Shoutout to whoever it was who informed me a few weeks ago that some types of Zofran have stevia in them because I got to tell my doctor about it today, and he literally made this face behind his mask because he had no idea, and he is also stevia intolerant:

Me, rocking up for my annual physical and my bucketload of weird health problems: so anyway [drops some new medical lore here]

Dr. Brandon who has been hanging on for dear life to the rollercoaster that's been my health saga since he saved my life in 2019, sweating nervously as he yet again learns something new about himself against his will: exCUSE ME?

Thank you for the warning. I go to my doctor who handles my Zofran prescription next week, so I'll talk to her then.

I have a laundry list of medications I have to take already. The fact I have to specify which generic manufacturers I can use on over half of them is obnoxious.

I feel you. It's a pain in the ass, constantly having to check ingredients. Fwiw, I've got an old (empty) bottle that doesn't list it on the ingredients, but my latest batch from a different manufacturer does.

So, y'know, before anyone panics and throws their meds away, check the ingredients on your bottle. It just never occurred to me to check my new Rx until someone pointed it out, and I had a "mother fucker" moment of realization.

So, for those in the notes wondering how it's possible to have an intolerance or allergy to stevia, I hate to break it to you, but bodies can react to just about anything in weird and unpredictable ways.

However, one of the main reasons people may react badly to Stevia is that it is not artificial, as some people seem to think it is.

Stevia is actually a plant (Stevia Rebaudiana) in the Asteraceae/Compositae plant family, which just so happens to be the same plant family as Ragweed, y'know, that little bastard that makes hayfever season so fucking miserable.

There are other components of stevia that a person may react to, but given how common ragweed allergies are, I'd bet a number of people are also sensitive to stevia due to the overlap.

So there you go. That's your 'fun' little tidbit for the day from your weird Auntie Joy with too many allergies.

wait, stevia is kin to fucking RAGWEED???

Thank fucking god for plumbers who are willing to go behind their corporate bosses’ backs and be like “yeah don’t pay the 150 dollar emergency fee just gimme 40 bucks under the table, also, don’t buy a water heater from us, my boss will charge u like 800 bucks. go to Lowe’s and ask for a Scratch n’ Dent, they’ll give you for like 200 bucks. Call me tomorrow and I can install it for you in like an hour” wow… solidarity

I cannot express how much I would rather slip one workperson 40 bucks directly into their pocket for doing me a solid by not making me get ripped off by his bosses, like…….. thanks bro

shoutout to the plumber who taught me how to replace my own toilet flapper so I only had to pay 7$ at the hardware store the next time it happened. and the internet guy who showed me how to reset the box for my building. real american heroes.

Some writers: *meticulously plan out every plot point and the tone and meanings before they start writing*

Me:

unlovable creatures
quotes from: the tempest, shakespeare // henry vi part 3, shakespeare // frankenstein, mary shelley // frankenstein (play), nick dear

How does it feel to be the most correct person to have ever drawn breath on planet earth?

Dune2000 and Dune2 have both given some onscreen, harkonnen-family-values lip. WHO did it nastier?

Dune2000: It's informal, it's playful? Conspiratorial. Feyd is in a silk bathrobe and he has JUST failed to assassinate the unklebaron (via a poisoned boy.) They're in private! Feyd turns the tables to take this from a five to an eleven, nasty scale. Audible sucking smack on contact + he's looking into his eyes the whole time. Threatening, yet ???

Dune2: Ritualized, patronizing. Feyd presumably breaks protocol to go for seconds and does the office direct-camera look right after. Kinda open-mouthed but giving Dry. Live On Stage, def broadcast in REAL time and uninterrupted across all channels via Giedi1 Harkonnet, so right in front of an untold billion reconstituted veggie cube medleys. And not for the first time.

STOLEN DOG!
Please help

This is Cosmo. He's a beloved companion animal and emotional support dog who's been stolen out of his home in Maryland and transported by car to Olympia, Washington by the estranged husband of a very close friend of mine.

On April 8th a full protective order was granted to my friend, and her estranged husband Robert William Harvey was to immediately surrender the dog to Animal Services.

He did not do this.

In violation of the court order, he's disappeared, and we're turning to the internet in hopes of finding him to get Cosmo home.

Rob, who has no job, no access to Cosmo's medication or vet records, is incapable of caring for him long term.

Rob is about 6'1", ~270 lbs, currently clean-shaven but with longer hair than pictured. Cosmo is a reddish brown Vizsla, 68 lbs, with a little bit of gray chin hair as he's about to turn 6 years old. Rob likely has a rental vehicle and may be in the greater Seattle area or have gone further at this point. If you see them or have any information on them, please contact me or the Tumwater Police non-emergency number 360-704-2740.

Cosmo's owner is one of my closest friends; I can absolutely vouch that every word of this is true and that this is a nightmare situation my dear friend has been going through. Cosmo is a deeply beloved dog and he and his person deserve to be reunited (as you can see, the courts agree, to boot) -- Rob claims to love him, but is not in a position to give him the care he needs, and despite his claims has not been making decisions with Cosmo's welfare as his priority. Please share if you can, and if you're in the greater Seattle area or the US Pacific Northwest in general, please please keep an eye out!!

Link to full post too: https://www.instagram.com/cosmo.the.dogonaut/p/C5o4lhKv6pV/

UPDATE: THE DOG IS HOME NOW!!!

STOLEN DOG!
Please help

This is Cosmo. He's a beloved companion animal and emotional support dog who's been stolen out of his home in Maryland and transported by car to Olympia, Washington by the estranged husband of a very close friend of mine.

On April 8th a full protective order was granted to my friend, and her estranged husband Robert William Harvey was to immediately surrender the dog to Animal Services.

He did not do this.

In violation of the court order, he's disappeared, and we're turning to the internet in hopes of finding him to get Cosmo home.

Rob, who has no job, no access to Cosmo's medication or vet records, is incapable of caring for him long term.

Rob is about 6'1", ~270 lbs, currently clean-shaven but with longer hair than pictured. Cosmo is a reddish brown Vizsla, 68 lbs, with a little bit of gray chin hair as he's about to turn 6 years old. Rob likely has a rental vehicle and may be in the greater Seattle area or have gone further at this point. If you see them or have any information on them, please contact me or the Tumwater Police non-emergency number 360-704-2740.

Cosmo's owner is one of my closest friends; I can absolutely vouch that every word of this is true and that this is a nightmare situation my dear friend has been going through. Cosmo is a deeply beloved dog and he and his person deserve to be reunited (as you can see, the courts agree, to boot) -- Rob claims to love him, but is not in a position to give him the care he needs, and despite his claims has not been making decisions with Cosmo's welfare as his priority. Please share if you can, and if you're in the greater Seattle area or the US Pacific Northwest in general, please please keep an eye out!!

Link to full post too: https://www.instagram.com/cosmo.the.dogonaut/p/C5o4lhKv6pV/

i saw a post on twitter by a european saying americans are fake for their random compliments to strangers and their general cheery demeanor and like no. no no no you don’t understand. if you get a random compliment from an american on the street about your outfit or whatever, that is 100% genuine. we mean it. we aren’t lying we are making a small but fleeting connection with you because our lives are shitty but the human condition is enduring. oh god i’m clutching my chest

Sokka's girlfriend looked great today.