Today was hard

[cornerofmadness]

It was pouring buckets so people who don't belong in the handicapped lot were parked there and I had to walked down hill on weird steps that were flooded as a result. Fun times. Tell me again we don't need more handicapped places?



Virginia is now trying to pass a bill to allow the police to access women's menstrual cycle info. WTF. I keep telling my students to delete those menstrual tracking apps but they roll their eyes at me. I'm like do you UNDERSTAND? They're going to see you skip a month or two and then back on your period and you could be accused of having an abortion. I have PCOS and my periods were always weird. What would happen to me if I were 10 years younger? I never thought I'd live inside the Handmaiden's Tale.

How much more are the Republicans going to dehumanize women and people of color? This is doing in my mental health in the worst way

Both my land line died in the rain as it often does and my cell phone is starting to not work again. My new phone... I am beginning to think it's time to call it a monetary loss and switch carriers.

My anatomy test was as ridiculously bad as the micro test was good. I'm not curving this thing. Deal with your mistakes. Maybe stop talking half the class. I climbed up into the ampitheater today to sit down next to the talkers. Scared the fuck out of them doing it. Yeah look around. EVERYONE is staring at you because you're disrupting everyone and I might let your classmates deal with you.


While my own mental health is deteriorating I AM taking part in a fundraiser for To Write Love on Her Arms right here. Reading books while people sponsor me. Will I hit 200$, doubtful but I'm trying.

And since it's community Thursday, it was pointed out that fandomtrumpshate's sign ups end on the 19th and I had better get my butt moving on that so I'm promoing that one again. Join us in raising money for good causes.

some of my friends write at anythingdrabble. I might look into this one. I used to love open on sunday and drabble writing does hone your word choosing skills

Comments

[the_siobhan]

I climbed up into the ampitheater today to sit down next to the talkers. Scared the fuck out of them doing it.

That made me laugh. Good for you.

[cornerofmadness]

I'll do it again because they've been a problem for 4 weeks now

[under_the_silk_tree]

I have always hated talkers in class when I was a student it is just so rude and you can't hear the person you actually paid to learn from.

Sorry about your anxiety. I tried to click the link to your fundraiser, but it sent me to an old journal entry. So, I am not sure if I am just not seeing it or it is the wrong link.

I hope today was better!

[suzume]

Same (re: the fundraiser)

[cornerofmadness]

let me check that

[cornerofmadness]

It IS rude and you know what, last semester these students WEREN'T doing this. And they did well on the tests. They did not yesterday.

THank you.

that's because I failed at the link.

[aaronlisa]

I am beyond disgusted with the attitude that a bunch of ignorant politicians should have the right to police another person's body. So much of the anti-abortion and anti-LGTBQA+ rhetoric is based on fear mongering and anything but actual science. And yes sadly, every woman in North America should delete any app that tracks their cycle. While an app is very easy, its safer to keep track privately.

[cornerofmadness]

You'll get no argument here

[cmk418]

Not the first time I've thought this, but menstrual trackers are just one tool they could use. Something that many of us automatically do and not think about it is use those rewards cards at drug and grocery stores. All someone would have to do is go in and the dates and quantities of our "feminine hygiene products" and then further investigate if they suddenly stop.

[cornerofmadness]

that too. I've had that exact thought