Irritated...

I'm not happy with another grey morning.  Windows did the slowest, most sloggy update.  When I looked for articles over HIV, I mostly got things covering coronavirus.  COVID is not HIV.

Some people need to remember they don't exist in a bubble, spatial or temporal.  The attitudes & actions they display during this COVID situation will be remembered.   There's the neutral group, that's  just hunkered down & didn't cause any waves.   There'll be the positive types that tried to distract others with entertainment, happy info & learning new things.   Then there are the asshats.  Those that just had to make matters worse by showing the most negative side of themselves they could.

When this is all said & done, people will remember which group you were in.  You won't be given a free pass just because you were having a bad time or drank the plandemic kool-aid.  You're responsible for your behavior; good, bad or otherwise.   There are no excuses for some people's horrible behavior going on right now.

For the rest of us, take care.

Cya...

Suddenlink Blows Again....

Right after I posted yesterday, the net went out.  We've been having minor blips recently.  This time it didn't come back up.  I power cycled my equipment.  Nothing.   That meant I need to call Suddenlink tech support.  I hate calling those people.  I lose at least 10 minutes & it hardly ever solves anything.  I'm generally left frustrated, angry & still without internet access.

I called &:

• They blamed my equipment again.  Even though it's NEVER been my equipment
• They say they'll have to send a tech out & it'll cost me $50
• They no longer have tier two internet support
• They were rude
• They were incompetent 
• They wouldn't just admit there was an huge area outage
• 2 hours later they finally admitted to an outage
• I could only speak to a recording & had no idea of a time frame
• The net was out for almost 8 hours
• Also, during all this they raised the bill $3.50 a month 

Suddenlink sucks & there's no getting around that.  Their service is iffy at best & their customer service, especially their techs are just awful.

Cya...

Not So Great Morning...

A bit off topic, but here it goes.  While we're out yesterday, we had lunch & I put it on my card. I won't say where we ate, because I don't know for certain my problem originated there.  When I got on my computer this morning, I had an alert from my visa, telling me of fraudulent activity.  Someone had tried to use my card several times.  It turns out, my card had been suspended & now cancelled.  So I'm waiting on a replacement card.  

I hope whoever did this gets a nasty social disease like lice or crabs. Serious asshats.  The only thing in my favor is that my card had very little limit left on it.  Still, I hope they choke.

Cya...

Ridiculous Article...

This "article" & I use that term very lightly, poses the question what does post-HIV, gay culture look like.   I read it because it could've been an excellent topic & conversation starter.  It wasn't.

Mr. Aviance, the author, normally writes on music.  OK, he's still entitled to his 2¢ on the matter.  I thought maybe he might have an unique perspective. I was wrong.

This is entire article is about his fear.  He's  anti-Truvada.  I get that, so am I.  But his opposition, is to the idea that people who want to use PrEP don't want to use condoms.  They want to "bareback."  Well, Duh!

To him, this is not only a dangerous thing to engage in sexually,  It's also a way means by which he distinguishes sluts & stupid people.  He's a prude.

This bigot is worried in a world without HIV or very little risk of the illness, gay men will stop using condoms.  This behavior will be seen as perfectly acceptable, like it was before HIV.  How ever will he judge people?

I oppose Truvada over concerns about the potential harm it may cause, that many won't use it properly & the fact it's just a giant kick in revenue for Gilead.  I think there's more concern for profits than health.  This man is worried about whose intelligence he can question & who he can slut-shame. 

Mr. J. Nelson Aviance; writer, opera singer & musiciologist, if this is really your opinion, then you're an absolute ass.  If your concern is over which people you may no longer be able to judge, then to hell with you.  I find your article disgusting.

I hope there is a day people can stop using condoms out of fear of transmitting illnesses.  I hope this because it might save lives.  I hope this because all the disapproving dolts' heads will explode in horror.  I hope this so people will have 1 less thing to use  in judgement of others.

I realize, I was judgy in this post.  That's my issue to deal with. I posted this at a single individual.  The author of that article is worried about how to judge the gay community.  I still have my issues with Truvada, but they were never about people being Truvada-whores.

Way to go Mr. Aviance, push to hold on to something just to divide our community.  What a jerk.

Cya...

Not Happy...

Its been raining for days & there's a lot of local flooding.  So far, it doesn't seemtoo bad in my area.  The rain's still going & there's no sign its slowing down any time soon.

Last night sorta sucked.  I went to bed only to be woke up repeatedly my crashing rain & wind.  The  white cat repeatedly displayed her inability to sleep on the window sill without falling to the floor with a splat.

About 3, a loud noise started & at 1st I thought it was the tornado siren, but it wasn't the right sound.  It took me a while to figure out  what it might be.  I had it down to some idiot's car alarm or same said idiot's horn.  Turned out it was the horn.  It kept blaring for several minute intervals.  Then it would stop for a few minutes.  After that, there'd be a few loud chirps & then full out blaring again.

I went to the neighbors & banged on the door.  No one answered, by now it was past 3:40 AM.  I called the police,  They came & of course the damn thing stopped.  I don't know if they talked to the neighbors or not.  About 30 minutes later it started again for a little while.  It finally died.  Maybe it drained the battery.  I hate my neighbors & I hate car alarms.

I finally got back to sleep sometime, but I woke up tired.  Again, I'm harboring some serious hate for my neighbors.  There's no way they didn't hear that damn horn.  Enough ranting for now.

Cya...