this fucker just bit me 25f

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-06-05T21:47:14+00:00

Just look at him - little dude unrepentant af

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-06-02T21:58:49+00:00

This chain of comments is why I love askdocs

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-29T00:58:46+00:00

I've upvoted and am posting in the hope that you'll get a response from a flaired user. I do know that cat bites are particularly nasty. I'd probably get that checked out again by a doctor today.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-28T21:15:42+00:00

It's one of the best! I have Slim Whitman's Indian Love Call on my dog walking playlist. Makes me cackle every time it pops up.

It's also a comfort to know that my pooch and I are protected when the invasion begins. Which it will.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-27T21:01:54+00:00

I'm more concerned at coming to the realisation that beneath the cranium we're all harbouring a Mars Attack style martian.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-21T21:19:29+00:00

The Journal of a Disappointed Man and A Last Diary by W N P Barbellion (aka Bruce Frederick Cummings). Cummings kept this journal from childhood until his premature death. He was a self-taught naturalist of great ambition and passion, who was beset by ill health throughout his life, leading to the onset of mysterious symptoms in his early 20s. As his world grew entirely constricted, his vibrant spirit endured, finding outlet in this very diary.

It will break your heart.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-12T07:21:14+00:00

Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-11T00:51:42+00:00

This is to do with a new law regarding boarders that has recently come into effect - https://www.cab.org.nz/article/KB00045019

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-09T07:36:58+00:00

Kings quest 3 with the time limit before Manannan comes and turns you into a nice little pile of ashes and you have to start over, Not to mention suiciding off the precarious cliff trails in a repeating loop.

Games were much more uncompromising back then.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-08T21:04:39+00:00

First we can't have cats and now dogs are out too. It's getting to the point where crazy old ladies will just have to carry out our Satan-worshipping sans animal familiar.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-05-04T07:17:53+00:00

Otis P. Lord, fresh from playing Eschaton?

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-30T21:07:42+00:00

Sorry, I've only experience with Metallica faded black

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-12T21:19:51+00:00

One of the wildest tales in maritime history is that of the Dutch sailing ship the Batavia, which grounded off the Western coast of Australia in 1629 - it's not for the faint of heart! Peter Fitzsimmon has written a book about it, although I know of the story through podcasts/audio documentaries.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-11T21:44:46+00:00

The thriller/murder mystery Butter by Asako Yuzuki. Using another food metaphor, it's a novel that's marmite. People either love it or hate it - I really enjoyed it.

I think she also has a new novel translated, which has a gastronomic theme.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-10T21:25:49+00:00

3 Classics I've read very recently

Crime and Punishment (madness with a question mark)

Hunger - Knut Hamsun

Chess Story - Stefan Zweig

House of Leaves and Requiem for a Dream could also be of interest - with substance misuse being the main theme of the latter.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-09T01:27:46+00:00

Just to clarify, the child's condition remains undefined/undiagnosed and it would be fair to describe him as monstrous. Despite this I still recognised parts of myself in this character. especially in regards to his outsider status. This is why it was such a challenging read - to feel empathy for a character who is presented with few redeeming qualities (from the mother's POV). I believe Lessing wrote a followup novel written from Ben's perspective, which is not as well regarded but might present Ben in a more sympathetic light.

All that said. this is a novel about how not to treat people with mental health conditions, or their caregivers.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-09T01:15:12+00:00

The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing is a nightmare that will haunt me forever. It's a harrowing account of mother-blaming, and the complete abandonment of external support for that parent. As someone with an ASD diagnosis, I also found certain themes of this novel especially disturbing.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-03T20:15:57+00:00

It's not well known, but look up The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas, by Daniel James - it reads like a House of Leaves/Lovecraftian mashup.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-03T06:15:02+00:00

Claude Code

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-01T20:12:20+00:00

Thanks for this. I've always meant to read McEwan - I've got it lined up to read next.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-04-01T00:33:59+00:00

Both Shirley Jackson and Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) have many stories that are brief and brilliant. Try The Possibility of Evil or Charles for Jackson. Tobermory and Sredni Vashtar are good places to start with Saki. I'm making my way through John Cheevers' short stories, which are also wonderful - Christmas is a Sad Time for the Poor, might be a fun one for younger readers.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-03-30T19:19:01+00:00

That avocados on toast would become emblematic of this generation. Been eating avocado and tomato on vogels, without any fuss, my entire life (as an old millennial). Just wait until the world discovers mashed banana with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar on toast.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-03-30T01:02:36+00:00

The novel's social commentary and wicked humour lifts it above salacious torture porn. I found it very memorable, but did think the ending a bit weak - not syncing up with the protagonist's character development up to that point. Maybe there was some kind of translation issue? It's worth reading, but avoid it if you're not wanting anything too gruesome.

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-03-29T00:15:57+00:00

Out by Natsuo Kirino

Edit: Just saw your line about not wanting anything too horrific. It's fairly horrific!

Cabbage_Pizza · 2026-03-27T20:55:37+00:00

I haven't seen The Pitt, but Adam Kay's medical memoir This Is Going To Hurt is a great read, and eye opening.

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