I'm Still Here

being friends with english majors is so fun you'll send a text like hey are you free for brunch and they'll respond with some shit like "haven't the faintest clue, my schedule is utterly fucked"

english majors so used to talking like 19th century british aristocracy they think this is a joke about busy schedules

Internet hugs for anyone else out there dealing with burn out or other mental and/or physical issues that make it hard to interact right now

ID: Tuxedo cat sleeping under a blanket with a tuxedo cat printed on it, next to a tuxedo cat plush toy. End ID.

My sister and I made it through November thankfully, and I've been able to pay rent and bills for December, although it took asking my sister for more than twice as much as her normal portion of rent; I don't really want to do that to her again, but I'm also unsure about January. January starts a new school term (the last before I get my degree, actually), and the bright side to that is a student aid disbursement. However, I don't know when the disbursement will be deposited into my account. I will probably be able to pay rent that month, but I don't think I'll have enough for power and internet after that unless the disbursement comes in before they're due, and I really don't want either of them to be shut off. All this is to say, we still need help, please donate or share if you can! And you can commission me, but I won't be able to start on commissions until the 15th of this month at the earliest. Thank you!

Sorry for the hiatus! Thank you to the people who shared this in that time! Currently, my sister and I are okay. January is still a little shaky though! I will probably be able to afford rent, but not the power and internet bill UNLESS my student aid disbursement comes in before the 12th, which, again, I don't know that it will. The good news is that I'm available for commission now!

OH MY GOD

The republicans have the senate but not a supermajority so as usual nothing is going to happen

Filibuster. Why does it exist? To stop things from happening. Things will continue to not happen.

Also republicans hate government. They don’t want the government to be doing things. Mitch McConnell will not bring bills to the floor. That’s what he did last time. He physically hoarded them in his office.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a government shutdown or two in the next couple of years. The margins are close enough that the democrats will be able to raise a stink about the budget. That could cause some problems. It seems like the republicans hold everything but not by an insane amount. Predict a lot of gridlock coming up. Even less happening than usual and the things that do happen either being not very fun or purely utilitarian required to keep stuff going level stuff

I want to say in response to a certain kind of sentiment that no I’m not asking you to “appeal to the morality of your oppressors”. I’m saying pretend to be one of them for just long enough that they’ll listen to you. Bring up something they’ll like. If you’re a person of faith, maybe bring that up. They don’t need to know which faith. If you have a traditionally blue collar job, bring that up. If you have kids, bring that up. If you’re a law student, bring that up. If you were born and raised in your district, if you or your family own a business, if you hunt for your food, if it’s relevant and a conservative would trust you more if you brought it up, bring it up. They don’t need to know you’re queer, they don’t need to know your race, they don’t need to know your political party. You can however heavily imply that you might be the sort of person who would vote for them and wouldn’t it be a shame if they pissed that kind of person off