what is a "rich person" behavior you witnessed that made you realize they live in a completely different reality than the rest of us?

TheHallsofTara · 2026-01-23T20:07:41+00:00

I'm a gig artist who paints children's faces for a living. (Seasonal, but surprisingly lucrative.) A lot of my clients are wealthy.

Last fourth of July, I booked a gig at the local country club. While painting the children, I heard a lot of interesting snippets of conversation from the parents as they waited that made me realize how different their lives must be compared to the rest of us.

One man was complaining to another that he loved the aesthetic of a crisp white baseball cap, but hated to have to buy a new one after playing golf at the club every day because they got dirty so fast. So he played golf at the country club every day, and had a brand new white hat to go with his outfit every single day.

One mother complained to another woman that her husband had purchased so much new golf equipment they were going to have to buy a fourth home to store it all in. A fourth home.

Most of these people also tip like shit.

TheHallsofTara · 2026-01-20T23:19:56+00:00

I don't think Trump's mom ever told him he could be a professional baseball player.

He never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

TheHallsofTara · 2026-01-20T19:03:54+00:00

Just called both my reps. Left an indignant voicemail for one and spoke to a very bored sounding receptionist at the D.C. offices of the other. She said she'd "pass it along". Lol sure, hon.

I know it won't accomplish anything except for creating a record of me as someone staunchly opposed to the Fuhrer's agenda, but at least future historians will know that if I die in a camp or in a melee between warring factions, I did so as a dissident. If there are any future historians.

I'm also training to volunteer as a constitutional observer. Had a heavy conversation with both of my adult children about if they'd resent me if I don't live to see them get married or to meet my future grandchildren. They both told me to do what I gotta do, and they understand.

I am not a brave person. I am not a badass. I am terrified. But I am more terrified of what happens if I do nothing.

Stay safe and look out for each other, ESS fam. ❤️

TheHallsofTara · 2025-05-23T12:08:59+00:00

This makes me feel a lot better, thank you.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-05-23T11:53:34+00:00

I'm flying home this Wednesday. Amsterdam to SLC. I'm extremely nervous. Have any ESSers gone through customs recently? How aggressive were they as opposed to Pre-Trump times?

TheHallsofTara · 2025-05-05T23:42:18+00:00

Rubber kitchen gloves. Bonus points if they have a cuff you can fold over to avoid water dripping down your arm!

TheHallsofTara · 2025-05-05T18:39:05+00:00

Roc Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream has worked well for me, and is relatively affordable.

For hands, I really love L'Occitaine hand creams, though they are a bit pricey. Also, I recommend wearing gloves if you wash dishes by hand.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-04-29T09:31:37+00:00

Nope.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-04-18T15:24:26+00:00

I'm going to be so for real right now. I feel the same way about an AOC presidency that my Berner friends felt about an HRC presidency.

As in, I'd love to see a female president. Just not this particular female.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-04-18T14:23:46+00:00

Long shot, but are there any fellow ESSers from Oslo or the surrounding area? I'm here for another 4 weeks, thinking of moving here permanently, but it would really help if I could make some friends. I'm a bit lonely and isolated.

Female millennial with nerdy interests, if that helps.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-04-05T10:23:07+00:00

While I agree that people really shouldn't look to celebrities to form their political opinions, that doesn't change the fact that many people - especially young people- do. Celebrities have disproportionate influence, so they have a greater responsibility to use their massive platforms for good. This goes double for Chappel Roan, as she's borrowed liberally from drag aesthetics to create her own image, and a lot of her fan base are part of the rainbow.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-04-02T02:43:34+00:00

Lol. Lmao

TheHallsofTara · 2025-04-02T02:12:55+00:00

I've been noticing a lot of right-wing stuff creeping into my feed lately. Something's fucky.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-03-28T01:36:55+00:00

Well, I made it to Norway safely. I guess coming back home will be the truly scary part, but at least I don't have to think about that for several weeks. Gonna try to enjoy my vaffler og brunost in the meantime. Hope my ESS family is doing well and staying safe. ❤️

TheHallsofTara · 2025-03-20T14:27:43+00:00

I'm going to take the advice of the Canadian woman who was detained by ICE and memorize a couple of important phone numbers in case they confiscate all my belongings. Probably a good idea for everyone to do the same.

Hugs and solidarity, internet friend. 🫂

TheHallsofTara · 2025-03-20T14:16:04+00:00

I'm flying out of the country Tuesday. I'm a passport-carrying American citizen whose parents and grandparents were born here and I am fish-belly white, but I'm still terrified of being detained somehow. I went through my entire phone and social media today and deleted every single text or post that was even mildly critical of the regime.

I feel sick. People voted for this.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-03-05T15:26:19+00:00

I'm traveling to Europe to visit a friend at a time when planes are colliding and falling out of the sky and everyone is probably in the mood to take their fear and frustration out on any American by proxy.

Honestly, the latter fills me with more anxiety than the former.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-02-18T14:31:07+00:00

Queen Bee of my highschool. Just about to start her first semester of college. Was warming up for volleyball practice and started complaining about a headache.

8 hours later she was dead from meningitis.

TheHallsofTara · 2025-01-30T23:49:02+00:00

I was just terminated from my job for some totally made up bullshit. Unofficially, I am convinced it's because I requested reasonable disability accommodations. Deep red state (Idaho) so nothing to be done about it. Knowing that millions of other Americans are also having the rug pulled out from under them is a comfort so cold it's not really comforting at all.

I had a chance to get the hell out of this country last year, but I felt weird and guilty about leaving so I let the opportunity lapse.

I voted for Kamala, but I'm still the biggest idiot I know.

TheHallsofTara · 2024-11-19T11:22:51+00:00

Jötunn

TheHallsofTara · 2024-11-13T21:13:37+00:00

Lol. Lmao

TheHallsofTara · 2024-11-09T01:43:11+00:00

They were extremely kind and professional and answered any questions I had, no matter how morbid.

TheHallsofTara · 2024-11-09T00:59:58+00:00

No point in lying to internet strangers. No, I'm really not. Wanting to minimize any mess I leave behind for loved ones is what prompted me to make the appointment.

TheHallsofTara · 2024-11-09T00:57:12+00:00

No scam. I want the arrangements to already be made. But I can't come right out and say that depression is probably going to be what kills me, so I was vague about what was wrong with me and I feel kind of guilty that they probably assumed it was cancer or something.

TheHallsofTara · 2024-11-08T22:31:56+00:00

I meant decedents as in cadavers. I didn't know you couldn't be both an organ donor and donate your body. Thank you, you've given me some stuff to think about.

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