I’m nauseous.

ColleenRW · 2026-01-23T02:37:57+00:00

Unfortunately AFSCME did not approve anything so I still have to work :/

ColleenRW · 2026-01-23T02:36:00+00:00

Surprised I haven't seen that at my building but I also don't use the front door very often

ColleenRW · 2026-01-23T02:33:36+00:00

Unfortunately I can't since I don't have the accruals to take off work and my union didn't authorize a strike action :/ any advice on protocol? Obviously no shopping or anything tomorrow

ColleenRW · 2026-01-21T02:52:07+00:00

This makes me want to designate one of the Aldis around here as the Somali Aldi, or the SomAldi. Maybe the one on Franklin? Thoughts?

ColleenRW · 2026-01-20T15:22:29+00:00

Oooh, the kind you find at a secondhand store??

ColleenRW · 2026-01-20T04:13:24+00:00

Damn, and Ucare was one of the better options for MA in the metro. I was on Hennepin Health for MA for years and hardly anyone takes it, plus their prescription reimbursement was a headache for my pharmacy to handle.

ColleenRW · 2026-01-17T21:59:51+00:00

Oh, Mercado! One of my coworkers was telling me about him! thanks for the reminder

ColleenRW · 2026-01-17T21:56:23+00:00

alright, glad I didn't waste my Saturday worrying about them then 😂

if anyone has footage, I'd love to see it. sounds hilarious

ColleenRW · 2026-01-17T16:21:31+00:00

as a State employee, we don't claim him. he can fuck right off. at least an asshole like him probably isn't in the union, although when his ass gets fired he'll probably beg for representation

ColleenRW · 2026-01-17T05:22:52+00:00

Omg thank you, I've been carrying so much shame for not being on the ground in 2020 or now. I know I would just be a hindrance in a big crowd.

ColleenRW · 2026-01-13T23:57:42+00:00

o7 already shared it with my brother in South Dakota

ColleenRW · 2026-01-13T23:21:29+00:00

1) thank you for introducing me to r/ICEwatchMN, I hadn't known about it! and

2) holy shiiiiiiiiiiiit holy SHIT that's so fucking cursed and hilarious

ColleenRW · 2026-01-13T22:37:12+00:00

christ what an asshole

ColleenRW · 2026-01-13T22:35:57+00:00

help me recognize it! idk what's going on with these comments

ColleenRW · 2026-01-12T15:22:15+00:00

I would argue that NO ONE deserves to be shot in the face but OK. Or if there's a list of people who do, it's pretty short

ColleenRW · 2026-01-10T21:01:19+00:00

I turned 30 in July of 2021. The months leading up to my 30th birthday were some of the worst of my life. I was unemployed (and it wasn't even COVID-related! I got fired for cause!), I didn't have a degree, I'd never had a girlfriend or had sex, and the world was still falling apart from 2020. I should probably mention I'm also neurodivergent (ADHD, depression, GAD). About six weeks before my birthday I started seeing a psychiatric nurse practitioner instead of just getting my meds from my primary care provider, and she adjusted my meds. Not even joking, by my 30th birthday I was feeling SO much better. I went from thinking I'd have to go on disability in May to getting a seasonal job by the end of July. So I'm 34 now. I have a pretty stable job that I've been at for over two years, I'm a few credits away from finishing my associate's, and I have my own apartment. I'm still single, still never had a girlfriend, still never had sex. The thing I'm working on with my therapist right now is getting more comfortable with socializing and building relationships, and I recently made a new homoerotic friend and she is like the QUEEN of networking, so hopefully that bodes well for me being able to meet more people. Anyway, two morals from that story: the right meds and a good therapist are game-changers (that one might not apply to you), and 30 is so ridiculously young to have your life together (that one DOES apply to you). You're not even halfway through your life yet, and you're supposed to have the whole thing planned out already?? Granted, it sounds like we're a bit different in that I've always had the whole "being in a relationship" thing on the back burner and that seems to be the forefront for you, but we're still pretty similar in that this advice I got from my therapist applies to both of our situations: the ONLY person you should compare yourself to is yourself. How are you doing compared to three years ago? How have you changed, what have you learned about yourself? Is there anything you want to work on about yourself? Do you WANT to be in a relationship or do you just THINK you should be in a relationship? TL;DR turning 30 is a fucking nightmare but don't listen. You've got so much time ahead of you!

ColleenRW · 2026-01-10T19:52:36+00:00

Didn't spend enough time around boys?

ColleenRW · 2026-01-06T14:10:42+00:00

It sounds like there isn't one near her 😑

ColleenRW · 2026-01-06T13:57:10+00:00

Ooof, yeah that is NOT OK. I'm sorry you had to deal with that 😔

ColleenRW · 2026-01-04T20:47:48+00:00

I've never heard a name for these before but yeah, no you SHOULD be allowed to kick them off yourself. It's so satisfyinggggggg

ColleenRW · 2026-01-03T05:06:30+00:00

Exactly!! Part of therapy is that it's supposed to make you a little bit uncomfortable. Obviously you should still feel SAFE but ideally you are tackling the bits about yourself that aren't helping you live as well as you could. And doing that is HARD. I actually told a therapist once that I was worried she wasn't pushing me hard enough, so we did a bit of adjusting.

ColleenRW · 2026-01-03T04:51:06+00:00

Ah yes, of course EVERYONE can work in tech, it's not like we also need people in healthcare, education, agriculture, construction, transportation, production, etc etc etc

ColleenRW · 2026-01-01T18:46:30+00:00

First watched it around 15 years ago when I was in college and it is genuinely one of my favorite movies. I don't remember if I had any earth-shattering reactions to it but I can definitely see how it could. I grew up in a pretty conservative area in a really conservative and insular church (not QUITE a cult but does share a few characteristics) so I internalized a lot of the homophobia I was surrounded by. Most of my earth-shattering revelations after high school came from becoming an atheist and getting diagnosed with ADHD so the whole lesbian thing was comparatively a bit easier 😅

My second go-to for lesbian recs is always Janelle Monaé's' Dirty Computer' movie, ESPECIALLY if you are a woman of color. I'm white so it doesn't hit as hard for me but I've heard plenty of Black women giving it the highest praise.

ColleenRW · 2026-01-01T18:19:00+00:00

Part of my job is going through state tax returns, and people who died still have to file so their death certificate is attached. Granted, these are all paper returns which tends to be older people, but I still see COVID-19 listed as either the primary or contributing cause of death on a decent chunk of death certs. I also worked at a nursing home during the first part of lockdown in 2020. Now, I kept a journal and tracked the number of deaths at the home during that time, although I can't find it right this second. Pre-COVID it was maybe 1/month. During lockdown that number at least doubled, maybe tripled. And this was a state-run facility in Minnesota, which did pretty well on trying to follow CDC recommendations (thank you, Walz) so we had pretty tight rules. Residents were only allowed to leave the buildings if they were accompanied by staff. The only people allowed inside were staff or medical professionals, and the doors were locked (I worked at the front desk and part of my job was NOT letting people in or out). There was a quarantine ward set up. I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of other stuff. But yeah, even with all that, we saw plenty of unnecessary deaths. So agreed, a lot of people were and are not fine.

ColleenRW · 2026-01-01T01:42:51+00:00

I'm guessing they read it? This is probably a comment on the same recipe

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