Monster is doing a bit better today. I'm not quite ready to stop panicking yet, but I'm getting there. (And then every time he does something even slightly out of the ordinary, I panic again. Sigh.) How you know you're going to the right place: the vet and two of the techs donated for him <3

Thank you so much to everyone who's helped out by sharing or donating (or both!) for my Monster. I've got enough to cover the initial vet visit; next is the hospital stay. He's doing okay; his checkup is on Friday, and we'll know more then. Right now he's in his box. He loves his box.

My Monster is home! 🎉I would share a pic, but he's under the bed. I hate to do this, but...the bills are excessive. (But what can you do?) gofund.me/5ec65cadf

Happy Father's Day to all the moms who had to be both parents!

Took Monster to the vet on Friday, they ended up sending us to the hospital. He has pancreatitis and his liver values were horribly high. They kept him overnight, and his one value is doing wonderfully, but a couple others are up, so they're keeping him more. His prognosis is good, but

Name a TV show nobody remembers but you. This is hard, because slash fans remember *everything*. But probably not many remember this one?

This is fun. kojira.github.io/bluesky-lice...

Meditation: Focus on your breath. Feel your chest move. Me: I would love to, only I lay down and now there is a cat on it.

Happy Bourbon Day to all who celebrate!

Pride today was really fun! Great to see all kinds and ages of people, and so many! It was lovely. My feet are sore, my shoulders are sunburnt, and I am exhausted.

It would have been really nice to know ahead of time that antibiotics can fuck with your mood. I've been super anxious all week.

So first-person games make me motion sick. If I play while drunk, is that more likely or less likely?

Tried to go to urgent care, but they were closed. Okay, sinuses, you have until tomorrow to get your damn act together and kill the invaders! Get at it!

Don't confuse 'canon' for 'cannon', or you'll blow yourself up & that's strictly forbidden by the Church. CANON derives from Greek 'kanōn' which was a straight measuring stick or sturdy reed. "Canon" is used by the Catholic Church to refer to official decrees: meaning 'measuring sticks of law'.

Tried watching Turn of the Screw. I am not Victorian enough for this horror. "Oh no! The man DID NOT HAVE A HAT!"

introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you’ve seen live David Bowie Switchblade Symphony Rush The Fixx VNV Nation Psychedelic Furs Lucero Yes Southern Culture on the Skids Neil Diamond

I tried watching Heated Rivalry. I made it through one ep. I get why people are enjoying it, and I am glad for them, but alas, it is not for me. That said, the leads are really freaking adorable.

In general love my exercise app. That said: Christmas workouts? Eh, I'll skip them. Random Christmas song in a workout I otherwise like? Sigh. I'll skip it. Being told to clap my hands "like in church on Sunday"? GTFO. Can we please just NOT? JFC (irony intended), not everybody is Christian here!

TIL my mom has a friend who will go into restaurants and order, “French onion soup without the onions.”

I got a haircut! I think it looks cute, but. I have had it this short…never. Ever.

Apparently in D&D there are both poisonous snakes and venomous snakes. So I'm guessing one's only dangerous if you eat it?

I told my therapist I was enjoying my new work schedule, which lets me sleep in. Her: You look good! I mean, you've got more color. Me: I'm wearing makeup today.

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.

In case anybody was wondering which company has, hands-down, the worst "customer service" phone system ever, the answer is FedEx. Absolutely abysmal!

All right, holiday music folks - NOW is the time for the Hallelujah Chorus!

Happy Easter to my Christian friends!

So my more Tolkien-minded friends how do we feel about this theory? Because I mean it makes a lot of sense…

A vastly underappreciated skill of tech support is to listen to people who know what's going on when they just want to rant to you about how it makes no sense and computers suck. My company has the best IT, is what I'm saying.

This is a dance off. If you see this, repost a dance or you're eliminated.

It's official! @kittxnwitch.bsky.social is No Longer A Stranger! Gabriel has come up to them for pets! 🎉😽

Best bracket!

Took my car in last week, they said they needed a part. They got the part in yesterday, so I took the car in today. They took my car apart. Then they discovered they were sent the wrong part. So now I have a free rental. It's a huge pickup truck. I drive a Prius.

My brother texted me "knock knock" and then rang my doorbell. My brother lives in Florida! WTF? I now have a surprise!brother visiting! (It is pretty awesome, ngl, but OMGWTF??)

Forever Knight, Listserv lists. I was in grad school. Unless we count the LotR stuff I wrote myself in sixth grade.

Just sitting up in bed eating raisins because my glucose alarm went off. Sigh.

Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire)

Achille Lauro is fine, but I remain bummed at the lack of Måneskin and Lacuna Coil.

These costumes are *amazing*. But why aren't we being told who the singers are? Also, would it really be too much to have actual violinists?

I wish Canada didn't look so miserable. I get that they're disappointed, but guys - you got silver medals at the Olympics! That is not shabby!

They need to make the puck neon colored, or give it streamers or something. It's too hard to see!

I am cheering for the Dutch in the Olympics purely because I can tell who they are! Fifteen bazillion athletes in red, white, blue, and black, and then ORANGE!

When I gave blood in Dec, I came up as prediabetic. Doc confirmed. So I got a continuous glucose monitor so I could track what's spiking it and how to control it. So far (5.5 days) I have never had high blood sugar, yay! I have, however, had four low-blood-sugar alarms. Including one at 5am. >.<

Guys are pulling down part of my office wall to insulate it, so the noise is fun. Also painting the ceiling, so the window is open. And one guy has shocked himself twice on the same outlet, which apparently shouldn’t happen?

This is a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.

1. Kurt Wagner. He's the awesomest. 2. Sam Gamgee. We're having a dinner date, and he's cooking. 3. Wonder Woman. She's awesome. 4. Guinan. She's got all the best gossip.

Mom: Do you like my new $935 tires? Me: They're dirty! She gave me A Look.

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Post a banger not in English. I will not apologize. youtu.be/YnopHCL1Jk8?...

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. “Please read and follow the style guide!”

Now watching Ugliest House in America. Why do so many people buy houses and *then* decide they can't live in them? Must be nice to have that kind of money!