Tired: balancing a notebook on the couch to transcribe all my longhand writings. ๐ต Wired: using my phone's scan documents feature and transcribing from photos. ๐ค #AmWriting
Paganโฅ, writer-type-person๐, Dem Election Inspector/Chair๐ from Michigan, Purdue Global gradโ๏ธ, cat mom ๐ . Sarcastic fantastic. โ๐โ๐ผโ๐ [English, espaรฑol en een beetje Nederlands]
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Tired: balancing a notebook on the couch to transcribe all my longhand writings. ๐ต Wired: using my phone's scan documents feature and transcribing from photos. ๐ค #AmWriting
Okay, I found it and I was wrong...but they didn't find it, either, so we're all oblivious?
Customer Service: wE cAn'T hElP yOu If YoU dOn'T hAvE a ScReEnShOt! Me: I didn't know I needed to take one because when you have a discount offer pop up, I EXPECT IT TO WORK! Apparently that's an extremely difficult concept for some people. ๐
I close my door at night because I sleep in a twin and Tom is a bed hog. ๐ #Cats
"Velma [Surname-Married Name]! Katie's mom!" I had to explain to my dad what main character energy was, but I'm pretty sure he agrees. ๐
Six years ago, when my favorite cousin got married, I mentioned that I thought the officiant was Velma's pastor. "Male or female?" "Female." "Couldn't have been. We haven't had a female pastor in years." "I didn't say you, I said 'Velma'!" "Velma who?"
"That Velma is tired." "No, I'm not!" "Mom, there's a festival going on. You are not the only one in this town with your name even on an average day! Besides, why would I refer to you in third person?" I think she made some excuse about being tired, but this isn't the first time she's done it.
For some reason, if I bring up her name in conversation, she automatically decides I mean her and never stops to question why I'd be referring to her in the third person. ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ The most recent example was Saturday, when I had my annual session with a medium and she asked what I found out.
the wrong way, connect the two of usโnever mind the fact that we haven't had the same surname since 2007โand ruin her reputation or her life in general. For the sake of this thread, we'll call her Velma, since that's not a common name anymore.)
๐งตI never understood the Gen Z term "main character energy" until I tried talking about women with the same name as my mom, in front of my mom. (She has a very common name with an unusual spelling, but I can't share it because she's paranoid that someone will one day take something I say
So, the 34-felony convict liable for sexual assault will have awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to an adulterer (Limbaugh), an election fraud charged with 9 felonies (Giuliani), and a pedophile protector (Jim Jordan). The medal is now meaningless.
It's so wonderful to have neighbors who care so much! When my mom had a BPPV attack a year or so ago, she hadn't even gotten into the ambulance yet and one of her neighbors was offering to pick her up. ๐ Nasty thing, vertigo!
I hope you feel better soon! Glad I got my flu shot yesterday. Our housekeeper said her daughter had gone to like 2ยฝ days of school before spiking a fever. O.o
Quoted or interviewed?
Oh, well, if you're raiding the Pyxis versus an actual prescription...๐
Only three?! Boy, say what you want about the American healthcare system, but in my experience, they don't skimp on the Zofran! ๐ฎ
The half life for dimenhydrinate (Dramamine and Gravol) is 5-8 hours. [HL = how long it takes for half of it to leave your system] If that doesn't fit your schedule, there's always meclizine hydrochloride (Bonine), which touts up to 24h of relief and is OTC. (Or is in the States.)
If you enjoyโฆ Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays โฆ then youโre part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Depends on what it is, they're telling you if you need more than six sometimes, take more? I have no idea. LOL
Gah, that should be "too new"! Damn voice text!
Inside left elbow: no idea - the purple is less vivid than it was yesterday, so maybe it'll start going yellow tomorrow? Left shoulder: flu injection site - two new. Still bruised, can see the tiny needle mark. Maybe I should wrap myself in bubble wrap? ๐
Left ankle: spot I scraped while getting out of a go-kart about 11 days ago - never bled, bruise is in yellow. Right hand: scratch from an overly enthusiastic purebred Australian Shepherd - new on Saturday, still healing.
I don't think I'm a fragile little flower, but I would like to know how it is that I have injuries on each of my four limbs all at once? ๐ Right thigh: marks that look like a kid hit me with their toy truck - yellow phase. ("Yellow" is "nearly healed", if you don't speak bruise.)
Yes, please! Can we get this done, Michigan?
I wanted to hit like, but I'm not the best parker...
I was going to get some Pokรฉmon cards from overseas before the end of the year. My forwarder is in Germany. Deutsche Post has paused service to the US. Guess I'm not going to get any cards from there before 2029. And you'd better believe I have Lego Solidarity!
Climbing Aboard! (I think that's the name of the song.)
I have Alexa set to "English Female" because my cousin has hers that way and I've found that I enjoy it. (And am kind of startled when the one in the living room answers me with no accent. LOL)
Adulthood is choosing one store over the other because soda is 3ยข cheaper per can. ๐
See, I told you I'd change my tune! Except I still say he was very sick and needed help. But I say that about all mass killers. Because unless every therapist out there has thrown up their hands and said, "I GIVE UP!", it's true.
