Micah

yeah, I hear that. I'm a small town kid through and through so every time I'm in NYC or even near it it's pretty much instant meltdown, but I definitely understand why it's so attractive for a lot of folks.

Yeah, I used delivery pretty much exclusively when I lived in a busier area. Now I live in a 5,000 person town where there is always a free scooter cart at the local walmart and no lines at the grocery store, so I got used to that. I knew the one where i'm staying rn would be bad but i'm still mad

I manage accessibility policies and accommodations for conventions as part of my job and literally it would be so easy to implement half the accommodation we use in a retail setting. replace the racks of candy at the checkout with benches. add chairs in aisles. make a disabled only checkout line.

it would be so cool to have literally any accommodations for POTS available in retail settings, both for employees and for customers. im in line to check out and i'm 50/50 on whether i'll make it to my turn before i get too lightheaded and have to leave the line to sit down for a bit. again.

growing up we drove back and forth between ohio and massachusetts on i90 where there is about a 45 minute stretch in the northwestern corner of PA. which is why i took great joy in the fact that we drove through a town called North East.

ok but the real question is who is going to be the new captain of the boston fleet? #pwhl

i only use it for her stuff 😅 i think you can watch it on desktop without being logged in if you get into it enough that you want more than the first chunk of episodes

isn't carly jackson also exposed still for toronto?

some days, you move mountains. and other days, you celebrate having both a home cooked quesadilla and a clean blender.

nooo that's so fair tho. the series on tiktok is good background fodder tho! and she put the first like hour's worth of clips on youtube if you're not a tiktok person!

i did!!! also schroeder! i think i've safely swung towards pwhl seattle at this point but i have to see how things shape up

this may be my most Boring Adult™ opinion but homemade smoothies with no added sugar are so much better than the way-too-sweet ones i get at smoothie shops

if someone's counts of something are low is the blood a different color because of it?

i keep hoping that if i refresh the pwhl feed enough times in a row news about alex carpenter will appear

Hell's Belles (and the book For Whom the Belle Tolls) by @sea-ya-later.bsky.social has made a perfect replacement for The Series That Shall Not Be Named for me and I have to keep reminding myself that not everyone is going to get my references

i don't really need meds at the moment, or advice. thank you though!

tomorrow i need to buy butter and some kind of electrolyte rich beverage to have on hand. saying this on the internet so i don't forget.

SHE’S COMING HOME TO BC! 🎉

Jenn Gardiner, Rookie of the Year finalist and 11th overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft, has signed a one-year Standard Player Agreement!
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thanks! likewise! I'm excited to go back to being a person in the 21st century.

(didn't have room here to point out that beans are one of the best sources of fiber, apologies for leaving it implied)

(for the record, because of where I live and the sensory issues I have with fish, I chose a couple years ago to follow the Sephardic route of considering poultry to be pareve. so chicken fast food is open to me.)

providers should NOT be making assumptions that just because someone meets certain observable criteria, they have certain specific behaviors. obviously even if I did have those behaviors it would not be Morally Bad, but since I don't, I wound up being advised to stop eating the foods that helped me.

after months of stress around my diet that I've never had before, I finally got to speak to a provider who listened to my experiences and gave me clear, specific advice on things to ADD to my diet. it even explained why these symptoms are new, since the "mediterranean diet" was what I ate as a kid.

i also have POTS, and a handful of symptoms they determined are likely caused by low B12. so what was I told when I spoke to a (different) provider today? that I should be consuming more fiber and salt! you know what fast food I usually get? bean burritos from taco bell, a place known for high salt!

last month i was told my "bad cholesterol" levels were high (in labs that had been done months prior) so I should lay off the fast food. i don't eat that much fast food, and when i do i guarantee it doesn't contain the "bad" things they're thinking of, considering that I keep a semblance of kashrut.

earlier this year I was told since I have a family history of diabetes and my blood glucose levels were nearish the threshold for prediabetes, I should lay off the soda. I do not drink soda, or really any other sugary beverages.

i have a rant loading about generalized dietary advice from medical practitioners who make assumptions about fat disabled people's nutrition habits, particularly when the specifics of the individual's actual bodily needs and tendencies contradict the assumptions being made

I think that's the case yes! Thank you!

interesting (but not surprising) that masch is the first goalie to sign, and curious about the choice of a 2 year contract! I hope that this will also be setting up Gwyneth Philips for a lot more success in Ottawa! #pwhl

it was a lil crispy on the side that was cooking when I had to sit down, but totally edible just a bit crunchy! I'm feeling a bit better today but trying to stay on top of my sodium so it stays that way. thank you for asking!!