Originally posted by 
siderea at [pols, curr ev, p/a/s, sj, Patreon] Courage and Other Necessities
siderea at [pols, curr ev, p/a/s, sj, Patreon] Courage and Other Necessities[Read in black and white]
Oh, my loves. I have so much to tell you.
First, let me own that I, too, am surprised. I thought that the tide had been beaten back, and predicted, with high confidence, that Clinton would win. I was wrong about that, and you would not be remiss in dismissing my further predictions and advice on the grounds that I was wrong about that.
But I still think I know some things.
(I feel like my ears are echoing with every story and song I have ever heard. I feel like all my life I have been being prepared – unwillingly, may I add – for this. In addition to nauseating disgust and chest-tightening sorrow, I find a bitter, bilious laugh in my throat. Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, this is what you were telling me about, weren't you.)
I have no reassurances for you. My loves, this is going to be bad. Very, very bad.
But what I do have is instruction.
( I do not bring balm. I bring weapons. [2,080 Words]Collapse )
This post brought to you by the 111 readers who funded my writing it – thank you all so much! You can see who they are at my Patreon page. If you're not one of them, and would be willing to chip in so I can write more things like this, please do so there.
Please leave comments on the Comment Catcher comment, instead of the main body of the post – unless you are commenting to get a copy of the post sent to you in email through the notification system, then go ahead and comment on it directly. Thanks!
Oh, my loves. I have so much to tell you.
First, let me own that I, too, am surprised. I thought that the tide had been beaten back, and predicted, with high confidence, that Clinton would win. I was wrong about that, and you would not be remiss in dismissing my further predictions and advice on the grounds that I was wrong about that.
But I still think I know some things.
(I feel like my ears are echoing with every story and song I have ever heard. I feel like all my life I have been being prepared – unwillingly, may I add – for this. In addition to nauseating disgust and chest-tightening sorrow, I find a bitter, bilious laugh in my throat. Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, this is what you were telling me about, weren't you.)
I have no reassurances for you. My loves, this is going to be bad. Very, very bad.
But what I do have is instruction.
( I do not bring balm. I bring weapons. [2,080 Words]Collapse )
This post brought to you by the 111 readers who funded my writing it – thank you all so much! You can see who they are at my Patreon page. If you're not one of them, and would be willing to chip in so I can write more things like this, please do so there.
Please leave comments on the Comment Catcher comment, instead of the main body of the post – unless you are commenting to get a copy of the post sent to you in email through the notification system, then go ahead and comment on it directly. Thanks!
We've decided our first step is to increase support of organizations that keep an eye on the rights of often-marginalized people. Suggestions?
The list of suggestions so far:
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) https://www.aclu.org/
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) https://www.splcenter.org/
Planned Parenthood https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Anti-Defamation League http://www.adl.org/
Americans United for Separation of Church and State https://www.au.org/
Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org/
The list of suggestions so far:
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) https://www.aclu.org/
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) https://www.splcenter.org/
Planned Parenthood https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Anti-Defamation League http://www.adl.org/
Americans United for Separation of Church and State https://www.au.org/
Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org/
But I'm glad to hear that there are long lines even before the polls open, from many acquaintances around the country.
My sister, in line, even had to suppress a raucous line-stander chanting insults against the other major candidate.
I expect most of you know that:
If you are in line when the polls CLOSE,
they still must let you VOTE.
It is not legal to send you away.
I don't know what they must do if they run out of ballots. That should be illegal somehow as well.
My sister, in line, even had to suppress a raucous line-stander chanting insults against the other major candidate.
I expect most of you know that:
they still must let you VOTE.
It is not legal to send you away.
I don't know what they must do if they run out of ballots. That should be illegal somehow as well.
The person whom I supervise, who has schizophrenia, continues to burn through new meds. I am beginning to suspect we're going to run through all the available options. For the past week and a half, she has been averaging every other day with a spike in symptoms, such as today:
Today the Dead are speaking with her. Not the Grateful Dead, mind you, but everyone who has ever died and are hanging out around here. They also smell weird (what a surprise) and she can taste them as well. She's reporting they are saying mean things, and they want her to do inadvisable actions, but she feels she can resist these blandishments, so we're not looking at a visit to the ER ... at this time.
We have a Dr. with MGH's Early Psychosis Program, and our regular appt is next week. Rah.
