grysbok
@grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org
I’m a systems librarian in an academic library. I moved over the Lemmy after Rexxit 2023. I’ve had an account on sdf.org since 2009 (under a different username), and so I chose this instance out of a sense of nostalgia. I do all sorts of fiber arts (knitting, cross stitch, sewing) and love dogs.
- Comment on Pandering to conservative Americans 1 week ago:
The second. John 3:16 is a very popular verse in the Baptist crowd I grew up around in the 90s. I don’t think it’s any more a fascist dog whistle than a Jesus fish. YMMV on how christofascist that is.
Like, I never went to church and it’s ingrained in my brain from my classmates and reading bumper stickers.
- Comment on Real Talk 1 week ago:
why not add notes as marginalia?
- Comment on i just think they're neat 1 week ago:
My dad grew gourdes. One of the happiest pictures I have of him late in life is him standing on the porch, surrounded by gourdes hanging to dry. I have three of his goudes. I also have one of his loufas.
- Comment on Help. 2 weeks ago:
I’m a fan of sharing as much as the next person but I’m not sharing my toothbrush.
- Comment on Byeeeeeee 2 weeks ago:
When it eventually lands, they’re in for a hike.
- Comment on Help. 2 weeks ago:
I don’t remember where I read it, but there’s a concept of private property vs personal property. Personal property is your stuff you use, like your bracelet or your bowl. Private property is your apartment building.
- Comment on Why are there no universities/colleges that start in the afternoons? 4 weeks ago:
I work in an academic library and we’re always worrying about evening and weekend coverage.
- Comment on Itch.io are seeking out new payment processors who are more comfortable with adult material 4 weeks ago:
Amex and Discover: “We exist, too!”
- Comment on Would you rather unionize or buy some videogames? 5 weeks ago:
No, you can look up what property someone owns, generally in the town or county records. It’s just if you own a property there’s a good chance it’s also your home.
I didn’t get these mailings back when I rented. Confounding factor: I was in a different union. Same employer, though.
So, you can look up the private address of most homeowners in the states I’ve lived. Usually these records are online, sometimes not. If you want to obfuscate your ownership of a property there’s some weird stuff you can do with having your home owned by a corporation and then you own the corporation or something. I don’t think that’s commonly done.
- Comment on Would you rather unionize or buy some videogames? 5 weeks ago:
I’m a public employee, so my name is a public record. I own a home, so my address is a public record.
I’m not sure how they know which union I’m a member of, though. There’s at least 3 on campus.
- Comment on Would you rather unionize or buy some videogames? 5 weeks ago:
I’m a public employee in a union and we get these types of anti-union propaganda mailed to us from the creeps at the Freedom Foundation.
Save money and celebrate your rights! Public employees save an average of $900!
There’s an “I want to leave the union” postcard filled out and attached, addressed to my union leaders.
That one was St. Patrick’s Day themed.
- Comment on kingdom come 1 month ago:
- Comment on UwU brat mathematician behavior 1 month ago:
[Lapsed] mechanical engineering gang checking in. I was also surprised. Though, tbh, I think it came down to personal preference of the professor more than field-wide consensus.
- Comment on Can you guess, chat? 1 month ago:
TBH, I have a small personal massager I use for my face. Vibrating the sinuses helps make all the mucus and gunk move, like jiggling a ketchup bottle. It helps my sinus headaches.
But yeah, they knew.
- Comment on Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week 2 months ago:
I have a 7-hour work day and a 5-day work week. I make less than I did at my previous (8.5-hour/5-day) job, but I’m much, much happier. Highly recommend working less if you can swing it.
I do agree that coordination is a PITA. But, 7 hours is doable and it’s not like I’d be actually productive for an extra hour a day. My brain goes to mush.
Some of my coworkers work longer days and take every a day off every other week. As long as they work 70 hours a biweek they’re good.
- Comment on What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market? 2 months ago:
I do like my older Amazon Paperwhite, but I’m bookmarking this thread for when/if it no longer functions.
I’ve got it in airplane mode and don’t intend to reintroduce it to the Internet. I can load books from USB just fine and have no need for the Amazon ebook ecosystem.
