klpatauthor.bsky.social
Lawyer, Writer, Transplanted Texan. Queer. She/Her
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YESSSS. This was my first thought; mainly because I'm one of the gamers who would contribute to the hype cycle.
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I don’t know. The states most impacted by this are all states that didn’t vote for Trump.
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What sticks out to me with this blackout is that people are hungry for mass action and looking for MULTIPLE ways to participate. Most of them AREN'T experienced political activists who know how to organize, but they are interested in lending their support.
So if you're organizing, engage them.
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::melts:: god, her voice is just so languorous and sensual. I was unaware of this cover. thank you. whew.
(I agree, she hasn't managed to steal a Chappell one)
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Oh. Well, let's just play this back to back with all of her Chappell Roan covers, and i'll die and go to lesbian heaven.
(not her best cover imo, but still www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfYe...
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Completely local a years ago, and the pandemic helped that a lot- all of my local booksellers now let you basically order any book to the store, so that’s become our ingrained habit 🤷🏻♀️)
If there’s a point to this other than rambling, it’s that to switch it takes a lot of thought and planning.
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Paying extra at the grocery store.
Presents for kids birthdays will be the actual hardest. There’s almost literally no other brick and mortar stores left that sell a variety of kids toys. We’ll figure it out, but that’s already an adhd tax pain point.
(Just an fyi, for books, we switched almost
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Actually a terrible deal.
Target is harder because I can actually get things for a better price (dishwasher pods, mouthwash) , so I’m going to have to look at each thing I buy regularly there and find a replacement. That’s doable, but may look like buying directly from the manufacturer online, or
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To buy Valentine’s Day cards.” Welp, pay the tax.
In shifting from amazon though, we’ve realized it’s mostly stopped even being a good deal. I bought some loop earplugs the other day directly from loop- and amazon was a tad more expensive because it rolled shipping into the cost. Sometimes it’s
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he's not even Javert! at least Javert has an arc!
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I love the way Murderbot loves ART. It's my favorite part of the series.
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Quick and the Dead has a weird little spot in my heart, just for it.
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It's my forever fave.
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Relatable, tbh. This may look like a pile of useless dead leaves to YOU, but it is my precious.
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Ooof. I hope she recovers with speed.
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It’s just magical. Also, my kids’ diet is like 80% fruit, so, win 😂
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I am just going to write a villain in a book who walks in and says “HA HA HA I AM A VILLAIN, I WANT TO DESTROY THE WORLD, AND I WILL GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE I AM RICH” and it would be less obvious.
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"I thought about freaking out, but decided it was not useful so instead here's a 10-point plan on how to deal with this disaster"
Oh you want me to connect to you in this miserable moment? ::winces:: that's... that's... not productive?
oh, it's good for relationship? fine. collapses into a puddle