grysbok @ grysbok @lemmy.sdf.org

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

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The water at my office smells like chlorine. It's dreadful. I wouldn't even use it to make coffee, I fill up a nalgene at home and bring that in. My home water is well water and tastes a tad high iron, just the way I like it. (HOA regularly tests the water and it's always within legal limits, yay.)

Zouaves!

I'd happily give 25 times that to help domestic abuse survivors and their pets. To put that princely sum in context: 50¢ could buy you a full-sized candy bar 30 years ago.

I'm also on Sharkey. It's just more fun that Mastodon. Also feels a touch more queer, in a wonderful way.

Write your emergency contact or lawyer's phone # on your arm so you know who to call if you get arrested. Keep the sharpie on hand to share with others.

Good calls, thanks.

My personal threat assessment for the protest I'm going to is "bring snacks, electrolyte freeze pops, water, ice packs, ear plugs, first aid kit, and saline solution".

The only thing listed that wouldn't take to, say, a summer pride event is the saline solution.

And remember even RealID licenses aren't proof of citizenship.

Same. Feeling pretty good about using Anubis instead of Cloudflare for our dinky systems.

I suspect they won't be replaced and the systems they supported will just rot.

Sometimes social connections are hard to figure out, especially if you don't have experience making connections or positive examples to follow.

I suggested visiting the local library and seeing if there's any meetups. Do you have other suggestions?

I don't know your insurance, location, or financial situation, so the following might be totally irrelevant.

If you have a primary care doctor/physician, they should be able to get you antidepressants. You don't need a specialist. You might even be able to have a telehealth visit, instead of going in-person.

I hope things smooth out for you. BTW, my therapist says carbs are good for short-term stress. Ice cream and chocolates help.

Also, maybe look into if your local library has any meetups? Mine does a regular knitting/crochet circle (if you just show up, you'll probably find friendly folks happy to teach you to make a dish cloth), book club, grown-up crafts a couple times a month. Might be good to get out of the house and meet some friendly faces.

Yes, but that was generally because stories don't always fit nicely on a page. I've seen plenty of old-timey newspapers and laid out a few modern ones. It's all about what fits on the page.

Old newspapers also didn't have ads breaking up the articles. None of this "ad between every paragraph" bullshit for the ancestors!

"Oh, you have a [baby|upcoming deadline|scheduled holiday] in your regular life? Drop everything and harass these protesters while trying not to worry about regular life "

I'd be frustrated, too.

I try to only get gas at one specific local gas station that doesn't do ads.

•Internet stranger hugs• for the third one. I already have all boxes checked, but I'm hoping to avoid adding a second dog's ashes for a few more years. My pup already surprisingly old and hasn't died yet, so, if that trend continues, he should live forever.

THE TONGUE

Fair! I just didn't want to go in for a blood draw, I don't actually know if my insurance would cover titers.

I skipped the titer and just got a fresh MMR vaccine because that was more convenient and covered by my insurance.