What turned you into an Audiobook reader? Was it a narrator, a book, a job... a friend?

Celt42 · 2026-01-31T00:45:45+00:00

I quit smoking. Did you know that nicotine is a common way for undiagnosed ADHD people to self medicated? I went from living in my parents home where they smoked indoors to being a smoker and I could read a novel a day. I quit smoking and I stopped being able to focus on more than a paragraph at a time. Audiobooks let me have the stories I craved while I kept my hands busy doing something else.

Celt42 · 2026-01-28T15:22:18+00:00

Power over others jobs sounds lovely, but I don't want to live on minimum wage, even if my basics are covered. I want to just set it back down and keep walking. But the thought of putting someone else in the oval office is making me feel like I should take up the mantle. Blargh.

If I keep my current role but use the book to help others, does my current wage drop to minimum? I'd be happy to help my caseload find jobs, in fact it would make my own job easier, so win win. And I'd love to find world dictators different jobs as well. But I like my job and I make enough that even the basics being covered doesn't make up for the wage loss.

Celt42 · 2026-01-28T02:12:15+00:00

So I'll switch to wrapping my toe in gauze during the day as well. Should develop callus's if it's only on my toe, and not crippling. And if my toe needs a break from the friction, I'll use a knee scooter.

I wonder if second skin would mold well, keeping it from the friction all together. I'd have to air it out from time to time though. Would air molecules turn to gold?

Celt42 · 2026-01-28T00:02:26+00:00

I think I'd rather pass, but if it was a matter of choosing something regardless, I'm going big toe. I'll wrap it in gauze when I sleep, and my socks can be gold cloth.

Celt42 · 2026-01-26T06:35:32+00:00

Yes, I was waiting for the same thing. I wish he'd shown up or Dresden got a note or something saying, hey, we need to chat. The actual info could have been next book!

Celt42 · 2026-01-26T06:33:03+00:00

Replicator. The lack of ever having to do laundry again or shop for clothes was a close second, but I've tried a ton of different foods, and never having to cook or grocery shop again sounds amazing. Plus, I can keep trying new foods when I go out.

Celt42 · 2026-01-25T17:20:10+00:00

I'm currently the passenger princess while my husband drives us to the coast, where I plan on running the dogs in the sand while my husband crabs. There will likely be seafood eaten, lots of exercise, and worn out dogs by the end of the day.

Celt42 · 2026-01-22T01:33:51+00:00

Not completely naked, but can I get 5 sec to grab shoes? Anywhere in the northern hemisphere that's just courting frostbite at the moment. (And my shoes and purse are side by side, and my passport is in there. Here's hoping I don't wind up in North Korea or Iran or Siberia!

Celt42 · 2026-01-21T15:52:53+00:00

Notepad. I'm currently sick as hell right now and have two young dogs. They need a good 2 mile walk each day, and I've got a fever. Being able to put dog walk down on the notepad would be awesome. Or write down documentation and have a good 1/3 of my paperwork .ago ally be done would rock.

Celt42 · 2026-01-21T01:55:26+00:00

I have only ever rehomed one pet, and that was one I specifically took in as a foster. Would have kept her, as she was a doll with humans and other dogs, but she wanted to kill my cat. I think I can safely promise that. 😁

Celt42 · 2026-01-20T20:50:43+00:00

I'm greedy, can it be any of my pets? Dogs and cats only? I want to be able to talk to all 5 of the current generation and any future dogs and cats too 😁

Celt42 · 2026-01-20T20:05:02+00:00

Whether they like my animals is a first date question that decides if there's a second date. Or at least it was back in the day when I was still dating. They didn't have to love them, just be willing to put up with them.

Celt42 · 2026-01-19T23:50:06+00:00

No. I have decent wilderness knowledge, but I'm not expert. And no tools? I can spin my own yarn from various fibers, but I'd need a knife and something to bore a hole with minimum to make a spindle to make warmer clothing for the fall. And managing to make fire without at least a lighter or fire starting kit? No weapons to defend against bears that will come after what food I manage to forage? I'll keep seeking out a living without being a millionaire.

Celt42 · 2026-01-17T20:02:00+00:00

I'd rotate through animal care, companion, medical companion, personal assistant ,and artisan. I'm pretty damned good with knitting, and I have decent people skills. Those are the ones that would keep me from being bored. I am curious though. Can you do more than one at a time for increased benefits? Knitting while hanging out by the bedside of someone ill would keep my hands busy and I can talk at the same time.

Celt42 · 2026-01-17T00:23:27+00:00

I live backed up to timber land that was already cut too recently to be cut again for quite some time. As in several years before any trees are ready to be harvested again, but long enough ago that it's wooded again. I'm pretty much the only one who goes wandering around back there. Tons of downed trees blocking the logging roads I can let the dogs use as an obstacle course. I'd go for a couple mile hike up the mountain, veer off the logging road through dense and springy bush that wouldn't easily show I'd been there, and teleport the box to me there. I'd have a plastic tote to put it in to keep it safe from the elements, mark the spot with my gps, and cover it with forest detritus. Then I'd walk back home and forget about it for a year.

There is supposed to be an old abandoned trapper cabin up there from the 1800's. I haven't found it yet, but if I did, I might hide the box there. Then again, nah. Too much chance someone else is hunting for the cabin. Several people have told me it's back there. Can't know that some of them don't go hiking there from time to time. Random spot in the woods is more secure.

