https://www.ebay.com/itm/155121908850?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hBb6LJJcS9C&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=s45yvgRWQCy&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY oh no a giant roll of tiny graph paper in LATVIA do...do I need this?
medical, family
just got mom home from the hospital, now the part where I try to maintain calm while being hella triggered by having to parent my parent like I'm 16 years old again!!
medical, family
surgeon just called to let me know that she's out and everything went fine! she's staying overnight and then I'll be taking her home tomorrow
academia gripe
asking grad students to contribute money to a fund that helps pay for undergrad internship stipends when my cohort includes new parents trying to make a $35K stipend work is a bold fucking move is all I am saying
AI shitpost
@Wolven oh ok I thought Fredo was the one who had to destroy the ring this makes more sense
AI shitpost
@Wolven I've never actually seen The Godfather
medical, family
the hospital is sending me very dry automated text message updates—"the patient's procedure has begun", "the patient is doing well". Imagining someone trying to program this to be "nicer", eg "the patient is doing well!!" plus some emojis
@kit I am currently entirely bailing on this part of my graduate school experience because my family can't make it and I feel bad making anyone go to Delaware
@markllobrera the second one is a prequel!