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I'm just going to leave this here, because this woman said what I've been trying to articulate for ages much more effectively and succinctly than I've been able to
ATTENTION MUTUALS:
Pinning this, because everything she says in this video is so important. And if I see ANY of my mutuals (or anyone else for that matter) reblogging and/or pushing anything even close to the "don't vote" narrative, I'm blocking you on sight from now on.
I'm SICK of these takes that all just amount to "don't vote," because that's how Trump won in 2016. Because of idiots not voting. I know. I was there. I was one of them. And it's one of the biggest regrets of my life due to all the damage Trump did. And if you're too ignorant to know what a disaster he has been for our rights, and for the world, and what a boon he's been to far right extremists everywhere in the world who make Biden look like a saint, then... *exhales deeply.* Just google it or something.
Also lemme just repeat one thing she said in this video ALL of you need to get through your heads:
THE GOP WANTS TO CONTINUE THE GENOCIDE OVER THERE AND START ONE HERE TOO.
So it's not like you're actually helping anyone by not voting. You're just being selfish, short sighted, and foolish.
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So i'm working on a project that involves looking at people's opinions on public transportation, and something that keeps coming up is that a lot of people like the idea of public transportation but ridership is at the same time low, so I wanna figure out what stops people from riding.
If you could reblog this for bigger sample size that would be so so appreciated
reblogging since there's about a day left on this thing
#i consistently ride public transit#i have since 2001#THAT SAID#i used to have a 2-3 hour one-way commute to go to my doctor because of transfers#and that didn't count wait times because the train got in 6 minutes after the bus that took me there left#and i had to wait another 54 minutes for the next bus#an appointment and trip that takes ~3 hours including exam transit AND walking to/from my house would take between 7-9 hours#i did it#but let's not pretend it's not an issue
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We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.
I respect country music a whole lot more than I like it. And I do like a lot of it! Also, saying "country" music is like saying "pop" music. There is a huge diversity of instrumentation, sound, political statements and context, and production history. Hank Williams Sr. and Reba McEntire share a genre, and some instrumentation and sound, but are incredibly different artists that you will not confuse.
That said, I will heavily heavily recommend Cocaine & Rhinestones as a podcast (and there's an upcoming book if you can't do audio!) if you want to understand a lot of the importance and context of country music (in its multiple iterations up to about the year 2000) and its importance and impact on the general creation of the recording industry. And yes, the book is focused on George Jones and Tammy Winette, but if the book follows the podcast, Mahan Coe does an exhaustive exploration and timeline of what country music started as, who the major players were, and what the landscape was to show how Jones and Winette came to be the king and queen of country.
I learned a TON about country music as an industry and its history and major players. And while I don't love all the music, I have a massive respect for pedal steel players and the sheer grind of the business.
Also, The Chicks still fucking slap from their instrumentation to vocals and production. And I will fight anyone on behalf of Lori McKenna, Gangstagrass, and The Builders and the Butchers (though, they identify as Southern Gothic.) Dolly Parton can fight her own battles and win the universe, so I'll just cheer there.
Quick reminder!
Go buy a solid state external hard drive to back up your data. It's taken me almost a year to find all the disparate pieces of things I saved on different drives because the one I backed up regularly died spectacularly.
I now have a SSD and just ordered a new one to back THAT one up. Because my other backups are old and dying (elderly HD that has been threatening death since 2015 and a 2011 laptop that has been threatening death since 2017), and I have no desire to ferret everything out again.
In cheerful news, I found a thumb drive that I had some photos from 2018 and 2019 on! I still have zip from 2017, but I have more than I did and that's nice.
(Also, I ordered 5 pairs of wired headphones so I don't have to do that for a long wile.)
#anyone who brings up the cloud has not talked to me before#i appreciate the intent behind your theoretical advice but no thank you#i like to own my own data#the only data we host offsite are media#because libraries are external hard drives#we stan libraries in this house#and if you don't I'd rather you see yourself out
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Am I cursed? I spent the entirety of the late 90's and early 2000's shipping people who the text clearly set out as romantically and physically attracted to each other but did not explicitly say they were fucking, so fandom went "They MAYBE hug and kiss and MAYBE get together after the series."
