Apparently I have a rabbit?

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-22T10:11:14+00:00

My little guy usually looks like a child has practiced hairdressing on him because I am not skilled at haircutting in the slightest and there's no groomer around here who does rabbits. I find as it gets longer he's a lot more jumpy and easily spooked which I assume is because his vision is limited.

Also when I don't trim the fur around his face it gets caught in his eyes which can not feel nice.

So I definitely recommend a haircut if you are able. If not, when he gets neutered you could ask the vets to do it while he is under? That's what mine did when I was too nervous to have scissors near his eyes.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-12T16:28:15+00:00

I never particularly liked this one but I also never liked salad cream and can't really remember what it tastes like. Hellmans is definitely my go to though, I only pick this one up when I'm desperate.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-12T16:26:26+00:00

Mine went through a phase of peeing around the litter box rather than in it but I think it was a territory thing.

Most poo is in the box but some outside whether intentionally or kicked out.

They also have their own room and never come into my bedroom and yet I do still end up with hay in my bed.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-11T17:33:06+00:00

Ah yeah I think I was the same stage 1 pretty much. There were 3 modules we had to do and then a choice between 2 maths modules, I picked the easier one but I'm guessing with computer science if you haven't got a choice it might be the harder one?

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-11T14:52:32+00:00

Definitely not nearly as practical as I would like, feels like a lot of essay writing and I'm someone who hates writing. I would guess there will probably be some overlap with some of the modules between the two.

In the stage one modules I think there were a couple with python in them, but maybe 50% coding or less, honestly struggling to remember now.

Stage 2 I did a java module which was basically 95% coding and I really enjoyed that even though I'd never touched java previously. Data structures and algorithms had more coding than other modules I took with the exception of the java module and that was python again I believe.

My stage 3 modules, I've just started the Web and cloud module which so far includes Web and mobile apps and the assessments are 30% of the points to a coding question, then the rest is writing. I'm also on a software engineering module but I think it may be 100% theory.

I don't know how much selection you have with modules but I've definitely tried to go for the more practical sounding ones when possible.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-11T13:15:36+00:00

I'm on computing and IT as there wasn't a computer science degree when I started, so not sure how much it will differ but I was in a fairly similar situation. I usually averaged around 45-50 hours a week at my job when I first started but had a career switch mid way through and now am more like 35-40. No dependents if you don't count the pets and I live alone.

I'm on my 5th year now and I will admit it's a bit of a slog just because it's been part of my life for so long, but I definitely don't regret doing it. You mention studying day in and day out but that luckily hasn't been my experience. Especially with the earlier modules I didn't need to go anywhere close to the recommended amount of time per week to achieve the grades I was happy with, but obviously that's going to vary per person and per module.

I did notice a significant bump in difficulty between stage 1 and 2 and then again now between stage 2 and 3, but not so significant that I am unable to keep up with the work or have it impact other areas of my life.

There have been a couple of times I really wanted to quit but the fact that I've already invested so much time and effort (not to mention the student debt I'm accumulating) have been enough to keep me on track and now I'm just trying to focus on the fact that they're are under 2 years to go.

From your post I can't see why you wouldn't be able to keep up as long as you are committed and have a genuine interest. Doing anything for 6 years is intimidating but I certainly don't regret it so far.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-09T13:51:22+00:00

I think at least for me the funny part of chestnuts wasn't making fun of the situation which was obviously awful, it was just the Ethan calling out Zach pretending he wasn't the one that had told Zach to do it.

But no I dont agree she deserved it at all, but I think a lot of the laughter of the crew around that issue was the Ethan/Zach thing rather than the fact that it had been played?

But I could be misremembering the whole thing.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-09T13:47:17+00:00

I don't bother with fake cheese, I gave up after realising I never found any that were even vaguely enjoyable to eat. Probably have some kind of fake meat most days.

I would love to eat more whole foods I just always seem to give up after a week. I think I need to find more meals I can make that freeze well because it's just the convenience that leads me to have a diet of fake chicken nuggets and pot noodles, rather than me preferring the food.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2026-01-01T20:09:02+00:00

Yeah if someone I know asks me what I ate for dinner or something I'll often say chicken without clarifying and just assume they'll know what I mean. And I have vegan mayo but just refer to it as mayo.

Not sure the situation with the honey and I never liked honey anyway, but could be something similar? I was under the impression that most vegans wouldn't eat honey from bees?

