A coat that Dolly Parton's mother made for her out of rags, because that was all they could afford. The experience inspired the song Coat of Many Colors, take it away Dolly! https://youtu.be/Y3ardckySYY
I prefer optimistic nihilism, such as John keats' epitaph "Here lies one whose name was writ in water". ashes to ashes dust to dust, the wheel in the sky keeps on turning, same as it ever was etc.
Fiona cares little for my game of correspondence chess My plan for this weekend is to be on the road until Sunday with back-to-back social engagements. It's going to be exhausting, but worthwhile.
Unmet expectations, even for tiny things, are distressing for me too. Sometimes I think I should change, (e.g. I'd rather not lose my shit because someone moved my charger), other times I feel unchangeable and try to accommodate my different brain (e.g. lists! A million lists everywhere for everything!)
Thank you for your post, Hazel looks a lot like Fiona
The highlight of my day is the iced coffee my wife made for me for my drive to work.
I have a software development job where the lack of direction is anxiety inducing. Today I was able to work for about 10 minutes before I hit a dead-end (unreproducible bug, no logs) now I'm waiting to hear back on scheduling a call with the customer and browsing Lemmy until I get to go home.
I feel insane pretending to look busy so that digital currency can be moved from one column to another, and in turn the global economy decides that I am allowed to have food, housing, and healthcare (USA).
Gah, she's so little oh my god! Maybe I'm projecting a bit from my own situation, e.g. Here's Fiona demonstrating couch scratching technique next to the couch she scratched (unrelated scratching post in the corner).
The moral of the original book is that the tricks and tools are not a replacement for self control. It's humbling that a literal children's book can (re)teach us profound things. And to me, it's comforting to know that a child's fresh mind is infinitely better at things so many of us struggle with (e.g., a phoneless child isn't addicted to screens, a newborn can become a vegan as easily as an omnivore)
An article discussing Maduro's kidnapping described it as
The Perfect Operation – Coordination, Timing and Precision at an Unprecedented Scale ... a military operation of coordination and accuracy never seen before
Seems like a preview of the slop they'll be serving once Trump is fully vegetative.
I think this capacity for "productive discomfort" has an older name that feels almost out of date. It's patience
Fuck. Most of the problems in my life seem to be addressed by the most simple and difficult things I've heard a thousand times, yet fail to adequately incorporate into my life ("patience is a virtue", "drink water & eat vegetables", "stay active" etc.)
In my neck of the woods "thank god for this people crusher, I love it when my government crushes people and I will continue to vote for whichever candidate promises to crush the most people" is a depressingly common sentiment 😞
A coat that Dolly Parton's mother made for her out of rags, because that was all they could afford. The experience inspired the song Coat of Many Colors, take it away Dolly! https://youtu.be/Y3ardckySYY
Reminds me of the dwarf psychic that escaped from prison, i.e. a small medium at large
What's brown and rhymes with snoop? ::: spoiler spoiler Dr. Dre :::
Without the clarifying footnote I would have posted some angry comment* deriding your thesis, but actually it makes perfect sense in context!
*this is a good comment that contributes to the conversation somehow
I prefer optimistic nihilism, such as John keats' epitaph "Here lies one whose name was writ in water". ashes to ashes dust to dust, the wheel in the sky keeps on turning, same as it ever was etc.
Fiona cares little for my game of correspondence chess
My plan for this weekend is to be on the road until Sunday with back-to-back social engagements. It's going to be exhausting, but worthwhile.
Unmet expectations, even for tiny things, are distressing for me too. Sometimes I think I should change, (e.g. I'd rather not lose my shit because someone moved my charger), other times I feel unchangeable and try to accommodate my different brain (e.g. lists! A million lists everywhere for everything!)
Thank you for your post, Hazel looks a lot like Fiona
The highlight of my day is the iced coffee my wife made for me for my drive to work.
I have a software development job where the lack of direction is anxiety inducing. Today I was able to work for about 10 minutes before I hit a dead-end (unreproducible bug, no logs) now I'm waiting to hear back on scheduling a call with the customer and browsing Lemmy until I get to go home.
I feel insane pretending to look busy so that digital currency can be moved from one column to another, and in turn the global economy decides that I am allowed to have food, housing, and healthcare (USA).
Gah, she's so little oh my god! Maybe I'm projecting a bit from my own situation, e.g. Here's Fiona demonstrating couch scratching technique next to the couch she scratched (unrelated scratching post in the corner).
Ah, well if it isn't the
reason we can't have nice thingsreminder of the impermanence of possessions & the profound joy of companionshipPumpernickel? I 'ardly know 'er!
The moral of the original book is that the tricks and tools are not a replacement for self control. It's humbling that a literal children's book can (re)teach us profound things. And to me, it's comforting to know that a child's fresh mind is infinitely better at things so many of us struggle with (e.g., a phoneless child isn't addicted to screens, a newborn can become a vegan as easily as an omnivore)
An article discussing Maduro's kidnapping described it as
Seems like a preview of the slop they'll be serving once Trump is fully vegetative.
Fuck. Most of the problems in my life seem to be addressed by the most simple and difficult things I've heard a thousand times, yet fail to adequately incorporate into my life ("patience is a virtue", "drink water & eat vegetables", "stay active" etc.)
Gateway & warp gate changes are huge. I'm excited to try new cheeses
Apex enshitification
Oh jeez, I should've considered that before posting, I can hear mod sirens in the distance 😰
In my neck of the woods "thank god for this people crusher, I love it when my government crushes people and I will continue to vote for whichever candidate promises to crush the most people" is a depressingly common sentiment 😞
Ah, the perfect response to "are you having a boy or a girl?"