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My pet gecko died whilst at the vet

Until now they can't explain what was going on, I swear I thought it was getting better yesterday when they told me it was

Then suddenly shedding and under distress again

Gave it a lot of food and water, somehow it was drying its skin and shedding and getting into its eyes and somehow that caused a tooth to rot

They take their eyes off it when it was getting better and suddenly dead

Said that exotic pets are unpredictable
 
I just spent almost two hours in a fucking traffic jam on a goddamn interstate highway in the middle of nowhere! The cause of said traffic jam? Rubbernecking. People were slowing down to look at the scene of an accident on the side of the road.

I'm currently en route and it's going slow because I'm exhausted from lack of decent sleep.

Anyone want details of something about this experience? Or any of the shit I'm going through? I'm always vain enough to talk about me.


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MadGreenSon said:
Anyone want details of something about this experience? Or any of the shit I'm going through? I'm always vain enough to talk about me.
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Sure, feel a little helpless since I can't do much to help you feel better, but tell me how your day has been at least.

I know you're heading north looking for some place to spend a few months(?) while you try to find something to keep you going, have you settled on somewhere specific yet or are you following the road until you land somewhere?

Seen any interesting birds? Flowers? A song on the radio?
 
R.A.G. said:
Sure, feel a little helpless since I can't do much to help you feel better, but tell me how your day has been at least.

I know you're heading north looking for some place to spend a few months(?) while you try to find something to keep you going, have you settled on somewhere specific yet or are you following the road until you land somewhere?

Seen any interesting birds? Flowers? A song on the radio?
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Hm… I haven't quite settled on the where yet, playing it by ear for the moment. I really need to find help but finding the kind of help I need is a bit daunting.

The biggest thing today so far was that ridiculous traffic jam, the traffic plus my exhaustion have got me hiding at a rest area waiting for it to clear while I try to rest up. I don't think I've had a decent nights sleep since I lost my apartment. The lack of real privacy is killer.

The coolest thing I've seen driving thus far is a thing that probably happens often on certain bridges. I was going over a very flat bridge and the water below it was kind of uniformly choppy, the bridge was fairly clear of other traffic and it was around dawn.
Something in how I saw everything shifted, an optical illusion, and it looked like the water was parallel to the bridge, like the bridge itself was a solid part of the water and I was driving on the ocean.
It was pretty fucking cool.

Also lots of super expensive RVs on the road at all hours. Y'know, the kind that are nicer than the homes most people live in? Them.


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MadGreenSon said:
It's like I died and kept walking around afterwards, but everything inside me is still dead. A lifetime of masking depression sure does come in handy for this.
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Well, I'm glad to see you still kicking, but sad to hear it took a turn for the worse.

You want me to say a few things I haven't said yet?
 
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Hm… I haven't quite settled on the where yet, playing it by ear for the moment. I really need to find help but finding the kind of help I need is a bit daunting.

The biggest thing today so far was that ridiculous traffic jam, the traffic plus my exhaustion have got me hiding at a rest area waiting for it to clear while I try to rest up. I don't think I've had a decent nights sleep since I lost my apartment. The lack of real privacy is killer.

The coolest thing I've seen driving thus far is a thing that probably happens often on certain bridges. I was going over a very flat bridge and the water below it was kind of uniformly choppy, the bridge was fairly clear of other traffic and it was around dawn.
Something in how I saw everything shifted, an optical illusion, and it looked like the water was parallel to the bridge, like the bridge itself was a solid part of the water and I was driving on the ocean.
It was pretty fucking cool.

Also lots of super expensive RVs on the road at all hours. Y'know, the kind that are nicer than the homes most people live in? Them.
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If you were in the bible belt I'd say you should hunt down a church, but with you heading north dunno which way for you to turn. If you were an alcoholic I'd say find the local AA chapter, but don't know if there's an equivalent without substance abuse. You probably have a clearer idea of what's around you than I do rn, just keep an eye out for people who can help, I guess.

I know you're stuck sleeping in a car or at motels, but you should probably take a day or two to just rest at a stop until you're not exhausted. Maybe get a cheap pair of earbuds from somewhere? Having white noise/music playing will help you shut out the world, even if it's not perfect. The kind with a flexible earbud, they get kinda gross over time as earwax cakes up, but they also don't hurt your ears if you fall asleep with them.

The bridge things sounds cool as fuck. I imagine it's even nicer near dawn/sunset with the light playing off the water. If you're awake and driving at one of those points hope you get a chance to see that while crossing a bridge.

RV thing is weird. Is it vacation season for rich people rn? Is there some kind of traveling commune of millionaires in RVs in the area? Did they go south for the winter?
 
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If you were in the bible belt I'd say you should hunt down a church, but with you heading north dunno which way for you to turn. If you were an alcoholic I'd say find the local AA chapter, but don't know if there's an equivalent without substance abuse. You probably have a clearer idea of what's around you than I do rn, just keep an eye out for people who can help, I guess.
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It's really shocking how much some things would be streamlined if I was an alcoholic or into hard drugs.
I think the lack of that major problem added to my already existing problems makes up for it though.
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I know you're stuck sleeping in a car or at motels
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Uggh. I would kill for one full day at a motel…
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RV thing is weird. Is it vacation season for rich people rn? Is there some kind of traveling commune of millionaires in RVs in the area? Did they go south for the winter?
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No idea, but the damn things are everywhere I go. Massive, expensive, and luxurious. Huge envy.

Traveling commune of millionaires sounds like a great villain group for a chase focused horror story though.


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MadGreenSon said:
It's really shocking how much some things would be streamlined if I was an alcoholic or into hard drugs.
I think the lack of that major problem added to my already existing problems makes up for it though.

Uggh. I would kill for one full day at a motel…

No idea, but the damn things are everywhere I go. Massive, expensive, and luxurious. Huge envy.

Traveling commune of millionaires sounds like a great villain group for a chase focused horror story though.
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It sounds cartoonish, but tbh you might be best off pretending to be an alcoholic and getting into AA.

It's not a motel, but find a local library? It at least gives you somewhere warm to stretch your legs, charge your phone, and maybe thumb through some books. If you're lucky they have somewhere private enough you can catch a nap for a while, maybe even sleep through the day.

The League of Motor-Millionaires, villains of a street-racing horror action film.
 
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It sounds cartoonish, but tbh you might be best off pretending to be an alcoholic and getting into AA.
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The thought has occurred to me more than once.
Seems more than a little scummy though. I also don't want my life to be a Fight Club reference.
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The League of Motor-Millionaires, villains of a street-racing horror action film.
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Something like that, yes. Depending on how the movie is done you could make them cannibals, into evil magic, or just thrill killers who use their money and influence to literally get away with murder. Like if The Purge was only for rich people.


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MadGreenSon said:
The thought has occurred to me more than once.
Seems more than a little scummy though. I also don't want my life to be a Fight Club reference.
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Sometimes you've got to play the hand you're dealt. In your case that means being Edward Norton in Fight Club. Just don't become a terrorist or don't get caught
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Something like that, yes. Depending on how the movie is done you could make them cannibals, into evil magic, or just thrill killers who use their money and influence to literally get away with murder. Like if The Purge was only for rich people.
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Isn't that sort of the plot of Squid Game?
 
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