#online meat ordering system

[badaxefamily]

Reasons to play Palia:

Cozy, gentle farming/village sim a bit like a combination of Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing, but online.

Most of the villagers are romanceable if you're into that. Either way they all have backstories that you learn by befriending them.

One time I went fishing and pulled up a charcuterie.

There's robots. One of them is romanceable because the fanbase demanded it in alpha.

You can't pet the dog but you can talk to him:

The fishing and bug catching systems are unique and fun.

When people find a rare/special resource like a Flow tree or palium ore, they'll call over zone chat to tell people where it is because everyone that hits a resource node will get the same reward no matter how many people are on it.

Crabs count as bugs so you can catch them!

Sifuu sent me a brick in the mail.

Cat people come from the moon, allegedly. Which moon? Probably the one that isn't on fire.

Concerned about too many people stripping the resources? The game is instanced and each instance only has a handful of players at a time. Even if they're all mining, or chopping trees, the nodes respawn fast enough to compensate. Plants and other things on the ground are not shared, so grab all those you want.

You can hunt for meat and leather, and there are a variety of animals that require different methods. Some of them teleport or clone themselves.

Speaking of hunting, you do so with a bow, and there's no blood or dead body. Bagged animals literally disappear and leave behind a bag which you loot.

You can climb and glide kind of like Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom.

The housing system is pretty robust, almost like WildStar. You start with a tent and then get a house which you can add rooms to. You can find, buy, and craft furnishing and sometimes villagers will gift them to you.

There's no HP and no penalty for falling, so feel free to yeet yourself from high places in order to explore!

[patrik6090]

Assumptionz

@patrik6090 you love the boyfriends

@pennyroyald wack crayon lady

@mariyoursweetheart loves weed

@importantpeachfury Darth Vader of she was a girl

@hawaii-official I feel like they play those online gambling games

@system-of-cats 's minty idk their probably a Kanye/Ye lover

@manicali has arthritis

@plutowhoops drinks lemonade upside down

@groggle wishes they were a cat

@mango-mentally-ill crunches on ice cream as revenge on the cold

@stargazing-with-friends drinks olive oil and vinegar

@ms-macintosh has a love for rotten onions

@aflairforthemelodramaticc likes hot sauce

@half-fey-freak-of-nature is very pretty

@lunaxio killed birds for fun as a child

@f4y3w00d5 would eat a fake apple made of wax thinking it's real

@decaffeinatedcatkitten would drink their Starbucks order with their mose

@sarrinight takes naps in the bathtub

@asqadia-banthen failed a mental disorder to avoid being killed

@eirxair autism

@losairr Autism

@letmeoutofthebasementplease has gone through 4 different orientations

@illusionsignmisdirecti0n hates all types of meat or cheese in food

@weenietickler vegan

@wyfy-meltdown used to be an Internet scammer

@roeldraws out of touch Thursday is his theme song

@the-rat12 autistic

@err0r-404notfound autistic

@saphi-everything autism cat

@ihavehomework2dobutimhereinstead phrat boy

@gobodegoblin wants to be a mechanic irl

@finla cartography Hyperficiation

@pansexualcake9 used to hold opinions they feel great guilt over

@ibuildblasters natural disaster prepare

@vee1021 has spent over 500 total on mobile games

@enbypalsidk spiders hyperfixition

@watercraver loves orange juice

@mayowayo is an alien from the Andromeda Galaxy

@moongasux Irish

@untitled14360 listens to Ksi's thick of it unionically

@kimisbunny loves the classic sonic games so much she Speedrun them

@sunsickle they are totally a poll or RP blog runner they give those vibes, that or secretly a cooking blog

@durdurdurrrb spends hours a day reading irl books

@im-an-anthusiast is German

@transfem-users eats raw meat even raw Chicken

@uwathebestgirl loves bubble guppies

@yuris-redgreen-drink has a phobia of apples

@the-lonely-detective is gay

@sarah-ankh has/had/will have a Egyptian mythology Hyperficiation in highschool

🤹 crocodile fursona

Girlkisser is hyperactive

Puki anon Pikachu

R.S hey that's m e

The webtoon thing?

[indie-ttrpg-of-the-week]

CAIN

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

Touchstones: Chainsaw man, SCP Foundation, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mob Psycho 100, all of which it wears proudly on its sleeve

Genre: Horror, Action

What is this game?: Cain is a game about being psionic exorcists tasked with purging humanity's sins

How's the gameplay?: Cain runs on a simple gameplay loop where players must go into investigations to find out more about Sins, powerful beings made out of psychic energy from deeply traumatized humans. The game uses a system similar to FITD, where you roll amounts of die equal to your skill in something, then add more dice equal to any advantages you have, then you make it so any result of 4 or more is a success, and you count up your successes to see if you succeeded in doing the thing! The game also has an economy, the Agency will provide you with most things for free, but you'll have to buy certain amenities and privileges. Your character will have an Agenda (determining how they act) and a series of Blasphemies (determining how their psionics manifest), character creation is as such pretty quick as you just pick between different blocks of skills that you can take up. As a final note, the game contains a system where players can "Spare" sins in order to spare their originator from copious amounts of mental scarring, so they may instead force the sin to collapse into itself, gaining a reduced reward, but keeping the victim safer.

