I'd come in from a trip to the laundry room & the SO & the dog would be all up in each other's faces, snuggling & playing.

SO has vestibular issues & being around the pupper set off his allergies, which set off his vestibular system. He did what he could to keep it managed, especially because he just loved the little pup.

I miss my dog, & wish I could get another sometime.

It won't be for a while tho'. I'm nowhere near ready, & the SO is allergic.

He loved my late pup & snuggled the hell out of the little guy, but he suffered for it.

SO brought my plants from the apartment & it's funny how the place is actually starting to look livable even tho' it's all still mostly unpacked boxes.

We're almost done getting everything out of the old apartment. All week, while I've been a) working & b) sick, the SO has been traipsing back & forth between here & there, doing what he can to get the old place cleared out. Today should be his last trip.

@desbearado Yeah ohmybog it was awful ages ago, seems like it's just gotten soooo much worse. There's really no restraints on the worst folks over there anymore.

@KazzyH Thanks! Yeah it's pretty much done. Nose is still a bit stuffy but not too badly, & I'm mostly doing well.

It used to be a lot easier to curate & control my timeline. Not so anymore. The abuse & bigotry have become an incurable infestation.

But then, isn't that why I signed up for here, & Spoutible? Bc the Bird site is just unmanageable anymore?

It reminds me a lot of early days on places like Usenet, or like 4chan. Bigotry & abuse run rampant because the site owner has decided such things count as free speech.

The Bird site, well... the guy in charge over there encourages & supports the worst assholes. They've grown exponentially, it seems, like the endless heads of a Hydra. I spend most of my time over there blocking people, not interacting or learning or anything positive.

I don't talk about it much, but I have depression & CPTSD from, y'know... stuff.

Mostly I don't talk about it much because frankly, people are assholes.

I've found my mental health tanks when I use the Bird site with any frequency.

That place sucks so much.

Hot damn, I'm worn out. Hate being sick.

And hydrate, I do that a bunch too.

The new corner shower caddy just arrived so I might set that up today, & get the bathroom more finished.

And napping. Hardcore napping.

Then I'll get up & do something like, I dunno, hang a picture or unpack a small box of china. Then nap again.

I take it my body is telling me I've worked my ass off with moving & it's time to SIT THE FUCK DOWN.

So I'm doing a lot of sitting down.

Also, I'm sick with a URI.

Fortunately, it's just a head cold, not C-19. Colds tend to wipe me out anyway, not sure why that is.

My head is pounding w/sinus pressure & my nose feels full of cement. I'll live tho' .

We got the blinds up. The house is still like living in a fortress of boxes, but at least the light is less glaring & the neighbors can't see in.

@codeWhisperer I know an old lady... who swallowed a goat...

Liza is about to lose her shit in the vid linked above, no joke.