one time when I was talking about a video I saw about Moldova, someone commented “I rarely see people know about my country”. Moldova is on Ukraine’s southwestern border (so opposite of the Russian side). It’s mostly impoverished rural backwater, and its city is in decay from the soviet era.

That’s normal. Children are supposed to bond with their parents until adolescence. It means your parents did a good job.

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by Dr. David Burns. Look, if we can teach the kids chemical formulas, surely we can teach them the basics of emotional regulation? No?

Well, there was a good news/bad news element.

Good news: there was no clog that I could get to. not in the drain, not in the overflow, not with a snake, not with a plunger.

Bad news: that means I absolutely have to wait for the landlord to send someone over.

Shower is badly clogged with hair, so I need to go to Home Depot. Sunday bus schedules + 30F/0C weather is going to suck. Then I have to clean the gunk out AND clean the shower.

Plus I’m doing a 1 credit wellness course next week, so I’m still working on tomorrow’s readings for that.

I mean, yeah, that’s the point. You didn’t allow black people to be anywhere near you.

He lost the popular election 80-20, forcibly took over the government, violently suppressed protests, and has silenced and jailed numerous opposition members. All in the midst of a prolonged economic collapse resulting in famine and mass exodus. Yeah, he’s unpopular.

Maduro was extremely unpopular but literally nobody in Venezuela asked for the US to attempt a hostile takeover.

In general, adults have an obligation to manage our own feelings rather than take them out on other people. Maintaining your relationships with others is more important than whatever feeling you’re struggling with. Find coping mechanisms that don’t negatively affect others.

no, you do in fact need grains and fruits.

Applying for summer internships. Or I’m supposed to be anyway. Really it’s been a lot of reading listings, hitting “save”, and then not applying.

Yeah I would just never do that. Like I just remember that I have 2 boxes at home but need milk.

It works because I’m only one person. Not buying for a full family. I’m definitely not going through giant packs of cheese and laundry detergent at random times.

like 80% of what I need is repetitive. if I make a list, it’s because I’m making a recipe.

I’ve found that buying shoes online usually goes badly, but buying shoes in person also usually goes badly. At least online you have a chance of something you like and that fits. If it’s in your budget, maybe a custom shoe maker would be the best route. The issue for me there is that it’s difficult to find one who makes a vegan shoe, and I imagine you’d likewise have an issue finding someone who makes stilettos.

I got an A in legal writing this semester.

I think it’s a myth that your online accounts can’t be connected to you. Even if you’re exclusively using burner phones connected through a VPN, people could trace you if they really wanted to. I’m honest online and in person, and I’ll accept the consequence of anything I post.

Thank you, this was EXTREMELY helpful.

https://youtu.be/qwoq3QBaQAY

This video of how to clap with one hand really got me this morning. I hadn’t had a good laugh like that in a while.

I’m new here. I’d like to be able to find communities by size (ie. locate the ones that actually are used).