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i did see some users in the notes who were concerned about her looking 'scrawny', or wondering if she's maybe a juvenile -- far from it! at 15, joanne is very much considered a geriatric tiger; she's a grandma. she is, however, a sumatran tiger (panthera tigris sumatrae) -- sumatrans are the smallest extant subspecies of tiger, built more for the sweltering jungles of sumatra than the blistering cold of the amur river or the dense forests and mangrove swamps of south asia.

Look up the owner, not the name. The name is the cheapest part of the company to preserve. If the ownership trail ends at a private equity firm or a licensing group, assume the product and the reputation are no longer aligned.

Read the warranty before the reviews. Its length is the company’s own estimate of how long the product lasts, and its exclusions are a list of the ways they expect it to fail.

Buy bare metal where you can. Cast iron, carbon steel, plain stainless. No coating means nothing that dies at cycle 40 and nothing to rebuy in eighteen months.

So, my insurance has been trying to not cover my SNRI because it is new on the market and no generic available yet, so pricey.

I apply for a refill and the request gets locked for review. Again. For the 3rd time.

This time I call and immediately ask to speak to the actual doctor making these clinical decisions. Very politely. Must be a slow day because they allow it.

ME: [Teacher voice] I'm calling in regards to the SNRI you have placed a lock on. Why was this decision made?

DOC: Well, there are dozens of other medications on the market in that tier, and far cheaper for you and [insurer]. We have sent a request to your doctor to consider alternatives.

ME: I am aware of that. So, can you do me a HUGE favor and look up my prescription history really quickly and tell me how many SSRIs and SNRIs were only filled once in 2022 for me, showing they were poorly tolerated?

DOC: It looks like eight.

ME: Great job! Now, can you please look at my genetic test for psychiatric drug tolerance and tell me how many medications are listed in the safe category?

DOC: Two.

ME: Awesome! Now, can you tell me what type that other drug is that I'm not taking?

DOC: Yeah, totally, it's an MAOI.

ME: That's correct, you're really knowledgeable! Should I be taking something as dangerous as an MAOI with my other medications, or even just in general?

DOC: It's contraindicated for sure.

ME: It is! So true! So, last question since you've been incredibly smart and helpful. Is it less expensive for [insurer] to pay out for the medication knowing they already get a huge manufacturer discount anyway, or is it more expensive for them to pay for me to need potentially long-term inpatient psychiatric care?

DOC: I'll clear the code, ma'am and flag it as medically necessary. I'm sorry about this.

ME: I appreciate you SO MUCH. You have a great day now.

thank u @frappucinhoe for the tag 🫶🫶

reading: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and Hannibal by Thomas Harris. also a collection of papers on spanish but I am probably gonna set that one aside for a bit

last song: last thing I listened to on Spotify was Bruckner’s 9th symphony but the last like SONG song I listened to was Drugs by Biig Piig

last film: Blade

last series: Doctor Who (04x07 the unicorn and the wasp) (catherine tate my beloved)

sweet or salty: sweet :3

tea or coffee: depends. Iced coffee > iced tea, hot tea > hot coffee

working on: 5th chapter of my chreon bullshit, 6th chapter of my wintersberg bullshit, lethan fic I may never publish, another serennedy fic I may never publish. outside of gay fanfic im trying to write poetry about my great-great-grandmother and arrange music for me and my brothers to perform the next time we’re all in the same place at the same time (93887 years from now)

reading: the electric hotel by dominic smith. it’s a historical fiction (which i normally do not read) about the history of film and i feel compelled by it so far!!!

last song: lowkey i’ve had on random jazz for hours but the last song i listened to With Intention was all i really want by alanis morissette (diva)

last film: the fifth element! i swear to god someone told me to watch it but i don’t remember who and i don’t remember the conversation. so basically the film wanted me to watch it

last series: bobs burgers i think? lowkey i don’t watch a lot of tv

sweet or salty: salty……..i eat so much popcorn

tea or coffee: i looooooove tea. i would marry lady grey if i could. however i also drink so fucking many energy drinks it’s bad for me

working on: a jigsaw puzzle!!!!!!!! my ma has cabinets full of puzzles so whenever i visit i snag a couple to work on while watching random youtube videos

Reading: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. The movie is one of my favorite horror/cosmic movies and so I've been wanting to read the book which I just finally am getting around to and im loving it.

Last song: I don't know what this song is called but im listening to my favorite radio station which plays a lot of old classic rock. But I also was listening to purple people eater earlier on loop.

Last film: I honestly think it was Supergirl on opening day I don't watch movies very often but I loved it.

Last series: New ep of My Adventures With Superman today but I've also been slowly chugging my way through Smallville

Sweet or Salty: Sweet

Tea or coffee: tea because it has less to 0 caffeine cuz I don't drink caffeine

Working on: In the process of making another crochet/fabric fusion quilt that will hopefully be better than the first one

Reading: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare & Murderbot Diaries (still need to finish book 2)

Last Song: Mountain Hymn by Rihannon Giddens (Actually the entirety of the RDR2 official ost but that one is stuck in my brain atm)

Last Film: Pretty sure it was Project Hail Mary, actually!

Last Series: Supernatural.... The grind is ongoing but we are Mid Season 5, Baby!

Sweet or Salty: Salty! Blame the low electrolyte count

Tea or Coffee: Huge tea fan but fancy decaf lattes are a treat

Working On: writing a short story & creating a King In Yellow book cover!!

Tagging: @sunshinespeaks27 @inruggedarmour I don't talk to many people on here oops

this is my set up

most of the times i sit criss cross apple sauce...

i use a wacom intuos and the program i use to draw is krita! (except for this specifc doodle, it was made on mspaint)

i am so desperate and scared and confused by this wizardry

it’s amazing but it’s also like