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Btw, in case you missed it, the latest reason not to vaccinate your child is that vaccines are made from aborted fetuses. The most excellent reasoning behind this is that once upon a time, the laboratory cell lines used in growing many vaccines were started from embryonic tissue that did, it is not denied, come from an aborted pregnancy. Decades ago. I can't even guess how many generations of cells have grown since then from the originally cultured cells. Hundreds? Thousands? But the important thing is that you not subject your child to the abomination of something that originally came from an abortion.

Oh, eru. The nominee for Sec'y of HHS belongs to this group of nutters. We're doomed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_American_Physicians_and_Surgeons http://aapsonline.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_American_Physicians_and_Surgeons

Why do I feel like this is not what it seems? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/business/trump-to-announce-carrier-plant-will-keep-jobs-in-us.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/business/trump-to-announce-carrier-plant-will-keep-jobs-in-us.html?_r=0

Uh please don't try to be friendly. I can't handle this.

Therese Noren Has inexplicably and delightfully defused my momentary raging hatred of the universe. So have some jazz hands from the master. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UN68ujZdTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UN68ujZdTE

Oh, yeah. Today's going awesomely so far. #bitter

In case you needed something to keep you busy or distract you from current news. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/pooping-in-deep-space-has-nasa-stumped-the-space-poop-challenge-is-your-way-to-help/?tid=a_inl https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/pooping-in-deep-space-has-nasa-stumped-the-space-poop-challenge-is-your-way-to-help/?tid=a_inl

I can only think how terrifying it would be to try to be driving those roads, or hiking those trails. Very bad, I cannot even imagine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/worst-possible-conditions-residents-flee-gaitlinburg-tenn-as-flames-lick-roads/?utm_term=.2e97ba63df0f https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/worst-possible-conditions-residents-flee-gaitlinburg-tenn-as-flames-lick-roads/?utm_term=.2e97ba63df0f

Real man of the people he is. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-inauguration-ticket-prices-25000-to-1-million-013543267.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-inauguration-ticket-prices-25000-to-1-million-013543267.html

Dear (soon to be former) Governor McCrory - Please consider the wisdom of just letting it go. The opportunity to be gracious in defeat has passed. You are done, sir, and it is time to move on. Don't let the door hit you. http://www.vox.com/2016/11/29/13786566/vox-sentences-north-carolina-election-still-happening http://www.vox.com/2016/11/29/13786566/vox-sentences-north-carolina-election-still-happening

#nottheonion   I couldn't get this to just link to the one story, but it should be first on the page: "Kenyan newspaper apologises for corruption ad" Quote: Join corruption cartels and win government supply tenders without sweat http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-37904600?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=583829f6e4b01ef5e4d0d63b%26Kenyan%20newspaper%20apologises%20for%20corruption%20ad%26&ns_fee=0#post_583829f6e4b01ef5e4d0d63b http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-37904600?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=583829f6e4b01ef5e4d0d63b%26Kenyan%20newspaper%20apologises%20for%20corruption%20ad%26&ns_fee=0#post_583829f6e4b01ef5e4d0d63b

#existentialangst

Intense. Found the full recording online (second link) of her recording of "Strange Fruit" and it may be the most distressing recording I've ever heard of this song. Which is a compliment, even though the subject is so terrible. http://www.npr.org/2016/02/13/466463307/rokia-traor-s-commitment-to-her-culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEb7YyD_qak http://www.npr.org/2016/02/13/466463307/rokia-traor-s-commitment-to-her-culture

My sister did make it in for Thanksgiving after all very late on Wednesday (and left Sat immed after lunch because her work is stupid). Thus, Thursday we did all the cooking: Herb roast chicken Herb roast turkey breast Carrots, onions, celery cooked in the roasting pan Corn on the cob (sister special request) Roasted butternut squash (sister special request) Wild rice (one of my personal must haves) Homemade cranberry orange sauce Salad - - two lettuces - shaved japanese turnip (kinda like a mild crunchy radish) - cut up Mutsu (aka Crispin) apple - homemade maple candied spiced walnuts Homemade creamy roasted garlic dressing (lactose-free! cancer treatment does weird things to what people can eat) Au jus/gravy from the pan drippings Not visible: Some kind of California riesling that was quite good Apple pie - homemade by a family friend Pumpkin pie - made by mom with fresh vanilla whipped cream It was deemed #acceptable #ifyoulikethatsortofthing

