All it does to me is make me sleepy, but if I take it at night I don't sleep. I don't think it's working...

As someone with the skin complexion of a jar of mayonnaise, burns after ten minutes on a cloudy day, and got sun burned to the point of sun poisoning and second degree burns once in my youth - yeah, I'm going to chase that bigger number. Skin cancer also runs in my family. Once had a dermatologist tell me that I shouldn't go out of the house without a minimum of spf 50 on all exposed skin, period. Doesn't matter the time of year. I don't tan. I freckle and more freckles mean more checking for the ABCs of skin cancer. Just had an age spot (according to the dermatologist) removed not too long ago because the freckle became raised, rough, and irregularly shaped.

Oldest child was contacted via text by a recruiter. We told them to waste their time. Say "yes, I'll talk to you about it if you treat ME to a meal at [local restaurant]." (emphasis mine)

The recruiter ghosted them after that.

I have, for my child. A local branch of a charity covers all of the pediatric oncology patients' prescriptions so the families don't have to worry about it. They also have prepaid cards that they give out monthly to families to spend on whatever they might need.

It's fucked that I'm moved to tears over this practically every time I fill his prescriptions before we head home. Having the medicine he needs shouldn't have to send someone into bankruptcy if the charity branch didn't cover it.

I hate the price of prescriptions in this country.

Obligatory suggestion to read the manga if you haven't already. Truly expands the world and goes well past the events of the movie. Also, depending on the version you end up reading, you get to see more of Miyazaki's watercolor paintings.

All it does is tell me I'm broke. I know this already. I don't need to be reminded again...

Yes. After 5± years I was immediately dropped for a new friend who happened to share the same birthday, just different year. It was never the same after that. We haven't even talked in 10 years. It still hurts.

It was custom made by a guy in Guatemala who runs his own online shop. It's the only one I know of in existence.

Same. I'm eyeing that translucent one because they sure did hit that nostalgia button for me on a translucent cell phone from the early 00s.

Pretty much, yes. I could probably draw them now, but I make no assumptions that it would be to scale.

I can't draw you a map of routes I've taken, but I can see them in my head.

I remember drawing floorplans for fun as a kid after my dad brought home a book of them from a housing company - that was 30± years ago.

But I can't tell you what I had for breakfast this morning.

I have questions.... lots of questions.

Since COVID we haven't had a knock on our door... We just occasionally get junk mail from the JW...

Fizzgig is my spirit animal.

It's even worse for me when I'm able to track the driver on the map...

Mine just wanted to play with unicorns, so I let him play with unicorns.

I kinda want one.

"Cotton gin" and "cott-engine" are pronounced the save way - possibly a homophone, definitely a play on words/sounds. I don't know much about Eli Whitney besides that he's credited with the invention of the cotton gin.

That is one of those movies that I grew up watching on VHS not realizing how many did not know what in the world it was until I was an adult.

Yes it is!

Faux crocs are awesome and comfy!