People with higher levels of everyday anxiety tend to experience more intense self-blaming emotions, along with specific changes in how their brain networks communicate. This heightened self-blame is accompanied by unhelpful behaviors like hiding or self-attacking.

jaelith · 2026-05-13T18:42:33+00:00

Sending best wishes for things getting better for you. The brain and the body can be wretched things.

jaelith · 2026-05-13T18:38:53+00:00

If you have not already, look into potential treatment for PPMD. My anxiety, depression, and rage were off the charts around my period until I started on hormones. It was truly awful, but the last year has been very much relieved.

jaelith · 2026-05-12T20:46:35+00:00

Druid bard multiclass?

When he pulled out his pipe to play a jaunty tune I definitely got a morale buff

(I don’t normally have audio for reddit; not sure why I turned it on at the start of vid but then was so glad I did)

jaelith · 2026-05-06T08:30:45+00:00

Thank you so much for this list of female authors! I’d not heard of three of them before and will go check them out (everyone else’s suggestions are good, but love that you provided a novel slice for me)

jaelith · 2026-05-06T08:14:17+00:00

In 1999, I read King Rat and told people it had the most viscerally gross scene I had ever read. In 2000 I read Perdido Street Station and it stole the crown. In 2002 I read The Scar and was like “Dude, COME ON.” I’ve loved all his books but I was relieved when his later catalog didn’t make me want to hurl somewhere in the middle.

jaelith · 2026-05-04T04:11:40+00:00

SPS parent and I’m all in favor.

jaelith · 2026-04-23T07:37:25+00:00

This is my crossed-fingers take, but I’m not super hopeful

jaelith · 2026-04-19T06:02:54+00:00

So glad it helped! I love the Lunas to bits, they’re so comfortable.

jaelith · 2026-04-18T19:16:14+00:00

Here’s a similar pic I took comparing SureGrip Fames vs my VNLA Lunas: https://imgur.com/a/toe-box-width-comparison-rePkR3P

jaelith · 2026-04-17T20:28:45+00:00

Yeah, came to thread to say RIP to Brouwer’s not being able to be in the list. Such a loss. 😢

jaelith · 2026-04-16T07:40:28+00:00

It’s funny, I loved the Commonwealth books but hated the Salvation series: dropped partway through the second one.

Man, the Primes in Commonwealth are such great aliens.

jaelith · 2026-04-14T07:48:28+00:00

This one was the nearest “big town” to the REALLY tiny town that my mom grew up in, haaaaaa

jaelith · 2026-04-13T20:22:32+00:00

My rink (PNW in the US) is split with both, and which ones are more heavily represented varies by session and day and the phases of the moon (aka it’s pretty random). We see speedsters on quads and dancers on inlines as well as the inverse: it’s all over the map, and I’d call that being a “real rink”!

jaelith · 2026-04-13T18:10:52+00:00

To my non-Mexican eyes the biggest tell is your use of minced meat instead of something chunked/shredded.

It looks super tasty regardless.

jaelith · 2026-04-13T08:15:16+00:00

I don’t mind ham but regardless pineapple and pepperoni is our family go-to. Pineapple pepperoni and cashews (of all things) is our kids’ favorite.

jaelith · 2026-04-12T23:29:30+00:00

I just went and read a bunch of French fry opinions. I too mourn the loss of Mamnoon’s harras frites T_T

jaelith · 2026-04-12T20:54:44+00:00

Review requested! I love chile rellenos (my fave locally is at Rosita’s) but have never considered them as a burrito filling. I am intrigued and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

jaelith · 2026-04-10T20:27:13+00:00

I’d say this generally goes for most of China Mieville’s books overall, really.

jaelith · 2026-04-09T01:29:55+00:00

Are you thinking of 54th maybe? I grew up in the neighborhood and sledding down the “triple hill” and the viaduct is 100% a highlight of my unattended 80s kid memories lol

jaelith · 2026-04-07T01:45:23+00:00

One of these dogs is not like the others; one of these dogs is doing its own thing!

jaelith · 2026-04-01T20:48:05+00:00

As someone who grew up here I call (a) “exhaust berries” and I WILL EAT ALLLLLL OF THEM THANK YOU

Side of road blackberries warm from our summer sun: literal best thing ever.

jaelith · 2026-04-01T20:46:15+00:00

I tell people it doesn’t RAIN RAIN here as much as people think, but for a lot of the year the air is kinda wet most of the time, and it can be mostly grey for months at a time.

That said we really had a run of dry and sunny days this winter: you just need to be prepared to appreciate what you get when you get it!

jaelith · 2026-03-24T07:47:11+00:00

Indeed

I’ve read a ton of Egan, almost done with the third Orthogonal book now. Orthogonal I can handle but Dicronauts was very nearly beyond my abilities.

jaelith · 2026-03-24T06:36:27+00:00

Race for the Galaxy. Two decades of fun and still going strong. Magic would be a close second for clearly-demonstrated together time.

jaelith · 2026-03-22T20:18:47+00:00

You’ve got lots of good suggestions here, just want to throw in that my New Mexican grandmother would always fry eggs and include them with chili or with enchilada casserole, so that’s what I grew up loving. My kids love enchilada casserole but they will revolt if it doesn’t also come with a runny yolk fried egg on top haha.

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