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To quote an indecisive mollusk: "Everything is going just as planned!"

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 10 points 9 hours ago

So excited and so overwhelmed.

We're moving from the US to Denmark soon. We just had a hurricane destroy our city. We are fine, thankfully, but our city is in bad shape. I also just had a decently big surgery a few weeks ago and my doctor's office is gone, so in the midst of all this I have to find a doctor. Just coincidental timing on all of it.

But it's net positive. I look forward to the future more than I dread the bad stuff.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Every day I go to all my part time jobs, and they take so much from me that I cannot recover what I've lost before the beginning of my next day of shifts.

Every day, I lose more and more of me. Until one day, there will be nothing left and I will quit one or all of my jobs and be unable to afford housing, and become homeless (again).

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Do you live in America ? I've heard stories like this from Americans ... I hope it goes well with you anyway

[–] BatmansButt@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Not all jobs are created equal. Find a new one(s).

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago

Every day is some variation on shitty.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (4 children)

Putting my kitty down this afternoon. Almost made it to 20. Very sad. On Xanax though.

Edit: thank you everyone. He’s gone now. We had an at-home service put him down. He went incredibly peacefully, purring loudly as the first injection went in.

We’re about to drive him to his brother’s grave (who died five years ago) and bury him there so they can forever snuggle.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 11 hours ago

It sounds like you gave your kitty a long, love-filled life. I’m sorry they can’t be with you longer.

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

So sorry for your loss 😞

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for giving your kitty as good a life as you could. Don't let the end cloud your vision from the good times.

If/when you're ready, there are more lost souls to save out there. I wish I could have cats myself, but I am not stable enough to house them. Maybe some day I will foster, but even that is probably to much for me to handle.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago

Thank you for your kind words. He lived an incredible life. Working is going to be a lot more lonely without him constantly bothering me to snuggle with me all day.

When his brother died five years ago, he was so lonely… so we adopted two baby kittens so he could be their mum. He took to them immediately, cuddling and playing and loving them. I think that might have extended his life. They’re a little confused right now with him not moving, but we didn’t let him see his brother after he died, which I think was a mistake.

About to go drive to his brother’s grave to bury him with his brother so they can snuggle eternally.

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

That's so sad...

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Like my life has been stolen from me. I am left with nothing.

Isn't having cancer alone bad enough?

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Usually with my fingers, or at least generally with my skin.

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 points 29 minutes ago

I just watched that yesterday for the 97th time.

With my hands silly.

[–] nichtburningturtle 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)
[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 hours ago

I wish I could work out like I used to when I was unemployed. I know it would give me more energy, but there is nothing left at the end of the day to invest into me and my health.

Whatever, who wants to live a long life anyways? Just more rent payments, more scammers, more assholes in my life.

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

Hope you get better soon...

[–] Alice@beehaw.org 1 points 6 hours ago

Had a pint of blood drawn today. I feel dizzy and heavy and very hot 😭

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Alright I guess.

[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 12 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Like I'm on autopilot. Always tired and insomniac.

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

Try to stay away from stress reasons for a while if possible , hope you get better soon

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 hours ago

Ever try psychedelics? I fully understand they aren't for everyone, but it helped me get away from the autopilot feeling in life.

Unfortunately, most days I wish I could go back to autopilot. Being aware and present can be a curse.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Doin alright. Tired from the work week, happy for the weekend!

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

That's good to know.... I have the same feelings whenever I go back home from college... like college is good but nothing is cozier or nicer than being able to rest after a busy day

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Subject-ive

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 10 hours ago

With my nerves.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 6 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Doing great! πŸ˜ƒ Currently sitting at my desk eating chocolate... 🍫

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

We all deserve to thrive, not just survive. Glad to hear you are doing well. Take care.

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago

That's nice , I have pomegranate in the fridge and I was planning to eat it

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Since the last bout with COVID and subsequent bronchitis, I'm always exhausted and my lungs seem to hate me. It's slowly improving by the day but that's the worst bout of COVID I've had.

Fully vaxxed, other than the recent one for obvious reason

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago

I too suffer from long covid. I remember a time before when I didn't constantly cough all day. Good times...

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Hope you get better soon...

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 hours ago

The pain of life does not last forever. We all find peace. For a few, in this life. For the majority, in the next.

Only 40 more years of my shift left on earth and I can know peace for the first and last time.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago
[–] thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I do not understand the question

[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago

Use a translator then

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)
[–] limitsomething@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I like creepy things but this scared me a little bit....

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 hours ago

14 years ago. Man they were hard years. Here's to the even worse years that are still to come.

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 2 points 11 hours ago

Like Peter Frampton

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 0 points 8 hours ago

Eh. I have thing going on that I'm looking forward to, trying to keep my head up with things, but right now there's this issue that's putting a shadow over everything.

I try to talk to the person involved, but they've kept at it to this point where I don't want to be around them. I've tried to be gentle about it, but it's like everything I said gets forgotten in a week and I'm the bad person for putting my foot down after.

I think it feels worse because I know what I need to do, but it's going to make a lot of things very difficult, and it's going to take accepting that someone who was very important in my life isn't the person I knew when we reached that point. That neither of us are.