u/Growth_Still

Get a fucking grip. Last night was honestly one of the weakest episodes I’ve seen in a long time. The whole Republican misogynist trope is so old, really at a time when the abhorrent way women are sexualized and ridiculed is once again a headline in the media and Gillis finds a laugh by calling women whores? If he was funnier maybe I’d take it but I’m so sick of seeing him everywhere. Not even funny. Kudos to the cast for trying to prop him up and what a phenomenal job Rosalia did but I hope they’re not planning on him hosting again any time soon.

Edit: here come the men in the comments trying to explain why it’s ok to degrade women for how they dress. Disgusting.

I’ve been on 50mg for the past three weeks for AUD, 25mg the first week. I’ve been good about taking it every day around the same time. Some days I’ll drink but most days I don’t and don’t really want it anymore.

I missed my dose today and a few hours later started feeling anxious and jittery. Minimal appetite too, really mimicking symptoms of anxiety. Now it could just be my anxiety but I’m wondering if others have had symptoms like this?

As stated above, MTA blocked my card. I think I tried to use it a few times and the funds were low and I didn’t realize. I always pay my share and have a good job. It’s caused a lot of issues for me including missing trains because I go to enter the station and have to go buy a manual card. At this point I should just jump the turnstile because it’s faster.

I had to start using my credit card again (which I don’t want to) to use our transit system. My bank has said there’s no block on their end and any MTA issue is on their side.

Anyone else experience something like this? How do I get it fixed? I asked at the station and the attendant was telling me to use an OMNY card but I don’t always have time to refill it. I just want to be able to use tap to pay. Any advice is welcome.

What should I do when an owner makes a request and then doesn’t answer? I heard from a dog owner yesterday about boarding her dog this week. The dog has excellent reviews for boarding so I’m happy to do it but want to meet the dog first. It’s just for a day.

I proposed a meet and greet first and she hasn’t responded and I sent a follow up this morning and she hasn’t responded either. It’s fine if she doesn’t intend to answer but do I get dinged for archiving or declining the request? I don’t want my schedule to be seen as unavailable for those times.

Not sure why owners can’t just respond.

I started naltrexone a week ago and it’s been pretty successful. I’ve either been unable to drink or 1-2 drink max before feeling sick and not wanting another. It’s definitely curved the craving(s) and blocked the buzz.

Tonight though I’ve managed to have 3-4 drinks which is the most since starting. I do feel a buzz and while I’ve been drinking it slower I definitely want to keep going. I’m only on 25mg and will be upping to 50mg after next week. Anyone experience this? I’ve been so excited about how it’s been working.

Had a weird experience today. I did a meet and greet for a dog the other day, it was fine (I met the husband) and I started the work today. However I went over today and the wife was home because she “wanted to meet me”. This was fine but I was put off a little bit because there was no heads up.

I did everything as they wanted but she was watching while I wiped off his paws after we got back. He got aggressive and snarled at me. I promptly stopped and waited for him to be calm, let him approach me again, and finished the cleaning. I said out loud “don’t put your teeth on me” in a calm voice to the dog. The woman then chastised me for not also wiping off his dog weenie too (the husband had instructed me to wipe his butthole if it was messy and there were any dingles… but he didn’t poop on the walk so I didn’t have to).

I just felt weird about the wife being there and observing me. She made a comment about how her dog never bites and how he’s extremely sensitive on his paws. He did get aggressive towards me though which was a bit wild to me. I have another walk with him in the afternoon and she asked me to leave the key once I go. I’m fine if they don’t ask me to do it again but the whole interaction felt off. The walk with the dog was fine and I was careful to not allow him near other dogs as instructed and make sure he doesn’t get into anything. I don’t think they should have sitters do something if they know he can get aggressive. The whole interaction made me uncomfortable.

Asking because my rate is like $17 for a 30 min walk. Not sure if that’s super low or too high. I have a few walks scheduled this week but am only clearing $70 at the end of the week.

Completed my first walk today! Just wondering when you all start the card — when you get to the apartment/house? Or when the physical walk starts?

Got my first request to do some regular walking of a dog in my neighborhood! I’m excited. It’s a breed I grew up with too.

How do I go about arranging the meet and greet? Any advice on questions to ask and things to look out for?

Going to be in the twin cities for work during the wc final. I hope France makes it to the final, are there any bars people recommend to watch?

