Jamie Lynn, fucking bitch

(I don't work at a law firm, but that joke was too easy to pass up.)

I work with the a bunch of litigators and it's actually fun to help with ideas without having to do the actual work myself.

Throwing out ideas for other people to check out without doing any of the leg work ... does that make me a partner? I should get a raise.

*in my current role and also dealing with landlords and other bullshit

They aren't requiring any kind of new deposit but still expected me to sign with that language in it. And I don't think they were lying, but I'm still not signing something saying I'll pay mine I have no intention of handing over.

I made them add a letter attached to the lease as an addendum.

I do occasionally mis brief-writing, in a weird way? Especially amici. Amici were my jam.

(Ask me about the coal barron who sued John Oliver sometime, if you don't know my piece of that story. 💁🏼‍♀️)

I do love being a lawyer in recovery, though! I still get to use my legal knowledge a lot in my current role, but don't have to deal with all of the other bullshit.

And don't worry, I was extremely polite to the person who had to act as middle man. I know none of this is the doing of the people who have text tennant's about lease renewal and I'm not an asshole.

But I did tell her I'm a lawyer by trade and was shocked an attorney would give that advice.

A short back and forth with the (very nice!) person who had the misfortune of dealing with me today led to "our counsel won't allow us" to change the inaccurate section.

I might need to look this joker up.

And yes, I've already saved the receipts.

All I wanted to do was have them take out the section about a security deposit. I already paid one when I moved in, hence this being a RENEWAL.

First reply: Oh don't worry, we don't require a new deposit, that's just standard.

Me: Okay, but I'm still not signing with that language in it.

I'm at the lease renewal time of the year and today I had a fun interaction with my property manager and learned their lawyer makes them keep inaccurate language in their leases, which is one of the dumber things I've heard recently.

But these screenshots will be nice if we ever come to blows. 💁🏼‍♀️

A Certain Shade of Purple: Can these Democrats win local races in Waukesha County? In Waukesha County's two largest cities, unabashed Democrats Mike Hallquist and Alicia Halvensleben are each running for mayor. A special feature story on the purpling of the former GOP stronghold.

NEW: The politics of Waukesha County, the longtime GOP stronghold, are changing dramatically. Once deep red, it's becoming increasingly purple. Now, unabashed Democrats are running in mayoral races in Brookfield and Waukesha.

Let's recombobulate:
www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/a-certain-...

I just caught up on Paradise, and for some reason I had it in my head that new episodes come out on Wednesdays.

Imagine my disappointment in discovering I watched the newest ep the day it was released without even realizing it. 😭

It seems like there might be a correlation between the Democrats tripping over themselves to never criticize their leaders and our leaders sucking ass all the time.

the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches

Next up from Ezra: Trump is doing war the right way.

There's a tendon that runs along the base of a cat's foot, just between the toe beans, the 'digital flexor tendon'. Contracting it causes the claws to extend, but notice that the motion isn't "forward", it's "rotational".

Let's look at the remarkable claws of the cat!

Trump can just openly say “I am doing this to bring in a one party state for 50 years” and commentators will hem and haw about the intricacies of carrying off a talking filibuster

I wish I could have bottled that feeling.

I have basically accepted that, no matter what happens next, I will never again be able to feel the kind ofhope and excitement that I felt in Grant Park on election night in 2008.

a man in a suit and tie says everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it .. Alt: GIF from Billy Madison of fake Alex Trebek saying, "Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it."

I ... I can't.

This American is surprised a random American tourist even knew what that meant or what it would look like from the inside.

Love this for them.

Update: More on task than usual! But still, not really.

People who love war are sociopaths.

I'm on my way to TJ Maxx less than a half hour before they close, let's see if this strategy keeps me on task...

Screenshot of the top of Tupac's Wikipedia page, with a photo of Tupac at the top and the following text: Tupac Shakur American rapper and actor (1971–1996) "Tupac" redirects here. For other uses, see Tupac (disambiguation). "Makaveli" redirects here. For the Italian philosopher, see Machiavelli. For the Tupac album often called "Makaveli", see The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.

It started out with trying to remember some details about Afeni Shakur defending the Panther 21 while pregnant with Tupac, and thanks to this note at the top of Tupac's page and a few more clicks, ended with the 18th century philosophes. 💁🏼‍♀️

Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40-year-old remains Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Pretty serious allegation here. "Witnesses told the BBC that the Israeli soldiers had arrived disguised in Lebanese military fatigues and used ambulances with signs of Hezbollah's Islamic Health Organization."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

He doesn't know that the word "groceries" is a thing, so never is probably a good guess.

Yessssss

Just realized I've been going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole for almost 3 hours. 🫠