we “celebrated” by getting dinner from Gumbo Social and eating in McLaren Park, watching planes land in SFO and rush hour 101 traffic. We stayed until we saw a Caltrain snake along the Brisbane Lagoon.
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I had my post op appointment this afternoon and I've been released back into the world!
I’m by no means done healing, but I am where I’m expected to be in the healing journey at this point.
I’m most looking forward to taking a nice hot bath and picking up Banana.
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I am currently at war with #recology over holiday tree pick up.
you may recall how excited I was that I got to keep my tree through Old New Year because last pick up day was Jan 17.
well. we set out our tree on the evening of Jan 16 as instructed: no decorations, no stand, not taller than 6 ft.
Jan 17 came and went with our tree sitting sadly on the curb. I called Sunset Scavenger on Jan 18 and was told that they were overwhelmed last night, and trucks were still out, tree would get picked up by EOD.
guess what. Sunday came, tree sat. They closed on Monday. Tuesday still tree.
I called again this morning: “Yes, the last day for Recology to pick up trees was Friday. Now it’s the city’s responsibility. I’ll file a request on your behalf.” I could hear him filling out a 311 form. I said this is unacceptable. He said “yes we try to get them to change it every year.”
Who’s “they”? Aren’t you our official waste management company? don’t we pay you a lot of money, collectively and individually to do this?
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I will post something more positive and helpful in a little bit, but just needed to say:
this morning I am horrified by actions of men. yes, men in politics and yes, men with a lot of money. but also men who are divorcing my friends and refusing to pay alimony or stay in touch with their 3 young children. and much much worse.
when they asked AOC if she was coming to inauguration, she said she doesn’t celebrate rapists.
SF’s Arts & Lectures invited Jeffrey Toobin to come speak in February. I emailed them asking if he will be exposing himself during the entirety of the conversation or just at a VIP reception for those paying extra. Because I don’t celebrate these types of people either and showing your dick to an assembly of your coworkers on a fucking Zoom call is sexual assault. (no response received, in case you were wondering, but feel free to join me in inquiring. snark not required.)
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and yes I know: “not all men.”
and yes, women do bad things and enable these men.
but until women have as much power as these men, until women have as much money as these men, until women aren’t under constant threat of their bodily autonomy being taken away based on where they live and what a man’s body did to theirs, I’m focused on being horrified by actions of men.
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for the first time!
Muni Routle 01/18/2025
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https://www.muniroutle.com
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Banana, mourning the end of the holidays.
[#]LilOrangeAnnie #catsofmastodon #caturday
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sometimes I like to do this fun thing where I count how many pounds of pasta we have in the pantry. you know, to feel bad about myself for hoarding?
in my defense, DeCecco has been on sale at Safeway recently…
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I've been out on medical leave from work following major surgery since Dec. 9. Today is Jan. 14. My claim for short term disability leave is still not sorted, which means I've received only about 25% of the pay owed to me during this time.
I am a lawyer with expertise in employment law. I am also well compensated, and have meaningful savings to lean back on for my expenses while this gets resolved.
My recovery hasn't been a cakewalk, but it certainly hasn't been easy. This has taken meaningful energy and time away from my recovery.
I have to interface with no fewer than:
so how are people who are not employment lawyers, with a cushion of savings, and dealing with a severe disability managing this?!
I hate it here.
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when I had my surgery, my friends absolutely drowned me in thoughtful gifts of all kinds, including this beautiful faux fur emotional support blanket. well, Banana decided it’s hers and builds a daily fort in it after some meaningful biscuiting. these pictures ended up being unintentionally hilarious by having their previews cropped next to each other in iPhoto.
[#]LilOrangeAnnie #caturday #catsofmastodon
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for those wondering why L-Taraval is turning around at 23rd, it’s because a car hit a pedestrian there a little over an hour ago.
if anyone has more details, please share.
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I went to the dentist today to fix a root canal that decided to act up and almost cancelled my bigger surgery last month.
If you know me, there’s nothing I love more than being praised as a good patient, which my endodontist does repeatedly for my ability to stay absolutely still for really long periods of time.
Today I told him I have many years of training: making sure I don’t disturb a cat sleeping in my lap.
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I swear this is not a #sunset account.
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fog + sunset = 👌
@karlthefog
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wherein we finally learn why Banana is orange
https://www.science.org/content/article/gene-behind-orange-fur-cats-found-last
[#]caturday
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this also emphasizes the importance of taking the full time off work to heal and recover. because while I may have days when I’m feeling physically well, they are also unpredictably interspersed with days when I don’t.
if I were working could I push through this discomfort? yes. would I be taking pain meds instead of just resting? Also yes.
hopefully by the 6 week mark, the unexpected pain days subside.
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I think the hardest part about managing recovery from this surgery is the unpredictability and the disconnect of physical discomfort and mental bandwidth.
I was feeling physically great yesterday but wasn’t really in a mood to do work so we watched movies instead. But today I was ready to get some stuff done but instead I’m in quite a bit of pain so I guess I’m gonna watch movies instead but for a different reason!
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love and light to all on this first #caturday of 2025!
[#]LilOrangeAnnie #catsofmastodon
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But there are two takeaways I have about it that break my heart on the daily:
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I feel incredibly privileged in my recovery. I have paid leave from work and will be taking at least 6 weeks for the first phase of recovery before going back. my partner has completely taken over our shared household chores in addition to take great care of me; I don’t know how I could have done this without him. I have been in therapy for 10 years so I’ve unpacked a lot of feelings of obligation to take care of others while not taking accepting care myself.
I wish these other people on Reddit had something like this. I wish they were not with shitty partners. I’ve lived this experience: barely recovering from the flu and needing to clean the entire house top to bottom because my partner wouldn’t pick up the slack during my illness; a partner who didn’t show up to the ER when I broke my ankle.
I try to be kind and not judgmental in encouraging them to expect it, seek it, demand it. But for now, we strangers on the internet are supporting each other.
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