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(group member since Jun 17, 2010)
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from the Q&A with Josh Lanyon group.
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Antonella wrote: "Did you know that you can pre-order 
The 12.2-Per-Cent Solution (Holmes & Moriarity 5)? Sadly it will be auto-delivered to your Kin..."
:-D :-D :-D
It gives me a guide post to the future--and I need those little markers right now.
1 - CBD oil2 - Coloring books
3 - YouTube Beauty Bloggers (because it's so beautifully, relaxingly mindless to think about eye shadow application--even though we have nowhere to go and nothing to do where eye shadow would be needed)
4 - The Marlowe and Spenser Show (though I wish there was a way to reduce the volume)
5 - Experiments in cocktails. I believe I have at last perfected the Mai Tai.
Anyway, general news.Ahem.
From my previous comments, you get an idea of my mental and emotional state.
And yet, believe it or not, I am way calmer than I was, even sort of optimistic. Much of the time.
I'm starting to feel a bit more creative--I'm actually writing again, slowwwwwwwly, and thinking about characters and stories. I can't really commit to anything (except Bell, Book and Scandal in October, which seems safe enough HAHAHAHAHAAHA) because I still have unexpected and enervating bouts of depression, but hey! It's a start.
I try to remind myself of cheerful things like...about a third of the country supported Hitler right up to the end. So it's not just us. It can happen anywhere. In fact, it's kind of amazing that it took us this long to realize how much of our government relied on the honor system, on people of mostly good will doing what they thought was best for the country.
We aren't built to withstand a sociopathic megalomaniac.
So now we know.
Uh... But I was trying to give a cheery update. :-D :-D :-D
In conclusion, I'm afraid that we're doomed, but I'm trying to keep a good attitude. And I'm writing sporadically again. ;-)
Loretta wrote: "Johanna wrote: " And I can't imagine how our friends in US can cope with this endless stream of absurd, bad news."With shame and disbelief. This fourth of July is the first one in my almost 55 ye..."
I know. Same.
Not to mention ours was like a FUCKING WAR ZONE.
And I'm not exaggerating. Because we're in a high fire risk area, fireworks are banned, but this year fireworks were viewed as political protest and for something like THREE HOURS they never stopped. The air was full of the the scent of gun powder and the dogs were shivering messes (despite doses of CBD oil).
And for the next month our charming neighbors kept setting fireworks off at two and three in the morning. Because... WHY? I mean, aside from being infantile, antisocial assholes.
Antonella wrote: "A Swedish professor (and not Barbara Streisand, see link) wrote this. I found it funny:«I’m no political scientist, but if you have 12 “key speakers” at your convention, and 6 of them have the sa..."
Oh, it's our own little monarchy-in-the-making. All the arrogance and none of the adorable hats or sense of public service.
Mymymble wrote: "Sorry in particular to those shielding from news.In defence I haven't posted anything political here since July (praising the supreme court) and the Kenosha happenings seemed exceptional. Sorry gu..."
Not at all.
However, as you can see, I'm always a couple of comments away from full-on rant now days. So I have started limited my news intake (for real) and I try to stay away from social media. I am not pleasant company these days.
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "There is no relief. It is going to be like this until the US elections. I never used to notice US politics under other presidents, but because Trump is so awful the entire world media reports about..."It's going to be worse and worse and worse. And then, regardless of the outcome of the election, it will REALLY get dangerous for those next few months.
If Trump wins, we'll be lucky if he doesn't have Barr actually arrest his political opponents. If Biden wins, Trump as a lame duck president will be a raging lunatic capable of anything including an attempted coup.
Johanna wrote: "Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I think the combination of a terrible president and the pandemic give all the other difficulties much more prominence. You cant escape US news. It is everywhere ev..."Frankly, it's not easy.
The wonder is not that I'm having trouble writing fictional stories of mayhem and murder. The wonder is I'm not screaming in a padded cell somewhere.
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "The Kenosha BLM shootings are so horrific it's hard to process."Lots of episodes from the USA are hard to process. I mean no offense, but often it looks like th..."
No. We always had our problems, but this is nothing like the country I grew up in. This is... Well, I mean, I have to remind myself that the majority of the country is as horrified and outraged as I am. Hillary won by three million votes--but we have this little game called the Electoral College.
I truly don't know what's going to happen because they are doing every possible thing to sabotage this election. From all but destroying the post office to demanding states prepare for a pre-election rollout of a vaccine that has yet to be determined.
Mymymble wrote: "The Kenosha BLM shootings are so horrific it's hard to process. The contrast is unbearable in the videos between unarmed Jacob Blake, shot repeatedly in the back in front of his tiny kids, and Kyle..."I can't understand how people can watch this happen over and over and OVER again and refuse to admit that there is a terrible problem here.
Most of my extended family--MY OWN FATHER--are so obstinately, willfully blind.
It took Trump to show me how families could be ripped apart by civil war, how brothers could fight on opposite sides, wives work as spies against their husbands, etc.
I'm honest to God not sure what we'll do if Trump is reelected.
Antonella wrote: "Good news:Black lesbian political powerhouse announced as Kamala Harris’s chief of staff
About people nitpicking about Kamala Harris, Amanda Palmer expressed my point of view with her avocado t..."
God yes. There is no such thing as a perfect human, let alone a perfect political candidate.
Alison wrote: "I know we have a lot of Jordan L. Hawk fans around here--he's doing a Widdershins RPG! Isn't that cool? I think that world would work well in that sort of format. There will be a Kickstarter in Oct..."That's so exciting!
SamSpayedPI wrote: "If in the future, I'm less active on this board than I am now, it's because I'm going back to school. It's been almost 30 years since my last degree (law). I've taken random classes here and ther..."
Oh! How exciting! I think this is actually kind of a great time to reevaluate, reinvent.
Or, as the Royal Princess says, FIND SOMETHING NEW. ;-P
But in all seriousness, with the world crumbling around us, there's never been a better time to figure out the rest of your life.
Josh wrote: "The Holmes and Moriarity series is back in Kindle Unlimited for the next 90 days. :-)"Oh! And Winter Kill as well.
The Holmes and Moriarity series is back in Kindle Unlimited for the next 90 days. :-)
Antonella wrote: "Children of Our Age by Wisława SzymborskaWe are children of our age,
it’s a political age.
All day long, all through the night,
all affairs—yours, ours, theirs—
are political affairs.
Whether y..."
Hmmmm. Interesting.
Jordan wrote: "Here’s my taco seasoning. This tastes similar to Old El Paso’s mild seasoning mix, for those who care.1 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
..."
Paprika? That's interesting. I've never tried tacos with Paprika. I often add chopped black olives and diced green chilis in my taco meat. Maybe I'll test Paprika out in the next batch (tomorrow night)
SamSpayedPI wrote: "The original Trader Vic's Mai Tai:– 1 oz lime juice
– 1/2 oz orange Curaçao
– 1/4 oz orgeat syrup
– 1/4 oz 1:1 simple syrup
– 1 oz aged Jamaican rum
– 1 oz aged Martinique agricole rhum
Shake al..."
Thank you for this!!!!
