Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

@Leucrotta My main thought about the whole thing is "isn't it sort of a stupid idea to declare No Quarter Asked Or Given, when you're basically already a political minority holding sway over a group that outnumbers you 2:1?"

I can understand why some of our friends are panicking, because that is some pretty scary rhetoric, in or out of historical context. But man, does it sound like a desperation ploy to me-- not to mention, implicit permission to sweep away right-wing resistance the moment it becomes possible.

Meanwhile, I have at least gotten much better in the last year or so at keeping my mouth shut where *personal*, as opposed to political, frustrations are concerned.​

For example, in response to the massive flood of bad ex-roommate memories that a random stimulus just triggered, I have arranged to neatly discharge all the pent-up exasperation, bewilderment, and disillusionment thusly, with no further detail needed:

"Grr."

Thank you for your time.

@mona@cybre.space scan and post!

this is a vital part of the history of the Meadow Party!

@JulieSqveakaroo Sounds pretty reasonable to me, roo. *hugs tight*

Super, super cranky. I had been doing so well at walking away from stupid political squabbles on Reddit lately, but I've let no less than five different people have it today. They all deserved it, in my humble opinion, accusing democrats of being "childish" about the Wall for example, but... I don't like being in that state of mind one bit, not after all the things my shouty, bitchy temper has ruined for me in the past few years.

I just want these ambulatory logical fallacies to no longer be a factor in my life. I want to live in a country that's not being actively gaslit every fucking day. I just want to be able to read the subreddit for my own fucking city without feeling like I have to trudge through a canal of type-A blame-the-poor libertarian poop six feet deep, one that wasn't there when I arrived in 2011.

And it's hard, it's just hard to believe any state of real civility exists here anymore. When the other side's made it quite clear that their principles are only there for keeping _you_ in check, why the fuck NOT just let it all fly? Why the fuck be the one who always has to expend the effort to be civil? Why not just let the beast off the leash? Why not walk right up to the conservatives who are suddenly all "come now, why can you not be reasonable" and show them just how badly they've already ruined that possibility?

Because it's fucking exhausting, that's why. Yet-- maybe not morally, but just in pure tactical terms-- grinning unrepentantly and shoving them into traffic is actually starting to sound like the _most_ reasonable option. And those of you who remember what a compulsive devil's advocate for conservatives I was ~2005 know what I must have gone through in order to be saying that.

It's still a lot of fun to tear into them. I won't lie. But you can only wake up in a cage at the Woodland Park zoo, still woozy from the tranq darts, maw still caked in Trumpiste blood, so many times before you start wondering if there's a better way everyone could have been spending their time. -___-

@mmsword Oh, we named Bentley an honorary cat ages ago, for distinguished achievements in lounging. So go nuts. ^___^

Also she read this over my shoulder and then hooked her talons up my nose and pulled until I yelped in pain and grinned unrepentantly at her.

Dream girl. 😻​

Peg was kind enough to come to the cafe and drop off a house key I needed. While she was there, she asked what the restroom code was, and I told her: "2019." Like, the year. The year that it is now.

Fifteen seconds later, she asks me, in all sincerity: "What was that number again? 2038?" And I just have to look at her for a moment and repeat, you know, THE CURRENT YEAR, because that wasn't enough of a mnemonic for her.

So then I look up 2038, because it sounds really familiar, and it has to have SOME significance to her, if it's the first thing that came to mind. And Googled 2038.

That's Peg in a nutshell. Forgets the year, remembers esoteric computing problems without even realizing it. And I think that's part of why I love her: "the hard things are easy and the easy things are hard" sounds REAL familiar to me...

@Leucrotta I'M THE CLOROX COWBOY. ON THE CRYSTAL MICROPHONE, WITH NO BASS! WE'RE ALL TREBLE HERE, AT THE NUMBER 180 AND THE LETTER G!

#WRUWflashbacks

@Leucrotta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYA162Sd-bU

awoo* is stupid
(*the practice, not the instance)

dogs are stupid

humans are stupid

money is stupid

cats are good

pet cats right now

@Leucrotta Go to the goddamn beach already. :D Peg and I blew off most of a day to go to the Santa Monica beach when were in the Bay and it was a totally irreplaceable experience.

Above a certain level of power, there were never really any "good guys" in American politics-- just talented careerists who were good at doing their jobs and letting enough trickle down to the underclass to prevent a revolution.

Even in the wake of the Trump farce, where we're all desperate for a grown-up in charge, don't ever mistake mere administrative competence and diplomatic skills for moral principle. They're important... but they're not good enough, and we're never going to build _our_ future with _their_ elite ideals.

@anthracite *bops dragon gently on head with Laputan wakey-stick*

@imetagon@dragon.style *writes an entire book on the subject so they can cite it*

THIS is why I love STS. This was casually brought up as a joke on Reddit just a day or two ago. There's an update like this almost every day.

I have never seen a game dev fuss this much over the tiny details of his game, just to please his audience.

(And come to think of it, I have this horrible feeling that I was probably our Pierce...)

@anthracite YOU CAN'T BAN A CHANGELING FOOLISH DRAGON -- WE ARE ALREADY HALF YOUR INSTANCE *bzzzzz*

god damn it anthracite all i wanted to do was anthropomorphize your poop *pout*​

Postfurry was my Greendale Community College.