What's the setting (If any) like?: CAIN is set in a world where a psychic warfare happens under the very noses of the common people between psionic exorcists, and Sins, creatures made out of humans under extreme duress, an organization known as Cain seeks to destroy and contain these creatures before they become problems, categorizing them and eliminating them before they grow in power, scale, and danger. There's also many neat details such as different psionic abilities the players may take on, past incidents, a categorization system for the Sins, and corporations that seek to counter Cain's efforts

What's the tone?: Dire, while you're saving people from trauma by defeating their sins, you're part of the meat grinder that is CAIN, being thrown at creatures beyond mortal ken to stop them from becoming a bigger issue, while retirees exist, its said 40% of exorcists die before they can reach Category 3

Length: 2-3 hours is recommended, the game is also deliberately tooled into shorter 10 session games

Number of Players:  4-6 is recommended

Malleability: Cain's setting is pretty baked into its mechanics, but you can definitely change some stuff around

Resources: Online sheets are available and look very good

CAIN's one of those games that you can just tell what its inspired by at first glance and it rocks for it, its a really nice little game, esp for something that's effectively a side project gearing up for the release of ICON

[velvetvexations]

honestly those posts about needing to steal trans women from tme partners for their own good just feel condescending. very "if your views don't align with mine, it's a sign that you can't make decisions for yourself." if you're genuinely concerned someone is being taken advantage of by a partner, there's better ways to offer support and help them out of that relationship than "convince them to be with you instead"

it's the radical feminism!

i was genuinely asking myself if I was high while reading that meat-headed, "come to the Denny's parking lot if you want an ass-whupping"-plagiarising post, like great work defending trans women by — oh, dear, threatening to beat up people (including, by that purposefully vague definition, other trans women)? And doxxing yourself while doing so? Instead of — oh, I don't know — dismantling the idea of waifish women & fems in need of protection by strong men & mascs, and doing the legwork to break down other such binary ideals? I thought the whole argument was that trans mascs are inherently emulating the worst of cis masculinity by BEING trans masc, and are thus dangerous to be around/include in the community; does it help or hurt that rhetoric to specifically act like that? And also; why are you going to doxx yourself about it?? With the political climate as it is??? It is infuriating that I still care about this jabroni's safety but there it is!

wild right

Terminally online transradfems will say they're the most oppressed demographic but I don't think many of them are poor sex workers of color

there is no good hierarchy ordering but the new TRF thing is that they (affluent White women) HAVE to do this for the less privileged trans women who can't do it themselves and lol

I love black trans women and believe they need all the support they can get. I also believe it's crazy to portray tWoC as the #1 most targeted group of people when intersex people's right to life is under question since birth in more than a few countries. Around the world and throughout history, intersex people have been euthanized like animals before even getting the opportunity to live our lives. This practice is still not outlawed worldwide. Did you know that even in the US and European countries, the medical establishment attempts to coerce expecting parents into terminating an intersex fetus because it would be "better for the child not to live such a horrible life", and if the visibly into child is born, 95% of the time they are mutilated at birth or otherwise before puberty. Is that not a hate crime? Oh wait. It's not illegal, so it can't be a crime. Is maiming an intersex person's body because you believe how they look is disgusting and disordered not hate? The violence of intersexism is baked so throughly into laws and medical protocol that hate crimes against us aren't even documented because they're fully fucking legal. Millions of us. Our blood soaks the earth and nobody cares to hear our pleas.

ultimately no oppression caste system will ever help anyone but the way intersexism is ignored is disgusting and desperately needs to stop

Often I wish I could like your response to a post without liking the rancid original post

lol my friend says that a lot

At this point I've started to take someone being transandrophobic as a FULL THROATED confession that they were aphobic during the ace discourse days and only stopped because it started being "cringe" (read, they only stopped because it was unpopular, not because their views actually changed) to be aphobic. And like, this is what, the fourth identity or so that's being completly fucking harassed like this? By the same fucking people? I'm done giving these people the benefit of a doubt.

the first thing I heard about fite-club was what a huge aphobe he was so that was my introduction to TRFs

the enemy is at once all-powerful and in control of everything, and incredibly weak and few and far between, right? lol. everyone agrees with you and loves you but actually nobody believes in the things you claim. somehow.

it's wild like yo dawg I just passed a thousand followers!!!!!

i am so baffled by the insinuation that youre a Very Popular Transfem and all other transfems on here are fighting for scraps???? because not two months ago, the posts being passed around were about how all the best most popular posts on tumblr are made by the same circle of transfems

maybe they were talking about apricot-aligator being a sycophant for transmisogynistic TMEs

re that fox girls post, i dont think thw critique itself is unfair but ime transandrophobia blogs sharing black feminism is not necessarily bc it has relevance to white transmasculine experience directly (ofc entirely ignoring the black transmascs active in this theory) but bc transandrophobia itself is built off of black feminism and most of these people are interested in black feminist theory outside of transandrophobia theory or rather, that they came To transandrophobia theory From black feminist theory < or at least thats been my experience with my favorite transandrophobia theorists (the more i think abt it the angrier i get that it just sidesteps talking abt its relevance to black transmasculinity by . just tacking on "white" and leaving it at that. like yeah thats abt what id expect from someone that finds hooks' own intersectional work "mid" lol) (but maybe im being uncharitable idk.)

it was really weird because it's like

marginalized misandry for my category but not for thine ig

[darkmaga-returns]

It will come as no surprise to learn that Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have invested heavily in “climate vaccines“.

