Dear Internet,

It could be just me, but could you not pretend that you care about issues surrounding sweat shops while continuing to order from Temu, Wish, and Shein. All of the same crap can be just as easily found on Amazon, AliExpress and so on. The only reason people are clinging to Temu is to get free shizz from the very places these people claim to be against. I'm kind of tired of listening to the BS and having this stuff show up in my recommend feed.

Tuesday Night Temu Haul - WHAT WAS I THINKING?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NSg4_h4Ao

What was she thinking? She was doing it for views, that's what she was thinking.

Ugh...all of you with a uterus and reproductive disorders that really does fuck around with your body and make you find out, a show of hands...

This time around, I feel like I got my ass kicked and then left for dead, waiting for a good Samaritan to help me get cleaned up, comforted and fed. My cramps are leaving me in quite a state.

I have a OBGYN annual appointment on Monday and I may have to just ask about how they can ease my periods from "She-Hulk Strong" to "Mild Reminder I Am Alive". I may have to adjust the itinerary to just leave out the exam or reschedule because one of my parents' cars is having trouble and my mom has a stress test about an hour earlier than me.

Argh...what a miserable time to be alive. Everything seems to be good and then, I get dumped on by rats with wings.

Elon, you PITA of a man-child.

Are you serious? I have to have a account just to lurk? If I don't post anything because lurking in peace is not allowed, my account will be closed from lack use.

Cool! I'll post sims pics so the trolls can yap about my puddings. Meh!

EDIT: Less than 24 hours later...



Anybody want to take a guess what has been happening? I've logged into Twitter for maybe a couple of hours since I started my account yesterday. I spend all of my time muting or blocking. When the mute button doesn't work, I block. Is there a hidden "Leave me alone. I don't give a fug!" button somewhere? I know there isn't such a thing, but I do wish there was one. Give me sims related content I want to see, pics of cute and perhaps not so cute animals, book reviews and some food porn. That is all this basic bish needs, everybody else... scram.

Well there goes an information source used at my old job

https://www.usnews.com/news/busines...-reading-tweets

People can end up wasting the 600 tweet limit just by removing all the garbage from their feeds, but the man-child isn't concerned about that. The article goes on to talk about how advertisers have pulled back from Twitter, but again, there is no removal of the trash that is all over the place.

I'm not paying $8.00 to sort through Twitter garbage. If this temporary thing turns out to less and than temporary, then I guess I'll close my account and call it a day.

Been waiting all week for a beautiful Canvas of my son to arrive in the post. Checked today what was taking so long... it was delivered on the 22nd... to my cardboard recycling bin........ on bin day. No text or slip through the post. They just concluded that I wasn't in and it couldn't fit through the postbox, and of all the places in the garden they could've put it that wouldn't be noticeable to anyone walking past.... they choose to throw it in my bin!!!!

I'm really upset. I've tried contacting Photobox and Evri but I don't think I'm going to get very far because I'm sure I'll be told it was somehow my fault. What a waste of money.

What on earth made them think that hiding it in the bin would be a good idea? Without leaving you a note as well! Tut, tut. Common sense says packages are supposed to chill with a neighbour or go to a pickup point if they miss you.

I was on a super busy tram today and the person next to me was the world's loudest breather. Like how is your breathing (relaxed cos he hadn't been running) louder than my thoughts bouncing in my brain? Why is your breathing louder than my music, the chatter, and the rattling of this tram?? We were stuck next to each other until he got out which unfortunately was a stop before mine.

How the frick do companies screw up dog shampoo and conditioner?

I've been telling Chica that she needs a bath for the past couple of weeks. Since the last thing of dog shampoo I had went weird on me ( it turned into literal slime) I ordered new stuff.

The new stuff is made by a company called Groomer's Goop. I got the 'unscented' dog shampoo and conditioner. Both products smell like plastic which is nasty and even more nasty than that, the conditioner has white bits or chunks in it. What are those bits or chunks? I have no idea. I've read the bottle three times. There is no mention of shaking the bottle before use. Blech!

If Chica breaks out in a rash or something I'll update this post. Do not buy these products, buy something else. I'm off to order from a website called Groomers Choice which carries stuff that professional dog and cat groomers use. I can't blame Chewy for whatever is going on, but I'm not interested in going through this kind of situation again. It is a total waste of time and money. I should be able to bathe my dog without drama...

I'm trying not to grumpy. 2023 keeps proverbially punching me in the head. I'm too stupid and stubborn to stay down apparently.

The few days ago I posted about how I ordered a book ( My Best Friend's Exorcism) and thought it was funny that the power went out when I was done ordering. Little did I know there was damage done when that power outage happened.

This afternoon I tried to boot up my sims rig as I wanted sim pics from my recent saves. I kept getting a error that there wasn't a connection to my monitor. I tried a new HDMI cable; same error. I plugged the Nintendo Switch into the monitor, that worked. I tried plugging the sims rig into the monitor for this computer or the one I use for the internet. I got the same error. Then I noticed something else. That thing being the keyboard for the sims rig wasn't working either. I unplugged it and tried it on this computer, it worked.

