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jadziabear replied to your post: I interrupt my Captain America squeein...

spoiler alert: your garlic is actually hydra tech

*patiently waits for Cap to come bursting in to save me*

ladyjouster replied to your post: I interrupt my Captain America squeein...

Green yes. Blue? That’s a new one on me. What are you eating that the garlic turned blue????

Now that it's settled, it definitely looks more green than blue, but for a while there it almost looked turquoise and I wondered if it was because I was using old garlic. It was not something I've ever seen before, though, and it was both disconcerting and really fucking awesome.

theadventureofhistorygirl replied to your post: I interrupt my Captain America squeein...

It can do, particularly if you are pickling it.

Well I was cooking something with a crap ton of vinegar so I guess that'd do it! 

aliciadreams replied to your post: My first attempt at slow cooker chicke...

OMG YOU CAN MAKE IT IN A SLOW COOKER? my family will legit go crazy :)

It's super easy peasy and it came out better than any of my attempts to make it on the stove. I'm definitely sold. I still have to figure out soy sauce/garlic ratio. I started off measuring with a 1/2 cup of soy sauce/ 1/2 cup of vinegar but it looked too light so I just started pouring things into the crock pot. It tasted pretty good but I don't know how I got there.

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jadecharmer replied to your post “Yes, ma’am, I’m a public servant and I’m here to help you. No, that...”

As one public servant to another, you have my understanding and my sympathy.

Oof, what field are you? I love my job, I really do, but there are days where I think people really misunderstand what a librarian is for. Can I point you to job search resources that will show you how to strengthen your application/resume? Absolutely! Can I help you find the website/link to actual job application? Sure!

But will I stand there and tell you how to word things/click through all the links for you? No. Absolutely not.

aenariasbookshelf replied to your post “Yes, ma’am, I’m a public servant and I’m here to help you. No, that...”

Erk. I do not like days like that. I'm sorry hon!

I have a feeling every Saturday is going to be like this. And it's only going to get worse as summer approaches. Yay for being at one of the busiest branches in the system. And by yay I mean I am either going to burn out, quit, or die before the summer is over.

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colorofangels replied to your post “For the first time, I’ve taken a good look at my accumulated student...”

fuck student loans... I am right there with you... I also went to a private University and now kinda wish I'd done two years at a CC

Now that I really understand what I got myself into, I wish the same thing. Or that I'd gone to a state school, which would have been significantly cheaper. Like, I know my private university probably helped a lot in both getting me into grad school and getting me a job, but the debt is fucking scary.

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eyebrowsofjustice replied to your post: For the first time, I’ve taken a good ...

Income-based repayments FTW! Seriously, it’s the best way to go. Sure, you pay interest for like ever, but it’s the only way to stay sane. If you google IBR, there’s some good websites explaining how to sign up. Works for fed loans. Good luck!

twistedingenue-old replied to your post: For the first time, I’ve taken a good ...

The income based plans (even though we are phasing out of them now) are really godsends. And the paperwork isn’t too bad.

I'm definitely going to be applying for those now. Paying more in the end is an okay trade-off I think for being able to pay anything now. Especially since public servants don't make a whole hell of a lot. Especially newly hired public servants.

erica-t replied to your post: For the first time, I’ve taken a good ...

It’s taken me eight years to pay off my loan. When it’s done, it’s awesome.

God, I'm nowhere near that and it's just scary. So scary. But I'll be looking for that light at the end of the tunnel...congrats for getting yours all paid off!

thewriterchick replied to your post: For the first time, I’ve taken a good ...

Just take deep breaths. You’re allowed to freak out about it, but remember to breath. Because you are smart, you will make the right choice, and you will get through this a-okay <3

blackestglass replied to your post: For the first time, I’ve taken a good ...

I know how you feel bb :(

trick-photography1 replied to your post: For the first time, I’ve taken a good ...

I felt the same way - and hell I’m still accumulating debt - but they’ll work with you and make sure that you’re not in the poor house at the end of every month.

Thanks so much, ladies! I'm less freaked out than I was last night, and your messages really helped. Student loans, man. Just...ugh.

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maplesbass replied to your post:My New Year’s resolution: no more pants.

Took me a second to remember that pants means trousers. Although no knickers is also a valid resolution

Now let's not get ahead of ourselves.

That's for 2015.

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jadecharmer replied to your post “Hm, as a person who has recently started following your blog, I have to say that, outside of addictive stories, I don't know much about you. So, I'm going to stick with the potentially bland and ask, what TV show do you need to watch every week? Or, alternatively, which book do you need to reread every year?”

I've actually read the series! A friend rec'd it and it took me forever to try it because the covers were a major turnoff for me. Yeah. I'm that person... Anyway, yes, love the series. Mercy's book is my favorite. :D

Also, if you like the Psy-Changeling series, have you tried Kate Daniels? Maybe I'm rec'ing old hat, but it's a great series with amazing world building and characters. It's my go to rec, honestly, when ppl ask.

The covers are so awful, and as much as I love the books, I am never buying a physical copy of them because I don't want to see that on my shelves. Shallow, but whatever. I like Mercy's a lot, but I'm a sucker for Judd's. It's one of my favorites, although there's something I love about each of them. I'm also a huge fan of the novellas. Whenever I need a small pick-me-up, those are on my shortlist of things to read.

I haven't read Kate Daniels yet, but I'm pretty sure it's been rec'd to me before! I'm definitely going to have to put it on my list :)

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anachronistique replied to your post: Getting out all the negative before th...

wow, no. she should not have that access anymore if she’s gonna do that shit.

twistedingenue-old replied to your post: Getting out all the negative before th...

there’s got to be another way to deal with the finance stuff because that is not okay

ohvafltn replied to your post: Getting out all the negative before th...

:( The moneyy is SOOO not right. She doesn’t know what bills you have & when they are due. Sorry about all the annoying people you had to deal with on top of that.

Thanks, guys. I know things need to change, but she's super sensitive and I'm so non-confrontational and quiet and I always feel so damn guilty, whatever discussions we have about it are so messy. If it happens again, though, even on a smaller scale, then it's all over, because it has to be.

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twistedingenue-old replied to your post:So I had to call in maintenance for plumbing...

depending on how cold it is, they might have to turn on your heat because of the plumbing. Bursting pipes are a bad thing.

If this had been a couple of weeks ago, I'd have thought that was the problem, but it's been well above freezing for the last few weeks. Then again, I know nothing about plumbing. I just wish they'd have left some sort of note that "We turned on your heat because of xyz" instead of just coming home to find my apartment STIFLING with no explanation whatsoever.

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hyperbookslover replied to your post:ladyjouster replied to your post: Oh hey, it’s...

thats when you can tell them that they crossed the line i think. quite frankly i am so used to the racism that i dont even blink anymore. i mean yes i am indian and yes i am premed but i actually want to do medicine bc doctors helped me.

I did say something, and I tried to not be defensive, and she backpedaled like crazy. It usually takes a bit for me to react strongly to racism because hey, I'm sure like you, I face all sorts of microaggressions and harmless all the time. And like, that's--well, it's not fine, but I'm used to it. But there are some things that are a sore subject for me, and the implication that I'm somehow less American because I'm not white is a sore subject for me because it's something people have ~joked about for years and it makes me so angry.

But <3 you for going into medicine. If people give you shit, give 'em hell.