Things I did not buy but had to get a picture of anyway. #clevergirl #tyranosweaterrex

Christmas is nothing without decorations. #balls

Just gonna say that there is a grossly uninformed irony to Mike Pence tweeting anything at all about "Cuba Libre!" in the context of Castro's death. Like, seriously? Read some history dude. I know the people living in Miami are also shouting it, and it is super ironic there, as well. But just because they are shouting it doesn't mean you have to shout it in an even more ironic manner because it's you. Not even gonna touch on Trump's ignorance and totally expected style and stupidity.

Inadvertently discovered a cartoon xmas tv special that is pretty funny, esp if you get all the jokes and references, visual and verbal. It's also definitely not politically correct, while still being diverse and inclusive. One example from the elf work song - Oh, we work work work work work work work, We work with great endurance. We never miss a day of work 'Cuz we don't have health insurance. or one of the many attempts to name the reindeer - There's Bambi and Rambo and Dopey and Doc, There's Scotty and Sulu, Uhura and Spock! #merrysnarkmas   P.S. The version on TV was slightly different from this one on youtube, but it's close enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu65BS8kKA0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu65BS8kKA0

dunwanna that is all

How to out annoy your relatives on Thanksgiving with topical tunes. #waybackwednesday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVQfVtzFd4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVQfVtzFd4U

Ha ha.  My sister is grousing about the traffic on the QEW and she's not even on it yet. I did restrain myself and not suggest that she should be grateful she doesn't have to use the Gardiner. #torontotraffic #circlesofhell

Happy Thanksgiving from the 1900s. #turkeytrot #socialdancing #waywaybackwednesday   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4KlCjCBLSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50miLncUWdw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4KlCjCBLSY

So, the election may have affected me more than I thought. I did not handle something terribly well, although it turned out ok. tl;dr I unthinkingly assertively called out some people for not waiting on people of color who had been patiently waiting in line with the rest of us (us= all white people) and were the next people in line. It was the wrong way to do it, it was a risky area in which to do it, and I just didn't think before I opened my mouth. Fortunately, the person behind me backed me up. I mean, I didn't say hey, why aren't you waiting on the non-white people, but I was, especially for me, very assertive about the fact that they were next and they'd been waiting and that was not cool. Plus, I really don't usually just mouth off without thinking and there was a, shall we say, distinct air of tension after I did that before the person behind me spoke up. Awkward and actually a little scary. I need to do the thinking first so when I act it's a little more...

If this is what it sounds like, the good news proceeds apace. http://qz.com/843999/donald-trumps-fcc-appointments-jeffrey-eisenach-and-mark-jamison-are-great-news-for-your-cable-provider-awful-news-for-netflix/ http://qz.com/843999/donald-trumps-fcc-appointments-jeffrey-eisenach-and-mark-jamison-are-great-news-for-your-cable-provider-awful-news-for-netflix

Basically, grow your own, I guess. I'm not actually sure that this is the best way to do this testing, but, you know, climate change is fake so who knows what else they're faking? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-22/no-evidence-of-aloe-vera-found-in-the-aloe-vera-at-wal-mart-cvs http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-22/no-evidence-of-aloe-vera-found-in-the-aloe-vera-at-wal-mart-cvs

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38063662 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38063662

This seriously needs to be getting more national coverage than it has been. Third party lawsuits (what's the Civitas Institute?), claims of voter fraud. This is a badly written movie. http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/north-carolina-governor-race-recount-pat-mccrory-roy-cooper/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/north-carolina-governor-race-recount-pat-mccrory-roy-cooper/index.html

They got the election wrong; would you trust them with your Thanksgiving dinner?! #toosoon   http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-ultimate-thanksgiving-dinner-menu/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-ultimate-thanksgiving-dinner-menu

