february is self-portrait dedicated to leon trotsky month

[throughadoor]

A couple weeks ago I fell completely down the rabbit hole listening to Jeffrey R. Derego's Union Dues short stories on the Escape Pod sci-fi short fiction podcast. Amazing, gritty, dystopic super hero stories. More superlatives and a list of all stories published to date hereI'm doing some consulting for a farm cooperative in Haiti, so one of the

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[pene]

oh. that is adorable about the girl who says "tight" unironically. I love her.

your food sustainability impresses me and makes me think of things I could change.

[throughadoor]

RE: Food -- and it's SUMMER where you are!

*jealous*

[moireach]

Ooh, what're you doing for the Haiti coop? Grantwriting? Something else? Regardless, way to be amazing.

[throughadoor]

Hah, thank you! Also, sort of weirdly, I was actually already doing it before the earthquake, it's L's boyfriend's non-profit. Some grant writing, some general professional writing, etc. ALSO, their website is a mess, so I might be asking your advice at some point.

[moireach]

Oh nice. Haha, why are there so many horrendous websites out there, wounding me with their incompetence?

[annakovsky]

Hahahaha, oh no, if you pick up the "tight" verbal tic, WE'RE ALL GOING TO PICK IT UP, YOU KNOW. Wretch etc.

[throughadoor]

Fortunately, my boss has gotten me saying, "However, comma" so I'm hoping I'll pick that one up instead. HOWEVER, comma, new girl also non-ironically says "rad." She's a gem!

[smartlikejustin]

ooh, I like "however, comma" -- I'm so on that one.

(also, omg, lj)

[throughadoor]

Was there a highly localized 36 inch snow storm in Allston on Sunday that drove you to the point of reading Livejournal? I'm concerned.

[frausorge]

I am v. jealous of your Empires seeing! I wish for them to visit the west coast.

[throughadoor]

Seriously! I had to wait two years of them circling around the east coast to finally come to Massachusetts.