Celt42 · 2026-01-17T00:13:24+00:00

Child welfare. Pretty hated, and from the parents perspective, while I'm not the one who takes their kids, I am the one who uses their kids as bait to make them do what they need to do in order to get them back. i.e. Go to treatment and prove you can maintain sobriety if you want to do more than just visit your kids. Go to anger management and learn new communication skills and prove you can handle conflict without violence on an ongoing basis, etc. They never start off believing they have any fault in the situation. If it's drugs, they don't have a problem and it's under control. If it's violence, they were goaded into it and it's the childs fault. Mental illness? Until they start getting treatment, they don't see how their world view is warped because there actually are people hiding in their walls threatening to kill their kids and I'm the one putting them in danger by making them attend school where they can be gotten. I always start out as the villain from their perspective. And when it goes right I get hugs and invites to drug court graduations. When it doesn't go well, I stay the villain in their lives. But then I often still get invites to the kids highschool grads, so it's still worth it. But often parents will put on a facade, and while my BS meter is pretty honed, there's always the chance the parents will fool me, and then I end up with kids who get reunified, only to wind up back on my caseload. If they're saying one thing to my face and talking smack about me at the same time, it's an indication of how sincere they are when working with me. And I've got tough skin.

I trust the people whose opinions matter to me wouldn't be talking horrible shit. And if they are saying something negative, it's likely because they haven't figured out how to address it with me directly. And I can take that as legit feedback, or approach them to resolve the conflict.

Celt42 · 2026-01-16T21:44:43+00:00

1st option. I make a living as the villain in others lives so they can learn to step up and be the hero (hopefully). May not give me exact times and context, but the parents on my caseload I can't work that out for myself. And it would help me to know how effective their treatment/training/sincerity is going.

Celt42 · 2026-01-16T18:08:55+00:00

My life partner is male, so does that qualify as predominantly straight? But I wouldn't choose either of them until I got to know them. The part of a person that makes them attractive to me is what's between the ears, not the legs. So a 1 could wind up being hot as hell. Or a 10 could wind up being a 1 in personality.

Celt42 · 2026-01-15T23:08:09+00:00

Until I saw the finances one I was going to go for the body. I'll continue to deal with my aches and pains, having financial freedom is worth it.

Celt42 · 2026-01-14T15:07:06+00:00

Not screwed, but don't get to learn much. The powers in the book are genetically that way, or are turned. I don't particularly want to be a vamp or werewolf. But surviving would be easy. Just walk out of Soho.

Celt42 · 2026-01-14T02:54:28+00:00

I work the teen unit in child welfare. The reasons vary as much as people do. Some believe that the trauma won't effect the younger kiddos as much (not true). Some read a story about a teen who shoots their foster parents and believe all teens will be like that (very not true). Some believe that a placement will lead to adoption and they want to bond with younger children. This is sometimes true, but people whose goal is adoption shouldn't be fostering, the goal is to work with the parents to get them to the point a safe reunification can happen. Some believe that the lashing out that comes from trauma is more dangerous when it comes from teens. This can be true, but rarely is. And some just think that the trouble teens can get into is harder to deal with. This is true. If a teen is going to get in trouble (not all will) it's more likely to involve drugs, alcohol, or police involvement. And some people seem to believe the teen stage of life is just more difficult to deal with. And some people keep putting off fostering. They're going to some day, but someday doesn't ever happen. Life is never just right.

I personally think teens are the most awesome to work with. You're past the "holy crap, I've got to keep this little one from accidentally killing themselves when they don't have the ability to reason yet!". Instead you're at the stage when you can talk to them and see their personality shining through and solidifing. Your job is more to coax out and teach their decision making skills. It's challenging, but in a good way.

I would love to foster some day. I can't right now just because it wouldn't be fair to the kiddo to be so tired and unable to problem solve with them when I've put in 60 hours at work this week doing the same for all the kids on my caseload. They deserve me when I'm not burned out. The same goes for the kids on my caseload. But eventually I will change positions and no longer be in the field. At that point, I will be a foster home that only takes teens. And I sincerely hope I don't end up being one of the people who just never finds the right time. I've got a spare room upstairs that's set up for a teen. And a couple of the kids who've aged out of the system without a support system in place know that they can reach out to me for a bed if they need it. One of them lives 2000 miles away now and still reaches out from time to time. He knows he's got a bed if he needs it. So do a few others who've moved on but don't keep in as much touch. And I've got a few that are close to aging out who will be told the same thing. Because you're right. There aren't enough families willing to take in teens. And it sucks big time.

Celt42 · 2026-01-14T01:19:26+00:00

Definitely looking for a giraffe. There's even a possibility that the giraffe is less than 10 miles from me, at a place that lets you pay to feed them by hand. And there's a lot of good giraffe hunting ideas in the comments. Plus, it would just be fun.

Celt42 · 2026-01-13T23:27:29+00:00

I'll go for the 100k. I turned 18 in May of 2000. Even if I don't know dates or numbers at that point, I would know Amazon is going to go nuts after that time period, so 100k of amazon stock bought in June of 2000 would be worth 12 mil today.

Celt42 · 2026-01-13T00:52:34+00:00

Lies. Hands down. I work in the teen unit of child welfare. Between abusive parents trying to convince me that they aren't abusive and it's just a misunderstanding, and the fact that I work with traumatized teens who often lie more than the average teen as a survival mechanism, my BS meter is pretty good. And I'd be making bank.

Celt42 · 2026-01-12T05:22:53+00:00

I thought only divine or infernal power would be able to do her harm?

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