Hey cuties! I hope you've all had an amazing weekend! ☀ With the emergence of PIMD confession groups, negativity & toxicity has taken the spotlight more than ever, & people are responding with anger & hurt. Too easily we get caught up in the chaos of online platforms & forget we are more than our avas & words on a screen. So I thought we could try a little PIMD meets real life, bring something from the outside in, & show a little of who you REALLY are! Drop a few sentences or a short paragraph of what you did this past week or over the weekend. Maybe your social anxiety had you stuck inside, or the weather threw a tantrum & you forgot what the sun looked like. Maybe you worked so much you practically slept in the office, or you had one too many drinks at your one too many social gatherings. Highlights, lowlights, whatever! Bonus points for pictures, so drop them too. Whether you snapped a quick pic of your lunch, took a photo of a cute doggo or meow, or the clouds looked fluffy enough to touch through your screen. We all have a life outside of PIMD. It might be teeny, it might be hectic. Either way. Show your accountability for those low/high drop rates, the 24hr peace tag, your silences for disrupting pub, your nf spamming out, or PM's left on read. Show us you are more than your screen name. 💋 And remember, if you have nothing nice to say about another players post, don't say anything at all! 🤫 🖤 Manic Xo
Well, one of my instruments that I had shipped overseas with me, survived the trip, but didn’t survive this weekend, unfortunately. It fell over while I was answering the phone So I had to take this guitar into the shop to get it repaired. The tech seemed sure he could repair it, and was super friendly and helpful, even though I didn’t speak the language. The tech went way out of his way to communicate with me and make me feel welcome in this country. He also knew what he was talking about and I’m optimistic he will be able to repair it... despite well... the horrific damage... He also adjusted my 6 string bass for free and gave me a 60% discount on the guitar repair from what I was originally quoted... so that was cool. Of all the things that happened this weekend, this stood out because some people just do the minimum at work or for strangers, and this guy went above and beyond for me on his weekend, so I respect that. If the repair is successful, I’ll show a pic of the fix🤙🏾
Goodluck! Hopefully it gets fixed! Reminds me of my instrument days when I played the clarinet (still miss it, it was a lot of fun).
Oh noooo! 😭 I'm so sad for you. Fingers crossed he can pull it off and there's no lasting effect on the sound! He sounds like he's in the right job, thoughtful of him to go above and beyond. Good luck!
Positive things that happened: I have 3 On Friday I wrote about 6000 words of notes with diagrams, and set out neatly a short booklet of info that I can use for first aid. Then on Saturday I went in and easily picked up a first aid certificate for first aid, CPR, and basic emergency life support. Most of the people I asked about getting the certificate weren't very chuffed about it. They said they just wanted the certificate for work but would rather avoid aiding someone unless they have to. That general reluctance isn't something I'd like to see on the other end especially when early attendance and quick thinking are so often the difference between life and death in serious situations. I'm very proud of my new abilities and have already used them twice today just to check some banged heads for any signs of bleeding. We didn't have ice packs or ice with us but after a minute's rest and some reassurance, the kids were back out having fun. The next big thing to happen was that I got above 95% in a major assignment (worth 50%) for one of my classes at uni, smashing my previous record of 85% which I got for a luck in-class essay about 3 years ago. On Sunday, one of my best friends came from inter-state to hang out. They moved to do law at university, and we just walked and talked about politics, girls, health, and guys stuff. I cherish him so it was super wholesome.
So yah.. I've been busy af this past week. My job required me to move to a whole different country.. on a different country.. on the other side of the world. I was on a plane for almost three complete days. Had layovers in three different countries.. so three different countries, so that was pretty cool. Anyways.. my whole sleep pattern has been effed up. I've barely been getting any sleep. The weather is throwing a tantrum every single day: the sun comes out at 4:30ish in the morning and it instantly becomes 100 degrees. We all go through things in our own different ways.. whether it be inside us or something beyond our control. For me right now, it's being away from those who I love and care about.. but i have hope that I'll be back with them. I could sit down and be depressed about it.. or i could raise my head high and move on, one day at a time. I'll leave you guys with a pic.. ..not everything out there is beautiful, and that's ok.. we can use that, for when we see those beautiful things.. we'll appreciate them even more. Take care you guys! Don't let people get to you, after all.. they don't know what you're really going through.
I’ve had (and still do have) a UTI that has gotten worse over the week. It has spread to my kidney so I’m trying to take care of it. I don’t think you want to see pictures 🥴 I’ve been peeing blood and it’s metal af I stg.
Funny... I was given a clarinet just before I left California as a gift after a recording session. I still haven’t bought reeds for it, or attempted to play it yet but, I had it shipped along with me to learn how to play later once things slow down. Maybe I’ll ask you for some advice on it when I finally get through all the bureaucracy here.
