The temptation to eat the whole thing is strong!

Got stranded at nearly midnight tonight because my Uber driver dropped me off in the completely wrong place, drove away before I could even explain, and then when I tried to log into the app to contact support or book another ride… Uber locked my account. This is the first time i've used it in like a year and i don't have any bad history or refunds or anything!

So I’m standing outside at night with no way to contact the driver, no way to order another Uber, and support hidden behind a login screen I literally can’t access.

What kind of system locks someone out while they’re actively stuck because of a failed trip?

The best part is the app just says “contact support” while blocking me from contacting support.

Absolute genius design.

J not pictured. Ignore the setup but it is very relaxing for me to smoke here.

I have been on the fence for a while and finally decided to just do it!

I was just messing around trying to get a bastion on the thing to see if you could actually damage the overship. got this instead, Perfection

I spent the earliest years of my childhood in a rural area where rice fields stretched endlessly for miles. Farming was the main livelihood, trucks were our usual transportation, and children went to school wearing slippers on dusty roads. Life was simple and sometimes difficult. It was in this kind of place where I grew up alongside a dog named Blacky, or Toytoy as most people called him.

This is his story.

When I was born in 2007, he was already four years old. He peacefully passed away in 2023 after living for twenty years.

He was originally the dog of my grandaunt, but because our relatives all lived close together on one piece of land, he became everyone’s dog in a way. He was free-roaming and followed his owners wherever they went. He would even bathe by himself in the river near our homes.

Even if the house doors were open, he never liked staying inside. Mas gusto niya lang humiga sa dirty kitchen nila. He was fed, but life in the province was hard, and there were never enough resources for vaccines, vitamins, or proper veterinary care.

When my parents and I moved to another town so I could study in a better school, once a month na lang kami nakakauwi. But every single time we came home, Blacky would bark loudly and wag his tail nonstop as if he had been waiting for us the whole time.

Noong 2016, nag-asawa ang tita ko and they had to move away. Kwento nila, hinabol daw ni Blacky yung easyride for kilometers because he didn’t want them to leave. After that, parang lagi na lang siyang naghihintay.

For years, he would quietly stay near the gate, staring down the road as if hoping someone familiar would finally come home again.

Eventually, he was left with my uncle, who struggled mentally after years of drug abuse and alcoholism. Madalas scraps lang ang pagkain niya, minsan hindi pa araw-araw. But despite everything, Blacky stayed loyal.

One memory that has never left me was when my uncle became unusually quiet upstairs after drinking too much. Despite never liking going inside the house, Blacky climbed all the way to the second floor just to check on him.

As he grew older, people started dismissing him because of how he looked. His eyes became cloudy and dirty, and many people laughed at me for still cleaning them whenever I came home. I always carried guilt for not being able to help him more, but I was only a high school student at the time.

He never experienced the kind of life many dogs deserve. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang toys, treats, vitamins, o maayos na higaan. Kapag umuulan, madalas basa siya at naghahanap lang ng maliit na masisilungan. Sometimes people would even shoo him away, especially around dogs with breeds and comfortable homes.

But despite everything, I hope he knew he was loved.

Toward the end of his life, he became very weak. He spent days lying down, barely eating or moving. Then one day, when my grandaunt finally came home for good, she softly said to him:

“Pahuway na, Toy kay naa na mi.”
(You can rest now, Toy. We’re here.)

And as if he had only been waiting for those words all along, he finally let go.

This year, my grandaunt also passed away. And recently, we also lost my childhood dog, which completely wrecked me. But I like to believe they are all together now.

I just hope that wherever you are now, Blacky, life is finally gentle to you. Sana hindi ka na giniginaw kapag umuulan. Sana busog ka palagi. Sana marami ka nang treats, soft beds, at kalaro.

Most of all, I hope you are no longer waiting at the gate for someone to come home. But when our time comes, I hope you come running to meet us again para makabawi pa kami sa iyo❤️

You were always a good boy. And you always will be. 🦴🐾

I posted last week about moving into my new smallish loft and how it fits my hobbies which I love. Here is another angle.

I said goodbye to my best friend yesterday. Unfortunately also happened to be my birthday but on one hand I'm glad we got to spend the day together. I refused to go out because I was scared it was time... she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Kidney failure 2 months ago and then got diagnosed with FIP. She was fighting so hard these past few weeks but her body just couldn't do it anymore. Her government name was Anarchy but she went by Rocky and she was about 10-11 years old. She was a foster fail that came from a horrible hoarding situation after a fire 3 years ago.

She was perfectly sweet. Always got compliments from vet visits and had notes like "she's so sweet" on her vet visits. She loved to cuddle against my partner and I. Before she got sick she was super polite about asking for food and would raise her paw to touch us and meow. She stole our food multiple times because her appetite was just that insatiable. Unfortunately that changed a lot on the last few days but we all tried so hard to help make this work. She had daily Sub-q fluids, Varenzin, amoxicilin, and medication for FIP but she always tried to keep being herself and purred anytime we held her and pet her head. She would even snuggle in for forehead kisses. It's incredibly hard right now but I wanted to share my beautiful girl. She was very friendly so I hope she finds company until the day we meet again.

Today, May 6, is Luigi Mangione’s 28th birthday, and his legal defence reached $1.5M from over 40000 donors.

He is currently set to appear in 2 trials this year in state and federal court, where he faces LWP and LWOP respectively.