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7:47 AM
@anongoodnurse beautiful <3
@anongoodnurse but he looks so cute
@Stephie aw so cute!
 
 
2 hours later…
9:21 AM
Fur getting denser every day. That’s Bruce awake (not easy...) and snuggling into my hand.
Usually the next steps are eyes falling shut and the head drops. I could swear he’s snoring and it’s just because of the ultrasound range that I can’t hear it!
;-)
 
 
4 hours later…
1:41 PM
@Stephie Oh my word... So tiny, and so precious!
@Stephie lol!
@Yvette He was very cute! Scary and very cute. Handling him (he was nocturnal, I am not) was both tricky (sharp teeth) and a great opportunity to observe the (very hidden) beauty of opossums.
I handled him as little as possible, and I'm glad he never warmed up to me. I would not have been able to let him go.
 
2:02 PM
@anongoodnurse oh, too tame is never a good sign.
 
 
2 hours later…
4:07 PM
@anongoodnurse From time to time I'm feeling down, at such moments I sometimes resort to reading the compliments that I've received in text messages, like this one. And a significant fraction of them are from you, what a "coincidence"! Thanks! ^.^
@anongoodnurse Please keep in mind that it works in both ways and these people you'd like to meet are probably also struggling with such worries if they are also wondering in the context of meeting you in IRL conversation; any advantages of being behind a screen and a wire would be removed not only from you but from them as well in this case.
 
4:45 PM
@anongoodnurse I admire you for the courage and dedication for saving the life of Opie. I don't think I would find such qualities in myself if I were in your shoes. I think it is a beautiful animal, but for me that's a secondary characteristics - the primary one for me is that it's WILD and I could even see the glaring glance of insanity and unpredictability through the photo you've provided.
@Stephie For me it's curious how, despite knowing that the name of the bat is reference to Batman, in my head I could still come up with a totally valid, alternative way to support my version of the reference being the one to Bruce Air Raid Siren - and that's because of the incredible vocal range of this vocalist and the ability to effortlessly hit remarkably high notes; sometimes it's jokingly said that he could reach ultrasound range.
 
 
3 hours later…
7:30 PM
@lila "...the glaring glance of insanity and unpredictability through the photo you've provided..." I'm still laughing! What a great line!
Have you ever thought of writing? Short stories, a book?
About insanity (still laughing...), a good example of how true that is is that he would happily lick yogurt off of my finger, then the instant it was gone, he'd try to bite me! Lol!
 
 
4 hours later…
11:11 PM
@anongoodnurse Good gracious, thanks for the compliment! And you've also made me laugh as well - a book written by me, what a thought - I imagine it would at least be a decent emergency substitute for toilet paper! :D
@anongoodnurse As for writing, the closest I've come to it were I think the short "stories" I used to write as I was younger and, at most, used to share them with closest friends. But actually, they weren't as much stories as they were rants, mocking certain topics with my low-grade humor and highly offensive language - nothing to be proud of nor share with a wider audience :D but it was fun, and helped me to vent off the frustration about these topics I mocked.
@anongoodnurse For instance, I am incredibly irritated by the sounds of loud vehicle engines and exhausts, especially by their obnoxious revving which I find highly offensive and arrogant. It resonates with my anxiety and immediately enables my fight-or-flight response. My "stories", for example, mocked drivers of such vehicles and pictured settings meant to shame them; I also reflected being anxious of the generally poor driving culture and pedestrian risk where I live (in Poland, Yurop).
@anongoodnurse But while I genuinely enjoy any forms of artistic and creative expression, I also tend to get rapidly drained by any activities that require an input of conscious, creative effort - such as writing. And even my low-quality rant stories were draining in that sense as well.
@anongoodnurse I ocasionally do things like that; or draw, etc. to prevent myself from completely descending into a hollow existence; but I don't think I'm smart enough, and whatever else qualities would be needed, to write "seriously" such as writing a book.
@anongoodnurse But it's okay :3 for me it's more important to be happy than to be smart. I'm learning, with a limited success but still, to derive happiness from simple things as well, even such braindead utility activities in which, I guess, a machine could replace me and actually do a better job!
@anongoodnurse And regarding this little peculiar detail about licking the yogurt - I missed it at first, but something felt a little bit off because of that subtle detail - then I realized how frightening it actually is that it is a thing, because it reminded me of how cautious one must be while dealing with a WILD animal, and not to rely on predictions because that's a false sense of security in this case.
 
11:48 PM
@anongoodnurse What I mean is: I would assume, based on reasonable intuition, that after having licked off the yogurt the oppossum would be happy and calm - and that's exactly when it would catch me completely off guard, that's frightening!
 

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