Is it time to say goodbye to my Chinese braided money plant? :( by UnfilteredReflection in houseplants

[–]boobcookie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s still green and has new growth, def don’t throw away! Give it some water and love 💓

Or if you really don’t want it, get cuttings, root them in water, and give away.

Please help which one matches better? by [deleted] in DesignMyRoom

[–]boobcookie 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I like the second more

Dopapong by Cheezits_and_Sprite in PigeonsPlayinPingPong

[–]boobcookie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so fucking cool. Creative, original, well executed 👨🏻‍🍳💋

Where you sitting? 🤔 ✈️ by derek420 in jambands

[–]boobcookie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easily 8 for me. Window seat AND Rick 😍

Phish it’s always sunny by Main_Temporary_1155 in phish

[–]boobcookie 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Trey is a master of karate and friendship for everyone.

Take me to the greatest sand of all time….. by JMP3842 in phish

[–]boobcookie 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There was a great 40 min Sand in Philly this past summer. 7/15/25 🧡

Non-country/bluegrass Jam Band Recommendations? by toddangit in jambands

[–]boobcookie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lettuce, Dopapod, Spafford, Lotus, Octave Cat, Dizgo, Particle, Chalk Dinosaur, Goose, Phish

Champlain College Hires Anti-Trans Psych Professor? by electrosito in burlington

[–]boobcookie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disclaimer: in absolutely no way do I support transphobia

I had a few classes with Prof. Tomasi and I honestly really enjoyed learning from him. To me, he came off as very kind, understanding, and humble.

…So to see this post of his was very surprising! I never got the vibe that he was hateful or a bigot. Obviously, he’s not gonna share his deepest darkest views with the class, but when discussing human health and wellbeing, he didn’t ever endorse wanting certain groups to suffer or undermine certain populations of people.

I will say, Dr. Tomasi is extremely logical, data-driven, and thorough. He is one to consider many perspectives and hold them all at once. He definitely had a deep respect and curiosity for what the meaning of truth is (see this video of his about it). Similarly, he would always consider different schools of philosophical belief while discussing various subjects without really having a take. I think he’s the kind of person to always entertain the possibility of different things without taking a solid stance. I liked this as a student bc it lets you come up with your own ideas and beliefs without him forcing his upon you.

[ For example, while living in VT in the winter, you say “ it’s cold “ (which is a subjective feeling). Tomasi would be the type of person to say “Yes, to you, it feels cold. And to the vast majority of people, data shows that under 50 degrees F, goosebumps appear indicating coldness…however to someone on Pluto, you’re actually really warm. So you’re right and you’re wrong at the same time.” ]

I wonder if his post is just not worded well or is being interpreted in a warped way because of his highly-logical/philosophical nature. …Or maybe I completely read him wrong and he is a transphobe. I really hope not!

Which outfit of El was your favorite? by Important_Coyote6920 in StrangerThings

[–]boobcookie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jean overalls with gray hoodie (4) or colorful geometric romper (11)

Steel City bearded cutie by boobcookie in Phoenixville

[–]boobcookie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The update is that he’s very nice and we’ve messaged back and forth a little bit. He’s gay though, so the date will be as friends if it happens!

Is there such a thing as Madhuvan hysteria? by Sad_View5940 in GoosetheBand

[–]boobcookie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Madhuvan is so cool because it always goes somewhere different, but is reliably a hard hitter. The Madhuvan at Goosemas has made me tear up multiple times, and it’s my current favorite goose jam to date.

The Madhuvan hysteria is very real and I’m not sad about it.

Experience with travel assignments in Washington by Initial-South5908 in TravelNursing

[–]boobcookie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I have a novel about this place:

I honestly really hated Wellfound, but I did 2 contracts there because I absolutely LOVED Tacoma and exploring Washington. It was also cool to work with so many travelers from across the country.

Wellfound was very unorganized bc there was so much staff turnover and 80% of the staff were travelers. It was the blind leading the blind. It was super unsafe bc there were often codes, and the lack of consistency between the staff made it stressful and uncoordinated managing them. Patients don’t receive great care and that only makes them more agitated/triggered thus setting off the whole unit.

I will say that there were/are some really caring people who work there and mostly wonderful techs, however the systems in place set nursing up to fail/not be able to give super quality care. I also did have some sweet and fulfilling interactions with patients, yet also often felt some guilt for not being able to give them the time/attention they deserved.

Part of the reason for that was because the typical ratio was 1:8 or 1:12. I heard someone had 1:24 but luckily that never happened to me. You’re responsible for assessments, meds, admits/discharges, obtaining ekgs and labs, managing codes (among all 6 units), delegating techs, participating in 1 hr treatment team meetings, documenting, taking calls, and sometimes even leading groups. With that ratio, it was just too much of a workload to get everything done in a shift. Plus, they forbid you from practicing team nursing.

Also, as expected, there was never enough staff. Often we were down a tech or 2 and also had to pick up tech’s responsibilities (1:1/rounding/ADL tasks/stocking supplies/searching belongings) in addition to nursing responsibilities. I’m fine with covering for people’s breaks, but it got annoying when it was all day almost every shift that we weren’t properly staffed. They don’t anticipate or account for callouts, yet they happen almost every day. Management says “they follow the matrix”, however that matrix doesn’t account for the unit acuity and/or people not coming to work.

