I want to be less angry, or in lieu of that, be able to manage that anger better. I'm mostly talking about social media here because in the real world I tend to not discuss politics or news. But I'm tired of the anger and then cringing and feeling like an idiot over something I said later when I light up a joint. As therapeutic as it is shitting on MAGAs and conservatives, I don't think it's healthy for me, considering how I feel about it later.

But here's the catch 22. I don't want to block all news and politics communities either because I'd like to stay informed. This place really needs multicommunities, so that you can categorise and only look at certain things at certain times. Beyond that, I just need to spend more time lurking in communities where I know everyone is just as angry as me and for the same reasons but where they don't speak like sailors. And maybe some of that level headedness will rub off on me.

All that said, I would also like to put a list of short term goals out there:

• Be less angry / hostile, be a nicer person
• Somehow come up with the funds to get an education in something
• Work on a Sonic fangame and maybe some free programming courses in my free time instead of just playing games and making lists
• Drop bad habits, pick up good habits

Horrible.

My car got stolen last Monday, I’ve been driving a rental car my insurance hooked me up with. The rental got a flat tire yesterday so I’m paranoid about driving on the spare. I fucking hate cars and I’m pissed that I have to deal with this shit. I literally don’t even want to own a car but I have no choice because my job requires I own a car.

My uncle died of alcohol poisoning on Tuesday this week. They found him face down on the floor with a bottle of vodka in his hand. He’s the fourth person on my mom’s side I’m aware of who died this exact way.

My mom is dying of cancer and she’s been in and out of the hospital for months now. I don’t think I have a lot of time left with her.

Trump is president and he’s ruining the country for years to come, and I’m not even 30 yet. Some woman at work told me to have kids because the world needs more white babies. She literally said, “Do it for trump!” And I responded curtly, “The only thing I’m willing to do for Trump is put him out of his misery.” She got mad and threatened to report me to corporate, so I’m paranoid about that happening.

I have no money, no friends, no hobbies. The only person I talk to is my boyfriend and I feel incredibly guilty that I’m in his life because I have nothing good to say about anything and I’m always in a bad mood. I hate the world and I’m pissed off at everything. I’m so fucking sick of my life.

My life is slowly collapsing in on itself, so that's cool.

Time for a paradigm shift?

I'm better now that the Australian election is done and the conservatives were soundly defeated

I'm an immigrant. My fiancée lives overseas and we're in the process of getting her over here

The anti-immigrant shit they were spouting wasn't just offensive, it was bullshit

It's a huge relief to have Anthony Albanese maintain power, and a significant number of seats in parliament have changed to Labor away from conservative politicians

Australia isn't perfect, but it's still an amazing place to live

The disaster that is Trump is reminding people that conservatives are harmful, if not outright vandals. The instant that Dutton aligned himself with the Tangerine Toddler, things started to swing against him

This election result is great for Australia, but also the greater pacific region.

I take great comfort in it