I bought the computer out the kitchen thinking perhaps it was the outlet was having issues. After a half hour of swearing, plugging and unplugging, I've come to the conclusion that my sims rig is fried. The only thing that will come on is the fan. I wasn't playing my game when that outage happened, that computer wasn't even on. That computer along with all the other computers in the house was on surge protectors. We also have a surge protector on the electrical panel that was installed after lightening struck a window air conditioner a number of years ago. I haven't checked the panel, but considering nothing else in the house is having issues, I'm gathering it was just my sims rig that took the hit for whatever frickin' reason.

Sometimes it is like the universe is trying to tell a person something. I'm not sure what that would be other than perhaps it is time to quit sims and move on. It couldn't be that easy, could it? I don't know what I'm going to do. I do have backups of fairly recent saves and such. I haven't been in the mood to play because Maxis which is stupid as their BS has nothing to do with my puddings but meh.

The other thing that pisses me off about this is that this isn't the first time the electric company has cost me money. I've had to replace fish tank filters a number of times as surges kill those as well. If it were something like a air pump that needed to be replaced, I'd still be annoyed but it wouldn't be that big of a deal, but no. I use 2 Aqua Clear 70's which go for $50.00, each. I've had to purchase replacements 3 times and always keep a spare because it is always just a matter of time before one is busted.

This hasn't ruined my day, it's just a thing.



https://www.marketwatch.com/story/b...7?mod=home-page

For all the 'double-dipping' they've been doing, one would think they would at least start paying people more than pennies on a savings account. They pay out a penny on anything under $2,500.00 per month, 4 cents per month on their "Platinum Honors Tier"savings accounts.

Big banks...

Tell me about it...when Wells Fargo sends me money, it's like a lover giving you roses for fucking up big time.

"We apologize for any backroom dealings involving your account, so have some free money as our apologies."

Besides, I really can't switch horses midstream with what goes on in my life. I have chores to do, packages to bring in, news to read and simplify. I also would have to deal with red tape if I must change banks.

Fuck my life, my duties and the fact that I am no closer to writing a comedy that would reignite passion for the genre.

I've been up since 4:00 AM. I didn't cook dinner last night because I couldn't stand feeling like I was suffocating from all the humidity anymore. I know it is lame to talk about the weather, but I find this kind of weather draining to say the least which brings me to my point.

The reason I'm up is so Dingus will have lunch to bring to work. Despite having dehumidifiers running all night, it is still 70% humidity in the house. There is no breeze outside, at all. It is still and stifling. The Instant Pot is once again coming to my rescue, but I'm not doing much of anything today. I'm only doing what I have to and calling it; I'm frickin' exhausted. I don't know how people in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, ect... do it. I don't want piles of snow. I want fresh air, to go outside and enjoy watching the baby bunnies and hummingbirds. The backyard has been like a airport. All the hosta are in bloom, hummingbirds love the flowers.

^that's cursed weather yo


I got dragged to a garden party by my friend and I never want to experience that ever again. Or maybe just with other people instead?

To begin with, my friend and I were already at the beach getting sandblasted cos we forgotten our common sense on the tram: windy days = even windier at the beach. But then her grandma called asking where she was and how being late is unacceptable. Clearly my friend forgot about it since we planned the beach day like the other day. Whatever the case, I dont think that was enough of a reason to drag me in to this, but I guess she wanted me to keep her company in her misery? We passed by my place to get cleaned up cos its on the way to the garden party of doom and then went and got a present (an attempt at buying grandma's love). We were late, obviously

I hated it, it was so awkward. Maybe not for them or my friend but for me it definitely was.

Like first of all I've never been to her parent's place before, it felt weird just showing up. While I was expecting like 20ish people, their backgarden was weirdly small for the house and area and super cramped for that many people. Just no. Wrong. It got worse: you know when you arrive late to a thing an people just stare? That happened. Like ok I've greeted you, shaken hands blah blah either talk to me or dont. But that feeling didnt go away. I thought that because we're from different countries the culture/party vibe was unfamiliar to me so maybe that was why I felt off because I was the only total rando there. At one point though, I was sitting alone and realised that everyone looked like each other, that even the non relations looked like the family. And that every so often I felt like I was being stared at and would turn to find that I really was being stared at??! So of course in my mind I'm like omg did I offend someone, is my hair a mess, was I just not supposed to be there etc. Look, the vibes were wrong, the stars weren't aligned for this event, and I was just really creeped out. I needed to go and go I did - I left about an hour after I'd arrived.

A bounced check. This is not the first time. But I hope it is the last as my mother is reordering a new set after numerous mistakes were made in the printed batches.

Nearly had to look up what checks are; you guys still use them?

Well, if I am unable to go to the bank, I can remotely deposit the check.

