Every college chemistry class I’ve taken (5 now) has had a professor asking why no living thing uses all d-aminos. Kinda sounds like that experiment may answer the question one way or another!

Drop leg bags so much fun, they go so well with so many different aesthetics.

I had a string of relationships in my 20s as well, but I don’t think any of them were healthy and I developed my own drinking habit to cope before realizing I didn’t want that misery for myself.

Dunno if you want any advice to consider, but I’ve lived alone for most of my 30s, and I have to say having a pet really helps. I have a cat and a dog, and the dog does provide more opportunities for conversations to happen just seeing the same people on the trails we walk every day. These are usually shallow conversations so it’s easier to avoid feeling like I’ve upset anyone (it still happens lol “why did I say good morning that way??” but it’s low stakes at least). But even having a plant to take care of helps with the loneliness, because you have this living thing that occupies the same space as you, and even if you can’t leave the house today you can still share being alive and existing with this plant or creature.

Anyway, I wish you all the luck with your move and your new future

Edit: I just realized we’ve commented to each other before, I was on a different account though lol. I’m glad your move date is so close now :)

I have AvPD, and I am sure there is a genetic link, but it’s hard to separate it from my mother’s issues and treatment of me. She had schizo-affective bipolar and was an alcoholic on top of that.

I’ve found therapy to be a bit frustrating, because I am able to cope with my fears and recognize when I’m slipping into avoidance but still unable to form connections with people. I’ve been released from therapy but still don’t have any friends or relationships because I still react to other people’s unpredictable emotions with fawning and then cutting them out of my life lol

It’s a very lonely disorder

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I’m an idiot that doesn’t understand facial expressions. What is this meant to convey? Or is it meant to be a commentary on many Americans being too large and sick to worry about what the government is doing to people?

I think New Zealand is safe, because it’s never on any maps

My doctor has been asking me if I’ve had one every year since I was 34. I finally went to get one this year (I’m not 40 yet) and probably a good thing because they needed to take some samples for testing. I don’t have any risk factors for that cancer beyond being sedentary

I think if he had not started those wars the following presidents would’ve exercised far more caution in authorizing strikes. Also, a lot of bad laws were passed during his presidency that allowed the executive to hold more power

RIP Dolores. I hate that this song has always been relevant

Okay but the grass in my neck of the woods has tons of little grass spiders itching to hop onto any stray grass touchers

Liquid Death was inspired at a festival, and was originally marketed at straight edge punks and metal heads, so it kinda flows that they’d try to partner with a music tech company

It’s cringy as heck, but I can definitely see certain people wanting to be interred in something like this

I love the patterns and colors Omg. That coat looks so comfy! Best of luck, I hope your interview goes well :)

I’ve heard they can at least survive a fall onto snow lol

The Ultra Hyalron Ampoule 10X, and Essence 10x. I feel like my skin has gotten a lot of spring back because of these two, but I also have very sensitive skin and theirs are one of a few hyaluronic acid lines that don’t break me out. I tried the peeling gel too, but I like the e.l.f one better.

I hope they keep restocking it for you too :) Maybe they will expand the offering if you express interest? I’m going to have to try one of the cleansers you linked!

I have two products of their Super Aqua line that I keep shelling out for haha. I’m a little jealous you can find it in a local store, I always have to order online

Childbirth and pregnancy during the first Trump era was a nightmare, and it is again.

My friends and I have been trying to get sterilized since the election. Half of us have been successful so far. It feels like one of the last ways we can protect ourselves

How are they going to make whole the people who lost their businesses over this tariff bs?

Agree with what everyone is saying, prices won’t come down again because enough people have paid the prices either out of need or ability to absorb the cost.

This is epigenetics, changes to a genome via stress and environment that are passsed to offspring. We’ve known for a while that older men have children with autism or schizophrenia more often than young men, and investigating the cause and mechanism like they have in this study will help people have healthier children in the future.

The type of RNA that are involved in this study are regulatory, which means they can help or prevent gene activity, and are very important in the development of an embryo because the egg doesn’t have this in abundance like the sperm does