The pair are bankrolling the development of a vaccine designed to reduce the methane produced by cattle.

In the video below Josh Sigurdson of World alternative Media reports on how they are pushing this latest agenda:

“Jeff Bezos’ “Earth Fund” is attempting to do something Bill Gates has also been investing in for years. So-called “vaccines” that stop cows from emitting gas. Of course this is simply an excuse to inject cows with mysterious poisons which then end up being fed to the masses. These injections are the latest example of the “poisoning of the well” as we also see the push for mRNA Bird Flu “vaccines” in the food supply.

This latest story once again correlates the World Economic Forum’s goal of net zero with the Covid hoax as the WEF openly stated in 2022 that “Covid” was a test for compliance to bring in climate policies and 15 Minute Cities.

Recently, the United Nations Pact For The Future was signed by 193 countries and includes the net zero agenda, the eventual banning of meat, the shuttering of bank accounts if you say negative things about the establishment online and the integration of carbon credits attached to your bank account.

As we see weather modification across the board causing disasters, as we see the war on farmers, as we see the push for both World War 3 and Civil War which would allow the state to bring in emergency orders while destroying the supply chain, as we see the mass culling of animals under the guise of “Bird Flu,” as we see inflation driving food prices up, it’s blatantly clear the direction they’re leading us to. The destruction of the supply chain, the poisoning of what is left and the enforcement of rations on digital IDs. The global technocracy nears more every day.

We are witnessing mass death from the “Covid vaccines” and as more is exposed about the hoax, we’re being hit by a dozen other things to not only distract us but keep people in a perpetual state of fear so that the culprits themselves can come in and pretend to be a “solution.”

The solution is you. Reject the system. Withdraw from the system. Build your own, grow your own, stock up and exit the global financial system as much as possible.”

[beardedmrbean]

Children have been pushed out of schools, and hospitals have been left overcrowded after a surge of migrants into a remote city in Indiana, residents claim.

The population of Logansport has increased by 30 per cent since 2021 following a wave of migrants, Chris Martin, the city’s mayor,  told the Pharos-Tribune.

That would put the number of migrants arriving at more than 5,000, in a county that had a population of just 18,000 people in 2020, according to census data.

At the same time, the number of Haitian immigrant students in the Logansport schools has increased 15-fold, from 14 in 2021 to 207 this year, according to the New York Post.

It is understood that migrants have been drawn to the central Indiana city for jobs at a local meat-packing plant.

However, their rapid arrival has put the city’s health and education system under strain, with parents claiming they have been forced to pull their children from school to stop them from falling behind.

Nancy Baker, 44, a mother of two, said that her 16-year-old daughter, Cheyanne, dropped out of high school because teachers did not have enough time for the English-speaking pupils.

“There were way too many kids and it seemed to her that since they didn’t speak the language, or didn’t understand what was going on, they were getting more attention,” she told the New York Post.

“And so she and the other kids who grew up here who were having issues or struggling in certain things weren’t able to get the attention that they needed — the help they needed from the school.”

Barrie McClian, a retired teacher, said public schools and healthcare centres had been “impacted terribly” by the surge in arrivals.

“They have to figure out how to educate all these folks, without having anybody who knows how to translate for a lot of the languages. So those are big problems,” he told Mail Online.

Safety concerns

The influx of outsiders to the town has also raised concerns over safety, with Ms Baker claiming her daughter is scared to leave the house after being chased by a group of migrants.

“She was walking by herself and she was walking that way and two of them were going this way, she just kinda smiled at them as they walked by. They started yelling for her after they got past her. She turned around and she looked at them and they were like, ‘Come here! Come here!’” Ms Baker told the Post.

She added that her daughter had to run down the street to a coffee shop and was now “scared to go outside”.

Meanwhile, local health officials have raised concerns that the rapid influx of migrants is placing emergency rooms under strain.

“This surge has created a drastic climb in medical visits,” Serenity Alter, Cass County health department administrator, told The Post.

“It has been necessary for the hospital, health department and express clinics to boost translation services in order to ensure that medical needs are understood.”

The city is the latest flashpoint in the debate around immigration that is proving to be one of the most divisive issues in the lead up to the election.

It comes after Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance drew attention to Springfield, Ohio, where the former president claimed without evidence that illegal Haitian migrants were eating cats and dogs.

The Republican candidate has also highlighted problems with immigration in Aurora, Colorado, where he alleged armed members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua have overrun the town.

Logansport residents voiced their concerns about the city’s response to the impact of legal immigration during a meeting of the city council last Monday, with some calling on the Republican mayor to resign.

