LaunchesKayaks

joined 2 years ago
[–] LaunchesKayaks 4 points 2 weeks ago

How'd you get that pic of my sleep paralysis demon

[–] LaunchesKayaks 2 points 2 weeks ago

This guy is great. He demands kisses almost every time I see him. I love watching the kids torment him because he looks so tired, but is so tolerant and gentle.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 8 points 2 weeks ago

Ikr? It's adorable

[–] LaunchesKayaks 8 points 2 weeks ago

He is named Caponi. It's a great name.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't donate to charity, but I do donate to the Special Olympics in my area. My little sister is an athlete in it and she is thriving now that she's part of something. It's a really good thing for everyone involved and I want it to continue. I've never seen proof in my area that charities are actually putting donations to use in a tangible way. I've looked into it, too, out of curiosity.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] LaunchesKayaks 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How was I judging? I was defending those of us who are concerned about the whole raw milk having bird flu thing. I was simply saying that those of us with concerns are valid in our feelings.

If you read all of bluewing's comments, the tone comes off, imo, as talking down to those of us who are concerned. Bluewing grew up on a dairy drinking raw milk every day and didn't get sick and seems to be exuding a sense of superiority because of it.. I also grew up on raw milk and didn't get sick from it. Doesn't make me less concerned over bird flu lol

[–] LaunchesKayaks 3 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

After surviving one pandemic, it's totally fair that some of us are a bit wary of raw milk now because multiple places have found bird flu in it. Judging us in the way you are isn't okay.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 3 points 3 weeks ago

My town has an absurd amount of firefighters and first responders. I broke my leg last year and 30 people, both firefighters and paramedics, showed up and poured into my house. It took 3 of them to get my leg stabilized haul me into the ambulance. The rest ended up just standing around in my yard doing nothing lol. When we passed the fire department/ paramedic place, there were like 10 other people hanging around the ambulances and fire trucks in their uniforms just shooting the shit.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 2 points 3 weeks ago

My only good neighbor weighs almost 400lbs and has ruined knees and a fucked up spine. Wish there was a neighborhood watch, but most of my town is impoverished, so there's a lot of shitty people. The town is nice overall imo, but the shitty people definitely bring it down when they start their shenanigans. The small police force is very active and most criminals are taken into custody peacefully, but ACAB and it's just a matter of time before they start killing folks. I do own a gun and know how to use it, have two very loud dogs, and my house has a good alarm system and the fenced in yard has a gate that confuses a lot of people. I'm not afraid of anyone breaking in to hurt me or whatever, but I don't want to get dragged into anything if I'm outside at the wrong time, especially if my dogs are out because they are liable to get shot with how much they want to see people and how loud they are.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 5 points 3 weeks ago

Last time I rolled my ankle I got a Maisonneuve fracture. The surgeon who fixed me up was super pumped about it because these types of fractures apparently don't happen super often.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I am all about not calling the cops, but is there a good alternative for someone to call for situations that need deescalated before people get hurt or worse? I keep getting awful neighbors. Had to call CPS on the first family for extreme negligence and they had their kids taken away the same day I reported them. The last ones were selling drugs, but were mostly quiet with an occasional super loud dispute that would honestly scare me. Didn't know they were selling drugs until their house got raided, though. The new ones are VERY quiet and don't seem interested in even properly introducing themselves, so I'm hoping they're cool, but with the track record of that place... I expect bad times to come. I would love to know what services I could utilize if things escalate to the point where I become fearful of being outside or whatever

 

My parents got me one of them fancy countertop air fryer/oven things and idk what to cook first when I get it set up. According to the box, it does everything a normal oven does as well as air fries. It can hold two whole chickens or 1 frozen pizza. It came with a rack for things like toast and a baking sheet. I also have a bunch of pans and stuff that I was given when I got my house that I've never used.

I don't know much about actually cooking food other than chicken should not be medium rare and that the cereal goes before the milk.

 

I am a level 1 help desk tech at an MSP. I've been at this job for a year. I've been working in IT for 1.5 years, though.

I have my yearly review coming up and I have no idea what kind of questions to ask. I'm drawing a total blank.

I do know that I am being prepped to become a level 2 tech, but I'm not there yet.

My company is small and I can be totally open and honest with my boss.

I'm still anxious though.

 

I'll go first.

A person seeks out a fey to get a warlock pact. The person doesn't know, however, that they're a sorcerer with strong fey ancestry that just hasn't manifested yet. The fey obviously agrees to the "pact" and makes a ridiculous contract that the person agrees to. The person lives their entire life believing they're a warlock when they're actually a sorcerer. The only thing the fey did was help the person's magicky shit manifest.

 

She was restless all night. I'm glad she's finally resting like she needs to.

 

He's trying to convince me to go back to bed to cuddle with him.

 

I can't upload images I have taken on my phone. I get an error that says "unexpected character at Character1"

I'm new to Connect and didn't seem to have this issue on liftoff. Is there a workaround for this or something?

 

I'm having a meeting to set mine up on Thursday. My company matches 3%, and that's what I'm putting in.

I hope that the dude I'm meeting with can choose my investments for me, but idk if that's an option here.

I want to be prepared.

 

She's been prancing around the house showing off since she got back lol.

 

I work at an MSP, and got sexually harassed by a client recently. I just found out he got fired over it. I get to disable all of his accounts and stuff. It's so amazing.

 

A month ago I broke my ankle and needed surgery to fix it. My dogs and I have been staying with my parents and sister since then because I can't care for myself or my dogs in my current state. I have a 1 year old male beagle who is neutered. I have a 6 month old goldendoodle female who will be spayed next month. My parents have a very anxious great Dane/German shepherd and an Aussie mix. Both are females and spayed.

My beagle has anxiety, but improved greatly when I put him on meds when he was younger.

Anyway, my beagle has started resource guarding and being aggressive since we have begun staying with my parents. He'll snap if you try to take things from him or gently move him if he's in the way. He's never acted like this before. I've tried doing the whole trading for a better item thing, but it hasn't been doing anything.

My house is very quiet and chill, since I live alone. My parents' place is very chaotic and my sister throws a lot of fits and screams a lot. She also verbally berates all of the dogs and we can't get her to stop.

I'll be here for another two or 3 months until my leg is healed enough for me to go home. I know the environment changes have my beagle upset, but I can't emotionally handle him acting like he has been.

Do y'all have any suggestions for how to get him to stop acting this way? My family doesn't seem to have the capability of working together for this and my stepfather and sister just won't treat my pets in the way I treat them. My stepfather is one of those people who still believes in the whole alpha dog bs and can be abusive. I don't think he's abused my beagle, but I have been bedridden, so I can't keep him and my sister in check with their behavior.

I treat my dogs gently and with love and respect. I very rarely raise my voice and I do lots of positive reinforcement. We also had a very strict schedule at my house and we don't even have a schedule now because of all the changes.

My beagle came from a rough background, and he needs treated in the way I treat him in order to not trigger his anxiety. Loud noises and nearby hostility is incredibly upsetting for him. He NEVER acted like this at our house. He was nothing but the sweetest baby boy.

What should I do? Will this behavior stop when we return home?

 

I'll probably be in the boot until at least February. It has to be work appropriate because I'll be back at the office part time starting next month

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