What did you learn today?

[LordKAT]

...that I really hate leaving my house without an imperative. This disability is getting worse and I have no solutions.

[Adam (birkin)]

That you can buy underwear that actually lets your ballsack hang out, so that it stays cool. lmao.

[Miss_Bungle1991]

That you can buy underwear that actually lets your scrotum hang out, so that it stays cool. lmao.

I hate the term "ballsack".

[Felix]

...that I really hate leaving my house without an imperative. This disability is getting worse and I have no solutions.

I'm like this and it's not that bad. I make lots of appointments and plans that I write down and talk about so I have more impetus to follow them, and for smaller errands I set out missions that I decide on a day or two before. Even if I often fail to adhere to my plans, I get out enough that I usually stay pretty healthy and productive.

Today I learned more words.

[Blue Senpai]

That you can lose your source of income when you transition on the job. Why didn't I transition or find out that I was FTM earlier...?

[JenSquid]

That you can buy underwear that actually lets your ballsack hang out, so that it stays cool. lmao.

That doesn't sound comfortable. Then again, I don't particularly enjoy movement down there.

[Rachel]

I learned that a 1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water mixture for hair (left on for 3 minutes prior to a light water spray removal) after shampooing significantly softens and removes frizzes. 

[Felix]

Today I learned the current bus routes that go through some areas I haven't been to in years.

[Blue Senpai]

I learned that there is an eternal thunderstorm down at Catatumbo River where it meets Lake Maracaibo.

[Felix]

I learned that I'm not a huge fan of summer. I should know this, but it seems to occur to me as new information over and over and over on hot days.

[jamboe89]

I learned that I'm not a huge fan of summer. I should know this, but it seems to occur to me as new information over and over and over on hot days.

Without a doubt I can relate to this. Every Summer I so wish for Autumn, or Winter, I live by the coast so it's not so bad on hot days walking right by the shore, with the wind, but I really don't like the heat. But thankfully (hopefully) we're past the hottest of Summer now.

One thing I've learned today is more about spiders, there are a lot of spiders in the house I live in, especially my bedroom - it kind of deters me from dusting because I don't really want to disturb them...I'm not sure what the right thing is in regards to this, because then the dusting will never get done! I think I'll just leave them, will make me feel less guilty about it, but anyway I have been reading about spiders today and it is very interesting! I have learnt that spiders vibrate webs to make a kind of music! It's very interesting looking at the different species of spiders...

[Felix]

One thing I've learned today is more about spiders, there are a lot of spiders in the house I live in, especially my bedroom - it kind of deters me from dusting because I don't really want to disturb them...I'm not sure what the right thing is in regards to this, because then the dusting will never get done! I think I'll just leave them, will make me feel less guilty about it, but anyway I have been reading about spiders today and it is very interesting! I have learnt that spiders vibrate webs to make a kind of music! It's very interesting looking at the different species of spiders...

I get sneezy when I dust anything, especially when it has piled up because I put it off because I didn't want to get sneezy, so I try to just limit the amount of stuff I own so there are fewer surfaces collecting dust. I'm only now realizing how ghetto this strategy is.

My daughter loves spiders and reads lots of books about them, and when we hunt the kinds she likes the best we keep an eye out for vibrating webs because they usually notice us before we see them.

Today I learned that my new tattoo is asymetrical by a couple of centimeters on one side. I think I don't care, though.

[rosinstraya]

That if you don't do enough training, you can't run as far as you used to. (No *(&(& Sherlock!)

[Saison Marguerite]

Last year I had a fight with an ex-friend who was being rude about my transgender friend's transition and was calling me a lesbian (I am a straight woman) for being with him once. She said like it was a bad thing to be a lesbain. We stopped talking to one another and yesterday I found out that she has a girlfriend!! What a hypocrite!

[Saison Marguerite]

That you can buy underwear that actually lets your ballsack hang out, so that it stays cool. lmao.

OMG THIS IS DISGUSTING. If I ever see you buy one of these things I am throwing it into the trash can where it belongs ......

[Adam (birkin)]

OMG THIS IS DISGUSTING. If I ever see you buy one of these things I am throwing it into the trash can where it belongs ......

Bahahaha.

[mrs izzy]

Learned that not all friends are truly friends.

Thought i learned that years ago, well was re learned today.

Blah.

[jamboe89]

I get sneezy when I dust anything, especially when it has piled up because I put it off because I didn't want to get sneezy, so I try to just limit the amount of stuff I own so there are fewer surfaces collecting dust. I'm only now realizing how ghetto this strategy is.

My daughter loves spiders and reads lots of books about them, and when we hunt the kinds she likes the best we keep an eye out for vibrating webs because they usually notice us before we see them.

I feel really guilty about upsetting spiders, I disturbed one in the bathroom today, I could see it move quickly into a crack into the wall near the door. My heart drops every time, I hate upsetting spiders, any insect in fact, my mind cannot get around the fact that some actually kill, swat them - what's the actual point of this? Just a complete waste of life, for what good reason!? Just put it in a glass and then outside if it's bothering you!

I'm guessing that your daughter prefers the smaller kinds (like I do), coming across a spider approaching the size of my hand is not something I pleasantly anticipate (thankfully it hasn't ocurred very often). Though thankfully they're still pretty timid even at that size.

I learned today that ships can be built to mammoth proportions, I saw a ship on the horizon today probably the biggest I've ever seen, in a typical day one can see many cargo ships to and from the Thames Estuary, but this ship was particulary impressive, usually the ships I see are white, but this was all black (and massive).

[Felix]

We live in Oregon, and the largest spider we ever caught here was an argiope aurantia (I had to look that up; my name for it was "yellow zigzag spider") that we found in a local park after a homeowner did that jar thing to get it out of their own yard. The spiders we usually catch are a couple inches across at the very most, legs included. The main way they get creepy is quantity. We now have a standing rule that egg sacs are to be left outside the house.

Today I learned that my cat's desire to destroy the neighbor cats has almost completely overridden his typical fear of the world outside the house. Can't leave the door open when it's hot anymore.

[jamboe89]

We live in Oregon, and the largest spider we ever caught here was an argiope aurantia (I had to look that up; my name for it was "yellow zigzag spider") that we found in a local park after a homeowner did that jar thing to get it out of their own yard. The spiders we usually catch are a couple inches across at the very most, legs included. The main way they get creepy is quantity. We now have a standing rule that egg sacs are to be left outside the house.

Today I learned that my cat's desire to destroy the neighbor cats has almost completely overridden his typical fear of the world outside the house. Can't leave the door open when it's hot anymore.

Wow, sorry about this I've just seen this! I looked up argiope aurantia just now, looks incredible! Such a wonder all of the different species, the colours, sizes...I think I'm going to count how many spiders are in my bedroom soon, there are so many! I've left a fig roll case on the floor by the bin and a small spider has actually made it it's home! It's moving about now in fact, it can hardly be seen it's so small...but the dilemma is, what do I now do with the wrapper which I would've put in the bin?! I think I'll leave it, I'd rather not disturb it.

Here's a useful site for finding more about spiders, http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/species.htm, though it's an Australian site, so perhaps it's more Aus-oriented. Definitely would think the varieties, types would vary with the continent though perhaps it covers all the species...

Besides trying to figure out the species of these really tiny spiders, today I have learnt just how unpredictable things can be at times. For one thing it's been really hot and sunny today, just as much as any Summer's day, when I expected it to be much colder, which I much prefer. I've also learnt that I really need to clean my camera lens.