Today's question:

Have you ever interacted with law enforcement?

My personal answer: Today, I noticed I've never gotten in contact with the police before (as far as I can remember) and even though I would consider myself to be somewhat rebellious, I've never gotten into any real trouble. This actually quite surprised me and I wondered if that's the norm or not. And since you guys are (hopefully) usually quite honest with me, I thought I might ask. If you don't want to talk about this, I completely understand and as usual, I hope I'm not perceived as rude for asking.

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Have you ever interacted with law enforcement?

To an extent I have, and... it led to a number events in my life that were caused by someone else, that has left me relatively broken nowadays. Thankfully I have friends and family who are helping me to recover. :)

One comes to mind, a long time ago I was rudely awakened by officers who somehow got inside my house. Bawling out me and my brothers about false accusations. Seems a neighbor sent them over to cover their own children's crap.

Otherwise, nothing. I value my relative freedom and well being to needlessly take part in things that are useless at best.

do i collect stuff on subeta? yes! i collect . they're so cute lol. i was also collecting and but they got too expensive to keep buying.

i also collect way too many wearables, but I've been doing a good job of getting rid of a lot of it.

as for today's question, no. i am a young, thin woman and i fly under the radar. no one ever questions if i belong or if i am doing something wrong. i am acutely aware of my privilege and i try to use it to protest those who are not born looking like me (which is such a sad statement to have to utter). i used to think the police were good, but that was because they assumed i am law-abiding. many people don't have the same experience and for good reason.

Have you ever interacted with law enforcement?

A few times, yeah. When I was in high school I had to get to the bus early for a speech and drama trip and while I was walking to the school, I had a cop pull over to basically check on me. I lived in a small town at the time, so all the cops probably knew who I was, it was just a sort of quick "are you okay & where are you headed?" kind of thing. I don't remember what time we had to leave, but probably like 6am or something so I had to have been walking around 5:30 am or so.

Another time was when I had a really bad roommate like 10 or more years ago. Like she was under the legal drinking age, but would find someone to buy her beer and then would have hwr friends over late drinking on nights when she knew I had work early the next day. So one of my friends called the cops on her and I had to talk to them and give a little statement that I hadn't bought the beer, but if I had it would have been for me and not for her. And then the cops nicely called me to let me know that she was trashing my room and we should get back. (my friend and I had left because I was kind of shaken up due to being super non-confrontational and all that so we went to get something to eat) I moved out that night.

And then another time probably 4 or 5 years ago, I had just picked up a new straight talk phone at Walmart because my previous one was dead and after buying it, I was only a couple blocks away from the store when the cops pulled up and basically picked me up as a potential shoplifter and took me back to the store where the store manager confirmed that I was not the person they were after. (I mean, I get it though, I did look like a stereotypical shoplifter in my combat boots, hooded sweater jacket, and messenger bag.)

Also big, huge thanks to the anon gifter! <3

Do you collect something on subeta? Aside from the normal collections, I've recently started collecting what I call "Pet Swag", basically any Subeta item based off or inspired by the different pet breeds that I have.

Have you ever interacted with law enforcement? In my teens and early 20's, there were a lot of "Cops!" everybody scramble moments due to loitering, trespassing on private property, vandalism, field parties, and the like. In more recent years the only interactions I've had with cops (in an uh oh kind of way) are traffic tickets.

Have you ever interacted with law enforcement? Several times. In college someone rear-ended my car, then fled the scene. That was my first interaction with law enforcement. Then, as a nurse, when I worked the Murrah Bombing site, we worked with law enforcement for hours, trying to secure safety, find people, etc. My uncle was a detective as well. So yeah....a few times.

The only "closer" contact with law enforcement that I had was when I got into a random car control late in the evening together with my dad. I was still a child at that time and the nice police officer who checked my dads' papers gave me a peppermint bonbon. ^-^

Yes and I hated it. Fuck the 5-0.

Today's question:

Is there something you are looking forward to?

