Wait are we supposed to carry these around? I became a permanent resident back in 2010 and I don’t think I’ve ever taken mine out of my filing cabinet.

I absolutely love this tree. The leaves smell like gasoline, the fruit ripens for an incredibly short window once a year, the flowers are pollinated by fruit flies, the leaves make it look like a tropical plant… it’s just so weird and beautiful. And because they’re best eaten ripe off the tree, they’re a great reminder to enjoy the little things as they happen, because some things just can’t be saved for a rainy day.

Blowers. It’s what I called pool drains (and lights and vents). Still hate them.

And this one is more of a ‘it would be terrible and now I can’t stop thinking about it’ thing, but steep hills, and how awful it’d be to just roll back down them. In a car or on foot. You just suddenly lose control and start plummeting backwards. I got it worst when I was in San Fran.

I’ve got pretty close with my instant pot recipe, but its hours of work and I end up throwing away so much rotted veg because I don’t use it all. So yeah, way better to buy in from a local place.

Can confirm. There are SO MANY people in my life who I’m like “you’re just so cool.” People who might not consider themselves the prettiest, the smartest, the trendiest, the most intelligent… Etc. but each of those people fucking SHINE to me in a way that is so truly irreplaceable and THEM. I try and say it whenever I have it, but there are many people I just never get the chance to say it to.

One that stands out is this girl in my class at college back in the early 2000s. Random girl, I worked with her on one project, but something about how she inspired and motivated me has stuck with me for 20 years. I’ve made decisions and changes in my life because of her, and she has no clue that she’s a pivotal and incredible power in my world to this day.

This is you to someone. I guarantee it.

Discord user of 5 years, use it daily, I’ve had the update for a week or more, and I’m still fumbling with buttons to find what I’m looking for. It’s really badly done.

I spend an hour or so on Lemmy a day and other than the bad bad ones (the ones named to attract predators etc) I have no clue what all the instances are. I see lemmy.ml and assume it’s just a lesser used main instance.

So, no judgement from me.

36k karma on mine, haven’t logged in for months. Just did and I got the invite.

They’re desperate yo.

This is insane.

I do however want to segue into an idea I had for a new doorbell. Basically when you press the button, instead of immediately ringing inside the house, a pre recorded voice asks a series of questions. Then, AI analyzes the answers against your set of rules and determines if the person is allowed to be interrupting you. Imagine a sales person ringing your doorbell and getting you asking "hey what’s this about? Is she expecting you?’ And then declining to ring the doorbell and asking them to leave. My cats would be thrilled.

He did sniff it and ask for brushies after so I don’t think he was too upset with it.

I feel like this is the standard answer for everything that makes cats react. That being said, prank them gently and in moderation as you would a friend or yourself.

Healing! Good eye ;)

I’ve had my boy cat since he was six weeks old, and I know his foster momma (and bio momma!) and there’s zero reason for this, but he’s terrified of men too! So, while it could be trauma from an event, she might also just be a fearful derp.

In the UK I had to do around 20 lessons, you got to take your test only when your instructor decided you were ready. And you had to have passed a theory test within the last three months I believe. The test was an hour of various maneuvers and questions. I passed on my second attempt. This was twenty years ago.

Then I moved to the US and it was a 5 minute drive around a car park while the test lady complained about her menopausal symptoms, and then “I can tell you can drive” and I passed.

Sock is too exposed at the top of the shoe, leading to an unexpected clash of color or style, sock is squashed up the leg by the boot and disrupts the natural fit of the pant, slouch sock (the worst), and sometimes the shoe makes the sock seam really obvious around my toenails for no apparent reason.

Christ, we cancelled it a month ago and I feel so fucking stupid. Stupid that we had it for so long for… what? I don’t need anything so quickly that a couple of days delivery makes a difference. Food, water, heat, somewhere to sleep are things I need on a strict schedule. Knock off earbuds and some silicone molds for frozen shot glasses can absolutely wait. AND IT’S STILL FREE SHIPPING, you just add to cart and buy once you hit $35.

When Fran wants cuddles you can pat your knees (like a “come here boy!” gesture) and she’ll do a BIG STRETTTCHHH onto your leg to indicate “yes please pick me up”. Then you smoosh your face into her because she’s a cat.

Sock shoe sock shoe.

I have to test if the pants/sock/shoe combo works before committing to the whole process a second time.

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One sneezes in your face, one pisses in the bath, and we’re pretty sure the third one has cat autism or some auditory dysfunction as the slightest noise (doorbell, motorbike, house noises) sends him into a panic, which in turn becomes violence. And he’s almost 20lbs, which can do a lot of damage when it’s launching at you with claws out.