Thoughts on a Tuesday Morning
Jul. 26th, 2016 08:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spryng- In a week, we'll be shoving cats into our car and saying 'bye to AZ.
- I'm a lot sadder than I expected about this. Tucson treated us well and I'm really going to miss our friends.
- I'm also overwhelmed. There's still a lot left to do and a 100 little things to remember. Like shutting off our internet here and getting our utilities set up at the new place. And figuring out how work will, well, work. And, y'know, packing.
- I just want to sleep. Even though I hate sleeping right now, because I keep waking up every few hours. Idk why, tho I think it has something to do with not being able to roll around like I used to. A certain bulge on my abdomen keeps getting in the way and a certain baby likes to test out her jiu jitsu every time I lie down. Which is cute until I can't fall asleep.
- I'm 29 weeks and - aside from the exhaustion - doing well. I've had absolutely no problems or complications so far (*crosses fingers*) and honestly couldn't wish for a better experience.
- There are still things I can certainly complain about. Weight gain, for one. Heartburn, for another. But they seem so small and inconsequential.
- This election scares me. On the one hand, there's a candidate who seems completely disinterested in acknowledging half their party and with whom I disagree on several important points. On the other hand, there's a candidate who has literally pledged, multiple times, to round up/deport/mass register American citizens and whose party platform is the most anti-queer it's ever been. The one is certainly not an exciting candidate, but the other is absolutely terrifying. I am no longer 100% sure how this will go in November, because what was once laughable has become way too possible.
- I worry about the world, too. Ours isn't the only country rife with far-right authoritarianism. It seems to be a common sentiment in many countries, and history has shown again and again that when people are overwhelmed with fear, really bad things happen.
- Not even going to touch on climate change. We're just fucked in that regard.
- Then I wonder if this worry is pregnancy-related and I'm just being paranoid.
- On a positive note, um. I'm healthy, I have a wonderful wife, I have wonderful friends, and I know we're both loved. <3
- I'm a lot sadder than I expected about this. Tucson treated us well and I'm really going to miss our friends.
- I'm also overwhelmed. There's still a lot left to do and a 100 little things to remember. Like shutting off our internet here and getting our utilities set up at the new place. And figuring out how work will, well, work. And, y'know, packing.
- I just want to sleep. Even though I hate sleeping right now, because I keep waking up every few hours. Idk why, tho I think it has something to do with not being able to roll around like I used to. A certain bulge on my abdomen keeps getting in the way and a certain baby likes to test out her jiu jitsu every time I lie down. Which is cute until I can't fall asleep.
- I'm 29 weeks and - aside from the exhaustion - doing well. I've had absolutely no problems or complications so far (*crosses fingers*) and honestly couldn't wish for a better experience.
- There are still things I can certainly complain about. Weight gain, for one. Heartburn, for another. But they seem so small and inconsequential.
- This election scares me. On the one hand, there's a candidate who seems completely disinterested in acknowledging half their party and with whom I disagree on several important points. On the other hand, there's a candidate who has literally pledged, multiple times, to round up/deport/mass register American citizens and whose party platform is the most anti-queer it's ever been. The one is certainly not an exciting candidate, but the other is absolutely terrifying. I am no longer 100% sure how this will go in November, because what was once laughable has become way too possible.
- I worry about the world, too. Ours isn't the only country rife with far-right authoritarianism. It seems to be a common sentiment in many countries, and history has shown again and again that when people are overwhelmed with fear, really bad things happen.
- Not even going to touch on climate change. We're just fucked in that regard.
- Then I wonder if this worry is pregnancy-related and I'm just being paranoid.
- On a positive note, um. I'm healthy, I have a wonderful wife, I have wonderful friends, and I know we're both loved. <3
