Posts made by Ganymede

Thanksgiving 2020 means me cooking every fucking part of the dinner: turkey; stuffing; mashed potatoes; sweet potatoes; cranberry sauce; carrots; corn; and biscuits.

@SilentHills said in Favorite/Most Memorable Childhood Books:

You're all saying 'childhood' and posting a bunch of deep bullshit.

The Death of Optimus Prime fucked me up.

@Aria said in RL things I love:

So far, what you're telling me is "Cranky but competent and probably responsible lawyerbot sounds like a good idea."

The surest sign you have found that right attorney is hearing that they don't honestly give a fuck what you choose, but that there are only two choices to be made.

@Aria said in RL things I love:

I am going to remind you that you said that when I need survey responses for my marketing classes.

I am going to remind you that asking me to fill out surveys is sort of like asking your most hated child to serve as your executor.

I mean, do what you want, but I can't be held responsible for your choices.

@saosmash said in MUs That We Would Love To Make (But Won't):

Oh my God the amazing fantasy of a game that ALL of my friends want to play...

... a game set in the world of the Legend of Korra?

It's so beautiful.

@Aria

Oh dear.

Well, we’re here for you.

Are you taking an MBA?

This sounds like the sort of stupidity MBAs are taught.

I will always love The Belgariad and The Malloreon series by Eddings.

Like, Silk is my totem guide in all things humorous.

Honestly, pretty damn mild from all accounts.

No fever. No cough. No aches. Tired at first, but that went away. But this damned anosmia.

That's the part that sucks the most.

I have tested positive.

We will be missing Thanksgiving, and my little girl is beside herself.

At least it's not Christmas.

@HelloProject said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

I've lost about 30 pounds in the last two months, due to suddenly shifting to a permanently better way of eating, and also working out a lot and lifting weights. But I'm also stressed out for reasons I can't quite put my finger on.

Good! The stress may be from all of the different things you are trying to accomplish.

@GreenFlashlight said in RL Sads:

Very few people deserve to be killed by their government to stroke a senile narcissist's ego.

71 million people don't qualify as "very few people."

@Arkandel said in RL Sads:

But unlike Covid-19, not wearing a seat belt doesn't affect me.

You don't think it does? But it does.

There is collateral damage and unintended consequences of every policy. That doesn't change the fact that: (1) some people deserve to die; and (2) some people don't.

As mietze said, we are reaping the consequences of our choices, collectively. In the U.S., we are reaping the consequences of the continual erosion of our education and health care systems. For FY2019, we spent almost $700B on the military; yet we couldn't be bothered to pay a fraction of that to develop a vaccine for the public? Or to deploy and develop treatment and quarantine centers in our urban areas? The entire COVID debacle is so infuriating on so many levels that it makes my teeth ache.

So, I just shrug my shoulders at this point. Thinking about it makes me angry. Suffice to say, I've stopped caring who dies and just take steps to protect me and mine.

Then we all deserve to die.

Collateral damage is unavoidable, I agree. No matter what happens, there will be unimaginable suffering ahead for many.

@Arkandel said in RL Sads:

Well, there are reports of patients denying COVID-19 is real, even as they die from it so at this point I'm not sure, short of laws forcing them to obey measures with strict penalties if they don't, that counting on even basic common sense to prevail will work.

You really think that the laws will make them change their mind?

Look, some people deserve to die, all right?

My kittens love me, but that’s because my love is a hard thing to get.

@Herja

That's a shame.

@Aria

All I'm saying is that bourbon, rich chocolate, and a touch of dirt makes for a hell of a night.

@Aria said in RL things I love:

(And for those who actually care instead of just rightfully laughing at the name, scent notes: bourbon, rich chocolate, dark amber, touch of dirt.)

Like, basically, you just made me squirm in a good way, thank you.

@Aria

Can you tell us about your experience and what they sell?