Yes more please

I finished The Left-handed Booksellers of London and my Kindle let me know there will be a new Old Kingdom book soon. The prompt did its job and I've pre-ordered.

Yay!

cursed frogurt

I swam for the first time in about 18 months today. It felt so good.

We were guests of a high school friend of Mom's, who clearly wants company and wants people to use his pool.

My host mentioned a mutual friend had called him stupid for refusing to be vaccinated and then followed up to say that he did get his shots because he wanted to go to Canada to fish.

little rollercoaster there for me: WAT WHY? are you exposing my mother? whew!

you selfish prick.

he's a retired veterinarian so I was going to give him the benefit of the doubt, like he might have read some literature that made him doubt the safety... nah, it was all ideology. fuck all the way off.

I wonder if he's been shedding some friends over the past few years. I held my tongue because I was enjoying the pool and I didn't want to make mom's life awkward but ugh I feel awful and I think I need to make a donation.*

*turns out he also used to forward racist emails and has obliquely expressed support for the former president. I've made it clear that I'm chill about her having an active social life and considering dating when she's ready but I have zero tolerance for trumpists.