Mom and I are both roaring with laughter now!
You know you’ll each need your own…
Hey, @Atamasama, how’d your shot go today? So far, about like last time for me, minus wrong-way drivers on the way home, thankfully.
I love the pictures of people using it. Those cats are NOT happy!
Yes, I do wear my mask performatively, what of it?
I just don’t want people to think I’m a Republican.
Re Licki
Q: “Can I express my dog’s anal glands with this?” 
When I read something like that, I always think, “don’t let me stop you”.
That thing is either a mutant 20-legged pink insect wearing a cowboy hat, or some inexplicably bizarre sex toy whose function I don’t even want to think about.
FIL came to visit for the first time in 10 months as he is finally vaccinated. I told him when he visited Sr. Weasel would be working, and he said, “Forget him, I don’t care about him, I just want to see my grandson hahaha!”
Considering he hasn’t seen his own son in the better part of a year, I thought that was pretty shitty.
And then he just… Was there. I don’t think he interacted with Wee Weasel more than two hours. He bailed during the boy’s second nap. He wasn’t manic, at least, but I am amazed we ever thought this man would be reliable for child care. He didn’t even seem present. He seemed bored.
Not to mention his shitty, “People in the family have told me they’re giving up on inviting you to things” passive - aggressive garbage. Because “people in the family” don’t know how to behave in a fucking pandemic, this is somehow our fault?
We reached out to our vaccinated cousins and they are delighted to see us and meet the boy. Our schedule is now booked through mid - June with family and babies.
“People are saying” my ass.
Thanks for asking. The process of getting the shot was awesome, like last time. Including the 15 minute wait in the facility to make sure I don’t need immediate medical attention I drove there and back home in less than an hour.
I am struggling to stay awake and upright today though. It’s a bit worse than the first one. Just wiped me out. And the injection arm feels like it was hit with a foul baseball (sore but not agonizing). It’s more than worth it but I’m glad I at least can recover on a Sunday.
found out that if your online and it says to put your name as exactly as it appears on the card and you do and still rejects it try all caps as that’s how they print then on the card … its sort of a backward sec measure that most people don’t know about
you know one of my cats would love this as she makes sure to rub her self all over your face if you pet her
Maybe you should tell him that ‘people are saying’ he’s full of crap.
I’m sorry he’s caused you so much stress.
Yeah, I’m very tired and my arm hurts. Both more than last time. Also some body aches. I do plan to take advantage of state-mandated paid sick time at least tomorrow, possibly longer.
I had the Novovax and no symptoms at all, except for perhaps being tired. But that may have been because I wanted to be tired. 
In the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed a very disturbing trend, with a couple sightings now that nicer weather is out: dudes with fanny-packs slung over their shoulders. If it’s in the back, it looks like a uselessly small knapsack, and if it’s in front - a purse. I’ll try to advance the cause by sporting five of them at a time, everywhere.
Just posted the new job for the new nanny. The relief between my husband and I is palpable so even though it’s hard, there was this instant feeling of yes this is the best decision. Now who knows how long it’s going to take to find someone new? Two requirements are: vaccinated and ON TIME.
I’m going to figure out a way out of the rage-stress cycle. This guy is not going to get the best of me for long. I’ve been learning that trying to control other people’s emotions, reactions etc. or hold them responsible for my contentment is a fool’s errand. I just have to do some work on myself.
Ow. One cat makes a sudden noise, startling the second, who happened to be on my chest.
I now have a nice scratch across my diaphragm. Ow. Ow. OW.
After my second shot (Moderna, fyi), I felt like I had a full-tilt flu.
I kept muttering “At least I know my body’s reacting. C’mon, body, make those spiky cells…”
BUT, unlike the flu, I woke up the next day rarin’ to go. I felt awesome! I assume it was the contrast with the day before.
Gates turned the nano-tracker setting to “euphoria”.