It’s a normal Ethiopian name as far as I can tell.

I guess so. I do that with my own pain, I’d think people would be upset if I did it with theirs.

Our queer siblings being horrifically abused doesn’t make us cool or quirky, it’s a tragedy.

I mean I can’t find a result for “‘blimpson’ ‘surname’” that isn’t in reference to this post. Can’t find a reason to believe it.

Sonic: oh no they took my chili dog

Shadow: oh no they shot a 12-year-old right in front of me

Truly the most game series ever

There’s a Tumblr account that makes a ton of these. Not the first to do it, but I think the only person keeping the meme alive in 2024.

Congratulations! That’s great news!

Somehow I forgot the biggest advancement: Miss Shirley, my 10yo cat, is walking on a leash now! There are still some hiccups; she won’t go outside if there are other people nearby, or if she can hear dogs barking. But she’s been making progress really fast. She actually meows at the door now, she wants to do it instead of hating it.

I’m so sorry 💔

It’s one of those weeks I can’t believe I’m off my medication.

Haven’t had a meltdown at work. A ton of candy orders and they fucked up our app so the seasonal aisles are out of order and picking candy is difficult and tedious. Plus the displays are flimsy and off-balance and I keep spilling candy. This kind of thing normally wears me down quickly so I’m relieved I managed to keep it together.

Made plans with friends and actually stuck to them! Even though it required me to clean my nasty kitchen! We carved pumpkins and got to play with each other’s cats.

I also got some quality time in with my niece, although I’m a little disappointed because it cut into my time at the zine fest that I’d been planning to go to for three months. Told everyone I had shit to do and we had to leave, but no one listened. 🥲 Got about 30 minutes before the fest shut down, I tried to meet some artists but it was rushed.

Still, my niece will have good memories of her aunts coming together for a trip to the library and a craft day.

I always have to point and go “you see that thingy between the aisles??” because I don’t know what else to call it.

But heads up to non-retail folk, we call the long free-standing coolers and freezers in action alley the middle of the floor bunkers.

We call that middle section with bunkers and four-ways smaller grocery displays “action alley”. God knows why.

That must have been miserable for opposite reasons than my experience. :( Not fair that some people had to do that, but not enough to actually keep the numbers down.

These comics always confuse me because I forget anyone other than children had to stay home (and even that didn’t last too long)

People will accuse you of condoning a trans person’s shitty actions if you gender them correctly, then turn around and use the proper pronouns for literal dictators

Thank you, that’s reassuring. I’m glad your friends were able to find help.

Are there? I’ve only ever been able to find CBT and EMDR and they’re exactly the same. The first session of EMDR, we did the thing the name describes, but every session after that she just wanted to talk and it was basically a worse rehash of CBT.

Up and down. I had a good day with my niece, we drew pictures and made pins. I also donated blood for the first time and I’m kind of proud of that, since I’m so squeamish about needles. I also took up singing again even though I’m really bad at it. I just do it quietly now, and it’s been a nice distraction when I hate my job.

Made progress on my mood issues, too. Therapy didn’t help, but so far, lifting weights until I’m too tired to be angry has been helping a lot. I don’t cause any problems for people and I go home and fall asleep immediately.

But damn, I still miss my friend after two weeks. Someone told me I sound obsessive and I think they’re right. Someone else told me that most friendships don’t actually last that long anyway and aren’t that deep. So I guess I’m coming at things with an intensity that really isn’t normal.

Also I’ve been short of breath since the blood donation, so I’ve had to cut back on lifting and singing even though they were really helpful for the first half of the week.

I think it’s more that kids are the ones expected to be protected by the law, whereas adults are allowed to knowingly engage in addictive behavior, like alcohol and cigarettes.

I stared at this for longer than I’d like to admit wondering what the shoe had to do with things

Frankly I’m not sure either of those things would help, the US would always find another excuse for all this death and destruction. I’d have be careful that whatever measures I took to stop Bush would become the new excuse for some atrocity we were already going to commit.

But if my 8yo ass could manage it, I’d stop Bush. Then I’d play toys. It’s 2001 and Ello Creation System is about to hit the market. I won’t lose all the small pieces this time. I’ve learned from the previous timeline.