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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 43m

I wrote a script by squinting at the screen and guessing what I was typing 'cuz I can barely read my monitor right now.

Not happy with the result, and I can't motivate to do a disposable video right now either.

So taking the day off from videos 'cuz my head hurts from my vision being all weird.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 1h

Do I really want to make a video on a week-old bit of news that I'm going to have to put an 🔞 filter on which will absolutely kill the reach and engagement of the video.

*sigh* A part of me wants to do it, the other part is like "why make a video that the algo will bury?"

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 3h

Or if you went into a store and they had a PA system that played nothing but this you'd get REALLY tired of Halloween too.

(And yes, I know you can hear this image.)

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 3h

🎄🐭 hot take :

If there were enough songs for a radio station to play nothing but Halloween music from September 1st to November 1st you'd get sick and tired of it too.

I'm just sayin'.

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Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · 1d

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 21h

Good news, blood glucose is down.

Bad news, I'm basically blind right now 'cuz my eyes are readjusting to a "normal" glucose level.

I just hope this settles down by Saturday 'cuz I got stuff I wanna do this weekend that require being able to see.

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 1d

A bit of joy 😸

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 1d

Would you believe I backtimed that read to hit that? :)

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 1d

Available at fine retailers in Procyonid!

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 1d

So my totally real morning drive radio show just got a new sponsor! Can we even sell this stuff?

A little bit of Halloween humor because I can. Warning, dad jokes ahead.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 1d

Checking a lot. Thing is my numbers were "why are you not dead?" levels, and my body acclimated to that. the current dosage is taking me down to "this isn't healthy" levels pretty quick so it FEELS like a crash, but it's not even close.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, this is getting old.

The whole "trying to get my blood glucose down to normal" is just wiping me completely out. The insulin I'm taking is just walloping me in ways I don't like and I have zero energy to get things done.

Sucks, but I mean what other choice do I have right now?

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 2d

So I had a breakfastish meal, but it's too early to take the meds 'cuz I gotta space them out for "normal" hours.

And I'm a little concerned how easy the Monster energy drink went down and I'm craving anohter 5 cans of it.

That's not a good sign.

2:30 AM, let's attack the day I guess?

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, so this is messed up stuff here.

Blood glucose is bouncing like an overcaffinated kangaroo, so I'm finding myself sleeping in the "low" cycles. Meaning I'm sleeping for like 2-4 hours, then I'm up and wired.

So that's why I've been up since midnight, and I'm gonna BE up for who knows how long.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 2d

You people broke my comment section over on TT. I can't even see 2/3 of these comments because it got broken by how many flooded in over the last 24 hours.

Real video response tomorrow but right now, thank you all!

Screenshot showing a tick tock video with 771 comments highlighted

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 3d

With all the responses I'm getting to my last video on TT I was reminded of one of the most niche insults in the world;

"He has the sexual stamina of fruit stripe gum."

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 3d

I'm a little disturbed about that, 'cuz I mean that's what a LOT of the comments on TT are also saying.

It's the rainbow thing, isn't it?

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 3d

And the link to that video, just in case you're all curious what the Internet at large has to say about this incredibly important issue.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMUXBGDV/

I'm going to regret asking this but I'm curious what you think. #furry #fursuiter #fursona #fursuitersoftiktok #smellgood

TikTok video by SocksFur

www.tiktok.com

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 3d

I put this video app specifically knowing I might regret hearing the answers. But I'm still curious! What say you?

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 4d

Side note, I know it's not a "detox", but that's a good shorthand that everyone should get to explain in 1 word something that should actually take 4 paragraphs to really explain.

This isn't pubmed, I can generalize.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 4d

Managed 6 hours of sleep. yay.

Now everything is blurry. And I know why. My body is "detoxing" from super-high blood glucose readings so this is expected.

Yes I made myself bleed and I checked the numbers, I'm "recovering" and not "dangerous low". But oof, this is gonna be a rough week.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 4d

Ok, so I've been up all night here, 'cuz I just feel way off. I'm essentially detoxing my blood glucose so I'm gonna feel wonky.

I may end up crashing here, and if I do I'm probably not gonna make a video cuz' I'll wake up WAY too late.

Oof.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 5d

Attaching an update to this video.

So my blood glucose is half what it was yesterday at this time. It's still "OMFG" high, but it's coming down slowly. Which is the plan. Not as much "shock the system" as much as "fall into the foam pit"

Hopefully this will prevent the crashing but who knows.

a yellow sign that says fingers crossed

ALT: a yellow sign that says fingers crossed

media.tenor.com

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 5d

I'll look into those, just tomorrow. Cuz right now I'm wiped out.

The short term plan is more of an immediate "any port in a storm" attitude. Once the immediate danger is gone, then we go into "ok, manage" mode.

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🦝 Socks 🐭 @socksfur.bsky.social · 6d

So... An update. Basically a video of the post I made earlier today.

Kind of makes this redundant I guess. But I'm posting it anyway because some people like seeing videos from me.

tl;DR My video production is probably going to be erratic for the next month as my body gets used to new meds.

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