Thinkings, feelings and...doings ~ 2013

[prettyserpentine]

Just finished the most recent episode right now

I'm just on the one where Alana goes to visit the Vergers.

Bella...

 

[Angeleyz]

Thinking: Why do I have to be the one who makes the decision?

Feeling: Like smacking someone upside the head

Doing: Sitting quietly and stewing, hoping for distractions

 

[Light Ice]

He'd be an absolutely terrible president. Still, I can't help but really appreciate what Trump is doing in this campaign. He's really putting the nonsense of it all on display and making sure people recognize how phony the process is.

 

[Scuttle Buttin']

He'd be an absolutely terrible president. Still, I can't help but really appreciate what Trump is doing in this campaign. He's really putting the nonsense of it all on display and making sure people recognize how phony the process is.

If only he was doing that consciously.

 

[Light Ice]

If only he was doing that consciously.

I think, to some extent, he is. His lack of respect for the process is evident and he openly nods when accused of buying votes and politicians from both sides of the aisle. I like that because, in a way, that's more authentic than just about anyone else involved.

He's cagey and tongue in cheek when pressed to lay out policies and issues and plans - none of which he is likely to have thought through or even attempted to. For a guy whose largest weakness is his ginormous lack of experience and absolute lack of credentials you'd think he'd be eager to lay out at least some dialogue to suggest he's put something reasonable together.

But he doesn't even attempt to. And he does it with an attitude that makes it clear he knows the issues don't matter to the electing public and that debates, if we should even call them that anymore, aren't really debates at all.

Do I want him elected? Hahaha, no. And he won't be. But I understand why early polls find him ahead of other candidates and why the GOP is absolutely terrified he might somehow actually stick around through the end.

I'm not a fan of Donald Trump as a human and certainly don't care to see him elected to -any- public office. But the game that he's playing is pretty obvious and while to some extent unintentional - I definitely believe there's a certain awareness of what he's doing and the effect it is having on the race.

 

[DarkWarrioress]

Thinking: ARUGH!

Feelings: Overwhelmed

Doings: A little bit of everything. Dryfter's birthday is Sunday. We have his kids this weekend. We have company coming over for a game of Cards Against Humanity after the kids go home on Sunday. So much to do and I'm not getting it done.

I need a hefty kick in the pants to be jump started.

 

[fr33ks33k]

Thinking: ARUGH!

Feelings: Overwhelmed

Doings: A little bit of everything. Dryfter's birthday is Sunday. We have his kids this weekend. We have company coming over for a game of Cards Against Humanity after the kids go home on Sunday. So much to do and I'm not getting it done.

I need a hefty kick in the pants to be jump started.

*Delivers swift kick to said pants, a soothing rub afterward to lessen the pain before disappearing in true ninja fashion*

 

[Light Ice]

I think it is half-and-half. But, as LI mentions, his utter lack of respect for the process is real, and it speaks to a lot of people. Sadly, he also doesn't offer much other than that. He's like the fool, mocking the powers that be, but without any desire to fix anything.
That idea is part of what got the Tea Party going. Sadly, much like Trump, they didn't offer much in solutions.

Then again, my stance has been that nothing will change without radical campaign finance reform. You won't hear that from the GOP, and you won't hear it from most of the Democrats. Overturning Citizen's United is only a babystep in the right direction.

He's not the guy to affect change. However, fools have their place. The fact that he's so openly and outright mocking the process could inspire someone -with- the means -and- the intentions to come up and start trying to affect real change. The fact that The Donald is polling so well should be a sobering wake-up call to politicians across both aisles, as is the seriousness in which John Stewart's Daily Show was regarded.

People are starting to get really tired of the pandering and the bullshit. It's common knowledge that they're playing monopoly with the country's economy and stuffing as much into their pockets as they can all the while. A genuine frustration has been building since the end of the general apathy that gripped people following the first term of Bush Jr's presidency.

I've no idea if it will continue until it reaches a mass worth mentioning. But it is there. I like watching it.


Then again - I'm an asshole.

 

[RainingHeat]

Don't panic. Take a deep breath and try and relax.. and think it (whatever it is) through...

 

[Asa]

T: It has been a weird day

F: edgy

D: Pondering new thread ideas.

 

[zydrate]

Thinking: I don't wanna make dinner..
Feeling: hungry
Doing: getting ready to make dinner..

 

[Asa]

T: You need to save money... The offer you a way to save money and keep a roof over your head rent free. You are too bullheaded to take it... Really?

F: Why the hades should I even give a rats ass because of how you are doing us... But I do.

D: Sitting here nursing a hurt knee wishing I had tequila or rum or Bourbon.

 

[Veroe]

T: You need to save money... The offer you a way to save money and keep a roof over your head rent free. You are too bullheaded to take it... Really?

F: Why the hades should I even give a rats ass because of how you are doing us... But I do.

D: Sitting here nursing a hurt knee wishing I had tequila or rum or Bourbon.

Comes in with a bottle tequila, rum, and bourbon...

...oh what a coincidence, beautiful.

 

[Asa]

Comes in with a bottle tequila, rum, and bourbon...

...oh what a coincidence, beautiful.

Drags you to our home in the cove.

 

[Fish_Tales]

Feeling: Panic

*hugs*

take care, you

 

[Britwitch]

I miss this place. I miss friends and I miss my words.

