Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

This Dutch Treat is certainly doing nothing to disabuse me of my belief that what we consider "magick" is little more than a neurological state.

(That is not meant to be dismissive of magickal practitioners, medicated or otherwise. A neurological state counts for a LOT, and skilled conjuration of such is an EXTREMELY important skill that is dangerously lacking today. A crusty old mystical-rationalist neurotheologist type like me might assert it's the only thing that counts at all.)

@troodon (I would have gone with "Huey Lewis," but at that level of quality, you'd basically have to be smoking shoelaces. >;D )

@troodon At the risk of stepping on some toes, "REO Speedwagon" was just the result of me trying to think of the dullest possible band. :p Alternatives included "Manhattan Transfer" and "Jimmy Buffett," no offense to any fans out there. :p

@troodon I was particularly proud of the subtle Beach Boys reference in "Pet Smells." ^___^

imma rawr
imma rawr @ somewuns face
imma eat ur leadurz

I resolved my tolerance issue by applying the Annie Sprinkle Principle: "The solution to bad $THING is not no $THING, it's good $THING."

So I got a quarter ounce of Dutch Treat so sticky my fingertips are still tacky just from brushing against it, and... yes, that is considerably better, thank you. I just needed to stop smoking my usual budget strains. (e.g. "Camden Kush," "Bong Salad," "PGA Classic," "Pet Smells," "REO Speedwagon," "John Deere," "Big Mixx," "Celery Diesel," et al.)

I'm still devotedly keeping the scrapbook of political articles I started in mid-2016. The main difference is that the filenames are slowly being dominated by entries like "excellent list of american atrocities by a condescending radical asshole." ;p

I'm so conflicted these days. Does it show? -_-

@troodon Oh, that's a real good reason! I am willing to clear some calendar space for ya!

@troodon Oops, brain is only half working today... I could probably bop up to Northgate, get fish, and drag you back here too! That's really not much of a trip, bless you 67 bus. ^__^

@troodon Working entirely as intended.

@troodon I am SO INTO getting to see you soon, but this is gonna be a rough week -- we're starting up our new cycle of evaluations and my new Fearless Leader is already pulling his hair out and begging me to take some grading over from him and the noob.

Tell ya what, poke me again in a couple days? If you're OK with heading our way, I could at least do extended lunch and maybe some post-lunch hangout if you don't mind me sitting there working/bitching 😺​

(if it's any consolation, the purpose of this film is to both acknowledge the urge to "destroy," and dissolve it by reduction to semantically satiated nonsense -- basically, i'm so agitated today, i'm paradoxically so sick of being angry that i'm almost happy

still, Eating All Humans sounds pretty appealing right now)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzRAB2MjSNA

@troodon Well, then, at least bring me a fish. =-___~=

Seriously, I might have picked the WRONG time for a tolerance break. Wanted to wait until payday, to maintain some vague pretense of fiscal responsibility, but... god, I'm just antsy and distractable and sullen and overcaffeinated and (despite Peg being 10 FEET AWAY and awesome) oddly lonely, and I swear I can feel my damn stripes vibrate. I hate them. I hate everything (except you). I hate matter. I hate energy.

@troodon See, now... I was just about to say something snarky like "this story involves cum, doesn't it." Of COURSE I was right... :p

NGL, this habit of "resolving" social injustice by saying "oh, we'll just reverse it and substitute new variables into the equation of who's Just Plain Crappy By Birth Now" is wearing real thin.

Once again, I'm stuck feeling that leftists are the absolute worst people on the planet except for centrists and the right. Can we widen that moral high ground gap just a BIT, social justice friends? Can we be a BIT less stereotypically Terran about all this? -_-

@chandra It's the way to go, honestly.

@Leucrotta @Oneironott This raises the vital question of whether this is therapy *for* or *via* coyote...

I wonder what it would take to impose a "stop and frisk" policy against American presidents, legislators, and staff?

"Excuse me, you've been acting suspicious since we elected you. We're going to have to ask you to empty your pockets and let us examine the contents. Hmmm, there seem to be an awful lot of Russian names in your phone contacts, I'm afraid we're going to have to take you down to the station."