What even is this?

I’m game!

I think once!

Finally done. Had not prepped at all cause Mardi Gras.

Thursday nights are my work late nights. Anyone want to give me a pep talk?

Can’t sleeeeeeeep.

Oh no I don’t want to even think about these words in conjunction with each other!

The ceiling fan ALWAYS needs dusting. It can wait. Rest your tootsies!

But the system that produces this deserves critique. It REQUIRES critique. I think one of the reasons for it is to highlight things that are otherwise shadowed, we have an obligation to snark.

I think some of us (me) enjoy watching the pageantry from afar. But besides that I actually think it’s IMPORTANT to have the dialogue critiquing the systems that produced this. I genuinely have no antagonism to the Queens/debs/pages/escorts. I’m sure Rex is a nice guy.

I am allergic to shellfish 😭!

This is true in New Orleans, and it is also true for the rest of the country.

Oh @skookses.bsky.social, you this landed right in the solar plexus. I got something in my eye.

I am lucky that my real job right now is helping @knittingcultlady.bsky.social sell copies of our book, The Culting of America, which feels extra important after #rexcomus!

So what now? We just go back to real life?

In 2023 I got COVID during Mardi Gras and I spent a few days feeling TERRIBLE and so sad for missing the festivities. But I COULD participate in the #TweetingoftheCourts and I got dressed up in festive PJs and y’all made my tough moment a little better. Long live the #rexcomus community!

That’s so fun. I’m glad you’re able to enjoy it.

It’s hard for me to imagine that, thank you for telling me about it!

In the night after this? Were you just exhausted? How long did the balls last?

Is this you? You also had a masked handler? That’s not just for these 2? You look lovely and happy!! 🙂

What is a queen’s supper?

How did her dad get “told” she would be Queen? Did he not arrange it? Isn’t that how this works? #rexcomus

well, report back if you get an update.

So what did you do? Like did you just sit silently? But also did you talk to each other?

Wow. Did she have fun?

Oh good. I’m glad it was a good experience. What did you do when you weren’t sceptering?

Well that’s good at least!

What!?

This is very creepy. #rexcomus

Is it fun to be a debutant? Some of them have been to so many balls. #rexcomus