What in the name of all that's holy is frog eye salad?!? I'm pretty sure I'd try eating actual frog's eyes in preference. I mean, the legs are pretty good, so as long as you take the lens out (it's probably crunchy). Yeah, that reaction right there, that's my reaction to reading the description of frog eye salad. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/upshot/thanksgiving-recipes-googled-in-every-state.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/25/upshot/thanksgiving-recipes-googled-in-every-state.html?_r=0

Grateful for all of my awesome friends. I would eat popcorn and toast with you guys any time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJFOZ9JiyJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJFOZ9JiyJc

That's the lady I was talking about the other day who's from Arakan! Makes awesome noodles. Good thing I went to lunch late today, 'cuz it meant I missed the ruckus and security of the Governor, Ambassador, and a Senator being there. Got to enjoy my bao and dim sum in peace :) http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/22/u-s-ambassador-u-n-touts-buffalo-refugee-community/ http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/22/u-s-ambassador-u-n-touts-buffalo-refugee-community

"Again and again Ellen DeGeneres has shown us that a single individual can make the world a more fun, more open, and more loving place so long as we just keep swimming." #tortillachipstrong #guacsupport   http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38073567 https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/videos/10155045067198812/ http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38073567

Fun at the White House. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/22/medal-freedom-mannequin-challenge http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/22/medal-freedom-mannequin-challenge

Fun. Around 15:30 is all Hobbits and Hippies, which might be of specific interest to some. Around 38:10 Métis in Space is a terrible yet hysterical critique of a some awful 1970's movie called "The Manitou" by actual indigenous persons. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/myths-legends-from-around-the-world-1.3857517?autoplay=true http://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/myths-legends-from-around-the-world-1.3857517?autoplay=true

For all you travelers this week: #tooearlyTuesday   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1f7eZ8cHpM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1f7eZ8cHpM

Seen being used to describe a viral vaccine - "live accentuated virus". I just know some of you will appreciate this.

There are a lot of immigrants from several parts of Burma/Myanmar here. I know for certain that the owner I see whenever I go to this one stand in the small business incubator is from Arakan (aka Rakhine). Every time I hear about this stuff, I think of her. I also think about the people who own the stand called Asian Halal, because the languages they speak suggest possibly coming from a nearby region and I know they are muslim. I wish I could ask them something because I would really like to be more informed. But I will never, ever do that. It would be totally inappropriate. I just wonder, a lot. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38049106 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38049106

Chasing sources led to this. Umberto Eco had thoughts. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/ http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism

This was a fun listen. http://www.npr.org/2016/11/18/502169763/how-has-the-american-diet-changed-over-time http://www.npr.org/2016/11/18/502169763/how-has-the-american-diet-changed-over-time

So, I did not take a picture in the store, but it does not appear on line for some reason. What is that? A slightly larger than 4.5 LBS chocolate bar. Trader Joe is selling a 2000g chocolate bar in your choice of milk or semi-sweet. IT'S ENORMOUS. It's $15. For 2000g of chocolate. I can't even.

Many things in this world are evil. Today, we are going with these: http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/1460 Lesson of the story: Never shop while you are hungry. http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/1460

Aand the space heater is definitely on.

Sounds promising. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-students-built-a-fix-for-facebooks-fake-news-problem/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-students-built-a-fix-for-facebooks-fake-news-problem

I think I'd have titled this "Asylum seeker sets self on fire at bank". Otherwise, it reads as if he set the bank on fire as a criminal act. As opposed to setting himself on fire inside the bank when his welfare money to pay rent still wasn't in his account. Out of desperation. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38037070 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38037070

Oh, god. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38041510 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38041510

This makes me incredibly sad, and there's just one single sentence about how wrong the reporting was: "Choi ended the persistent, unfounded rumours that Castile had just robbed a convenience store." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38018956 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38018956

No comment. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/politics/ivanka-trump-shinzo-abe.html?action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/politics/ivanka-trump-shinzo-abe.html?action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article

Other movies I am finding useful for escape - Big Hero 6. Badaladaladala.

This blurry photo is the platonic ideal of noodle food - Tan Tan Ramen. Yes, someone has finally combined tan tan (or dan dan) noodles and ramen. Superlative noodle food. I had for my lunch (and dinner) yesterday. Omg, would eat again.

