grysbok @ grysbok @lemmy.sdf.org

I'm a systems librarian in an academic library. I moved over the Lemmy afte

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I started therapy and my therapist helped me see that my fucked-up childhood left me with lots of triggers, which we examined. Understanding those triggers reduced their power. I also now understand I can leave stressful situations before I blow up. I don't have to constantly mask.

So, therapy. It's awesome. If your first therapist isn't a good fit it's ok to find another one.

I just had a successful transaction on Craigslist today. Don't give up the dream!

Oh, no. My mom wouldn't let me watch Beetlejuice because he's a demon.

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Edit: and the changelog is a hoot.

Update: outfit is now

• Black canvas kilt with tartan kick pleats
• Black denim jacket with holes and a "Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem" back patch (the thrift stores didn't have many options for band shirts. My other option was a ska/reggae band. I was also tempted by a "I just freaking love ducks" shirt with a giant rubber ducky)
• Green "giant ass robots to kick in your face" T-shirt
• Maybe orange patches under the holes on the arms of the jacket, to make the holes more visible and keep me from catching my fingers in them
• Fake piercings
• Black comfy shoes I already own because I don't want to risk sore or itchy feet for a game

Thanks, all! Next steps are figuring out a chain belt, or maybe doing something with the bright orange hemp rope I already own.

What about yoga and positive thinking? /s

Would she use one of those little password-keeper books? It's not as secure as a password manager, but it might help get her self-sufficient.

You could start not knowing how to do things, give slower answers, just give bad customer service. Or ask her if whatever she's trying to do can wait until she gets home to get computer.

I know the feeling of wanting to help, it's part of why I became a librarian. I also know the pain of old folks coming in and asking the same questions. I had one lady, really sweet, that would come in and ask for the phone numbers to maybe 3 businesses a day. Like, we'd show her how to look it up, we'd walk her through it on a public terminal, she'd still ask us again the next day. It gets frustrating and you pick your battles.

At least I could go home after a shift and stop being the tech-knower. It doesn't sound like you get to and that sucks.

Confirmed, Connect supports tagging.

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America elected Andrew Jackson and we learned our lesson. /s

Oooh. I've not upgraded yet, but that looks exciting.

Shout-out to Beyond Compare! It makes my life as a many-hatted systems librarian much easier.

Whenever a vaccine kicks my butt like that I just tell myself "good job, having a strong immune reaction." If the vaccine was that bad I imagine the real deal would be much worse, especially without the vaccine.

Also, my dad died of COVID pre-vaccine, so I'm taking the vaccine whenever it's offered to me.

Kind of, yeah. In this case, there are pre-written character sheets. You're assigned a character by the GM based on a casting questionnaire.

Some games have dice, some don't. Some involve hitting each other with foam swords or Nerf weapons, some don't. It depends on what mechanics the game author wanted.

The game I'm going to play in is called a "theatrical-style larp", meaning it's more about portraying characters in a situation than about winning.

Awesome, thanks. Thinking more about my character I think the costuming hint/direction is so that I contrast with the other, more goth, characters in the larp. I'm getting a handle on what direction to go in and a trip to the thrift store is planned for the weekend :)

Not a joke, mostly concerned about allergies, and trying to figure out what to look for when I do make it to the thrift store.

edit: and when I've asked for costuming advice in other forums, I've gotten "go buy this $200 outfit from __" and I don't have any interest in that.

Oh! I am also a competent/brave seamster and have access to a sewing machine, 3d-printer, and other tools.

I have a dog, so I'm bringing up the average. We've got (dog-sare) tennis balls galore!

Same boat, after I got a series of very loud "flash flood" alerts going late into the night. Every time the timeframe was extended there was another alert. I did not fancy being woken up at 2 am in my second floor bedroom to a alert telling me to stay off the roads.

I will say that B12 supplements are magic if you're legit low on the stuff. I was marginal, then started on a new medication and I got weird peripheral nerve tingling. I started on the B12 at the suggestion of Dr. Google and it cleared things right up.

Regular doctor confirmed that Dr. Google was right and she was annoyed the specialist that prescribed the new med (metformin) didn't also tell me to take B12.