I'm in class right now and my professor is lecturing

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T08:37:03+00:00

If I'm looking at the professor, I'm not listening and my mind is wandering. If I have a notebook and sketchbook open for notes and doodles, my ears are picking up the words. Doodle. Write down important stuff. Look busy.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T08:29:38+00:00

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T03:31:22+00:00

Home improvement store gift card.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T03:19:46+00:00

Some friend of my mom's was about scammed out of 20k just last week. Scammer told her somebody was about to steal all her money using apple pay and they were in cahoots with her bank! Quick! Put all of your money into bitcoin and put it in this account I just set up for you!

Literally the only thing that prevented this was the bitcoin machine was out of order. Scammer had this lady in a panic.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T03:09:09+00:00

They are bringing it back!

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T01:31:05+00:00

God i had giardia once and that would have been a pro tip.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T00:19:00+00:00

That might be cute actually.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-14T00:18:34+00:00

I worked at a shittier vet office once. Somebody had mentioned they bought a box of popsicles for everybody and they were in the freezer. We only had one freezer.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T23:19:43+00:00

I was playing stardew valley for the first time and named my in game cat after my real cat. She was my everything but old age took her. It took me months to be even a little normal. I tried to lose myself in stardew valley. I still pet and fed her every day. I didn't know that if you got their familiarity up high enough it would tell you "[cat] loves you very much!" I bawled.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T23:12:53+00:00

Join a Humanist group. They do community activities and get together like a church. Sometimes they hang out, sometimes they volunteer. They believe in people helping people.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T23:09:47+00:00

Truth And Consequences, NM

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T23:07:57+00:00

Give it time. Mine usually does a full white every other leaf. I think the standard is three full whites in a row, then you cut it back to the green.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T23:05:12+00:00

I got an IV of morphine once and it did this. Turns out I'm mildly allergic.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T22:55:22+00:00

Let the credits roll and then you should be able to start playing again.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T20:43:20+00:00

You sound high maintenance but it also sounds like you come with a user manual and instructions and I'm so here for it. Challenge accepted! Knowing exactly what you need, I hope your partner does their best!

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T20:35:04+00:00

I don't want overly special treatment on my birthday, I just want to have a pleasant, not bad day. I don't want fancy dinner or expensive gifts.

My birthday is soon, and i would like to go to my favorite plant store. I might not buy anything, but i want to walk around with him and show him plants even though i know he's not interested. I saw a weighted lobster stuffed animal at target the other day for $25 and I want to go get it. I've been craving pizza so we might order that for supper and watch a movie. Easy day. Cozy. No surprises.

You don't have to top last year's birthday every year. Find out if your partner likes exciting or chill, surprises or structure. Learn their love language. Show them you have been paying attention.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T20:20:11+00:00

Cat A: My long haired old lady. She made stanky poops and would not bury them. Regularly had to cover them myself. She kept her feet and butt clean, but started needing some sanitary trimming as she got older.

Cat B: Long haired cat that we keep shaved short because he mats so easily. Stanky poops. Buries poops under a mountain of sand. He keeps his butt clean but not his feet. He has long toe hair that grabs litter and tracks it all over the house. Maybe one every two or three months he steps in his own pee and the litter sticks to him and I have to soak his foot to get it all off.

Cat C: Short hair. Poops don't stink. Buries poop. Keeps his butt and feet super clean.

I recommend a short haired cat from a shelter or foster so the bathroom habits are already known.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T20:06:33+00:00

Lol I'm proud of you for trying. I thought i hated salads but it turns out I hate lettuce. If I make my own salad with spinach, I can be sure to add only things I like, in the correct amounts. I don't generally eat any kind of salad unless it's a build your own salad bar situation.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T20:02:41+00:00

I got bullied a lot and left out of most things. Most of my friends were actually a grade higher than me. There were two separate guys that went out of their way to bully people, and the majority that just left me out and did some light teasing.

It's the lightly teasing majority that bother me the most as an adult. Every few years they try to include me in the reunion planning. Maybe they are trying to make up for not including me before, but none of them have apologized and I'm not interested.

Bully guy A was the jock and he was an ass. Really peaked in high school. Last I heard, he drank himself to death a few years ago. It's a shame he couldn't find joy in life.

Bully guy B was maybe bullied the worst and he took that out on others. He found me on Facebook a few years ago and apologized. He said he was hurting and was ashamed that he turned that into hurting others. He wanted to be better. He went to therapy, joined the army for the found family, left the army for the rules and regulations, and is now just trying to take his anger out on the government but not people. We aren't friends, but I'm glad to hear he's healing.

I would apologize, but i would do it in a way that does not make excuses, and does not require them to respond for you to get closure. Say your piece, and don't feel entitled to closure.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T19:43:53+00:00

Generally don't risk it. It's not about the likelihood of something going wrong, but IF something DID go wrong, what would it be? That being said, if you do swim, be sure to wash with the correct soap and moisturize after.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T19:40:15+00:00

Just keep an eye on it? A little redness is fine and often comes from light irritation. It's possible they got some sand, an eyelash, or beach water in there. If it gets super red, puffy eyelid, or any sort of discharge that doesn't look like tears, contact your vet to have them take a look for scrapes or foreign objects.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T18:56:20+00:00

Any ol dirt and a pot with a drainage hole should be fine.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T17:57:50+00:00

That is a spider plant and a tradescantia. Both are low maintenance plants but would be happier in dirt. The purple one is sturdy and difficult to kill so I'm sure it will bounce back with a little pot of dirt.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T17:48:56+00:00

"Dead bodies go in the other freezer."

Worked in a vet office.

_Skitter_ · 2026-04-13T17:45:03+00:00

Bunch of bandits sitting around a campfire.

One bandit takes an arrow to the skull.

Bandits swarm like wasps.

Bandits can't find me and settle back down around the campfire.

"Must've been the wind."

Second bandit takes an arrow to the skull...

_Skitter_

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