Random thoughts occur. How many places in the US still technically have those laws on the books about people of color being out of town by sundown? You want something to do? Officially get those things off the books. It's a symbolic gesture, but under the circumstances it kind of isn't.

Man, I wish the traffic around Toronto wasn't so bad. I'd totally go see this. Plus, best final line of a review ever? You decide: "As a proper send-off to 2016, let’s all go to hell." https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2016/11/14/chasse-galerie-deserves-to-be-a-new-theatre-holiday-classic-review.html https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2016/11/14/chasse-galerie-deserves-to-be-a-new-theatre-holiday-classic-review.html

So that happened ... http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.3853526/suck-it-up-buttercup-lawmaker-hangs-up-on-as-it-happens-1.3853530 http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.3853526/suck-it-up-buttercup-lawmaker-hangs-up-on-as-it-happens-1.3853530

There's a bird called the Whiskey Jack, and it's now Canada's national bird. http://www.lfpress.com/2016/11/17/gray-jay-also-known-as-whiskey-jack-is-canadas-national-bird http://www.lfpress.com/2016/11/17/gray-jay-also-known-as-whiskey-jack-is-canadas-national-bird

Meanwhile, it's supposed to be as warm as 70F either Friday or Saturday, then below freezing by Sunday and snowing. This is not the plan we discussed.

The link to Angela Merkel's statements, written and spoken,  were fine examples of deutches diplomacy, teutonic tact, prussian politesse, even, and inspired the following with minor lyrical changes as noted. It's unlikely to be mere chance that brought this specific musical to mind. ... Bye-Bye, Mein Lieber Herr. Farewell, mein Lieber Herr. It was a fine affair, But now it's over. And though I used to care, I need the open air. We're better off without you, Mein Herr. Don't dab your eye, mein Herr, Or wonder why, Mein Herr. We've always said we weren't a pushover. You mustn't knit your brow, You should have known by now We'd every cause to doubt you, Mein, Herr. The continent of Europe is so wide, Mein Herr. Not only up and down, but side to side, Mein Herr. I couldn't ever cross it if I tried, Mein Herr. So I do.. What I can... Inch by inch... Step by step... Mile by mile... Man by man. Etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chdpiSX2ino https://ww...

Omgomgomg, you guys! The picture totally does not do it justice, which is fine since it's apparently not going to show up on here. It's a Rainbow Unicorn Adult Onesie! With matching slippers! It has a tail, and a golden horn, omg. The slippers have rainbow manes and golden horns, too! They totally have a dragon one, too. It's my favorite! And they have a minion one (it's Stuart), and a cookie monster, and the Bumble from Rudolph, and some ordinary animal ones, too. Omg, I am totally 5 years old. http://www.target.com/p/women-s-unicorn-union-suit-pajamas-xhilaration/-/A-51084612?lnk=rec|pdpipadh1_topic_walkup_0_9|related_prods_vv|pdpipadh1_topic_walkup_0_9|51084612|0 http://www.target.com/p/women-s-unicorn-microfleece-slide-slippers-almond-cream-multi-m-xhilaration/-/A-51028784?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Women+Shopping_Brand&adgroup=SC_Women&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9005544&gclid=CLCCqaWQsdAC...

In re: Trump boycott - New Balance, a company that makes its shoes here in the US. It is listed on that spreadsheet of companies to boycott. Here're my concerns with this: Firstly, it seems like this got set off by one exec (ironically the communications person) carelessly assuming that talking about the TPP being bad and connecting that to Trump's policies post-election was a run of the mill sort of comment, particularly since both Sanders and Clinton had decided no on the TPP, as well. Plus I'm guessing that somewhere in his tiny executive brain there was some sort of it's ok, everything will be ok attempt at soothing the post election stress idea. He's not even the owner or president of the company or anything! Unfortunately, he said something positive about Trump and that's pretty much all that has to happen to explode part of the internet, now. Secondly, the other part of the internet that has been given carte blanche to be its ugly self immediately inserte...

