Nope, too hard. My mind is all over the place as long as I’m awake. Work, video games, book storylines, politics, a constant background soundtrack of music, from TV commercial jingles to the chorus of whatever song I heard last, plus my own inner monologue are all constantly going on in my head. It’s generally not a distraction except when I’m trying to fall asleep at night, but if it was, I’d assume that’s what having ADHD is like? But trying to “Silence” my mind is impossible, it just never shuts up, even in sleep I have ridiculously vivid dreams that feel real until I wake up.

I bought my cat a massive cat tree also and have zero regrets, she loves it.

First I’d wonder how they got through my security gate. I would not let them in. I’m a 5’3" middle-aged woman and I know my limitations, I’m not as young and strong as I used to be. I would talk to them through the door and not open it. If they said they wanted food and water, I might give them something but I would tell them to back up far away from the door before I put anything out there for them. Once they took it, I would ask them to leave.

Haters gonna hate. It probably comes from a sense of jealousy or low self-esteem. Don’t let those people get to you. Don’t give them a single moment of your brain power. If you do, they win.

I don’t use sunscreen on my legs, because they’re so Goddamn white I swear they reflect the sun’s rays right back at it. I can sit in the sun for hours and you’d never know it looking at my legs.

This right here. I took an EMT course at the local community college in 1999, then learned that the pay was minimum wage. Never got a job as an EMT because I needed more money to live.

Right there with you on the comic books, though I was born in '80. Saving my money ($1.25) to go buy the new release at the corner store was always such a thrill. I still have most of them and have added to the collection over the decades.

Same. I like the term “Xennial” for those of us who were born I’m the early 80s. I definitely feel like I am both X and Millennial sometimes.

I totally agree. There’s a huge effort by the wealthy to keep the average person down, otherwise the rich don’t make the money. It’s super fucked up.

True Vanguard

Jesus, that’s something out of a horror movie.

Yes, I don’t think many people realize how good we have it here. I say this having traveled to places and seen some shit (war in Iraq, gang violence in El Salvador, abject poverty in Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan).

Can the U.S. be better? Of course it can. There are horrible things happening here and people are losing their rights at a scary rate. However, these horrible things are not on the same level of horror as that which is occurring/has been occurring in other countries, it’s apples to oranges.

Anytime I’ve been overseas and I come back to America I realize how much I love it here. We have it so good here, really. But as someone else stated, there is huge inequality that needs to be addressed in order for EVERYONE here to have it so good.

I’m still subscribed to him, but I have definitely not been watching him as often as I used to, and I couldn’t exactly say why. I will say that The Library of Letourneau scratches the itch when I have it because it’s just edited content of the best parts of NL.

Same. I’ll occasionally download some of their old podcasts if I’m flying and just need something to pass the time, but their new stuff was dull. It’s a shame that it ended the way it did.

Used to religiously watch a guy that played the same video game I was into. He was incredibly good at it, well-known in the game’s community, did how-to guides, build guides, super nice, just wanted everyone to have a good time, wanted everyone to excel in the game, good-natured, just an all-around awesome dude, etc.

Then I dunno wtf happened, but 9 years later he’s become a total fucking elitist asshole who does nothing but complain about the game and the gaming studio, doesn’t seem to give a shit about the little guy just trying to learn the game anymore, it’s like he did a 180 in personality and now has a “git gud” mentality. He made a video of him declaring that he was leaving the game, and he did, for like a month, then promptly returned once his viewership clearly went down. I unsubscribed at that point. He became a total whinebox bitch and I lost all respect for him.

I aim for 10pm, but it always ends up being like 10:45/11

Be excellent to each other

No, I like surprises

He got a degree in architectural design and now tours the country playing the fiddle. He could have been anything he wanted and that’s the life he chose, but I respect him for it. He’s happy and that’s what really counts.

I couldn’t date a cop