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Cyberpunk engineer from the future. Hydration reminders always.

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Jane Ruffino's avatar Jane Ruffino @janeruffino.bsky.social
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Ok, getting desperate! Looking for Covid shots in RI or eastern MA. The CDC website is wrong (we tried and nobody they say has it actually does). We are uninsured, so need a low-cost place and my kid is 4. Pls direct links only! Currently crying in a Walmart parking lot in fucking Cranston.

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Casey's avatar Casey @thecasey.bsky.social
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Psst. If you did anything for Pride (or whatever) last weekend that included being around a crowd, please test for COVID!

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Courtney Milan's avatar Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com
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Romancing the Vote is coming to an end today, but here is your tiny reminder amidst the chaos that THE EARL WHO ISN'T will be out on July 30, 2024.

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Jenn's avatar Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social
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Of course my mom called because she got spam saying my house was for sale and she wanted to know if it was true. Which maybe she did or didn't and was just hunting for info. Whatever I said my house isn't for sale and my cancer is an adventure and that is that. Cause boundaries!

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Woohoo! Breast MRI is done. Resting in a Superman pose on my sternum SUCKS. But I will say Eurythmics is an excellent choice to go with the beat of the machine.

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My polishes are fine but thanks for the warning. I can see the tops of the glass are thinner than I would like and how this could happen. All my bottles opened and closed but I made sure to grip them carefully when opening.

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)'s avatar Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.bsky.social
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Over at the Bad Place, I made a tradition of posting Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July," and I intend to carry on that tradition here. Since most versions you read in classes or in textbooks have parts omitted, the link below has the full text of the speech.

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Sparrow / Liz 's avatar Sparrow / Liz @untonuggan.bsky.social
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[nutrition science]

a thing I have been thinking about a lot:

healing injuries (and connective tissue) takes more energy than "baseline"

healing injuries also makes it harder to fight or flight

so how do our bodies decide it's "safe" to repair an injury?

#NEISvoid

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David M. Perry's avatar David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social
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Since 2019 I've liked to remind you that we should work to break up not just ICE, but abolish the entire DHS. It's a post-9/11 reactionary agency that needs to be destroyed.

www.cnn.com/2019/07/04/o...

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Jenn's avatar Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social
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Do you have seating for all of your guests? This reminded me I need to buy more.

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Okay, now I have to rearrange my living room and buy some magnets. I love this idea.

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Ooh I should get a third as well. Adding it to the shopping list!

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Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (he/she/they)'s avatar Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (he/she/they) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social
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It’s Disability Pride Month! I’m Autistic, and have a bunch of autoimmune conditions (SLE, RA, and Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy). I’m an author, classically trained chef, and freelance sensitivity reader.
Buy my food aversion cookbook COLOR TASTE TEXTURE!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704923...

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Jenn's avatar Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social
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I do have upstairs and downstairs people thermometers. Six room thermometers tied to the HVAC system. We will not discuss the number of food thermometers I have in the kitchen... and yes I calibrate one.

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I have so many nail clippers because they always disappear so some rooms have up to 3 just so I don't bite or tear my nails. I craft so I have everyday scissors and speciality scissors. And box cutters I have regular and safety ones. I lend people the regular because they are cheap.

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I just counted and I have over 10 pairs nail clippers in my house, 10 pairs of scissors, and 5 box cutters. Plus however many more are currently hiding in doom boxes. If you use that tool in multiple rooms often, just get another to live in that room. AND get/make it a home.

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"Put the thing where your brain wants you to do the thing" is such a fucking basic rule, why is it so hard

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Sara 🏳️‍🌈's avatar Sara 🏳️‍🌈 @saralovesyou.bsky.social
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This is tangential, but over at Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul there is an area of civil war veterans. It’s neat. Pretty small though. Also a giant firefighter statue on the SE side of the cemetery. This thread is also very informative/interesting.

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A good thread on why Minnesota refuses to return the Confederate flag we won in the Civil War.

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Jenn's avatar Jenn @geekgalgroks.bsky.social
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The villains are often fabulous, in so many ways.

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Ashley Fairbanks's avatar Ashley Fairbanks @ziibiing.com
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I just realized that after two years of waiting, my #KidLit book comes out NEXT MONTH.

This Land is my answer to "This Land Is Our Land," a way for you to talk to kids you love about land theft and the displacement of Indigenous people from the lands we've called home since time immemorial.

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Thank you, I am today because my new nailpolish arrived! A day with holographic glitter nailpolish is always decent.

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I still haven't figured out this infusion's gift to myself yet.

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Good news! The previous infusion gift to myself arrived while I was at my infusion. You all know I had to get the Powerpuff Girls nailpolish set from Mooncat.

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I love mine, I assume you will love yours. The light is the best part.

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Dr. Stephanie 's avatar Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social
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Fourth human H5N1 case reported, this one in Colorado, alongside more dairy cattle and cat detections.

Again, the person had mostly mild eye-related symptoms and responded well to tamiflu. 🧪

www.cdc.gov/media/releas...

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Theo Lorenz 's avatar Theo Lorenz @theotrix.bsky.social
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“The Duality of October Von Spoopypants,” 2024, oils on canvas

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Except for the pickles, I keep buying different brands in hopes I can find a pickle I can stand right now. My taste buds don't want pickles but my brain needs pickles. It is the worst. In good news, I have found a pickle today that is okay. It isn't great but it works well enough.

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I've thrown away a number of things after one bite. Which makes me sad because some of it was my previous favorites, but chemo taste buds want other food. I will wait until probably mid August before I try most of those foods again.

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It is basically "Did you survive an almond mom? Do your best to throw all of that food and weight shame away because you are in chemo mode now. Eat all the comfort food! Have no shame in throwing food away if your taste buds changed, get something else and then mourn the tastiness."

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I'm so going to have to write a blog post about eating and hydrating during chemo. Yes, it will be more or less "Eat more protein!!" And "Any liquid you can keep down is good! Popsicles and fruit count as liquids!" As well as, "Health and keeping your current size" cause yeah.

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Huzzah! I'm done! And no reaction! Now to Target for my infusion day reward.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.'s avatar Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social
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Okayyy time for the post-lunch low-hanging-fruit roundup
$40 for Kentucky
$80 for Arkansas
$90 for Tennessee
$110 for Missouri
$130 for Pennsylvania!!

We're 84% of the way to done! Please help me finish this so I can stop posting about it 💕💕💕💕
givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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I'm on my last bag for the day. All the nurses are happy I don't have the one I'm allergic to. I guess I am famous here for that.

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In sadness, my oncologist is leaving September 3. Sure, she's awesome and amazing but noooo she wants to move back closer to her family. But aren't we family now?

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My bloodwork looks even better than Monday. I got compliments on my albumin numbers cause it has been rock solid this entire time. Apparently that means my nutrition has been excellent. I've also been keeping my weight the exact same. So go me at this eating for chemo treatment.

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Also the nurse that accessed my port knows me and was telling me about the chaos that was Monday and my chart. Gotta love when the key words are just "Jenn" and "desensitization" for people to know who I am.

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It's another infusion day! Place your bets now. In good news, I'm not getting the thing I'm allergic to this time.

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So they called around and rescheduled me in a place with a bigger MRI and maybe a boob sling instead of the square holes you lay into. Fricken boobs causing problems.

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Guess who is too busty for her MRI? This gal! I know you Superman with your boobs hanging down in the MRI.

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Several people have been confused after I've asked if they know French or have quite a bit of money in a bank account after they tell me they'll just move to Canada. Like seriously people, learn what the requirements are! Also they hate when I follow up that I have to stay here.

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