*laughs in febreeze*

This feels like shade and I’m not here for it.

I had a French woman who taught me (and a class room of other schleppy midwestern girls) her mediteranean French style secrets as a coping mechanism during a lockdown exercise a day or so after Columbine. For instance: cultivate a close relationship with one’s tailor, not just a business arrangement. Another: a…

Yeah, he’s already fielding offers. The trouble is the specific field he’s in has no room for growth above a certain education level in Canada and he’s frustrated by that. Most of the people he works with now are international job hoppers, all of them are relatively new to the US and are horrified by our realities. He…

That does sound nice.

I just wish there was more I could do for him. Like, he developed a tumor on the end of his leg stump in April just as we were going into finals. I didn’t realize thats what it was, tho. I thought he’d just bumped his stump against a stair or something and it was a little swollen, or maybe worst-case a cyst. So I…

It is so hot here that yesterday while my kid and I were walking on a sidewalk, a pigeon fell completely out of the sky in front of us and died, I think. I tried to give it water from my canteen thingy, but it just twitched and freaked out my kid. This heat is horrifying. It’s not even August.

Wanted to third TVViewer and CorporalTrim’s suggestions. I’m 37 this year and I got fed the fuck up with clothing that’s uncomfortable and shoes that hurt. I shop exclusively secondhand, like consignment or thrift, then spend money having the clothing tailored to my shape. Once I decided what my personal style was, I…

This makes me so happy for you. You two have worked so hard and you deserve this stability in your relationship. Keep us updated!

That’s why we picked it! Plus, my husband’s family is located in Saginaw and Detroit, so we won’t be as alone as expats usually are.

You’re one of the most resilient people I know, Cookies. If anyone is an adult by this point, it’s you. Fuck those bitches.

My husband tells me there is a specific agency that handles nurses’ legal immigration, I guess. He’s the one spearheading this venture, so I leave him to it. My field is art therapy, so while I would need to register with CATA, I don’t imagine there will be a ton of qualified Canadians that I’d be jumping in front of.…

*cha cha’s at you even harder*

I would absolutely love to see a picture of an owl in your pocket, Lemonskins. And a smile on your face.

*hugs* thanks Andy.

Thank you, Hannibal.

The Quebecois are a fun people with a bizarre accent to my standard french taught ear! We’re both in the mental health field and Kitchener-Waterloo is likely a place my husband will work since there’s such a big hospital there. He’s in psych nursing now, but his longterm goal is nurse practitioner (which sucks because…

Lemonskins, you know it’s kitten season *does a cha-cha at you* and those basically fit into your average mid-sized purse. Mostly. I took Harrison to work with me at my security job on a few occasions. It went okay. What I’m saying is seize your opportunities my friend.

London! Which is just a hop and and yell from Toronto! We’re from Kansas City (and I’m originally from a smaller town still) so we’re not looking for a city to get lost in, rather a burb to slide into.

Thanks, Maya. Hope it gets better.