While I endorse this idea in principle, I am concerned that it is not more detailed, documented, and precise. For one thing, you are making choices about whom you might be hurting versus helping. For another thing, large retailers will not notice if a handful of people generically boycott their stores at large. They will notice if people very specifically do not buy the precise products that are made by, marketed by, are associated with or carry the Trump name and contribute to Trump profits. Stores don't stock brands that don't sell. Finally, if you really want a complete Trump boycott list, you have to include every resort, hotel, condo, or other property or endeavor that is associated with the family. For example, the proposed luxury brand hotels called Scion, which is reportedly the Trump kids'. I have a specific example of my concerns about the brush being too broad and not sufficiently thoughtful which I'll post separately. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/boyc...

Lara shared this on fb and it was too awesome not to share.

Wait, BBCA is showing a series based on Dirk Gently?? I must watch this, even if it cannot possibly rise to the brilliance of Douglas Adams. http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency

Omg, this one is totally what we've all been feeling. http://xmas.finland.fi/01-kaamos/ http://xmas.finland.fi/01-kaamos

I totally want the tongue frozen to the pole emoji. http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-11-14/finland-expresses-its-unique-nordic-culture-emojis-and-two-get-unicode-approved http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-11-14/finland-expresses-its-unique-nordic-culture-emojis-and-two-get-unicode-approved

I'm too easily affected by certain things these days. One of your comments reminded me of this. It's very American. [free unsolicited edumacation linky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Billings ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap_ckOb__SY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap_ckOb__SY

Ok, I have watched 1971 Willy Wonka way too many times, now. What else do you suggest as escapist fantasy without unbearably referential tones? I have been thinking about Wallace and Gromit, although I would prefer something with enough dialogue or music that I don't have to focus on watching it per se.

Bet you didn't know there were blue-eyed sea scallops. http://www.seacreaturefacts.com/2016/06/05/june-5-2016-scallop/

Here, have some nifty cool microscopy images. I'm particularly fond of the sea scallop eyeball. http://microscopy.duke.edu/gallery.html http://microscopy.duke.edu/gallery.html

I am having trouble remembering if I ever read anything of hers? Like Beauty sounds familiar, and yet I'm not sure. http://www.npr.org/2016/11/05/500668072/remembering-sheri-s-tepper-eco-feminist-sci-fi-firebrand http://www.npr.org/2016/11/05/500668072/remembering-sheri-s-tepper-eco-feminist-sci-fi-firebrand

Oh, holy .... Excuse me, how is it that the Clinton family is supposed to embody the archetype of the venal, corrupt, self-serving, nouveau riche, again? They're going to push giving Kushner top secret clearance. So he can punish people for convicting his father of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering and then negotiating a cushy plea deal where he only spent a little over 1 year in jail. Bloody hell. There is not even honor among thieves. A former U.S. official with ties to the Trump team described the ousters of Rogers and others as a “bloodletting of anybody that associated in any way on the transition with Christie,” and said that the departures were engineered by two Trump loyalists who have taken control of who will get national security posts in the administration: retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Rogers had no prior significant ties to Christie but had been recruited to join the Trump team as an adviser by t...

Basically, Bannon is Goebbels at this point, right? And, uh, Reince Priebus would be Franz von Papen?

Apparently 2106 is not done with us. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/business/media/gwen-ifill-dies.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/business/media/gwen-ifill-dies.html?_r=0

I really need for "Hallelujah" not to be running through my head anymore, m'kay?

Sometimes, I find words like George Takei's hopeful, other times just more sadness, but I'm mostly trying to go for the hopefulness. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/11/09/george-takei-election_n_12879818.html http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/11/09/george-takei-election_n_12879818.html

Desperately needs humor. Canada comes through. Although, I have to say I can't believe how much money maple syrup is worth. That's liquid gold, that is. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/maple-syrup-heist-quebec-canada-guilty-1.3848431 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/maple-syrup-heist-quebec-canada-guilty-1.3848431

Slept 7+ hours last night and still feel bleh. Of course, I am probably owed for a few not really sleeping nights. Meanwhile, definitely an upper respiratory virus. Again, so far just annoying enough to feel ill, not annoying enough to feel like dying. So that's probably the good thing. Knowing it will last a week or so anyway is not fun, though. Besides, cold medicine almost seems like overkill it's so low key, but I am uncomfortable enough I may try cold medicine anyway. #trustorybro

I feel like we need to invent "the spherical chicken of happiness" as an actual main dish, now. It just seems so what a clueless western hipster foodie would do to supposedly chinese food.