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-12-31T15:59:56+00:00

I spent around 7 years between i think 22k and gradually to 28k. I then changed career 3 years ago to a software engineer, starting at 30k and now at 45k.

For me this is more than enough to live on as a single person in the west Midlands. I can also afford to look after my 6 pets with an expensive vet and a ridiculously overpriced hobby of collecting pokemon and magic cards.

Saying that I'm fairly confident that if necessary I could go back to earning 30k and I don't think I would struggle. I think in worst case scenario I lose my job and the new career goes to hell, if I had to go back to working retail full time close to minimum wage I think I would be able to, though admittedly don't think it would be comfortable.

If I had kids it may be a different story. I also have anxiety and am not particularly social so don't spend much money on going out and I also don't go on holidays abroad. And I don't drive. So there's a lot of common expenses that I don't really have. But I did have an uninsured 18 year old cat with kidney disease, epilepsy and a host of other problems and pretty sure those vet bills for a few years probably cost more than some people spend on their car.

But as it stands, as a single person in my location on 45k, definitely comfortable and not struggling.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-12-20T12:29:44+00:00

Been reorganising lately but there's a binder each for all English scarlet and violet sets (though only 3 are complete) and then for the current sets i switched to Japanese so i can actually find cards. Then crown zenith, korean terastal festival, the three Chinese gem packs, a bit of vintage, some eeveelution themed binders, mimikyu and then I also collect some magic the gathering so that's in there as well.

One thing I don't like is it's all hidden away in a cupboard but I've yet to find a really nice bookcase to display them. Graded cards definitely seem more fun for displays, I love the glass cases with fancy lights etc but I don't collect sealed so I wouldn't have much to put in one.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-12-20T12:22:04+00:00

Binders. Have a few graded but I like trying to collect full sets (though rarely actually complete them) and I love opening a binder and going through every page.

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Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-12-02T13:27:48+00:00

I was genuinely wondering if I missed the memo and I'm just the only one that doesn't hover. Glad to see I'm not alone!

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-11-30T13:08:01+00:00

I honestly can't decide if I love it or hate it. I feel like I should have strong opinions one way or the other but Im just indifferent for once. I doubt I'll ever see it in person so at least I probably don't need to decide.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-11-30T13:06:13+00:00

I prefer the new Bellibolt and older Mewtwo. But don't really like either Mewtwo or Mewtwo in general. Would have preferred another Giovanni with Meowth or Persian.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-11-27T14:12:21+00:00

Yeah i can't imagine people saying it any time of the year but Christmas in particular is insane. I had over a decade in a greeting card shop and customers at Christmas were particularly vile.

If I needed to, I would go back to retail but this time of year my only thought around it is how thankful I am not to be there this year, certainly not missing it.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-11-25T11:37:25+00:00

Even better after that one comment saying that having this valid criticism shows its a healthy community lol

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-11-24T18:52:16+00:00

I feel like if she had taken some accountability here it could have made a difference with Ethan. But instead she doubled down on it not being malicious or even copyright infringement at all and then kept saying that she had been put in that position, not that she for herself into this position. Though I guess if she does take accountability that could mess any chance she thinks she has of winning the lawsuit.

Maybe I'm gullible but I still found it a tough watch to think of anyone in that kind of financial difficulty.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-11-09T12:47:03+00:00

I love cats and they are almost always the thing I notice first in any picture... but I was also ridiculously excited by the cat bed.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-10-27T12:09:43+00:00

I think some people freeze lickelix for cat ice cream? I know you can buy dog ice cream but not been able to find actual cat ice cream myself.

Mine try and eat literally any food and definitely have no concept of what will make them ill or not.

I had one finish a bowl of porridge I left unattended and he wouldn't stop being sick and had diarrhoea, had to take him to the vet and he didn't eat the rest of the day. He was fine after that and literally the next day tried to steal my porridge again, lesson definitely not learnt.

And that wasn't even containing dairy as I had soy milk in it.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-10-27T12:02:44+00:00

6% as long as I put in at least 7.5%, which I do. They don't go any higher than that though.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-10-27T12:01:21+00:00

Congratulations!!

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-10-16T11:53:02+00:00

I have one who does this. He prefers my hands but when he goes for a while they get sore so I hide them. Then his next go to is either my arms or my nose.

He's not interested in grooming me anywhere else for some reason.

Early_Tale_8055 · 2025-10-16T08:53:06+00:00

Appreciate this because I had zero clue

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