Happy New Year!

I've had half a bottle of Fonseca and kissed both my kitties at midnight. Let 2026 commence with good vibes. 💙

Can you imagine how insanely powerful Dick Halloran must have been as a kid with the Shining if he's doing all this stuff as an adult?

#WelcomeToDerry

Compliments I've received that I never thought I would:
- Nice skin, which means I must be from Kansas (random older male patient)
- Easy intubation (anesthesiologist that then made margarita jokes until I was unconscious)

And now,
- Good lobes (as I got a second pair of ear piercings)

Be me.
Get three paid days off, meaning you don't have to go to work for 10 days.
...
Get sick on the first day off.
😂

I watched a video showing that autistic people really love Nathan Fielder's "The Rehearsal."

So I'm watching it to see what the hype is.

..... and I love this show so much. 😂

If I have to hear my coworker make one more disparaging comment around pronouns, I'm going to lose it. Like, I don't give a shit about mine, but I'll straight up fisticuff for others.

ILL WRECK MY SLEEP SCHEDULE TO SAY HI AGAIN

Watching The Pitt, episode two: going for a surgical crich, they asked the student if she'd done one before, and it was yes, on a cadaver.

I cackled. That me. But damn, they have more supplies than I typically do.

Someone mentioned I resemble Natalia Lafourcade and what an absolutely lovely compliment. 💙🥹 thanks random stranger.

Nothing like impersonating a worm on Tiktok to have it become a video seen more times than all my years of streaming combined. 🤦🏼‍♀️

I have been taking ASL classes at the local School, and when I say that the signs for 'cat' and 'dog' bring me so much dopamine.... it is an UNDERSTATEMENT.

Finally sitting down to watch #Adolescence and this is some of the most beautiful cinematography that just effortlessly builds tension and intrigue. Love it. Powerful stuff.

An all-gray cat sitting in the bowl of a cat tree. The cat is sitting in a position where its rear legs are propped up, exposing its feet to the viewer.

I posted Gilgamesh a while back, seems fair to post the most precious shot of Enkidu to ever exist. #cat #cattax

I feel pretty Adulting™ right now, cuz I just used my tax return to get a new mattress for myself. That birthday hit pretty hard in my back and hips. Rofl.

I hate to jinx it, but there is possibly a light starting to sparkle at the end of this night shift tunnel. I am beyond exhausted with this schedule, so the possibility of escape is sooo alluring....

[screaming intensifies]

YEAH

As I treat them, my patients fill out an injury reporting form. One of the prompts is to, naturally, 'describe how the injury occurred.'

Tonight, one wrote, "My shoulder hurts a lot I'm very tired"

me too, fellow worker. me too.

My boys are constantly assaulted with "big [verb]ing boy" to compliment whatever they're doing.

"Big stretching boy!"
"Big floor-rolling boy!"
"Big meowing boy!"

Eight months of waiting, I FINALLY CAN SCHEDULE A NEUROLOGY APPOINTMENT!! I can get my meds refilled and not be subject to debilitating symptoms every couple of weeks. 🥹

Nothing like struggling with audio processing and the subtitles refuse to show up no matter how many times you restart the app or movie. How is this still a problem for multi-million dollar companies.

I dreamed that all the dye in my hair washed out in the first wash. Joke's on you, subconscious: it's still there.

That was a weird one. 🤔

Gil continues to chew off Enki's whiskers and I don't know what to do about it. He's a little freak.

Not sure if spending a few hours cleaning out a filing cabinet can truly be considered a fulfilling use of my time at work, but damn if I wasn't able to clear out ~5lbs of documents beyond their retention date.

There was also a beekeeping tool in a folder on workers comp documents?? Amazing.

I have so many costume plans and not enough time:
- Destiny 2 Hunter
- My 3.5e Warforged, Jhyogo
- The creepy Harkonnen fight warden from Dune
- A fully functioning adult
- Light Suit Samus Aran from Metroid Prime 2
- Halo 4 armor OR Flood

When my new schedule drops, ya'll better watch yourselves.

Since posting that picture of Gilgamesh, my feed has been tons of cat pictures. This is, obviously, a huge win.

THE GASP THAT I GUSPED.

A close-up of a gray and white cat with a pink nose. The cat's face is slightly distorted due to the camera angle, appearing humorously large. The cat is staring at a point beyond the camera.

This image of Gilgamesh will live rent free in my head for decades to come. #cat #cattax #notcaturdaybutwhocares

Legit looking at skilled worker immigration policies. My paramedicine is rusty, since my current job doesn't require my full skill set, but I think some volunteer work will help.

Keep living in this devolving hellscape, or face my trauma and get back in the field? Easy choice, I pick the weewoo. 🚑

[cackles in Fae trickery]