Today the Dead are speaking with her. Not the Grateful Dead, mind you, but everyone who has ever died and are hanging out around here. They also smell weird (what a surprise) and she can taste them as well. She's reporting they are saying mean things, and they want her to do inadvisable actions, but she feels she can resist these blandishments, so we're not looking at a visit to the ER ... at this time.
We have a Dr. with MGH's Early Psychosis Program, and our regular appt is next week. Rah.
I've been doing a LOT of decluttering and sending useful stuff to charities. Yay. Autumn is my productive period for non-preferred tasks.
Originally posted by
wondermark at #1247; Mementos, Post Mortem
Originally posted by
wondermark at #1247; Mementos, Post MortemI've been spending free time surfing on an e-commerce site which often falls victim to poor translation software. Here is a list of terms.
Terms used in what we'd call jacquard or brocade or similar:
3D
advanced (really, all by itself)
american style
anaglyph stereoscopic
bubble
bump
bumpmap
carving
coarse
convex
country style
cut (pile, I suppose)
damask -- sometimes really a damask!
dobby
double (other side sorta useful)
double layer
elastic (because it has some spring in it?)
embroidered (no embroidery present)
ethnic
flocking if they mean velvet or chenille (not glued on flocking)
hollow-out (this is another term for lacy/filigree effect)
impression
knitted (on a woven fabric)
light upholstery
light-sensitive (no)
mechanism
ombre (no actual color changes)
patchwork (no patches)
plump
puff
quilted (no actual quilting - we would say matellesse)
relief
rural style
satin (because some of the relief is satin?)
shadow
small fragrant (really)
small pieces
stereo
tapestry (even if one color)
textured
thickened
tibetan jacquard
tulle when they mean thin
tweed (not actual tweed)
wave
yarn-dyed (as opposed to piece dyed)
English Definitions:
BROCADE: is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads.
DAMASK: a figured woven fabric with a pattern visible on both sides, typically used for table linen and upholstery.
DOBBY: Fabric produced on the dobby loom, characterised by small geometric patterns and extra texture in the cloth. The warp and weft threads may be the same colour or different. Satin threads are particularly effective in this kind of weave as their texture will highlight the pattern. Polo shirts are usually made with dobby. piqué fabrics are a type of dobby construction.
JACQUARD: a fabric made on a loom fitted with a jacquard, with an intricate variegated pattern.
MATELASSE: Fabric having a raised design like quilting.
TAPESTRY: a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving colored weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or furniture covering.
TWEED: a rough, woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun
Terms used in what we'd call jacquard or brocade or similar:
3D
advanced (really, all by itself)
american style
anaglyph stereoscopic
bubble
bump
bumpmap
carving
coarse
convex
country style
cut (pile, I suppose)
damask -- sometimes really a damask!
dobby
double (other side sorta useful)
double layer
elastic (because it has some spring in it?)
embroidered (no embroidery present)
ethnic
flocking if they mean velvet or chenille (not glued on flocking)
hollow-out (this is another term for lacy/filigree effect)
impression
knitted (on a woven fabric)
light upholstery
light-sensitive (no)
mechanism
ombre (no actual color changes)
patchwork (no patches)
plump
puff
quilted (no actual quilting - we would say matellesse)
relief
rural style
satin (because some of the relief is satin?)
shadow
small fragrant (really)
small pieces
stereo
tapestry (even if one color)
textured
thickened
tibetan jacquard
tulle when they mean thin
tweed (not actual tweed)
wave
yarn-dyed (as opposed to piece dyed)
English Definitions:
BROCADE: is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads.
DAMASK: a figured woven fabric with a pattern visible on both sides, typically used for table linen and upholstery.
DOBBY: Fabric produced on the dobby loom, characterised by small geometric patterns and extra texture in the cloth. The warp and weft threads may be the same colour or different. Satin threads are particularly effective in this kind of weave as their texture will highlight the pattern. Polo shirts are usually made with dobby. piqué fabrics are a type of dobby construction.
JACQUARD: a fabric made on a loom fitted with a jacquard, with an intricate variegated pattern.
MATELASSE: Fabric having a raised design like quilting.
TAPESTRY: a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving colored weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or furniture covering.
TWEED: a rough, woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun
Women vs. Men vs. pockets: I've been trying to reduce my use of carrying vessels other than my own pockets. It's going moderately well, but now I notice other people burdening themselves more than I did formerly, especially MEN, who allegedly don't need to carry extra things in purses, satchels, totes, etc. on a regular basis.
