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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2020-11-08 08:43 am
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Yesterday sure was a day

And in a much better sense than 2020 has sure been a year. I'm still a little numb and I know I'm not actually processing things right now. Honestly, when I woke on the morning of November 9, 2016, I wasn't sure we'd ever see another election in the U.S. God knows we barely got one--a legitimate one, anyway. Republicans did everything to prevent it and I pray pray pray the Democratic party doesn't speedily forgive and forget although that is so very much their brand. I have so many concerns but I'm trying not to let them fester yet.

The one thing I'm bummed about is I was too wiped out to experience the jubilation I saw everywhere else. If I'd had even a smidgen of energy I would've headed downtown to experience this in person instead of watching the video on Twitter loop repeatedly.

Fun bit of info for those who've read Ghost Story: The corner building that hits center frame at about 00:08 and pretty much stays on the right hand side of the frame for the rest of the video? That's Replay Lounge, which is where Zhao Yunlan goes to make some questionable life choices in that fic. It's four blocks (three blocks up, half a block over) from the Ghost Story house and was my home base bar for nearly seven years.

I have a few errands that must be run before I can continue unpacking. I simply can't unpack the bathroom further until I purchase some in-cabinet shelving, but I'm giving myself another enforced day of rest. A friend is coming over for yard yelling this afternoon and that's really all I should commit to.

Being so physically fragile is incredibly annoying.

Still feeling good about my decision to call in the big guns with that particular candle. I have another one like it (one of my few duplicates) that I'm saving for the third week in January just in case.

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[personal profile] minoanmiss 2020-11-09 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
I have a tote bag for you.

https://www.vistaprint.com/clothing-bags/bags/totes/premium-cotton?xnav=swsProductOnly_ResultTitle

I can create/recreate that tote bag logo and have it printed up for you. How does that sound? :)
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[personal profile] khellekson 2020-11-09 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Replay Lounge for the WIN! I stopped going there when I started working for AP (um... that would be 1997-ish?), because the Ex-AP Club would be there after work always, which is great if you know them and want to hang out, but which is awful because they were so bitter and jaded and sad and mean. Working for AP does that to you.
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[personal profile] kazoogrrl 2020-11-09 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh geez, a FB friend of mine works for AP, and I've heard about the awfulness from her, too. I'm sorry it cost you a good bar!
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[personal profile] khellekson 2020-11-10 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I really, really loved the work, but the corporate culture was (is?) a nightmare of despair.
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[personal profile] kazoogrrl 2020-11-09 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I love plugging an address into maps and then "driving" around to see what a town looks like. Of course, actually going there then causes some cognitive dissonance from the perspective shift, which I had happen in the UK when I swore places should be "right there". I also love seeing places I've only encountered in books.