My best friend said I made her want to do art in ink again. Oh no. ๐
And I'll probably get tired of Michael's pelting me with emails and coupons before I do, so it'll probably be back to good ole Pilot G2s that I can get 5 for $5 at any Walmart or Meijer. ๐
ยท Royal Blue - Gelly Roll Classic ยท Silver - Gelly Roll Metallic ยท Ultramarine - Gelly Roll Moonlight [*The Pigmas are what I complained about.] These should last me a while.
ยท Blue/Black - Gelly Roll Metallic ยท Cool Gray - Pigma Micron 0.5 (mistook this one for black, but it's a decent color) ยท Green - Gelly Roll Gold (I have no idea why I got green...to change things up?) ยท Purple - Gelly Roll Classic, Gelly Roll Silver, Pigma Micron 0.5
(These are all apparently Sakura brand, by the way, just different models.) ยท Black - Gelly Roll Classic (these aren't the Gellies I grew up with! Have to be careful not to buy them in the future!) ยท Blue - Gelly Roll Gold, Gelly Roll Metallic, Pigma Micron 0.5
After telling #Booksky and #AmReading about going longhand again, I went out and got 13 from Michael's. I'm such a Leo (rising), making a list of all the pens I got. ๐ I also got three more of a pen that I complained about to my best friend this morning.*
but for now, I feel sorry for Robin and wish they could've gotten the help they clearly needed. (Subject to change when the rest of it is posted.) #SchoolShooting
are still taboo in this country! You know what I saw when I read the English portion of his manifesto? (I'd call it a goodbye note...maybe the Cyrillic bit is where the manifesto is.) A fucking HURT KID, not a murderer! Maybe all the bad bits are in the part that hasn't been translated yet,
Everybody: oMg, He WaS sO fUlL oF sHiT aNd So EgOtIsTiCaL! aLl ThAt bEgGiNg fOr FoRgIvEnEsS aNd No ExPlaNaTiOn Of WhY hE WaNtEd To MuRdEr InNoCeNt ChIlDrEn! Hot take: DEPRESSIVES OWE YOU NOTHING! People who think depressed people are narcissistic is why mental health issues
Been reading a series where some minor characters eat Centuries every morning. YUCK! Execept for the pickles, the restโcongee and egg foo yong with chives, I believeโsounds fine!
Centuries sound gross. LOL
Excellent! That could be why I've been writing but not getting anywhere for a while. Thanks for the confirmation. ๐
Me, some years ago: Oh, I'm going to write all my stuff on the computer now! Me now: It seems like my mind melds with the muses better when I write longhand, like I used to. Guess who needs to invest in some good pens? ๐ #amwriting #booksky
My mom was surprised that I like diverse foods, because my aunt doesn't. I forgot to remind her that I'm no biological relation to my aunt. ๐
By holding the Trump Administration accountable, my office has already recovered over $1.6 billion for Michigan. My duty is to serve the people and uphold the Constitution, not to please politicians in the legislature.
Hot take: If you're too young to die serving your country, you're too young to physically change your gender. However, I'm also for following the lawโespecially if it pisses off Chumpโso that should come first and foremost. ๐
Ordinarily, I'd just be a little annoyed, but would move along pretty quick. She's from Michigan and teaches at MSU? Oh, I am Not Happy. And that's an understatement, because I don't really know the words otherwise. (Pissed may be it, but not positive.)
Dr. Will Halstead is returning to the Windy City: 'Chicago Med' Season 11 will welcome back original cast member Nick Gehlfuss โ get details.
My first Middle Eastern experience was as a child in a little place that made me a goat cheese mini pizza. ๐
Evidently the list is something like 22 now (not 14) and something to the effect of 32 more may be coming. >.<
I don't know about the parcel bit. The end of the de minimis rule means EVERYTHING has a tariff now. :(
Just got an email from a forwarding company notifying me of the end of the ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ด rule. I knew that a few countries had stopped sending mail through, but I didn't realize it had gotten this bad. I was going to use a German forwarder to buy European Pokรฉmon cards...guess that'll happen in 2029.
My favorite hummus is Sabra with pine nuts because I love all the herbs and such in it. I got Middle Eastern for my birthday last year and they put so much paprika on it that I loved it. ๐
And a few, much more minor issues in the years after, like new igniters and ignition switches and stuff.
To my friends who live in states that experience winter (or Canada): please remember to get your furnaces inspected soon! We used to do it biannually, but my intuition tweaked one off year, we had it done and discovered that we'd avoid a HUGE (and potentially deadly) problem!
People no longer talking to me because I'm not the same gender is apparently in. I didn't realize I'd gone back to the third grade.
I just realized you said 11 months ago (not a year). I was going to mention that I had a power outage at this time last year and would rather not be at August 25. But July 25? Fine. xD
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ! So you're a weak-willed piece of shit or she's a controlling bitch? ๐ (For context, we were discussing being each other's Pokรฉmon contacts because we're on opposite sides of town.)
Just got this message from someone I've been messaging on and off today (completely platonically): ๐๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ.
Has to be 11+ years ago, before Chump was trying to get into the public eye for the presidency.
