2 ppl). Not sure if i should call the police on them or not. I don't really want to be that petty but i'm also really angry (i'm so angry this week i can't help myself)

I'm trying to make Oat yoghurt right now to distract myself, I'm so curious to see how it turns out. If it's a success i'm definitely going to try it again. I'm also obsessed with tofu. If anyone knows a good tofu press please recommend it to me?

what have you been up to this week? did you have a good one?

also @ Beni if you read this; do you want Ryo's online live from early october?

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I always want anything Ryo
This man has owned me for the past 13 years it's ridiculous

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

So. idk if y'all know but we've been hit with 3 typhoons back-to-back, and one of them's a supertyphoon. Current damage is roughly around $250M but it's still rising. There were also casualties, we may have possibly (possibly but it's not sure yet) 5 more coming in, and it was just discovered that the city I live in is in a tsunami-prone area. I'm used to natural disasters, don't get me wrong; it's the curse of living in the Pacific Ring of Fire tbh. But every single time I remember, I'm just :/ And scientists around the world are saying that countries like ours—countries in Southeast Asia basically—are suffering because the rich countries aren't taking climate change seriously. And to find out the US has formally withdrawn from the Paris Accords is pissing me the hell off. Thanks a lot :/ And this is why I'm hoping Biden wins because I may have reservations with the man but he at the very least believes in fucking science.

Anyway, football news. Son Heung Min continues to light fire in the EPL and the Spurs continue to rise no thanks to Bale lmao. I hope Son and Kane don't leave the Spurs tbh Bale can retire idc. And I'm loving the BVB progress lately! Fingers crossed Marco Reus doesn't sustain another injury, especially since he's now BVB and German NT captain.

I also watched Arafes and let me tell you: I got incredibly emotional like MOOOOOOOOOOOOM. I'm glad they didn't say goodbye tho; they just said see you later so I'm still holding on to the hope that they mean it or I will be very sad :(

Anyone seen the latest Run BTS episode? I was cackling the whole way through lmao should I do a post? Faker and the rest of T1 were so adorable, I'm tempted to just post it lol especially since it's a "fandoms collide" moment for me omfg. And I'm glad Bangtan went out of their way to make T1 relax!

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you have to go through that
Climate change and human bs is affecting our planet a lot and some people just don't care

I'm from a tiny volcanic island and we were always taught that our island was on borrowed time (not in our lifetime but in earth normal life cycle... it's basically bound to disappear, and now it's doing so faster than expected)
I don't know about you, but Earthquake and cyclone training was basically part of my usual "homework", and when I talked about it with my family from the mainland they just didn't get it
At some point a 7.5 earthquake was like, I wouldn't say a normal occurence, but people just endure it and then moved on. Having tones of bottle of water was normal shopping...
I laugh about it now but... yeah
I feel you. I'm really hope you stay safe

[1100003.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone, hope you’re good and safe and healthy during the shitstorm that is these days, and that you will have a good weekend!

My weekend is looking standard meaning very little is happening. I saw my friend last week and we went for a walk in the shitty weather, so while not ideal it's the best we could do in the circumstances and I was grateful to see her for the first time in two months! I've been in a bad mood for almost two weeks now (work) but am really grateful I can do what ever I want (well not socially but I've accepted that) for a few days now. I'll bake mini pizzas and read books.


My week was crap. I had my first cry because of work incident at this job. Thankfully home office saved me? But still fuck these people. I’m not easily angered, but the past two weeks have just been me fuming lol. It ran over this week, and I’ve been on a silent tanrum ever since. Trying to do as little as possible without punishing my other team that has nothing to do with this (my problem is management exploiting me and then turning around to disrespect and gaslight me, not the actual coworkers) and the result is just a pile of stuff I’m behind on. Not the best protest but fuck it. I’ll deal with it next week when I’m hopefully calmer.

Then later in the week I flaked on a bunch of my meetings because I knew they would discuss the US election. They’re doing construction at a nearby place and they were cutting metal and that extremely high pitched loud sound coupled with hot sparks flying and other stuff was still miles better than the idea of listening to my all white coworkers discuss this shit. I think they’re probably the last people in the world I care to hear from.

