elisi's humble abode

Funny how covid hits...

So, my work is now getting the impact, personally mostly because my office is proving to be a bottle neck. Yay! We are few and the problems/phone calls/emails/things to do are many. Anyway, if I miss an update this will be why. (On the plus side: I have a job! I'm not complaining, just saying I am busy.)

Anyway, long day, I am tired, so you only get one thing, although it's a personal one:

crowdfunder: DENIED MY BACKUP

Please share. <3

TGIF :D Here, have some petitions & stuff to be angry about (UK), and to bring you hope (US):

Value of fishing industry to UK: £1.4bn a year

Value of creative industries to UK: £111bn a year

But guess which one the government’s prepared to further devastate our economy, reputation and influence for, and which one it’s happy to let die.

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) July 2, 2020

“Let them be well used, for they are the abstract and brief chronicles of the time.” @OliverDowden you are allowing our theatres to die. There has to be proper support before it is too late. The repercussions will be catastrophic. #SaveOurTheatre https://t.co/nYbveOwv88

— michael sheen (@michaelsheen) July 2, 2020

Petition: Offer more support to the arts (particularly Theatres and Music) amidst COVID-19

( Why do tweets take up so much SPACE? Anyway, more under cut. You know the drill. )

Petition: Boris Johnson: Don't take away lunches for 1​.​3 million kids on Free School Meals

Now @BorisJohnson urges @Keir_Starmer to 'abandon his slightly negative tone' A stony faced Starmer responds by saying 34.000 deaths is negative and he will ask about it

— iain watson (@iainjwatson) May 20, 2020

And in Brexit news:

An Orwellian phrase if ever there was one. “We’re ending free movement to open Britain up to the world.”

— Prof Alice Roberts (@theAliceRoberts) May 19, 2020

(Sidebar: The Umbrella Academy was right... *points to icon*)

"You should be in Brussels negotiating!"

Boris Johnson floundering on the campaign trail when faced with the public pic.twitter.com/vfrjcHUMQ4

— dave M ❄️ 🥕 (@davemacladd) September 5, 2019

“Please leave my town.”
“I will, very soon.” pic.twitter.com/3gqW2SwqMi

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) September 5, 2019

Twitter tells me that #PleaseLeaveMyTown is trending! :D

And this made me smile too:

Americans Shocked by Spectacle of Legislative Body Taking Action

I don't even know anymore.

Like. How is this EVERY DAY?



(Re. icon - The Beast Below is BRUTAL and amazing.)

First RL:

European elections: Remain triumphant
This is a very intelligent article that digs into a lot of stuff. Recommended.

Money quotes:

How many times must Remainers show their commitment before the political class stops pretending they do not exist? They march through London, polite but firm, in their hundreds of thousands. They sign petitions in such tidal waves that they outnumber small countries. They turn local election results on their head. And every time, the same startled surprise from the news channels: that this thing they thought dead still lives and breathes and demands representation.
[...]
The Brexit side enjoys complete simplicity. A party with its name. An engaging politician agitating for it. Endless coverage. A government trying to deliver it. A leadership contest in the Conservative party based on placating it.


Then GoT:

The case for Daenerys Targaryen
I like this a lot, a very interesting POV.

"Wilson said anyone who claimed membership of the EU was a black and white issue was either a charlatan or a simpleton... which brings me on to Boris Johnson" says Betty Boothroyd - backing a "People's Vote" #Brexit pic.twitter.com/UZ5s8Pcker

— Gary Connor (@garyconnor84) January 14, 2019

You cannot leave a £274 billion market of goods, services, capital and people and expect it won't hurt.

Ordinary people's jobs, livelihoods and futures will suffer terribly.

This is not an Etonian joke. This is a serious chasm that will cause enormous damage to our country. pic.twitter.com/DSbnGLgSXY

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) April 5, 2019

(Watch the videos.)

If anyone in the US is curious about what May is doing with Brexit, #newsnight’s Political Editor quoted a cabinet minister on the BBC, saying: “Fuck knows. I’m past caring. It’s like the living dead in here.”

— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) March 29, 2019

SO. Instead of dwelling on that, I bring you one of the single most delightful things in existence. The sort of thing you don't know you need until you come across it - the Fifth Doctor & companions to Last Friday Night. Enjoy:

I sort of want to write something about Brexit, but it'll probably be outdated within the hour, and ancient news by tomorrow.

(Not to mention all the other news from around the world. *hands*)

On the other hand, The Umbrella Academy is a thing that exists in the world, so not everything is bad. I am watching it for the second time, remembering what it's like to fall in love with a show and a [weird and wonderful] world and a whole bunch of characters. And what characters!! I can't even. There are SO MANY, and I love them all. (Even the stupid/annoying ones.) Although Five and Klaus were basically custom-made to hit alllll my buttons. Like ticking off everything on a list of 'Stuff that elisi loves'. That hasn't happened in a long, long time.

There are many excellent shows out there, but there are very, very few that hit me in that way, so this was a most wonderful surprise. ♥

ETA: There will likely be spoilers in the comments...

ETA2: THE MUSIC! I can't believe I forgot to mention the music. The music (and how it's used) is just incredible!