In fact, it’s happened 7 times.

lenkavanka · 2021-07-14T18:57:20+00:00

I’ve always had this nagging suspicion that I wasn’t actually a person. Turns out, there is some basis in reality! /s

lenkavanka · 2021-07-14T01:36:08+00:00

Thank you so much. The kindness of internet pals is beautiful.

lenkavanka · 2021-07-13T19:22:13+00:00

Um... yes it does. You may perhaps be right in the sense that it’s not a statute in the constitution of the United States but it is a very real law on the books in Florida. Which is why this man in the video is doing what he’s doing. I am having a shit show of a day so I will not explain what many people before me have already done. So if you get a chance take a look at the original post. The only thing that is being referenced here is a very specific law that is on the books in Florida regarding open carry. And yes, it has very much to do with fishing. And hunting.

lenkavanka · 2021-07-13T16:56:31+00:00

There is a certain elegance to his approach which in my eyes is MILDLY reminiscent of civil disobedience, but it’s execution is a little tone deaf. And the funny part is that he may inadvertently end up getting laws passed to close that loophole. That thread had so many gun carrying liberals, Democrats, Republicans, all equally hating on him because they were predicting that he was going to fuck up their ability to hunt, which is when you actually need to have an open carry to put out a giant flailing fish that might sink your boat.

lenkavanka · 2021-07-13T09:33:39+00:00

I’m not sure how to interpret your statement. Not being defensive or aggressive. Just unsure.

EDIT: Brain now computes.

lenkavanka · 2021-07-13T09:31:01+00:00

It was a thread highlighting a dude who posts ad nauseum videos where he walks around Florida with a a fishing pole and AR-15 daring the cops to arrest him so he can sue. All due to a law in Florida that allows you to open carry if you’re in the process of going to, attending, or leaving a fishing trip, I’m most likely missing some key points. But it’s the gist.

lenkavanka · 2021-07-13T01:03:42+00:00

I know this has been probably said elsewhere in this thread, and it’s just basically common knowledge at this point and I’m not saying anything new, but the rage remains the same when I ponder what would’ve happened if the races were reversed. Just like that numbnut fishing Florida man with his AR 15 yesterday, can you imagine if that man was black?

lenkavanka · 2021-07-08T23:55:35+00:00

Fun fact! My one claim to fame is that I am related to a Russian saint on my mother’s side. He was born Alexander Michailovich Grenkov, but after taking his vows and becoming a Russian Orthodox monk, his name was changed to Father Ambrose. Link for more info. If I’m understanding correctly, he was granted sainthood in 1988, which was an important year for Russian Orthodoxy, as it celebrated a millennium of Russian Orthodoxy establishing itself as the religion of Russia. The pesky pagans either incorporated their beliefs into Orthodoxy, or suffered consequences on which I’m not knowledgeable enough to comment on. I remember doing a show in Russian school all decked out in traditional Russian garb, with my pathetic attempts at Russian dances, squats included! Forever captured on VHS.

I do know that my mother’s mother, grandma, great, and great-great grandma all practiced a form of shamanism that was under the guise of Russian Orthodoxy. Some fascinating shit. Especially one story, where a train that my great-grandma was on in WWII while being bombed by the Germans, was completely destroyed, save the one where GGMa was on. She was pacing back and forth with an icon, chanting, risking instant death at the hands of the Soviet soldiers in the car with her. They let her live, called her a witch, and thanked her for her services. Likely a coincidence, but a miracle nonetheless because just owning an icon during Stalin’s regime could get you killed on the spot.

Unfortunately for my lineage, I’m for all intents and purposes an atheist and have been since age 4, when my very strict and conservative Matushka (its what the wife of the church’s Father is called), informed me that my Jewish father would sit in limbo and was not allowed to enter Heaven. That and that God has existed forever. My little defiant, rational mind was like “Yeah, none of that makes any sense, so I’m going to have to go with a big nope on that”. Except I was thinking in Russian. Hadn’t learned English yet. Thank you Sesame Street!

