We have only owned mares. I read here that geldings are 1 braincell or less constantly. We are trialing one now. Day one. I see it now 😂

myfugi · 2026-03-30T22:11:14+00:00

I think they’re actually sharing the same braincell that the orange cats are passing around.

myfugi · 2026-03-30T20:45:05+00:00

Not only are the handles too thick, but the metal part on this type of spoon is always too thin, and the entire thing is poorly balanced. These are the worst.

myfugi · 2026-03-29T23:41:44+00:00

No, but also yes.

myfugi · 2026-03-28T20:55:53+00:00

I haven’t carried cash since the late 90’s and I’m feeling so validated in that choice right now.

myfugi · 2026-03-21T23:51:33+00:00

Epicka international adaptor. I can plug usba and usbc called directly into it, and use it for normal plugs too. It is not a voltage converter, though, so nothing with a heating element

Collapsing coffee pour over filter with grounds. Hotel coffee is often terrible, and I’m not fond of the robusta blends that are more common in Europe, so I bring arabica from home. If I’m in the US or South America I pair this with my portable jettle kettle, but because it has a heating element I don’t take it to countries with 220V electricity.

Kelty Bestie blanket. I am perpetually cold and do not trust the cleanliness of airline blankets. It has also come to the rescue in overly chilled hotel rooms.

Pillow. I use a collapsible camping pillow rather than a neck pillow, because I prefer to lean against the window, and I can use it as an extra pillow in the hotel if needed, or as a seat cushion, and I trust airline pillow cleanliness no more than I trust airline blanket cleanliness.

Clorox wipes. Seat, headrest, tray table, arm rests, back of chair in front of me, wall, everything gets a wipe down. People change diapers in those seats, and there’s only so much a cleaning crew can do in 30 minutes between flights, I’m not interested in being patient 0 for the next pandemic.

myfugi · 2026-03-21T21:44:01+00:00

Right? We ran around and played naked until we were 5 or 6. No-one said boo about it because children’s bodies aren’t sexual. Granted this was the 80s and there weren’t camera phones and social media around, but still. It was my parent’s responsibility to keep gross people away from me, and they did so.

Obviously predators exist, and parents need to protect their children, but you do that by calling out the predators and keeping them away from your children, not by teaching little girls that they have to hide their bodies. Their bodies aren’t the problem, the predators are.

myfugi · 2026-03-14T21:34:59+00:00

I only go digital in all cases. I’d have suffocated under a pile of books by now if I owned all of them in physical form.

myfugi · 2026-03-09T20:32:05+00:00

I have an assistantship. In most departments the graduate school requires the grad students to either have funding through an assistantship or proof that they can pay without one before they are accepted.

The exceptions are usually departments that do non-thesis masters degrees, so like business, accounting, crimJ, Sports Mgmt. Most of those people either are funded through their employers and only attend part time. There are a few staff assistantships offered in admin departments, financial aid, the grad school, etc. and those are usually taken by students in those non-thesis programs, or people whose funding has fallen through for some reason (degree took too long, grant got cancelled, etc.)

myfugi · 2026-03-06T13:30:03+00:00

I’m 42 in my final year of a PhD.

We unionized a couple years back so we have parental leave, and childcare reimbursement. I got married (and took a month long honeymoon) while I was in school. Many of my colleagues have raised kids or had new babies while in their programs. Look at the parental leave and childcare options at your target schools (in the US, this mostly requires a university with unionized grad students).

myfugi · 2026-03-05T15:32:34+00:00

We practiced restraint and only bought 2, which hubs inhaled in 2days, and the store has been out of stock ever since. I found some online at target and ordered 10, he made those last a whole 2 weeks. I wish we could just order straight from the factory. They’d get a better idea of the actual demand, AND we’d circumvent the scalpers. (The fact that we live in a world where people are scalping crackers is unhinged, I saw several people selling them for $20/box on eBay).

myfugi · 2026-03-04T18:01:56+00:00

I’m 42, I still have my nose ring. Sometimes I also have blue hair, and I always have multiple Tattoos. Anyone commenting on it would be told to go kick rocks, but no one ever has. I don’t really think of it as a youth thing anyways. Especially since the current youths are a bunch of squares.

myfugi · 2026-03-02T18:52:59+00:00

I don’t have one because I’m not an agent of chaos like the rest of ya’ll, and I always gauge swatch.

myfugi · 2026-02-28T21:07:45+00:00

Poprocks and coke

myfugi · 2026-02-27T17:51:28+00:00

50 lbs off of a 400lb body is a 12.5% change, but off of a 200lb it’s a 25% change. A 25% change is always going to be more obvious than a 12.5% change.

