useful & strange

i hate living in the second act of CABARET. i miss living in the first act of CABARET

(if it’s at the Sylvee I’m not going unless it’s someone I LOVE) (fuck the Sylvee)

(Sleigh Bells at the Majestic was great, and while the drinks are still too expensive the Majestic is still Just Fine, which honestly I will take over what has been done to the husk of my beloved High Noon)

having the thing where a venue I was previously meh on has climbed my Madison venue power rankings by sole virtue of all the good things still being good and all the bad things having remained consistent for ~15 years, vs my previous favorite venue which has fallen BADLY victim to enshittification

honesty feels like the vibe in general of late

Screenshot of an old tweet by @boring_as_heck that reads: [mysterious old lady flips tarot card revealing a dude that looks exactly like me flying a hot air balloon into power lines] Me: is that good

the vibe my brain applied here was

remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week

and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it

I have a lamp with a smart bulb in my room that I have programmed to do a Fake Sunrise at a time of my choosing - before my alarm clock - year-round so that I don’t have to wake up in the dark. It helps!

A picture of a deep-sea crab from a nature documentary, captioned “This creature has adapted to the crushing pressure and oppressive darkness.”

Trying to recalibrate my emotional state after ratifying this union contract like

In a year marked by stress, uncertainty, and disagreement, it’s been a while since I encountered the level of unanimity with which the groupchat just went BITCH THAT IS A UTI GO TO THE FUCKING DOCTOR after I described, like, three symptoms.

oh boy was 0% prepared for What’s Hot Classic to scroll me past a selfie from a former hometown friend I had a big dramatic falling out with like 20 years ago, don’t know if I like Small World Internet actually!!

a painting of a woman turned into a meme with the text "You haven't yet met all the people you will frighten with your trauma driven sense of humor"

Teamsters wiiiiin. A/C and raises for all, no more lower tier works.

UNIONS WORK MOTHERFUCKERS

Damn I haven’t had to do a new social media in a minute, hi.