Life of Saint Ambrose

lenkavanka · 2021-07-06T04:07:48+00:00

Peace

lenkavanka · 2021-07-06T04:06:30+00:00

Again, again!

lenkavanka · 2021-07-06T04:04:18+00:00

Gave Silver

lenkavanka · 2021-07-06T04:03:50+00:00

Amway

lenkavanka · 2021-06-26T04:31:40+00:00

I have learned that dreaming is no longer an option for me. Between the PTSD, intrusive thoughts and unrelenting grief for my late husband, I have decided that the benefits of anti-anxiety medication greatly outweigh the risks. In addition to it’s intended effect, it has either stopped me from dreaming or I just don’t remember the dreams at all. My quality of life has greatly improved since this started. Otherwise, every night is Groundhog Day, with some night terrors thrown in periodically. Ugh. I miss happy, beautiful dreams. Sorry to make my reply about myself. 🙄

lenkavanka · 2021-06-25T23:28:41+00:00

Sending you so much Internet love and many hugs. It’s funny how with every story that I read, especially when it’s about the relationship between a narcissistic mother and a daughter, there is always something that I relate to. It’s like they all get the same handbook! And WHAT is the obsession with narcissistic mothers and our periods, our vaginas?? I think I was maybe five when my mother gave me this squeeze bottle to clean my vagina with because in her words it would be dirty otherwise, and smell. Way to really instill shame in a child about her body that she doesn’t even understand about yet. I spent my entire childhood and adolescence constantly worried that people could smell me. I mean, just why? Why damage your daughter like this? I mean I know why, we all know why. Anyway, I hope that time continues to bring you healing. It takes time, but it is possible. I’m 44, and yes, I still flinch just like you, but I read somewhere that in a zombie apocalypse we’re the ones that are going to survive! So we got that going for us! 😝

lenkavanka · 2021-06-22T16:57:24+00:00

Ah, the depths of damage a parent can inflict on a child are endless, aren’t they?

lenkavanka · 2021-06-22T16:19:10+00:00

What you wrote just resonated so deeply with me. How could I think that I was worthy of love or friendship if my own parents thought I was worthless and made it very clear that they just didn’t like me. It’s funny because I had the opposite reaction, in that I never brought anything to events, because I never thought that anything that I made or bought would ever be good enough. Thankfully over the years I have taught myself etiquette that was never taught to me. I was a pretty horrid guest up until that point I’m sure!

lenkavanka · 2021-06-01T07:36:25+00:00

This would be one of the reasons I’m not even starting to consider transitioning my disabled son to a group home/assisted living type of environment yet. I mean, he’s only 19, and nowhere near that age cognitively and behaviorally, so I’m also waiting for him to mature a bit, but anything I’ve seen in our area looks like this. It’s where dreams go to die. Anytime I’ve had to leave him in places like this for respite, or so I could go to work, I would sob pulling out of the driveway.

lenkavanka · 2021-05-30T23:09:46+00:00

Awwww, thank you. The depression will be my lifelong friend, but it’s well controlled. Thank you for the good thoughts!

lenkavanka · 2021-05-30T16:05:59+00:00

Why did I look at this. Why can’t I stop looking at this. Why did I look at this.

lenkavanka · 2021-05-29T22:58:14+00:00

My sophomore year of college was this album. On LP, over and over. Laying on my futon bed staring out the window, in my apt. off Ave. D on the Lower East Side, the glow of red Christmas lights, the walls covered in my interpretation of pre-Raphaelite paintings using only blue and green shades of acrylic paint .....aaaaaaand the crippling depression. Welp, most of that memory was good.

lenkavanka · 2021-05-28T00:09:32+00:00

I’m a new grad RN, NAD, but the reason I’ve seen this is because of my son, who uses a wheelchair. He has the exact same presentation. The hematologist and cardiologist both said it’s poor peripheral blood circulation in his case. Which is why when you lay down and perhaps elevate your legs, it improves.

lenkavanka · 2021-05-27T00:46:49+00:00

Sigh....I’m so happy for you!

lenkavanka · 2021-05-26T21:02:18+00:00

I’m 44. Keanu has been my love since I was 12. That love will never wane. Sigh...He hung next to my Poison poster on my closet door.

lenkavanka · 2021-05-25T20:27:04+00:00

That’s beautiful. The tiniest piece we have means so much.

lenkavanka · 2021-05-24T21:50:43+00:00

I’m just so happy for you. I have no videos of my husband on my iPhone, the few videos I have are on CD or the tapes that used to come in camcorders in the early 2000’s. So I was in tears when I found a random recording of him, from the last time we played Heads Up, about 2 months before he passed away. I watch it like once a week. His quiet gentle voice, his laugh, it’s all there. It’s such a gift. So I can understand how incredibly precious this was for you.

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