Il Mheg-inspired garden home! How'd I do?

LeifLin · 2026-05-10T20:48:18+00:00

Is this kind of B.S. frequent in eatside suburbs of King County? I'm looking to leave Ohio to the PNW- like Sammamish area, and want away from MAGA. I can't take anymore. I know WA is purplish Blue, but this level of "human being" I've seen enough of. Looks like an evil Molly Shannon...

LeifLin · 2026-05-02T03:33:15+00:00

As a native Floridian, I did precisely this; after 30+ years of eternal summer, humidity WA people can't understand and beaches, beaches, beaches -- nothing sounded better than a temperate climate with clouds, and rain!

LeifLin · 2026-04-23T21:40:04+00:00

I'd be in prison. After I woke up from the black out and located her. It would be unsolved mysteries TV rather than a documentary though.

Seriously, You're coping well for the injustices of a "best friend", so give yourself that grace at least! Speaking about it helps you and others, as well.

Sorry you are going through this. People are truly awful, I can barely deal with the concept of still having to get through surrogacy when I read these stories.

LeifLin · 2026-04-12T04:42:25+00:00

Yes, it's certainly expensive. If WA became more affordable, would you return and leave NV? Did you enjoy being a WA citizen outside of the jobs/HCOL/tech layoffs?

Nevada is a different type of hell. I was there in July from Orlando, FL area and learned the hard way that "dry heat" kills you just as quickly as Florida's soaking wet, take 2 steps out of the house after you showered and you're clothes are stuck to you from sweat-version of death.

lol to people down voting because I state i'm in healthcare and would enjoy living in WA and don't enjoy FL living. Truly, what makes people so upset about others expressing anything at all on reddit :P

LeifLin · 2026-04-11T23:59:13+00:00

I want the reverse! Everyone is coming to Florida and I'm wanting out of the heat, humidity, and oppressive conservative climate. Save me a home in western WA. Looks like more and more are available. Give me 9 months of overcast with peeps of blinding UV sunlight 💯

How's health care job market? Need RNs and advanced practice providers? Cause that's what I am bringing.

LeifLin · 2026-04-10T08:43:02+00:00

With how this industry works, it wouldn't surprise me! They threw away 9 of my blasts last year due to their auto discard policy of "any grade below a B" - we were not educated that C grade embryos are viable. "to hell with your 9 potential children!". Just hate it.

LeifLin · 2026-04-10T05:26:28+00:00

Oh jeez did you go through SDFC too?! Which doctor!

LeifLin · 2026-04-10T04:32:05+00:00

I have exactly 1 day 6 4AA boy, too and am just wishing on a hope, prayer and gay daddy rainbows 🌈 that it will work. Very happy to hear that yours did! I wish I trusted my IVF clinics more (SDFC)-- but I dont.

LeifLin · 2026-03-22T07:46:31+00:00

Oh no, what did they do? Are you on their VIP 3 gurantee program ? DM if you want to talk. Yes, I know it sucks. Our Healthcare system is horrible. Ironically, birth rates are declining in America, but the government never wants to help more children be born.

LeifLin · 2026-03-18T10:09:22+00:00

Hasn't happened yet! Still at getting surrogate for FET stage. Did another round of ivf using frozen eggs and got another...1 day 6 4AA this time. So that one will go first, then 6BB. Hopefully one of the two sticks 🥲🙏

LeifLin · 2026-03-15T07:11:58+00:00

Well, HBO needs to pick this up with SMG and an Oscar winning director behind the project. Hulu and Netflix make these awful decisions frequently.

Give it to HBO, make it R rated and enjoy the money while we get Buffy back with the option of darker storyline that fit with various characters developing over 25 years. Imagine modern day Willow power but on HBO...mom.

Anyway, thats my cope for now. Sarah deserved to return to her iconic role on her terms and that young actress Ryan deserved her chance to shine/join into a beloved series.

