Mercury in Scorpio got me removing my records from the people-search sites.
And in light of Elsa's friends getting hacked, I'll be setting up two-factor authentication on all my accounts as well.
Make a safe word with your friends so that you can tell if they're real or an AI clone.
It's slightly weird, I have two brother-in-laws who both got kidney stones, back to back. My husband is now, nervous!
I never hear about porn addiction.. or from women complaining about their bf and porn, anymore. This was the most common question I got, twenty years ago.
I'm guessing it's become normalized. The impact of this is not understood at all and I mean at all.
@elsa I hear a backlash on porn and how it’s very harmful. It seems the sector of trads are vehemently opposed to it but also the people in the empowering men movement (IDK what the official term is but there are people doing this, soncere and grifter types). That’s just been my read on social media. IDK about real life because that never comes up, so perhaps what you’re seeing is the reality.
I don't hear about "spirit animals" anymore either. That was Pluto in Sagittarius stuff.
@elsa Never hear about that either. That does seem very Sagg: fun, nature, everywhere, traveling the dimensions or interspecies or whatever that is called.
@allie120 It was focused on American Indian culture. Also, Mayans the Mayan calendar, end of the world. 
@elsa Oh!
I remember my grandfather giving me some Kokopeli coloring books when I was a little kid. They retired to Sun City, AZ. This made me think of them.
@elsa I miss hearing about spirit animals. I have a cute little book around somewhere dedicated to each animals spiritual meaning.
@elsa Oh they're stil here. I have one snoring in my bed right now. He's a Southie pitbull from Dorchester that I met @ 6wks old.
And tust me, this Taurus dog doesn't let me out of his sight. Because I am HIS human, and I'm a bit of a squirrel. He's got a lot of responsibility, looking after my quirkiness.
Taurus bubba dog on my six.
I also have dogs I loved who passed that come to me in my dreams and we have adventures.
That was the first day we met. He's like, Oh boy, here we go. Love at first sight.
@hades-moon Dogs are boots on the ground bodhisattva for me. Kept me out of a lot of trouble they have...
I’m waiting in line for emissions testing, which seems counterproductive and like a money grab …
@allie120 I'm a hardcore environmentalist and I fail to see the productivity in emissions, though as always I'm open to having my mind changed. Government agencies should be haggling and pressuring manufacturers to make shit that works and doesn't poison the air, ground and water. Not haggling the working class that depend on these products against their will.
Balls. I'm not trying to transgress the no politics rule here, just making a point about how dumb emissions are. This completely slipped my mind. I'm super sick and on a ton of drugs.
@rusalka I’m sorry you’re not feeling well!
I also want to add (just an observation here!) that our state did build whole buildings dedicated to emissions testing. I remember them building them when I first moved here in 2000. Then at some point they dropped that whole system and allowed regular garages to do it (presumably with some certifications, programs, etc). So that whole debacle always made me wonder what was up. But I obviously wasn’t paying much attention back then and now I have to dig deep to find out what was going on because the algorithm recognizes “emissions” in my state and thinks I’m only interested in page after page of where to get my car done and it feels like I’m losing my brain 😅.
@rusalka “super sick and on a ton of drugs”
ohhh gawd that sucks. Hope you feel better very soon 💜.
@rusalka Agree! And I think public pressure can work, too, as in the market. And honest education. It comes around.
I got another notice of a severe security breach. Gah.
@allie120 annoying. I had credit frozen with two agencies. Had to wait on the phone for 90 min to handle the third, but it's done.
I think this sky is just knocking the shit out of people, one way or the other.
I did get a text from the real, Ben, today, I think! He asked me to call him back, which I did, but he didn't pick up.
I'm a bit sick of all this nefarious crap. I am working hard to simplify things.
@elsa Good you took care of the credit agency 👍
And I’m really glad you heard from Ben!!!