I'd be cool with that. Let some college kids cut me up and maybe in that way I'll save lives haha
Edit: just reread and realized. I'm so sorry about your friend <3
Honestly, I kind of wish I could have some kind of purpose for people like this after death. From what I gather, though, actually donating your body to something useful is fairly difficult with long wait lists and such. Which is a shame. I'd like to have some use after I'm gone. I have seriously considered trying to get myself to India to die and doing a sky burial like a few groups there do
I get this reference! I feel so included! Haha
I've never been! I always assumed it would be kinda trash, to be honest. I grew up coastal, and our aquariums were awesome. I'll have to check them out if a Floridian thinks a mountain aquarium is worth the visit. Haha
Yes! Honestly, I love the cold. If it weren't for the fact that my favorite pass times are swimming and gardening, I'd so happily move somewhere that's cold all year round. I love bundling up, I love the extra pockets that jackets give me. I love scarfs and the crochet beanies my mom made me when she was still here, and it doesn't hurt that it's the only time I think I look decent when I dress like that.
But my GOD the heat stroke when you walk in a store in January. It's awful
You might actually both be saying the same thing here. Caveat being that I have no idea what the science says about cold/flu, but when talking about humidity when the air is colder it is drier. 90% humidity at 35F is not the same as 90% at 85F. As the air cools it is able to hold less moisture. So your observation that there's an uptick during colder weather at a higher relative humidity could be the same as saying it's more likely in drier air, because the air is drier when it's cold, even when the relative humidity shows the same percentage.
I'm noticing that in this comment section, too. I hadn't noticed before, but most people do seem to be one extreme or the other. I imagine it's because at either end they feel like they have something unique to offer the conversation, but those in the middle probably feel as if they are normal and it won't be interesting to contribute, maybe?
Ooc, what would you label yourself? I posted mine if you want to see my experience as someone who jumps around the spectrum a bit
Most days I'm about a 3, sometimes it's more like 4. If I'm reading a book or doing something like that, where I'm really focusing on the visualization, I can get to 2. The only time I ever get to 1 is when I'm laying in bed at night about to fall asleep.
I have real trouble sleeping sometimes, and one of the things I do to help is put on instrumental music (lately, a lot of jazz sax), and then pick some random scenario, like:
"if I could be king of the world what policy changes would I make?"
Or "if I ever get to have kids, what kind of things would I most want to teach them?"
Or "Let's design the perfect floorplan for my dream home"
And as I begin to drift off, but while still consciously aware, I can see things in stunning detail, but it's always like they're semi transparent. That's not a great example, because there's no backdrop, but it's the best I've got.
Honestly, would you mind DMing some of the better sites you've found?
My best friend also did embalming. It's weird being their friends. Haha. But I'd be devastated if I lost him, I can't even think about it. I love that your friend gave back like that ♥️