The upside: The picture here is of the new addition to our family - he's a 4-year-old rescued Chihuahua named Pablo, and he's a sweetheart who needed a good home. I intend to spoil him with copious amounts of love and attention. He won't replace Onyx of course - but can squeeze his 7-pound dog-shaped body into the 10-pound cat-shaped hole left by my favorite friend.
I intend to spend a lot more time away from the computer. The Cyber world is a cold and angry place full of pathetic people, and I just don't have the fortitude to do much here anymore. I'll be outside walking the dog if you need me.
Now for the downside: I'm still battling the health problems caused by an inadequate medical establishment. I'm at the end of my rope, but still fighting. I'm coming to the conclusion that the only way I will ever really feel better would be to cut all medical professionals out of my life permanently.
2016 has been the year that sucked a fart from an elephant's ass. Literally. The immoral majority has elected a literal elephant fart to be the ruler of the free world. His followers are hateful, ignorant, boobs who spent the last year tearing down his opponent because they had nothing uplifting to say about their own candidate. The world is literally falling apart and we've allowed the lowest common denominator to decide that America should become what the rest of the world has always thought we were, crass, uneducated morons. We elected one for president - and now his followers are spreading their hatred and ignorance to every corner. It's sad, pathetic and disgusting, and if I spend too much time here, I fear all I'll do is talk about what a disappointment this country has become to me.
Since our nation has espoused the idea that ignorance is bliss, I'm going to do the same. I've spent too many years being a thinking, feeling individual who worries about consequences, considers the feelings of others and wants peace and good cheer to rule the day. We've learned from this election that we live in world where a reality TV star is considered the best choice to rule our land. So why bother anymore?
In the show The Vampire Diaries, the vampires have the ability to turn off their humanity. It makes it easier for them to do what they want and to deal with the guilt and unpleasant consequences of being blood suckers. I now live in a nation of blood suckers who have turned off their humanity, so I'm going to turn off my brain. Thinking has gotten me nowhere - I'm the lowest paid person in my office because I'm educated and nice, I'm overweight because I worry about every bite of food that I take, I lie awake at night wondering how to talk to doctors so they will help me and not think I'm rude or annoying.
Where has it gotten me?
Absolutely FUCKING nowhere.
So I'm done.
2017 is going to be the year of Blissful Ignorance. The year of doing whatever the FUCK I want and who cares what people think. The year I don't owe anyone anything and the year the world, the country, and our moron president can KISS MY ASS.
Sorry if you expected better from me or more. But as of 2017, I don't care what you expect or what you think. Everyone else is out for themselves and they get whatever they want, so I'm jumping on that bandwagon. FUCK IT ALL and give me MINE.
FUCK IT.