One of the hardest things about the pandemic for me now is the suffocating feeling of being stuck in majority white spaces for 12 months and counting. Work is the worst for this, and wfh makes it better but it sucked to begin with ¯\_ᵔ ͜ʖᵔ_/¯

[aures.livejournal.com]

hi ♥ do you make the pizza dough yourself? what book(s) are you going to read?
so glad you were able to meet up with a friend

i'm really sorry you had such a bad week. are you able to talk about it with your superior/team leader(s)?
can you get help in some form from work? like maybe a work trust-person you can talk to? (so sorry i'm really tired i don't know how to english) does your work offer this?

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Week one of the new lockdown!
I thought I would have to go to work in my office (there are special conditions to allow workers to keep going to work if needed, especially for public service workers like me) but I'm among the few who was granted a laptop lmao. So I came back from holidays on Wednesday morning to be sent back home with a laptop (others had regular desktops that they had to carry back with their cars lmao). And I've been home ever since. Big boss must be fuming, he had to send everyone back home when he was trying everything to delay this new HR policy. I was on holidays so I don't have all the details, but apparently some cases among coworkers last week convinced him to act - so he's still as shitty as ever, but finally taking decisions while thinking about our health, I guess??
My parents and I (now my brother too) do a whatsapp coffee call every morning at 8:30, it's the kind of routine I missed the first time around and I'm glad I suggested it. We've also planned to call each other on skype and let it run while we work, to feel like we're together in an office. I bought a desk between the two lockdowns too so working conditions are much better, I work from a small corner in my room that I "leave" after work. I also put the radio on a really low volume so I have some talk happening in the background without distracting me (France Inter for the Frenchies reading it lol). I'm going to start again the walks with my previous coworker (who lives nearby) this weekend. All little things that makes me more hopeful. So far the entrance exams I'm supposed to do this month are still happening so I can't flee to my parents' house... we'll see how this one goes. Kitty cat is also keeping me sane, I have full talks with her (I mean, I talk and she softly closes her eyes in my direction which basically means "I love you").
Wednesday I wasn't really productive, yesterday was a little hard to start but I had a zoom at 10 am and after that, I easily worked until 6 pm, I feel pretty good about it. It's harder today, I don't have a zoom call to tell myself "now stop distracting yourself" but I'm going to have a few phone calls in the afternoon (including my boss probably, we were constantly calling or texting together the last two days, including texts to shit-talk about my exboss or planning calls with the rest of the team after work so we can drink alcohol rather than coffee lmao) and I'll do some stuff, even if not as much as yesterday. It will be fine.
I hope everyone is holding up! <3

I am slowly coming back to check the news, I couldn't for the last few days because of general anxiety but I'm catching up now. I hope the USA settle themselves peacefully. I really can't wait for this to be over, it's crazy how one election in one country is causing so much anxiety over the world.

On lighter news, I'm mesmeriezd by GFriend's Mago teaser, it looks amazing and I can't wait!!!

[aures.livejournal.com]

so glad kitty cat is keeping you company and listening to you. puk is also staying with us a lot, i can have full "meow" conversations with him now lol, we just keep meowing at each other, does your cat do that, too?

are you able to communicate with your co-workers from home? or do you find it difficult? how is working from home going with your job? it sounds so difficult, how do you do this? because you can't go anywhere or meet people. do you do it all over the phone / internet now?

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

hi omona! hope you all have had a great weak and if not, a good weekend ahead of you!

my week was pretty ok, i taught some fun classes this week and i'm nearing the end of my grading bulk (before the next one starts coming again this week...) so i'm hoping that i'll only have to grade this afternoon and then perhaps catch up on some reading for my courses over the weekend. for the rest, i have some walks with friends and a one-person pyjama party for myself and ben&jerry's planned on saturday. what will you be doing this weekend?

also i have been obsessed with the election and relate too much to that meme op! what are your fave election memes? mine is this one at the moment, i feel this lady a lot: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSXooSgn


- the light switch in my living room broke and it's probably so easy to fix but i'm technologically so incompetent an electrician is coming over to fix it. one of my post-covid goals is to do a course on how to repair stuff around the house.
- another one of my friends is pregnant and although i'm soooo happy for her and she and her partner are going to be such fun parents, i also feel like such a bad person because i'm also sad knowing that this will definitely change our friendship
- before i had this teaching job, i was working at an ngo with the worst gaslighting manager. yesterday i called with one of my former coworkers from my former team with whom i got along well, and she told me my former manager is letting her go over basically nothing. i am just so angry because that manager is the worst !! in terms of managing a team but the rest of the company thinks she's amazing because she's good at sucking up to others and other parts of her job. and now they're letting go a super competent, motivated employee (who is also one of the few woc with only blonde white women left in the team ugh it's just so transparent).

