Brooke

what you have to understand about people who say "sportsball" is today is basically their superbowl

Also keep in mind that my spoken Spanish is rudimentary at best but I can fake it musically

I agreed to be an unofficial substitute chorister for the Spanish ward primary and of course the first time I’m actually in there they’re learning Sigue Al Profeta, a song that was already notorious to me for struggling to fit its translation into the melody (I am going to mess up a lot)

I’ve had several scary falls at work over the years (probably due to POTS or whatever is going on with my heart) but today was a silly one. I just plain lost my balance. Took my entire makeshift desk situation with me.

Whenever I wear a headscarf on a cold day I call it “babcia mode” (same but in Polish)

It’s been really hard to fight my rigid thinking about a lot of major things in my life lately but I’m glad that I have a ward where church is a comfort instead of the last straw.

Once again feeling holy envy toward the Episcopals

Reagan Fucked Everything Up: The visual:

Never mind I was reading it wrong.

Brooke is lying in a hospital bed and making a peace sign with a pulse oximeter on one finger.

Hi from urgent care. I’m here for heart reasons and while my monitor is only making concerning noises occasionally, I am seeing some readings that my initial searching says is impossible?

I have things to do today but so far it’s been really hard not to get sucked down the rabbit hole of learning O Holy Night in the original French and trying to find an English translation that both goes as hard as the original and is singable

I heard there was a Cohen song,

And all the Christians got it wrong,

But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?

‘Cause you see its about getting laid,

It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,

But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”

Meme: Straight ahead: Pausing to consider the meaning of Cohen's lyrics Everyone, for some reason, takes the exit towards Singing "Hallelujah" again in religious contexts

hey guys i made a seasonal meme

I made TWO pies for Friendsgiving today and I only called my mom to second guess myself ONCE

I’ve lost some of my taste for Coke, but I miss Dr. Pepper so bad

2005: Caffeine is against the WoW, so can’t have it 🫤

2015: Caffeine isn’t against the WoW, and I finally appreciate cola 🤩

2025: Caffeine isn’t against the WoW but I can’t have it bc my nervous system and maybe my heart don’t work right 🫠

Anyway I went to make a doctors appointment because I’ve been having more heart rate spikes lately and based on my symptoms the app wouldn’t let me make an appointment and told me to call the nurse line immediately.

I have more to say but my therapist says I need to start journaling instead of immediately posting or texting

Someone in the ward managed to make last-minute music changes for their kid’s homecoming talk without telling me (the chorister), the organist, or the bishop before we all showed up today and now my watch is giving me a high heart rate warning

Important PSA!

Charcoal is a natural absorbent. Unfortunately it's quite liberal when it comes to WHAT it absorbs, meaning: it absorbs ANYTHING that goes into your stomach and gut.

That includes all the active substances from ANY kind of medication you take (incl. contraceptives, vitamins et al).

So a lot has changed since I stopped taking nortriptyline but turns out I will still flare if I stay on my feet too long while the weather is in flux 🙃

The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly barring states and organizations that receive government funds from helping undocumented immigrants.

This will make it harder for the most vulnerable people to get help in the aftermath of disasters.

It was always about cruelty.

I need to put more jazz and classical back into my classroom playlist. I just spotted one of my 7th graders jamming when Take 5 came on.

Hey girl, I’ve got an ear infection, and the only cure is oomoxicillin. - Quark, probably

So you hear a lot of "we're losing states b/c everyone moves to blue cities!" and not a lot of "why do people with options run to the most expensive places in the US instead of staying near home and families?" and this is one example of why.

please remember that the operators of the baby woodchipper machine are human beings with families 🥺 some of them have babies of their own at home and do you ever think how hard it must be for them to turn babies into pink goo all day? 🥺🥺🥺 no, you only think about yourself

I’m going on a cruise in Alaska with my family this month and I’m excited for a lot of reasons, but this morning I’m just sitting with the realization that my first time in Canada will only be a few hours long (we leave from Vancouver)

My ward does that thing where the youth take over primary so the primary folk can go to relief society and I hate it! We have two sacrament meetings to sing in and you’re really going to send me away from my only kids?

personally i think if you have to assure people that the very much alive activist bigot who owns the property you're adapting won't be allowed to insert her bigotry into the adaptation it's a sign that you shouldn't be adapting it but i suppose that's why i'm not being paid to destroy the hbo brand

you don’t have to treat bad faith bullshit in good faith! that’s not how that works!