Melinda Massie

This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Oooh yes!!

He did so well!!

Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.

Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.

Update: first class was tonight, and it went so well!!

You are a FABULOUS real person who is cuteAF!

Have I danced professionally in the last 20 years?

No.

Did that stop me from applying to teach for one of my fave organizations?

Also no.

Did I get it?

Yes!

(Details if I make it past my tester class.)

El Campo on Lake Worth in Fort Worth. My fam went every Friday night from when I was 5 until I left for college. (My parents went til it closed in the late 90s.) Judy was always our waitress. When I started dating, I'd take dates there for Judy's approval. I got chicken fried steak w/French fries.

Happy birthday to your dad! He's just over exactly 10 years older than mine. My father's 81st birthday is tomorrow.

(Wait...I think we've discussed this before maybe perhaps?)

The "and tiny Tim, who did NOT die" scene from Muppets Christmas Carol

and me, who it did NOT kill

IYKYK

Whenever she tried to give Dad money, he always refused and she'd say, "Fine. I'll just give it to Melinda."

My grandmother *always* slipped me a little cash ($5-10) at Christmas and said "don't tell anyone else. You're the only one I'm giving money to."

I thought she said that to each of us. After she died, I asked some cousins if she said that to them too.

She didn't... 🤭🤭

This was top of my feed when I opened the app and for a second I thought, "Am...am I on Libertarian YouTube?"

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

Yeeep. Multiple times I've been in shows where the cast outnumbered the audience!

It was!!

Went with a friend to this very cool immersive art exhibit that felt like being inside a sunset

He slept through a lot of Wanda but I'm still glad I re-watched it before the Agatha re-watch.

Update: Dad has been singing the Witches Ballad from Agatha All Along for the last three days.

Yeessss! My college bestie married in a gorgeous Catholic church w/the longest center aisle & vaulted ceiling for days. In rehearsal, my heels echoed through the whole room as I walked down the aisle. When I got to the end, the priest sweetly said, "Don't worry. The organ music will cover that up."

[Enter Ghost.]

After I started taking care of Dad last year, he learned that Halloween week means watching my fave witchy movies and you know what?

Dad loves this shit too!

Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody promoting Zohran

POV you’re still not married and your grandparents just found the nicest boy with a good job they want you to meet

I've been on my current book of checks for over 10 years. But I keep them, just in case!

Several years ago I went to a play performed in the round in total darkness. It was absolutely incredible!

I do too!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled doomscrolling for this dial-up timeline cleanse.

#DoomscrollingBreak

The government is officially shut down. Make no mistake: Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. This is THEIR shutdown. They had every tool to govern and chose chaos instead. The American people are the ones paying the price.