Naptastic

1. A place of my own.
   • It needs to be on a frequent bus route that takes me directly to church. Riding for an hour is fine; waiting 30 minutes is not.
   • I need enough space that I can empty out my storage unit, hang up all my artwork, and set up all my lab stuff. A studio will not cut it. A one-bedroom would be adequate. I could make full use of a two-bedroom. More than that would be a waste.
2. Health insurance.
3. Enough cash to pay bills, buy groceries, pay bus fare, and, generally, exercise basic agency.
   • People are going to be uptight about this. There needs to be a single assigned person, and they are the only one who is allowed to tell me to be frugal. Otherwise, everyone and their dog are going to feel entitled to scrutinize and question my purchases.

(this is written kind of nastily. Sorry. That's just where I am right now.)

1. Emerson dies if it does not feed the hobo. We all know the trajectory it's on. Are we brave enough to talk about why?
   • No one wants to evangelize for a church with nothing to recommend it.
   • No one wants to be part of a church that calls itself a “community”, but it's really everyone for themselves.
   • No one is going to join a church that stood by, watched, and did nothing, while a long-time member, friend, and contributor, died in the streets.
   • What's the point of the land acknowledgment every week if we're not going to pursue any kind of land justice?
   • Is a person's worth really “inherent” if we put conditions on feeding and sheltering them?

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