Attendees also claimed the city’s services were being impacted, with one stating that “rents are high” and that schools and the police department are overwhelmed, Fox 59 reported.

The mayor admitted there had been “some assimilation issues” from the arrival of people with “different culture beliefs” but called on politicians to “stop playing politics” with the town.

“We would rather you do your job and actually do something instead of talking about this,” Mr Martin told The Post.

[bushkit]

(Featured character in doodle: Taiga) (Drawn by me)

Hello guys, its time for me to spit out some MiD worldbuilding!! *rubs hands together maliciously*

I legit have so so much worldbuilding and lore planned for this goofy ahh rewrite, it was difficult choosing just one topic to start off on, but I narrowed it down to either the Daemos or the Dragons. Because I couldn't choose, I decided to put the options on an online wheel. Dragons won. So….

BushKit: The Yappening (General Dragon Edition)

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Dragons or Draconi, are large six to eight-limbed reptilian-like creatures that are found all over the continent of Tramea. They are famous for flight, being incredible and efficient hunters, and for unique abilities that vary between blood. Dragons are not reptiles nor mammals, despite having characteristics similar to both, this gives them their own classification.

Dragons are almost completely carnivorous, as meat is the best resource to give them the energy they need to survive. While dragons, especially those who live in populated areas may have and breed livestock, most prefer to hunt. Hunting is a natural instinct, and many dragons are professionals at it, often very successful, with a success rate of around eighty percent. Dragons are perfectly able to eat raw meat, however dragons from the south edge of Tramea prefer cooked meat. Dragons have strong sharp teeth, allowing them to tear their prey limb from limb and swallow them whole.

Despite being seemingly devoid of magic, dragons manage to be one of if not the most powerful creatures on Tramea. They are the apex predators of the sky and land, never having challengers outside of other dragons and smaller predatory creatures that may seek out hatchlings and small dragonets. All dragons have great strength and immensely powerful bites that could snap a daemos clean in half. As mentioned before, dragons also have abilities that are unique to their bloods/breeds, ranging from fire breath to literal future sight.

Dragons make a wide variety of sounds thanks to their unique larynx, enabling them to make noises ranging from quiet squeaks to ear-piercing roars. Being sentient creatures mush like daemos and humans, this also makes dragons able to speak. The most common language spoken by virtually all dragons is Drake, a series of words and vowels mixed with growls and hisses. Certain bloods such as Rimebloods mainly use drake, but they also use animalistic noises, changing tone to communicate basically. This communication is generally quiet, as it is commonly used for hunting and stealth. Besides drake, dragons are also able to speak the daemos and human languages (usually english). Most dragons in the daemos kingdoms are fluent in both languages and find use being translators, and using drake to keep classified information from daemos. (daemos and humans cannot properly speak drake, as their larynx lack the correct shape and flexibility.)

Dragon courtship rituals vary by blood, but it’s generally similar to human and daemos courtship. Female dragons (or dragonesses) lay 1-3 eggs at a time, and are extremely protective of their offspring. Dragon names differ by blood, but commonly are named after features in the world that resonate with their blood (ex. Wildfire [fire dragon], Tempest [storm/weather dragon]). (Author’s note: this naming system makes it easier for me too, Daemos names are difficult enough. I will also post a dragon age chart at some point, as I feel it’s better understood visually than through reading.)

Dragons technically live in empires, as they all live under one ruler, yet they still use the terms king/queen instead of emporer/empress. These queens are descendants of the very first dragon rulers who marked the end of Ancient Tramea and gave order and peace to the bloods. Each empire is different, with different rules and decrees ordered by each queen. Similar to the daemos kingdoms, the queen/king has the most power, but they often have high councils used to discuss and make decisions. When a queen dies naturally or is killed by an outside force, the eldest princess (or son if no daughters or close female relatives are applicable) will usurp rulership. However with enough support, a princess/prince or close relative to the queen can challenge her for the throne, commonly resulting in a fierce battle to the death. A queen can yield to the princess/prince if she chooses to give up her throne to them.

Dragons come in four (once five) known breeds, more commonly known as Bloods. While rare, interbreeding can occur between bloods, resulting in hybrid offspring. I am currently drawing sheets with the designs and info tidbits of each dragon blood, I'm almost done with one of them and I should be posting it sometime in the next week.

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So that's the first Yappening! Dragons are one of my favorite things ever and I just could not resist adding them to MiD.

Fun fact: I used to be a huge Wings of Fire fan back when MiD was coming out, so the dragons are absolutely inspired from that series. They have gone though a lot of changes in the past four years, and i’m finally incredibly happy with them now. You will be seeing more Wings of Fire inspired features.

Next time on Yappening: Daemos Information!!

[gotta-pet-em-all]

Okay, so it seems like rotomblr broke… again? And I can’t see any of the past posts, so I guess I’m redoing our intro.

Hi, we’re the Fluffstep system! Collectively, all of us respond to Fluff online. If you don’t know who’s talking, chances are we don’t either. Dissociation is a bitch and we tend to be blurry anyways, we’re still figuring it out..

