when i saw this "Lemon Basil Tortellini" at the grocery store this week i KNEW i had to try it. sauteed some spinach, a little salt a little olive oil... its perfect

when i saw this "Lemon Basil Tortellini" at the grocery store this week i KNEW i had to try it. sauteed some spinach, a little salt a little olive oil... its perfect

school finally sent their financial aid offer for 26-27; im getting the maximum pell grant this year! yay!

was asked the dreaded "what are your pronouns?" question twice today, but i lived

this weekend is my first full weekend off where im not losing wages or using PTO ever! exciting

its been really important to try to stay as disengaged from social media as possible during the multiple processes of Trying to change my life & financial status in a big longterm way (via education in a specialized field) namely because i, personally, do think theres an unintentional "give up" skew

27 people were made homeless after Tuesday night's violence in Belfast, including children.

It's an absolute farce for any journalist to discuss what's happening in Belfast as seriously being about immigration 'concerns'

to truly buy a gamer's silence, you must cut off both their arms

heres what ill say too; the videos in this instance were shot by/for my new employer and they are *shockingly* well-acted. they even have a somewhat androgynous person included in the cast of employee characters

so its been about 7 years since ive been in a heavily customer service role (left that late 2019). you'll have to tell me; has it become standard for them to now include training on the risk of being shot, assaulted, severely harassed, or threatened by customers? back in the 2010s they did not

ive been so busy lately i havent even had time to bite my nails. maybe this is how that habit gets kicked

i accidentally caught a glimpse via reels of one of the popular girls in high school who stole my whole deal (being a singer/songwriter) beat me for the lead in our 8th grade musical production, and told all the girls i was weird behind my back. not going to lie. time has Not been kind to her 💀

last day at the old job today ... so weird

buzzing with excitement this morning. took the plunge and joined both a city-local and national Conservator organizations yesterday to make an introductory post as an incoming undergraduate, and have already had 5+ responses this morning and some exciting offers for pre-program networking

Any time a Spanish speaking government does right by its poorest the New York Times summons the ghost of United Fruit

they changed some laws re: canadian citizenship in like march of this year that now means i am 100% a canadian citizen very easily if i chose to apply for it. the only issue would be verifying documents i dont have easy access to... but i digress

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Copper Kettle Green Glass"

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Real Roses Unusual Vase"

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Roses with Orange"

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Golden Daisies Blue Vase"

what you cant see in those photos is how its literally two pieces of poster board on a plastic lawn chair in the shade that i used to form the background for the paintings

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Golden Daisies Blue Vase"

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Roses with Orange"

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Real Roses Unusual Vase"

have to submit photos of my work for a scholarship, so this morning i set up a selection to take more professional shots of. this one's "Copper Kettle Green Glass"

genius brain moment: we made cucumber sandwiches for dinner last night, but i saved all the crusts and made them into french toast sticks for breakfast this morning

just heard about a milk snake named "Lactose the Intolerant"

was so hot out that i arrived at the gf's feeling gross but having showered i seem to have gained +30% energy back even though i hadnt even sat or laid down since 2pm

just had my first 8 hour shift at the new job. def tired by the end but i held out Okay

its interesting to me that to some extent i got this new job specifically because i got interviewed by the secondary manager and she Really liked me and said i reminded her of her nephew's boyfriend. which is how this shit works unfortunately

orientation went great! i feel really good about this new job and my new managers. its going to be a lot of work and a lot of specialized training but it may be genuinely useful experience for future Comservatorship work which is a great bonus on top of everything

first day orientation at thee new job today

Well... fuck. Fuck.

well first of all it seems the "if you think misandry isnt real you dont respect yourself" woman has the original foundational problem of believing you can advance communism by posting so

one of my classmates at the painting course is a psychologist and professor who teaches a graduate course in medical psych and she said she herself has no advice she can offer her daughter who's going into college for what she ought to pursue. if you're not sure what to pick, do whatever you want

I agree with my alleged co-conspirator. (BTW, nice to chat after dismissal.) Also: An ICE officer murdered a woman because she drove NEAR him. The government says that was justified. An ICE officer drove INTO a crowd. The government says we weren't justified in putting our hands on the SUV.

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My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king

my final painting for the still life class. a wide mouth angular vase, and REAL FLOWERS. deep red roses, pink roses, white filler flowers and something like a big white hydrangea. a lemon on a brownish orangeish tablecloth, in front of a yellow back drape. a small white vase has two lemons in it

today was the last day of my Alla Prima Still Life class. heres nearly all the paintings i did over the 10 weeks, all together after my little 10 minute critique and reflection with Giovanni

2 more scholarship applications submitted tonight. after i had a class in the morning, therapy in the afternoon, and now have my first day of orientation on the new job + a half day shift at the old job tomorrow. i am admittedly wiped

my final painting for the still life class. a wide mouth angular vase, and REAL FLOWERS. deep red roses, pink roses, white filler flowers and something like a big white hydrangea. a lemon on a brownish orangeish tablecloth, in front of a yellow back drape. a small white vase has two lemons in it

today was the last day of my Alla Prima Still Life class. heres nearly all the paintings i did over the 10 weeks, all together after my little 10 minute critique and reflection with Giovanni

Westminster MPs have until the end of the month to reject the proposed anti-trans guidance. If you haven’t written to your MP yet, here’s a good template for you to use. writetheletter.bimini.workers.dev

heartbreaking! my very last of the alla prima oil painting classes is today! i will miss Giovanni

so strange. having to input years of address history for a background check, i had to dig around on google maps. i couldnt remember my ex's address in the UK if i tried, but i could still "walk" it (digitally) from visual memory from the seaside to their house, and found it

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