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Types of brain fog:

Brain is primordial sludge & you are drowning in it

U are a ghost and nothing is real

Mental equivalent of attempting to stream some high-res video game when all you have is dial-up

The thing you want to articulate is *right there* but you're just scrabbling at it like a cat continually failing to catch the bird on the other side of the window

The Void

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Please please help Uncle Tigger find a home! We don't have a lot of time.

Urgent help needed, diabetic kitty, I can drive several hours from Tulsa. I will try to find a way to get him to you. We have until the end of September.

Look at this man! Skrunkly, well-loved, full of so so so much love and devotion. Please help me find him a home. I can't keep him more than a month, and after that, he will need to be put to sleep.

I will drive him out to you. I can go as far as 5 hours if you want to come meet me, and maybe try to get a caravan going if you're further.

Tigger's people's living situation changed for the worse and they are now in a really unsafe unsanitary house, and also cannot afford to keep up with his diabetes meds. They were going to have to euthanize because of it but I agreed to take him and try to find him a home. To give him a chance. This cat raised their youngest from an infant, was in the crib with him. He has given this world and his humans everything he has. They are absolutely devastated to part with him, but they have to.

He is super sweet and friendly, okay with dogs, okay with other cats, VERY VERY okay with kids. He gives love bites, but they are a bit too hard if you let him keep going, so he will need to be taught not to do that. More than that I cannot say. I don't know him super well but he is sweet. He mostly just wants human contact and love.

He is about 12, diabetic, and untreated for it. I have put him on diabetic food and am going to see about Senvelgo for a medication. He is neutered. He is a big ol' fatty, a real chungus. I think he has a respiratory infection, which I did not notice until after he saw the vet yesterday. I don't know that he might have other issues. I can't give any guarantees. He will need medical care to stabilize him and a clean safe home where he can live out his senior years.

Please, please help! He's in my back room right now and can't be allowed out because he needs to be quarantined. It's bare bones in there as we were clearing it out to repair the wall from some storm damage, and so he's alone a lot. He is lonely. He is used to TONS of love.

I can't keep him. I don't have the money to keep up with his meds or the ability to get him to the vet appointments he will need, or the ability to care for a fhronically ill cat right now. And he looks so damn much like a cat I had to have put down very suddenly and tragically last year that it is very painful for me to spend as much time with him as he needs. I keep crying. He is breaking my heart in every way.

Local shelters are stuffed and can't take a chronically ill older cat, so I'm stuck doing this on my own.

I know I keep saying please, but PLEASE. Tigger has given humans so much. He could have a lot of good time left!

Please PM me if you can help!

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you need to understand that i have two sets of headcanons. there's the set of realistic headcanons based on my genuine reading of the show, and then there's me playing pretend with my dolls.

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school uniform codes extending to what colours you’re allowed to dye your hair, and what piercings you can have and stuff is so crazy. you HAVE to go to school and you’re not even allowed to have pink hair or pierce your nose about it????

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tbh the current default state of operating systems & internet browsers looks fucking indistinguishable from when i gave the family desktop one billion viruses downloading Free Neopoints Hack in 2005

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literally no better feeling than blurting out some loud dumbass joke with your buddies and hearing a total stranger ugly-snort-laugh as they walk past bc their own laughter caught them by surprise. find joy and connection in the spontaneity of strangers you son of a bitch. i fucking got your ass

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(Source)

Only those who are over 65 years of age or have a "high-risk health condition" will be permitted to receive the 2025 COVID vaccine.

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Remember me and that is enough

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what you need to know about avra helvaçi is that he is the kind of guy who will call himself a poor little meow meow. but equally importantly, he's not wrong.

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knitted textures from 'the encyclopedia of knitting,' lesley stanfield and melody griffith, pub. 2000.

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Fiber arts is just Math in sheep's clothing

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cats will be like "is anyone gonna gently bite the corner of your phone?" and then not wait for an answer

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🇺🇸recall of eggs due to multi-state salmonella enteritidis outbreak🇺🇸

95 linked illnesses and 18 hospitalizations from 14 different states so far. this outbreak strain of salmonella enteritidis has some antibiotic resistance. eggs were sold in grocery stores under brand names nagatoshi, misuho, and nijiya; and also in bulk for food service as country eggs.

the FDA notes that while the contaminated eggs were confirmed to have been sold in nevada and california, they may have been distributed to other states, and there is no comprehensive list of where the contaminated eggs were distributed at this time.

although illnesses linked to this outbreak date back to early january, only eggs sold relatively recently are being recalled. this outbreak may have already sickened thousands of people.

FDA investigation link - CDC investigation link

note: top-down visual on one of the recalled egg brands (misuho) is missing.

