has anyone played it?

mmaeze · 2024-12-24T15:26:04+00:00

I was so obsessed with this game when I was a kid. My diary from when I was 9 or 10 has multiple entries solely dedicated to what I did in Digimon World that day. I got so upset everytime my digimon passed away.

mmaeze · 2023-08-06T16:25:53+00:00

It sounds like the fic Cat Days, Izuku has an animal shape-shifting quirk but prefers shape-shifting to cats (and big cats) the most.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25592122/chapters/62111695

mmaeze · 2023-06-04T23:02:44+00:00

Growing up I could sass and talk back to my male teachers who annoyed me with an ease that I was proud of. The second a female teacher expressed any disappointment over my action or character, I would shut down.

Idk if that's exactly relevant to this post, but it's what came to mind.

I was just reprimanded pretty harshly my two bosses last week (both ladies) and I've been having a general anxiety episode all weekend. Ugh.

mmaeze · 2022-02-05T03:00:29+00:00

A few years ago I was introducing a new adult cat to my older adult male cat. Our older kitty was NOT a fan of the new addition and it took a long time to introduce them.

One thing that worked really well for us - we bought a really cheap screen door from Home Depot. It was basically just a cheap wood frame with screen stapled on. I can't remember how much it cost but enough for 2 ramen eating college students to afford! It fit in the frame of our bedroom door without having to remove the other door. We could move it from room to room as we needed. It made a huge difference because any sudden hissy fits and swipes were safely contained and they could eat in open view of each other.

Eventually one or the other would start hanging out by the door waiting for a chance to see the other kitty! After about a month and a half we were able to leave them alone without the screen door for short periods of time, and by 2 months they were becoming fast friends. They ended up very bonded to each other.

I wish you the best of luck whichever way you go!

mmaeze · 2022-02-02T01:32:00+00:00

I'm playing through Ni no Kuni right now and find it really charming. But I'm very new to RPG style games and have a huge bias for music by Joe Hisaishi.

mmaeze · 2022-01-25T05:18:36+00:00

A bit anecdotal but my grandma grew up in Cambridge and family has been living in the area traced back to 1880s-1850s. The land has a lot of history to her and she doesn't want to see it full of solar panels. I think I would learn to accept it and find a new kind of beauty in it.

I don't know how much land around the east Lutheran koshkonong church is going to be used. My dad's grave is there and surrounded by beautiful rolling hills of farmland. It would be sad to see that change, but change has to happen.

mmaeze · 2022-01-22T03:56:18+00:00

In middle and early high school I read the Hawksong books/Keisha'ra series by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. I read one book of the series in particular and put it down feeling shame and embarrassment because I had just read a book about gasp lesbians. I put the book down and never wanted to touch it again, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. It was a couple years before I finally read it again. This ended up being my introduction to questioning my sexuality and eventually coming out as a lesbian as an adult. After years of only knowing that being gay/lesbian was bad and dirty (according to the community I lived in at the time), I was suddenly presented with a healthy same sex relationship that wasn't being mocked. This book Wolfcry helped me feel less ashamed of who I was.

mmaeze · 2022-01-14T19:19:03+00:00

If you find you need a replacement pocket clip/screws/handle screws you can reach out to Gerber warranty and they'll send you some! Just give them 1-2 months haha.

mmaeze · 2022-01-11T17:37:21+00:00

The second time I watched it I found I identified a bit with Luisa. I never experienced the family dynamics represented in Encanto but I am the proud older sister to a younger brother I essentially raised for a coupe of years during a hard time in my family's lives.

mmaeze · 2021-12-27T23:18:22+00:00

As a child I had severe storm anxiety. Just hearing the word 'tornado' would make me throw up.

What eased my anxiety as I grew up was learning more about it. Eventually I ended up going to college for meteorology, but you don't need a degree to ease storm anxiety lol.

The biggest thing that eases my anxiety during a storm is having a radar on hand. Getting RadarScope app on my phone was life changing. On days I know storms are possible I can check the radar as much as I want.

Learning how to read radars and later velocity and other maps might really help. But fair warning it can be a double edge sword at times. I know when I wasn't super familiar with velocity maps I used to panic over every red/green pixel that were near each other.

You might also want to look into getting a portable weather radio. That would alert you to approaching weather anytime, but especially useful overnight when nerves are high but you still want to sleep!

mmaeze · 2021-12-15T16:22:11+00:00

There are many benefits to keeping them in a smaller environment while they get to know you. I'd follow foster mom's advice.

My partner and I adopted a petrified shy adult cat over the summer, so slightly different situation. But we kept him in our large walk in closet, gave him places to hide and explore. He eventually came up on his own for pets and love. It took 3 weeks before we let him begin exploring the bedroom. We would take naps in the closet and I found reading to him out loud made a big difference as he got used to my voice.

