I am also not allowed to have food, as evidenced by the woman who looked at my chart information with a hand full of menus and walked past me to hand one to the old man on the other side of me and the old lady at the end. They really do not want me to turn into a gremlin.

My brain just won't let this go. Maybe the double claw dudes are just ambidextrous.

I'm in the hospital because I can't breathe. I'm overwhelmed by all the hospital things, which is making that worse, so I was like, maybe I'll try one of those calming apps that my insurance offers. I download Headspace and try one of the exercises. It instructs me to breathe.

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Welcome to another exciting episode of am I hungry, am I nauseous, or am I having cardiac-related chest pain?

I have been visited by two cardiologists who asked me a lot of questions. They can hear my pericardial effusion with their stethoscopes, which is wild. One of the questions was if I have any pets at home, and what kind. I don't think they often hear that someone has approximately 75 tarantulas.

The nurse won't let me have any water until they get approval from a doctor who has not answered their messages for the past two hours, so I am unable to sleep, sitting on the edge of my bed, angrily farting In-N-Out Burger farts while listening to hospital staff slam the same door repeatedly.

I hate how the ER nurses put the pulse oximeter thing on your dominant hand index finger and an IV in the crick of your arm so you have to answer all the "omg are you okay??" texts with the wrong hand. Anyway, today's grippy socks are light blue.

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Our router is dying, so I ended up restarting a game of Stray and then getting past the part where I was previously stuck, only to pleasantly discover that, as a cat, you can walk in front of and trip the police. Also I went clubbing and scratched a few records because I'm reckless.

What even are cats?

I finally watched The Contestant on Hulu. A friend loaned me a vhs compilation of Nasubi's captivity stint on Denpa Shonen over 20 years ago, and I was horrified then, but I had no idea how bad it got for that dude. Fucking hell. I'm glad he's okay.

A delicious dessert for me.

Most pharmacists stopped masking a while ago. Most sick people refuse to mask. Customers waiting for a prescription/vaccine don’t deserve this either.

Consider the Magnitude: the most pregger giant Phidippus regius you'll ever see 🖤 #EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober

Every now and then you see a meltdown that would have fit in perfectly in a Web 1.0 forum and you have to appreciate it

Me at the Huntington library's Autumn Moon Festival.

Look I never play this card but I studied German politics and the rise of fascism and this IS THAT. We have arrived at the end game. Not hyperbole or exaggeration this is THE EXACT LANGUAGE. Anyone who has studied this recognizes it like a meteorologist seeing a gathering hurricane

The foundational core of all fascist movements is a "Plot Against The Volk" conspiracy theory. This fascist ur-conspiracy is always a plot by insidious insiders against the so-called true and decent people of the nation. Fascism cannot be countered by logic, because fascism is based on asthetics.

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Because it's a Meta product, Instagram sucks and hasn't shown me any of Terutsuyoshi's updates since he retired, but it looks like he put on weight and won his first MMA bout on Sept 7. He's selling sponsor spots on his shorts, if anyone wanted to feel close to Terutsuyoshi's junk.

Periodic reminder not to use Sticker Mule

reskeet with a tweet you still think about

PSA There is a cashier's check scammer using the email [email protected] commissioning illustrations for a school district disease prevention "workshop." The amount of detail in the brief almost convinced me. Then upon googling their email, several hits going back years came up.

Floridians - Uber is offering free rides to authorized shelters in the path of Hurricane Milton with the code MILTONRELIEF - everyone else please reskeet so people see it www.heraldtribune.com/story/weathe...

I took an evening walk and saw two very nice spiders, which made the gasping and coughing less unpleasant.

As a reminder, this is happening today at noon. If you would like to see Seaborg's Speck in person, something that you haven't been able to easily do in over 20 years, here's your chance. You'll probably learn some history from Prof. Norman too while I stand there looking pretty.

🌀Late night discussion on Major Hurricane Milton. It's been a long day. With that said, today has really only been interesting if you care about meteorological statistics and record keeping. Now, it's important to put today's events aside and focus again on what is forecast to occur at landfall.🧵

Garden next door had a buttload of small, green apples out for free.

Only YOU can prevent discourse.

Im watching the Dodgers game but I have ADHD so I’m also learning about the emotional range of Tasmanian Devils

Getting my covid and flu vaccines when I feel like dogshit already is either a good idea or a really really bad idea.

You don't say. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

i don't mind all the microplastics in my brain because all that plastic was once dinosaurs, giving me a hybrid mammal/dinosaur brain and, other than the micro-strokes, i'm unstoppable

An important PSA from Batman

Reasons why General Fu Hao is angry at me #1,476: I got up and blew my nose.

once again, it is time to ponder #arachtober

Somebody left their cosplay weapons in the apartment lobby.

I don't know what sort of operation is acceptable from these things but damn, I wasn't expecting "slobbering 2 month old baby" levels of mess.

IF A RELIGIOUS HOSPITAL RECEIVES REIMBURSEMENT FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO RESTRICT CARE BASED OFF DOCTRINE!!!!

Please help! Cain needs a safe place to live, which is something we all deserve. 💸💕 gofund.me/9d195feb #HelpSky #MutualAid #MAV 💕💸

When men have anatomical variations that make them FAST or STRONG or give them huge endurance, we're so impressed. They are athletic gods. When woman have anatomical variations that make them fast....we start to ask if they're "really" women. Why is that? www.scientificamerican.com/article/spor...

My lungs hate me. Also, I went for a walk and the racist cop who lives in my building was outside, inspecting his car for damage and/or applying new Donald Trump stickers, and blasting some sort of Donald Trump rap.

As someone who's lived in places with two massive chemical spills, ADVICE THREAD: 1) If someone offers you cash to sign saying if you get health issues later it's not their fault, DO NOT SIGN without a lawyer. 2) If you can leave, do. Cover your face and skin, protect your eyes.

Well. They totally butchered the trees and are still cutting them back. No more ecosystem this year.