« You live with cats all your life and eventually can’t help but begin to measure your life in cats. » An absolutely lovely read, only made better by the fact that Aiden is purring on my lap and Idé is close by laying contentedly on his favorite new scratcher.

I'm at the combination

“I might be a Nazi-friendly talk-show host possessed by the ghost of John Barleycorn, but I still have a sense of humor. What’s not funny, though, is some pimply journalist trying to defame me by reporting my words verbatim.”

Seattle people: does anyone know anything about the GIANT sign in the median on Montlake by the UW stadium parking that says « Lawless in Seattle » and has a picture of Darth Vader (???) and a woman who looks like Jane Goodall (RIP) on it?

I hope someone is taking care of his cat(s?) while he’s in custody.

No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going. It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.

As my shop is very close to striking I’m pinching pennies but I just logged my donation at #HCWvsHunger because no amount is too small and fighting hunger can fit into any budget! Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!

As my shop is very close to striking I’m pinching pennies but I just logged my donation at #HCWvsHunger because no amount is too small and fighting hunger can fit into any budget! Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!

“suspects” - “threats” Two little boys, 8 and 11 yrs old “Earlier today, IDF troops identified two suspects who crossed the yellow line, conducted suspicious activities on the ground, and approached IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them.”

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

The fine arts save lives.

LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD: It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS. I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x

« A forceps delivery was not necessary » . Absolutely dead.

This is so cool and interesting !

At the DMV and I want to preface this by saying the lady getting served near me looks fantastic, but there is no way the height/weight she gave the guy was correct because I am that height/weight. Though I lie and say 5’4" when I’m closer to 5’ 3" so eh 🤷‍♀️

"In the last court term, I wrote ten dissenting opinions, more than any other justice. Have you previewed the horror show on the docket for this term? Alito just winked at me and asked if it’s too soon to joke that I don’t have the brain processing power to do this job."

White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby

Telling my BFF about the Minus the Bear show I’m at.

Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Parents stopped by this AM to bring cake and presents :) mom had a little accident with the cake haha

It’s my birthday which means I play my favorite game where people ask how old I am and I say guess and they all are nice and guess much younger than I am because they don’t want to offend me and I get lots of compliments and feel good about myself.

Pretty sure the pilgrims were undocumented…

My thanksgiving traditions: working and reading about these two.

It’s officially winter because I have put the good flannel sheets and chunky knit blanket on my bed.

Each time I say this game cannot get any more ridonkulous it somehow manages to get even more ridonkulous. It’s so so very stupid. I can’t stop watching.

My Uber driver, who looks like a slightly older, balder, and grumpier version of the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld, is jamming out to "Pride Radio" and I am absolutely here for it.

American Democracy.

This book mysteriously appeared at the nurse stations in the ED and some RNs asked me what it was about. Seeing the cover and reading the title I assumed aves, which means birds, was a metaphor so I flipped it over and read the synopsis while simultaneously translating to English. I was not ready.

Idéfix isn’t quite certain what to do with bubbles.

I need some gay sheep knitwear.

Look, there are PLENTY of reasons to hate on Melania Trump. But what we’re NOT going to do, especially in this climate, is making fun of someone for speaking with an accent or insinuate that they don’t belong in America because they do.

12 hours of triage because night shift is all new grads now and no one else is trained.

Today during a CE class they showed a low res video of a kid in a New York top having a seizure while the tv talked about George Pataki in the background and I laughed and said "George Pataki? How old is this video?" And apparently not many people are cool like me and remember who George Pataki is.

I love it when kids come out of a ketamine sedation and just profusely express how much they love their parents or caregivers. It’s so cute and happens all of the time. When « too cool for school » teenagers do it? *Chef’s kiss*

The dismantling of any source of legitimate reporting and news continues.

Hey Seattleites! Don’t forget to vote by 8pm Tuesday! Mail or dropbox!

🚨New Website blog 🚨 🧵 Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9) www.drjackacooper.com/writing/shar...

Halloween party at the aquarium ! I was a nudibranch and my friend was a clown fish in an an anemone. Last pic is a live pumpkin carver they had!

In line at Dick’s in my nudibranch onesie, right behind Captain America and in front of Satan.

While I already have a nudibranch costume lined up for this Halloween, looks like I have next year’s costume lined up too.

Had a nightmare last night where I just couldn’t get a successful IV started on multiple sick patients and I broke down in tears and woke up in a cold sweat. I may need a vacation…

I rarely drive in downtown Seattle but today I did and *shudder*. Why, when I was on the same street for a long while, did I have to switch lanes multiple times? This lane is now a bus lane, move over! Ope, now you’re in a turn only lane, move back! Go home Seattle street designers, you’re drunk.

The training for the per diem job I’m starting is all online but they make you come into their office to do it. I would be angrier about this but they let us order our own lunch from this Vietnamese fast casual place I really like and I’m easily swayed by free food.

I absolutely love Trek and sci-fi. And I inherited my love of Star Trek from my 100% smoke show of an aunt who’s biggest dream as a little girl was to marry Captain Kirk, traverse galaxies and have a butler who would bring them butter on a silver dish. This man is an idiot.

There’s an RN and a CNA I work with who have been absent. Ends up they suddenly had issues with immigration status and were unable to work. Both had been LEGALLY working, paying taxes, taking care of sick kids. Thankfully they’re coming back and their jobs are waiting for them but this is BS.

Aritzia had a « meme sized » super puff at the store so obviously I tried it on. TBH the marketing person behind this may be brilliant because I thought these coats were incredibly overrated but after trying this one on "for the gram" I’m slightly obsessed and will prob end up with at least 3.

Made a little award for a friend in the ED by themself who was scared about doing a blood draw but freaking crushed it with some explanations and encouragement (and roaring because they’re a Leo and Leo’s are strong). It’s fun when we get a little extra time to do something extra.

For ED nurses week management decided to to make GIANT thank you posters with our full names(!) and photos and post them in the department. Luckily any concern I had about my full name being visible to all was assuaged by the fact that they combined my first name with another RN’s last name and pic.

Seattle is all good vibes tonight. Work texts for tomorrow AM coverage went out rather early tonight because I’m pretty sure all the day shifters who were at the game or watching on TV realized around the 11th inning that there was no way they were going to be up and functioning by 7am.

Went to give a kid in a lot of pain some IN fent. Kid was understandably not excited about medicine being shot up his nose, started screaming and fighting. Then I administered it and he was like «Oh.» followed by a 20 second pause then «Am I dead?» The parents and I couldn’t hold in our laughter.