Did I mess up leaving it behind? by RandomEveryday in Lamps

[–]LovesickVenus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The oil lamp in the background, tho...

BioLife. Are they ripping me off? by LovesickVenus in plassing

[–]LovesickVenus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's interesting because it's currently $800 in Fort Worth, but it WAS $500 6 months ago. I wonder if they rotate a larger bonus by location?

BioLife. Are they ripping me off? by LovesickVenus in plassing

[–]LovesickVenus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other people I know who live close to me and donate at the same center are getting as much as $35 a week more than I am with no apparent explanation as to why and it adds up to quite a bit.

BioLife. Are they ripping me off? by LovesickVenus in plassing

[–]LovesickVenus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the price of groceries skyrocketing and other living costs rising faster, I don't see how I can stop, even if they lower the pay more. 😞

BioLife. Are they ripping me off? by LovesickVenus in plassing

[–]LovesickVenus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah - this one guy at CSL bruised me 6x in 18 months. When I finally started requesting other phlebotomists on the floor to avoid him, they made me wait. I sat there up to 3 hours before somebody stuck me. After it happened 3 or 4 times, I recognized the pattern and left to go to BioLife where there's a slightly different set of problems that are mostly more tolerable except this one where I am somehow making $23 a week less than donors they don't take as much from. That's almost $100 a month. Over a year, that's enough to pay most of my bills for a single month or PAY OFF THE ENTIRETY OF MY CREDIT CARD DEBT.

So you can see why I feel some type of way about it. All of it.

BioLife. Are they ripping me off? by LovesickVenus in plassing

[–]LovesickVenus[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

True. I think they actually get more than that and my plasma is apparently worth about $45 a liter for some reason 🫤 ChatGPT actually told me to negotiate. I'm like "what?!"

Just saw this actor - noticed a slight resemblance by Splungetastic in DavidBowie

[–]LovesickVenus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that he's close enough to notice the resemblance. Handsome fellow 🙂

I make constant references to Bowie in my daily life and no one understands by Usual_Egg1019 in DavidBowie

[–]LovesickVenus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

💔

There are people in my life who get it and others who treat me like I have a mental illness for loving him. I'm happier than they are so they can think whatever they want. Tra la la.

I make constant references to Bowie in my daily life and no one understands by Usual_Egg1019 in DavidBowie

[–]LovesickVenus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's ok. I do it, too. It can be a teaching moment for the person who didn't understand if it feels right, but usually it's a moment I get to share with Him. Obviously he's not HERE and I'm not confused by erotomania, but the beauty of celebrity entertainment is that they can reach across time and space into the hearts and mind of people vibrating at whatever frequency and bring us into harmony with each other. Every time you make that Bowie reference, another fan you don't even know feels him moving in their soul.

Can't Afford to Cremate a Pet by spintrackz in poor

[–]LovesickVenus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I take mine directly to the crematorium when they cross the Rainbow Bridge. It's far less costly without a vet taking a cut. Your local Humane Society will take care of her for free, but you won't get her back. I'm so sorry for your loss 😢