New Monitor

My roommate didn't need the new monitor for his computer and mine was old and starting to slow down. I now have the new one set up and my old one will serve to help with my roommate setting up his system. After that, it will be put protectively in a box and kept in case either of us needs a new one. 

I'll miss the old monitor. It's been with me through so many things. We've explored and discovered so much together. It's been the visual component to so much of my life for years now. I thank it so much for all it has done for me. 

Productive Thursday

My roommate bought a new computer. That seemed to go without much of an issue, aside from the expense. We also finished getting the rest of the gifts. I have no idea how the holidays will go down this year, but everyone's gifts are bought and ready for whenever that happens. 

Meanwhile I'm taking a night off from yarn work. I need to get a video happening and I'm not even sure what to do with it yet. We'll see. 

Pushing through the Stash

I am doing such a great job of getting through my yarn stash. I'm working on a cat bed and it's four strands of yarn at once. So happy about this. The Stash needs to go. Plus, the cats will have yet another place to sleep.

Tomorrow we need to go to town and purchase a new computer for my roommate. He's done a noble job in keeping his alive, but there is only so much anyone can do. 

Right now, the big cities are out of hospital beds due to Covid 19. The flattening of the curve is completely gone because people suck. Hopefully Biden will help deal with this. 

Fear Setting In

We had our day of joy when Biden won and everyone celebrated, but not it feels scary again. Trump won't concede. He insists he was robbed. He's suing people and making recounts happen, even with no evidence of fraud. 

All of his minions are agreeing with him. It's like they're just ignoring the will of the people. It's scary because what if they just keep doing that and we end up with him as president for 4 more years? Will we even survive 4 more years? 

What if all that elation on Saturday is all the elation we'll get? What if the country really does continue down this dark path?

Monday After

I feel exhausted emotionally, but my body is less tense than it's been in a long while. I think the thing I'm most worried about is that they might try to take this victory away and we'll be stuck with the step-father for longer.

I will probably worry about this until Biden is sworn in, just like I always worried about my step-fathers coming back until there were actual divorces. 

Now it's a matter of waiting and hoping that Trump doesn't sabotage the nation in the next two months. 

Aftermath

Conservatives are leaving Twitter and Facebook. They are going to Parler and other such places. They claim these places will let them say whatever they want without fact-checking or censorship. I have a feeling that anyone who doesn't tow the party line will be removed quickly. 

I suspect this means there will be no reflection on why they chose to follow someone so awful that cities cheered when he lost the election. I guess I'm not surprised. 

Most people who voted for Trump were people in towns and rural areas. Democrats used to be the party of the farmer, but that doesn't seem to be the case now, even though the GOP really does nothing much to help farmers. I think it's important that the next two years are spent on outreach that brings the rural areas back. 

We Won

We seriously won. And not by a small margin. We really really won. 

Trump will try to fight the win because he is the worst of people and the sorest of losers, but hopefully, that will come to nothing. 

Now we just have to hope he and his simps don't set the country on fire.