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Hey you're not a bad person for thinking it. It definitively changes relationships, ways you're going to interact with each others, etc. You'll still be friends, but the friendship will evolve (as friendships do). It's totally sane to feel sad about changes you know are going to happen, even if the changes are positive :)

Omg I got angry reading your talk with your ex coworker. I hope she finds a much better opportunity where she can thrive! It's going to be hard in the current situation but staying in a toxic work environement is not a healthy option. It seems like she can rely on you to talk about it though, that's already a good thing :)

[1100003.livejournal.com]

Also @beni since you didn't make a post or comment here I could reply to, I will say happy Georgiou day here instead. Our queen, save us from this shitty week!

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I will let the emperor walk all over me
My space mom

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

TXT have kept themselves SUPER busy this comeback and I've been busy so unable to post timely. I think this is just me saying that should a round up post of theirs on Sunday include Halloween things don't judge the timing LOL

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

I fully support this. TXT are all over and I love it.

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

Biden has now taken the lead in GA

[aures.livejournal.com]

how much longer till the results are in you think? we are tired

[yuwkon.livejournal.com]

hello omona!

at this point, im now apathetic to everything except to valorant. it has been by my side through thick and thin lmao. yes, i managed to recover for a bit from the valorant addiction but now i'm back jskldfdjlsfj.

how's everyone doing? i hope the US election turns out well. the clownery of trump is just similar to our current admin so we can relate.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

I’m obsessed with this!!! Lol I like these type of videos in general, but the visuals and plot line (Jeongyeon as a spy in general) is so cool to me. I wish the actual concept was something like this 😩)

Chaeyoung has dating rumors, she was caught in pics shopping with a tattoo artist and the hat is identifiable as Chaeyoung has worn it before (I feel like idols should be more considerate about that, as clothing seems to be the best evidence). Plus the girl is tiny with short blonde hair...that’s Chaeyoung lol. I’m more disappointed that the tattoo artist is supposedly in his 30s? He’s a creep pursuing a 21 year old. And Chaeyoung is at that age where you make a lot of stupid decisions, so I’m not surprised. Plus girl idolizes Justin Bieber soooooo....😂 I’ll admit my biggest fear is the likes of what happened with Sulli. So hopefully it’s nothing serious and just a hookup tbh (edit: More pics are out, they went on a Paris trip and wear identical rings and hats....yea probably not a hookup 😔) She’s the least favorite Twice member so this won’t really impact the group, but I’m worried for her now.

Oh and JYP just responded with ‘no comment’ and fans view it as so favorably as in JYP is telling people it’s to mind your own business and I’m like ‘.....no comment is a loaded answer’ lol

[croox-shielle.livejournal.com]

oh no! that was the first thing I thought when I read she was dating someone: I hope he isn't too old and :(( damn him tbh, find someone your own age!! Yeah, I'm also worried :(

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

trying to not get caught up in the election stress but it's hard, even as a canadian. everything is so fucked up these days, it seems weird that normal, day-to-day life just keeps going.

to end on a happier note, it's reading week!

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

lmao your thoughts on US elections is literally me and I live on the other side of the Pacific.

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

hope you are all doing well!

this week went by super fast (which is great cause i'm always ready for the weekend). i've trying to think positively about these elections but you just never know...

stay safe everyone and enjoy your weekend 💗

https://instagram.com/p/CG9DEzvHdE4 (https://instagram.com/p/CG9DEzvHdE4)

https://instagram.com/p/CHF0K-lHJf1 (https://instagram.com/p/CHF0K-lHJf1)

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[chiives.livejournal.com]

lol hyejoo that was one loud croak.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

I’m so excited for Dreamcatcher’s Live Band concert tomorrow!!

