It’s way too long, can leave tongue numb. For what I'm treating, I’ve had good luck with 10 seconds, done up to a few times per day.

Don’t put it on your skin because it’s damaging; but do put it in your ears?

My niece is a cheerleader. She takes tumbling, ballet and hip hop dance classes in addition to cheer practice. She is tall and very strong and the bottom of the multilayer pyramid and holds other cheerleaders on her shoulders and in her hands. Why does not having Pom poms and wearing a costume with make up make her a…

did they arrest her made up like that, or (gulp) did she deliberately make herself up like that knowing she’d have a mug shot taken?  Because that is freakish.

Finally convinced Mr Biblioteca to let me give him a buzzcut last night. He thinks he looks like Freddie Ljungberg...

I’m shocked at the policing inflicted on the Reclaim The Streets protest, after the alleged murder of a young woman by a serving police officer

What a crusty mess.

I was an outgoing introvert before the pandemic and have since completely embraced my inner introvert that has honestly been dying to come out for awhile. Prior to the pandemic, I was starting to feel really burned out on the expectations to socialize with friends every single weekend (and always the same emotionally…

Is there stuff you liked to do before the pandemic that you’re worried about once you phase back into the world?

A lot of us are going to be taking baby steps back out into the world. It’s gonna be like a massive middle school dance out there. But life goes on. We’ll all find our own courage to get back at it again in our own way. Step one is being able to get out of the house more. That alone is a huge relief. Hang in there.

I don’t know if it’s because there’s a glimmer of hope of a vaccine soon, but I’m just so worried I don’t know how to interact with people anymore and am worried about making connections in my new city.

I work at a bank.

Pocket tacos. Wrap each taco individually and load up where ever you have space. It’s portable, doesn’t need a fork, knife, or spoon, if it’s cold outside it’ll keep your hands warm.  Also, it’s delicious.

Dog treats, of course. Even if you’re not walking your own dog, a bag of dog treats will help you make friends on any serious walk. And even if you don’t meet any dogs, they can work for squirrels, pigeons or koi.

for some reason the very thought of this laser focused my brain to the end of ferris bueller where the weird girl offers the principal some gummy bears she’d been keeping in her pocket because she liked them warm. (also fuck the guy who played the principal.)

We should probably start talking about global vaccine inequities. While many wealthy nations expect to have so many vaccines by the end of the year, if not much sooner, that their main challenge by that point will be convincing skeptical groups to take it, most other countries are looking at years—YEARS—before they…

I suppose you’re right. The GOP is fighting for (regressive) change. The Dems are fighting for status quo. No one is fighting for progress, though.

Use H2O2 (3% hydrogen peroxide).  It is a good disinfectant that is odorless and breaks down to water and oxygen gas.  It will definitely kill mold and leave absolutely no taste or odor behind - no rinsing required.  Costco sells it cheap.

I wish my kitchen had a floor drain so I could just pressure wash our fridge every few months.

you’ll be paying for cleaning no matter what, I saw exactly one oven that was ‘clean enough’