yes, that’s the new one! it seems like some people didn’t care for it, but i loved it and i thought it was a fitting conclusion to everything that came before.

fair warning the second half is… well, it’s something else. just roll with it if you decide to read it.

Absolution by Jeff Vandermeer.

i think we were already well beyond “slowly, over the course of years.”

honestly, that’s bullshit. i dunno if i’m just taking something too literally here, but no.

omg i have been trying to forget this since the last time i saw it 😢

i know at least three meth addicts right now. two told me they used because they can’t/couldn’t access their mental health medication. one told me that many people don’t start until they are already on the street, and the misery plus being forced by cops to move over and over instead of sleeping encourages use. one told me it was the only way they could stay awake to work enough to support their family.

addicts need real help, like medical/mental health care, housing, a living wage.

but yeah, desperate people will do desperate things.

it’s more like, a lot of psychotherapy is individualistic and focused on getting people functional again, so they can do what is important and meaningful to them.

that might be in alignment with capitalism or social norms, or it might not be.

my stepdad had a round tuit. you can buy them!

no fan of chatgpt/llm’s generally.

but i feel comfortable calling this a chatgpt win!

this is how i justified going to exams stoned back in my undergrad days. i studied high, figured i better test high.

i would absolutely try this.

i eat a LOT of kraut, probably five days a week. also enjoy sardines and mayo on toast with capers. followed by kraut, which pairs well with the salty capered dregs left in the sardine tin.

this makes me irrationally angry. who thought this was a clever idea?!

Regenbogen

looks like they have tried to take that one as well. 🙄

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_devotions_to_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary

true

i’m not usually “both sides,” but i think some Dems voted for this as well

Ken M! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M

Ken M, is that you? (i hope so!)

hot air balloons isn’t something i had given much thought to before. thank you for your responses here!

what does a crew do exactly? for that matter, what does the work of a pilot look like? i have been reading your comments, and i can see that planning is certainly a part of it.