RL Peeves
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Animals need consistency. If your work is in and out, don’t get an animal till you are steady. If you’re moving soon, don’t get an animal until you’re unpacked. If you’re adding to your family soon, don’t get an animal till you’ve reached a new normal with that dynamic.
I’m not saying don’t get an animal EVER.
But there’s a place and time. If you’re stressed all to hell with trying to take care of yourself then an animal won’t fix it.
I suggest instead you go visit your local shelter/rescue/friend and cuddle their animals for a bit then adopt once your life isn’t a tilt-o-whirl.
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I have very minor surgery tomorrow to fix a deviated septum . . .
So, it turns out this was a fucking lie. I’ve been nonstop bleeding from the nose like a psychic who’s tried to move something too big, except for when my nose clogs, and then all the blood instead fountains down the back of my throat for me to swallow and get an upset tummy.
And sleep? Well, I try to fall asleep propped up. But then somehow in the middle of the night slump over or reposition so that I’m just snoring appallingly for the rest of the evening such that even my intrepid SO has had to bail out to the air mattress because as they sheepishly admitted to me, they can’t handle watching the BLOOD BUBBLES. And whilst doing so, I’m over there swallowing all the blood. Additional upset tummy points.
I feel like the absolute most grossest entity to ever walk the earth at the moment, and while I can feel myself rounding the corner on this after 5 days in a row of nosebleed hell, I give this surgery a preliminary score of (Fuck You / 5)
…ahem. Sorry. I was holding that one in for a few days.
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@Solstice If it makes you feel any better, I had an extremely similar response, but my blood clots quickly so instead of nose bleeds I was constantly blowing my nose with the lightest possible pressure to dislodge red-black pebbles that were blocking my airway.
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AGH. But also yes. A bit.
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I was really looking forward to a trip for most of this year, but circumstances and logistics have conspired to make it so I can’t go, and I am sad about it.
I still want everyone else doing the trip to have a fantastic time, I’m just BLEh
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Finding out a MU friend who became a good RL friend, who attended my wedding and my husband’s funeral, now has Stage IV cancer.
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(Also keep it light on the politics… I think this counts as politics but I have to wait for @Tez to get back to me about it.)
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Sorry!
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I just want to be able to breathe and feel good in my body again. Wildfire smoke + convergence zone air pattern for like 30 days plus + 80s this weekend in SEATTLE in OCTOBER with no real rain since early June and no change of rain predicted for yet another week = exhausted yucky mietze.
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@mietze I’m in that area too. It’s so unnatural feeling. I miss rain like crazy. Everything is dirt colored and dirty feeling and sad.
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@mietze I’m sufferin’ right along with you up here.
This is complete shit.
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@Pavel there is always room for a good Malcolm Tucker bollocking.
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The kittens ended up having ringworm, and for various sucky reasons (including husband coming down with shingles) we had to take them to another foster who doesn’t have those same struggles.
I’m devastated. I also don’t feel like I can show it much because a) it was a no brainer to send them to someone else, and b) husband is in pain from this thing.
So I just feel horrible but got to keep it quiet.
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@junipersky ug i’m sorry.
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For various reasons, I am unable to eat anything. Drinking milk is as close as I get to meals. That’s not my peeve.
My peeve is, as I sit here regarding the jug of chocolate milk near to hand, why is there not a pumpkin spice milk? It’s gotta be possible, and I know it would sell.
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@GF Also, google pumpkin spice syrup.
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@GF That sounds like you want chai latte without the black tea, right? If spice is ok with your food limitations, here’s a rough recipe:
Get a pot and toast cardamom pods, whole cloves, ground nutmeg and a cinnamon stick over medium-high heat until it starts smelling really nice, usually 1-2 minutes. Add in a half inch piece of finely sliced raw ginger and a cup of water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower the heat to a simmer and cook for about five-ten minutes, depending on how strong you want it.
Optional: black peppercorn (omitted in case that’s too spicy for you) and star anise (I don’t like it myself). Basically think flavors you like in chai tea or gingerbread cookies etc. You can also totally use ground spices if you don’t have whole ones, just be careful they don’t burn when toasting.
Add two cups of milk (and optional vanilla essence) and lightly simmer for five minutes. Remove from heat and strain through a strainer into two mugs.
You can also use this to make really delicious spiced hot cocoa, I do that a lot in holiday season.
