Thanks! It’s silly, but it always helps to know I’m not the only one who deals with this kind of thing. The lead-up is always the worst part, just knowing that it’s looming in the future....

I moved all the way to the opposite end of the country once, probably not the most sensible response....

I hope it goes well!!

Oh my gosh, she looks incredibly smug and pleased with herself in that picture. I love her distinctive face.

I am feeling so sick.

I was driving! (And kept having to stop to let the partner leave his fruit baskets.) The flood was more annoying than anything? We were all just shaking our heads and and kind of laughing ruefully about it. It was a very minor flood.

I’m very sorry. Best wishes. I couldn’t deal after my cat passed, it took several days at least before I could at least come to terms with it. Once again, I’m so sorry.

A long dream this morning about driving a big pick-up truck around with my partner, getting lost, turing into people’s driveways to turn around. My partner kept leaving fruit baskets in the driveways because he felt bad that we had driven on them without permission, I think? Then we finally got to our destination (a…

Looks like she’s enjoying the sun! She’s made herself very long! I hope the stitches aren’t bothering her. (Mine got really bothersome near the end, makes me sympathetic to any person/animal who has to have them.)

Heck yeah, July birthdays! Happy birthday!

Got civilly unioned like five minutes before closing time, the judge just wanted to be done, my partner was in desperate need of the restroom. Our dance was trying to find a useable public bathroom. No snark intended, I just wanted to share our beautiful story.

As much as I’m really getting into my grad program, I still regret not at least applying to UW. (PNW is my birthplace, spent 19 years there, miss it terribly sometimes.)

Same.

Okay but I would shove this in my face so fast.

Of course, they’re talking about chemtrails too.

Thanks! That makes a lot more sense now.

This picture, what is even happening in it?

(After writing all of this I feel like a terrible person and I really just want to be hit by a car or something. I knew I shouldn’t have looked at responses but it was making me feel so sick that I thought it would be good to get it done with. Should have fucking gone with my first inclination. Feel free to just…

Wow! I’m not sure what I said to elicit this response, but okay! Yes. I know absolutely nothing about struggling in higher ed (Ph.D grad student), having anxiety (I have it), depression (MDD, over 10 years now), or trying to maintain a relationship while balancing all the rest of it. I question myself every fucking…

Thank you so much. I really appreciate that you took the time to read and respond. Thank you.