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This is one of the biggest compliments I have ever received for a piece of my writing. :3
southernmedicineThis is one of the biggest compliments I have ever received for a piece of my writing. :3
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Jul. 3rd, 2025 03:59 pmsouthernmedicineThis post is rife with negativity!
Or rather, it's a venting post where I lightly complain about things that have been pissing me off! You don't need to read it, but who knows, you might agree with me on some of it.
1) People who think they have to come to a full and complete stop before making a right turn or turning into a parking lot.
2) People who try the door of a public restroom and, finding it locked, knock on the door. Yes, my brother in christ, there is someone in here. That is how it came to be locked, my guy.
3) When people tailgate me all the way down the road, getting increasingly annoyed at me for not stomping on the gas and gunning the engine. We are going to stop again at the next light. We can see that it is already turning yellow. Jesus Christ.
4) People using public bathrooms like they have literally never used an indoor facility before. Tell me how and why you can walk into a public restroom and there is just pee and shit all over the place, on the floor, on the stall walls, on the toilet seat. Hello??? Who is doing this? Have you ever used a toilet before???
Huh, now that I write it in a list this way, seems like the things pissing me off the most are all either driving or bathroom related, haha.
Happy Thursday.
Or rather, it's a venting post where I lightly complain about things that have been pissing me off! You don't need to read it, but who knows, you might agree with me on some of it.
1) People who think they have to come to a full and complete stop before making a right turn or turning into a parking lot.
2) People who try the door of a public restroom and, finding it locked, knock on the door. Yes, my brother in christ, there is someone in here. That is how it came to be locked, my guy.
3) When people tailgate me all the way down the road, getting increasingly annoyed at me for not stomping on the gas and gunning the engine. We are going to stop again at the next light. We can see that it is already turning yellow. Jesus Christ.
4) People using public bathrooms like they have literally never used an indoor facility before. Tell me how and why you can walk into a public restroom and there is just pee and shit all over the place, on the floor, on the stall walls, on the toilet seat. Hello??? Who is doing this? Have you ever used a toilet before???
Huh, now that I write it in a list this way, seems like the things pissing me off the most are all either driving or bathroom related, haha.
Happy Thursday.
Not a GREAT week when it comes to ending sexual violence.
Jul. 2nd, 2025 09:08 pmmuccamukkThe whole Diddy thing. It doesn't matter how much proof there is.
Brad Pitt, who is known to have struck his wife and his children then perpetuated lawfare on them for years to the point where several of his kids no longer want contact with him, has the number one movie right now. Best opening weekend of his career. Most of the coverage doesn't even mention the violence.
On the anniversary of Tortoise Media publishing allegations of rape and sexual assault against Neil Gaiman, Netflix is dropping season two of The Sandman. Meanwhile, Gaiman is forcing one of his victims into arbitration. Not because she's libling him, but because she broke an NDA. Everything's gone very quiet, which I assume is what he wanted.
Some thoughts from smarter people:
Rebecca Solnit: Cynicism Is the Enemy of Action.
Tarana Burke: Tarana Burke doesn’t define #MeToo’s success by society’s failure.
Brad Pitt, who is known to have struck his wife and his children then perpetuated lawfare on them for years to the point where several of his kids no longer want contact with him, has the number one movie right now. Best opening weekend of his career. Most of the coverage doesn't even mention the violence.
On the anniversary of Tortoise Media publishing allegations of rape and sexual assault against Neil Gaiman, Netflix is dropping season two of The Sandman. Meanwhile, Gaiman is forcing one of his victims into arbitration. Not because she's libling him, but because she broke an NDA. Everything's gone very quiet, which I assume is what he wanted.
Some thoughts from smarter people:
Rebecca Solnit: Cynicism Is the Enemy of Action.
Tarana Burke: Tarana Burke doesn’t define #MeToo’s success by society’s failure.
