To be clear, this deal still needs to go through a debate and amendment process and more 60-vote thresholds to pass the Senate, and then it must pass the House. There's still room for constituent pressure.

Oh yeah, I have been agonizing over a book all year. My eventual triumph is going to be so sweet. And somehow this is still the best part of publishing XD

Oh yeah I agoniiiize and I make my jokes about it. This was me idly wondering if we collectively made the wrong impression and it seems to have escaped containment 😅

It's the same with crafts. I crochet, I get pleasure out of the act of creating, then I give it away. Buying a stuffie would be faster, but far less gratifying and far less personal. I like to bake cookies. Again, buying them would be faster, but they wouldn't be MY cookies. I like to create!

I wouldn't have spent a zillion hours doing this if I did not enjoy the act of writing. Even when it's hard (especially when it's hard), it's so rewarding. It's so clarifying. When I finish something, sure I'm proud of it, but I'm already itching to shove it out of my way and start the next thing.

Right?? It's like all those little clothing stores in the mall, I stopped going in them because I would get followed around by a salesperson the whole time. I know you need your commission but let me browse these bras in peace. 😭

I've been looking forward to it! :D

Oh gosh. Congratulations and also big hugs

me and the girls doing one night in a haunted house apparently XD

I have a lot of fond memories of watching all the old Abbott and Costello ones

my follow up was even better suited. "Prime book club location" lol