If there’s a job that must be done

You’ll find it’s much more fun

Don’t pout, don’t sob,

Just do a half-assed job!

If you cut every corner then it’s really not so bad

Everybody does it, even mom and dad.

If nobody sees you, then nobody gets mad.

It’s the American way!

“My god, I’m exhausted! Aren’t you tired of always caring about everything?”

“No, Jinkx. I’m tired of other people NOT caring about everything.”

Seattle. And yes, it’s fucking expensive. Outside of the city is cheaper, but diminishing returns on inclusiveness the farther away you get.

If you have a tech background, living here gets way easier.

Yup. My partner’s dad speaks Spanish, German and English. As he gets older, he’s increasingly unsure which one he’s speaking.

I’m a native English speaker, speak ok German, and only a bit of Spanish. Communication is kinda tough.

Same. If somebody speaks to me in Spanish, half the time I react by speaking German.

I’ll tell you that where I live in America is waaaaaayyyy more accepting than what you’re describing. A friend transitioned a couple years ago, and said that the insurance, doctors and her job were all super helpful and understanding. A drag queen duo just sold out one of the most popular venues in the city multiple nights for their annual holiday show. Hell, the bar down the street from me has a trans couple who are regulars and nobody gives a shit (coincidentally, they just moved here from Texas). It’s not even a queer bar or anything, it’s just a normal watering hole.

A lot of places in America suck, but there are oases, is what I’m saying.

No joke we actually had barbed wire fence around my high school. Magnetically sealed doors and cops stationed at the only entrance they didn’t lock all day.

The nicest people in the world cosplaying as the meanest.

The whole Xmas With the Vandals album is great. Shoutout to the Angry Snowmans, too.

I would strongly vote for Our Mrs Reynolds for best Firefly episode.

Scary that our only hope is that they trip over their own incompetence as they sprint towards fascism.

Colloquially it’s used as “like the Alps” as much as “of the Alps.”

Turn signal before brakes is my golden rule.

I agree with your order, though I haven’t seen Hollywood. If your taste continues to match mine, you would probably put Django and Hateful somewhere around 5 and 6.

There’s a fan theory that Tarantino has actually made two different series, splitting at Basterds. That’s why some of his movies are more grounded, and some are more cartoonishly violent. The theory goes that the events in Basterds created an alternate universe where violence in movies is way more socially acceptable. The more grounded movies (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, etc) are set in our universe, while the more cartoonish ones (Kill Bills, Death Proof, etc) are set in the alternate universe.

Kinda interesting theory, and I definitely prefer the grounded ones to the alternate universe films.

Drink too much, work too much, eat a diet consisting mostly of cheese and carbs. Stay in half-decent shape by putting in 14-hour days at a physical job.

Basically just circling the drain.

It still bugs me that Sean Bean’s name doesn’t rhyme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Machine_Still_Kills_Fascists?wprov=sfla1

Pretty much just Matt Freeman.

I fucking love Murphys, but they even admit that they’re not super talented. Ken Casey once said he didn’t even learn to play bass until their second album.

Interesting story. Dropkick Murphys (Boston-Irish punk band) got their first national hit by doing a punk version of “Shipping Out to Boston,” which was a Woody Guthrie taperoom-floor forgotten song. They also just lost one of their lead singer/songwriters last year.

They were trying to figure out what direction to go in, when Woody Guthrie’s granddaughter called them up to say she had found a bunch of other scraps and notes, wondering if they had any interest in putting together an album.

They said “fuck it, sure” and made an album called “This Machine Still Kills Fascists.” It’s not quite my cup of tea, but it resonated with a lot of people. If you’re interested in Guthrie’s music it’s definitely worth a listen. Modernized medium-talent version of his b-sides, basically.