Some people want to judge the movement on specific outcomes, so when a case is overturned, Burke said, “people are like, ‘Oh the #MeToo movement has failed.’” Instead, she said, such outcomes are proof of the difficulty of the work.
“It’s not about the failure of the movement; it’s the failure of the systems,” Burke explained. “These systems are not designed to help survivors, they’re not designed to give us justice, they’re not designed to end sexual violence.”
“When we bind ourselves to the outcomes of these cases, we are constantly up and down with our disappointment, our highs and lows,” Burke continued. “What they tell us is just how much work we need to change the laws and the policies but most importantly, to change the culture that creates the people who commit, who perpetrate acts of harm.”
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Jun. 30th, 2025 12:04 amsouthernmedicineI did the big 80-question meme thing I've been seeing all over my reading page. It's after midnight and my mind is buzzing and I need something to distract myself, so!
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Jun. 24th, 2025 11:47 pmsouthernmedicineI have so! Much! To do! And I move out of here officially in less than a month.
I still have to take a CPR class and buy insurance and get my car checked out and potential repairs done, and I have to pack and hire more movers and keep badgering the leasing office about our apartment application because yeah, after a month we still have no idea whether we are getting the apartment or not.
I'm starting to really feel the anxiety set in. I had a to-do list and a shopping list and I have somehow managed to misplace them both. Now I'm utterly convinced that I'm forgetting something crucial, and will feel this way even after I have finished writing new lists. I have to visit all my friends one last time too but when will I even have the time?
I must breathe. I will end this post with three positive things:
1) I just wound down for the night by watching K-Pop Demon Hunters and it was actually really good. I'm not sure what I expected but I was thoroughly entertained and the soundtrack was all bangers.
2) I have gotten my first ever party planning gig, kind of. Those who know me well know that I love to plan parties, particularly themed parties, which is super ironic since I don't... actually really like to go to parties. But something about brainstorming fun ideas, hunting for and pricing and organizing decor and food and games and all the fun, unique, guest-pleasing ideas is something I really enjoy doing and always said I wish I could do professionally. A friend of Blair's came to me and said "Hey, Blair told me how much you love planning parties and how good you are at it, I would be happy to pay you to plan a Lord of the Rings themed birthday party for my boyfriend!" (I know what you're thinking, but it will not influence the workload I'm currently panicking over because it isn't until November.)
3) So far I'm still free of weird hormonal fuckery after getting my IUD removed, and I'm really hoping it stays that way.
I still have to take a CPR class and buy insurance and get my car checked out and potential repairs done, and I have to pack and hire more movers and keep badgering the leasing office about our apartment application because yeah, after a month we still have no idea whether we are getting the apartment or not.
I'm starting to really feel the anxiety set in. I had a to-do list and a shopping list and I have somehow managed to misplace them both. Now I'm utterly convinced that I'm forgetting something crucial, and will feel this way even after I have finished writing new lists. I have to visit all my friends one last time too but when will I even have the time?
I must breathe. I will end this post with three positive things:
1) I just wound down for the night by watching K-Pop Demon Hunters and it was actually really good. I'm not sure what I expected but I was thoroughly entertained and the soundtrack was all bangers.
2) I have gotten my first ever party planning gig, kind of. Those who know me well know that I love to plan parties, particularly themed parties, which is super ironic since I don't... actually really like to go to parties. But something about brainstorming fun ideas, hunting for and pricing and organizing decor and food and games and all the fun, unique, guest-pleasing ideas is something I really enjoy doing and always said I wish I could do professionally. A friend of Blair's came to me and said "Hey, Blair told me how much you love planning parties and how good you are at it, I would be happy to pay you to plan a Lord of the Rings themed birthday party for my boyfriend!" (I know what you're thinking, but it will not influence the workload I'm currently panicking over because it isn't until November.)
3) So far I'm still free of weird hormonal fuckery after getting my IUD removed, and I'm really hoping it stays that way.
