Just to be on the safe side, don't expose it to bright light, get it wet, or feed it after midnight.

Your poor housemate come off like a mensch imo, fwtw

That's very sweet of you to say, -t; I'm biased, of course, but I very much agree with you. He's been a role model for me for pretty much all of the decade-plus I've known him.

You don't *think* it's done any evil... but they are tricky bastards.

My Zoom buddy is rewatching Buffy -- I just took the dog on quick a half-miler, so I printed out an "Out. For. A. Walk.... Bitch." meme and pointed my camera at it for when he rejoins the call after his meeting. I toyed with just using it as my video block screen, but that way lies too much potential for "oopsie, didn't mean to leave that up!" issues when I'm on with regular people.

I had to run over here from Bluesky to share this with Sophia: [link] (and everyone, but that who I always think of when I eat beets)

Saying hi to a coworker this morning, I just said "At least the weather is good" and she went right into how much anxiety etc she's having, and we're not even close! It's a shitshow at my job.

I stupidly waded into "Addiction can't be a disability because people decide to get high," yesterday. For people like me, it's like stepping in gum. I always think I'm done, but it's REALLY hard to get rid of. But I'm just so over "Not you; the people Who Game The System." that I have receipts. I have CVS receipts. Because I've got time, because I get *just enough* which was the entry point of the discussion in the first place.(Maybe I used to think that, till I considered the pill cabinet in my outlaws' family and how they had to lock it up, whereas I think they could leave it hanging open in front of my face and it would not be intrigued, whatever. maybe they don't have my poison, though. Every time I read about ecstasy, I do think "Better not," even now.) But, boy, I know how to really make the most of my last bits of freedom...it's true, we disabled folk...just, like, live *deeper* than the rest of y'all. Inspired yet?

I had to run over here from Bluesky to share this with Sophia: [link] (and everyone, but that who I always think of when I eat beets)

That is great!

Also, after my dream where we all lost our jobs, a coworker lost his job today.

Timelies all!

Tired and stressed.(Not helped by the fact that Gary had to get up at 4:30 Sunday morning to catch his flight for his business trip) Busy and understaffed at work, though some days are better than others. Today was better than yesterday which was ridiculously busy. I didn't get to eat lunch until 2:30.(I usually eat breakfast a little after 7 in the morning, so I was getting a bit hangry.)

Kittens are busy being kittens, running all over the house and having many wrestling matches.

Teppy"s hand is actually making me want to do a rewatch of all the Angel episodes with Lindsey. I have rewatched Buffy WAY more than Angel.

I had to run over here from Bluesky to share this with Sophia:

Heh!

I just did my one-on-one Pilates session with Rachael (the Queer Glamazon). I'm doing three sessions a week, but I really learn the most from her during these individual sessions, for the obvious reason that she's focused on fixing my technique and cleaning it up. She loves doing it, she's very good at demonstrating and giving me different visualizations and physical corrections.

I feel like I could I just focus on this with her for a month or two and I would be soooo much better. I'm already much improved as evidenced from which muscles are sore and her feedback.

My One Month Ozempic Report: I'm down 13 lbs, but I lost 9 in the first two weeks on the lowest dose, and just 4 over the next two weeks.

When I went from .25 to .5 I got very queasy for several days and it wasn't quite as effective at suppressing appetite. But also, there was a bunch of welcoming Matilda home meals and such, whereas when I was alone I could consciously meal plan more.

So they upped my dose to 0.75 for the whole next month and I'm already feeling queasy. (Also that was a little unpleasant to feel at Pilates since I was hinging so much at my waist but also just under my rib cage so pressing down on my wonky stomach.). But now I know the quease will pass in a few days.

Obviously I'm pleased to be down 13 lbs after a month, but I really want to get into the steady, less dramatic weight loss I had on the Dukan diet which was like 3.75 lbs a week, for around 12 a month.

My physique is noticeably changed though and my pants are drooping off my ass so I'm moving in the right direction and I'm highly motivated on both the Pilates and weight loss.

ION, I've been plagued by houseflies over the last month so I bought a hand-held bug zapper the other day and it's been gratifying if mildly horrifying to stalk and kill them with a big zap and spark.

It's basically a battery-powered, electrified tennis racket. The best technique is to hover over the flies and swat down on them, or catch them against a cabinet and just tap them. Horizontal swats never work.

I don't love the white cabinets in our kithen but they do make it very easy to spot the flies when they land.

Killed 8 this morning and 12 this afternoon. Die you little shit-flies!

Good job, Teppy's well-behaved, polite and considerate hand!

I bet it can't even flip the bird right now.

I had to run over here from Bluesky to share this with Sophia: [link] (and everyone, but that who I always think of when I eat beets)

Ooh, that is like three blocks from me. I’ll have to go by there on Saturday.