Well that's terrifying.

Off brand Bagel Bites are a big nope for me.

I second this! Or you could even lay a white cloth down on your lap so that when you’re holding the black aida over it, you can see the holes better.

“Slut!” completely subverted everyone’s expectations but it’s such a beautiful song. It’s been stuck in my head all week.

Is she not planning to re-record her debut album?

I like to imagine this person realized he was close to his friend’s house, parked nearby, texted his friend, drove by the house and honked, then parked again and waited for the friend to respond. That's my head canon.

Yeah, this one's tough to address because I wasn't there when she said it. I heard it second hand from my husband. If I had been there, I definitely would have said something to her. For the most part she's great, but my husband's family culture is kinda like... They say things bluntly sometimes. My family was NOT like that growing up. I think there's a happy medium to be found somewhere in there...

Sorry about your MIL. It's great that you've set boundaries though.

We're on kind of a tight budget right now, but it's something I've considered.

I definitely feel like most baby boomers do not see neurodivergence or mental health challenges as legitimate. They don't get how ADHD or depression or anxiety could cause someone to struggle so much with everyday tasks.

Thanks for responding. That's an interesting way to frame it that I never thought of before - that cleaning is sort of a... talent, for lack of a better word. I guess I feel like there's this expectation for everyone, especially women, to be super clean. But I've never been that person. I think I can do a little better but yeah I'm never gonna have knack for it per se.

My husband is currently taking naltrexone, so I just wanted to hop on here and say to anyone that is considering taking it, please be careful and do your research! It's not that the medication is bad, but you should prepare for it before you start, especially if you currently drink in high quantities. My husband went to a psychiatrist who specializes in substance use, she gave him an RX for naltrexone but didn't provide really any resources or advice about how to approach it. The first night, he decided to drink maybe half of his normal nightly amount of alcohol - he vomited multiple times, had bad chills, etc. There's also risk of seizures if you try to quit or taper down from alcohol too quickly. After that night, he decided that he would only take half his naltrexone dose at first and would taper down very slowly. Things have been going much better for the last few weeks. Also, you really need someone to help you stay accountable if you're going to try an at-home detox. In our case, we locked up all of the alcohol in our house (I keep the key). And I'm in the room with my husband while he drinks a specific amount of vodka each night. Since that first night, I don't think he's really had any significant side effects.

I tried to use glow-in-the-dark thread for a Halloween piece and it did not work at all. I was so disappointed. Some people online suggested holding it up to a bright light for a while, I did that and still nothing 😭

I can hear in my head the "oo ooooo oo OO oo oo - oooooo ooOO." I listened that song a bajillion times in high school.

I also gotta shout out the creator of this cross stitch pattern, Studio Ansitru! This is not my playlist nor my picture, but I've stitched some of Ansitru's patterns before.

Damn well I’m glad I got the XM4 then. They were so highly recommended everywhere I read about them online, and I think they mostly live up to the hype.

My Sony headphones for sure. I have the WH-1000XM4. I’m sure there’s something better out there but I’m not enough of an audiophile to know, lol. As bluetooth headphones go, they’re pretty solid.

You and your daughter are both so talented!

P.S. I tried to listen to Such Wonder and I’m not sure if I’m doing something wrong but it wouldn’t let me listen on Spotify or Qobuz. On Spotify it’s grayed out, on Qobuz I got an error msg. It could just be my phone but I thought I’d say something in case it’s a larger issue.

My favorite part:

"I am sure some in our audience have questions for our various experts up on stage?" Ms Voigtschild said after the mud was found. There were none.

Jaws by Dizzy

It’s off their new album. The lead singer said this about the subject matter: “‘Jaws’ is a song about the expectations that come along with adulthood: marriage, buying a home, having kids, white picket fences. I have to wonder if we all truly want those things or if we follow suit out of fear and peer pressure."

For me, it makes me think about the overall experience of being female and the expectations and pressures that come along with that.

Welp, TIL that some absolute classics came out in 1993! Hard to choose, but I’m gonna have to say Creep by Radiohead.

I love her work so much.

Nap

Thanks for the rec! I’m not looking for anything too incredibly detailed, just a teensy bit more in depth than the videos I had been watching. I’ll give SciShow a try!

This is great, thanks! Lots of good stuff to read here.

Oh, how relevant! Thank you!

Thanks so much for the textbook link!

Crash Course is the channel I was watching, specifically the Big History series. I LOVE Crash Course, but of course the nature of it is that they can’t get too detailed with any given subject. I kind of wish they drilled down into a couple of things more: 1) evolution of animals during the time between dinosaurs going extinct and the arrival of hominids, and 2) different types of hominids. So that’s the sort of stuff I want to learn about next.

Ohh I see. I actually meant to post the “therapist” screenshot that time, and quickly deleted my post when I realized I posted the “crochet” one instead. I try to space out my posts a little bit lol.

What do you mean?

I listened to so much Tegan & Sara in high school and college. I kind of lost interest when they put out Heartthrob, it just didn’t sound like “them” anymore. But I recently listened to some of their newer stuff. I particularly liked Hey, I’m Just Like You, which I think sounds very much like a natural progression of “old” T+S.

I’m currently digging Alpha Zulu by Phoenix.

I am ceaselessly entertained by this community. How do you even find these?

I loved seeing Purity Ring live. They know how to put on a great visual performance.

Feels Like Summer by Weezer. Too on the nose? 😁

Mansard Roof has always felt very summery to me.

I saw this posted elsewhere a few days ago, and people made a good point that folks who are blind or have limited vision still go to concerts and will buy those tickets. The price is another I guess, but the seats themselves are valuable to the blind community.

Just started Six Feet Under a couple days ago. Love it so far.

Good thing I lose my needles too quickly for this to ever happen to me. /s

Well, I live in the U.S. and I've never heard of mutual aid, nor have I ever heard anyone I know mention it. So it may be partly that folks like myself just don't know about it.

I was just listening to a bunch of Grant Lee Buffalo/Grant-Lee Phillips last week in a bout of Gilmore Girls troubador nostalgia.

Damn. I heard about them canceling the rest of their tour, but I didn't know about the last minute cancelations. Bummer for the people who came to the show only to have to turn around and go home, but I get it. Mental health is important.

The song “Medicine” from this EP is one of my favs.