Masks off on planes! Spring Break!

[miss_eagle_eye]

The news informs me that people on airplanes cheered when it was announced that the federal mask mandate on planes was lifted. They tore their masks off and whooped for joy, hugging strangers. I remember visiting Iran once during the World Cup when the Iranian soccer team won and everyone mobbed out into the streets to celebrate and all the women

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[lele]

He is all those things, and you are all those things. Together you are perfect. It's adorable.

[miss_eagle_eye]

Thank you for saying that ❤️

[kellianne]

This entry tracks for me on tech culture. I hate it, too. I don't want to be a brand. I don't have time during my day to make clever content about the stuff I'm doing, for chrissakes. I'm busy doing the actual stuff! I also hate how everyone talks about how insanely amazing they are, about all their clients and all the people they've helped, and I'm like...? If you're so busy - how on earth did you make 10000 edited insta stories or tik toks or whatever?

I"m glad someone is making you feel some love. Here's a thing that I think I suffer from - I've had so much stress and chaos in past relationships that the quiet secure love feels like it might be boring. I worry that somehow it's not real because it's not chaotic. I think that's a thing one can recover from, luckily!

[miss_eagle_eye]

"Being a brand" is totally a second job. I have no idea how people do it. (I suppose it helps to enjoy it.)

I hear you on confusing chaos with love/passion (queue bell hooks!). When you’re addicted to that dynamic being "love", no wonder tensionless relationships feel intolerable and boring. I’m probably most terrified of this. What if *I’m* the one who gets bored? What if I’m incapable of being in a healthy relationship? I’ll just say, I’m not bored yet. (p.s. I think you know Tom!)

[ext_5428236]

On tech: having recently crawled back into the belly of the beast, I gotta say I'm so much cooler with it this time around. I mean I'm almost 55 (the hell) and think it's all a joke, so I'm happy to build my brand and do all the things because good lord they're paying me how much and I am gross and love money because money makes me feel safe and comfortable in this garbage culture.

On boyfriends: time and data eased the anxiety for me. I don't think I'm a picnic to live with and it took a while for me to realize that I wasn't gonna scare Craig away even when he knew exactly what he got himself into. We're probably super-boring and 30 year old me wouldn't understand at all, but lemme tell ya we can still stay up talking into the wee hours of the night about a million different things just like when we were first dating and we're constantly spinning plans and schemes together, and that's the most exciting thing in the world for this middle-aged nihilist. <3

[miss_eagle_eye]

You have no idea how relieving it is to hear you say it’s going to be fine. If I can have even a percentage of what you and Craig have, I’ll be good. I’m really hoping time will do it. You are my wise elder ;)

As for tech: barf. You’re right, the money isn’t to scoff at. I might be more appreciative if I worked in academia a few years to remember what true hell is. I might also just hate Salesforce and it’s not about tech at all. I just can’t pretend to be this happy and optimistic and deluded all the time. Nihilism is hard work!