I made this for my friend's daughter who is trying out pottery. I've been making her little instructional videos and this one is a timelapse of me trimming and putting a handle on a mug. Thought I would share in case you guys find this interesting.

Someone shared this with me who said it had been circulating in the Hasidic community. Will likely offend a lot of people these days.

Hi everyone, I haven't been active in Solid Ground for a while, but I am still alive and kicking! I now work as personal assistant to a mind-bendingly weird and diva-esque artist-lip-syncher-performer named Fiona Blueberry. She is blissfully clueless about politics and seems to be completely unaware of the culture wars. Working with her is a breath of fresh air. If you need a mood lift, I encourage you to watch this video we made together. Happy 4th, everyone! Wishing you fun/love/peace on this holiday. :) www.fionablueberry.com

I had a massage therapist today (I’ve been working in some myofacial…tongue, face and mouth stuff) tell me that sometimes tense muscles can be evidence of withholding my truth and people pleasing. Don’t know how much I believe in it, but it fits.

But in describing my situation, I said I have friends that lean one way, and a family that leans the other, and that I’m subconsciously censoring myself in both groups…and it is easier in one than the other.

But I also thought, how weird of a world is it that my conservative/Trumpian friends are my GAY friends, while my family are the ones who, while not explicitly liberal or conservative, are severely anti-Trump. People are often surprised when I tell them this. Cause stereotypically my friends and myself would be SJW flaming gays while my parents and aunt and uncle would be the die-hard conservatives addicted to Fox.