"People are likely still contagious when they test positive, and that hasn’t changed, said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health."

My child was still testing positive midweek even tho her symptoms were improving and she was fever free for a day and by the new guidelines she should have been back in school spreading it to her classmates.

I'm American and yesterday I realized I made a mistake on my taxes less than an hour after I filed them. Some googling told me it's not a huge deal, just have to file an amended tax return after my initial one is accepted but I can't ignore it because the IRS will know I did it wrong because they will have received a form from another party with the numbers I forgot to put in. It's baffling to me why it's a weird negotiation to pay taxes instead of them just telling me what I owe since they do know what I owe.

I wouldn't say I disliked it but Harry Potter just seemed like an ordinary story with nothing special about it in terms of writing or plot to me. Made me wonder if I was missing something since it seems to have had a huge an impact on popular culture.

My brakes started making a horrible BBBRRAAAHH sound so I had to be brave and call my mechanic today. Luckily I can bring it in to get fixed tomorrow but it's so stressful dealing with car stuff. I'm babysitting my nephews and Wednesday and my parents are coming into town on Thursday evening so that's fun/stressful. My quiet routines are quite disrupted this week.

Just got back from my trip to Chicago and wow I really enjoyed the vibe there. I live in the Pacific Northwest and it's so different! The cta was so convenient (even though the ticket machines wouldn't take any of my cards so I couldn't buy a day pass). The architecture was really interesting and the locals were pretty friendly. I would like to return and spend more time exploring, as I only had one day proper to spend in the city.

Back home now and we're starting a cold snap and the heat in my building still hasn't been turned on. I feel like I'm in a Dickens novel huddling over my desk and blowing on my fingers to thaw them.

Feeling really tired after having my parents stay for a few days and then going to a concert. I am only able to tolerate like 1 or 2 max extra things in a week so I'm struggling to finish this one out. Also struggling with guilt over distancing myself from an Israeli friend a little while ago (unrelated to the recent conflict there- I just felt drained by our communications). I checked in to see if she's okay but I don't really want to get back in touch. I feel like a shit person.

I have some online friends who have really been irritating me lately because they message me all the time about stuff I don't want to engage with and if I don't respond they'll find me thru other apps and message me there. I have uninstalled a couple apps and am ghosting them for a couple days until I can stop feeling so grouchy about it but unsure of my long term plan.

I have similar trouble with taking mean interactions personally. As a result, I really limit my commenting and mostly read stuff. Sometimes when I do comment I won't read the responses for a while. For some reason putting some time between me and the conversation makes it less scary to read mean stuff. And I don't respond to mean comments, even if they're misrepresenting what I said.

Anyway what that person said to you was seriously messed up. I hope it doesn't stick with you for too long.

this is why diversity initiatives are important. a team of all white dudes is gonna have some blind spots

was this your 10- year reunion? I'm gen-x and graduated with a class of 100. we have not had any reunions at all. I feel like I'm missing out on this American experience.

I wouldn't bother tbh. Studies have shown that when people are given facts that contradict their beliefs they just end up doubling down.

I love this. So many countries are troubled by population decline yet aren't doing much to make the future hopeful for people. I read somewhere that in the USA gen Z is more YOLO because they see no point in trying to work towards owning a home, raising children, etc. under the current conditions.