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Sad!

Invest heavily in learning how to take and use deep breaths. My oldest is 12 now and in a lot of ways the baby days are still here.

In particular I'd recommend a wall-powered snot vacuum. They will probably give you a bulb at the hospital. It sucks and should either stay in the birthing unit or just go in the trash. Someone will recommend a Nose Frida or something similar. Those are junk too but are better than the bulbs. The powered one will work much better than your lungs. It's not exactly like a vacuum cleaner, it's more like a water bong. The negative pressure draws the boogies through the water cup where you can just pour it down the sink. Much better than accidentally inhaling it because you pulled too hard or the boogers were thinner than you thought.

Also get that kid on a sleep schedule ASAP. Don't wait or allow other things (like co-sleeping) to replace the sleep schedule. It doesn't really take long for the baby to get it, but one of you will probably want to step in. I did, and I didn't think it would really work, but I am grateful that we took that advice.

I'm also reading The Farthest Shore by Ursula K Le Guin to my boys right now. They go to sleep in minutes after starting it and have no idea what is going on when I ask them about it in the morning, but it's a great book and I'm enjoying reading it even after they go to sleep.

I'm listening to There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm right now. It's both fun and terrifying at the same time.

I just finished listening to Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky and really enjoyed it. It was a nice departure from the Dying Earth Breaking Down theme, even though it was definitely a Dying Earth Breaking Down story. It was like a wholesome, lighthearted Earth dying.

The leopard didn't eat [gestures somewhere] all my face! I am chosen! I am selected!

MTG, standing eyeball-deep in feasted leopard shit, gnashing and tearing away the flaps of flesh the leopard left behind

My boys have been in two packs over their careers. The first one was boys only, and the second one allows girls. The second one has tons more activities and active participation as the first one. My youngest was a Lion/Tiger at the boys only pack, and the older one was Wolf/Bear. Now they are Bear/AOL and getting some valuable experience that seems closer to the real world. Pete Hegseth can eat shit.

The car's on fire and there's no driver at the wheel And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides And a dark wind blows

The government is corrupt And we're on so many drugs With the radio on and the curtains drawn

We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine And the machine is bleeding to death

The sun has fallen down And the billboards are all leering And the flags are all dead at the top of their poles

It went like this:

The buildings toppled in on themselves Mothers clutching babies Picked through the rubble And pulled out their hair

The skyline was beautiful on fire All twisted metal stretching upwards Everything washed in a thin orange haze I said, "Kiss me, you're beautiful These are truly the last days"

You grabbed my hand And we fell into it Like a daydream Or a fever

Godspeed You Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVekJTmtwqM&list=RDXVekJTmtwqM&start_radio=1

The Fantastic and the Fouriest

I grew up in northeast Mississippi. There are some hills there, but there isn't anything anywhere that approaches being mountainous or even mountainous-adjacent. Mountainous-adjacent has always been Alabama's job. The highest point in Mississippi is something like 803 feet, but even that it's only a few hundred feet taller than the surrounding area.

Mogwai Fear Satan

I know that feel. Welcome to the gang!

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