Thurs. Sept. 2, 2021: So Ready For a Long Weekend

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Waning Moon

Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Chiron, Uranus Retrograde

Partly cloudy, mostly sunny, and cool

There’s a post over on Gratitude and Growth of garden-y type things.

Why is anyone surprised that SCOTUS allows Texas to get away with destroying Roe vs. Wade? That’s what this court wants, that is why those inept, corrupt “justices” like Kavanaugh, and Barret were pushed through. Those of us who’ve been working for reproductive rights since the goddamned EIGHTIES have been predicting this, and we were called alarmists. All of this, and most of the COVID deaths, could have been prevented if the fucking Democrats would stop acting like Republicans will EVER be reasonable. We voted the Democrats in to FIGHT, and they’re letting Republicans walk all over them as they always do.

Got some decent writing done yesterday morning. Caught up on email; sent out one LOI. The company is interesting, but I don’t think they can afford me.

Got paid by a client earlier than I expected, which is great, and takes a lot of pressure off me for the weekend.

Remote Chat was a lot of fun. I also participated in MassCreative’s WPA Town Hall about the Arts Recovery in the state. It was a really good conversation, with participation from the US Dept. of Arts and Culture. Will anything come of it? Who knows? But it’s making me seriously consider joining the Town Committee on Public Art.

Worked on script coverage, on and off, most of the day. Have to finish up my last few pieces, and then I’m done for the weekend. My friend arrives from NY tomorrow afternoon (I’m picking her up in Albany, at the train station), and she’ll be here until Monday afternoon. We are going to have some fun. I hope the weather cooperates enough so we can spend some of it outside, but I also want to go to MassMOCA.

I was invited to an online tarot class today which I’m looking forward to – in and around the cleaning and the baking and the last-minute runs to the stores.

I have meditation this morning; then I’ll prep the breads. I’ll do one script coverage, then the grocery run, then the class, then cleaning and finishing the baking, while doing the rest of the script coverage. I also have a book to write up for review. It’s a lot to get done, but it will take as long as it takes, and that’s all there is to it.

I’m taking off tomorrow and Monday from regular work, although I’ll probably do my first 1K of the day in longhand. My friend from NY arrives tomorrow for the weekend, the first guest in the new apartment, and the first time I’ve spent fun time with any friends in person since before the pandemic. I hope the weather is nice enough so we can do stuff outside, for at least part of the weekend.

Have a good one. Let’s hope we can find solutions to the world burning down. I do not believe there are any peaceful solutions left. That train left the station a long time ago, thanks to Democrats refusing to fight, and constantly cutting slack to right wing extremists.

I hope all the suffering and death Susan Collins has caused torments her for every moment of her natural life, and that the souls of those she’s wronged chase her into the hell she deserves. Same with the Court Justices who betrayed their oath to the country, putting their right-wing ideology first.

And to say I’m disappointed in Merrick Garland is an understatement. We need action and leadership, not milquetoast nothingness.

Thurs. March 11, 2021: Die For Your Employer Day 293/MA Vaccine Distribution Fail Day 43 — Giving Myself a Day’s Break, Sort Of

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Day Before Dark Moon

Sunny and warmer

There’s a post over on Gratitude and Growth about the garden.

It might break records in Boston for warmth. Cooler down here. I might set up a chair on the deck and enjoy it later on.

Today is my birthday, and I’m older than I expected. I’m usually a little blue on my birthday, because I haven’t lived up to my own expectations the previous year, and this year, with so much in flux, is no exception.

However, I appreciate all the good wishes pouring in from all over. They definitely cheer me up. And I plan to make this a day of (mostly) rest and cake and things I want to do.

The exception to that is an hour-long meeting with a potential new client this afternoon. I did some prep for it yesterday, and will do some more this morning, and then we’ll see where it goes. I had some humdingers the past couple of weeks with “potential” clients that just wanted a lot of work done without paying for it.

Got some work done in the morning. We left for my mom’s vaccine appointment early enough so that the road construction on 6 wouldn’t be a problem. It wasn’t as backed up as I feared (although there was a lot of traffic). We made good time to Orleans, and found our way back to the dump.

Everyone was, again, so nice. Spirits were pretty high, since this was 2^nd dose day, and people were in a good mood. The nurses were so kind, and I thanked them for everything, and we all got a little teary. My mom got her shot, we went into the observation lot for 15 minutes, and then we headed home.

Getting home was a challenge – Rt. 6 has construction. Rt. 6A has construction and road closures/detours. Rt. 28 has construction and road closures. How poorly planned and how stupid do you have to be to have construction and road closures on all three roads at once? So typical of around here.

But we got home, just the long way round. Picked up my birthday cake and some truffles on the way.

Got my mom settled to rest after the vaccine, got some more work done. Tidied up my office and worked on lighting and webcam angles for today’s interview. I’m going to need A LOT of makeup.

Felt physically and emotionally wiped out.

The trauma and grief I feel from the year of dealing with the virus and the loss of over 500,000 of my fellow country-people is only compounded by all those running around pretending it never happened and panting to open everything too early without following protocols. I already had trouble trusting people; this past year has made it far, far worse. And I want nothing to do with those who behaved badly during the past year. If one can’t trust them for something as simple as wearing a mask, one can’t trust them on any other level, either.

Supposedly, the vaccine sign up is going onto a new platform as of Friday. One can pre-register, and then get notification of openings – and then, it sounds like it’s back to cage-fighting for those openings again. How much do you want to bet that you have to upload all the information to pre-register, and then upload it all AGAIN while cage fighting for appointments? I have no faith in this system, but I will, tomorrow morning, try to fight my way in to ‘pre-register.”

At least the Rescue Plan passed – without any Republican support. Gee, what a surprise. Not. And Merrick Garland is our AG. That makes me both happy AND relieved. He is a man who believes in justice. And other worthy cabinet members were confirmed.

I’m thankful for Cori Bush for stating that she is still fighting for more direct cash relief, $15 minimum wage, and other things.

The Dems need to learn to stop compromising because the Repubs vote against it anyway, after diluting it. And Manchin and Sinema need to be irrelevant, which means Schumer needs to get them in line until we vote in enough additional progressive Democrats so their votes no longer matter.

This morning, I have the online meditation group, which I desperately need. I’ll do a little work, here and there, but I intend to enjoy myself. I even intend to enjoy the hour-long video meeting this afternoon!

My mom’s arm is giving her a lot of pain, so she’s been taking liquid Tylenol. And she’s tired, so she’s trying to sleep, but Willa keeps poking at her, to make sure she’s still breathing.

I’m looking forward to a nice dinner tonight, and birthday cake!

Tomorrow, it’s back into the trenches, but today, I want to give myself a break.