In rough order of appearance, here’s who we have!

Elle + Bryelle: Both of them have the body age and appearance, although Bryelle has longer hair and Elle likes the current length better. They share memories better than anyone in the system, so if you’ve talked to one, the other will remember what happened. We think they split initially from trauma, although we’re a mixed origin system. Bryelle helps us with organization and talking to people, and Elle is good at taking care of our pokemon and talking to the therapist. Bryelle is somewhat high strung, while Elle has defeatist tendencies. 

Firestar: Fictive from Warrior Skitty; he doesn’t front a whole lot but he’s great at emotional support and hyping us up. Also, he had a thing with Graystripe back home. Please do not approach us with Firestar ship discourse, this is what happened to him and he doesn’t want to engage in that. He’s post-canon, but with some divergences.

Linnea: We think she’s about eight or so; we’re not sure when she split but we were pretty young. She’s not great at emotional regulation, so please be extra kind when she’s in front. Linnea’s job is to monitor our body and make sure everything’s running smoothly. She’s a bit of a crybaby and has been trying to get us to buy her more plushies. Linnea, we love you but the bed isn’t big enough.

Max: She’s a walk-in, not positive when she showed up but she’s been blurry and has the worst dissociation. We’re trying to get her to front more, and she’s coming out more now that we’re out of Plasma. Cool lesbian who’s in her mid twenties, by our best guess. She’s the best at cooking and taking phone calls, but sucks at sending emails.

Dragonite: She showed up around puberty, and holds most of the deviance. We try to keep the blog safe for work, but Dragonite… if you are a minor, please block the tag #Dragonite speaks. We appreciate her doing the exploration for us, and breaking down some of the sexual shame we have! But she lacks restraint in many ways.

Zor: a zorua/zoroark shifter. We really don’t know where it came from or what it wants, and we’re still working on communication. Far as we can tell, they like raw meat and having messy hair. They probably won’t type anything. 

Snowkit: he’s still miffed that he never earned his warrior name; we suspect he might be a little younger than the body age. He escaped his narrative to haunt us specifically, and is the disability advocate for the body. He doesn’t front a lot due to sensory issues with sound, since he’s Deaf and the body being Hearing is weird. 

[dollsonmain]

I know folks are probably getting tired of this by now so you get a tag AND a cut.

But I feel like discussing this sort of thing might help people sometimes? since it's a first person account instead of listicles online.

What they did and didn't tell me about having stents.

They told me why: Facilitates drainage which takes strain (pressure) off of the kidneys and helps the antibiotics work by helping prevent pockets of infected urine reforming (that's what was making me sick, stuck urine that had built up lots of bacteria).

They told me how-ish: They go up with various catheters and things and install the stents, the stents stay in place until they are removed. Some stents have lines that exit the body to facilitate removal. Mine do not. The doc didn't want me accidentally pulling them out since the area they're in is heavily infected. They'll be removed at my first stone removal surgery in about two weeks from installation which was a couple days ago.

They did not tell me how-completely: The stents are hooked into my body meat like little fish hooks. They also didn't tell me they'd be taking urine for testing from my bladder and each kidney or that they would also be draining both kidneys during the procedure, so I did get a fluid-pressure reset.

They did not tell me basically anything about what the next two weeks will be like.

I'm on flowmax to soften my bladder so it's easier to empty. I don't think I needed that, I was peeing fine, but stents do change things.

I was worried that I might push them out while pooping but that's not likely to the point of nearly impossible. Not 100%, but nearly.

These things feel like a bad UTI and I have two of them. I got the ows, the zaps, the GOTTA GOs every few minutes. At least now I know that ALL of those pains are UTI pains, you know? I'd get some random pain sometimes and be like "what was that......" and now I know. It was UTI and pressure in my kidneys and the pain signals were traveling around the whole renal system. Because they do that.

I'm in a lot more pain now than I was with just the kidney stones. It is very, VERY atypical but my kidney stones and the pressure behind them don't hurt. Those nerves may have died off.

There's varying amounts of blood in my urine, sometimes very little, sometimes a lot. Sometimes there are clots. That's all normal but I had to ask as things were happening.

I get up every couple hours in the night and some times I don't make it to the toilet (I did all last night, so that is improving).

They also didn't warn me that just having the surgery itself might make me wet myself because the muscles hadn't all regained strength/how long it would take for the anesthesia to fully wear off.

I called the doctor's office and asked about that, too.

I'm glad I thought to have That Guy bring Depends but that's also something you'd think someone would like, mention. You know?

So that's what having stents has been like so far.

Feels like a bad UTI, though for some people they feel nothing. Need adult diapers for accidents. Need to be near a toilet at all times, and not going to get a hell of a lot of continuous sleep for a while.

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I also think it's worth noting that I've had two male doctors blow me off about this and I think the only thing that went differently at the ER was that it was a female doctor.

The first male doctor said it was an anxiety attack.

The second male doctor said it was a viral stomach bug.

The female doctor listened to my symptoms and ordered a bunch of tests.

So, more personal blather about the whole situation.