But it's just a matter of time, I'll be back soon.

 

[TinyDuchess]

LT: God it's good to be back, I missed this place.
Feeling: Guilty that I've been away for so long... NEVER AGAIN LIT!!!
Doing: Mentally singing the Cheers theme song.

 

[prettyserpentine]

Thinking: Nothing actually. It's nice.

Feeling: Bubbly. Darling.

Doing: watching Gotham. Let's see if you can redeem yourself, DC.

 

[SiaKlynn]

S-s-s-sia!

hahahahaha...and damn you! I sang that in my head

!!! Hiiiiii! So nice to see you around!



Are you singing the Chia Pet song?

Hiii!

Yeah, late with responses... life keeps me away.

LT ~ Seeing Sia's name made me smile so much. Also, the next two weeks could be the most trying I've had in quite a long while. I just need to make it through without killing her.

Feeling ~ Far too hot!

Doing ~ Trying to do a little catching up

*hugs Brit, Struggle and Scuttle*

Brit.. I hope you and yours are well.

In fact I hope all of you are well. Life keeps me pretty damn busy, but it's good, mostly. I do like to check in when I can. <3

Thinking: I really miss writing!
Feeling: Too awake for my early morning.
Doing: Staying up WAY too late for my early morning.

 

[Britwitch]

LT ~ Sia hugs! Yay!

Also...probably should have worn a shirt...

Feeling ~ Sunburnt

Doing ~ Not sleeping apparently.

 

[BeautifulDream]

This entire freaking state is on fire.

Fuck.

 

[Light Ice]

So, I just want to get this straight...

You feel that you're being persecuted because you're being forced to issue marriage licenses to homosexuals and that the practice violates your religious beliefs. I just want to say that again in a different way so that I really make sure that I have this right.

You believe that your freedoms as an adult as provided by the Constitution of the United States, in which your right to practice your faith is protected, are being violated because you would like to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples based on your belief that they should not be allowed to marry.

In other words, people are persecuting you by not allowed you to persecute others. I have this right? That's the actual chain of logic you're attempting to assert?

So, believing in an imaginary sky-dwelling omnipotent being essentially gives you the right to be a walking pile of shit of a human - meanwhile, having to deal with two adults making the choice to life together in love for the rest of their lives who just happen to be of the same sex is so ridiculous that you should be able to tell them to go fuck themselves because your imaginary skygod really doesn't think highly about it.

Right.

Ok.

Here's the thing.

You're a fucking idiot. You're really a fucking idiot. You're also a horrible human being whose sense of entitlement and selfishness are beyond measure. It takes some kind of delusion to believe you're being persecuted when you're not being allowed to freely persecute other people. That's an argument that would have definitely served Hitler well at Geneva.

Mr. Hitler, why did you horrifically murder over six million Jews?

Well, Your Honor, I just really really believed it was the right thing to do. It's kind of fucked up that you'd ask me not allow me the leeway to do that. You know, I really really believed in it.

Mr. Hitler, you make a compelling point. Your belief that the Jewish race should be exterminated is absolutely ridiculous and non-sensical. But, because you believe it really really hard, I guess I'm bound to let you do the things you want to do. Because you know, fuck it, faith.

-Hitler throws up deuces- yolo

.......................................

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, and fuck you. Seriously. This isn't an argument about religious freedoms or faith at all. Throwing your imaginary God into the mix and playing martyr at this point is just a shitty, shitty thing to do. This isn't your fucking home we're talking about. Nobody is going to walk into your house in the middle of dinner and ask you to stop being an asshole.

Mostly because we know it wouldn't work.

But also because you -ARE- protected by the Constitution of the United States and that the ability to practice your PERSONAL faith and follow the religion of YOUR choice is something that was given to you upon coming here.

But homosexuals have the SAME rights as you. That means that whether you agree with their lifestyle, or not, you cannot inflict upon them the trappings of your faith. They didn't CHOOSE to obey your faith. They didn't CHOOSE your PERSONAL God. So the rules that apply in your home only apply IN YOUR HOME. Laws, and other areas of public domain, are not subject to being ignored based strictly on your PERSONAL convictions.

I know you really, really, really believe that white-anglo saxon baby Jesus rose from the dead and your faith in his miraculous and ultimate holiness gives you cause to treat other humans really, reallly shittily.

The thing is Jesus was an Arab. He wasn't white.

Also, fuck you.

Because you don't have a right to treat people like shit simply because you're holding on to a couple-thousand year old mass delusion. That's not how this shit works. You definitely have the right to lose your job and to be humiliated and exposed publically as a bigot, though. And here's hoping all of that comes down soon.

As for those of you who aren't directly carrying this out, but quietly support it, you can go fuck yourselves. And, while I don't have the right at all to violently attack you in the street, I'm beginning to really really really believe that it's the right thing to do. I'm pretty sure God is talking to me right now telling me that it's OK and necessary.

So, you know, there's that.

 

[fr33ks33k]

Ice, telling it like it is. +1, sir. Bravo.

 

[Angeleyz]

Thinking: I need someone to come in from Clean Sweep and get rid of all my crap for me.

Feeling: Overwhelmed and frustrated

Doing: Wandering from room to room, getting nothing accomplished

 

[thestruggle]

My literary theory prof is hot, oh dear.