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Had a mostly happy post but then saw the news. The government (ICE) has murdered another US Citizen.

My heart hurts. This is not okay.

His poor family! And government officials spreading lies when the video shows him unarmed.

A nurse at a VA hospital trying to help someone the thugs had pepper sprayed.

Screams into the void.

Where's the supreme Court? Where's Congress? My Congress critters support him. Rick Scott is one of ours. Rubio was one of ours...

I hope everyone who stayed home and didn't vote is proud of themselves.

You did it.

Let us hope he doesn't get the civil war he's hoping to invite and use to deny elections.

Let us hope we can vote then out and end all this fuckery.

But I will always hope everyone who stayed home steps in a dozen Legos a day and gets food poisoning every time they are traveling in a car and can't find a toilet.

Hope this makes sense I'm so tired I can't see well anymore.

I hate sensitive skin so much. At any moment a skin product that didn't irritate me might irritate it. Rash up... Need a bandaid? Despite using sensitive skin bandaids and being extra careful peeling it off not only is the skin around it irritated but some of it is torn.

I'm having a flare up of a chronic skin issue too. So I keep having to lay down and have Ian regauze and tape the area so it doesn't tear my skin.

I am extra frustrated today because last night I couldn't get comfortable and ended up aggravating the flare up by scratching.

I also feel like I do right before my period.

Haven't had my period in a few months, am perimenopausal... But maybe she's coming or maybe my hormones are a mess. I do have polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Jasper cat is still slightly wobbly from his pain medicine. Last night he seemed like he might be in pain from his arthritis and the cold. He seems to be feeling better and is currently shouting at my husband. Because he wants cuddles and food but Ian is still at the computer doing engineering things.

This post is super whiny but then again when I'm in pain my inner 5 year old is out. And she wants cookies.

Best part about it being so cold to a native Floridian is every time I turn on the electric blanket for warmth I get three or four cats clustered around me.

The downside is that I was so cold I didn't get to the computer like I had planned.

I did try following a coloring tutorial for icons but I don't think I liked the results enough to do it again. It involved a lot of painting sections of the icons in different colors and in the icon I made the skin got washed out something awful. Tried a crop with the image of Martha that was one of the sample caps and it washed her out to a very pale that was distinctly not her dark skin. I did however learn some new techniques for enhancing hair. Going in with a pink brush on red hair and then a yellow brush and then black to enhance shadows did look lovely.

Most important it was not stressful and I'm not feeling like I might have a rage stroke.

I am still very worried about the situations the USA is in

And hoping the threat of everyone else is enough to keep his hands off the big red button.

I woke up early to get some things accomplished and fix my sleep schedule but now the power has gone out. And our power company estimates another few hours before it's back on.

I am so tempted to go back to bed. But I know that won't help. We thankfully turned off my husband's work computers temporary back up power thing. It was beeping constantly. Hey the powers out... Hey the powers out.... And it was driving me crazy.

Because it's storming even though it's daylight it's dark.

On the plus side only a small section of town is effected so I can order lunch if it goes on for longer.

And the cold front will continue all week... Cold temperatures mean more tea and Ian says I shouldn't buy more until my tea shelf is emptied!

But a girl needs 12 or so different flavors at any one time, Christmas blend, Yorkshire gold, English breakfast, earl grey, jasmine green, chai...

*Yawns again*

I'm so bored and alone with my thoughts...

I am so tired but I am also awake. It's very annoying. And my husband is snoring loudly right next to me, which feels like he's rubbing it in that he can sleep. I took a sleeping pill so hopefully soon sleep happens.

I spent today playing Satisfactory with Ian. It's a game on steam where you build a factory and Ian had been wanting for us to play together for some time. It crashes on the steam deck every now and again now that we are in the endgame but I'm having fun.

Then I made a few icons and finished up one of my tables for daily icons. I am debating signing up for a drabble challenge but also kind of hesitant.

Same for a challenge centered around case fics... I have a few mystery story ideas it could be fun to write but the high pressure of writing a gift can be stressful.

I have a few more days to think on that one.

It's a high of 55 degrees Fahrenheit here in Florida. And the yearly ritual of hot tea, wrapping myself up in blankets begins.

This skit is pretty accurate for life in the South when it's cold:https://youtu.be/A_UWChMGUOk?si=oRthVD5huD1oT3GV

Especially the bit about the heating. It's one of two reasons I don't turn the heat on. The other one being the winter bills being cheap makes up for the other nine months or so that my bills are insane.

I spent today playing with pixels and remembering how to make icons. After a few atrocities not to be seen by human eyes, I got several I really enjoy. Some were posted in today and yesterday's prompts for daily icons.

I also spent sometime watching different YouTube videos about people from Europe reacting to a video about how big the United States is based on how many times Great Britain can fit into different states. Or people tasting southern style biscuits and gravy with sweet iced tea for the first time.

I especially like the ones that are disgusted until they realize it's sausage gravy over a plain scone and not a cookie with brown gravy.

But the reactions to iced tea are always fun. It's hot and humid much of the year of course we serve our tea over ice.

Due to various things, I haven't had sweet tea in forever but plain unsweetened iced tea is probably my most drank beverage.

Sadly, since giving up Instagram, I don't get to watch videos about people living in Germany learning about the apparently really complex garbage and recycling rules. Which is a shame because I found them both funny and fascinating. Same with videos about how German windows open versus the UK. The algorithm loved showing me those and I loved watching them.

Pretty much any video about differences between regions are always fascinating to me. I remember finding out years ago that a lot of places don't have central ac. I was fascinated even as I shared tips I normally only use when the Ac breaks or hurricane power outages to keep comfortable.

I changed my layout a bit but I'm not fond of how the colors look in dark mode but I don't want to turn dark mode off on my phone as it helps with my headaches and saves batteries.

About another hour before Ian and I will be playing Satisfactory all weekend. I think we're making tacos for dinner tonight.

Other things I watched today are videos about how to make sauerkraut. Since hurricane Milton, a year ago, my favorite restaurant closed down and their homemade kraut and schnitzel with mushroom gravy were amazing... But sadly they got damaged and chose to retire.

Although I don't know that I want to ferment my own food... So it may just be one of those things. Which is a pity, jarred isn't the same.

I set a timer that locks me out of Tumblr after 45 minutes as my stress has risen through the roof and I was beginning to feel hopeless.

And my overarching goal this year is to find joy.

And stressing out over my country to the point I can't function is giving them what they want. They want us afraid and helpless to quit protesting and crying out and voting in the midterms.

So mental health break today and tomorrow and then back to shouting and making it clear that this isn't right.

According to polls Republicans also Don't think Trump should take Greenland by force and another poll shows he's loosing support amoung the Gen z men. It's dropped 40 percent.

Here in my area of Florida, close to Tampa, in a region that overwhelmingly went for Trump, my neighbor is no longer flying his big black Trump flag and the pro Trump bumper sticker has vanished. Same thing with a few other areas that had pro Trump stuff still up in December. May they continue to open their eyes and help us keep Democracy.

In other news, I started listening to the full cast audio of Harry Potter and I'm enjoying it so far.

I'm debating going to the cinema to see the extended edition of Lord of the Rings in the theater. Seeing that 25 year in front of the signs though.

I'm old, Gandalf, I may not look it but I feel it.

I turn 42 in May. I have to schedule my first mammogram this year.

We have a freeze warning tonight brr.