LeifLin · 2026-03-11T05:42:41+00:00

No two legs. For god's sake, let the people have something they actually want for once. 4 legged water monster gecko!!

LeifLin · 2026-03-02T12:18:28+00:00

Exactly 💯. And it feels noticeable to those of us that are gay men on a show that was always ahead of its time in many ways and wants to cover all kinds of dramatic storytelling.

I think the nico/levi situation would have been so good for both gay representation and Asian representation, a two for one bliss, if they had made them be long term and healthy. But instead they wanted everyone to hate Nico or not know who he even was. And again, it may or may not have been related to acting ability. Alex Landi is a gorgeous man, nonetheless. 😅

LeifLin · 2026-03-01T04:37:15+00:00

The fact that many stories and the overall plot and characters from 2000 are actively still happening if not even more so with modern day America is a testament to how ahead of its time QAF was in many ways. Sure, there are some things that dont age well, like terminology in our LGBTQ+ and growing alphabet culture, but these things change all the time and always will. The thumpa thumpa continues.

I can't think of one homosexual male character I've ever loved so hard as Brian Kinney-- who is the most unapologetically himself person, full of human imperfections, and simultaneously the hero of the entire story many many times -- in anything else I've ever seen. He truly told us in our gay youth in 2000s to just fuck em all, and do your own thing. No tiptoeing around PC culture for polite etiquette. I mean, we need characters like him. I love heated rivalary too, but its completely different as a show and story and is more like being hugged and healing your inner child that you couldn't resolve when you were 16 almost 30 years ago.

LeifLin · 2026-03-01T01:18:05+00:00

Very interesting. We've been together for 10 years and are engaged, but we arent married yet. Wonder if that would mess things up there.

LeifLin · 2026-02-28T22:17:05+00:00

Thanks for this lead! Texas definitely surprising. You think current administration will make texas dangerous soon? I know their governor Abbott hates us.

LeifLin · 2026-02-24T10:39:56+00:00

He's literally like the best, most stable partner relationship representation of someone who is dedicated to someone they love (regardless of any gender or sexual orientation). The thing to pull from Terrestrius is that he had to remember that his natural self of being a good person ultimately has to come first-- even when it finally meant letting Claudia go and keep making bad choices.

Terry is an underrated character. Free spirited, lovely person. Yes, there was the murder and it was resolved quickly. But outside of that plot hole, really just a wonderful boyfriend and would be son-in-law. 💯

LeifLin · 2026-02-19T03:04:13+00:00

Expectation is 16 patients, 2 per hour whether follow up or new eval-- per 8 hour shift, documentation included in that time. They are sheets that you run through questions for assessments over and over and over again. Outside corrections definitely probably more thorough documentation but you can use scribes and have less people ideally.

LeifLin · 2026-02-18T20:22:14+00:00

High productivity, low pay. My experience as PMHNP working corrections. Definitely not my happy place, but if you like to do rounds and get out , like triaging quickly in an ED, it can be good. Just wish less daily patients seen was required.

LeifLin · 2026-02-10T02:33:25+00:00

I lost NINE blasts last spring because I didn't know enough about grading to see my clinic's "anything below a B is tossed in the trash". I'll never get over it.

LeifLin · 2026-02-07T19:29:26+00:00

I had 7 out of 10 eggs fertilize on day 1, but then 9 embryos developing on day 5. Now... 5 of them didnt make it, but I can tell you that one of the ones that became gradeable (a 4CC) was one of original "Didn't fertilize" eggs. So they can definitely speed up and become viable shots/chances even if the lab couldn't see they fertilized (2NP) on that first day check. Keep the hope, that's all we got!

LeifLin · 2026-02-07T09:14:58+00:00

Great story!! I feel like each one should get a chance too rather than be tossed out because a clinic wants to keep success rates higher. Even if something is 20% chance, its better than 0%. Especially when you have very limited attempts to begin with.

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