“We are now trapped in this situation. There is no exit. We Russians will spend many years digging out from the consequences of this day.”
—Ksenia Sobchak … a mentor to Vladimir Putin in the 90s
Every time I decide I’m going to cut back on my drinking, something crazy happens.
Like, my cat almost dying at the vet.
Or you know, WWIII.
I was just telling someone the other day that it’s pretty fucking bad when people living in the United States feel like they need to emigrate to other areas of the United States because some of them are just so goddamn shitty and terrible.
Then the news about Texas came out and just really hammered that sentiment home. It’s one thing after another in this fuckin’ place. On the daily. If this country is so great, why does so much shit happen to so many people constantly?
THEN
I unintentionally woke up to news of Russia invading Ukraine when I saw it on my phone as I was hitting snooze.
There’s very little that feels truly important right now, and my give-a-fuck reservoir is at an all time low.
I MEAN,
it sure is a good thing we have a totally normal, healthy, functioning, not at all corrupt government in charge of us here in the good ol’ United States while Russia invades Ukraine all the way over there.
I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF UKRAINE
watching Oksana Baiul rightfully win the gold metal in ladies’ figure skating at the 1994 Olympics.
It has always existed as a separate country in my mind, even though I wouldn’t learn until much later that they declared independence in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union began.
I am also completely obsessed with the history around Chernobyl, and have read every book about it that I can get my hands on.
Long story short, the Ukrainian people got completely screwed, and what happened to them was a huge catalyst (among other things) for why they were so determined to break out.
Putin is completely full of shit when he said they have no right to exist separate from Russia, not that I have to tell you that.
AND
a shower thought that annoyed me so much kinda puts him in perspective.
Putin is a Russian boomer.
—emily duchaine
Flommist Emily Duchaine lives in the Pacific Northwest. She likes to drink mead, learn about sharks, and listen to the Talking Heads. She pretends to be a professional businesswoman most days. Copyright © 2022 Emily Duchaine.
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