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hannahWhen I tell people I struggle to fall asleep and that I've had that problem a while, they never expect me to say it's gone at least as far back as kindergarten - at least, not by the looks on their faces when I tell them. But that's how it's always been. It's both an issue I struggle with and something I struggle to accept, and people not accepting that it takes an immense amount of work or the occasional dosage of drugs to cut it down to what's commonly accepted as typical at the bare minimum.
Case in point: telling my therapist I was tired this morning, and telling her it wasn't unusual. I'd tired myself out yesterday, too, from a decent workout and doing a lot of batch cooking, and it didn't shift anything once the lights were off and the covers were up. I've yet to find a reliable medication to help with this, and I'm not even sure what to ask for, since what I'd really like would be a small supply of several things at once to try them out without having to keep going back and asking again, but I understand most physicians and pharmacies aren't willing to go that route. So I'm just taking it as I take it.
Case in point: telling my therapist I was tired this morning, and telling her it wasn't unusual. I'd tired myself out yesterday, too, from a decent workout and doing a lot of batch cooking, and it didn't shift anything once the lights were off and the covers were up. I've yet to find a reliable medication to help with this, and I'm not even sure what to ask for, since what I'd really like would be a small supply of several things at once to try them out without having to keep going back and asking again, but I understand most physicians and pharmacies aren't willing to go that route. So I'm just taking it as I take it.
Check-In Post - May 26th 2026
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Weekend!
May. 26th, 2026 09:58 amajI had a busy and not busy weekend.
Saturday involved a lot of planned time, including a spa day w/some buds. It was nice, if expensive. I also got complimented on my skin, which is nice as I am haphazard at best with any kind of skin care routine. Huzzah, spf 60. But! I did get a new (to me) phone, got my emissions check done, found a Le Crueset tea kettle I'd been eying @ Goodwill for $4, and had a nice chat with Mom.
Sunday, I did All the laundry (including the sheets Wink defiled) then decided that I didn't have plans, so I was just gonna go shop at rich people stores as you can usually get better deals. As such, I drove up through the Norther suburbs. And fuck me, I forgot Northbrook was Like That. Anywho, I hit up a Woodman's in Buffalo Grove and spent entirely too much in beverages. For real, I spent, like $85 on soda and cider alone. I also picked up some Memorial Day picnic-type snacks. Namely, some hot dogs, mac and cheese, and cabbage. Did y'all know you can roast hot dogs in the oven and get a not-quite-grill-like experience, but pretty close? I also made mayo-based coleslaw for the first time.
I also picked up a few cupboard staples. I always forget how non-traditional my grocery shopping experience is compared to the average American grocery store. I blame my parents and friends for basically being an ingredient kitchen person. Y'all are such good cooks and normalized it! So when confronted by walls of processed goods I'm always a bit thrown. What the heck am I supposed to do with canned soup? I mean, sure, casseroles, but come on! Though, the giant tub of Jif for $6 was appreciated.
Yesterday, I mostly just chilled out with the girls and played some video games. It was really nice. Hope everyone else had an ok weekend!
Saturday involved a lot of planned time, including a spa day w/some buds. It was nice, if expensive. I also got complimented on my skin, which is nice as I am haphazard at best with any kind of skin care routine. Huzzah, spf 60. But! I did get a new (to me) phone, got my emissions check done, found a Le Crueset tea kettle I'd been eying @ Goodwill for $4, and had a nice chat with Mom.
Sunday, I did All the laundry (including the sheets Wink defiled) then decided that I didn't have plans, so I was just gonna go shop at rich people stores as you can usually get better deals. As such, I drove up through the Norther suburbs. And fuck me, I forgot Northbrook was Like That. Anywho, I hit up a Woodman's in Buffalo Grove and spent entirely too much in beverages. For real, I spent, like $85 on soda and cider alone. I also picked up some Memorial Day picnic-type snacks. Namely, some hot dogs, mac and cheese, and cabbage. Did y'all know you can roast hot dogs in the oven and get a not-quite-grill-like experience, but pretty close? I also made mayo-based coleslaw for the first time.
I also picked up a few cupboard staples. I always forget how non-traditional my grocery shopping experience is compared to the average American grocery store. I blame my parents and friends for basically being an ingredient kitchen person. Y'all are such good cooks and normalized it! So when confronted by walls of processed goods I'm always a bit thrown. What the heck am I supposed to do with canned soup? I mean, sure, casseroles, but come on! Though, the giant tub of Jif for $6 was appreciated.
Yesterday, I mostly just chilled out with the girls and played some video games. It was really nice. Hope everyone else had an ok weekend!
Memorial Day
May. 25th, 2026 11:22 pmsettiaiWelp. I ended up being kidnapped by a friend for a large chunk of the day, so there went all of my plans to catch up on things that I'm behind on.
I need to get up early to head into the office tomorrow, but I'm currently wide awake so we'll see how things go. My sleep schedule always gets out of whack when I have a long weekend, so I'm not going to be surprised if I end up staying up half the night, get 2-3 hours of sleep in, and then crash for a few hours after work. Maybe my body will surprise me, though.
