Okokimup

Currently - need to find an apartment in another state. I will be visiting it next weekend, but none of the complexes in our price range will answer their phone or return Voicemail to set up an appointment.

Guy I used to date said he thought people would just be cuter with tails.

Does it have to be youtube? I use a white noise app. It's got a lot of options.

Love this one.

Kidneys

Had to zoom in to see that wasn't toilet paper.

Why does this look like The Oatmeal?

I found this book very comforting - Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan.

I think the scariness comes from lack of familiarity. Getting a closer look at what it's actually like for dying people can help us face our eventual end.

Memento Mori

You're right, it does look like her.

In our capitalist hellscape, we don't get people to do that.

Ultra-processed foods aren't good in a gourmet sense, but they're designed to make our palate feel good in all the ways that get us to eat more. When you're regularly eating real food, the ultra-processed stuff seems gross. But when you go a few weeks (or even days) eating UPF for any reason, you start to crave it over real food.

I have to follow a low-fodmap diet to avoid digestive issues. My brother is diabetic, and my mom has problems with her mouth. Cooking for my family is never as easy as "just dump some canned goods together.