People who wear women's clothes often bemoan the lack of useful pockets. I suspect that this has been a long and vicious circle of "looking elegant" combined with aspersions of class -- "only lower class people need to haul practical things." Pockets in clothing became vestigial. Men's pockets mostly did not: they are deep and prolific. When I buy women's clothes, they have to have pockets. Sometimes I lengthen the pockets myself.
There are a few female outliers. Queen Elizabeth #2 always carries a handbag, despite having dozens of staff who surely could carry her items. High fashion women carry jeweled purses (which never have handles or shoulder straps) to evening events, so one hand is always occupied by holding the darn thing. This is more debilitating than stiletto heels -- they've lost a hand -- but it seems to go unnoticed as a handicap.
Once we're carrying a backpack or purse, there's usually extra capacity, which like our houses, we will manage to fill with items we don't need quite as urgently. After a while, we may find we can't manage without a certain volume of encumbrance. The pockets become a small backpack. The backpack gets a belt pack addition for the phone or tablet. Then the backpack gets an upgrade, but the belt pack remains.... We fill the garage with stuff, and then if we have the opportunity, we buy a larger house.
People who wear women's clothes often bemoan the lack of useful pockets. I suspect that this has been a long and vicious circle of "looking elegant" combined with aspersions of class -- "only lower class people need to haul practical things." Pockets in clothing became vestigial. Men's pockets mostly did not: they are deep and prolific. When I buy women's clothes, they have to have pockets. Sometimes I lengthen the pockets myself.
There are a few female outliers. Queen Elizabeth #2 always carries a handbag, despite having dozens of staff who surely could carry her items. High fashion women carry jeweled purses (which never have handles or shoulder straps) to evening events, so one hand is always occupied by holding the darn thing. This is more debilitating than stiletto heels -- they've lost a hand -- but it seems to go unnoticed as a handicap.
Once we're carrying a backpack or purse, there's usually extra capacity, which like our houses, we will manage to fill with items we don't need quite as urgently. After a while, we may find we can't manage without a certain volume of encumbrance. The pockets become a small backpack. The backpack gets a belt pack addition for the phone or tablet. Then the backpack gets an upgrade, but the belt pack remains.... We fill the garage with stuff, and then if we have the opportunity, we buy a larger house.
Things are growing. Household is relatively calm for once, thanks to various interventions. Small cat still panics at the least opportunity.
Yes, I still exist, but mostly I'm on FB because the format fits better with my rather interrupt-driven existence, which is not directly related to the PSA.
If you want to know more, feel free to ask me in person.
PSA: Did you know there is a vaccine for Shingles? Did you know that antivirals will help, but you could still have life-impacting neuralgia for weeks or months afterwards? You don't get "offered" the vaccine until you're 60.
If you want to know more, feel free to ask me in person.
PSA: Did you know there is a vaccine for Shingles? Did you know that antivirals will help, but you could still have life-impacting neuralgia for weeks or months afterwards? You don't get "offered" the vaccine until you're 60.
Originally posted by attack_laurel at Living beautifully with science-based medicine (SBM)
attack_laurel at Living beautifully with science-based medicine (SBM)Recently a young woman in Australia who called herself the "Wellness Warrior" has died. I find her death sad, but I find myself much more enraged, because she pushed a number of "cancer-curing" things that have nothing to do with curing cancer, such as coffee enemas, an expensive organic juiced vegetables diet, positive imaging, and meditation. She claimed that these things had healed/cured her, though by the end of her life she was not only obviously concealing her cancer, but she was claiming she never said the word "cured", as documented by A View From the Hills. (h/t to wosny.) Another woman, Belle Gibson, is being exposed as making a claim that she had an incurable brain tumor, and cured it herself, through diet. She parlayed this story and her app "The Whole Pantry", into a jet-setting lifestyle of $2000 handbags and charity fund-raising fraud. (Also h/t to wosny. You're on fire!)
( A Tale of Two Aussies...Collapse )
wosny.) Another woman, Belle Gibson, is being exposed as making a claim that she had an incurable brain tumor, and cured it herself, through diet. She parlayed this story and her app "The Whole Pantry", into a jet-setting lifestyle of $2000 handbags and charity fund-raising fraud. (Also h/t to wosny. You're on fire!)( A Tale of Two Aussies...Collapse )
Syndicate
Designed by chasethestars
chasethestars
Comments
This person…
/psych nurse