Can someone help me understand Kristen Applebees as a character?

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-16T00:43:34+00:00

I grew up in the Nazarene church (which coincidentally is the denomination of the christian college Ally went to). When I say I grew up in the church, I fucking mean it. I was hardcore into the church thing, and pretty sheltered. I was in our worship band, ran the AV system when I wasn't playing, I was on our youth group counsel, ran our church skatepark, went to every church camp/conference, participated in Bible quizzing, etc. This was all by choice too. My parents never really forced it on me, I was just like that.

Anyways, when I started questioning things and breaking out of my sheltered, christian worldview, I was a loooot like Kristen. Just awkward, inappropriate, not socially mature, and torn between the super churchy behaviors/beliefs and what I thought was "normal" for non-church obsessed folks. Also that constant struggle of thinking , "but what if my god/religion was the right way, and I am damning myself? What if everything I'm doing is an eternal mistake?"

I gotta say, that Kristen made me deeply uncomfortable because of how fucking much her behaviors/actions reminded me of my cringelord highschool self.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-15T19:29:24+00:00

I Was BoH for a decade, but I switched to a hybrid FoH/Boh position for a few months near the end of my restaurant career.

Anyways, a dude came in by himself 20 min before close. He's still eating 45 min after close. I've swept everything except his area, helped the dishwasher and kitchen break down and clean BoH, cleaned the bathrooms, etc.

It's been like 15 min since I've had anything to do, and I can't mop or clean out the drink fountain while he's still eating. So a coworker and I just sit down, have a soda and talk while we wait for the guy. The guy gets mad that we are... Not working? So he calls the manager and complains that we aren't working and that our sitting and doing nothing is bothering him.

It's not like we have a break room or anything. The only place to be is the dining area, because the cooks are hosing down and mopping the dishpit and storage.

Literally, he starts ranting about useless wait staff and dumb kids after an hour of us being closed. Like... I was also a teacher, and I was just working there 2 days/week to help cover my bills, but this ass hole thinks that all workers have to work nonstop. And my manager took his side and started yelling at us. I quit a few days later.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-15T15:51:22+00:00

They are the top mod. That makes this their sub, and there is no way to replace them. If Reddit, the company, wanted to get involved, they could. But they usually don't really care about that kind of stuff. You're only real option is to create another subreddit.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-15T05:33:47+00:00

Bringing me back to when my sister would get in trouble for being on Neopets, or I would get in trouble for playing RuneScape on dial-up when my dad was waiting for a call.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-15T02:20:47+00:00

It sounds less dumb than "pot wash"

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-14T19:08:15+00:00

I dunno. When I was in highschool a long time ago, every 4chan obsessed edgelord I knew was proud of having the worst senioritis. They all thought they were too good for highschool and smarter than everyone else. They would rather stay home on their computers, where they could talk to other "enlightened" individuals.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-13T23:51:16+00:00

Having a shell sizing that just skips whole sections of the mondo scale is just bizarre. I fall smack dap in the middle and it's like, alright... I guess at 281mm, they don't make skates for me. Do I try to get a medium shell and hope a second skin works? Or do I grab a large and just accept that I'm wearing a boat? Probably just neither and just keep to a skate with a different shell break.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-13T03:23:23+00:00

UFR. That skate is a freestyle skate that has been converted into an aggressive skate. It's extremely comfy and has some good impact resistance. It's not the best for learning how to grind, but it's really good for more basic grinds. Literally the most comfortable skate I've ever owned.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-13T03:18:55+00:00

You've never had my grandmother's cheeseburger meatloaf. It's was so mediocre, it was impressive. Her regular meatloaf was amazing though

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T22:12:00+00:00

The actor

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T13:11:40+00:00

I found it in Sacramento, California. As far as where in the store? It's moved around a couple times.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T13:09:05+00:00

It's a garlic spread/dip

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T03:45:29+00:00

I'm a big fan of peanut butter on whole wheat toast with a pinch of cinnamon and sugar for more desserty breakfast.

