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The last 3 weeks have been awful. Something is wrong with my stomach/abdomen. I am nauseated and uncomfortable and in pain 24/7. I have a doctor’s appointment on Tuesday. I am scared of not being taken seriously per usual, but I am equally scared of finding out what’s wrong is something really bad.

I really wish I saw more people talking about the flotilla. There are protests erupting right now. I know we’re all tired but for the love of god this is important. Please. You can’t let Arabs and other marginalized people carry this alone, especially given the current state of the US. Please.

I don’t know if this will help or not, but I couldn’t get into my account for years and just stopped using it. I kept getting warnings about suspicious activity and the threat of losing my account. Last year I tried logging in using a different browser and had no problems via Safari.

Found out yesterday our landlord+ his wife are selling their house and building a new one and even worse, they are planning to move into the empty apt. across the hall after the first house sells. We can’t afford our rent because he keeps trying to price us out and now he’s gonna be our neighbor. 😑

Ableism looks like:

Thinking “disabled / immunocompromised / chronically ill people are overreacting when they talk abt COVID”

Not wearing a mask to protect #immunocompromised people

Accessibility & inclusion for people w/ physical disabilities & other disabilities EXCEPT immunocompromised ppl

I was supposed to be able to take care of my mom in her elder years and I can’t. I can’t even take care of myself.

My experience with Bsky so far is that I would have to be active 24/7 for engagement. The folks I used to send a little bit here and there were all on the bird site. I do not want to use X. I just feel so helpless.

My mom asked me this morning if she should try to donate plasma to cover the rent increase. The last time she donated she almost fainted after, so I begged her not to. I’m not hopeful about trying mutual aid again though.

I am still using the same wheelchair my mom got me 16 years ago that’s more for quick transport than long term use. It causes so much pain whenever we go out, but I have given up on getting a new one.

My mom is 75, she can’t physically work more than she already is which is still too much. I don’t know what to do. I tried mutual aid requests for a new wheelchair years ago on the bird site and I never got help no matter how active I was on social media.

Our rent has gone up $100 so it’s now over $1k. We couldn’t afford it when it was under $1k. We’ve been going without meals and meds and much more. We can’t afford to move. I have been on a waitlist for housing almost as long as we’ve lived here with no end in sight.

So happy for you!

Experimented in the kitchen and made a delicious pasta tonight. Penne, plums, peaches, lima beans, walnuts, basil, arugula, lemon juice and mozzarella. So good! 😊

Back to back migraines last week messed up my sleep schedule so bad. 😖 I haven’t been able to get anything done for two weeks now and I still have zero energy and too much pain. Just trying to stay awake a couple hours longer each day is so difficult. It really feels like an impossible task. 😢

It’s terrible isn’t it? I used to be able to read for hours and now 15 minutes is overwhelming.

Trying to get back into reading despite how tired my brain always is. I want to read, it’s just so hard sometimes. I often wish the sheer excitement I have for all the books could power me though!

What a beauty! 😍

I could watch Stardew Valley long play videos all day every day

These thunderstorms that pop up after an hour and a half of trying to get my computer to turn on are taking me out 😩 three times in the last week!

I’m reading a newspaper from 1951 for research and there’s a picture with a blurb about a 13 year old girl (married to a 19 year old) who gave birth to a baby at the end of July. Not that it makes a difference, but she looks so much younger than thirteen. 😢

Thank you! The tea was definitely a disappointment. My birthday week’s been decent though! 😃

At least the slice of chocolate cake she got me (from a different coffeehouse) is delicious! 😋

My mom said it was a really pretty shade of green when she bought it, but even after shaking and stirring repeatedly, it’s only the color of milk. 😝

Not a fan of this matcha latte that just tastes like sweetened milk. 😑 There’s a weird graininess with each sip that could be the taro or mochi broken up. My mom almost had a panic attack when getting it, so I feel like I have to drink at least half. It was supposed to be my birthday boba. 😢

They would drain all the bodies of water in the world if they could but then how would the LLMs function?

People, can you please stop using ableist language like it’s no big deal? There are plenty of other words that can convey what you mean without telling everyone how little you care about the disabled and mentally ill. It’s ridiculous how many people I block per day.

This is the kind of news that makes my blood run cold

Colonizers will destroy the ground beneath their feet just to be able to gloat about "owning" it.

My birthday is in three days. The vast majority of my birthdays have been not great or straight up terrible. This year is a big round number. All I really want is a good meal and a decent day. Doesn’t seem like I’m asking for much, does it?

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