Y'all. Why is this my life.
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“It’s not just bad, but worse than people can imagine. This unwinding has not been about determining who is eligible by all possible means, but how we can kick people off by all possible means.”
If you've been part of the program, please check your status. Heard of several losing their coverage just earlier today. Be safe.
#man living in illinois is weird#we've been getting hammered in every direction with advertising telling us to check our status#there are ads on the bus all the time#even youtube ads yell at me about it#i'm not even ON medicaid#i did not know this wasn't widely being yelled at everyone?#PSA#fyi#check your enrollment status#that is literally yelled at me on the radio
Fuck.
I forget how much fucking work rendering plants down from their grown selves. Part of it is just all the washing of everything (and rewashing because NO, that was NOT all the grit at the base of the stupid cabbage), and then the chopping and grinding and slicing. And THEN you have to figure out where to put all the stuff you just rendered.
So, because my dad died and mom is having surgery this month, I won't be getting all the fresh food I normally get handed during the summer. This is fine, but because of that, I signed up for a CSA box from a local farm. I am fully aware there is no way I will use and eat everything I get, but I'd rather pay a farmer than the local grocer conglomerate (but fyi, Chicago peeps, Pete's and Tony's and Jewel are all locally owned. Mariano's used to be, but whomp, whomp.) Also, as mentioned, Chicago has implemented a composting program, so I am down with the ADHD tax.
And look. Both my parents have grown food in various gardens/locations as long as I've been alive. We have been recycling since I existed (huzzah, Iowa), have always had a compost pile, and some of my earliest memories involved rending food in various people's gardens/kitchens, etc. When you're rural and poor, that was just shit you did. Hell, when you're middle class, HAD been poor, and have any bit of land and an inclination to garden, that is just shit you do.
I mention all this because I just got my first box, and while it was smaller than I expected (full season hasn't hit), I just spent the last several hours washing, storing, and rendering the box and I am tired.
That said, I now have egg salad, greens for an actual salad, carrot/ginger dressing for salads and dinners, and radish greens pesto for brown rice or couscous for the next week. I also have some carrots, radishes, asparagus, green garlic, and apples to do something with.
This will not last, but I should eat well this week. (Also, I froze most of the bread! And have more coffee beans. Man, I need a grinder.)
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so we're just not gonna have a national conversation about how Boeing killed one of their own employees to keep him from talking to the press
like we're really not gonna address the fact that he died of a "self inflicted head wound" literal hours after Boeings lawyers asked him to stay an extra day. We're not gonna speak on the fact that he told his family "if I die, it wasn't suicide " before he went to go testify. None of it huh
Oh? You haven't heard? I'm not surprised with how hard the media are parrying it
THAT TOO. LMFAOOO
I was not prepared for Boeing apparently just straight up murdering people now. Holy shirtballs.
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Note from Anon:
“Please say your opinion in the tags! I’m asking cuz I have two oc ships and I’m afraid that the age differences might be a problem, the first is a 28 year old x a 31 year old the other is a 41 year old x a 46 year old.”
-submit your poll!-
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ITS GREAT LAKES AWARENESS DAY!!!!!
On this excellent day, be aware that this is the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world, covering over 95,000 square miles and reaching depths of over a thousand feet. They are beautiful freshwater seas.
Also when you die in these lakes, the very cold, oxygen-poor conditions at the bottom preserves you perfectly for all eternity. You will not rot and nothing will eat you. You will exist for as long as the Great Lakes do. Many shipwrecks still have the crew on board. Be Aware.
that last paragraph only applies to Lake Superior, the northernmost Great Lake! to be fair though, Superior is bigger than all of the other Great Lakes combined.
and that's not to say that the other Great Lakes aren't equally dangerous! each of these things earned the 'Great' descriptor for a reason, and the only reason they aren't all classified as inland seas is because they're not salty.
