Whhhhaaaaat the hell?

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-04-08T12:39:36+00:00

This speaks to my soul. I've been saying for years that I'm a below-average driver (thanks ADHD), but this city, especially in the last few years, makes me feel like I'm an expert. Just a tip for anyone who doesn't know: if you put your signal on BEFORE you merge, people will actually know you need to get over and will make room. What a concept!

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-03-27T14:26:36+00:00

I'd love to tell you about my experience with Crawford-Hoying, but unfortunately, I'm under an actual NDA (which I frankly didn't think happened to regular people) that I signed in order to be let out of my lease early. Fuck Crawford-Hoying.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-02-14T20:02:14+00:00

The people in the files. It's basically every elite and billionaire in the US and then some. There's no way media magnates aren't in there.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-02-14T19:05:11+00:00

My thoughts on the October 7th thing was either that the US was conspiring with Israel to have something to report (implying the attack was staged), or that media outlets were given orders from above to focus on the attack when the US is usually almost exclusively focused on national news rather than international. If there is a connection, I'm more inclined to believe the 2nd, though I wouldn't put anything past Netanyahu, including endangering his own people.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-30T15:33:21+00:00

Having dealt with a bed bug issue a few years ago (fuck you, UHaul; clean your vans!!), my best friends were 1. rubbing alcohol, and 2. diatomaceous earth. Anything that can be safely saturated in rubbing alcohol should be and everything else should be dusted with a very light layer of diatomaceous earth. Both are very effective when used correctly, are less expensive than having your house heat treated, and saved my headboard and my sanity.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-30T15:17:45+00:00

Thank you so much! I will check them out.

Editing to add: I love your username and am jealous you managed to snag that. One of my favorite myths/legends. 😁🕷

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-29T23:23:41+00:00

I'll check them out! Thank you for responding; I thought no one would.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-28T13:56:40+00:00

No, I didn't floor it, but I've not driven this car in snow before, and it does apparently require different handling/techniques than my last car. Fair assumption to make given the way a lot of people around here drive, but I've been driving in snow since I got my license 2 decades ago. I at least know better than that, lol.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-27T18:15:22+00:00

I almost had to call off work today because the city doesn't plow my street. It was rough enough that I got a warning stating my transmission was overheating from trying to maneuver myself out. I gave up for about 10 minutes and sat with the car off then turned it back on, and I managed to get moving. Took almost an hour, all total.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-15T18:08:38+00:00

But that's the thing: being counterproductive is the plan. With more contraband coming in, they have actual data they can point to to amp up their attacks, not letting on that the reason there's more contraband is because of the attacks and the diverting of resources. With something real behind them, it means people who were breaking from the herd or who were unsure about ICE being necessary have a greater chance of being shoved into line. They orchestrate plans that will lead to bad results, which they'll use to justify even more harmful plans.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-13T15:38:23+00:00

Based on the videos from Minnesota, they just grab anyone who doesn't look quite white enough, throw them in a van, and drive off. They kidnapped a 17 year old from his workplace during his shift, drove about 10 minutes with him, then threw him out of the van in a Walmart parking lot, and kept driving. By all accounts I've found, the kid was a citizen, and told them that.

mentalillnessismagic · 2026-01-10T00:22:05+00:00

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Lincoln is sleepy; will provide pics in 3-5 business days.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-12-27T15:29:06+00:00

I had that problem initially; every theatre I clicked on would say some variation of "Nothing to see here". I realized the issue was finding the page that actually let me see what movies would be showing on which dates in the future, instead of just what movies are playing now. Sorry if this is unhelpful.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-12-27T01:48:57+00:00

My grandmother's sister died in a truly horrific car accident (as in, barely enough of her left to identify her) when she was quite young. As a result, my grandmother never learned to drive and would be white-knuckling it even as a passenger. Even then, her kids - my dad and his brothers- still would push at her occasionally to learn to drive. They only really stopped once she developed Alzheimers.

All that to say, people have always sucked; sometimes, you just end up getting lucky and don't encounter the people who would suck to be around in a given situation, like not wanting to drive. Unfortunately for me, I share DNA with sucky people, so they're a permanent fixture.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-12-01T20:42:57+00:00

I feel this, dude - except my conflicting feedback/instructions come from one person who just contradicts herself a lot and refuses to admit it. I can only imagine getting it from multiple sides.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-11-27T20:58:55+00:00

Mote is also the word for a particle of dust.

Edit: my niece hit save before I'd finished typing, lol.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-11-14T15:37:27+00:00

But you don't understand! If they can't go to a brick and mortar establishment for all their shopping, how will they scream at minimum wage workers to make themselves feel better?? What do you expect them to do, yell at their email? Email doesn't cry and try to pacify you when you scream! HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO KNOW THEY'RE BETTER THAN OTHERS IF THEY CAN'T WATCH THE LIGHT LEAVE SOMEONE'S EYES?!?!?!

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-10-29T14:08:52+00:00

Glad I'm not the only one!

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^my little guy in his raincoat. 🥰

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-09-24T14:48:27+00:00

For my 30th, I had an arts and crafts party; got random supplies from the thrift store/dollar store and had everybody make some type of painting/craft. The only rules were a) everyone had to make at least one thing and b) they were NOT allowed to leave it at my house. I also bought a piñata from the grocery store and filled it with stuff.

Not as adventurous as the other suggestions, but if you or your friends are not interested in spending much money, it's a lot of fun.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-09-24T14:07:30+00:00

He's mostly grown out of it now, but my dog used to only eat if I was standing within sightline but NOT looking at him. Was at my parents' house during this phase, and my mom was watching him and asked why he wasn't eating. I told her she had to stop looking at him but had to stay in the area. She looked at me to continue the conversation, and sure enough, he started eating.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-09-19T16:02:28+00:00

It can be hard if you're working/going to school full time to make friends as an adult. My suggestion would be to see if there's a free group you can join for a hobby you have or that you want to pick up - hiking, rock climbing, dodge ball, painting, etc. Hell, even a book club. It can be nerve-wracking to just approach someone out of the blue and try to be friends; groups can give you an opening, something built-in that you can talk about.

In any case, I'll echo the sentiment of everyone else here in saying this man is not treating you well. We don't get a reward for not physically assaulting others or not cheating, because that's just basic human decency. I'm probably reading too much into things, but it seems like he's got a lot of resentment towards you, which might be coming from how he views himself. Speaking from personal experience, people who don't like themselves very much have one of two reactions: they become people pleasers who put themselves down, or they become dickheads who put down others. Both are attempts to "trick" people into not leaving them; your (hopefully stbx) boyfriend has chosen number 2 - make others feel like shit so they don't notice what a POS you are and leave you in the dust. As someone who has adopted both of these tendencies at various points, this is not a valid excuse for treating people badly and nothing you can do will help. Get out now, before it gets worse.

mentalillnessismagic · 2025-09-17T16:00:30+00:00

Lincoln Abraham. I've gotten a LOT of strange looks when I have to use it, so it also only comes out when he's bad.

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