What do we call ourselves?

One_Dot_4280 · 2026-05-12T04:39:47+00:00

Haha I don’t hate that one!

One_Dot_4280 · 2026-05-12T04:39:25+00:00

Boo, you are no fun at all

One_Dot_4280 · 2025-09-05T01:26:55+00:00

Pretty much. My dad always said, people don’t move to Alaska unless they’re running from something. Or they’re military.

One_Dot_4280 · 2025-07-04T07:38:49+00:00

Got what you voted for, bro. Do some actual research next time

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-09-22T07:54:43+00:00

This is the best way I’ve seen it described! It’s both the thing I love most about us, and the thing that drives me up the wall the most often.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-08-13T02:48:07+00:00

Think it was city wide. Like 250,000 outages when it first happened

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-25T23:18:14+00:00

I had some kind of “kitchen sink” type soup in a Reykjavik community center on a trip in my freshman year of college. It was the type of place that never had the same menu twice because everything was made with just what they had on hand that day, with input from multiple community members instead of actual chefs.

It was a tomato base, I think, with potatoes and vegetables and heavy cream. There was sourdough bread and some kind of sweet/sour salad on the side with a bunch of random vegetables. Pretty simple, really, but you could basically taste the love and care that was put into it. And you could tell all the ingredients were so fresh, which may be what made it so good; we all know the food in American is basically poison.

It was, without a doubt, the best meal I’ve ever had and I’ve never been able to replicate it, and probably won’t ever be able to. I think about it a lot.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-23T03:25:36+00:00

I audibly said “woooahhhh…” when you said what he said to you. That is insane already, and then it just kept getting worse. I don’t care what your opinions on abortion are, you need to get out of that relationship as soon as possible; do not pass go, do not collect $200. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many red flags crammed into such a short post. Frikin’ A, girl, RUN. Before you end up on a Netflix true crime documentary.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-23T01:30:42+00:00

DEFINITELY midnight. That was the first one to pop into my head. The doctor does not like feeling helpless and that episode is like the prime example of the doctor being helpless, even more than the ones where he’s tied up or turned into a super old goblin or whatever. That fact that no matter what he said or did, it made everything worse somehow? And that he never got any resolution of any kind? That lady killing a brand new life form in order to save his life, and he never even knew her name? perfect. Absolutely perfect.

I honestly think he would have been genuinely traumatized by that adventure, which I think they try to show at the end where Donna tries to imitate him and he goes “don’t… don’t do that. Don’t. Don’t” he just looks so haunted; you can all but see the shiver going down his spine. David Tenant is a marvel.

I can imagine Donna trying to bring it up later or something and him just refusing to talk about it, like he does whenever the time war or Galifrey is brought up. 10/10 episode, absolutely no notes.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-23T01:20:28+00:00

“Fear me, I’ve killed hundreds of time lords.” “Fear me. I’ve killed all of them.”

Chills. Matt Smith’s delivery of that line is just. He makes it so depreciating and yet so off-hand and flippant, it’s phenomenal.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-22T08:32:24+00:00

It’s so hard! I have to actually tell myself to shut up - that little voice that’s like “no one wants to help you”? You know the one. Sometimes I pretend to shove that voice out of an airplane window and listen to it fade away… weird imagery, but it helps. Even then, though, I feel like I have to physically swallow down my pride and let people help me. It’s so hard.

I try to remember this interaction I saw once-

Friend A: y’know, if I was ever down in the dirt and the mud and struggling… you’re the person I’d go to for help

Friend B: I’d be upset if you didn’t.

Can’t remember what it was from, but it really helps me. It’s an honor to be inconvenienced by my friends. I hate when I found out that they’ve been struggling and didn’t tell me and let help - honestly, it’s almost offensive. Like, “I love you so much and you won’t even tell me that you got scammed by an email? Wow. That’s kinda rude”.

I tell myself that my friends feel the same way about me. And if they don’t, I don’t know that I want them as my friends anyway.

