Not great, Bob

[brandywine28]

See title!

Uh...so how's everyone doing? Should we do a sound-off? ...maybe just the Americans?

It's bad here, y'all, and one of the worst things of all is how I hesitated to even log on today, 'cos I haven't been around lately and, like, what right do I have? To unload on you all? There's nothing worse than that friend who only pops by when things are sucky and they wanna complain. I've had that friend. I do not want to be that friend.

But also, I'm kind of doing that Birdcage thing, you know? Riding a psychotic horse toward a burning stable -- metaphorically! -- and there's a bucket of water *right there* but no one's reaching for it because it was poured by a highly competent Black woman?? I guess??

Forget it. Bad metaphor. Awful, awful metaphor.

Don't laugh, but I thought it'd all work out for the best. In my naive, pie-in-the-sky little heart, I honestly did.

And also! I'm feeling the weirdest urge to fiddle around with my old WIPs today. I dunno...something-something the beauty of creation, something-something defiance and the triumph of the human spirit, something-something two guys rawing each other on top of some hay bales? Maybe it's not so weird.

Anyway, um. Hi?

Comments

[sperrywink]

Hello! To be honest, I thought this election was a no brainer too and wasn't worried one bit. Cue my surprise and devastation.

[clevermanka]

Hi, bb. Hugs and solidarity.

[brandywine28]

A lot of us did! I know you and I weren't the only ones! (Ugh, forget what I said about January being safer. Guess we're just gonna have to get used to a Times Square that's absolutely teeming with swastikas. GOD.)

[brandywine28]

Oh, god, hi!! I'll take it all, the hugs, the solidarity -- it really does help, tbh. Thanks. <333

[jacieleigh]

I'm baffled that so many people not only chose a felon, but a self-centered con man who only thinks of himself, and also one of the most despicable people on the planet over an intelligent woman with a record of working to better things for everyone. I've never been so disappointed in my country.

In all honesty, I didn't think either of the old men were fit for another term. And I THOUGHT a lot of other people felt the same way. I thought anyone younger would win over the old coots in a landslide. This has been an eye-opener as to just how ass-backward and racist our country still is. It's deplorable. We should be past this as a nation.

Yep, I have one friend over on LJ who only pops on very rare occasions to ask for money. I always encourage people who don't post often to be sure to check out their friends' posts. But yeah, don't be a stranger. It's quiet enough at both LJ and DW, we could use some more chatter. And I'm always happy to talk about sparkly boys or kitty cats! *G*

[turps]

Hi you!

You could never be that friend, because it's always lovely to see you, even if you do just pop by to unload. Which is very understandable. I'm shocked at the result, and that's from an ocean away.

♥

[brandywine28]

I mean, it's definitely possible to be a convicted felon and NOT a hideous stain on humanity! This prick doesn't manage to achieve it, but some do! And -- ugh, now I'm angry all over again: the state of New York still has the option to make him serve jail time -- during his presidential tenure! It's absolutely on the table right now! But I know nothing'll ever come of it because rules don't apply to this crapbag and nothing seems to mean anything anymore and !!!! I'm so tired.

At least Joe's in relatively good shape for his age. This one's been visibly rotting from the inside out right in front of our eyes since the mid-eighties. Four solid years of increasingly boring "Joe is old" jokes and then the exact same people making them turn right around and vote for an orange pile of dementia? How??

Yikes to your money mutual. No, that's not what I'm about at all! I want the kitty cats! I want the dancing boys! We're gonna need those things now more than ever, for sure. <3

[brandywine28]

Omg, hi! You're never NOT a delight, are you? :)

I feel like everyone's already moving on into the philosophizing and self-care stages of whatever this is and I'm still just sitting here, shocked and stuck. I can't seem to process it.