So one of my favorite YouTubers is Drew Gooden, who does videos once a month with commentary on society and pop culture. I've added one of my favorites below. He's effortlessly funny, insightful, and refreshingly non-click-driven.
I always thought he looked a familiar.
Well, I happened to get recced a video by another vlogger talking about Drew's career, and I realized that Drew Gooden is THIS GUY!
Yeah Mr. Darcy’s proposal was a complete turd and a half but you gotta understand. You got your life together. A good career, stable income, retirement plan, all that shit together. And you meet this girl. And she’s everything. Clever, outspoken, funny, calls you on your bullshit. Grade A cutie, right? And she doesn’t go out of her way to spend time with you but she’s nice, and sometimes you catch her looking your way in a way that makes you think you might have a shot.
But her family. Holy shit.
First off, it’s p much ALL women, and mostly UNMARRIED women, which at this time means of something happens to her dad then you’re financially responsible for like. Four grown ass adults, potentially forever
Because mom in law is DEFINITELY gonna need someone to take care of her when dad in law kicks it, and they have like. NO money. So already you’re accepting that if all goes well, you’re gonna be one random old bag’s retirement home. That’s expensive and exhausting, yeah? Imagine asking someone on a first date knowing that if they say yes and things go good her high-strung chihuahua mother is gonna move in with you. IMAGINE.
And girly’s other sisters. Well, one is a sweetheart, yeah, and she’s getting engaged so she probably won’t be an issue, but that still leaves two more, and those ones are INSUFFERABLE. Never went to school, dumb as rocks, spend cash like it’s toilet paper
And while one of ‘em’s young still and might grow out of it the OTHER one is actively torpedo’ing her entire family’s reputation by wandering off with random dudes and chasing ass. She’s never gonna work, she can’t build connections, she’s a fucking sinkhole, and she’s being led on by the same goddamn con man ass leeching tit who’s been bleeding you dry while telling anyone who’ll listen that your family is full of ratty thieving bastards.
And if he dumps her after a week- WHICH YOU KNOW HIS BITCH ASS IS GONNA- you’ve got a SECOND UNMARRIABLE GROWN ASS ADULT TO PROVIDE FOR. And you KNOW she’s gonna be a tantrum-throwing little shit about it, and it’s not like you can lock her in the basement or something, you’re gonna have to bring her fucking. Everywhere. And give her an allowance and shit while she contributes zero, because again, she NEVER GOT EDUCATED AND HAS NO MARKETABLE SKILLS. She’s not even good to TALK to. FUCK
And you’re looking at this girl’s father like “please for the love of fuck get your spawn under control, marry them off, get them working on their résumé, learning to sew or be nursemaids or manage staff or SOMETHING, yall got no money and one foot in the grave” and that old man just laughs like “haha yeah, what can you do. lol”
So you’re looking to the mom and finally it’s making sense how she got that twitch in her eye and as MUCH as she is you’re starting to realize she’s the SMART one, desperately throwing her armloads of girls at random men like they’re a bunch of fucking lifeboats bobbing around a sinking ship, like yes Jesus Christ sweetly that life boat IS old and ugly and kind of boring but for FUCKS SAKE PICK ONE
And you look back at this girl who is ALSO REFUSING THE LIFE BOATS BY THE WAY and god damn it she’s still the most radiant thing you’ve ever seen so fine, fuck it, Christ alive, you’ll do it. You’ll shoot your shot. She’s everything you’ve ever wanted in anybody abut it’s not even just about that anymore, it’s about being her best fucking shot at a future, and even if she doesn’t like you all that much she’s still gonna say yes and that might break your heart a bit knowing it’s about the money but who knows, maybe it will at least be civil, or companionable, and even if she doesn’t LOVE you at least you’ll know she’s well and cared for
And so you’ll do it. You’ll take on the neurotic stress mess mother in law, the absent father, the broke ass wingnut no brain no money no future airhead sisters, the bad mannered relatives and the embarrassing behaviour and the impending future of sharing your entire shit with a clown parade of freeloaders, you’ll risk it all and accept the absolute certainty of financial ruin and emotional exhaustion for the rest of your whole ass life and you’ll make your own family deal with it too, you’ll do it, you’ll fucking DO IT, you stupid lovesick motherfucker
And so you go to this chick like “look. Your whole family’s a shitshow. You’ve got fucking nothing and you’re gonna die on the street. But for some reason- and I don’t get it either- I’ve fallen in love with you, and I wish I didn’t, but I did, so I’m telling you that whether you like me or not, I’ll give you everything. I’ll give you everything even if it’s the dumbest shit I ever done. Fuck my stupid Baka ass, I’ll marry you.”
And she looks at you- having heard or considered absolutely none of your months-long internal debate and monologue- and goes “The fuck did you just say about my family, you son of a bitch?”
And the shock of that is enough to jolt you back into a reality where you are able to actually hear and process what just came out of your damn mouth And yeah
Yeah, I think I kinda get it
Me trying to explain the 911 fandom to my bf: It's like two nations are at war and both sides think they're winning. Except one side is committing war crimes, and the other side is just chilling behind their very high walls, eating cake and laughing.