In addition to listening to the all chant, all the time gregorian chant radio station, I have been putting on the 1971 Willy Wonka to fall asleep to. It is all soothing balm and genuine escape. Tonight, I think I will choose a couple of the silliest Matt Smith Doctor Who episodes. Probably "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" and "The Beast Below", although I like "The Lodger" or "Closing Time" for this, as well.

Sigh. Please don't screw this up, guys. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/scramble-for-control-of-the-democratic-party-rages-231242 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/scramble-for-control-of-the-democratic-party-rages-231242

My stomach can stop being upset any time, now. I mean, it has been ok intermittently, like, yesterday was fine. Plus, I'm pretty sure that the upper respiratory is not totally devoid of viral aspects. Nothing has blossomed into full blown misery, and I hope it will not, but, you know. I know I'm upset about the existential angst of our meaningless existence at present. My GI system does not need to be so vocal about its agreement.

Too late for #throwbackthursday but posting anyway. I don't know why I suddenly remembered this, although I'm pretty sure it has to do with Leonard Cohen and "Hallelujah". It has way too many meta touchstones, but still, it is that much more meaningful, if painful. Final chorus from Carissimi's oratorio Jepthe Translation of the words: Weep, children of Israel, weep, all ye virgins, and for Jephthah’s only daughter, lament with songs of sorrow. Fair warning, do not listen unless you find crying cathartic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PLnla_I9gQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PLnla_I9gQ

Shit. http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/leonard-cohen-dead-1.3846669 http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/leonard-cohen-dead-1.3846669

Nice pic, nice story, is a little better feeling. http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/hillary-clinton-hiking-photo/index.html?sr=twEBOF111116Hillary%20Clinton1251AMVideoLink&linkId=31036029 http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/hillary-clinton-hiking-photo/index.html?sr=twEBOF111116Hillary%20Clinton1251AMVideoLink&linkId=31036029

Oh, noes. I just remembered. The incoming first residents get to redecorate - at our expense. Jesus, they claim they are on your team. Please don't let them turn it into what those horrible nightmares of tasteless rococco and gold plated toilet pics of their current personal residence look like.

I find it cute that Trump supporters forgave or dismissed every horrible thing he said, but there's apparently a satirical ad campaign in LA (?) about any known Hollywood star who said they'd leave the US if Trump ran.  It's not about the stupidity of hyperbolic rhetoric, here, or the suggestion that if you say things like that that somebody might call you out. It's that Trump can grab women by the pussy with impunity, I guess because he apparently really means and does what he says, but you can't mock but let go of the people who shot their mouths off. To me this is worse hypocrisy and confirmation, yet again, of the nastiness that Trump and the GOP legitimized in this campaign. People always say stupid stuff, and people always call them out after. But even if I can't properly frame this, it is not the same. These people, in general, genuinely want anyone who does not agree with them out of "their" country. It's very reminiscent of Nazi Germany an...

Ok, so, usually I try to be more mature than this, but at this point I am not ok with sore losers winners. You are now trying to bully people who don't agree with you. Some of you are acting self-righteous about people you consider privileged bubble-dwellers. Well, you are not teaching the lesson you suppose you are. You are reinforcing the idea that you are small-minded and petty. You are wealthy and privileged and spoiled. You are exceedingly arrogant for someone who could be considered 'hispanic' under the equal opportunity laws I presume you despise, having at least one Puerto Rican grandparent. Obviously, the Italian part of your family somehow also miraculously avoided the stereotyping and prejudice Italian immigrants were subjected to, because you seem to have no empathy, whatsoever. Here's a newsflash, buster. You're a privileged bubble-dweller. I don't know what, in particular, you feel you know about the particular group you chose to call out, or why ...

I hope you like corn recessions. (Yes, I know it's more complex than that; it's the general attitude of Wall Street, Thou Art Loosed.) http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-transition-team-we-will-dismantle-dodd-frank-1478800611 http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-transition-team-we-will-dismantle-dodd-frank-1478800611

Nice, I just had to find a way to turn off something called "what's hot" that google decided I needed polluting my stream.

