"The prison therefore functions ideologically as an abstract site into which undesirables are deposited, relieving us of the responsibility of thinking about the real issues afflicting those communities from which prisoners are drawn in such disproportionate numbers."
-Angela Davis
"The families of prisoners have insisted on reminding us that even outside, a spouse is also in prison, even if they haven't committed a crime..."
"The Abolition of Prison", Jacques Lesage de La Haye
"...This is truly a visionary idea of the law's efforts at correction."
-"The Abolition of Prison" by Jacques Lesage de La Haye
"...the social exclusion of criminals through imprisonment and of the mentally ill through institutionalization [and incarceration] should be replaced by freedom, while building support networks, and also professional and educational reintegration...
*sits down at computer, READY to write a research plan for class and a fellowship*
Q1-What is the title of your dissertation?
WHY DO THEY HAVE TO ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS FIRST???
Someone recently remarked to me, "The American Dream is to have the opportunity to enact 'justified violence'." and I cannot get it out of my head. Because...goddamn. No lies detected.
Current mood: People who spent their childhood using an outhouse and reading by kerosene lantern light should not be expected to also know how to create QR codes for reference pages.
In this essay I will...
They definitely are.
Just over here having a bit of a stayCATion.
Lap full of cat. 🥰🐱🥰
Merry Christmas to you, from a very cute kitten that's about to get tree-trained, but hasn't been yet.
What an exciting mail day!! I got my copies of BOTH @saramoslener.bsky.social's new book AND Lauren Sawyer's new book! I'm so excited to read these, so happy for the authors, and so happy to have the chance to be on their cheer team as part of www.puritycultureresearchcollective.com!
The weather outside is frightful... So inside it is.
This one has been boycotting the house since the kittens came. But it snowed. So.
Sleeping... And stretching!
I have been remiss in my cat posting, clearly. Three whole weeks?
Because every day is caturday.
I'm never okay, and always fine.
For the first time in my life, I need a thimble.
No, I do not own one.
Because I never need a thimble. -_-
Expressing belief that "next semester will be better" is also common in this season. Note: next semester never is better.
Grad School
(noun)
A season of life, usually extending between 2 and 8 years, during which a person apologizes for being unavailable by using some form of the statement "this semester is just really crazy" (see also: busy, hard, rough, overwhelming) two or three times each academic year.
I just officially tendered my resignation to my American Sign Language interpreter referral agency. After 25 years as a licensed interpreter, I will be allowing my credentials to lapse as of December 31 this year.
Does this mean I get to have a retirement party?
Fuzzy Boi.
But I thought it was all about the food anyway?
FYI: According to my therapist, one person isn't ACTUALLY responsible to undo multiple generations of trauma and wounding in their one lifetime. Guess we're supposed to just take OUR step, and leave the next generation to decide to step toward healing or away?
This sounds fake and I do not approve.
Ah. Well, I blocked them because...not on my page, thanks.
It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day
Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all
Heh.
I have no idea who that is. And their comment makes no sense. *shrug*
I live alone.
I get home from a long day and pull in beside my dark and empty house.
And I still turn off the car and sit in it for 15 minutes before I go in.
Make it make sense?
Haven't tried, honestly.
