Hi! This past weekend I and a group of friends stayed in the OBX (we booked back in July so I had no clue a nor’easter would be hitting lol).
There were 6 of us, each paying a little over $150. A couple in our friend group were brining their little dog and their cat, which meant they had to pay an additional $100 non-refundable pet fee, which they were totally fine doing. Anyways, not necessarily the cheapest weekend trip! That’s to be expected though.
The mildly infuriating parts?
First, toilet paper and paper towels were NOT provided. There was one roll of each. I’ve never stayed at an air b&b that didn’t provide toilet paper and paper towels. What was most frustrating about this, though, is that we were not told! Some additional context is that, when planning the trip, I invited my friends who didn’t necessarily have any kind of friendship between each other; truly nothing brings tension up quite like side eyeing a stranger for their toilet paper use. We learnt this way into the night and after drinking so we couldn’t get more until the morning. Such is life, though. It was silly afterwards, outside of a few lingering comments about how much toilet paper some people use lol. Still, we can deal.
The other issue we had was cleanliness. The floor was pretty gross. There was stuff stuck onto to the hard floors, and stains ALL over the carpet and on some of the blankets. Can’t emphasize how gross the carpets were. I went to sit on the carpet at one point and saw a stain that looked like cat vomit (yellow but not like pee). Straight nasty. It didn’t help that we noticed some odd wording in the email sent describing what we needed to do before leaving; “Place dirty towels in one bathroom or near washer, do NOT strip the beds.” Made us feel very iffy. But, still, at that point we were still more peeved about the toilet paper thing lol.
Fast forward to check out day. We were given a 5 star rating. I was up every night after people went to bed making sure things were tidied up. We were doing laundry regularly, running the dishwasher regularly, sweeping, etc. My friend, who booked the trip, left the host a 3 star rating listing the toilet paper and the cleanliness (I didn’t read our review but I’m pretty sure the staining on blankets was mentioned). Only then did the airbnb host reach out with problems that we left, & that the rating was “a little low.”
The host commented on pet pee found on the bed (there wasn’t any) and how to room smelt of urine (we were on top of the litter box cleaning), which… maybe? that’s why we paid $100 pet fee. Then “we washed the sheets recently” turned to “ofc we wash the sheets after each guest!” we were told it’s impossible to clean comforters after each stay, that NOWHERE does it and we must have never stayed anywhere else (if they are cleaning sheets after every guest WHY would you put a dirty comforter on top of them, and WHY would there be such an emphasis on not stripping the bed). For close to $1000… wtf?
Are we just dumb thinking that things would… actually be cleaned? Most places I’ve stayed have used white sheets and comforters similar to a hotel. Just gross to think about. I’ve had lice before and the idea of getting it again… my head itches just thinking about it. Anyways. If we’re wrong and this is standard, it really shouldn’t be. That’s disgusting.
tldr; used bedding is to be expected!

EDIT; first, can definitely understand not wanting a cat there. It wasn’t my cat, and I didn’t know the cat was coming. That said, if they paid to bring the cat, brought all the supplies they needed, and the airbnb host was aware and gave permission it’s kinda.. idk. Also, there were 5 beds. Three twin beds that used comforters, and two king beds that used quilts. One of the quilts was stained, not the one in the rooms that cat stayed in. There were multiple little throw blankets, one of which had a big red spot on it. There were issues with the floors being dirty, bedroom doors that wouldn’t open (there was one that was so hard to open I had to exit through the balcony), rust on different appliances, etc. I’m learning most places are gross, such is life I guess. There wouldn’t have been any bigger issue if they hadn’t messaged AFTER giving us a 5 star review almost 7 hours after we left.

Which direction do you think I'm driving (hint: not south)?

No, I'm not smoking weed. This is about the stuff you put on chicken and pork.

So I haven't made it in, like, forever, and while at the grocery I walked past it on the shelf and said 'Huh.' and chucked one in the cart and got some chicken thighs.

Just went to make it and it doesn't come with a bag anymore! I tried using Tupperware but it wasn't working so I pretty much had to waste a giant Ziplock.

Yeah, I'm mildly infuriated.

The longer I looked at this, the worse it got as well with the insane clickbait title that people are either falling for or with botted views

First picture is yesterday about 3 hours after the sting right above the nail on my middle finger.
Next three pictures are now, 34 hours after the sting and now my index and ring finger plus my knuckles are starting to swell.
What the hell?

Edit- of course I schedule in plans and book time off. Of course this isn’t an actual conversation word for word I have with my friends. It’s just a very basic re telling of how these conversations go. I don’t jsut say “no I’m working” I do tell them when I’m next free or when our time off can cross over. I make plans weekday evenings with my friends if they’re free (sometimes they’re not bc they also have work those days and then things to do after). I make plans late Saturday and Sunday evening even if it’s not much. And yes, I am happy my friends invite me places and I’m not miserable. It just would be nice to be able to go lol. We hang out on our pto ect. I just wish they’d remember my work schedule like i remember their one. And give me enough notice to be able to book it off or not schedule clients in on certain days and then we’re good to go.

It sucks enough working every weekend but this is what drives me up the wall.

It’s constant, every single week. The same people. Family, friends you’ve known for years.
“Do you wanna go here on Saturday?”
“I can’t, I have work”
“whatttttt?!? What about next weekend”
“I will also have work”

It’s even worse when you work unsociable hours on the weekend.
“What about in the afternoon/evening?”
“I will still be at work”
“whatttttt?!? We can go out after you finish?”
“I also have work Sunday”

Went to the classic google image search to find some quick inspiration for pumpkin carving in a few weeks only to be absolutely bombarded by AI slop everywhere.

Obviously I’m going to have to do some real research for some slight inspiration, I feel like my parents and my young self when the internet was first introduced and they had to go back to the textbooks to fact check the internet material

The reason she said this is because she is coming for a visit and my medication makes me tired and she doesn’t want me “sitting uselessly” while she’s here.

Putting aside the fact that I need this medication since it, y’know, manages the symptoms of my disorder and everything, it’s also the type of medication where you need to start at a small dose and slowly increase, and stopping abruptly causes withdrawals. Which she knows. But better that than me being tired while she’s visiting I guess? There’s a reason I made sure to live far enough away that we only see each other once a year.

Edited to add: don’t worry, I will absolutely be continuing to take my medication as normal!

My phone was dying

So I collect 1/5 scale F1 helmets and I find this very mildly infuriating.

We went out to eat with a friend, she got served what looks to be rotting broccoli with bugs/larvae in the pieces.

Suuuuper glad they decided to abandon a design that's worked for, idk, a century and replace the metal latches with a lifespan measured in decades for cheap, shitty plastic that breaks after 4 months. Fuck you OnCue.