I really want people to understand that this is just as awful and upsetting and invasive for a trans girl as it would be for a cis girl under the same scrutiny. Because when it happens to cis girls/women people get upset, but when it’s an actual trans girl somehow it’s “complicated.” It’s not.
And then we turned the coffee mix into ice cream, which I'm very much enjoying tonight.
A small but lovely thing is that my colleague loves capybaras and has been having a rough time lately, so when I got a Facebook ad for a stuffed capy I immediately ordered and sent it to her. She was so delighted, she in turn sent me an adorable unicorn mug and her fave Vietnamese coffee mix.
Should I join as a studio member now? 🤔 or take another class first? I definitely want to take another class but the next 7-week term might not work bc of some scheduled travel. So maybe I join, practice, then take another class? Studio members get priority & discount...
I visited the tomato souped painting a few days after and it was fine. I’m still reeling over the 20- and 24-month long sentences that the activists got.
That modulation, tho. This is the type of thing done either by someone who has no clue what the notes mean, or who is in communion with God, in touch with the sublime.
There used to be a whole song about thong underwear.
I have donated to the local United Way and the local food bank, I'm sure you'll find an organization in there worthy of a donation
Here’s a list of ways to help flood victims in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene:
Hurricane Helene unleashed devastating flooding in the mountains of North Carolina. Here are ways to help local flood victims in Western North Carolina by donating relief funds or volunteering.
It's this mostly-online Leadership Studies PhD thing (they have some several-day residency thingies) and there doesn't seem to be... like... rigorous methods training at all, meaningful supervision and mentorship, or... honestly anything else I'd expect in a PhD program.