Hey, sorry to respond so late to this! I appreciate your detailed response a lot, will give me a lot to think about. I don’t know that it sits right with me to say that an anarchist would “do better” when it comes to recognizing abusive patterns of behavior cuz that seeks to be a broad generalization but I have not ran in explicitly anarchist or ML spaces Irl so maybe it’s more likely than with MLs in general. I am also surprised/not surprised to hear about the lack of self critique in actual active leninist groups. People here seem to be able to, for the most part, reckon with the fact that there are problems and issues with lenin/marx/Stalin etc. But maybe, being pretty new to studying this stuff, there is more apologia going on than I recognize. When I have some time I’ll look at the links it included. Thanks! (I’ve never used it/it’s pronouns so I hope “it included” is correct instead of “you included”)

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Superb music taste; love Gang of Four and Molchat Doma

I am so disappointed that after a year and a half of organizing and trying to bargain our first contract m, I am just feeling like this all has been a huge fucking mistake. The work I do is already some of the most mentally and emotionally taxing work someone can do, but throwing the union busting and nonstop work on proposals and trying to do ANYTHING that’s gutsy being shot down by the union rep. Coworker got fired and the rep says he can’t do anything about it. It feels like we have no protection, I’m so ready to throw in the towel and be done with it. And I’m ashamed to say that. This has been nothing but an awful experience so far

Boutta drop my partner off at his first day of law school. I’m so proud, going back to school was the furthest thing from his mind when we first met; he’s grown so much as a person ahhhhh

nooooooooooo

I miss AskJeeves.

Ohhh we talked about Concerta, good to know. I’m getting the extended release so hopefully that will mitigate feeling too jacked up but I can probably get Concerta if I need. I also have an old bottle of focalin that we will probably try at some point too if this isn’t the magic bullet, I’m so so so ready to function somewhat normally

Quit my Strattera as it just made me extremely sleepy, depressed, unmotivated and I had to PEE ALL THE TIME. Got prescribed Ritalin, let’s see how this unfolds

Just reminded myself of this one time in middle school I popped a bunch of Coricidin pills (DXM) with my friend and we were walking around our neighborhood and we ended up at the park we would normally hang at. A big van was parked in the lot and out popped a BUNCH of LARPers. Like full wizard robes, staffs, swords. Had never seen such a thing before. We got scared and ran away and watched The Song Remains the Same at my house and that was also terrifying. DXM is a weird drug

I haven’t had nyquil since I was a kid and that shit slaps

He’s actually a lil weenie and will run away from anything larger than a tennis ball…so the hunter has become…the hunted (I run around the house chasing him shrieking then give him big belly rubs bc he knows I’m playing and just a big weirdo)

Yes! It’s served me well for about 8-9 years

The SOFTEST. Lil bastard hates when I try to brush him though

My bike all packed up for my first (and only) bike packing trip

He has lil white boots to match, too

Real kittyman hours

Rewatching Better Call Saul and I love it so much. It’s a show where I can get super immersed in the world, like I’m a character right there with them. And I love every single character, too.

Apparently Vince Gilligan is making a new show with Rhea Seehorn and I’m so excited for it

I do not want ozzy ruined for me pls dont

Oh I looooove a good drunk bathroom chat lmao. I’m not a girl but I love all the bathroom girlies hyping eachother up and just being silly. In fact I think I feel more social there than in the rest of the bar lmao