Ok, I just had a small coronary. G+ forced it to the new and froze and I couldn't do anything. This is NOT the time to screw me over, g+!! My friends are keeping me sane! P.S. Read some of the help documentation while trying to fix the freeze and guess what? An awful lot of it sounds like code for 'we are not supporting apple products anymore'. If that's their game, it's been nice knowing all of you, because I can't currently afford to replace my every electronic device.

Donne seems apropos. Plus, this is, in fact, a somewhat hopeful if morose thought-piece. tl;dr the famous bit (but it all seems fitting to me) No man is an island,  entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/meditation17.php http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/meditation17.php

Got some sleep. Good thing I have to move the car or I might skip eating, getting out of bed, etc. I know they talk about it being depressing when you lose a presidential election. If this is how a lot of us feel, I hope Sec'y Clinton has a good support network. I mean, I assume she does, but even having lost it is important that the first woman candidate for president be ok.

Decided to take a peek at some stuff about the protests. Which seem to be happening many places. At first I was like, well, ok, peaceably assembling, that's cool. Then I heard some of the interviews with and discussion of what info they were gathering on the various protests and what groups or individuals were there and why blah blah etc. reporting etc. Some people were reasonable and articulate and stating that no, we have no reason to believe Trump won't be exactly who he has always been. Then there was the info that at least part of the NYC protest was a semi-organized group of groups who were not only against Trump, but they were mad at Hillary and the Democrats because ... wanna poll? it has one answer and you are already trying not to punch the screen, here ... Bernie. He would have won! The Democrats failed us, Hillary failed us! Mm, yeah, no. At least some of you failed them, if you are now part of the binary conspiracy all of a sudden. Uh, so, those of you who didn...

In the spirit of where's waldo?, this was obviously taken very early in the evening, probably when one of the local races came in. P.S. Unbelievably, the town we live in, a huge bastion of money and GOP, went Clinton, which helped her take the whole county. Much good it did us, but the GOP locally was being insufferably smug. P.P.S. Oh, the waldo bit is visible in the preview pic if you don't want to click. P.P.P.S. I'm waldo (Kenn, who finds me insufferably inscrutable). http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/08/election-day-buffalo-western-new-york-results-voting-updates/ http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/08/election-day-buffalo-western-new-york-results-voting-updates

So, yeah. I went and looked because I hadn't been able to watch this live and I posted something else about a certain commentator and one of you mentioned something. So I looked. I stand by my statement that a choice was made by one person to behave with class, dignity, and to use their word, grace. The other person is the embodiment of Trump's id. Childish, bullying, whiny. The living embodiment of a sore winner. As noted by another, it is indeed bordering on greater than human capacity to have sat next to that thing and not physically reacted. http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/09/corey-lewandowski-van-jones-hillary-clinton-speech-horrible-person-you-won-sot.cnn http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/09/corey-lewandowski-van-jones-hillary-clinton-speech-horrible-person-you-won-sot.cnn

Yes, I know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/09/how-do-i-explain-this-to-my-children-van-jones-gives-voice-to-the-nightmare-some-are-feeling/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/09/how-do-i-explain-this-to-my-children-van-jones-gives-voice-to-the-nightmare-some-are-feeling

#waybackwednesday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ckkiz33cU Mozart, "Agnus Dei", Coronation Mass . Specifically not from a requiem mass because of the words. Ends a little more perky than I feel at the moment, but I'm going to choose to take that as a sign of hopefulness and still got fight left. [For those of you who might know, yes, I am aware of the Nazi associations of who is involved in this performance and the irony of for whom it's being given and all the layers of meta this has in the current context.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ckkiz33cU

I kind of feel like I want to drive to Susan B. Anthony's grave and lay a wreath and light candles, or something.

Exhausted, sore throat, nauseated, dizzy. I feel great! Fuck that, no I don't.

Had a nice conversation today with an immigrant from the Congo (aka DRC or ROC or Zaire or Belgian Congo, etc.) who is an American citizen. They were still wearing their button with Trump crossed out on it. We mostly actually talked about Africa, but yeah.

