I had these once. It was psychologically terrible. If you already struggle with sleep or mental health, you’re going to have a very bad time living there while you treat the place.

I saw some good advice in the comments as far as diatomaceous earth and freezing. Make sure you look up the actual temps things will need to get to. I recall baking my clothing in my oven at 110 F, or something like that, before leaving the apartment every day so I wouldn’t spread them. Ugh.

I ended up throwing out most of my stuff, bagging up anything I wanted to keep but didn’t need to access for ~6 months (or whatever their lifespan is) into tightly tied garbage bags with diatomaceous earth inside, and for the remaining possessions, I heated them or sprayed the shit out of their cracks (like wood furniture) with bedbug spray.

Just assume your stuff is infested and treat anything that was in there with you. Don’t fuck around. Go full nuclear on your shit after you move out. It’s the only way you’ll be able to sleep soundly for years.

Best of luck to you. I really hope your living situation gets better. I think I saw your fallback option was loud. I sleep with an earbud in whichever ear isn’t smooshed into my pillow. I also recommend those white noise machines that have an actual fan inside (or just a loud-ass fan lol). Even if it doesn’t drown out all the noise, it’ll cut out a lot and it’ll be easier for your brain to tune out stuff. Maybe that’s something you can try.

We can run for office! Except we’re all busy working ourselves to death and living on shit pay. Really takes the momentum out from a lot of us–which is the point :c

Yes, PLEASE! The rich fucks need to start feeling the consequences of this bullshit where it hurts. It’s the only domestic demographic that can offer enough pressure to motivate this administration to change their behavior.

Off the top of my head,

• Retinol can damage your skin if used without sun protection and can cause permanent eye dryness if it gets in your eyes
• Many skin products contain varying levels of acids that need to be used according to directions
• Niacinamide requires a prescription for certain amounts that could be reached with OTC products if used in excess

and then there’s just the general fucking up of skin oil balance, etc. that can set off years of fighting dry skin or acne.

Playing Doom.

It’s giving big “freedom fries” energy. Makes sense when you think about how much of a wet dream the post-9/11 circle jerk was (is) for conservatives. They’re trying to recreate the same 2002 Republican, plastic-patriot distraction machine again.

If you like hating Eric Adams, I highly recommend the Eric Adams takes/episode from the If Books Could Kill Podcast.

I haven’t ever cheated but I’m an armchair human development nerd and I’d assume that there are some things at play like:

• Social narratives that make it seem like there’s only one true love out there for you (assuming the cheating here is only physical and not love).
• There can be shame in divorce or breaking up.
• There’s the sunk cost fallacy of staying with someone because you’ve put so many years into the relationship.
• If there are kids, people can believe (whether it’s true or not) that it’s harmful to the kids to separate
• People compartmentalize and can develop really weird cognitive dissonance where they build two realities and can operate as if the two have nothing to do with each other. It’s hard to explain.
• All the other collateral with separating, like potentially moving, new financials and potential child support/alimony, custody challenges, health insurance through marriage, job shifts, etc. etc.

Before you angrily hit reply, dear reader, I’m not defending or condoning cheating. I’m just trying to answer the sociological question of why it’s a behavior that happens enough that we’re talking about it in this thread.

More exposure of accounts like this, please.

Don’t forget getting rid of the penny and axing daylight saving time. 100% president of the century if he executive ordered these things.

New drag king fit just dropped:

I’m not sure how you interpreted my comment to mean that “Mommy and Daddy” would need to pull her out. I only suggested they be there with love and not shame so she doesn’t stop speaking to them.

She’s an adult and I assume she’s mentally capable. Just support her and when/if she ever regrets her decision, she’ll have you around to lean on.

If you openly hate on her decision or shame her for it, you’re only going to drive her away or make her even more firm in her choice.

I hate how far away the cat is and how alone it seems that far down :(

I know dead beings can’t feel emotions but I can’t help it.

Every time I see a question in a news headline, I just answer it with “no.” in my head and move on. 90% of the time it’s the same answer the article arrives at and the other 10% of the time, I’ll see a real headline about it from other sources anyway–with the actual lede in the title.

I started in order to advance the deep state woke agenda and get paid by Soros, personally.

Yes, I love how much actual, genuine discussion happens here. The level of bots and trolls and astroturfing is nowhere near Reddit.

Sounds like he needs to cut that monster out of his life.

trying to sell poached falcons

Is one of the owners RFK Jr?