In med school, I took an elective called "Stress". foolishly thinking i was going to learn about meditation and yoga. Instead the professor spent 12 weeks proving that being poor or a minority literally destroys your health on a molecular level, and I think about that every day.
Took my cat to the vet because he was limping. The vet examined him and said "There's nothing wrong with his leg." I said "But he's been limping for three days." She said "Can you show me?" I called my cat over and he walked. Normally. No limp. The vet looked at me. I looked at my cat. She said "Maybe he was faking it for attention?" I paid $75 for her to tell me my cat is manipulating me. When we got home he immediately started limping again. I locked eyes with him and he slowly put weight back on the paw and walked away normally. I'm living with a con artist. He did it again this morning when I was eating tuna. I gave him some. He won.
Cat laziness is so contagious. You will see her flopped on it back on your couch a completely comfy cozy baby and you'll be like. You're right. You make a compelling argument.
phil: what about the traditions. would you want to see me before the wedding? in my dress?
dan: oh a dress? you’ve assigned the roles..
phil: no we’re both in dresses and our dog is in a suit. phanartists get on it.
YOU HEARD HIM
me to my husband: AO3 is down again [explains outage]
My husband: someone should write a spicy fanfic about the two database engineers locked in the server room trying to fix it
my husband, smug: there was only one spreadsheet
italy has been like walking through a furnace but a guy excitedly tapped me on the shoulder and said “erm.. madam.. the tattoo on your back….. same as from ermmm…. baldur’s gate……?” and i said yeah and he said “fantastic madam, fantastic” so it rocks actually
y’all are letting american individualism melt your fucking brains oh my god hearing a baby cry while you’re getting coffee is not going to end your life. it’s part of being outside. in public. where people are. babies are people btw
anyone else ever think about the fact the 2026 calendar aligns with the 2009 one. dan and phil’s first full year out as a couple aligns perfectly with the year they met btw