[Imagining a scene for her story] Wait...when did Jimmy Jean-Louis become Muse Watson? That's a color, age and nationality change! ๐คฃ #AmWriting
what kind of flex is it to say that you've forgotten? Doesn't that put you on the same level as the person you or your friend is bragging to? #Booksky
One literary trope I hate: when someone describes someone else as having "[forgotten] more about X than you'll ever know!" If you've forgotten something, how do you know if you ever knew it? Conversely, if you know you used to have information on a topic but have since forgotten it,
He met my uncle after staying overnight with me at my mom's, I should say.
By the time we finished, the main power had been restored, so it was perfect. (Except for packing up and unpacking at home. LOL)
My dad's cataracts were so bad that he couldn't see to plug the cord in and it wasn't marked so I could put it in right. My dad went home to meet my uncle, who put it in straight, but I was in the middle of playing Mexican Train Dominoes with my mom and her friends.
@raincitycor.bsky.social 2023, a downburst hit our house/the area around us and power was out for...three or four days? (Generator didn't work.) Last year, a thunderstorm went through and was stronger than I thought. (I wasn't home at the time.)
They found his remains in the woods in Crawford county, which is the Grayling area. Ren Fest is 152 miles from Grayling and it's something like 54 miles from MRF to the 75/696 interchange, which is where he was last seen. So he got quite a bit farther after the cameras lost him.
It's so weird to be in my own house with the power on! ๐ (There's a part of my mind that must have been sleeping through 22/23 August 2024 and 24/25 August 2023, because it wants to know why I'm making "such a big deal" over a normal Friday.)
The group searching for Jacob Angeles reports that his body has been found. ๐ #Michigan
DSM-V-TR Have to have the most up-to-date version. ๐คฃ
The one at my local mall is a short walk from a B&N with a Starbucks inside. That's the best I can do you, 'cause the planetarium is another 10 miles away. ๐
DO IT, just to watch MAGA heads explode ๐คฃ
Our vet uses the human's surname, so they have my "brother's" surname down as being the same as mine, even though he's my dad's cat. ๐
I can't always identify the nationality of someone I talk to on the phone, but when I can, it's because they sound like a celebrity. ๐ (Spoke to an insurance agent earlier who must be Nigerian, because she sounded like Gina Yashere. ๐)
Holy crap, that was my top two tonight. Son of a bitch. I think I'm done livetweeting #AGT this season. Be blessed, y'all.
#AGT
Not surprised Lightwire is going through. Seems like that sort of act is always popular.
I think Charity was better. And I also don't know why I'm congratulating everybody when two more acts are going to get kicked off. ๐ #AGT
Congrats for both acts...even if I don't feel it. LOL #AGT
YUS, SHULER! At least something went right! #AGT
Congrats to Be Unique Crew (sp?) and...nobody? DAMN! #AGT
Truck is number one on the Country chart, Boots is seven on Pop and the Kuntry Boy EP is 10 on the R&B albums charts. Talk about being spread out!
Eh, what the heck. I'll copy over what I say on TOS for this. (Why not?) I don't know which charts #AGT uses, but on PopVortex's itunes charts, Steve Ray Ladson is numbers four and ten on the overall chart! (Back of My Truck and Boots Like Mine) respectively.
I think I'll live tweet #AGT on The Other Site, because the community on here isn't as active. :(
Oh boy! Publishing companies are feeding me books again. I love that so much. Thanks, St. Martin's Press! (I'd tag the author, but he's only on The Other Site, last I knew.)
I think at least a little law (beyond the Constitution) should be taught at school. I don't mean that solely as a response to the Texas thing, but also, "Maybe I wouldn't have tried to get my mom to sign an illegitimate contract as a kid." ๐คฃ
Commenters: hOw CaN tHiS bE lEgAl?! Like I said yesterday: simple contract law. You signed a paper agreeing to a public safety escort, you created a contract. I didn't realize it was so difficult? ๐
But if you sign one, don't be like the dumbass who lost her tail and then whined when she was threatened with arrest!
Michiganian in 88ยฐ where you are: wow, this is WEIRD! Desert heat hits different. (Especially when I knew I'd be going home to cold. LOL)
The forecast for my area is shockingly cool. Like one day above 80 through the third. It's Michigan, though, so I expect at least one more multiday heat wave before fall really digs in.
Two other red flags: 1. He didn't trust his Jeep on the freeway, so to have been tagged by a camera on I-675 is weird. 2. The hard drive was missing from his computer.
Okay, I saw an update from a family friend(?) and someone shared a screenie of a vendor who said he (Jacob Angeles) was definitely not feeling well, as they tried to get him something to drink and asked if he could walk to first aid, because all the carts were busy.
don't say. (I haven't seen anything about the town where he works, so I don't know if north was normal for him.) There are conflicting reports on whether he spoke to the medical staff at the festival. If true, he seemed "disoriented and out of it". ๐
Unfortunately, the young man I posted about the other day is still missing. ๐ Traffic camera footage released to the public this morning indicates that he got about 50 miles north of the festival before he disappeared. I don't know why he was going that way...his mom and the search group