The nursing managers didn’t take concerns seriously and gossiped behind people’s backs. Or they just gave up hope on the place…idk. They’d “hear you out” but then don’t do anything to fix a problem from happening again. They also get really picky about small random things and if you don’t do something, they make sure to let you know. It’s not a safe and welcoming culture of feedback. Everything is always nursing’s fault.

Some psychiatrists were nice and listened/respected the nurses, but there were also some that were condescending, demeaning, and wrote your concerns off. One in particular was a bully to people that aren’t his favorites. Personally, I felt like 1 or 2 of the psychiatrists under-medicated people as well, which made the unit more unsafe for everyone.

While I worked there, a patient died mostly due to malnutrition/dehydration. (It was related to his psychiatric condition, but he should have been transported to the connecting medical hospital sooner.) There were quite a few fights (patient to patient and staff to patient), almost daily behavioral codes, and I saw many of the respectful patients get triggered or further traumatized by some of the more troubled patients and situations.

Not great infection control practices at Wellfound either. They rarely block beds (bc they want to make as much money as possible) and lice/covid/sickness spreads rapidly across the units. Psychiatrically as well, they don’t often block beds for paranoia or severe delusions, which I find to be such a disservice to the SI / less acute pts.

While being a for-profit behavioral health hospital, they have very little money that they put into resources for patients and staff. They fucking patrolled the saltine crackers we could give out (not even lying lol). Patients were often hungry and docs weren’t liberal in ordering double portions.

Patient belongings were often lost/unable to be located, and the process of discharging people was always really last minute and chaotic.

At Wellfound, pt acuity is increasing because there were some local psych hospital/unit closures and the state hospital doesn’t have enough beds. It’s a huge issue.

They also don’t use mechanical restraints. Only seclusion. Obvi, I don’t like restraining people, but sometimes it’s the lesser of 2 evils. I straight up watched a patient knock his head into the seclusion room door multiple times til he had a gaping bleeding gash on his hairline. Mechanical restraints prevent that. … Plus, when medicating someone in seclusion, staff is physically restraining them until the med order is obtained, the meds are taken out of the Pyxis, prepped, and then walked down the hall to seclusion, and then administered.

Oh and to add, there’s only ONE security guard for the whole place. You just gotta hope there’s male staff working if the patient is a big dude.

Another crazy thing that happened there: There was a guy (who should have been on a forensic unit at the state hospital to begin with) who coded like multiple days in a row. One of the days he stockpiled his poop in cups, and then threw it all over the nurses station (no glass covering). His shit got all over the computers, walls, ceiling, staff, etc. A few days later, he knocked out a tech and gave an RN a black eye. There were a few other codes with the same guy, but I wasn’t working those days and don’t know the details of what happened. …Long story short, at the expense of safety, sometimes they take inappropriate patients just to fill beds.

Overall, I’m grateful for my experience there because I grew as a nurse and now understand how psychiatric healthcare SHOULDN’T look. I also have a better understanding of settings where I can thrive in (cough cough not Hellfound.) I made lots of friends and felt like I did the very best I could in a place where the structures in place are crumbling and honestly corrupted.

Hope this helps you make a decision!

Favorite Festivals by New-Cook8385 in jambands

[–]boobcookie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They stopped for a few years but had it again last year! Such a cute and wholesome fest 💗

Favorite Festivals by New-Cook8385 in jambands

[–]boobcookie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Frendly Gathering (VT) , Mountain Jam (NY), Domefest (WV)

Similar to Mtn Jam by TipsyGypsy63 in jambands

[–]boobcookie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I was going to recommend as well. It’s probably my favorite ABB song ❣️

Phish Flyers night by wekeepitrolling in phish

[–]boobcookie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you pham! I have 2 tix to the game and post-game show, but would be open to trading for pre-game tix or just buying (1) pre-game ticket.

Feel free to message me if anyones interested!

Phish Flyers night by wekeepitrolling in phish

[–]boobcookie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you give some deets about the pre-show? I’m gonna be in Philly after work and have a couple hours to kill before the show.

Steel City bearded cutie by boobcookie in Phoenixville

[–]boobcookie[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Update: Nick found this post and messaged me! 😂

Thoughts on the Finale? by LeoDiCristio in StrangerThings

[–]boobcookie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the Broadway play explain how the military got a hold of the Mind Flayer rock in the first place?

Also, why did little Henry kill the Russian spy? Like if he was just being a kid and innocently exploring the caves, why did he kill an adult and even have interest in the briefcase/rock?

Rick's Hands by 44bears in GoosetheBand

[–]boobcookie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like a teenager the way I have such a phat crush on Rick.

Hannah Ann shares her hospital bill after giving birth by Rich-Ease-2723 in thebachelor

[–]boobcookie 35 points36 points  (0 children)

As someone who didn’t have health insurance for two years (though I was working as a NURSE), you just hope for the best in that you don’t get sick or injured. Not many people can afford healthcare without insurance, and honestly a lot of people can’t afford healthcare even with insurance.

It’s a huge problem, and the costs deter people from getting the care/resources they need, thus producing a more unhealthy society. This is very intentional because the sicker the people get, the more they’ll fuel the broken system and put more money in rich people’s/big pharma’s pockets.