Author: elenloth

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Stop mumbling!

Whewww.

When I first started noticing that everyone around me was mumbling, I realized that if I thought everyone was mumbling, it meant that I was the problem.

I’m so grateful that I did not turn into the guy from this advice column. Full link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2024/09/24/asking-eric-husband-hearing-loss/

Full link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2024/09/24/asking-eric-husband-hearing-loss/

Gift link: https://wapo.st/3N4orKx

PSA, folks: if someone close to you says you should get tested for a thing, or that something about your health is affecting their life? Please believe them.

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Remember: we are living our ancestors’ wildest dreams.

I really appreciated this Instagram video (weird lemon template and all):

Remember: if some kid comes over to your house and can’t eat anything because he has celiac disease…that means he SURVIVED HAVING CELIAC DISEASE.

We are living our ancestors’ wildest dreams. Our children LIVE.

And quite honestly, this post gives me the same feeling as Hope Eyrie.

Leslie Fish – Hope Eyrie https://genius.com/Leslie-fish-hope-eyrie-lyrics

We are living in the future. And despite all the bad in the world, I think the future will keep getting better.

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Abstinence-only leftism

From a friend today:

Just saw someone describe the annoying leftist inclination toward refusal to hold your nose and vote for a less bad candidate and instead not vote unless it’s your perfect waifu candidate as “abstinence only leftism” and I really hope it catches on

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Word of the Day phrase: Bitch Eating Crackers

Years ago, I learned this phrase from… Captain Awkward, I believe?

Once you hate someone, everything they do is offensive. Look at that bitch over there, eating crackers like she owns the place.

I use this phrase pretty frequently, mostly to acknowledge my own irrational reactions to people I don’t particularly enjoy.

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Furniture recommendation

I keep recommending this to people, so, here you go:

https://kdframes.com/

Bed frame endorsement. I got their Nomad platform bed with rolling drawers underneath. I have a separate headboard that’s cleated to the wall (decorative only) so I don’t have to worry about its structural integrity.

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Which Necromantic House are you?

This was an interesting “corporate astrology” exercise! 

Here are your totals for each house, there were an equal number of questions for each house and 20 is the highest possible score per house. The highest score would be your house affiliation. If you score equally on two houses...idk flip a coin or pick which one you prefer
2nd: 16
3rd: 13
4th: 13
5th: 13
6th: 16
7th: 16
8th: 14
9th: 13

You can find the quiz at this website.

The house I thought I matched up with the best was Sixth House, so, that’s not too surprising. But it’s interesting how close the point spread is.

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Buttered sociolinguistics

So today I had what is possibly the most Emily interaction ever.

I was at a dinner party, and accidentally misgendered a friend of a friend. However, because we had already been talking about dairy allergies, and because I couldn’t hear very well, the person who corrected me sounded (to me) like she was saying “They don’t use ghee” instead of “They don’t use ‘he’.”

So, naturally, I assume she was talking about one of the NB people I had already met, and asked “Oh wow, do THEY have a casein allergy too?”

We sorted it out eventually, but wow that was embarrassing and also hilarious in its own way.

Bonus #showerthought: If ghee were a pronoun, then would the object case be “ghem,” and if so, is this Cetagandan propaganda?