that’s all I want to say. and that’s the last thing I’ll say for a while.
but I still have things to say. and I’ll use my tiny platform to say:
thank you Amber.
we need more Ambers.
that is mutual aid. that is friendship. doing what you can, however you can. even if it can’t be free labor or cleaning. sitting with someone and talking about movies and music and not milestones. choosing you from the alternative. another person, another place. you. me.
Every time I struggle to put on my shoes, I fondly remember the strange ubiquity of shoehorns in Russia. Everyone had at least one, even the gym locker room.
I am OK, fam. I am safe. Don'r worry.
I am organizing to help the Ukrainian people. Ukrainians are part of my family now. They are protecting me. I am using my platform to fight for them.
We will get through this. I am faithful.
Say what you want about Louis CK but he was on the money about how when something is wrong with your body and you’re searching for answers, doctors just say, “well, it’s just shitty now.”
Gonna set up a medical practice and just tell my patients all their problems are from excess caffeine, anxiety or their weight, and ask they if they’ve tried sleeping better. I will not accept insurance.