We are in that “what day is it” holiday space and coming back from the coffee shop, I see a gentleman walking his dog. He is in khakis, a buttondown, and blazer. SIR, I WAS PRETTY SURE IT WAS SATURDAY AND YOU’RE OUT HERE DRESSED FOR WORK.

Yes, it is Saturday, whew.

Last night my brother & I went for dinner at a friends house, and it was great – good food, we played Monopoly and no one cried or flipped the board*, and my friend Amy got me this mug – she KNOWS me:

It was good to talk with another gal about this shitshow – we both thought that white women were at least in agreement that bleeding out on an ER floor is bad and this administration would make more of that happen, but NOPE.

Christmas was lovely around these parts. Excellent brunch, great presents, and most importantly – Jorge & Sean had an awesome day! They got toys, and each got a blanket of their very own, and a whole bunch of brown crinkly packing paper.

On the US shitshow that is the incoming administration – the Republican base appears to be turning on the techbros, which is not the worst thing, I guess? Laura Loomer, who isn’t exactly the most rational or stable of folks, has lit into Musk & Ramaswamy for wanting to expand H1B visas. If she is in the same room as either one of them, she’s gonna shank someone.

Broken clocks and all that, but she has a point. Granted, she doesn’t want more H1B folks cause she’s racist trash – I don’t want them because employers use the process and visa holders to exploit workers. But at least someone gets that they are NOT on our side? Sort of?

I also didn’t appreciate Ramaswamy’s “American parents are trash and immigrant parents are better” tirade – dude, that “superior” childrearing you’re describing? It’s just abuse. But it does turn out kids who become adults who cower at any perceived authority, so I see why you’d like it.

Such weird fucking times.

My plans for the remainder of 2024 is googling “what activities are bad luck on New Year’s Eve/Day” and making sure I’m NOT doing them. (Sure, they’re all old wives tales, but why take chances?) May also finally crack open the “anti-planner planner” I ordered a while back. It was recommended by a fellow ADHD’er and true to form, I ordered it, misplaced it, found it, and have just glared at it every time I walk by it.

I also need to hit up Kohls for my moisturizer. I am trying very hard to avoid Amazon, because of the strike and Jeff Bezos being an unrepentant ass. But it so often feels like I’m just trading one huge, shitty multinational firm for another one, and Amazon has just fucked up everything so badly. Oh that thing you needed this week? The only place that carries it locally is closed until January 2nd, the other place that has it online costs 2x as much and won’t arrive for 12 days.

So, 2025 will also be the year of planning better in buying so I am getting things locally, and preferably not from Walmart, even though it’s probably gonna cost more in actual price, and time hauling around to find shit. But let’s be honest, 2025 will also probably be the year of “buying as little as possible” because nothing will be affordable.

Alright, enough dithering about on the sofa, it’s time to go face Kohl’s the weekend after Christmas. Spare a thought for me. (Yes, planning better is definitely something I need to do in 2025.)

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!

* Amy won the game, but when we eat all the rich, she will be exempted, she was exceptionally generous in buying other players properties, routinely paying 2x market price, LOL.