Dear friends and comrades, Please bless my husband for getting me a chocolate mousse cup last night, and please bless Past Me for saving half of it for Current Me. Current Me has had a rough week, and this is exactly what I need to give my endorphins a lil' kick in the bum. Thank you kindly 😻!

Well, that went terribly. Now my manager thinks less of me, I didn't make any headway, and I started crying. Uggggh. Week: begone!

I've now asked our manager to intercede. I'm shaking & crying. I'm not in a union. They are, and are paid the big bucks to physically go to work to do parts of their job, as needed. My only benefit is being able to manage my own workload within the time allowed. Don't take that from me!

Now that I'm the only person left on my team, I am being micromanaged to heck and back, and it is getting on my last nerve. I have been working long days, coming in on my day off, & working weekends to get my work into a manageable flow, but they keep throwing wrenches in my gears.

I am so freakin' tired of getting constant pushback from supposed allies every single time I ask anyone to consider their speech more carefully when discussing disabled people. JFC. I am tired. Goodnight!

I was eating chips and salsa and it tasted weird & too sweet, and it turns out that's because the store-bought salsa had rowanberry extract in it. What the heck are we doing here?

It would be very interesting if, while trying to spark a revolution in Iran, this admin actually sparked a revolt amongst our own military. Might even be... Ironic?

Video games did not happen. Instead, I fell asleep on the couch for four and a half hours and dreamed I was sleepy in Tucson. If anyone out there is in Arizona tonight, please send a kiss up to those big beautiful swirls of desert stars for me. I miss them!

Getting out of work a little early today because I got in a little early after sleeping for 11 hours lol. My back is being bad today, so I probably won't get outside to garden. But, I can take a muscle relaxer and play video games so that'll happen. I will relax today!

I just called my little orange cat, Rey-rey Noo-noo. I've officially lost it in the best way lol. Any guesses as to what her actual name is? No looking it up!

"burrito taxi"/"treatler" discourse is a rebranding of the Republican bootstraps argument If you stopped wasting money on [small thing that provides even a modicum of happiness and comfort], you wouldn't be poor anymore. You're poor because you're lazy and bad at money

ChatGPT has to be the only consumer product that has multiple documented instances of encouraging its customers to plan and execute mass shootings and barely any media talks about it and no politician is doing anything to stop it

I got out of bed 13 hours ago, and now I am back in bed at 11pm watching Star Trek Voyager. I'm chronically ill so I need a lot of rest, and spring term has been super busy so far so I am extra exhausted! I missed a lot of work when my wrist was messed up for 4 months so I'm glad to get the hours.

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I worked another long shift today and today was supposed to be my midweek break 😭. Then I have another long shift Thursday, and maybe I can cut out a little early on Friday if I get ahead on my materials 🤞🤞.

James Fraser just got a copy of The Lord of the Rings and I am about to scream and cry and laugh in delight! "Frodo Baggins... Eh, a Welshman." I am DYING omg 😂.

If you can help, I really need to replace this thing. I use it to write and stay connected >_< ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman/

I finally caught up to season 8 of Outlander. Loving it... As per usual, it puts a deep longing in my heart to go back to North Carolina. My dad's side of the family is from there, and it is a stunningly beautiful state. Deep roots.

That fake butter is pretty dang bad, but I'm able to mostly overcome it with raita and chutney (leftover from Indian food earlier this week). Still, the fake butter taste isn't gone enough so I can only eat about half of these while I try not to breathe through my nose. Harrumph!

Got myself some frozen spanikopita as a safe food special treat. I was so excited. But they're done cooking and smell like microwave popcorn butter, so that means the recipe changed. Not sure I'll be able to eat these anymore. Siiigh. At least hubs will appreciate surprise lunch treats.

the best way to find and weed out nazbol/redbrown infiltrators in leftist spaces is to say something like "it's bad to use slurs" and when someone goes "well actually" or "what about.." then you know that's the strasserite and you can kick them out

for those failing to understand this moment: if our politicians feel more comfortable complaining to a paper about angry voicemails, than responding to said voicemails, the rational move to continue shifting power is to make it very clear you don’t care that they got scary voicemails.

We need to abolish Wall Street.

There are two R-word slurs: one begins with an R, and one ends in a hard R. We all know what those are. We all know they're bad. Using a derivative or replacement for either of those words, is likewise bad. We know what you mean. There is no acceptable replacement.

