Thirdbird

I got my vet to prescribe gabapentin to give an hour or two before visits, but it was hard to get my boy cat to take it because even mixed with tuna or churu he would sniff it out and reject it. My girl cat would eat anything laced with anything, though, so it depends on the cat!

I bought some red yarn today! We'll see how the crochet pattern turns out

Can I get a sticker for each of the books I finish reading this weekend out of the...uh...seven I'm currently in the middle of? No, six, I just finished one!

Yeah. I know I don't know them and it's none of my business but I still hate to think of how wrecked they will all be

Well, if anyone wants to cry today...

Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant. This was in the days when you had to wait for your fave song to come on the radio and then hit RECORD really fast on your boom box, which was loaded up with a blank tape at the ready. I recorded it 3x in a row so I wouldn't have to rewind in order to listen on repeat.

Meanwhile I am sitting by the window in a tank top being gently cooked by the radiator

In fairness you are going to get hammered it looks like. Maybe kidnap the JW and keep them in the cellar in case you need an extra food source.

Did u survive bb

THE HUMAN BRAIN: so we’re going to need between seven and nine hours of sleep every night in order to function
HUMANS: okay
THE HUMAN BRAIN: and I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure we never, ever get it.

👀

Such a good point

Two massive donuts on a coffee table next to a book and a water bottle and a takeout container of French onion soup

2026 has been a rancid latrine fire both globally and personally so far (the 19yo is back in crisis mode, don't ask) but when I ordered French onion soup takeout from the local diner they threw in two massive donuts the size of my head as a bonus so I guess I'll live another day

I am so happy for everyone who is joyfully splashing in the seas of heated rivalry fandom and am not at all feeling like Carol Sturka watching the hive glumly from my own fandom's small and rapidly draining puddle. Not at all!

FOR REAL I always say it's like being on drugs, and I have done the illegal kind too

Hyperfixation insomnia nearly killed me this past fall, Godspeed and good luck

I am having a miserable time trying not to nod off at my desk

I rearranged my closets and threw out a box full of wedding cards, my bouquet (wtf why did I keep this thing), and a lot of old financial paperwork from 1995-2002 (I think it's ok to toss w2s and leases and insurance packets from jobs from 30 years go y/y??)

Amazing, I approve of this development

Wow it took me so long to win this round of Spot the Baby, well done all around!

I suggest you wait till AFTER you move, though!

Oh!! These options were not available to me! I got one with Little My all over it for 2026 however

I described it to the group chat as "basically Love Actually but with a Russian nuclear power plant meltdown instead of a British christmas romp" - so good to see the Terror alums and TWO of my dept q guys along with some other faves

Okay wow this show is an incredible conundrum for a fan of Alexej Manvelov because he is A) incredibly hot and B) singing like a sorrowful rough-voiced angel but C) IN CIRCUMSTANCES I CANNOT BEAR TO EVEN DESCRIBE oh help

This cast is STACKED, my god

Today is the first day I've had NOTHING to do since mid November and I am spending it nursing a bad sore throat and watching Chernobyl, that perfect cozy winter tale for a sick day

Codswalloping. I post pretty eclectically over there and am more active on tumblr these days than here, for complicated fandom + RL breach reasons

Wow, I was spoiled for the end of #HeatedRivalry ep 5 and it STILL made me shriek aloud - I get the hype now! What an excellent fic to watch on my tv screen

Loads of drama with the 19yo this year, not fun, but there is really nothing like having fandom friends who will send you unpublished snippets of fic for your current preferred pairing when you are down, the healing vibes are immaculate

Oh no oh no oh no no no

Fuck, I don't know what to say about this, I knew he had a lot of issues but it fucks me up all the same, I don't know that I've ever had someone who played a character I was in love with die before and I hate to see this news so much. RIP my Ray