[chiives.livejournal.com]

same! it's actually my first online concert ever, so i hope it goes well!

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

Good morning Omona.

I will say compared to 2016 I’m handling things a lot better than (not sleeping, dissociating for the whole week, anxiety attacks) I did but I’m jaded as hell lol. You know your country is fucked up when your friend calls you at 5 in the morning crying because her state is finally blue.

But anyway I’ve been sleeping SO GOOD here lately and that’s really saying something since I never really sleep good. It’s so different what you can do when you’re not exhausted. I’m also trying to get back into my healthy habits since I think my state is about to go back to phase 3 or unfortunately maybe even phase 2 which is complete lockdown but it’s needed with these COVID numbers getting so high here. I need routine before that happens so I don’t just lay about and do nothing. Though I did finally sign up for betterhelp to get an online therapist!

Have as of a weekend as you can Omona and to my fellow Americans on here take care of your mental health too. Take some moments for self-care and decompressing.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

op i'm happy for you that you're sleeping better and signed up for a therapist!! have a great weekend :)

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

What baffle me the most in this election is that more people voted for Trump this year than 4 years ago. I want to ask these people if they're ok or completely stupid. He's a moron, a liar, a racist POS. Dude can't speak. I've never been to the US and I always wanted to go but damn, they're making it easy.

On a complete different topic, I bought an expensive shampoo and conditioner because I saw people raved about them on Twitter and I'm the most influenceable person you'll ever meet. They're supposed to give you straight hair. Guess what ? They fucking don't. But my hair smell like cocoa so there's that, at least. Humidity is the bane of my existence. Even is I use my straightener and go outside, 10 minutes later I look like a poodle.


I have a sister who's 6 years older than me and she really acts like a teenager. She has 3 kids and it's been 5 years since she began her divorce process (her marriage was a mistake way before they said "I do") and she already moved 4 times.
I always lend her money because she doesn't work and doesn't know how to budget. But last year she told me she needed money for the kids so I gave her some. I later realise she needed the money to get tattoos and i swore on my life that I would never lend her a penny ever again. Well, that didn't last long as I had to give her more money last month because she took a consumer credit which she absolutely couldn't afford in the first place.
I'm so tired of being her bank. We both grew up in an abusive household and I think she had it harder than me but she just can't stop taking bad decisions. She has kids now she should be able to think of them before thinking of her but she doesn't. Last year she thought it would be a good idea to be in a "relationship" with a "man" 15 years her junior. Never wanted to meet the guy because I knew I would punch him, but he already had a baby and she looked after him for free. How naive can one be ?
And now for this Christmas she wants to buy expensive gifts to my nephews and she can't ! She asking me for my help but I just repeat again and again that she can't afford the presents and she needs to explain to her kids that they can't have a Nintendo Switch and a new computer for now even if she promised. But then I feel shitty because my nephews are still innocent and they soon going to realise how irresponsible she is. Their father is useless and I never could stand him (I swear my asshole radar is on point, I can smell them from miles).

Sometimes, I wish I could just move to another country and think of myself only and let all this toxicity behind.
It's exhausting being the secretary/bank to your parents but now I also have my sister, like gimme a damn break.

Whew what a rant !


3 days before the new Taemin's album yeaaaaah \o/ I try not to buy too many physical albums because I don't have the space but fuck it I'll be his two Acts hopefully in a nice repackage !

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

right? i'm surprised this election isn't more of a landslide and that the race is so tight!

as a straight-haired person i am very jealous on everyone with curls but it still sucks when products don't work as promised

op i've never been in your position but i'm really sorry that you're in this situation! i can imagine it must be difficult to stand your ground, especially for your nephews. instead of offering her financial help, would she be open to for example a budget coach helping her get her finances in order?

have a great weekend <3

BIDEN HAS ALSO TAKEN THE LEAD IN PENNSYLVANIA

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

I hope he maintains PA and GA istg

RE: BIDEN HAS ALSO TAKEN THE LEAD IN PENNSYLVANIA

[em-cavey.livejournal.com]

He’s got slim leads in PA and GA and a more solid lead in Nevada which is still quite under-reported but also counts for fewer votes. I think a lot of outlets are now feeling safe projecting that Biden will win.

