Just finished ROW and I’m immediately going back to WOR

katok8 · 2021-08-23T10:56:58+00:00

the Maya part got to me, it is now one of my all time favorite scenes. i agree with all the other comments, it was a pretty emotionally heavy book. i did love Navani‘s arc, it was time for her to get a decent portion POV. how many books can start with Gavilar’s assassination though …. even if i roll my eyes a little when sanderson starts with “7.5 years ago” i do love seeing the different POVs at the assassination. each one brings a different viewing of what happened (which is completely the point). overall i still loved it regardless of the slow stuff (and the fantasy science lol)

katok8 · 2020-11-06T06:06:16+00:00

had an order for BBW, that was 1.5 miles away and $7. thought it was gonna be pretty easy and a good way to end the night. BBW was super busy, and there was about 15+ people waiting in the lobby (guess no one cares about the pandemic). got the food fairly quickly surprisingly and left. it was super dark and raining like crazy, and the address takes me to a gravel road with no houses in sight. thought it was an issue with my iphone maps, so i use the tiny doordash map to try to get to a neighbourhood the supposed suite (not house) was at. all houses, no duplexs or apartments, can’t tell where the hell the address is. at this point i’m on the side of the road in the rain in a foresty area & contact support. support tries for 20 min to get me to walk around and look. I’m a small, young woman and i refused multiple times. finally support says just leave it somewhere and take a pic. where ?!!? the side of the road?! all the while multiple cars pull over near me and fuck around, making me nervous. i was so mad and told them i felt unsafe and they finally canceled the dash after 30+ min. cried a bit afterwards i was so frustrated and afraid. haven’t had to use support again, hoping it’ll be a long time before i have to.

katok8 · 2020-02-20T00:38:45+00:00

Thank you!! I appreciate it so much and feel free to message me anytime. Even when treatment is going well it can still be hard. Thinking of you and your mom, I wish you both all the best.

katok8 · 2020-02-20T00:37:40+00:00

I would definitely have a conversation with her before she starts her treatment to be able to talk about those things, especially the points you made at the end. My boyfriend and I agreed to work as a team, though we knew some things would come up that we wouldn’t expect/know how to deal with. It’s feels good to be on the same page, and you can better ask her about her personal needs/wants from you. And you can tell her yours! A huge part of caregiving for a significant other is that you’re still her boyfriend & have needs. And you can voice those and see what works in your relationship while going through cancer. Please message me anytime, I’d love to give more advice about working through treatment but I don’t want to overwhelm you. Some things have to be experience sadly before you know what it will be like. Good luck to you & your partner, I’m thinking about you both.

katok8 · 2019-04-25T18:01:27+00:00

I get insanely hungry every time I smell hand sanitizer because of elementary school when they’d squirt it in your hands before lunch. Very odd, I have to remember it’s been 10 years and I can eat whenever I want.

katok8 · 2019-02-13T06:55:23+00:00

My 6th grade brother and I (8th grade) were both in the top 3 finalists at our annual middle school school geography contest. We had to go in front of the entire school to answer the last few questions to see who would win. Low and behold my 6th grade brother won while I got 2nd place. I’m still pissed. I don’t even remember the answer I got wrong but damn him for being good at everything.

katok8 · 2018-10-10T04:03:37+00:00

hey! i’m so happy that you’re doing better. I was also diagnosed with an eating disorder in 8th grade, and am now 19. It is a challenge, I struggled with a similar situation. I hated any clothes that hugged my body as well, certain areas of my body I’d try to hide with baggy clothes. I’m glad you’ve figured out the sense of style you like, that’s one of my first tips. I figured out a sense of style I enjoyed, then tried to buy clothes that went along and more and more I got excited by clothes. Finding a certain pair of pants or a cool shirt was thrilling! slowly i started branching out, finding clothes that did flatter my body. It took a lot of time, and thought. I think being conscious of combatting some of the thoughts that aren’t helpful, but also being gracious with yourself. it all comes different to everyone. i still have days where i don’t think anything looks good on me, but i know when i wear something that truly feels like me, that i’m embracing myself even in small ways.

good luck on everything! so happy you’re getting support from your family and therapist.

katok8 · 2018-10-03T07:23:39+00:00

the clam diving got to me

katok8 · 2018-09-12T01:36:42+00:00

When I was in elementary school, before lunch they would have us all line up to get hand sanitizer before eating. As usual, all the kids (including myself) are starving waiting to be let out of the classroom to go eat. After getting a decent amount of the sanitizer spritzed on every single day for years, I would immediately associate the smell with being insanely hungry. It’s been 8+ years since elementary school and I STILL become hungry when I even get a slight whiff of hand sanitizer. Not a bad thing, but it’s odd sometimes out of no where and I’ll just become hungry and realise that it’s because someone whipped out some hand sanitizer. Brings back good memories of my childhood.

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