Oops. I am the worst. It was "bring a toy to school" day. I remembered all week, I was even talking to Ivy about it last night and she ended up falling asleep while picking a toy. This morning, she's met at the school gates by her friend who asks "what toy did you bring?" and she turned to me excitedly "What toy did I bring, Mummy?". The look of utter heartbreak when I told her I forgot I felt so bad, I was going to my friends after dropping her off, so I retold the story to him and I was so upset. He felt so bad he bought a toy and dropped it off at her school. Where would we be without Uncle Tim

My mother is the only person I know who still uses cheques (as we call them) in my country.


You still use them?
(Most of the branches in the region where I live are being closed , so when my mother paid my husband some money she owed him by cheque, he had to open a new account. None of the banks we used had branches near to us, nor did they allow paying in of cheques by app. So we had so find a bank that did have an app to pay it in with... )

@Bigsimsfan12 Ahh, sad but you can't remember everything! Don't feel too bad, you got her to school on time and fed, clean, rested, clothed and loved too, which is more that quite a high percentage of parents manage.

I'm Gen X born in Germany, and I only ever saw a cheque until I moved to Canada in the late 1990s. Very odd experience.

They are being phased out but there are still instances where they are used. I need one maybe once a year and I can still order them from my bank if I wanted to.

Never saw a cheque in real life until 2021, legit thought they were just a US thing. The lady paying wasn't even that old so like ??? Just use cash like a normal person? That was an ugh moment cos the supermarket was crazy busy (lunch rush) and all the lines were super long and then this lady took aaaallll her time finding the right cheque book, finding a pen that works, misunderstanding whatever the cashier told them- it just took a lot longer that it should have for a basket of things. I had more stuff and I was done faster.

The current ugh news is that my cousin is coming over tomorrow and they'll probably drag along their kids. We saw the guy last year, do we really have to see him again this year? Once every 5ish years was more than enough. Ok maybe that's a bit mean but I hate it when these things happen last minute? Like its 2023 man just let us know in 3-5 business days like literally any other relative would.

My bank card got hijacked! Now I have to wait up to a week before I get the chance to go shopping again. I had to destroy my bank card for the new one and I only have $1.28 in coin.

I am no stranger to fraudulent charges. Still, I was trying to sign up for Dollar Tree. What a crappy app if the design leads to a problem like this.

I already filed an objection on the grounds of impersonation of an entity.

"There's always money in the Banana Stand..."

Expectations: Relax before having my therapy session tomorrow afternoon.

Reality: Carpenter ant was on my bed. I screamed and now, another fucking laundry day.

Seems all I do is laundry, bed sheets and all. Then again, there's a kitschy sign hung up in mud rooms in America: "Do laundry today or go naked tomorrow" and at this point, I don't care about the sign's truth. I have to tear off everything from the bed and run it through the machines.

I thought my card getting hijacked was bad, but thankless chores are going to be my grave if I let it.

For some reason, I'm obsessed with doing only these two chores: laundry and dishes. And (caveats): only if there's a washing machine and a dishwasher; and only if I'm doing it at someone else's.

Last summer I went my friends from college to a beach house my friend has; his family is better-off so the beach house has got more than just the basics, like a bed and a fridge; they also have the dish and laundry washers. I remember my friends wanting to take over my cleaning sessions and I simply didn't allow them - it was fun?!?!?! Same thing with my boyfriend's appliances - but at least the uncalled obsession over the appliances benefits us both. But for the love of me, I can't seem to get myself to clean my own room of dirty laundry, or do the dishes over in my own kitchen at home. Anywhere else though? - I'm the first one in line and the line closes after me.

I had to make sure the kids woke up early today so that they slept early tonight. My alarm went off at 6:50, meaning I get a quick shower and wake the kids sometime after 7. Nope. I turned the alarm off and thought "I'll just close my eyes for a second". Next thing I know it's 10am!!!!!! Way way later than I ever let them sleep in. So now they'll be up all night long. Like literally my 4 year old has such low sleep needs, if she wakes up at 9 - she'll be awake until past midnight and grumpy. I'm hoping the weather clears up and maybe they can burn off some of their energy at the park. But not too much because we also have shopping later and I don't want them cranky the whole time. Ugh.

I fell on the stairs trying not to step on our cat, Gemini.

I tripped going upstairs because she parked herself in a dangerous spot, but I was able to get a grip on the rail upstairs.

But where I fell, I am extremely sore. Waiting for the Tylenol to kick in.

Edit: August 2, 2023

I got my period, so on top of hurting my left side of the body, I am craving salt, menstruating, having a backache AND fatigued.

It feels like "Everything hurts and I'm dying..."

Edit: August 3, 2023

I don't hurt as much. Just my upper back and my left thigh still hurt. I limp when going up the stairs.

I ate pretty much garbage today. I should probably have cucumbers for dinner. Technically, as members of the same family as watermelon and pumpkin, it may provide fiber.

Ugh...I still feel like I got backed over.