היטלערן ווארפט עס אין היץ און קעלט און ער קאָן אונז קושן נאָר אין תּכת

[sovay]

I was woken shortly after noon by a spam call. It wanted to tell me there was a problem with the warranty of my nonexistent car. When I hung up on the spam, I saw that I had messages waiting from family and friends. They wanted to tell me Biden had won the election.

It does feel like the end of a war. Which means that what's ahead is the hard work of rebuilding—and building on, not merely settling for what we accepted once as the status quo. Too much of our government has still turned out to be three gentlemen's handshakes in a trenchcoat. Let's not do Reconstruction 2.0. Also we still have a plague.

But there is a new tree planted in the sidewalk out front of our apartment and I can think about a future that is not merely the endurance or resistance of destruction.

Just for the change, I think repairing things could be fun.

Comments

[julian]

Fuckin' amen.

Also:



(By either Kara Walker or Bria Goeller.)

[sovay]

Fuckin' amen.

*hugs*

(By either Kara Walker or Bria Goeller.)

I hadn't seen that. Thank you.

[minoanmiss]

omg I just burst into tears. omg. thank you for this.

[kore]

I thought I had cried a lot but THAT broke me into tiny little pieces. "I was that little girl."

[kaffy_r]

I can think about a future that is not merely the endurance or resistance of destruction.

Amen. So be it.

And now we work to win the Senate seats in Georgia.

[sovay]

Amen. So be it.

*hugs*

And now we work to win the Senate seats in Georgia.

"Then the worlds are saved, as long as you save them all over again, every day."
—Diane Duane, High Wizardry (1990)

[davidgillon]

Palpable relief on this side of the Pond too.

Just for the change, I think repairing things could be fun.

Sing it loud!

[sovay]

Palpable relief on this side of the Pond too.

I'm glad to hear it!

Sing it loud!

*hugs*

[vass]

*just breathes*

On a side note: Google Translate, I really don't think that "er kon aunz kushn nor in tkhs" translates to "he can just kiss us in secret". In fact, I am very sure "תּכת" is a word that has already crossed over from Yiddish to English, because I didn't need to buy a vowel.

[sovay]

*just breathes*

*hugs*

Google Translate, I really don't think that "er kon aunz kushn nor in tkhs" translates to "he can just kiss us in secret". In fact, I am very sure "תּכת" is a word that has already crossed over from Yiddish to English, because I didn't need to buy a vowel.

I am actually laughing. Oh, Google Translate, no.

(It's from Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II (2018). The original lyrics are here and in translation.)

[selkie]

I would have called but it was well before noon and I did not want to die at the moment of victory!!

*hugs*

[sovay]

I would have called but it was well before noon and I did not want to die at the moment of victory!!

You would have been better than a robo-spam call, but I saw your text immediately after!

*hugs*

[muccamukk]

Such a relief.

I've also been thinking a lot about U.S. Grant a lot today. I hope that Biden and Harris try as hard, and manage better.

[sovay]

Such a relief.

Like, I know nothing changes overnight, and probably some things not even in my lifetime, although I am looking forward so much to a government of competent specialists as opposed to grifters scraping their profits out of everyone else's bones. But it really does feel like a turn away from the abyss. I like that part a lot.

I've also been thinking a lot about U.S. Grant a lot today. I hope that Biden and Harris try as hard, and manage better.

I hope so, too. That's what holding our elected officials accountable is for, and with the new administration, I think it might even work sooner than 2024.

[teenybuffalo]

I'm enjoying today. Seeing many many people I care for be encouraged is wonderful and I'm cheering every dance video!

[sovay]

I'm enjoying today.

Good!

Seeing many many people I care for be encouraged is wonderful and I'm cheering every dance video!

spatch just this second sent me this tweet and I feel you should know about it.

[gwynnega]

Oh, such a relief. I only just started to think of all the terrible people in his administration who will also be tossed out.

[sovay]

Oh, such a relief. I only just started to think of all the terrible people in his administration who will also be tossed out.

Yes! We could have appointees who know their jobs and do them! It'll be incredible!

[asakiyume]

I think repairing things can be not only fun but even joyous.

[sovay]

I think repairing things can be not only fun but even joyous.

I am sure it will bring its fair share of exhaustion, because there's just so much, but still. It's worth it to hold the light.

[sartorias]

Such a relief. We are walking around like zombies in this house--there's nothing like realizing just how much stress you were under, even if you thought you were coping, until it begins to lift.

[sovay]

We are walking around like zombies in this house--there's nothing like realizing just how much stress you were under, even if you thought you were coping, until it begins to lift.

Even if you knew you were under stress, seriously!

*hugs*

[thisbluespirit]

Just for the change, I think repairing things could be fun.

<3

It's such a relief even from all the way over here.

[sovay]

It's such a relief even from all the way over here.

I can imagine that!

[cmcmck]

The plague is a whole lot less awful than the monster (or should that be former monster)?

[sovay]

The plague is a whole lot less awful than the monster (or should that be former monster)?

The plague is pretty bad! But I think we stand an actual chance of dealing with it with a government that cares about not letting it rampage unchecked.

[nineweaving]

Amen. Sleeves rolled for the Scouring of the Shire.

Nine

[sovay]

Amen. Sleeves rolled for the Scouring of the Shire.

Amen again. Salted to the ground.

[cyphomandra]

I am so relieved and happy for you (also, fantastic T shirt!)

[sovay]

I am so relieved and happy for you (also, fantastic T shirt!)

Thank you. (And thank you!)

*hugs*