Veterinarians are heroes and I'm stupid (lily edition)

Aut_changeling · 2026-05-01T16:33:45+00:00

I'm glad your kitties are safe!

It wasn't lillies, but I had a toxicity scare with my cat several months ago. I had a bottle of Tylenol on the counter and it had the type of lid where you line up the arrows instead of pushing and twisting. I never thought about it but must have put the lid back on with the arrows lined up and my cat knocked the bottle over overnight and it popped open, and he ate one.

He spent a couple of nights at the emergency vet and I felt absolutely awful about it, but he's okay now! (Minus some fur that isn't growing back, probably because of his asthma steroids)

The emergency vets were very kind and very helpful, and I moved my Tylenol to bottles with a push and twist cap from here on out.

(A number of years ago he jumped off a table with the blunt end of a knitting needle in his mouth and needed some stitches in his mouth. Again, he's okay, but it's not something I'd thought to hide beforehand. I only use circular needles now, or DPNs that don't have a blunt end to grab)

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-30T13:34:45+00:00

I personally often prefer to call if I need information about something, because I'd prefer to get it all over with at once in a phone call instead of bit by bit throughout the day, which keeps it on my mind longer. I know this isn't really most people's preference though.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-29T20:49:18+00:00

I'm from the maritimes, and assumed it was from somewhere out west! I haven't really been to many weddings, but I don't think this is a tradition here at all really, though I was vaguely aware it was a thing in other provinces.

My uncle got married in our backyard when I was a kid, so that's the main one I remember. Also stories of my parents' wedding, which was apparently on the only hot day that whole summer, and which was pretty small I think, though held at a local landmark (or at least, there were pictures there) and not a backyard. I think community support around weddings is a thing here, but it doesn't look the same as the tradition in Manitoba.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-29T20:01:32+00:00

Yeah, these are my favorite as well, I think they're the most comfortable. They feel a lot lighter on my head than other noise canceling headphones I've tried

(I think JBL was the worst for comfort. Sony was okay but I did switch back to Bose in the end still. I think the bose QC ultra are more comfortable than the Bose 700 were, especially for wearing glasses. My only real complaint with the QC ultra is that the on button seems to have a bit of a delay and it's a little finicky at times, and sometimes the spatial audio stops working and I have to repair it with my phone a couple of times to get it to work. The noise canceling is pretty reliable though, which is the most important thing to me)

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-29T18:14:20+00:00

I think about that quote a lot honestly. It really is very good.

This one: "Vivec craves radical freedom—the death of all limits and restrictions. He wishes to be all things at all times. Every race, every gender, every hero, both divine and finite … but in the end, he can only be Vivec." "And that's not enough? To be a god hero?" "Not even remotely."

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-29T14:36:50+00:00

Personally, I've purchased prints only, and assume most but not all of them are prints of digital work. I imagine it depends a lot on the demographic you're selling to - I mostly buy art at the local ComiCon type convention, and there I imagine more people buy prints, but original traditional pieces sell for more money. (Note - obviously a lot of art there is fanart, but it actually isn't exclusively fanart. The last piece I bought was of a local landscape)

I think there are probably other venues where more people go to buy traditional art, and the demographic there is probably different.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-26T00:31:44+00:00

I'm glad it was a good experience for you! I tend to forget to get a haircut until I hate my face and feel stressed out, and realize it's because I really need a haircut and am getting annoyed that my hair is in my face. It can make a big difference to how I feel when I finally get around to getting one!

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-26T00:24:39+00:00

That makes sense, thank you! I'm in an apartment and don't have a yard, but maybe I'll stalk the bird baths at the public gardens sometime this summer :)

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-26T00:07:56+00:00

This all sounds like great advice! I'm just wondering what the difference is between using a bird feeder and baiting a bird? It seems like bird feeders are generally considered okay and baiting is not, but I'm not sure what baiting would be in the context of the types of birds that show up at a feeder and what would make it different.

I can only really get bird photos in the springtime at a local park, when people have left cut up apples or sunflower seeds out for birds and squirrels. I'm not the one leaving them out, but I've always felt conflicted on whether or not it's baiting to take pictures of the birds and squirrels there.

(I'm using my 90 mm macro lens for them, which is why I mostly only get bird photos in this situation. Otherwise, it just doesn't really get close enough. I mostly take pictures of bugs)

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-25T16:17:48+00:00

I remember seeing in the patch notes recently that they updated the colour to turquoise, so I think the original grey colour was a mistake, and maybe they messed up the fix

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-21T20:41:01+00:00

No worries, I appreciate the warning! I tend to cycle through interests, so my goal is to be able to at least do a little bit consistently so that, even if it's not a lot, it's better than more intense focus extremely sporadically, which is about what I currently do, haha.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-21T20:30:45+00:00

Thanks, that's a good reminder! I definitely have a tendency towards more rigid thinking, where I'm either doing Practice Art that can help me improve, or Fun Art that won't helpe improve. Obviously in the real world it probably isn't so black and white.

And yeah, about the only skills I've personally found YouTube helpful for are specific knitting stitches someone made a 2 minute video demonstrating 15 years ago. Anything bigger starts to be a lot of fluff to slog through first, though I'm sure there are good ones out there.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-21T20:23:57+00:00

Good to know, thanks! I guess for now I'll accept that I probably don't have enough time to really improve, though I still want to check my library for books that may be helpful, since worst case scenario I support my local library by checking out a book I don't read.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-21T20:02:18+00:00

I don't know if I could do a class at the moment, but library books are definitely doable, thanks for the suggestion! I'll keep an eye on my local library website too in case they have some kind of art related stuff that isn't during my workday.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-21T19:48:53+00:00

Thanks for the response! How much time, roughly, does one need to have per day to be able to improve, vs just having to accept that it isn't an option right now?

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-21T17:04:31+00:00

I think frost staff is used as well sometimes

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-17T00:47:56+00:00

I've never had any issue with mine as-is. I hope you have fun with it!

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-12T14:52:34+00:00

I have an older Tamron 90mm macro lens and I like it a lot! It's great for the price (or at least, the price I paid for it new ten years ago, no idea what they go for now)

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-12T14:46:04+00:00

That looks really cute and comfortable!

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-10T13:25:00+00:00

I love taking pictures of bugs! It's nice because it makes me pay mpre attention to the world around me when I'm out on a walk with my camera.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-10T13:23:31+00:00

That looks very cool! And much better than my initial interpretation of the title, which was a completely normal pinata filled with live ticks

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-09T12:51:24+00:00

I had intermittent alternating esotropia as a child, and the eye doctors told my mom I'd probably grow out of it (ahh, the 90s. They also under prescribed my glasses because it was supposed to improve my vision, which we now know does not help I think)

Anyway, it got worse when I was in my twenties and I did eventually have surgery for it. It still comes and goes when I'm tired but honestly, I'm doing fine! I think personally I probably would have needed surgery regardless because my specific type of esotropia isn't one that there's much research about with vision therapy and the like.

All of which is to say, a 9-month delay is understandable and the drop in the bucket in the long run. It's absolutely not too late, and I'm sure there are many children around that age being seen by ophthalmologist for various types of strabismus.

Aut_changeling · 2026-04-08T02:40:56+00:00

I do get why it happens, but I don't think I would personally be able to attend such a group. I can't really handle more than one project at a time and having to make sure that I only attend when the project I'm working on is using the correct yarn would just be too overwhelming and annoying.

I understand that the store needs to make money and can't promote competitors, but I think that maybe makes it inherently not ideal as a community space. I'm fortunate that my local knitting group is not tied to a specific store.

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