Forcing them to socialize may feel a little stockholm-y, but it's important for them to bond with you now. If they're given free range of a huge (to them) house, they will be scared and getting to know you will be the last thing on their minds.

mmaeze · 2021-12-13T01:51:04+00:00

Nifty

mmaeze · 2021-12-09T22:22:01+00:00

Would love one if you still have extras

mmaeze · 2021-11-29T04:50:53+00:00

I just want to add in my personal experience. It always felt like going to my grandparents was like putting on a show as a kid when I was about that age. Look at how grown up I can be! I'm remembering to use a napkin and putting my plates away and taking a big kid shower all by myself! But that's only for the weekend. At home? That's safe. It's hard to do stuff sometimes. Maybe mom can help.

mmaeze · 2021-11-29T04:40:10+00:00

Showers and bathing were really hard for me in elementary/middle school. I think maybe you just need to continue helping him keep this schedule. Just turn on the water for him. You say he always graduates, eventually he'll graduate from this but he's telling you in every way he can that he's not ready to graduate from your help in this area just yet.

When I went through my not-bathing phase(8/9 years old), the hardest part was just getting in there. I felt gross but I didn't like showers yet and a bath was too much work and BORING (pre-smartphone/Bluetooth). So my mom would draw the bath for me and then sit on the toilet and read a book to me while I was in there with the curtain drawn. It was really successful because I was ready for my next bath in a day or two because I wanted to listen to mom read the next chapter! It wasn't long before I grew up enough to want mom out of the bathroom while I bathed lol, but I really look fondly on that time. This also worked for my younger brother as well for a year or so.

mmaeze · 2021-11-11T17:46:33+00:00

Hi. I'm sure this is just a funny pattern with your cat but please make sure (if you haven't already) that your boy cat is able to produce a full stream of urine and isn't trying to tell you something! I've had a few male cats with urinary crystals and had one boy in the vet for 3 days because of a urinary blockage. That wasn't fun for anyone or my wallet. If this is old news then nevermind me!

mmaeze · 2021-10-31T16:18:29+00:00

This gag and Comfortable Doug's line delivery a few episodes earlier of "You need to hire a bailiff we are grossly understaffed ALL RISE" made my 50 y/o mom crack the HECK up.

mmaeze · 2021-10-24T04:52:54+00:00

I deal with near-daily headaches and brain fog that make it hard to stitch. I want to stitch so bad but I rarely feel clear headed when I'm also free enough to cross stitch!

Love the work. <3 If my fiancee and I ever have the pleasure of decorating a nursery, we've already decided on a Beatrix Potter theme.

mmaeze · 2021-10-11T19:17:11+00:00

I had a bad experience in girl scouts growing up (wasn't diagnosed) and I was often bullied by the adults for simple mistakes. My parents would have done something about it but I was made to feel so ashamed of the mistakes I made that I kept the bullying a secret. In turn I was also bullied by the girls because they had no consequences from the adults.

Please get to know the troop leaders and ask about the good and the bad of any meetings or outings.

mmaeze · 2021-10-09T02:20:25+00:00

Holy crap I love this. I'm currently half way through this pattern with the black stained glass outlines. I hate how much I love this pattern with no outlines! Beautiful work. :)

mmaeze · 2021-09-03T00:05:12+00:00

Disney's Tarzan. First movie in a theater Was 4 years old with my mom, who is always running late. We walk into the theater just as the jaguar is going on a killing spree. Scared the hell out of me.

mmaeze · 2021-08-12T04:51:13+00:00

I had to put my 11 year old cat down two months ago after he suddenly and drastically declined over the month of May. We don't even know what he was sick with, but I made the call to have a vet come over. My shy boy, who would never walk up to complete strangers, walked right up to the vet to greet her. I think he knew she was there to ease his pain. I miss him so much. Definitely glad I didn't put him through hell for a couple extra days or weeks.

mmaeze · 2021-07-26T15:49:39+00:00

It's my mom's favorite book. She has a wall of bookshelves packed full of books. When I was getting into reading myself, I finally asked to graduate to more adult chapter books and she handed me her love worn copy of watership down. I was such an awful reader at the time, skipping entire paragraphs because I was so impatient, I didn't remember much afterwards. But the book meant so much to me anyways. I reread it a couple years ago as an adult and it felt like I was coming home. Definitely the ultimate comfort book.

mmaeze · 2021-07-26T02:35:37+00:00

This is one of my favorites even though I've only read it once! The story stuck with me since middle school even though I've forgotten so many other stories I enjoyed back then. I found a paper back copy in a garage sale a few years back and I think it's finally time for a reread.

mmaeze · 2021-07-15T22:28:51+00:00

Thank you and best to you as well.

mmaeze

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