I just decided to wear braces 2 days ago so I guess that's pretty memorable (it's so painful and I can't really talk much atm) I've also been doing lab works. Here's a few of things I've done which is so hard not to be messed up
Let me elaborate more on this and I do have pics (not the cool ones 🙄) Ok so my dumbass didn’t even notice that I had a UTI on Sunday of the previous week; I actually noticed it on Tuesday. Me, being afraid of doctors cuz they touch you in so many weird places, was like, “Nah I can totally take care of this on my own, I’m not dead yet,” so I bought some medicine to help with it. Skip to Thursday, I decided to do more research because the symptoms weren’t going away. I found out that urinating blood is something that can happen during your UTI, but it’s something that should be taken care of immediately. I also found out that I need to drink water and cranberry juice; I was currently enjoying a caramel frappe my friend made me while reading. You’re probably thinking, “Oh, Oni must’ve definitely seen someone right after and started drinking water/cranberry juice; they’ll be fine,” right? Well you’re wrong. I once again stated that I wasn’t dead yet and I chugged that frappe and order a mocha coffee right after. On Friday, it became obvious to my coworkers and the people I was serving that something was wrong. I was extremely tired and weak, I couldn’t lift anything, my appetite disappeared, I was as pale as a ghost, and my eyes couldn’t stay open even when I tried; they twitched if I forced them open too. Something was really wrong and I knew that, but I didn’t feel like going to the doctor yet. I had to drink some coffee before I left work or else I would have crashed due to me falling asleep so much. On Saturday, the medicine I was taking no longer did anything. The intense burning stopped only to be replaced with a sharp, stabbing pain. It was so bad that I was afraid to go to the toilet out of fear that I would scream too loud and alert someone. While working, I noticed that there was a new feeling of discomfort coming from the right side of my abdomen. I knew it was my kidney slowly being affected by the infection, but I still didn’t go to the doctor. Finally on Sunday, I woke up very early and decided to take a bath thinking maybe it would help with the pain; I was also wrong. I was sitting in the bath about to fall asleep when suddenly this sharp pain came and made me clutch my stomach. For 3 excruciatingly long minutes, I had to deal with my pathetic urethra riving with pain. When it ended, I quickly left the bath but sat on the floor thinking. The pain was still going but it wasn’t as worse as it was in the bath and my side decided to ache like hell. I was so exhausted that I just climbed back into bed nude and I laid there for a few hours only to finally decide to go to the doctor that day. When I got there and was assessed and tested, they confirmed what I already knew; I had a UTI and it was infecting my right kidney. The doctor gave me this medicine that is supposed to help defeat the infection quickly, but she told me that if the pain in my right side is still there after 3 days of taking the medicine, then I would need to go to the ER immediately. I still decided to go to work that day and I deeply regret it. I assumed that the medicine would start working right away, but again, I was wrong. I couldn’t do anything. I was irritable and sore and I even found myself sitting on the floor just to make the pain disappear for a little bit, but I still managed to get through the night. When I clocked out, I actually sat down for a good 30 minutes before getting up and shopping for cranberry juice, caramel, and apples. The cranberry juice is for obvious reasons, but the caramel and the apples are a treat for me finally going to the see a doctor after a week of torment. My journey isn’t done yet because right now my body is at the point where it can choose to recover or reject the medicine and my kidney will start failing and I will need to be placed in emergency care. On the bright side of things, cranberry juice (I got cranberry cocktail cuz that was the only thing Target had) isn’t actually that bad. This is the paper the doctor gave me to educate myself on what a UTI is, how to prevent it in the future, and what I can do to help with any pain or discomfort I’d have. My dog Bubbles decided to hang out with me today since she knows I don’t feel too good to play ball or bully Rico with her. And this is Cupid who got upset with me because we accidentally banged heads when we were sleeping.
Welp. I been playing with this bunny a bit lately. I usually don't like rabbits but this one is cute af and belongs to my partner. I'm mostly over my cold which is also nice. Also, today I saw Miyoko's vegan cheese at my university canteen place which made me happy. I've been wanting to try it for years but it wasn't available at any stores in Canada the last time I checked. Also, today is orange shirt day which has less than happy origins but I am glad people are slightly more aware than they used to be. For those who donut know, orange shirt day is basically the day of remembrance for residential school survivors (first nations children who were taken from their families and put in schools that forced them to speak english and learn about christianity. They were usually malnourished and abused and a lot of them died). So yeh. Wear some orange if you got it.
Put your learning cap on, I will teach you. Form a triangle with your fingers. Thumb on one side of the egg, index and middle finger on the other. Crack it. Pull apart with your index and middle fingers.
Does the military tank not provide enough inference for what he does? 🤣 Anyway, I literally slept in on Saturday b/c I was exhausted from work Friday, and then I worked all day Sunday. So nothing very interesting... but I am going camping this upcoming weekend in the Appalachian Mountains! Expecting about ~3 hour drive w/ my boyfriend and his family.