Colorful and hopefully optimistic but maybe hateful occasionally

[bellbird]

There’s a lot of work for biologists of any kind in NZ!

There sure is!! :)

But of course it would make it harder to visit my family D:

Understand!

I’m excited to show him some peace of mind. Nestle could be a HUGE help to him, since she is already obsessed with cats.

Ohh neat! I'm excited for him to have peace of mind too.
How will that go with Dove though?

Sorry!!! I didn’t mean to say that!!! I’m alive and well and won’t do anything! I have an alternate plan to that, and that’s good for me.

No, I know :hug:
I read it as an illustration of how bad it is for you there, not as suicidal intent, and you totally are allowed to make those kind of comparisons here -- I think it lets us know even more how awful it is (and how very strong you are to keep on keeping on despite that), I just felt it important for me to let you know that I really care for you and want you to stay alive, too :hug: :hug:

 

[bellbird]

Speaking of, having worked with millions of fruit flies, I’ve gotta say that your memory is at least 3% better than a fruit fly

Ironically, next year I'm gonna be taking a course on the genetics of memory and guess what the model organism is (because it's not really ethical to use humans...)... fruit flies!!! :tup:

 

[littleoc]

Ohh neat! I'm excited for him to have peace of mind too.
How will that go with Dove though?

Yassssss good kitties deserve a quiet happy space!!!

Plus then, since I don’t have a son like my sister does, I can work Taz up to being able to go back to the vet!!! His back legs are all fixed up but he HATES car rides. (I only know two cats who like them, and one of them is fictional.)

And Dove was raised around a million animals, so the only one that really makes her nervous are cats that won’t stop staring and my snake Nudge. She has known cats since she was less than three months old, and that was back when I was a child living with my dad — my dad hoarded animals, so we had one of everything, including several illegal things. Dove shared a room with me, four cats, a hedgehog, two guinea pigs, a leaf tailed gecko (a REALLY rare breed, there was only 1000 left in the wild at this time), a newt, four hamsters, two rats, and a mom and dad mouse and their babes. So Dove is pretty comfortable with stuff like that. If she flew into the living room or dining room, there were even MORE animals, and she never felt threatened.

She was actually besties with Pewter (a Maine come Russian blue mix, which are known for being incredibly smart and docile — so he knew the difference between a pet and something he was supposed to be hunting (we had him keep field mice away, because they made Dove’s night frights worse)).

Well now I’m ranting — but long story short, Dove likes cats as long as she’s not alone with them. Since I grew up I haven’t let Dove interact with cats, but she can really hold her own. She chases cats out of her space while in her cage sometimes! Lol. She has even figured out how to get Nestle to back up.

So Dove will be fine as long as I have her in her cage. I can also close a door and play with Dove while the cats entertain themselves in some other way!

I just felt it important for me to let you know that I really care for you and want you to stay alive, too :hug::hug:

Thank you :hug: :hug: :hug:

Ironically, next year I'm gonna be taking a course on the genetics of memory and guess what the model organism is (because it's not really ethical to use humans...)... fruit flies!!! :tup:

I THOUGHT ABOUT JOKING ABOUT THIS, but you got it!!!!

I dreamed we were working together last night in a microbe lab, lol. I had a bunch of crappy dreams, but that one was great!!

 

[littleoc]

I was trying to stay calm, but I found out my mom got fired and so our family has no health insurance again.

And no food.

 

[littleoc]

Oh, Jesus, I just realized that I can’t pay my medical bills anymore either because I was using a medical card.... ugh.

 

[littleoc]

Aaaaaand can’t afford therapy. Dang it.

 

[littleoc]

I think SHE qualifies for disability.

 

[LuckiLee]

Oh no!!! Try and see if you can get any type of aid. Food stamps, medicade... Through your department of human services. Your mom should try too. She can also apply for unemployment benefits. I'm so sorry about this. It is the last thing you needed. Hugs to you @littleoc.

 

[littleoc]

Thanks @LuckiLee :hug:

This is going to make me sounds super young, but, what’s the department of human services? I’ll Google it in a second tho, I’m guessing it’s a government branch?

 

[bellbird]

So Dove will be fine as long as I have her in her cage. I can also close a door and play with Dove while the cats entertain themselves in some other way!

Great. I thought you would most likely have it sorted, just wanted to check :)
Very glad everyone can live in comfort.

I dreamed we were working together last night in a microbe lab, lol. I had a bunch of crappy dreams, but that one was great!!

Awwww! This makes me so happy!!!

I was trying to stay calm, but I found out my mom got fired and so our family has no health insurance again.

And no food.

Ohhh @littleoc :hug: :hug:
I'm sorry I can't be of any specific help as our countries' systems are so different, but please try to apply for assistance in every way that you can.

Even though I know you really don't need that to deal with on top of everything else :hug:

 

[LuckiLee]

Yes it's a service through the government. It's also where you and your Mom would apply for disability. I know you could get medicade and possibly emergency funding. Just google DHS or department of human services and there will be quiet a few in your area.

 

[LuckiLee]

I have a funny feeling this is going to put your plans to move out on hold and that REALLY sucks. Do what's right for YOU. Okay?