I have waaaaay too many lentils.
Mar. 27th, 2019 06:04 pmWell, I'm pleased to say that I've been scarce because things are going well and I'm on a roll... On the mental health front, the medication is making a huge difference for me. I have a reasonable amount of energy now and I really haven't ever been so able to relax before. All of the techniques I've been practicing for self care from therapy are so much easier now, and I'm taking full advantage of them. Far from having so little energy that I can't cook some nights, I've been doing the KonMari thing to finally set the apartment to rights. One amusing stop along this journey: in organizing the pantry I realized that the rice to lentil ratio was unacceptable, so I've bought more rice. I have a peculiar relationship to the story of Esau because I really do love me some lentils and rice...
Mom's doing really well too. I've been making 'quality time' with her a priority to help her reconnect socially. This started out with my reading to her about Christian mysticism, but I weaned her off of that and we're now working on James Herriot and L.M.Montgomery.
Politically, it's a surreal time right now. A lot of my friends are seeing, for the first time, the anti-Palestinian racism I've been telling them about for ... well, a long time now. I'm pleased to see that some primers are going up on how to be an ally to Palestinians. I wonder if I'll see much of a change, personally. Frankly, a lot has already changed. Time was, all I *ever* heard was "THE LAND IS OURS!!!!!!!!!!111ONE!!!11" the second I clarified that while my dad's from Jerusalem, he's Palestinian, not Israeli (Israel didn't even exist back then, so...).
Here's the most recent one, from a Jewish enby of C on Twitter.
Mom's doing really well too. I've been making 'quality time' with her a priority to help her reconnect socially. This started out with my reading to her about Christian mysticism, but I weaned her off of that and we're now working on James Herriot and L.M.Montgomery.
Politically, it's a surreal time right now. A lot of my friends are seeing, for the first time, the anti-Palestinian racism I've been telling them about for ... well, a long time now. I'm pleased to see that some primers are going up on how to be an ally to Palestinians. I wonder if I'll see much of a change, personally. Frankly, a lot has already changed. Time was, all I *ever* heard was "THE LAND IS OURS!!!!!!!!!!111ONE!!!11" the second I clarified that while my dad's from Jerusalem, he's Palestinian, not Israeli (Israel didn't even exist back then, so...).
Here's the most recent one, from a Jewish enby of C on Twitter.