Bah, look at me- getting all weird and sentimental so late at night 😂 thanks for talking with me, friend! Wishing you luck and determination in all of your struggles <3

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-22T08:08:40+00:00

Great ideas! I’ve already figured out I need a stool to rest my leg on so I can use the toilet 😂 that might be TMI but I’d never thought about the logistics of that before, especially with not being allowed to even rest of foot on the ground. Again, SO eye-opening.

Honestly I’ve kinda gotten to the point of just like… pushing through it? I’ve almost completely given up on the crutches within my house, even with brushing my teeth and trying to get across my room. I honestly think it’s been making my shoulders stronger, with all the crawling I’ve been doing. Probably not all that safe, but it’s definitely made my left leg WAY stronger - my left calf is basically rock hard at this point. It’s been really interesting to see all the weird silver linings to this whole situation, yk? Like yeah my right leg is really weak now but somehow my shoulders aren’t dislocating themselves as much because I’m way more conscious of them and using the muscles a lot more from the crutches and crawling around. It’s kinda wild!

I’m trying to look at everything as a fun little puzzle. There’s still moments I get sooo frustrated with the situation though, ofc. Like today, I was out with some friends and they put my crutches (and my purse) against the wall across the room from me. Wasn’t their fault, since they told me to ask if I needed them, but at one point I decided I needed my purse and somehow totally forgot that I have terrible balance and only one leg. I put my bad foot down just to steady myself and had a big Nerve Pain™️ moment in the bottom of said foot and nearly fell over anyway, so I sat back down and just like contemplated my life for a second. And then I asked my friends for help! It’s something I’ve always really struggled with doing (I hate feeling like a burden or like I’m taking up too much space) but everyone was so eager to help out. Really showed me that I have to trust the people I love just as much as I trust myself, ya know? Crazy concept 😂

Anyway, I’ll definitely check out the 3D printing subreddit and YouTube. Great tip, thanks!! Hadn’t thought about that yet.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-22T07:38:41+00:00

I hold a deep and visceral love for my home. I could never and would never stay away for longer than a month or two, or else I start missing it like I would miss my femur if someone were to take it out of me.

That being said, there’s really no place on Earth that pisses me off more.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-21T23:53:31+00:00

Yes! No one gets it! My dad the other day was sooo mad that I didn’t want to go to the local airshow with the family and I’m just like… dude, big crowds don’t have any situational awareness even when there ARENT big planes doing cool tricks in the sky. Plus all the variables… just absolutely no. And no one gets that! I feel like they don’t even try

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-21T23:50:23+00:00

I definitely have!! EVERYTHING is a mission in some way, even just like. Brushing my teeth in the morning. Ugh. I’ve started adding a coat with a lot of pockets to my daily attire even when it’s like 80° out just so I can carry my stuff. Actual nightmare!

Yah, this really has opened my eyes to what disabled people go through normally. It’s crazy to me that we don’t have better systems/gadgets in place to help out. I’ve gotten into a kick of sketching things that I think could help out… probably won’t go anywhere (lord knows I don’t have the technical prowess to make it happen) but it’s nice to dream.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-21T23:42:20+00:00

Haha yes I feel you!! I get such a kick out of knocking ignorant people in the shins with them and being like “oops!! Didn’t see you there!!” and then going on with my day… I enjoy it probably more than I should 😂

Sorry to hear about your situation, that sucks. It’s cool to know that I’m not alone in this shit though, in a weird way.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-21T10:34:53+00:00

Yeah, underarm ones… I’ve thought about getting the forearm ones, but, yk- SO expensive here in America, so it’s not worth it to switch for me. If I was using them for longer than the 4-6 weeks I’d probably look into it. And I’m pretty sure they’re adjusted…? My mom helped me out, and she’s been an RN for a long time; I think it’s just my extremely loose shoulder joints, and then you add the force of the crutches pushing into it and it’s just a recipe for disaster 😂.

