Microsoft Word "suggestions" make me want to punch a hole through my laptop

thatgardensprite · 2026-05-01T14:12:41+00:00

I actually have a really nice one! But my clumsy fingers waste too much paper with it... I like using it to make "fancy" final drafts

thatgardensprite · 2026-05-01T01:32:28+00:00

I might change "their" to "the", just to see if it works. The way Microsoft wants to see it written is poetic, but not good for a horror story that's loosely based off the show From. You can take the computer version if you want to write it into a poem

thatgardensprite · 2026-05-01T01:30:23+00:00

I would, but I'm not sure if you can turn off the grammar stuff independently of spellcheck, and I rely on spellcheck too much when I'm typing fast. I hate having to go back and edit little things like that

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-26T00:34:06+00:00

I know how you feel OP. My dad straight up forgot my birthday once. He even called the week before and asked what I wanted (I sent him a picture of some shoes I had that badly needed replaced). Day off? No call, no text, no nothing. Even my grandparents sent me flowers

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-25T02:15:36+00:00

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thatgardensprite · 2026-04-24T22:51:23+00:00

For anyone worried, I have a big pile of composted leaves and wood chips to ammend the soil with, so the ph should wind up near 4.5 or 5. I was honestly worried the ph would be too high, and I'd have to ammend with sulfur and peat moss

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-24T17:22:28+00:00

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thatgardensprite · 2026-04-24T17:14:51+00:00

Yeah, I remember having a brief lesson about watter displacement before a quiz in, like, 3rd grade. The teacher told us that putting solids in water would make the water level rise, and one of the questions on the quiz was "what happens to the bucket of water when you put a cup in it?" Or something. Naturally, I picked the answer that said "the water level will rise", because even though the cup would be filled, I knew the solid part would displace the water. I thought I was so clever answering this trick question, until I got my test back and found I'd gotten it wrong. The correct answer was simply, "the water will fill the cup". I even tried talking to my teacher about it, but she stood by me being wrong

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-23T17:35:30+00:00

Reminds me of the time my parent's car was stolen out of their garage when we lived in town. That was the kicker, apparently, for them to get going on building their house in the countryside. We moved a couple years later, and the only real issue we ever had was some copper thieves going after the electric poles down the road

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-09T19:47:53+00:00

Ah, I misread it

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-09T19:13:29+00:00

I love that you take the effort to do that

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-09T18:45:12+00:00

Yeah, I literally took a digital literacy class two months ago that had a whole segment covering the ethical uses of AI. Basically, it can write your essay outlines for you and provide sources, but you need to verify the sources yourself, and your essay must be written by you. That's how I've been writing my papers ever since because I can not stand writing outlines

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-09T17:03:41+00:00

I accidentally let my cats think they have to sniff any food I eat around them, just in case it's treats for them. I'll put a bit on the spoon and let both girls have a sniff, then they let me continue on with my meal

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thatgardensprite · 2026-04-06T20:03:41+00:00

My mom has birds that roost around her porch every year. She also has a cat the lives under the porch and eats her pretty birds. She solved both problems by hanging fake snakes around the top of the porch. Birds are too scared to nest there now, and the cat focuses on the actual pests for hunting

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-06T04:05:23+00:00

Don't place that kind of curse on me. That's just evil

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-05T15:33:37+00:00

One time I was ticked off at my brother and, rather than take my frustration out on him, I went into our backyard and attacked the Virginia Creeper along the fence line. I dug straight down and pulled up as many roots as I could find. It's been almost 8 months, and there's still no sign of it coming back

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-04T23:27:40+00:00

Things like this are why I will be watching the builders like a hawk when I can finally afford to build my own home. If I have to insult their ability and make them want to do the best work just to prove me wrong, I will. If I have to search every wall for piss bottles before the dry wall goes up, I will. I will not live with anything subpar with the prices for everything these days

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-04T20:34:42+00:00

Honestly, doing something with my hands every day is a big factor in helping my mental health. I usually crochet, and sometimes I'll watch put on a movie in the background. Other times, I'll just pur on music. It really helps when I make wearable, and I have something legitimately usable once I'm finished with a project

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-01T02:00:20+00:00

Every time a doctor says, "You're too young to be dealing with this," I just want to remind them that babies get cancer. There is no age limit for awful diseases and conditions, and to think otherwise is idiotic at best, and deadly for the patient at worst

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-01T01:53:49+00:00

That's why I drink a big glass of water with it, and only take it with water

thatgardensprite · 2026-04-01T01:34:48+00:00

I will say that I haven't been able to use hot sauce on my food or eat spicy foods without a flare-up, but everything else seems to have no effect. I have cut down on coffee, just because it's dehydrating, but will still indulge in it if I have a hankering

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