this is nice!

Yay!!! Thank you for your work on the book!!

I had to drastically reduce my caffeine intake too because of BP issues I developed with Long Covid. I do have some early in the day. Pu'er is great :)) there are a lot of different kinds.

cool!! I just got my bag of shulloween pu'er samples from White2tea which I ordered on Halloween, so I will be very happy for a long time. I've been doing a lot of herbal teas this year for my frayed nervous system, but I still enjoy black and shu pu'er :))

exciting! Which tea advent did you get?

I love hearing this. Thank you for sharing!!

Housekeeping skeet: interactions are now changed to "mutuals only." Good night/time of day everyone.

I am sorry. It is rough. We are all disabled, I have LC. We always mask. With a booster, nose spray, mask, and strategically chosen seats it is a tolerable level of risk for me, but I know it is not for everyone.

People have been lately asking me why I am still masking. I explain.

PS, because this unfortunately needs to be stated: this is not a post about market and labor conditions. I spoke only about the pervasive trope that art and the humanities are "shrinking" or no longer needed.

It is needed.

I have no idea why you are arguing with me, but it's in bad faith. I am not here to produce a product for you, or "paint a picture" for you on demand. Go elsewhere for your needs.

I said nothing at all about market conditions. I am an author. I am an author of queer and trans books. Every single one of my books has been stolen by AI. I spoke only about the pervasive trope that art and the humanities are "shrinking" or no longer needed.

From the days when ancient humans carved animals into cave walls and fashioned flutes from swan-bones, and all the way through the mists of time until we reach the Portland Frog, they can try to cut down the human impulse for creativity in the face of despair and it will just keep coming back again.

How much of this moment's awfulness is artificially cultivated top-down to keep people cowed? Arts and humanities keep despair at bay, whether it is top-down or internal, which is why administrators of the moment love to hate it, replace it with AI (good luck), etc etc.

They can't, though

I'll tell you more, the arts center classes are also full, our town's fantastic stationery store with its pride flags is busy-peasy, the vinyl record store is crowded, the free concert at the arts center was so FULL they had to add seats, students in humanities classes are THRIVING.

omg I am so glad to hear that!!! Thank you for telling me!!

(I am still waiting for my award trophy and getting a bit fidgety...)

she is the best.

Dovber/Dvora is such a great character, again I am just a bit (ahem) biased

Bogi is not letting me skeet anything else, sorry 😆