All of the "move fast and break things" techbros from the 00's were always evil. Can't change my mind. They brought tech into our lives that destroys social fabric, creates incels, spies on us, & kills jobs (among other things). Smash them with hammers.

My friend Mahmoud was overjoyed to become a father, but that joy has turned to horror as he is forced to watch his young son Ahmed die before his eyes. Please. Ahmed is only a child. He deserves so much more than this. 💔🇵🇸

I'd move into a house in walkable neighborhood with a garage I can use to have people over when it's cold or raining b/c I still have to live in covid isolation. I would walk to my new favorite café for an espresso & croissant every day. I'd build a greenhouse in my backyard with a hot tub in it.

Please help me get a jumpstart on next Sunday's rent, and funding for food and laundry? $700 for rent, $170 covers food for a few weeks and 2 loads laundry. #PleaseShare, and help if able? These are all vital to my survival. #DisabilityCrowdFund #KeepFolksAlive #MutualAidRequest

I know people bristle at the idea of leftists who police language but a big reason it happens is because, especially as it relates to politicians, the language we choose serves as an entirely accurate predictor of the types of policy decisions we would make & who we would & wouldn’t place value on

If "Please vote for the rich nepo baby with a history of racism, sexism, and a Nazi tattoo," is the way a party needs to thrive, that party deserves to die.

This is a very useful skill that can both help fight consumer culture and help you get laid

My mom watched Pink Flamingos when I was about three years old and playing in the adjacent kitchen. Telling a kid NOT to watch something is a surefire way to get them to watch it. Do. Not. Watch. Pink. Flamingos. With. Any. Children. In. The. House. EVER.

Capitalism is a scam economy that only benefits rich people, and it needs to go.

If you are a middle-aged adult, you may be in need of an MMR booster shot. We had herd immunity, but don't anymore so... Yeah. I got mine last month ⭐.

My favorite beers at the store are more expensive than they used to be during happy hour after work about 15 years ago. Yes, I am drinking a beer at 4:16pm. I have had all Long Days at work for a couple weeks, and I am dang tired about it! My wrist ouchies are coming back, too. Mmm beer!

the only Queen I recognize

I think season seven of Outlander is my absolute favorite. It's got me cracking up laughing, and it has Quakers in it! Much-needed balm after another long work day and, y'know... *All this.*

Alt text: a photo collage of 9 game errr writers idk if it's ethical to call them journalists From top right to bottom left: An old white guy A white guy making a mean face A white guy doing devil horn fingers A smug white guy pointing like a prick A smug white guy thumbs upping A white guy A wh

I continue to believe that the Loaves and Fishes miracle wasn't Jesus continuing to break the same fish and bread until everyone was fed. It was that people kept showing up, and brought food with them. A great act of mutual aid, erased because of the threat it poses to the state.

This reminds me of the time some guy holding a bucket started hitting on me while I was crossing a really busy street. I told him I was engaged/married, and he doubled-down. I asked him to leave me alone, and he flipped out and threw a gatorade bottle at me while screaming down the street.

People would really rather argue than admit that what they said is problematic, and learn something. The US cult of individualism, white supremacy, patriarchy - it's messed most of y'all white men up so much. You gotta start holding each-other accountable. Everyone else is exhausted. Grow up.

Join us in telling Meta: We don't consent to being spied on by your eyewear.

Altman has repeatedly demonstrated his level of integrity, morality, truthfulness and viewpoint. Which is to say you shouldnt believe anything he says about anything and hes willing and capable of doing various forms of harm and cares nothing for peoples consent or safety.

OK what are your music streaming recommendations? No ads. I'll pay. I am gonna have to find a replacement for YouTube music within the month. No Apple music. They stole my digital music library about a decade ago and I still resent them for it.

Youtube: We are raising the cost of YouTube premium to $15.99 to cover AI features nobody wants, ruin the algorithm, & force creators put more sponsorships in their videos because we don't pay them enough. CEO bonuses all around... We do not make this decision lightly. Me: cancels subscription.

Farmer's market success! The pizza folk gave us a free extra Neapolitan pizza because one of ours got a hole in it while cooking. I found a perfect blue ceramic mug that fits my hand like it was made for it, and I bought four honey sticks for a buck.

i guess i dont know a simpler way to explain this than that people who are willing to throw trans people to the wolves to stop fascism arent actually stopping fascism like that IS fascism dipshits

Outlander season seven: Enter The Quakers 😻.

Look upon this blep, ye mighty, and despair!