Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

@Leucrotta I dunno, there's a lot for a white supremacist to like in Forbidden Zone... ;p

@001zlnv That... that sounds like WORK.

Granted, it sounds like extremely sexy work, and I haven't been able to indulge in that in quite a long time... and it'll certainly make the time in a legalized state more interesting...

Her Majesty hungers for the rhetorical blood of evildoers.

In other words, I'm all fighty and crotchety this morning. Everything's nagging at me just a little bit this morning except for the cats. I don't know what I'd do if not for those cats.

And that dragon, although to be totally honest, after three goddamn months cooped up here, her presence is a non-zero level of irritant too. The bug infestation in our kitchen, and our differing feelings about how serious it is, has been wearing on us both. Still. The fact the stress level here's as low as it is, given the whole fucking city's shut down and we've been stuck at close quarters, is a huge testament to her relationship skills and general lizard-like ability to remain chill.

Anyhow, my latest Reddit chewtoy has threatened to call the mods on me. *blush* And now I'm all grumpy and need someone new to bat around.

Believe me, you would NOT sympathize with him. Last round, he was trying to argue that certain anti-woman Biblical atrocities were "just human nature." Before that, it was a Blue Lives Matter tirade, "Columbus never committed genocide," and whining about "virtue signaling." My tactics against him may be Chaotic Neutral at best, but he's sheer Lawful Evil. And I just don't care anymore.

I need to get the fuck outta here. There is a part of me that is sorely tempted to blow my entire savings on a full rubber catsuit with a functional filter helmet, a week's car rental (with the AC cranked up ALL the way), and a road trip to any 420-friendly hotel in any legal state.

Instead, I'll just sit here and take some pleasure in the fact that the Red States are getting EXACTLY what we predicted for them, and if it doesn't know some sense into them, maybe it'll at least reduce their numbers a little.

@Leucrotta Enh, I feel like the gap between what I was told the WHO was going to do and what they actually did was pretty embarrassing, TBH.

And Starbucks still sucks, but... I dunno, maybe I've become shielded from it by living in places like NOLA where franchises just _don't_ really compete with local businesses very well at all.

I honestly could not tell you how much of that is that they hit an expansionistic speedbump, and how much is the locals saying "GOD DAMN IT, FUCKING NO" after Katrina made the realize just what they've got down here. I admit I *am* afraid that this time COVID-19's gonna give them an opportunity to move in that we _can't_ fend off...

If I just kick it back into the vault hard enough, order some comfort food, and get back to work... that's mental health, right?

(Also, those of you who correctly read the CW in the voice of Homestar Runner flaming out over long pants... award yourself a point.)

@Leucrotta Heh, I remember a day when people were telling me with a straight face that the biggest threats to our way of life were Starbucks and the WTO. *sigh*

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@Phorm He... he is not. *shakes head sadly*

After doing some very sophisticated Cat Math, I wrote up a quick convolutional-network AI and ran several thousand generations to get this, the most objectively Shemp image possible.

No, I'm just kidding, this is just a photo of Shemp at his shempiest.

#WAT?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1c2KzJbcGA

Haha, I had never realized the extent to which this classic is the Empress Rezeya song. I really need to put this on my speakers, clear out my studio, and Activate My Dance Floor Kitty sometime soon.

​Leslie is my personal savior.

@Sig @anthracite Yeah, but those aren't the product of self-hate, those are the product of dragon love. 😻​

Weird one. Stepdad is doing fairly well for someone who had a mild heart attack last year, still keeping up with his cardio exercise and breathing better on his new medications.

But this is the first one of This Holiday since we lost my stepbrother to a brutally aggressive lung/brain cancer, and you could tell he was putting on a bit of a good face. Mom told me in confidence that he REALLY did not want a big celebration even if that were possible.

So yeah.

The good news is they did get to visit my stepsister and help her and the kids move, and my niece and her INCREDIBLY SWEET GOURMET CHEF(!!) boyfriend brought their cats up. I'll see if I can find the pics: the daddy of the family is a 19 lb. Maine Coon who probably eats cars for breakfast and evidently doesn't like ANYONE but my niece... but instantly sought to flop in my mom's lap and snooze.

And our kitties are fine, saw all three of them holding court on the front porch when we left for cafe, so in the absence of any other terrible news, life is pretty good..

Anyhow, note that I did kinda hold back on being too explicit about why today is a holiday and... I do that out of sympathy for people who didn't have it so easy. I hope y'all got through today okay. *hug*

@Sig I'm REALLY glad to hear you're making progress on this, though. I kinda sympathize with the cheeks -- I realized recently that I haven't had a big nasty bite mark on my forearm since I moved out of That Household and started spending most of my time with Peggy...

@woozle You might be interested in http://www.cakeworld.info/news/2014-08-02acommentaryonthe2004arifstudyandtheguardianarticlesexchangesarenoteffectivesayresearchers

I think I picked up Peg's little bout of low-grade suicidal ideation from yesterday. Maybe I should take my own advice and go get some cookies. But I think for now, "rest of yesterday's deep dish pizza and an angry nap" will have to suffice.

Gotta stick to your strengths. Nobody does angry naps better than manticores.

Oh, in other kinstuff news, I think a peryton has joined the cast. That's... probably not a good sign but maybe a little futile homicidal ideation will be a nice break from the futile suicidal ideation.

All he wants to do is eat the Perfect Evil Heart out of some oppressive shithead's chest and then die in peace with a proper shadow. Is that really so bad? And he's all fuzzy and velvety. Fuck it, I'm inviting him in.

After waking up to a string of low-logic high-anger articles about the global warming and COVID lockdown "hoaxes," my moods dropped back to the "Party At Ground Zero" level.

On the other hand, Sugarfoot dropped in to say hi and has been super-snuggly and affectionate. I would fight and die to at least preserve the sort of world cats can thrive in for a few more thousand years.

Humans? Meh. As long as someone else is around to feed the cats, today I just can't be bothered to give a shit.

@anthracite Ohhhhhh... good catch! Thanks hun! <3

On an unrelated note... HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE? Am I crazy, or do these two totally different Twitter accounts have the exact same name and URL?!

@hystericempress As a side note... HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE?!

@hystericempress Yeah, dude reeks of 4chan and that's plenty bad enough. -____-