- Comment on Why do some people hate drinking water? 2 months ago:
Sometimes discoloration of water is just it being full of air. My HOA’s backup water well is like that. It’s been tested and is fine to drink, but it’s incredibly cloudy until it’s sat for a few minutes.
Also, if you’re on well water get it tested. Even if it was fine when you moved in, things change. Maybe the new farm down the road’s fertilizer is leaking in to the ground water. You won’t know unless someone tests.
- Comment on Why do some people hate drinking water? 2 months ago:
The water at my office smells like chlorine. It’s dreadful. I wouldn’t even use it to make coffee, I fill up a nalgene at home and bring that in. My home water is well water and tastes a tad high iron, just the way I like it. (HOA regularly tests the water and it’s always within legal limits, yay.)
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Sometimes social connections are hard to figure out, especially if you don’t have experience making connections or positive examples to follow.
I suggested visiting the local library and seeing if there’s any meetups. Do you have other suggestions?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I don’t know your insurance, location, or financial situation, so the following might be totally irrelevant.
If you have a primary care doctor/physician, they should be able to get you antidepressants. You don’t need a specialist. You might even be able to have a telehealth visit, instead of going in-person.
I hope things smooth out for you. BTW, my therapist says carbs are good for short-term stress. Ice cream and chocolates help.
Also, maybe look into if your local library has any meetups? Mine does a regular knitting/crochet circle (if you just show up, you’ll probably find friendly folks happy to teach you to make a dish cloth), book club, grown-up crafts a couple times a month. Might be good to get out of the house and meet some friendly faces.
- Comment on Ads when you’re pumping gas 2 months ago:
I try to only get gas at one specific local gas station that doesn’t do ads.
- Comment on Talented child artist 2 months ago:
TBF sometimes you just learn about animal genitalia, no matter what your field. For example, I acquired a working knowledge of snake hemipenises as assistant archivist of a herpetology collection. They didn’t warn me about that in library school.
- Comment on Talented child artist 2 months ago:
I know some of those characters! 🥰 (I’m on the “N” column in my hiragana learning app)
- Comment on Talented child artist 2 months ago:
I hear furry art is lucrative.
- Comment on Is lemm.we actually shutting down? 2 months ago:
Flashback to when the creator of lemmy.world/c/the_pack was looking for mods. I volunteered with
I’m also a shitty mod and will disappear for weeks at a time. I only have experience modding a small subreddit and have no familiarity with Lemmy’s mod tools. Feel free to hit me up.
I passed the vibe check and now I’m exactly as crap a mod as I said I’d be.
- Comment on How does one use an electric toothbrush? 2 months ago:
Some/most electric toothbrushes have built-in timers to help you give each quarter of your mouth equal time, so you don’t rush. Some will vibrate in a different/angrier way if you brush too hard.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
I’ve taught literal toddlers that my dog needs his alone time when he’s in his crate.
A 10 year old should be able to understand that sometimes people just don’t want to play/talk. Maybe wear headphones or some other very visible indicator that you’re not social right then?
- Comment on You just want a break sometimes 3 months ago:
I’m team pour-over coffee maker. It goes in the dishwasher every now and then. All parts are visible, so I know if it looks groddy.
- Comment on What can US citizens do to fight/prevent their country enabling genocide? 3 months ago:
True! Let’s encourage them to work towards goals that seem attainable and worthwhile.
Sometimes, just small changes can make a big difference to the individual. I used to take the elevator to my 5th-floor office. Now I take the stairs. The only conscious change to my routine was converting from carrying a bag/purse to carrying a backpack–I carry the same amount of stuff more comfortably, and so the stairs don’t seem daunting.
- Comment on What can US citizens do to fight/prevent their country enabling genocide? 3 months ago:
And “fit” doesn’t have to mean “able to run a marathon”. That might not be achievable for you. Even minor improvements can be big, though. For example, I have lower back pain. It sucks and I do not recommend it.
I’ve started physical therapy. It’s two 30-minute sessions a week, plus 10 minutes of homework stretches every day. My pain is much less than when I started.
I feel much more able to do things like long trips to the grocery store. Before, I’d sometimes have to beg off and lie down in the car and let my partner finish the trip.
Anyways, fitness. It’s good. YMMV, PT might not work for you, I am not a doctor.