It’s not over yet though (and won’t be over until Trumps out of office lbr). We’re in for two more months of his bullshit, most likely amped up to eleven now 😖

[theweebdream.livejournal.com]

I’m ctfu at the Adam driver photo oh my god

Looks like my state (GA) May finally be blue but idk. This shit is too much for me so I’ve been hanging on my side account for fandom stuff on twitter lol. It’s so bad tho there’s already one news source saying Biden won like that should be grounds for suing to say something major like that when votes are still being counted :/ I want him to win to but damn y’all

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

friday again huh? I've had tension headaches all week which I can assume is from the election news on top of everything else. Signed the final documents on the grant I was approved for which means I can upgrade my computer next week!! That's probably the best thing to happen this week for me.

found a really good book about burnout I'm excited to read it all weekend and do next to nothing. That and listen to the new Kylie Minogue album ^_^

stay safe omona. hoping the election gets decided for Biden soon.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Tell me which songs you liked best when you finish Kylie’s album!! I haven’t listened yet, I’m going to when I’m on the train

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

nnnn someone made a Georgia state fancam using feel special

This GA fancam is killing me pic.twitter.com/Hadmvyto6H (https://t.co/Hadmvyto6H)

— Chobani (@jovanystweets) November 6, 2020 (https://twitter.com/jovanystweets/status/1324683762341392384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

noooo that alligator lmao

[em-cavey.livejournal.com]

That meme goes straight to the soul, OP
I feel like this election has taken years off my life

/rant incoming
It shouldn’t even be this fucking close. I didn’t think it would be a landslide by any means but the fact that we’re hinging on single percentage points is so disheartening. Biden needs to win, that’s a given, but even if he does, the fact remains that nearly 50% of voters voted for Trump after the four years of absolute literal insanity that he pissed all over the country (and a lot of the world). Do people remember when he tried to buy Greenland??? I didn’t!! Bc I legit forgot bc it was only like the sixty-fifth most insane/unconscionable thing he’s done while in office. And yet goddamn near half of American voters were like yes, sign me up for four more years of this shit. I never got it but I really don’t fucking get it now. At this point I’m tempted to say it’s just what they deserve, problem is the “they” inexorably drags a whole bunch of people who DON’T deserve it down with them, including me and mine. I don’t like to doomcast too much and recency bias and all that yeah yeah but I’m having trouble seeing how a society can survive this level of mass delusion and rejection of basic logic, facts and decency for much longer. I very much envy anyone who is not American right now. 😣
/end rant

[frequency.livejournal.com]

watching the election results like
(https://imgbb.com/)

florida's choice was predictable, given the amount of senior citizens and northerners, but i still wanna do this:


i'm so mad that alabama picked a fucking coach for senate. i already can't wait for the chance to vote his ass out. i know college football is basically the 3rd religion in the state but jfc. the man has no political experience (not like you need it these days!) and has already been using shitty football analogies to talk about "voter fraud." 🤦🏻‍♀️ i'm not surprised, though. doug jones only won the first time bc his opponent was a pedophile. ick.

it's closing day on the new house! finally! we get to do a final walk-through so i'm really excited to finally see it in person. 😂 we did drive through the neighborhood the other day and it seems lovely! there were a lot of trees down from where zeta went through but most of the houses appeared to be okay. it's quiet enough there to get some walking in, but walking those hills is gonna be a challenge for my asthmatic ass, lol. my favorite part is that it's like 2 minutes from walgreens and a little grocery store.
i went to birmingham (well, hoover) on tuesday. i've been staying in gadsden for the last week, but even from here, it didn't take long to get there at all. maybe an hour? i popped into world market and got some really nice fragrances. i'm glad i'll be living close to one again. 👀

try to have a good weekend, everyone.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Woohooo I hope the final walk through goes well :D at least something positive to focus on while the elections are still going on. Try to have a good weekend as well <3

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

oh I forgot I watched the final episodes of MTOPIA and lmao the ending was so funny with Kai. Idt anyone was expecting that to happen.