If it does as I'm expecting it to go, at least I'll have a few hours to try to catch up on some things before I get tired enough to actually fall asleep.
I need to get up early to head into the office tomorrow, but I'm currently wide awake so we'll see how things go. My sleep schedule always gets out of whack when I have a long weekend, so I'm not going to be surprised if I end up staying up half the night, get 2-3 hours of sleep in, and then crash for a few hours after work. Maybe my body will surprise me, though.
If it does as I'm expecting it to go, at least I'll have a few hours to try to catch up on some things before I get tired enough to actually fall asleep.
Seemed so sure.
May. 25th, 2026 09:31 pmhannahThis afternoon, I heard a sound which captured my attention: a regularly occurring artificial squeak, unlike anything from a bird or a car engine. It was timed exactly to the countdown on the crosswalk, and I stood underneath it to try to parse if it was a new feature and hear it better close up.
Then a woman walked by me, her steps in time to the countdown, her shoes the cause of the sound.
I took it as a reminder to be attentive to things around me, to really open myself up and pay attention.
I was so wrapped up in that thought, I completely missed one of my parents' neighbors walking towards me until he said hello.
And thus, balance in the universe.
Then a woman walked by me, her steps in time to the countdown, her shoes the cause of the sound.
I took it as a reminder to be attentive to things around me, to really open myself up and pay attention.
I was so wrapped up in that thought, I completely missed one of my parents' neighbors walking towards me until he said hello.
And thus, balance in the universe.
FFA DW Post #2482 - A kilt to a mouse is a chastity belt to a chipmunk.
May. 26th, 2026 11:11 amsunnymodffa posting in fail_fandomanonWhy do mice and rats move into human houses, but chipmunks don't?
a) Easier access [see above]
b) Misanthropy
c) Fear of commitment
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Nonfiction
May. 25th, 2026 03:27 pmrivkatYes, I am avoiding working on an article, why do you ask?
Daniel Okrent, Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy: ( finishing the hat )
Giulia Walter, Art and Copyright Law: An Interdisciplinary Study on Interpictoriality: ( appropriation art, art theory, and copyright law )
Richard Hardack, Your Call Is Very Important to Us: Advertising and the Corporate Theft of Personhood: ( a very long rant that will not teach you about corporate law )
Helen Pearson, Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works: ( evidence-based policy )
Fred Beard, Comparative Advertising: History, Theory, and Practice: ( nicely comprehensive )”
Feminist Perspectives on Advertising: What’s the Big Idea? (ed. Kim Golombisky): ( international chapters, even )
Daniel Okrent, Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy: ( finishing the hat )
Giulia Walter, Art and Copyright Law: An Interdisciplinary Study on Interpictoriality: ( appropriation art, art theory, and copyright law )
Richard Hardack, Your Call Is Very Important to Us: Advertising and the Corporate Theft of Personhood: ( a very long rant that will not teach you about corporate law )
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Check-In Post - May 25th 2026
May. 25th, 2026 07:38 pmbadly_knitted posting in get_knittedHello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.
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99 Doctor Who icons + 1 AO3 icon
May. 25th, 2026 02:23 pmannabeth_roses posting in fandom_iconsVarious episodes. A few of River or River/Eleven, but mostly Eleven. One AO3 icon.
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Teasers:
here @ my journal
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While I continue to yell about Cascade and Blight
May. 25th, 2026 08:57 amrydra_wongHere's what Peter Watts (author of Blindsight) said about them in Forbes:
N.B. I would like to point out that the sapient techbro submarine is in fact a sleek black techbro submarine which has been possessed by an eldritch horror from the depthsalong with the remains of its crew who unfortunately for them may not be wholly dead and it's the resulting entity which may be sapient.
Because personally I feel that Watts is severely underselling how insanely badass this part is. I just really love the submarine, okay?
Finally, someone I’m sure none of you have ever heard of, because she’s a new Canadian author published by the tiny Bumblepuppy Press, and by the time you read this, her books will be prohibitively expensive due to tariffs. Rachel Rosen, whose ongoing Sleep of Reason trilogy (the second book has only just been released) depicts a future climate-ravaged world in which demons stalk the Rockies and so-called “MAIs” (Magic-Affected Individuals) are used by Canadian politicians to plan their campaigns. Canada falls into dictatorship in the first book; the Resistance hangs on by its fingernails in the second. There are Earthquakes and opera singers and prison camps for human experimentation. There’s a sapient tech-bro submarine. I don’t know how many non-Canadians these books might resonate with, but I’ll bet that number is increasing daily, down below the 49th at least. I would not have believed that a fantasy novel could be so depressingly relevant.
N.B. I would like to point out that the sapient techbro submarine is in fact a sleek black techbro submarine which has been possessed by an eldritch horror from the depths
Because personally I feel that Watts is severely underselling how insanely badass this part is. I just really love the submarine, okay?