Ethnic Minorities and People of Color

Apparently I missed a big struggle it sounds like about em poc people? Which is weird because I check hexbear every day.

Why do I feel like this will get really ugly soon enough?

Went to lunch with a friend today, it was nice until the topic of Charlie Kirk came up. I didn't hold back my delight at his death and made clear that he deserved it. My friend immediately starts going on about how that makes me as bad as MAGA - an argument that I don't engage with because it's a stupid person argument - and how I'm radical, which I say "Yes!" to.

He's recently been pivoting hard into Christianity and I know he spends a lot of time on Reddit, likely where he forms his political opinions. He tried to spin me a story about this Christian woman who forgave the killer of her children... after 3 days. He expected me to be impressed but I just found the idea of that absurd. How could anyone possibly do that? How could someone else hear that and think it's something to emulate or be proud of? It's just absurd.

I think he was trying to suggest people should forgive Charlie Kirk out of some Christian idealism - but no, why? I believe in second chances, but the man spouted evil up until the moment he died. He wasn't sorry. This was his grift, this was his job.

I felt a bit bad for ripping the woman he mentioned to shreds so I apologised if I offended him, and he 'joked' "no, I know you're just not very intelligent." This irked me because he is just like everyone else, going along with the mainstream narrative, believing and saying what they're being told to say about Charlie. Not using any critical thought. He's gay too (but white passing) and yet he doesn't see the threat that people like Charlie Kirk are to us. His solution to people advocating for the removal of our rights and our murder is to forgive them. And yet I'm the unintelligent one.

I don't have respect for people like that. He will never contribute positively to liberation. He's a citizen, he will happily live his life and be absorbed by his little problems, irrespective of what is happening around him, irrespective of the type of political climate he is living under - until it affects him. He's my friend but equally people like that sicken me because they are the majority and their lack of attention to things that matter and their willingness to parrot what they're told without critical thought is what enables all of this.

Got a few interviews lined up. It sucks how it's been raining over here and I usually walk to get places. A friend of mine (the same one who got me the cake) said he's willing to get me any Ubers I need. Love him for that.

I type 120 WPM, and I just found this transcriptionist job that I feel pretty damn hopeful about.

Most people online who describe their experience doing the job (even R*dditors) speak pretty positively about it, and I find that's rare for these freelance kind of jobs.

They are also willing to do an over-the-phone interview (which I should get an email about in a bit, as I've just taken an assessment for them). I see this as a plus. Too many of these remote, freelancing kind of jobs would never actually let you connect with an actual person. They overall have an issue of lacking transparency big time.

The job also deals with legal and medical concerns, which are constantly in need of people to do transcriptions, so people have been saying that the job gives them plenty of work for it to be a full-time thing for them.

As expected, pay rate differs depending on how fast you type. It has been stated that someone who types 75 WPM should expect around 11 USD an hour, but someone who types 100 WPM should expect around 15 an hour. With my 120 WPM? Who knows?

I'm not getting my hopes up too much, though. Some people have stated negative things about this job, particularly tight deadlines and the fact that you may be dealing with emotionally intense stuff having to transcribe for legal and medical cases. However, for the point about the tight deadlines in particular, people have stated that if you have an absurdly fast typing speed (like I do), it's far less of an issue.

I'm still applying to other jobs a whole lot, and I also got a few interviews to show up to next week, so that still goes on, but fingers crossed on this one for sure! 🤞🏿 The fact that it's remote is also a major plus for me because I don't drive, and I live in an area where it rains rather frequently.

I'm taking the time to remaster all the MIDIs I have for the songs I've written so that I have a solid proof of concept.

I did this one last night. This is the opening track of the album.

I'm happy with how this mix sounds, and this entire process of mixing these tracks has been a way of teaching myself production, though I still have much to learn.

Overall, for this track, I'm really proud of the guitar solo (also, a wah bass solo is played underneath it around 3:25), and I think the ambient/clean guitar track is solid, too.

I've also finished lyrics for 2 songs already. That gives me 5 more to go because, though there are 9 original tracks in total, 2 are fully instrumental.

Recently, I managed to make some strikingly good gluten-free vegan deli slices using portabella mushrooms.

I don't have any issues with consuming gluten, but I can't use gluten to make vegan deli slices because VWG/seitan is not readily available where I am, and pre-packaged deli slices like Tofurky are expensive, so I started to seek different solutions.

Tofu is alright, especially since it's quite rich in protein, but I still feel like the texture doesn't come close enough.

Once I sliced some portabella mushrooms really damn thin and seasoned them just right, I realized that the texture outcome is perfect. It goes so good on a sandwich, but ya gotta cut it real thin.

Typically, the seasoning I use is:

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp EVOO
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1.5 tsp liquid smoke
• 2 tbsp agave
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• a pinch of cinnamon

Coat the thin slices in this marinade in a container.

I use the microwave, and I microwave it for a fairly lengthy amount of time (5 minutes) to release the moisture and give it that perfect texture. I put a lid on the container and just crack it slightly.

Would highly recommend! I put nutritional yeast and sriracha on it as a sandwich, and I eat it with BBQ beans and non-mayo coleslaw on the side.

I applied to so many damn jobs throughout the day, and no, I wasn't counting. I'm just basically at a point where I scroll job boards basically the whole damn day with breaks in between. I got a few interviews already.

If Kirk was at an HBCU he'd still be alive. This should tell them something but they're too ignorant

Another day, another bajillion applications