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

Lucas was so happy and Baekhyun and Taeyong were so jealous lmao

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

There will be a recount in GA. Man, hats off to their State Secretary and tireless election workers, all the while dealing with hate. Grim work.

[adlyeith.livejournal.com]

If I was a counter in one of these battleground states, I'd probably fear for my life right now. People showing up to these locations with guns is terrifying.

[adlyeith.livejournal.com]

The American people are a disappointment, and I'm convinced that covid, the hurricanes, and wildfires are nature's way of telling us she's done putting up with our nonsense.

On a happier note, there's a fascinating documentary on an Egyptian archeological team that uncovered an undisturbed, unlooted tomb on Netflix right now. It follows the team and their discoveries at the site, as well as the investigation in to the tomb and the owner of it. I was blown away by the kind of stuff they uncovered (like the first documented specimen of a mummified lion cub!).

I'm exhausted, stressed, and living in a constant state of mild to distressing anxiety this past week.

At work, I basically saw my job flash before my eyes because the shift I follow absolutely refuses to follow guidelines for paperwork marking on special inbound loads. I work in supply chain (specifically in the shipping/receiving office at a huge frozen DC that houses tens of thousands of cases of frozen pizza). Loads that come in from certain facilities have a lower temp threshold than the ones that come in from actual production plants, so we have a special stamp to use on the paperwork to indicate it's special. Literally everyone else uses it except the shift before mine. I almost missed an out of spec product temp on paperwork an employee turned in as a result, which would have cost me my job. When temps are too high, everything on the load has to get put on hold, so potentially compromised product doesn't get shipped out to consumers. On top of that, we've been behind all week because they decided to bring a big group of new employees in at the same time, which meant all of our best employees, for the most part, were occupied with training instead of being able to knock out the work like usual.

I also had to go see my doctor about adjusting my meds. I haven't been sleeping, and when I do it's either for 3 hours and then I'm up like 28, or I'm out cold for 18 hours, three days in a row, so now I have something for that, and because my anxiety has just been getting worse since February, had to adjust that too. Also I got a flu shot Monday, and now I'm experiencing sore throat, rare coughing, and fatigue, which I'm hoping is just side effects of the vaccine, but since my job doesn't enable me to work from home, I got tested this morning just to be sure. I have asthma, so it's basically been like 8 months of isolation to try and not die, while still needing things like food and a paycheck.

I'm angry at how this election is turning out. It shouldn't be this fucking close (pardon the language). I've absolutely given up hope in people, seeing these results and the sheer number of people that still voted for probably the most corrupt president in history. There is absolutely no hope for the heart of America anymore. We've shown the world what we really stand for, and bared our true colors to each other. I'm sickened by the behavior I'm seeing in people I once had respect for. My state flipped back blue after going red for Trump in 2016, small miracle there, but I have a conservative coworker who was trying to claim that 'everyone' is talking about the egregious voter fraud in Wisconsin because allegedly twice as many voters voted as are registered, yadda yadda, etc etc. Then he went on to talk more about how 'justified' a recent shooting was because 'the news media of course won't talk about how the man tried to attack the officer, etc.'

I'm also deeply afraid that we're about to go full Handmaid's Tale in this country, where I lose all autonomy to my own body and where my decisions and rights all get stripped away.

I feel helpless, scared, anxious, and furious. I have no idea how to work through these emotions in a way that isn't entirely self-destructive.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

A MUMMIFIED LION CUB? Omg I need to watch this
I had a pretty intense Egyptian archeology phase as a teenager lmao

I really hope your doctor and you will find a better balance for your meds, and that you'll find sleep. It's a really stressful moment, I'm not even in the US and I had to lock myself away from newsfeeds to breathe. I can't imagine what it's like where you can't turn it off. And work issues on top of it? Honestly, holding up in these moments is already a lot and you can be proud of yourself. I also hope that being able to rant about these issues here is helpful for you :) do you still need to unload? or some distraction?

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

Johnny Depp was fired from FBAWTFT lmao deserved. I’m pissed it had to take Depp losing the libel case, but I’ll take what I can get.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD
I agree it's super fucking late but let's celebrate this!!!