Lake Michigan in particular is really good at creating waterlogged corpses and hiding them in weird places, and every single Great Lake is full of shipwrecks and ghost stories.
and you know what? 10/10 I would let these things eat me anyways.
be aware!
fun optional addition, LAKE SUPERIOR VS THE EAST COAST
you could drown an entire small country in this thing
Happy Cryptid Lake Day!
#happy Great Lakes day!#i continue to haunt merv with my evil lake of hauntings#my great niblings were all AUNTIE WHY CAN'T WE SWIM DEEPER in Lake Michigan last year#because Auntie knows the lake will EAT YOU#the first rule of swimming in lake michigan is keep on the shore side of the life guard boats!
My birthday is in 16 days.
I love my birthday. I hope that I am known for adoring my birthday. It's the best! May 22 is objectively (I will fight you) the BEST day of the year.
And because of LIFE REASONS that are shitty and hard, I am going to order myself a birthday cake and go on a walk. It'll be nice to do something for me. :D
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Say what you want about the 2023 Shakespeare in The Park production of Hamlet, but the choices made in that play WORKED. Having Hamlet wear a black hoodie and camo pants and him dramatically putting his hood up when he was pissed off was inspired. Having Horatio video tape Claudius on an iPhone camera from the side of the stage during the play within the play was hilarious. Having the play within the play be a hip hop dance number that represented the murder!?! Fantastic. Having Ophelia be a singer before she went mad and having a beautiful voice that everyone loved to listen to and then seeing her singing get worse and worse as she got nearer to death?!?! Hamlet pulling out his iphone after killing Polonius to show his mom a picture of his dad compared to a picture of Claudius and angrily swiping back and forth between the two as he said “What judgement would step from this… to this?” The crowd fucking lost it every time. Horatio singing to Hamlet as he died made me fully sob every time. The way they did the ghost on stage was so chilling and I can’t even accurately describe it, you just had to be there. Hamlet being deeply exasperated the entire time was just perfect. Hamlet and Horatio had a secret handshake. Laertes inexplicably carried an acoustic guitar case for much of the play which was very funny but also hit you with the heartbreaking implication that he had used to play while Ophelia sang and he stopped carrying it after she died. It was peak teenage-angst-hamlet and it was so dear to me. PLEASE if anyone has a recording, send it to me.
OMG EVERYBODY LISTEN UP!!!
THEY'RE GOING TO BROADCAST THIS PRODUCTION ON PBC FOR FREE!! YOU CAN WATCH IT!! PLEASE DO!!!
Going to try to tag everybody who said they wanted to watch it in the notes:
Broadcast date: May 10th, 2024!!
The full thing is playing for me at my PBS website right now:
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Sometimes I think about how Obi-Wan and Padmé were originally supposed to have an affair and it drives me insane.
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The horror of "Annihilation" is existential and rooted firmly in the ordinary. It is film confronting the gradual ways that we are changed by the things and people around us, the ways that we slowly drift from one state into another, the terror of waking up one day to realize that we've become someone else - someone we don't recognize. […] In the final moments, Lena and Kane confront the fact that they are no longer the people they used to be. They have both changed dramatically, radically, since their relationship began. Their slow drift apart, Lena's infidelity, Kane's absence and his nearly fatal illness have compounded and altered both of them down to the core of their very being. But even if they are no longer the Lena and Kane they used to be, they are still a Lena and a Kane, and their shared experience, the way they have absorbed one another into their identities has made them into the same. They are still one person and two alone.
— Folding Ideas, Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor Annihilation (2018) Black Sails (2014 - 2017), episode XVI
#spoilers#black sails#miranda barlow#james flint#i have a lot of feelings about those two#and how realistically their shared grief and love and who they are in the moment above is more honest and clear than anything else#to dismiss miranda from flint's life is to fundamentally misunderstand his ultimate tragedy#thomas may have shaped them#but they shaped each other#and if the ending is more than a dream#thomas and james' tragedy is miranda's loss#thomas and james don't know each other now#there is a decade and a host of experience in either direction they do not share#in the same way that thomas and miranda had a whole life before james#james and miranda had a love story and understanding and life that thomas was never a part of outside of a spectre#miranda deserved better#also these actors took this material and just fucking GORGED#all of them#including the original annihilation actors