We’ve got hard water and I’m trying to get my partner to try a chelating (mineral-removing) shampoo on his long, curly hair. His poor scalp is so itchy and I think it’s the hard water.

Depends on if you have hard water or not. I tried it with wicked hard water and it just never washed out, my hair ling felt so gross and greasy. (it was mid move and my regular shampoo was already packed :( )

I like Lush’s cinnamon one.

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oof, that sucks.

Vaguely related story: Back in the Olden Times before ubiquitous wifi and data plans, I had a friend cancel on me after I’d already gotten in the light rail to meet him an hour away. He didn’t call or text, just emailed, so I looked for him for almost an hour before giving up.

Turns out he’d emailed me then was at the hospital with a friend who’d gone into labor, and didn’t have his phone with him (so didn’t get my calls or texts).

My partner (who’d come with to meet my high school friend) and I had a good time in DC anyway. We went to a geeky bookstore and a nice cafe.

My steam family polycule has one person that streams games and gets given many, many steam keys. Highly recommend, I have access to a wide selection of mostly queer cozy games.

I mostly buy multiplayer games so we can all play them together. I also buy the dlc for things I really like. Shout-out to Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, which tbh is more of a soundtrack than a game.

My mom once blew up at me because I didn’t respond to her text for 23.5 hours.

“Sorry to bother you. I thought you might give a fuck but I see I was mistaken. I won’t bother you again.”

She didn’t call, she didn’t email, she just sent a text and then exploded when I didn’t respond (because I didn’t see it). Anyways, she’s blocked now–I don’t want to make a liar out of my mother, so I won’t let her bother me.

or were commuting home, having texted as soon as they got off work

You guys have sheets?

(I sleep in a hammock and wash my blankets and hammock routinely, but no sheets)

contrast this me picking up my dog’s prescription meds: “ah, shit, that was his last pill!” <calls vet office> “hey, could I get a refill of gabapentin and vetmedin? Let’s toss in some canned food. Sure, I can swing by after work. Thanks!”

From my point of view, the difference is there’s no insurance involved, so I pay out of pocket and no one has to deal with insurance companies. (pet insurance exists, but I’ve done the math and it doesn’t make financial or logistical sense for me.)

I do like my human pharmacy, but all my human meds are generic and not super controlled or abusable. I gave up on ADHD meds.