While I was in the first ER I heard a man yelling and starting trouble in the waiting room. That Guy and Son got up and left as soon as the man was distracted by a security guy. I'd had told them to go home as soon as they dropped me off and I would text if I needed picked up. I knew I wasn't going home, though.

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My neighbor was an elderly lady and they kept trying to figure out when she'd last pooped but she couldn't remember. Finally she called them in and was like I need to poop so they wrestled her up on a bed pan (she cried, she was in a lot of pain) and then left her alone with her curtain closed to poop. Right then the floor doctor walked in and was like HI MISS GERALDINE and whipped her curtain open to start talking to her.

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I chewed him out. That's very atypical of me. Like, I laid into him for not asking if she was wanting to talk in that exact moment. And then I felt really bad until I realized he's probably had people a lot more angry at him than me considering a lot of the patients I could hear were elderly and some were confused, and I didn't feel bad anymore.

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Since it's a university-run hospital there were sometimes pairs of nurses, and at one point a trainee came in to give me a dose of antibiotics through the IV but she hooked it into the wrong plug which depressurized the system and blood starting backing up the tube. As soon as she saw that she ran to get her trainer and they spent some time doing a full reset of the IV set up.

I wasn't worried or anything. It was my own blood and it could only go so far/only so much could be lost. At the most a cup since the saline bag was fresh and mostly full, still. So I was totally calm the whole time, which I'm sure helped.

I think the nurse in training was surprised when her trainer stepped out and I encouraged her instead of yelling at her. I praised her for not being too proud to get help when she noticed an issue, and for observing how to rectify the situation.

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That Guy was like "Yesterday's nurses did NOT like me..." and I was like yeah I kind of told on you, but not out loud. He got put on the shit list FAST by staff. So for that I have a note in my account that I'm experiencing financial abuse and he exhibits controlling behavior. If there ever is a point where Son and I have to leave, I have the name of where to call. There's a facility in Next Town Over where the hospital is that will come and get us, and that would be the last time we see him.

I feel guilty for saying anything because he has paid for my existence for decades but he has also been abusive, just not physically.

They asked me if Son is safe at home alone with That Guy and I said "Safe, yes. Happy, no."

They also asked like how is Son and I said he seems to understand that his father's behavior isn't his fault but he still has had to endure it.

I also in the process learned how much money he makes (I didn't know before) and wow we should all certainly have insurance (he and Son might through his work but I have nothing and don't qualify for assistance while he claims me on his taxes as a dependent) and have had medical care all this time and there's no reason at all to be doing the whole -pointedly look at the food receipt every grocery trip, look up at the sky angrily, shake his head, shove it in his pocked, huff, and walk away- thing. Also explains why his work friends keep suggesting burger joints that end up costing like $80 for the whole family....

[ineffable-opinions]

Masculinities and Male Androphilia

Wu-Wen

Masculinity in China historically has been (mostly) classified into Wu-type (military - type) and Wen-type (scholarly - type).

Qing dynasty Chinese Water and Land Ritual painting depicting a divine civil official and thunder god in military regalia.

Due to the special nature of Chinese political system (imperial court & civil services), scholar wielded power and influence, often over-taking that of military men. [What about dudes who were neither scholars nor military personnel?]

Wen-wu type masculinities make for some really interesting contrast and is employed in media: BL and others.

Shi Qiang and Wang Miao representing wen and wu respectively in Three-Body (2023) based on the sci-fi novel "The Three-Body Problem" (三体) by Liu Ci Xin (刘慈欣) .

Colonialism flipped this order. It was internalized by the subjects of colonialism too. Its lasting impact can be seen in the recent effeminacy ban* in China’s entertainment industry targeting little fresh meat (xiao xianrou 小鮮肉 ) and pretty boy (huamei nan 花美男) aesthetics.

*sissy pants (niangpao 娘炮)

Protest masculinity

Against (both organic and stereotyped) association of femme-presentation or ‘camp’ with androphilia. Popular opinion inculcated by media is partially responsible.

2. Against a society that doesn’t treat them as equal men. Hegemonic masculinity is constructed in opposition with ‘inferior men’ such as androphilic men and more importantly with women. By adopting visual Wu-masculinity, androphilic men hijacks the visuals, rendering the visual categorization redundant.

3. For gaydar purposes - signaling to men who are androphilic and them alone.

This is not without negative impact:

It can lead to peer-pressure to conform & homogenize to Wu-ideal to the extent that other presentations could get vilified. This can include scorning of soft and delicate aesthetics and femme-bashing.

2. Conforms with the mainstream view – both that of their present-day oppressors, mainly the Wu-exalting, heterosexist, sissy-phobic State and their historic oppressors: colonialism and its modern-day offsprings.

Similar tendencies are observed among androphilic men in Japan, South Korea and Thailand as well.