My personal answer: Really short-term: tomorrow I'll be picking black berries with a friend and we'll be making jam out of it and the day after I'll finally get to see my really close friend who was in Mexico for a year is now finally done with her voluntary two week quarantine. Long-term, I'm looking forward to working in the field I want to go into and traveling to places I intend to visit. Oh and of course I'm looking forward to someone finally developing a vaccine for covid...

I was looking forward to adopting a new cat... since the passing of our old cat Boots the house has been very... very empty. But due to Covid still being a problem... we kind of have to put things on hold and hope that the world can piece itself back together in some way... Other then that no sadly... nothing else really to look forward to.

No there is not.

As mentioned, some shady neighbors tried to pin their own crimes on us, the police barging in was never explained to me. This was years ago, I don't fully remember because I was under the influence of my meds.

What do I look forward to? I look forward to the end of all this misery, my faith allows me to see this as the last signs before day of my Creator's wrath. I am tired of all this crap, enduring a little more is no small task.

Is there something you are looking forward to?

Very short-term answer - I'm excited to be able to go outside tomorrow! That sounds pretty sad, but I haven't gotten to go outside for more than the trash in a few days. Due to COVID, I now work mostly from home, and I haven't been able to get any exercise or go for a walk due to very hot and humid weather. I am SO eager to be able to go for a run early tomorrow morning and then a walk later in the day, even if it's raining.

How about you, ?

- Love your answer! It will be wonderful to get to see your friend again! :)

- I'm so sorry to hear about Boots. Losing a pet is incredibly hard, especially when we're all at home these days and the emptiness is in front of us. I'm sure you have a lot of love to give. Do you think you'll be able to adopt a cat sometime soon? <3

Thanks kindly! Yes I'm still getting used to the house being cat-less right now and it's not easy... I really do hope we can find the right new feline friend to bring home. I'm checking the shelter sites and asking around as often as I can. If we have to wait a little while longer so be it but I'm kind of hoping we'll have some luck soon!

I hope you can enjoy your time out when you go! Stay safe~

Is there something you are looking forward to?

Short-Term: Whenever work gets super terrible one of my co-workers will declare that week's Thursday, as Thirsty Thursday and a small group of us gather at her house for drinks, food, and games to unwind from our 40+ hours of stress. This Thursday has tentatively been declared Thirsty Thursday and she's found a new game for us to play which is apparently just Dungeons & Dragons with drinking rules, so nerd that I am, I'm hella excited for that adventure.

Long-Term: Getting my solitude back. I love my family, really I do, but my mother was only supposed to be staying with me during the off-season of her job and my brother & his partner moved in in February for what was supposed to be a 1-month deal...... Here it is almost August and I still have a house full of people and a third cat (that is the devil). My house has been my sanctuary from all the stresses in my life but for the past few months, coming home has just been more stress and I honestly don't know how much longer I can deal.

picking blackberries is such a summery and cute activity! I've never picked my own fruit. that sounds so fun! i hope you have a good time.

i feel you. my cat recently passed away in march after being my baby for over 13 years. he was my best friend and losing him was so painful to handle on top of a global pandemic.

i hope you find someone! i would love to adopt a senior kitty because they are often passed over in favor of kittens, but we still have many cats around, lol. senior kitties are so sweet though. many shelters are doing adoptions and fostering still, it just takes place outdoors.

today's q:

looking forward to getting a job lol. i am also looking forward to fall and winter. it doesn't feel like July at all!

Sorry for your fur baby loss! My Boots was also 13.

Very short term aka today: getting my hair done, LOL. My sister-in-law is a hairdresser and we are going to spend the day together.

Short term: I got my vacation cottage back so I can finally drive with the cats to the North Sea! We booked and then there was a double booking and the agency cancelled and then they talked the other party into booking another cottage so we have ours back, a charming little one with a winter garden and a fenced garden for the cats with lateral beach view. Only 2 more weeks until the first vacation day!

- I'm wishing you the best of luck! The perfect match will come to you soon. <3 & Thank you for the well wishes! It's actually raining pretty hard, so here's to hoping it clears up a bit!