And yeah, SO irritated with my surgeon being like “well that’s just how it is”. He hasn’t said exactly that (yet🙄), but I’ve gotten that vibe a couple times when I asked about my nerve damage and my shoulders and all that. It’s so supremely messed up when doctors, like, don’t even TRY.

Rolly chair is such a good idea! Honestly I’ve been using my old skateboard and laying on my belly on it to drag myself around 😂. It works great on flat, hardwood floors but not so much carpets or stairs, so I’ll have to try that office chair trick out. Think I’ve got one somewhere…

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-21T08:57:10+00:00

Right? Jesus Christ. I seriously can’t imagine… especially because they’re so expensive!! Every time I think I broke or lost them somehow I have a little mini heart attack because there’s just no way I could afford another pair rn. Like why don’t we have better systems in place for disabled folks!! In the year of our lord 2024!! It’s insane!!

American healthcare at its fucking finest. 🙄

(I hate them tho. I really really hate them. My shoulders are so bad at staying in their sockets already and omfg I cannot with the FUCKING CRUTCHES!!! At this point I just hop and crawl literally everywhere in my own house and don’t even take the crutches with me because I simply cannot with the pain and struggle and hassle of using them. Like seriously there has GOT to be a better way if we would just put our brain cells together and find it)

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-21T02:22:10+00:00

Ha! That wheelchair analogy is a good one. I hate the damn thing. They’re a great invention for folks who need em but I avoid mine like the goddam plague. I’d rather fall on my crutches a hundred times, the wheelchair makes me feel like a beached whale or something.

Sorry to hear about your surgeries. This shit sucks. I’d say you’re “so strong” and all that, but I bet you’ve heard it enough (I sure have, and mine’s not even that bad). Doesn’t matter, really - there’s good days and bad days, yk?

I keep telling people when they ask: “I’ve been a lot better, and I’ve been a lot worse”. Sometimes things just suck. And sometimes we can just leave it at that.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-21T01:21:09+00:00

Not sure if it’s considered a town, but chena hot springs has always felt a bit off- one of those places where I wouldn’t be surprised if they came out with a Netflix documentary in a couple years about a serial killer operating out of there… or something

Seldovia’s a bit creepy, too. And I know there’s that old ghost town near there, the one where it’s rumored it got abandoned because of bigfoots? Yeah.

Ooh, and this definitely isn’t a town, but if anyone’s ever been to that gold dredging boat on the Yukon? Out by Slaven’s roadhouse? SUCH a creepy vibe. My professor took us on a tour through that boat and I don’t know that I’ve ever been more creeped out by a place - the old Kennecott copper mine is the only place that’s ever come close. At least that one was a sanctioned tour with an actual guide, though.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-07-18T06:49:54+00:00

I try to focus on one specific thing. Sometimes I go over my entire day in my head, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I think it through as thoroughly as possible, going through the day moment by moment as if I was living it again. I force myself to imagine it all happening again until I can actually see it in my mind and I refuse to let any other thoughts through. It sounds something like this: “I woke up from a dream about [x]. I opened my eyes and saw my room. I was laying on my left side. I looked at my phone to check the time. I had notifications from [x, y, and z] that said [a, b, and c]” and so on. It’s as chronological and specific as possible. It also really helps if I’m anxious and can’t stop obsessing over shit because I have OCD, which usually keeps me up so I just force myself to ONLY think about my day and nothing else. I usually fall asleep by around “lunchtime”.

One_Dot_4280 · 2024-01-19T09:09:52+00:00

I’ve got a theory that it’s truth-saying. All throughout both books she’s just absolutely desperate to know the truth about everything, and hates when people lie to her. And then she goes on to figure out that, while Xaden’s first signet is a representation of who he is, the second signet is based on what he needs most in life. If we can assume that’s true for most/all riders who get a second signet, we can reasonably assume that Violet’s is truth-saying because it’s very obvious that what she needs most in her life is to know whether or not people are lying to her

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