Recommendations [occasionally updated]

Cheers by Cheers 짠!하면 알 수 있어 [not available currently]

Breakfast by 想再見你

Sesame by 百里屠伕

Shimbashi Koi Story by SHIMBASHI TUGBOAT

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Thai Masculinities

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To learn more:

Wang, S. (2020). Chinese gay men pursuing online fame: erotic reputation and internet celebrity economies. Feminist Media Studies, 20(4), 548–564. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2020.1754633

Wijngaarden JW de L van. Male Homosexuality in 21st-Century Thailand: A Longitudinal Study of Young, Rural, Same-Sex-Attracted Men Coming of Age. Anthem Press; 2021. [link]

Interpretation and Orientalism: Outing Japan’s Sexual Minorities to the English-Speaking World by Mark McLelland

[onejamtart]

OJT EATS | Uncle Hon's BBQ

Going a little further out this week and heading out to Hackney Wick where we went to try out a BBQ place that we'd heard good things about; Hon's BBQ. They have what I can only describe as a weird pre-ordering system where you can put in your order online the day before. We were unfortunately not that organized so just turned up on the day. The place is in a sort of mini warehouse which it shares with a coffee shop and a bar. When we went to order, we were told that there were a few pre-orders ahead of us so it might be a bit of a wait but that if any of them didn't show, it'd be quicker. We headed upstairs and had a drink from the bar while we waited for the food.

Eventually, after about 30 minutes or so, our buzzer buzzed and we headed on downstairs to pick up our food. We'd ordered a smashed cucumber salad which was refreshing but to be honest, a little bit bland. We felt that this could've benefitted from letting it sit and marinate for a bit longer than it had been given. To be fair though, the rest of the food looked pretty full of flavour so maybe a bit of contrast wouldn't be the worst thing!

This was a single beef rib and came with a szechuan pepper chilli marinade. This was pretty special. The meat was falling off the bone and super tender. The beef with the szechuan peppercorns and the chilli all went together incredibly well. This was worth the wait!

The other thing we ordered was the platter which starting top left and going clockwise had beef cheek, pulled lamb, an asian slaw and peach tea glazed pork belly chunks. All the meat was really well done but the pork belly in particular was delicious with that slightly sweet glaze and also the beef cheek that had this amazing smokiness to it and was unbelievably tender. It was also pretty surreal to be eating BBQ with rice!

Hackney Wick is definitely a little further out of the way than we normally venture but the area is actually pretty nice with some really interesting cafes and new restaurants. You also have the nearby Olympic Park which is nice for a stroll. If you do come around here though, and you have the time to wait for a bit if you haven't pre-ordered, this place is definitely worth checking out!

Uncle Hon's BBQ, Unit 1, Hamlet Estate, 96 White Post Ln, London E9 5EN

Cheers, JL

[catchy-court-food]

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Catchy Court is an online marketplace dedicated to offering a wide range of vegan and plant-based food products. Managed by Vezlay Foods Private Limited, it aims to make vegan-friendly products accessible to everyone.

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A spicy and tangy preparation that’s perfect as a main course.

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A quick snack or meal option, featuring veg meat wrapped in flatbread with veggies and sauces.

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[kso1789]

Where to Buy the Best Kerala White Pepper?

White pepper, a prized spice derived from fully ripened peppercorns, is an essential ingredient in many cuisines worldwide. Kerala, known for its rich spice heritage, produces some of the finest white pepper, offering a distinct flavor and a wealth of health benefits. If you’re looking for premium Best Kerala White Pepper, read on to discover where and why you should buy it.

Why Choose Kerala White Pepper?

Kerala’s tropical climate and fertile soil create the perfect conditions for cultivating high-quality white pepper. Here’s why it stands out:

Authentic Flavor: Offers a milder yet more complex taste than black pepper.

Chemical-Free Processing: Sun-dried and naturally processed to retain its purity.

Rich in Nutrients: Packed with antioxidants, aiding digestion and metabolism.

Health Benefits of White Pepper

Enhances Digestion: Stimulates digestive enzymes, promoting gut health.

Boosts Immunity: Rich in vitamins and minerals that strengthen the immune system.

Supports Weight Loss: A natural metabolism booster aiding in fat reduction.

Improves Skin Health: Contains anti-inflammatory properties that combat skin issues.

How to Use White Pepper?

In Cooking: Perfect for soups, sauces, and light-colored dishes where black specks are unwanted.

As a Seasoning: Adds a refined spiciness to salads, meats, and stews.

For Health Benefits: Mix with honey or warm water for digestive relief.

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[redchilliesindian]

Order Indian Food Online with Red Chillies

For anyone who appreciates bold flavours and rich spices, Indian cuisine offers a feast for the senses. Red Chillies has mastered the art of delivering this experience to your home. Whether you're in the mood for a comforting curry, fragrant biryani, or freshly made naan, you can now order Indian food online with ease and confidence.

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Ordering food online isn’t just about convenience—it’s about enjoying restaurant-quality meals without leaving the comfort of your home. Red Chillies takes this a step further by offering a seamless online ordering system that allows you to customise your meals, choose your spice level, and select from a menu that’s as diverse as it is delicious.

No matter the occasion—whether it’s a quiet family dinner, a celebration, or just a quick meal after a busy day—ordering Indian food online has never been simpler. Red Chillies ensures your order is freshly prepared and carefully packed, so it arrives ready to enjoy.

