So the opening of S2E1 of Cross is deeply cathartic.

I’ve been thinking about what happened after the bubonic plague.

So many people died, what impact did that have on society. The economy. Class systems. Are we just repeating that cycle now? Did we repeat it after the previous pandemic that ended WWI early?

Three rules in FBI firearm training:

1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot

Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like

I spent the last few nights searching for microgrants to see if I can get help with my garden. My goal is to grow enough to add to the neighborhood garden shopping we had last fall. It’s awesome to shop in your neighbors garden! I already give away fruit year round.

We don’t talk enough about how people need to pay rent or mortgage during a recession, depression, or war.

I look forward to the time when I can have a pair of goats and sheep who hang out at Mt Tabor and the surrounding area during early summer to clear brush for wildfire mitigation.

One thing I’ve noticed is companies tend to mimic the government. Some intentionally deviate but most do not.

I’m hoping we hit whatever our collective rock bottom is before we pass the point of no return.

People like me who survived DV, or have chronic illnesses, family responsibilities, etc aren’t going to survive this. And I have the privilege of being a white girl. The next 5 years are going to be wild.

Is it just me or are we in a bananas timeline where I go on a professional social media site to implore someone to give me a job while my neighbors are being kidnapped, the climate has passed the tipping point, people in tech are losing everything.

I didn’t realize it was hipster runway model night at Trader Joe’s. Go SE Portland

Look for the quiet ones, their gentle ask for help might be all they can muster while they are drowning

November is the birthday month of a friend who didn’t make it. He was drowning in debt and didn’t see any options. Lately, I rate myself on a scale of 1 to Kelly. I’m guessing I’m not alone or even interesting.

It made me think of a line in a book, “The thing about drowning is it’s silent”

Kiss the Girls is apparently my relaxation movie.

I was worried in Feb/Mar about Marshall law but the governor’s stepped up. I was worried about SNAP but I’m seeing a ground swell of mutual aid and community.

The cruelty is the point. Division is the point. If we realize we are better together, we all win. Here’s hoping.

When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits

Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.

Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv

I think we need a rule where representatives can not have dual citizenship. Or they can’t vote on any package that sends money to the country they are also a citizen of. Either is fine.

Watching “The Woman in Cabin 10” and wow she has no survival skills whatsoever.

It’s weird to be walking with my two spicy dogs with 5 crows flying around me that people think, I’m going to make her move

Ok so it wasn’t just me. What even was that?

Ya think?

A example of a judicial warrant. A judicial warrant is signed by the judge at the bottom. It has the court name at the top. The address should match the residence.

This is what a judicial warrant looks like. If a federal agent shows up at your door with a warrant that doesn’t have the judge’s signature, you don’t have to let them in.

Contact PIRC at 1-888-622-1510 if a federal agent shows up at your residence or workplace. #KnowYourRights

There is a sea shanty on how to start an F16 and I feel like TikTok is sparking a weird amount of joy

My crow made it through the night. They are still just as crafty and I wasn’t able to catch em.

Sad

I feel so sad that I couldn’t catch a baby crow with an injured wing. Does this indicate I’m depressed? Maybe. Or I’m having a hard time processing the world shenanigans.

It doesn’t have to be one thing

Someone said, “it feels like it’s going to lightning and thunder.”

It took everything in me not to say, “eh, doesn’t smell like it.”

Because it’s just humid for Portland and it feels weird because there is no wind. Weather 🤷🏻‍♀️

I just started The Tourist. It’s awesome! How did I miss this show when it first came out?!?!

On the one hand building my own app means when someone finds a bug on Friday, I can dig in to fix it. On the other hand the team who just left Friday bugs to Monday were better rested.

I’ve spent the last year trying to create my own role or find a job. I’m now at the point of fixing my house and yard up assuming I’ll have to move.

I know tons of people are doing the same thing. I’m not special. I just feel like I fought wars to have a safe space only to realize I lost. Sucks