You know how when you're in a really bad place mentally or emotionally sometimes you get weird cravings? Depressed, sleep deprived, etc.  I went and looked up where there was a Burger King and went and got a Whopper. I don't know how many years it's been since I did that. I'll bet you're real surprised that it has not been a huge help to my low grade constant stomach upset since last night. Also, super dehydrated from the sodium content. #trustorybroproductions

I know it's not related, but the south side of the city is having a massive fire. Timing. http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/major-fire-at-bethlehem-steel-site/350367496 http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/major-fire-at-bethlehem-steel-site/350367496

I want to say that having made the decision to use my personal situation as an opportunity to fight against something I consider deeply terrible, that I feel content that I, uh, gave the last measure, or something. I don't. I really, really don't right now. I am trying very hard not to cry, which is bizarre to me that this is so upsetting and I find no comfort at all at the moment in having put in so much effort. #thedarkesttimeline

Signing off here, will eventually sign off of slack.

They may not want to hear it, but there is a special place in hell for women who don't help each other. The more they keep convincing women that there is something wrong with them talking to each other, mentoring each other, helping each other, the more they get to keep us out of the places that men continue to control by talking to each other, mentoring each other, and helping each other.

Oh, also? Fuck you all the people who wrote in a candidate, or refused to vote for President while voting for the rest of the tickets. No, really. You do not live in a country where we form coalition governments. It wasn't specifically legislated that way and we've almost always had third, fourth, fifth, etc. party candidates. However, it is the way that it is. You may not like realpolitik or whatever, but you just essentially voted for Trump. You knew going into it that that was the case and you did this anyway. At least have the courage of your convictions and just vote for Trump. And it's also bull to go on about it being all or nothing. Life isn't like that. That's what the Republicans, the Tea Party, and the Freedom Caucus do. Are you telling me you are pleased with the way they have been governing? You claim you want even more liberal policies, you want Bernie! and so forth, but you'd rather have people who will do the exact opposite of what you want than ...

Dear Populists, Jackson was a lousy president. Congratulations, idiots. No love.

Oh, shit. They're gonna repeal the ACA. With nothing that helps people and everything that hands it all to the insurance companies. I swear there was something somewhere in the documents of the founding fathers that essentially said people were too stupid and uneducated to be allowed to govern themselves, hence the actually very limited voting rights in the original constitution. Of course, some of them also were into the idea of making education more widely available on the theory that it would, I don't know, educate people and make them better citizens? Augh.

One of the official Interns was talking to me as we watched these heinous returns and his comments ran something along the lines of I can't wait four years, I'll be out of college in four years, what am I supposed to do now? I said something at some point about not enough anti-depressants for four years and he said, well, there might be enough for just once ... loaded silence. Fuck. Everything.

Fuck everything, right now. Just. Fuck. Everything.

I don't think I'm gonna make it much past midnight. I can't even with this.

Wth? WA state is going for Trump? Augh, I hate these early predictions.

Well, there was a lot of yelling for CA, although I'm not sure how they could call it so fast.

Well, at least the music they are playing is good.

Congrats to Jeff, it looks like Charlotte went blue.

There's an awful lot of states I suddenly feel I never again wish to visit. I may be taking this personally.

Well, at least it looks like we for sure got the part of PA we went and canvassed.

I wish I was on slack with you all. Maybe I could vicariously drink myself into oblivion. WTF is wrong with this country?!

Susan B Anthony is buried about an hour and a half from here. People have plastered the grave with I voted stickers. The polls in that area gave out special commemorative I Voted stickers. They're awesome.

That's it. We're shut down. They've sent the job of calling California to NYCs three apparently large and fancy call centers until 11pm. Going upstairs to the party space. Eru help us all.

We've gone West, young man! Leave no phone un dialed, no voter unvoted. Or something.

So, I tell you many stories. Here's a nice one that is conveniently self-aggrandizing, to boot. Spoke to an older lady this morning. She said if she wasn't voting for Hillary anyway she have to vote for her now because I was such a nice person and sounded so nice. Don't you dare tell her otherwise.