the quiet things that no one ever knows

[lawrenceleemagnuson]

Richard Thorn (UK b. 1952) "Summer Begins" 2011 watercolor 50 x 63 cm

[eightwaters]

We put in a group chipotle order at work and then the doctor realized he chose the wrong location. I tried calling the store but you can’t reach a human anymore - it’s an AI answering service that says to chat on the app for misplaced orders. So my attending is talking to pepper the chat bot when we get called into bed 8 because our patient starts to circle the drain (hypotensive, bradycardic, has a seizure) so I’m in the room holding the emesis bag and ordering meds. I get a little vomit on my hand. She comes around but her potassium comes back 7. Push all the meds. Call ICU. Get the lady upstairs. Meanwhile my attending is like OK NOW WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO PEPPER!!!!

In case you were wondering what working in the ER is like. And damn, that chipotle hit.

[eightwaters]

His favorite seat.

[eightwaters]

I’m doing a shadow of my old workout routine by lifting dumbbells with 1-2 exercises a day, but I am so tired! It’s humbling to start exercising again. I also can’t get more sleep so I should start eating better to have more energy. I feel more chipotle in my future.

[eightwaters]

I like having a toddler more than a baby. Everyone is like “just wait until terrible xyz age….” But it’s partially already here and I still like it better. Maybe because I had a colicky baby. I’m so excited for summer playing outside!

[eightwaters]

Since I read two John Steinbeck novels I looked him up. And I gotta say, he kinda has some rizz in his late 30s here. 👀

This picture is from 1962 but his hoodie looks like it’s from 2010.

[ijaazat]

summer

1. make a syllabus for yourself - books, media, places, recipes

2. complete 40% of it

3. eat every fruit u can

[eightwaters]

Here are the books I read in May and I found things to like and appreciate in all of them. But I’m going to rant about the only book I did not finish - Pride and Prejudice. It was sooo boring. Good storytelling can make me care about social class and aristocracy (The Crown, Downton Abbey) but it was a chore to read and I gave up at 75%. It was written in 1813 and I think it only still has a hold due to the movie adaptations.

[eightwaters]

It’s like the baby disappears when the hat is off 😭

[eightwaters]

Well nothing like a crisis coinciding with trying-on-swimsuits season to make me start exercising. I also do not have the energy to redo my wardrobe so I bought a couple summery tshirts and a zip up from Walmart and called it a day. And let me tell you if you cannot find something cute at Walmart maybe you’re the problem.

[emwheezie]

"time heals all wounds" WRONG. time is chasing me with a knife

[aka-maggie]

[animalyears]

Washing ashore must feel good as fuck

[eightwaters]

I had a patient who ended up being diagnosed with active tuberculosis after admission so I had to get tested now and again in 8 weeks.

At home it feels like Nate is actively trying to torpedo our relationship.

I had this moment I floated outside of my body and looked down on myself as a sim. And I was like what if I got TB and got divorced at the same time. Lmao.

[eightwaters]

When I watch movies or tv shows after taking an edible everything seems fake. It’s like I notice that everyone’s acting and the editing is obvious - it’s really weird. I’m not the only one this happens to according to reddit (the marker of fellow human experience).

I rarely watch tv anymore but I had some free time last night and decided to watch Boardwalk Empire. Firstly, it was trippy watching Steve Buscemi in a serious acting role because I’ve only seen him in Adam Sandler movies or in the meme. Secondly, I’m taking in all the 1920s costuming and thinking about how they’re setting up the story when suddenly Michael K Williams appears as a secondary character. And I gasped and said, “OMAR????”

This man is always Omar Little to me.

[chkq-deactivated20260531]

i'm wasting my life on the computer when i could be living my life to the fullest on the computer

[eightwaters]

[didanagy]

THE SECRET GARDEN (1993) dir. agnieszka holland