I have a lot of cc debt which has added up. $18.6 on a Chase freedom card, $8k on a capital one card, and $4.5k on a Citi card for a balance transfer. My spending habits have been out of control. I only make 85k and my rent is 2k. I don’t know where to start. I have been putting $$ towards paying it off but it’s been feeble at best and I only have like 1.5k in savings because I basically stopped putting money into savings. I don’t know what to do.

Edit:

Rent: 2k

Utilities/wifi/ins: $155 (fluctuates but this is the high range)

Transportation: $75

Groceries: $240

Phone: $50

Health: $75 (do not always use this but it’s my copay for any non annual appts)

Gym: $226

Going out: $100/ $25 a week (being realistic)

Savings: I want to put away $500 a month at least.

Interest rates for all cards are between $27-29% except for the Citi card which is 0% right now. I used to have excellent credit and still have never missed a payment but using up over 50% of avail credit has done a number on me.

My income is $85k a year. I also have student loans due soon which is around $300/mo but am unsure because of all of the DOE changes.

I’ve been seeing this guy for about a month now, it’s honestly the best connection I’ve ever had with someone and we have been building towards a relationship and I’m really excited about our future. I disclosed I have HSV1 and it’s well managed and he was cool with it.

We started sleeping together and were using condoms initially but stopped after verbally confirming we were both clean. I’ve been tested recently and know my status and he was clear he’s clean.

However, he admitted to me that he actually hasn’t been tested since the end of 2024 and has had a few partners since. I told him that if we want to continue having sex he needs to get tested as soon as possible and do a full panel with both urine and bloodwork. He agreed and said he has “felt fine” so that’s why he never did it. Typical men, rly pisses me off.

I noticed a small lesion at the base of his penis the other day and asked about it and he said it’s just a scratch. I saw another one on the shaft of his penis today and my heart pretty much sank - it looks like herpes. We’ve been very sexually active and I’ve given him oral multiple times and we’ve had pretty rough sex recently. I asked him about it immediately and he said that it’s a small scratch from how rough we’ve been and this “happens to him sometimes” and I don’t need to worry about it.

I have a large sore in the back of my throat now and on the inside of my lip. The thing is, I’m on valtrex daily. Which realllly should limit the possibly if a breakout if HSV 1 for me. I can’t tell if he has something and gave it to me or if I gave it to him. I’m confused and really really like him but am stressed because he said the lesions happen “sometimes” which means it’s not a new thing. A sore on your penis shaft isn’t just something that happens! Like wtf!

I know that I need to get retested especially for HSV 2. (Mind you I had a full panel last week).

Are there other STDs that can cause a sore? I’m looking for communication advice here not medical advice. It doesn’t resemble syphalis. He and I were having pretty rough oral so it was definitely hitting the back of my throat. I’m just unsure of that else I can do. How do I have this conversation with him? He seems like the type to be very receptive and open but I know how delicate these things can be.

So, about four years ago, my Instagram account was mass reported by bots that I was trolling. It was funny, then Instagram removed my account and did not respond to any requests to have it reinstated. I gave up after about six months and didn’t look back.

Today, I got an email that said my account just needed a new password. I had 0 expectations that it would work, but tried to login and create a new password - and it worked. However, the account, which is 12 years old at this point, only seems to be “backed up” to about 2017. I have no followers/follow people from any point past 2016. I have no photos but my profile picture is still what I had it as in 2022.

Any advice on how I can fully restore the account? Has anyone ever experienced this??

Hi!! I’m visiting Rabat next week. Would love some recs for good authentic restaurants / hole in the ground / local recs. Best adventurous eater, the more authentic, the better. Thank you!!!

The elevator has been broken for two weeks in my building, it’s the only one and there are 6 floors. Management hasn’t answered any emails or calls in the past seven days and there are no holidays so they’re in office. I got through to the billing office and they said they’d transfer me to management and it went to voicemail. Eight times.

The hallway lights are also out in the same spot next to the elevator on every floor. It’s clearly an electrical issue. Is there anything we can do about this? It’s a low income area and a lot of the building residents are non English speakers, many are very elderly and there are a few folks who are disabled. I’ve contacted 311 a few times but there is 40 day turnaround with the DOB.

Are there any grounds for withholding rent or other mechanisms to put pressure on the management to fix this? Thanks in advance.