
John Napier 698 |
John Napier 698 wrote:I personally find it interesting that the Secretary for Education isn't an educator. Is our Republic turning into a Plutocracy ( Rule by the wealthy )?She bought her position.
*deep sigh* Why am I not surprised?

thejeff |
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*Warm, bright and cozy, just perfect as a place for hugs and conversation*
"Then fire, make your body cold,
I'm going to give you mine to hold,"
saying this she climbed inside
to be his one, to be his only bride.It was deep into his fiery heart
he took the dust of Joan of Arc,
and then she clearly understood
if he was fire, oh then she must be wood.
I saw her wince, I saw her cry,
I saw the glory in her eye.
Myself I long for love and light,
but must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?

John Napier 698 |
Freehold, you can have all of Pittsburgh's snow as well. Please come and get it. No really, please.
As a practical matter, normally when I go to work, I would take one bus and walk down a hill. But with this amount of snow, that would be dangerous, and I already twisted an ankle last week, without snow. Today, I'll have to take a bus into downtown and get a connecting bus that avoids the hill.
*sigh* Winter, yay.

The Doomkitten |
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As much as I preach education and tolerance over violence on these boards, it is incredibly hard to keep a level head when somebody is personally insulting you, your friends, and impersonally insulting Muslims and LGBT people.
Which is why I'm typing this from lunch detention.
At least I managed to stop myself from punching him and restrained myself to a slap to the back of the head.

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As much as I preach education and tolerance over violence on these boards, it is incredibly hard to keep a level head when somebody is personally insulting you, your friends, and impersonally insulting Muslims and LGBT people.
Which is why I'm typing this from lunch detention.
At least I managed to stop myself from punching him and restrained myself to a slap to the back of the head.
Take a deep breath, Doomkitty. Deep breath.
And get a punching bag for home workouts. I've a feeling we will all need one soon.

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As much as I preach education and tolerance over violence on these boards, it is incredibly hard to keep a level head when somebody is personally insulting you, your friends, and impersonally insulting Muslims and LGBT people.
Which is why I'm typing this from lunch detention.
At least I managed to stop myself from punching him and restrained myself to a slap to the back of the head.
*hugs*
Stay Awesome, kitty.

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The Doomkitten wrote:As much as I preach education and tolerance over violence on these boards, it is incredibly hard to keep a level head when somebody is personally insulting you, your friends, and impersonally insulting Muslims and LGBT people.
Which is why I'm typing this from lunch detention.
At least I managed to stop myself from punching him and restrained myself to a slap to the back of the head.
Take a deep breath, Doomkitty. Deep breath.
And get a punching bag for home workouts. I've a feeling we will all need one soon.
I have one at work. Not sure if using it is helping or exacerbating.

thejeff |
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The Usual Suspect wrote:I have one at work. Not sure if using it is helping or exacerbating.The Doomkitten wrote:As much as I preach education and tolerance over violence on these boards, it is incredibly hard to keep a level head when somebody is personally insulting you, your friends, and impersonally insulting Muslims and LGBT people.
Which is why I'm typing this from lunch detention.
At least I managed to stop myself from punching him and restrained myself to a slap to the back of the head.
Take a deep breath, Doomkitty. Deep breath.
And get a punching bag for home workouts. I've a feeling we will all need one soon.
I keep thinking "to train for better punching?"

Uncle Teddy |
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As much as I preach education and tolerance over violence on these boards, it is incredibly hard to keep a level head when somebody is personally insulting you, your friends, and impersonally insulting Muslims and LGBT people.
Which is why I'm typing this from lunch detention.
At least I managed to stop myself from punching him and restrained myself to a slap to the back of the head.
Been in the same boat with family members - unfortunately, they are the type that would hit back with far more force and violence than I would have used had I actually hit them. Fortunately, as an adult, I can avoid them now (something I couldn't do as a child).
And, as Rysky said, stay awesome.

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Stay strong, Doomkitten. Things like that happen to the best somewhat decent of us (the only time I got in a fight that was not about defending myself or somebody else from physical violence was me going boom when some friendly neighbourhood nazi showerd a friend of mine who had the audacity to have a different colored skin, with insults until she broke into tears...)

RadiantSophia |

As much as I preach education and tolerance over violence on these boards, it is incredibly hard to keep a level head when somebody is personally insulting you, your friends, and impersonally insulting Muslims and LGBT people.
Yes, yes it is. I've been struggling with this, and I've decided (for me) it is better to be alive and angry all the time, than alive and afraid all the time, or dead.

Cthulhusquatch |

It's because internet trolling has invaded the real world, and the real world actually has consequences.
The Doomkitten wrote:Yeah. Much better now. He actually apologized later, although I did as well, profusely. He was just trying to stir up some s&%@.Kids need to learn that we're no longer in an age where you get to start thing just for fun. The world is giving everything dangerous consequences.

Qunnessaa |
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Freehold DM wrote:Bah, humbug!Campfire Elemental wrote:*Warm, bright and cozy, just perfect as a place for hugs and conversation**hisssssss*
GO way! You're melting the snow!
*Carefully conjures Campfire Elemental safely away from all the lovely snow and proceeds to warm her hands.*
We could use more snow in my part of the world too.
Sigh.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted in this thread; school’s been really busy, but I thought I’d vent, if I might. Along with other things, I’ve been slowly getting the required documents together for a clinic specializing in trans health back home, and it’s the death of a thousand (paper) cuts: the post lost my hard copies in the mail, and apparently rather than trusting my endocrinologist, the clinic needs a copy of my prescriptions directly from my pharmacist, and so forth…
At the same time, I can’t really complain. I’m in a good place overall, for now, and my heart goes out to the American folks here. Bits and pieces are coming together for me, frustrations aside, and I have the luxury of stepping away from the news of what’s going on down south.
So I guess, since I’m not a huggy person, maybe we can do that whole wallflower-y thing of shy smiles and awkward nods? Anyway, I hope what’s good in the lives of all the folks here gets a little bit better, and what’s bad gets gone, as the song goes.

John Napier 698 |
The Doomkitten wrote:Yeah. Much better now. He actually apologized later, although I did as well, profusely. He was just trying to stir up some s&%@.Kids need to learn that we're no longer in an age where you get to start thing just for fun. The world is giving everything dangerous consequences.
Especially if the other person decides to bring friends.

Freehold DM |

Freehold DM wrote:OMG IT'S SNOWING!!!!! LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE*I know that I'm going to get killed (virtually) for this, but ...*
Hey Freehold, "chill."
why would you be killed for giving the traditional greeting?

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John Napier 698 |
John Napier 698 wrote:why would you be killed for giving the traditional greeting?Freehold DM wrote:OMG IT'S SNOWING!!!!! LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE LET'S GO OUTSIDE*I know that I'm going to get killed (virtually) for this, but ...*
Hey Freehold, "chill."
Probably for what everyone else considers an obvious pun. But the timing was perfect. :)

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Very disappointed, but not surprised to see the DOJ under Sessions retreat from the protection of LGBTQ youth in our schools: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/day-one-jeff-sessions-doj-withdraws-appe al-anti-transgender-ruling/
Three steps forward, 12 steps back. :(

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Very disappointed, but not surprised to see the DOJ under Sessions retreat from the protection of LGBTQ youth in our schools: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/02/day-one-jeff-sessions-doj-withdraws-appe al-anti-transgender-ruling/
Three steps forward, 12 steps back. :(
:-(