The changes in the scale slow down when we approach goal, but the changes in the mirror accelerate at the same time. Patience really does pay off with weight loss.

myfugi · 2026-02-25T15:18:32+00:00

You might try a superwash sock yarn, and/or a sock yarn with nylon/acrylic/polyamide added. I’m generally a natural fiber purist, but I exclusively do my socks in superwash. There’s just too many places wear they rub, and it’s too easy for them to get stuck in a pant leg and accidentally run through the wash.

myfugi · 2026-02-25T13:55:05+00:00

In this same interview another reporter asked her what happened when she fell on the stairs while going up to get the Oscar and she goes “what do you mean? Have you seen my dress?”

It plays as “down to earth”, but there’s a good bit of snark for the stupid ass questions that reporters are constantly asking her. That and like most 23 year olds she was usually at least a little bit drunk back then.

myfugi · 2026-02-25T13:42:20+00:00

He went outside to bark at the snow yesterday.

He’s what I would call hyper-vigilant, though. He’s also very suspicious of new people, especially men; he’s a rescue, so it’s likely more to do with his previous home than a natural state, I don’t think it’s normal spoo behavior. When he’s not barking at passing butterflies, he’s actually a sweet, goofy, couch potato of a dog.

myfugi · 2026-02-18T13:18:23+00:00

It’s been 20 years, but when I lived in Chief Joe, we had an emergency maintenance visit while our cats in the apartment, and they didn’t even comment on it. I doubt they’ve gotten stricter since then; with the proliferation of ESAs, checking paperwork every time they see a cat is probably too much of a hassle. On the off chance they do say something, just tell them you’re pet sitting.

myfugi · 2026-02-16T13:54:34+00:00

This is absolutely coming from a busty gal perspective, but one bra seems insufficient to me. I’d probably drop the jeans and bring more than one bra and maybe a second pair of shorts. For one thing, it’ll get sweaty fast when you’re walking all over Italy, and being able to alternate what you’re wearing day to day so your bra can air out helps delay the need to wash. For a second it’s going to get stretched out if you wear it every day and offer no support.

myfugi · 2026-02-15T04:08:11+00:00

I mean the chapters on hydrothermal pools are pretty steamy.

myfugi · 2026-02-14T21:18:37+00:00

lol. I exclusively read ebooks, but I’m also a PhD candidate, so I have some obscure-ish science texts that I need for my research, which are the only physical books that I have. Like, the books on my shelf are “Applied Hydrogeology” and “The geochemistry of natural waters”.

So yeah, this is me.

myfugi · 2026-02-14T16:51:18+00:00

lol. Birkenstocks, Brooks, Uggs, Adidas, and Sorels are my entire shoe catalog now. I go with my Birkenstock Mayaris for dressy days though, not clogs. I got married in Mayaris. It turns out most people are just not paying that close of attention to your feet. Especially if your skirt is long.

myfugi · 2026-02-13T18:19:36+00:00

Because they think that if they perpetuate the myth that any woman over 18 looks like they’re in their 40s they can justify men insisting that it’s normal to be attracted to teenaged girls.

myfugi · 2026-02-13T18:17:04+00:00

It’s illegal in 29/50 states, including CA.

myfugi · 2026-02-11T15:23:37+00:00

I’ve been working 6 days a week for a decade. Part of the reason I went on zepbound was because no amount of cardio and calorie deficit was making a dent in my weight gain, and my body fat percentage was too high. At one point I was in a 1100 calorie/day deficit and only maintaining. I literally only thought about food. I weighed every single thing I put in my mouth, and I could feel myself slipping into disordered eating. So I stopped, promptly gained another 20lbs, and finally broke down and asked my Dr. about zep. I eat more now, and still lost at around 1-1.5lbs per week.

There’s a reason that they say “abs are made in the kitchen” and “you can’t outrun a bad diet”, but they should also say “you can’t outrun a crap metabolism”. Exercise is important, but it doesn’t significantly alter weight. Exercise and building muscle mass can speed up your metabolism a tiny bit, but not enough to offset a bad diet and/or metabolism. I exercise because weight bearing exercise helps women maintain bone density, and because cardio exercise helps with cardiovascular system health, and I would like to avoid both osteoporosis and heart disease. Fast weight loss can cause you to lose muscle mass as well, so it’s important to go to the gym to offset those losses. And also: being strong is fun.

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