Him: That is the BEST description of anything I've ever heard
12 & 23
12. What was your last dream about?
I have very frequent, very vivid dreams. Of late I've been having a ton of nightmares, which is actually one of the eight bozillion symptoms of perimenopause. I'm afraid I don't remember the last one, though.
23. Have you ever met any celebrities?
Yeah, but no, like super famous ones. I helped run Rene Auberjonois' official fan club for awhile and met him several times, hung out with him and such. He was lovely. I also met a few celebs while I worked at Borders, for book signings and such. Emeril Lagasse and Ted Nugent are probably the most famous ones.
I shook hands with Bill Clinton once? Does that count?
61. Do you sing to yourself? (What do you sing?)
I had to think about this, but...not really? I sort of have a little nonsense ditty I half-sing under my breath when I'm doing things, sort of a "doot do doo doo doot" situation.
But as in songs, nope. I don't sing in the shower or to myself. I do sing ALONG to songs, all the time. Mostly in the car.
39 and 99?
39. Do you have any scars?
Oh yep. I have a small scar under my eye from where I was clawed by a dog as a toddler And I have scars from a laparoscopic procedure I had done in my 30s.
99. What color is your bedspread?
Depends on the season! I have two sets and I change them out. About to do the spring changeover next time I change my sheets. Current: bottom. The winter set.
PLEASE DON’T LET THIS FLOP AHHHH
1. What is you middle name? 2. How old are you? 3. When is your birthday? 4. What is your zodiac sign? 5. What is your favorite color? 6. What’s your lucky number? 7. Do you have any pets? 8. Where are you from? 9. How tall are you? 10. What shoe size are you? 11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 12. What was your last dream about? 13. What talents do you have? 14. Are you psychic in any way? 15. Favorite song? 16. Favorite movie? 17. Who would be your ideal partner? 18. Do you want children? 19. Do you want a church wedding? 20. Are you religious? 21. Have you ever been to the hospital? 22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? 23. Have you ever met any celebrities? 24. Baths or showers? 25. What color socks are you wearing? 26. Have you ever been famous? 27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? 28. What type of music do you like? 29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? 30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 31. What position do you usually sleep in? 32. How big is your house? 33. What do you typically have for breakfast? 34. Have you ever fired a gun? 35. Have you ever tried archery? 36. Favorite clean word? 37. Favorite swear word? 38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? 39. Do you have any scars? 40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? 41. Are you a good liar? 42. Are you a good judge of character? 43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? 44. Do you have a strong accent? 45. What is your favorite accent? 46. What is your personality type? 47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? 48. Can you curl your tongue? 49. Are you an innie or an outie? 50. Left or right handed? 51. Are you scared of spiders? 52. Favorite food? 53. Favorite foreign food? 54. Are you a clean or messy person? 55. Most used phrased? 56. Most used word? 57. How long does it take for you to get ready? 58. Do you have much of an ego? 59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? 60. Do you talk to yourself? 61. Do you sing to yourself? 62. Are you a good singer? 63. Biggest Fear? 64. Are you a gossip? 65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen? 66. Do you like long or short hair? 67. Can you name all 50 states of America? 68. Favorite school subject? 69. Extrovert or Introvert? 70. Have you ever been scuba diving? 71. What makes you nervous? 72. Are you scared of the dark? 73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? 74. Are you ticklish? 75. Have you ever started a rumor? 76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? 77. Have you ever drank underage? 78. Have you ever done drugs? 79. Who was your first real crush? 80. How many piercings do you have? 81. Can you roll your Rs?“ 82. How fast can you type? 83. How fast can you run? 84. What color is your hair? 85. What color is your eyes? 86. What are you allergic to? 87. Do you keep a journal? 88. What do your parents do? 89. Do you like your age? 90. What makes you angry? 91. Do you like your own name? 92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? 93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? 94. What are you strengths? 95. What are your weaknesses? 96. How did you get your name? 97. Were your ancestors royalty? 98. Do you have any scars? 99. Color of your bedspread? 100. Color of your room?
