sure glad I've got an appt with my therapist tomorrow

could be either or both

but right now if I'm feeling anything, I'd describe it as a kind of grim spite

Quinn dropped the line "I will live to see Trump die"

I am going to get through this and I am going to do my tiny best to keep others afloat with me

i am in the same boat. my brain is horrified but i don't FEEL anything yet.

in the short term, I am. probably going to cope via escapism. my election night strategy of just refusing to think about the election and marathon Kamen Rider Blade instead did help keep the anxiety down.

just like. filling up my emotional cache with feelings about fictional superheroes.

I've been tearing up on and off but. I did last time too

so I'm giving myself what grace I can

yeah

the work continues

yeah

today is for the emotions, whatever they are

tomorrow we get up and start again

yup

some good local news, at least - the ballot measures are a mixed bag, definitely some things there I didn't want to see go through that seem to be going through, but the really alarming one that would've taken away our ability to vote on retaining judges is being pretty firmly defeated

and the one to create a fundamental right to abortion in the Arizona constitution is also winning

yeah I saw a lot of states getting abortion legislation through

thank fuck

and it looks like Ruben Gallego is beating Kari Lake for the Senate, which, again: thank fuck

if you find yourself shaking, it might be shock

either way, be gentle with yourself

libekory: no shaking, thankfully