It's been a week
Aug. 14th, 2020 09:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fuzzyredThis week has gone pretty well overall. Didn't get much housekeeping done, but work didn't suck, I had lunch with a friend, and I did manage to do at least a few dishes. Also, as a benefit of being on afternoons this week, I currently have 6600XP on Duolingo, though I am still roughly 5000XP away from first place. Ah well, there will always be next week.
In related news, I had a sentence in French today that was roughly "He always falls in love with the firefighters on the calendar." I might have the exact wording wrong, but it was definitely "he" and definitely talking about the firefighters on the calendar. XD Yay for inclusivity!
On a not so related note, I saw anti-abortion protestors outside of the hospital today as I drove past. They come out every so often and they always seem peaceful to me, but I always have an urge to go stand there with my own sign, slightly contrary to them. Don't get me wrong, I don't approve of abortion, but I do think it should be a choice, and that there should be the option to do it safely. That being said, once the baby is viable, I really don't think abortions should be allowed (Canada has no abortion laws at all.) That aside, I think abortion shouldn't be needed. I get that there are always going to be exceptions, where carrying the baby to term is just not doable for some reason, but if it's a preventable reason, let's treat the cause. If it's financially driven, let's treat poverty. If it's lack of medical care, let's make that accessible. If it's lack of ability or desire, let's make as many classes available as possible, let's facilitate adoption so it is true option (if it is less than ideal right now), and let's make birth control as widely accessible as possible. Getting rid of abortion without fixing the reasons behind it does nothing except lead to desperate people doing dangerous things.
Also, specifically today, there were a few signs that said "Abortion is the biggest human rights violation." Now, I will it give to them that abortion is not great, but look at the rest of the world. I think the human rights atrocities that are happening in the Middle East and the FREAKING United States and a worse concern than abortion. I know the two aren't actually comparable, and that one nastiness doesn't negate the validity of protesting a different nastiness, but, priorities maybe? Not that I really get a say in it either way.
And now that that's done, I'm hoping to get some gardening done tomorrow, and maybe a few entries/editing, and a butt-tonne of Duolingo. For next week, I would like to see if I can reach number 1 in Diamond League (but I'm out if it gets cuckoo), work on my basket, and maybe buy some yarn for Christmas ornaments.
I hope y'all are having a good week, and there is a Comfort Croner post coming this Sunday if anyone needs it.
In related news, I had a sentence in French today that was roughly "He always falls in love with the firefighters on the calendar." I might have the exact wording wrong, but it was definitely "he" and definitely talking about the firefighters on the calendar. XD Yay for inclusivity!
On a not so related note, I saw anti-abortion protestors outside of the hospital today as I drove past. They come out every so often and they always seem peaceful to me, but I always have an urge to go stand there with my own sign, slightly contrary to them. Don't get me wrong, I don't approve of abortion, but I do think it should be a choice, and that there should be the option to do it safely. That being said, once the baby is viable, I really don't think abortions should be allowed (Canada has no abortion laws at all.) That aside, I think abortion shouldn't be needed. I get that there are always going to be exceptions, where carrying the baby to term is just not doable for some reason, but if it's a preventable reason, let's treat the cause. If it's financially driven, let's treat poverty. If it's lack of medical care, let's make that accessible. If it's lack of ability or desire, let's make as many classes available as possible, let's facilitate adoption so it is true option (if it is less than ideal right now), and let's make birth control as widely accessible as possible. Getting rid of abortion without fixing the reasons behind it does nothing except lead to desperate people doing dangerous things.
Also, specifically today, there were a few signs that said "Abortion is the biggest human rights violation." Now, I will it give to them that abortion is not great, but look at the rest of the world. I think the human rights atrocities that are happening in the Middle East and the FREAKING United States and a worse concern than abortion. I know the two aren't actually comparable, and that one nastiness doesn't negate the validity of protesting a different nastiness, but, priorities maybe? Not that I really get a say in it either way.
And now that that's done, I'm hoping to get some gardening done tomorrow, and maybe a few entries/editing, and a butt-tonne of Duolingo. For next week, I would like to see if I can reach number 1 in Diamond League (but I'm out if it gets cuckoo), work on my basket, and maybe buy some yarn for Christmas ornaments.
I hope y'all are having a good week, and there is a Comfort Croner post coming this Sunday if anyone needs it.