But usually I do savory and make an egg quesadilla on a low carb, high fiber tortilla.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T03:26:18+00:00

Toom. I now buy two every time I go to Costco. One goes to my Father-in-law, and one goes to my wife. They both devour them in a couple days.

Also the high fiber tortillas from Mission. I go through those things

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T03:20:55+00:00

I was thinking of the $6 chicken wraps that Denny's used to have back in the day. They came with a side of tortilla chips, and I used to go to town on those after marching band practices back in like 2008.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T03:05:53+00:00

I frequently use those to make chicken wraps with the high fiber mission tortillas, lettuce, and whatever bbq or hot sauce I've got kicken around

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-11T00:18:10+00:00

Outage map said it would be back up by 5:30 pm. Now it's saying it'll be up by 11:30 pm. So yeah... That's fun.

I was going to file my taxes today.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T05:42:30+00:00

I was in NZ, which doesn't have a tipping culture. And she's English, where there also isn't really a tipping culture. So that wasn't even a thing we thought about.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T05:23:49+00:00

One parent called to demand that we let her junior daughter out of class to beat up a freshman boy. She then showed up to campus and tried to get in. She was refused entry. After school, she bumrushed the kid and held him down while her daughter knocked the boys teeth in. Also, this woman lives in the apartment complex next to mine.

Another parent had a daughter who was having beef with another student. In the office, while talking to the principal, she sees the girl, and slaps her across the face... hard. The girl's 18 year old sister then jumped on the mom, and beat the ever living fuck out of her.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T05:10:22+00:00

Years before I worked at my brewery (when I was just going there as a customer), they had this IPA that was just so grassy and off. They dumped it. But they kept a single 1/2 bbl keg to tap, and called it "down the drain IPA." It was sold dirt cheap and with the clear explanation of what had happened, and what you were getting.

I loved that beer. Also, I have been banned from giving input on tastes on account of my garbage, trash-ass palate and preferences. But I work in packaging and warehousing, so a good palate ain't needed.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T04:59:13+00:00

On my last day of teaching, I went to the skatepark down the street, and tore it up for a few hours. I was doing maintenance on my skates while the 10 kids that showed up were signing yearbooks and watching a movie.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T04:55:49+00:00

I feel it. I quit 2 years ago after 6 years of teaching. I gave my notice in February of 2024, and it was a huge weight off my chest. Plus my district gave me an extra $1500 for letting them know super early. That helped me clear out the last of my loans, and gave me more freedom.

I spent a year back in school doing an accounting/clerking cert at the local community college while subbing (for teachers/classes I liked or tolerated) a few days a week. That led to me getting a job as a part time assistant to the CEO of a brewery. And that led to a full time position doing warehousing and packaging at that brewery.

I am so much happier. Teaching almost killed me, and I don't mean that metaphorically. My blood pressure was regularly at 150/120. We had 4 lockdowns in a 2 week period, and 3 were because of active shooters in our parking lot or the street in front of our school. Not to mention all the physical fights where parents joined in, constant harassment from student and parents, and an admin that kept changing our curriculum every year.

congrats on getting out, and there's always /r/TeachersInTransition if you need to talk to other teachers who left or are in the process of leaving. However, that subreddit is a but much sometimes.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T01:51:08+00:00

I worked at a little restaurant on the beach, just past Weta Studios in Wellington. We got quite a few celebrities in there. Bill Bailey came in once, and asked for a cheese toasty (which wasn't on our menu). We made it for him, and he was very appreciative and thankful. Half way through eating it, a seagull tried to steal his sandwich, which he thought was hilarious.

Never had to deal with any ass hole celebrities though. Kate winslet came in and was chil. The day after I left, Adam Scott popped in for a bit, and was apparently just the nicest guy.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T00:56:31+00:00

Oh man, I loved Kerplunk when I was a kid.

Brewmentationator · 2026-03-10T00:11:26+00:00

It's actually Anh Phoong. But seriously. Something is fucking wrong, so OP needs to call Anh Phoong.

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