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Posted on January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 by Janet

The “friend” struck again. This time they added some unabashed racism and support of the terrorists of January 6. Oh, and they are still pissed about wearing masks and having COVID restrictions.

Happy January 6th everyone! — No really, he just said that.

But maybe he’s just being edgy, you might think. I don’t buy that. I’ve seen him support a literal fucking neo-Nazi. This ain’t a bug, it’s a goddamn feature and it’s so sick that only 3 people (one of his family members, a friend of his, and me) are publicly telling him to sit down and shut the fuck up.

If you see someone saying this kind of crap, how do you not speak up?

What happened January 6th is indefensible, and if you think it was a good thing, you need to examine yourself & think about why you are okay with trying to overthrow a democracy. You’re literally celebrating a seditious conspiracy, bro. That’s fucked up.

This is insane. JK Rowling hasn’t ever said anything against trans people. She’s spoken facts about them. But never leveled any kind of hateful or “phobic” comments. — It doesn’t matter how often you defend her, she ain’t gonna fuck you, bro.

If you think that his racism and support of terror means he’s changed his other views, don’t worry. He’s still a transphobic lout who thinks JK has never said anything transphobic whilst he’s probably in denial that he’s ever said anything transphobic.

So why have I not taken this asshole off my friends list? Honestly I’m wondering that myself. He glared at me at his sister-in-law’s wedding, so I’m guessing that I’m not the only one contemplating ending our association with one another. He’s such an awful person and I hate that he’s the brother-in-law of a person I truly adore. If I still had friendly feelings towards his wife, I’d be sad about them being married to one another, but I genuinely think they are perfect for one another based on things she’s said to me & others.

Post 1: How are you celebrating today?! 😜

Post 2: …so, Jan 6 is going to be compared to 9/11 now? Pearl Harbor? Seriously? 🙄 — It’s compared to both because it’s a terror attack and an act of war against this country. You’re just okay with it because the perpetrators are people with your skin color and beliefs.

The riots in the name of “racial equality” were far worse than what happened on January 6.

For the first time since 1814, and for the first time in the 200+ years of our nation's history our own citizens, ransacked our Capitol on January 6 with the intent to (1) stop the results of a popular election from being certified, (2) hang the United States' Vice President, and (3) harm their political enemies. See our 50 states had all conducted elections and had certified the results of those elections, some of them after three recounts. That's actually what states do under the federal system our Constitution establishes. And those felons who stormed the Capitol that day tried to overthrow that Constitutional exercise of state and popular sovereignty—because they just couldn't bear the thought of anyone other than their lame duck Savior being President. So, please, explain by what measure those riots were worse than January 6.

Dollar value? Come on. And, while you're at it, please also explain why all those smashed windows and beaten cops and the images of the Traitors' flag (the stars and bars) being flown in the Union's Capitol amount to an "enhanced tour." — Notice how he never answered.

…more indoctrination by Facebook. I don’t need to care about this at all. Unlike some of the stuff they throw at me … I can’t seem to turn this one off. Strange. — Heaven forbid non-binary people want to be treated like people & have folks understand them.

This is so sad. This guy easily crushed his competition. Transgenders should just compete within their own category, if they want to compete.

While it is the very beginning of my day, this is the stupidest thing I’ve read so far. Rowling never made transphobic comments. Not agreeing with a lifestyle choice doesn’t earn the “phobic” suffix. A book series can be fun without needing to try and include every race and wacky sexuality a person may dream up. She has no obligation to anyone in her writing, except her own conscience.

… and how weak-minded are these readers that they fall apart and can’t enjoy a story apart from the author’s tweets.

Forever Winter

Posted on January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 by Janet

The weekends this year are starting to remind me of the winter of 1996. We’ve had two winter storms so far and we’re only fifteen days in. In 1996, we seemed to have a winter storm every single week in January and a couple into February.

Of course memories of that year are pretty vivid since it was also the winter when so many relatives died and the year when both of my grandfathers died. It’s also the year when my OCD got kicked into high gear. Basically, it wasn’t the best of times for me & my family.

I love snow, except for how it seems to isolate me from my friends and, now, Chris. It gives me no way to get out and deal with my anxiety, which isn’t great. At least when we were on lockdown, I could be in my car and drive around a little. Or I could go up to Lowe Mill and work a little, but I can’t do that even on the clearest day since that studio is no longer being rented by HAL. (I need a safe place to do art.)

I hope the snow won’t keep us stuck inside for long.

Part of Having a Blog Is Updating It

Posted on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 by Janet

I have to get back into the hang of blogging and I know eventually I will. I know I used to disappear for days and weeks and months on end, but I don’t want to be like that anymore. I want to be more reliable.

Christmas was pretty good, though it was a bit scary at one point when we found out that Chris’s son had COVID-19. He was in California at the time, so we were helpless and heartbroken. I may have also been extra bitchy towards people during that time because I was upset. O is fine now, which ended up being the only thing I really wanted this Christmas. (Though if you want to get something for my birthday, I wouldn’t be opposed to that.)

The dessert table at my aunt’s house on Christmas Day. — Our dessert table on Christmas

I spent Christmas Day with my mom’s side of the family, and Chris spent it with his mom’s side. We waited until the day before New Years Eve to wrap presents for O, which were unwrapped within an hour of O getting to Chris’s house on New Years Eve. He seemed to enjoy his presents, which I’m so glad. You watch enough Charlotte Dobre videos and you start to worry about how kids will react to presents; though I never really have to worry about with O because he’s a good kid.

Chris and I went to a “party” before Christmas at our friend Elenya’s house. (It’s also Colin’s house, but he wasn’t there that night.) It was really just a Writers’ Club meeting with Christmas themed prompts (by Rhiana) and desserts & hot chocolate. I wrote this, which is only available on my Patreon.

So that’s what happened over my holiday break. And now I’m sitting in my living room listening to rain and sleet as part of the winter storm that’s going on right now. Fun times.