PLEASE DON’T LET THIS FLOP AHHHH
1. What is you middle name? 2. How old are you? 3. When is your birthday? 4. What is your zodiac sign? 5. What is your favorite color? 6. What’s your lucky number? 7. Do you have any pets? 8. Where are you from? 9. How tall are you? 10. What shoe size are you? 11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 12. What was your last dream about? 13. What talents do you have? 14. Are you psychic in any way? 15. Favorite song? 16. Favorite movie? 17. Who would be your ideal partner? 18. Do you want children? 19. Do you want a church wedding? 20. Are you religious? 21. Have you ever been to the hospital? 22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? 23. Have you ever met any celebrities? 24. Baths or showers? 25. What color socks are you wearing? 26. Have you ever been famous? 27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? 28. What type of music do you like? 29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? 30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 31. What position do you usually sleep in? 32. How big is your house? 33. What do you typically have for breakfast? 34. Have you ever fired a gun? 35. Have you ever tried archery? 36. Favorite clean word? 37. Favorite swear word? 38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? 39. Do you have any scars? 40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? 41. Are you a good liar? 42. Are you a good judge of character? 43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? 44. Do you have a strong accent? 45. What is your favorite accent? 46. What is your personality type? 47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? 48. Can you curl your tongue? 49. Are you an innie or an outie? 50. Left or right handed? 51. Are you scared of spiders? 52. Favorite food? 53. Favorite foreign food? 54. Are you a clean or messy person? 55. Most used phrased? 56. Most used word? 57. How long does it take for you to get ready? 58. Do you have much of an ego? 59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? 60. Do you talk to yourself? 61. Do you sing to yourself? 62. Are you a good singer? 63. Biggest Fear? 64. Are you a gossip? 65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen? 66. Do you like long or short hair? 67. Can you name all 50 states of America? 68. Favorite school subject? 69. Extrovert or Introvert? 70. Have you ever been scuba diving? 71. What makes you nervous? 72. Are you scared of the dark? 73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? 74. Are you ticklish? 75. Have you ever started a rumor? 76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? 77. Have you ever drank underage? 78. Have you ever done drugs? 79. Who was your first real crush? 80. How many piercings do you have? 81. Can you roll your Rs?“ 82. How fast can you type? 83. How fast can you run? 84. What color is your hair? 85. What color is your eyes? 86. What are you allergic to? 87. Do you keep a journal? 88. What do your parents do? 89. Do you like your age? 90. What makes you angry? 91. Do you like your own name? 92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? 93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? 94. What are you strengths? 95. What are your weaknesses? 96. How did you get your name? 97. Were your ancestors royalty? 98. Do you have any scars? 99. Color of your bedspread? 100. Color of your room?
Hi, my name is Lori, and I'm a popaholic.
Yes, I enjoy pimple popping videos. Have forever. I watch enough of them that I can identify trends and tropes among the genre.
But you know what bugs the shit out of me?
Clearly a lot of people DO NOT KNOW WHAT A PIMPLE IS.
Someone will be draining a three-inch bump and calling it a pimple, like, BRO. THAT IS A CYST.
And then even worse are the ones where you're BRO! THAT IS AN ABSCESS, NOT A PIMPLE. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. YOU NEED ANTIBIOTICS. THAT IS A GNARLY INFECTION.
god.
So I have like eight tattoos (depending on how you count 'em). A more recent one was this on my left forearm, it's part of the brass plaque from the 1973 Pioneer space probe.
The diagram is meant to show an alien intelligence where the probe came from. Our solar system, the the lil probe originating from the third planet.
Last fall I had a line of text added to this tattoo:
The line - "You've gotta take it on your own from here" - is from the song "Come Back Down" by Greg Laswell and Sara Bareilles. It's a song that speaks to me a lot, and it occurred to me that the line fit the Pioneer probe perfectly as well.
Here's the song, if anyone cares.
Anyway I'm thinking of having another lyric tattoo done, this one a stand-alone, of one of my favorite lyrics:
"It's hard to dance with a devil on your back, so shake him off."
From "Shake It Out" by Florence and the Machine.
Maybe I'll look for a simplish graphic to go with.
"Trinity Santos is a bully, she's reckless, she has no compassion for patients, she's overconfident." Yeah, she's written that way on purpose. We got a genderswap of the asshole cowboy doctor archetype & that's why I'm waving a flag that says I LOVE TERRIBLE WOMEN and clapping and cheering when she comes on screen
I sense it coming. I feel that very soon, the wee woo show is going to once again send Scientist Me into a tizzy of pedantry with plot points involving "antidotes."
INFECTIOUS DISEASES DO NOT HAVE ANTIDOTES. Poisons have antidotes. (Well, some of them do)
Plot points involving "cures" are marginally better but only marginally because most of the infectious diseases that are serious/scary don't have those, either.
I swear if we get another FaceTime and it’s just Buck fixing Eddie’s problems for him and Eddie doesn’t ask how Buck is imma lose it.
And not even from a BuckTommy perspective. I mean Buck has gone so far into people pleasing that he’s doing days of yard work just to make up for a simple mistake that Chimney got out of with Balloons, but his friends don’t even seem to notice. Now that Eddie’s a little more settled in the Chris situation I hope he can actually ask Buck how he’s feeling.
Nah, for real though. Like, yes, Buck figuring oht how to solve his problems without having everyone and their mother weigh in on it is something I want to see...but they have gone so far in the other direction of NO ONE weighing in on Buck's problems that it now feels like they don't actually give that much of a shit :-/
And to an extent, yeah, Buck's problems are minor compared to throat slashing and parents trying to usurp one's position with one's kid. But they're also not NOTHING, you know? Like, no, the man doesn't need coddling, but a "Hey, how are you holding up?" wouldn't go amiss, ya know?
this is why Tommy making him breakfast and asking how he slept hit so hard.
