I think I'm still processing the Trump election. I feel like 2024 was a crucial point in history. It was a true struggle of wills. And dominance won again. The political landscape of my entire adult life has been the weak being dominated by the strong. And then, I discover that I was buying into yet another narrative, like all the other narratives I would cling to. Obama was the first president I voted for after Ralph Nader in 2000. My first political heartbreak.
So now, I'm watching SNL: my political landscape through a comedic lens. Hillary Clinton is about to beat Bernie Sanders. And here's the kicker: I really liked what Bernie Sanders had to say. So when he lost, it was an easy narrative to jump from poor to female. It was a rough time for my family and I. Soren was trudging through his own thoughts, the kids were having a hard time adjusting to school after being uprooted from their early childhood in Florida. I was just trying to keep it together: I was clinging desperately to the idea that I was a teacher.
I'm watching Amy Schumer host, a comedian I spent years hating because everyone 'safe' hated her. I saw her after my awakening. Somehow, I ended up watching her documentary and loved it. She taught me that trauma can be funny.
Hence, my little experiment. I had to sweeten the deal with a Bill Hader marathon. That's how I discovered the Stefon Myers saga.
The title doesn't really match up. I have this idea for a book, but it turned into something else. I'm pretty sure it has to do with my current binge project: SNL in order of seasons in my life.
