Right, I’d be down for a tofu sandwich but why like that???

I guess it depends on your definition of “good” and “sucks.” Salt and vinegar kettle chips definitely aren’t nutritious, but as far as my tastes go, they are fucking good and definitely don’t suck.

Upvoted for the tamagotchi / virtual pets. The other stuff, too, but mostly the virtual pets.

Yes, teachers are mandated reporters. They will be able to get the ball rolling.

Somewhat haphazardly. I typically listen to multiple genres in one session as well. What I usually do is if I hear a song I like that’s not already in a playlist (or if I like it enough that I want it in multiple playlists), I’ll chuck it in at the end of one. Then when I have downtime I play around with the song order so that I like how each song transitions to the next. I enjoy doing that as a way to unwind. This method isn’t great if you’re the type that needs everything organized all the time though since my playlists are usually in some level of a work in progress state! The names are very boring - P01, P02, etc. I also have some playlists that are more themed, for instance a road trip playlist with more upbeat songs. I’ll usually play around with that one based on who is road tripping with me and what type of music I think they’ll enjoy.

One winter evening I got a notification about possible fraudulent charges on my credit card. I had not in fact gone to Redbox twice that day, so I told them to replace the card. I got home and really had to pee so I beelined it to the bathroom. It occurred to me that it was really cold inside for some reason, and when I got out of the bathroom I noticed the living room window was open. Then I looked around and noticed that on my way to the bathroom I had walked past a bunch of drawers and cabinets that were also open.

Luckily not much of consequence got stolen. Whoever it was probably didn’t have a car because everything that was taken was small. We had a nice TV and my ex had a nice computer that were both still there. On my end, I was missing that credit card (I had accidentally left it on my desk after making an online purchase) and my wedding and engagement rings. I was in the middle of a divorce and wasn’t going to keep them anyway, so hopefully someone else got some enjoyment out of them.

Thanks for the jolly ranchers! Always happy to chat, even if not on the same wavelength. I think that sometimes making connections across different wavelengths can be pretty enlightening!

I know you’re not my partner because the details don’t quite match up, but this gave me a chuckle because he could have written most of this. Hope the rest of your week goes smoothly!

Hugs to you. I dated someone with schizophrenia for a bit. Ended up breaking up with her for unrelated reasons (I was a bit of a mess myself at the time), but I can still feel the terror of trying to keep her safe when she had completely disconnected.

I have had many times when I can relate to all of this.

I hope this comes off as intended - not trying to belittle your experience, hopefully make you chuckle - but have you considered a rap career?

Haven’t gone to the gym or been outside, and eating junk. Hard habits to break when I get into a funk.

Thanks for the update! I’m flying Delta home in two days, and from the website you posted, it looks like they have their shit sorted now. I hope you’re able to get the compensation you’re entitled to receive.

That’s so cool that she could give them those wishes! My friend died suddenly, so he didn’t pass any wishes on, but the four of us talked a lot, and we all felt at peace that we were honoring him in the way he would have wanted.

That sounds perfect!

This sounds stressful AF. I haven’t been following too closely, but from what I’ve gathered, airlines aren’t really reimbursing hotels and whatnot?

Ugh, moving is so hard, no matter what the circumstances. I hope someday soon you’re going to be all moved in and have that good night’s sleep of starting a new chapter.

True that. I’m also trying to learn and grow and realizing that I am very very scared of being authentically me, and interactions with a wide variety of people make it easier to put bits and pieces of myself out there, but they never really quite add up. So it’s a bit of a crutch that I’m leaning on. I finally got off the wait list for a therapist, so that will be a thing to bring up for sure!

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Hey, it went really well, thanks for asking. Found a nice spot a little off the trail to sit a bit and take our time with it. I feel like no one talks about how much ashes stick to things. I’m pretty sure I still have some bits of Corbin on my backpack, but I’m good with that. 😂

Alaska’s been good to me. We found a really nice place to spread my friend’s ashes. It was just off the trail and a very peaceful spot for the four of us to sit for awhile and figure out what we wanted to say and how we wanted to go about the whole thing.

I’ve been on the road solo since the 16th. Met some really cool people in very brief periods of time. Not sure why I crave these transient experiences so much, but there’s something about them that is so good for my soul.

Tbf, I strongly relate to your top comment and am mostly not autistic, so I think it was worth putting out there.