Elsa Sjunneson, Order of the Bat

Writing a book proposal is the most mind numbing process to get to a creative endeavour. But here I am doing it anyway.

Mostly well now, but it's shocking how much my body needs sleep

So I had COVID. I'm back after a week of rest. I am very ready to not be tired anymore.

You send me the best text messages

Yes! @theradr.bsky.social got me a code!

I see the damage that IBLP did to the way one of my co-parents operates and it is wild to me.

Relevant content for today

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents/Sower.

Utterly changed me for the rest of my life.

KAVANAUGH?!
No one saw that coming.

If your theology tells you to hate people, get a new theology. Seriously.

Pat Robertson is dead.

No eulogy. Just a reminder that his vitriol stoked hatred in the hearts of millions.

FLDS and IBLP are different, and I actually am angrier about IBLP because it is so clear how very much the IBLP infiltrated modern life and mainstream culture. FLDS at least keeps to itself - and while that's bad for the people in the FLDS it's not warping society as a whole.

Homemade? Weeping with desire.

The 17th c. Rabbi Yehudah ibn Ayyash of Algiers was asked if women who make a medication known to terminate a child were acting according to jewish law--he replied that they should continue to self-manage their own abortions without interference. ABORTION ACCESS IS A JEWISH VALUE

Abortion is permitted in Judaism, & it's required if the wellbeing of the pregnant person is at risk.

Medication abortion isn’t new, even if it’s taken different forms over the centuries.

Access saves lives. It preserves dignity. It honors agency. Access is the path to justice.

This is also my policy. I was merciful on twitter and I am Tired and Old now.

Everybody Wants to Be a Cat is also on that list and you cannot convince me otherwise

I have fallen down the fundie research rabbithole. This is probably not good for my mental health but here we are.

grouch grouch chomp

I am too. Like... I really thought this would be the last one (made it to Peru, currently trying to avoid pihranas)

And don’t use a hose to wash the ash off your car/bike/what have you. Water + ash = lye, and there goes your paint job.

nooooooooooo

So I watched Shiny Happy People. As someone married to a survivor of an adjacent segment of the Christian population all I can say is that my rage is incandescent and my opinions are vociferous.

I finally started Shadow of the Tomb Raider today, just in time to find out there actually WILL Be a fourth game

Do I take my corgi to the queer tech networking event? Asking for a me.

These numbers are rounding errors to Disney & Netflix. It can’t be cost that’s the concern, they simply don’t want to give an inch to the workers providing key value to their business lest it gives other workers ideas.

Eldest keeps saying "I forgot to put my mask on after recess" but it's the same story every time, and I just. Sigh.

Also it's Shavuot so actually I am exchanging that cookie for ice cream

How about cookies and cream ice cream?

I'm heeeeeeeere!

<3 Enjoy the ice cream, and the commandments

Today in Parenting:

I am caring for a child with a middle ear infection and a 7yo going through a "I don't want to mask" phase and I would like a strong drink and a cookie.