It was my honeymoon, so maybe that is an excuse? Got on the smart scale this morning fearing the worst, and my scale thought it was someone else and that the data is mismatched. Let's get on a diet...

Edit: typo

Made the photos black and white so it doesn't get automatically flagged here too.

Title: A friend gave me his leaking espresso machine. I opened the brew unit and found live worms inside.

He’d already bought a replacement, so I figured I’d try cleaning and fixing this Café Affetto.

While cleaning the removable brew unit, I took out the screws holding its gear cover. Underneath were tiny moving worms among the plastic gears and what looks like white lubricant.

This compartment was covered and screwed together. I don’t know what these are, how they got inside, or how long they’ve been there.

I was expecting a worn seal. I was not expecting tenants.

Thankfully nobody got hurt but we did get hit with some shrapnel. Only ran twice before this happened. And yes I took it back right away and got a new one.

My finger and my heart are bleeding. It has cute little cactus on it. Bummer!!! :(

I went out to have a smoke and leaned on the railing like I have been for years and the structural paint finally gave way. Glad I didnt land on the jagged upright piece. Ive complained several times about the rust to management before. I dont know how to go about sueing them or if its even worth it atp.

The HSE is the public health service of Ireland. It's one of the worst in Europe, especially for a trans woman like myself. I have been disabled since 2023. Three years later I still don't have a working, official diagnosis or therapy other than generic placeholders "she's a kind of sick we don't understand". I am queuing for several public services. Rather than sending me appointment letters, several of these services keep sending me letters demanding - not asking - that I confirm that I still need their services, threatening to remove my name from their lists should I not reply according to their wish of the week. They send these letters at the last minute, often resulting in me having to call in late and hope they have not scrapped my name off their list after waits often longer than one and a half years.

The front of the letter above asked, I kid you not, that I contact them between 9 and 3 on last Tuesday ONLY (like that, with ONLY written in all caps). I got the letter on Wednesday. I've called the office three times since and I still have to speak to a single human being.

The fires are tied to intentional land-clearing (forest and peat land) for Palm oil plantations.

Skies have turned bright orange and deep red, with thick, toxic smoke swallowing towns, reducing visibility, and causing a spike in respiratory illnesses.

In Central Kalimantan, air quality has hit "dangerous" levels (with PM2.5 readings soaring past 3,300 in Palangkaraya). Schools in areas like Palangkaraya and Sampit have closed, and residents are urged to stay indoors.

The hazardous haze has drifted into neighboring Malaysia and Singapore, raising broader Southeast Asian environmental and health concerns.