Country Eggs, LLC of Lucerne Valley, CA is recalling our LARGE BROWN CAGE FREE SUNSHINE YOLKS because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections ( ie. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. The LARGE BROWN CAGE FREE SUNSHINE YOLKS were distributed in California and Nevada. Product was delivered to grocery stores and food service distributors.

emphasis mine. the recall announcement from country eggs LLC was made on august 27, and the outbreak was declared august 27-28, depending on how you count.

currently, all eggs being recalled in association with this outbreak are large brown cage-free eggs. these eggs were sold both in grocery stores and to food service locations in bulk. locations like restaurants, schools, hospitals -- places where customers do not typically know what brand of eggs are being used. the wording of the investigation mentions sick people had exposure to "eggs or egg-containing dishes" which means people (probably) got sick from food orders.

the contaminated eggs were confirmed to have been sold in california and nevada, but they may have also been sold in other states. especially considering 14 states have reported illnesses.

Product was packed in individual retail cartons bearing carton brand names: Nagatoshi Produce   Code Dates sell by: 7/1/25 through 9/18/25 No. CA 7695 Misuho                      Code Dates sell by: 7/1/25 through 9/18/25 No. CA 7695 Nijiya Markets           Code Dates sell by: 7/1/25 through 9/18/25 No. CA 7695  Packed 1/15 DZ Bulk for Foodservice: Country Eggs LARGE BROWN SUNSHINE YOLKS   Code Dates sell by: 7/1/25 - 9/18/25

the grocery store carton brand names are nagatoshi produce, misuho, and nijiya markets. the bulk eggs are labeled as country eggs. sell by dates of the recalled eggs range from july 1, 2025 to september 18, 2025. according to the FDA, the recalled eggs were sold between june 16, 2025 and july 9, 2025.

only top-down pictures for the nagatoshi, nijiya, and bulk food service have been uploaded. no misuho top-down picture has been uploaded at this time. I (rune) hope this gets corrected soon. the recall says 92 cases of illness have been linked to this recall, while the investigations say 95 cases linked.

country eggs LLC has halted production of these eggs as the source of contamination gets investigated, but the sell-by dates go into mid-september, so these are still in fridges.

if you have any of these contaminated eggs, do not eat them. wash and sanitize anything they may have touched. the recalled eggs can be returned to their place of purchase for a refund.

now onto the outbreak investigations.

95 illnesses have currently been linked to this outbreak with 18 hospitalizations and 0 deaths across 14 different states with illness starting dates from january 7th, 2025 to august 3rd, 2025. the vast majority of linked illnesses come from california. salmonella can take between 6 hours and 6 days to cause illness after eating contaminated food, and that illness typically lasts 4 to 7 days.

it is estimated that only 1 in 29 people who get sick from salmonella get diagnosed, which brings the estimated number of people sick from this outbreak to well over 2,000. once an illness is diagnosed and reported, it then takes 3-4 weeks for that case to be linked to any given outbreak. so if someone got sick, saw this outbreak announcement today (august 28 2025), and reported it today, their illness would not be listed until well into september.

Large brown cage free "sunshine/omega-3 golden” yolk eggs sourced from Country Eggs, LLC, were delivered to grocery stores and food service distributors in California and Nevada between June 16 and July 9. FDA is working with the firm to determine if eggs were distributed elsewhere and will update the advisory as information becomes available.

emphasis mine. as it frequently happens, this is yet another pain in the ass situation where some distribution has been confirmed (in california and nevada), but there is no one list of everywhere the contaminated eggs wound up. neither the confirmed distribution nor the list of states with linked illnesses represent a comprehensive list of where the contaminated eggs ended up. the FDA is trying to track this information down and the investigations will be updated as more information becomes available.

current list of states with linked cases: AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IA, MN, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, PA, and WA.

...bacteria from 94 people's samples had predicted resistance to nalidixic acid and nonsusceptibility to ciprofloxacin (NSC)...

although most people recover without medical care, this outbreak strain of salmonella enteritidis has antibiotic resistance. as a quick reminder, because cipro is mentioned: fluoroquinolone antibiotics like ciprofloxacin are dangerous and potentially deadly to people with certain medical conditions, including hypertension and connective tissue disorders like marfan syndrome and ehlers-danlos syndrome.

the CDC says that this outbreak strain of salmonella enteritidis is related to one of the strains being tracked in the ongoing salmonella outbreak due to backyard poultry, which currently has 429 linked cases, 93 hospitalizations, and 2 deaths across 47 states.

investigations into this outbreak are ongoing. expect the investigation pages to be updated with more information in the near future.

thanks for reading, stay safe and take care!

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Hello! Cleaned up the commission page on my site, so it is time for an updated post here too!

This time 3 different types of commission are available to you: stained glass, painted, and the pet portraits. The first two are digital only (meaning you will received an image file of the completed commission) but the pet portraits are physical items that you may chose to have shipped to you for an additional fee!

More info on each type of commission here; you can also see more examples of my work in my portfolio here.

Looking forward to doing business with you ✨

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bro we're so fucked they just integrated a ticking clock into the background music