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Red Chillies offers a menu that showcases the diversity of Indian cuisine. From starters to desserts, each dish is crafted with authentic techniques and high-quality ingredients. Begin your meal with options like crispy samosas or spiced chicken tikka. Move on to mains such as lamb rogan josh, butter chicken, or a variety of vegetarian curries, each one packed with bold, aromatic flavours.

If you’re a fan of rice dishes, their biryanis are a must-try. Cooked with perfectly spiced basmati rice and tender meat or vegetables, they’re the ideal combination of taste and texture. Pair these with freshly baked naan or a side of cooling raita for a balanced and satisfying meal.

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What sets Red Chillies apart is their commitment to meeting individual preferences. Whether you prefer mild flavours or love the heat of a spicy vindaloo, the chefs at Red Chillies prepare each dish to your specifications. Vegetarians, vegans, and those with dietary restrictions can find plenty of options to suit their needs, making it an inclusive choice for everyone.

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[homicidal-awareness]

COPING STRATEGIES FOR HOMICIDAL IDEATION

This is a list of things you can try when you're experiencing strong homicidal ideation.

Feel free to suggest more coping strategies! The ones here are compiled from things I've done myself, and things I've had recommended to me by other people. It's meant to be comprehensive, and to give you an idea of things to try when you're struggling, or if some methods aren't working.

Ordered roughly from most gentle to most violent.

Mindfulness

For easing it

Practice breathing exercises and meditation

Sit by yourself out in nature

Take a walk (conditional, only by yourself or if you feel safe passing by other people)

Vent (to friends, anonymously online, or in a private journal/notes app)

Take a cold shower

Exercise or practice martial arts

Listen to violent music

Write your homicidal thoughts out as they appear in your mind. If written digitally, you can delete the file. If written on paper, you can rip it up, throw it away, or burn it.

Draw violent art, or scribble on a page

Violent Methods

For getting it out of your system

Find an isolated space or room and scream out loud

Scream into a pillow

Rip paper or cheap fabric

Punch or 'choke' a pillow or plushie

Smash old plates with a hammer

Light paper on fire

Stab cardboard boxes

Stab a pillow or plushie (can additionally tape a picture of someone you hate to a pillow if you want/need)

Stab a cutting board

Cut meat

[dollsonmain]

Washing my new pants and I've run into the same problem with EVERY pair of pants.

Too big in the waist, too tight in the hip.

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I discovered that Walgreen's is currently mired in an anti-discrimination lawsuit (specifically in California) and I do tick a bunch of the "equal-opportunity" boxes.

female

disabled

veteran

over 40

It's possible corporate's application algo flagged me as a diversity hire.

I've also learned that many, many stores are being closed. There are two Walgreen's, here, and two CVS. There used to be a Rite Aid but it was replaced by the second Walgreen's. Apparently CVS and Rite Aid are closing a lot of locations, too.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a list online that I can look at to see if this store is being closed. That would be alright, really. I would have a few months of work and income, insurance for a little while, and then a totally neutral reason for no longer working there.

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That's kind of weird to me that stores are closing because stocks went down after being high during the height of the pandemic. They're probably still making more money than they did pre-pandemic but it's less than they were making during, so the stores are less valuable and closing, taking all those jobs with them.

Stocks are fucking weird, man.

Looking at the job description and it's basically Do Everything.

Responsibilities

Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.

Registers sales on assigned cash register, provides customers with courteous, fair, friendly, and efficient checkout service.

Customer Experience

Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.

Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).

Operations

Provides customers with courteous, friendly, fast, and efficient service.

Recommends items for sale to customer and recommends trade-up and/or companion items.

Registers customer purchases on assigned cash register, collects cash and distributes change as requested; processes voids, returns, rain checks, refunds, and exchanges as needed.

Keeps counters and shelves clean and well merchandised, takes inventory, and maintains records. Checks in and prices merchandise as required or as directed by store manager or communicated by the shift leader.

Implements Company asset protection procedures to identify and minimize profit loss.

Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).

Constructs and maintains displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures, and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions as directed.

Assists with separation of food items (e.g., raw foods from pre-cooked) and product placement as specified by policies/procedures (e.g., raw and frozen meats on bottom shelves). For consumable items, assists in stock rotation, using the first in, first out method and restock outs.

Has working knowledge of store systems and store equipment.

Provides customer service in the photo area, including digital passport photo service, poster print and creative machine, suggestive sell of promotional photo products.

Assumes web pick-up responsibilities (monitors orders in Picture Care Plus, fills orders (pick items), delivers orders to customers as they arrive at store).

Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring clean, neat, orderly store condition and appearance.

Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.

Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.

Training & Personal Development

Attends training and completes PPLs requested by Manager or assigned by corporate.

Basic Qualifications

Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico)

Requires willingness to work flexible schedule, including evenings and weekend hours

Preferred Qualifications

Prefer six months of experience in a retail environment.

Prefer to have prior work experience with Walgreens.

Prefer to be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico)

Requires willingness to work flexible schedule, including evenings and weekend hours.

The following information is applicable for San Francisco, CA applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits