Mel (with a P)

Prison/police abolitionist. IATSE 481 rigging electric/set lighting. Way too many open browser tabs. I often rage knit while watching public hearings. They/she.

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

Just stopped by to say I’m too lazy to make dinner and decided instead to eat five different snacks how are y’all doing?

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

Mask mandates are “authoritarian” but dying homeless on the street isn’t, none of this makes any sense

[Julie Mosow @juliemosow]

@tiffanycli @sairasameerarao

[Shamus @ShamusJP]

Finally! @universalhub

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

Wasn’t planning any resolutions except now I feel compelled to see whether I can binge watch all of Golden Girls before whenever I go back to work (start date and project details TBD)

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@madgeofhonor @hicks4district6 And thank you for checking in. Money wise I know I can handle this (in that respect grateful this didn’t happen in a time when that was less certain) but emotionally it has been very disorienting.

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@madgeofhonor @hicks4district6 Fortunately this all happened somewhat close to a hotel I had already booked to space out the drive home, and I just confirmed where my car got towed so at this point I think I just extend the room and wait it out?

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@JuuustinBrown By this point I’m so used to covering car repairs that it never even crossed my mind that someone else could be responsible for that…

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

Is it ridiculous to buy a plug-in hybrid without currently living in a house with dedicated charge available parking? I assume I’ll likely have this car longer than I’ll live in this house…

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@JuuustinBrown I think being able to keep the same vehicle long term for me is a priority although I also realize I do probably need a new car within the next year, because working in movies…

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@JuuustinBrown I work with someone who has a leased corsstrek and my big decision is between a crosstrek and a prius.

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@JuuustinBrown And also it’s not lost on me that I have the financial resources to pay for getting myself home. I’m still stressed out though…

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@JuuustinBrown But honestly at this point I’m willing to spend any amount necessary to get myself home safely…I’ve already been subjected to Lyft ride to my hotel with an unmasked driver, who I still tipped 20% because I couldn’t do less than that in good conscience.

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@LeftismShark Omg there’s a house with a fucking pool that costs $310k like I’m pretty sure a dedicated parking spot in Boston costs more than that😞

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

Synopsis of every HGTV show: The straights are not ok but rather than deal with their relationship issues (or get a divorce) they just channel all that frustration into rebuilding and/or buying an obnoxious housepile of new debt.

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@LeftismShark Also wild to see folks on tv nitpicking over tiny details when faced with the opportunity to buy a whole ass house for less than what a tiny 2br condo would cost in my neighborhood (and the second “bedroom” is actually a hallway, probably)

[☭ @sleepisocialist]

Bosses telling their employees to come in sick are just as responsible for covid spread as people having big parties btw

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@AShihipar I was reading the other day that NY has reduced quarantine for essential workers but it doesn’t even require a negative test to go back which is just horrifying.

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@LeftismShark Also I’m solidly convinced that the host woman remoldeling these people’s houses moonlights as a dominatrix and I honestly love that for her.

[Mel (with a P) @plzsendcats]

@LeftismShark “We can’t decide whether we hate this house.”

No actually y’all just hate each other in ways that brushing your teeth in separate sinks can’t fix but ok.