Hark, a whole week has passed

[totchipanda]

And it's been a hot mess. Literally.

Temps are expected to be The Surface of the Sun this week, locally. We're talking record setting highs. We're talking a 140F difference from our lows in February of -41. We're talking our ridiculous premier oh so excited to get his cronies in oil and gas back to making carbon emissions so he has half a shot at being re-elected in far-too-fucking-long-from-now. We're talking everyone completely ignoring public health mandates before restrictions officially lift in a few days bc it's so hooooot.

Alright, I'm grumpier today than I thought I was. People, check your gd privilege for one hot second, for the love of pete.

No sewing all week, and esp not on the weekend. I had a picnic on Saturday (88F), I had a birthday picnic for one of my besties on Sunday (not sure, cooler than Saturday but not by much). I spent the rest of the time hiding out in my house with it's central AC, thinking about fanfiction and how I can support marginalized groups. I don't have money or a lot of energy bc my brain hates me but I turn into a fucking lobster within 10 minutes of sun exposure and that has to count for something more than not getting pulled over by police every 5 minutes.

Comments

[mala_14]

OMG! These temps! Yeah, people need to get their collective act together. I DO NOT understand the insistence of putting a short-term bandaid on a long-term problem. Alberta's economy is not going to improve in the long run just because they have more oil. So frustrating!

[totchipanda]

His whole provincial budget was based on $50+ per barrel, and then the market crashed like a month later when the pandemic arrived. He's got NOTHIN if it doesn't recover. I bloody hate him.

[mala_14]

Well fingers crossed that he doesn't recover. I feel bad for Albertans who are financially reliant on the oil economy, but it really needs to change.