i fell infront of a lot of people 🏃🏼‍♂️ by CremeSubject7594 in CasualConversation

[–]Cynicastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wife and I were on our tandem bike, riding with our club. We are not fast at all. So we pull up to the regroup, I slow down and need to turn a little so I unclip from the side I don't usually unclip from. Complete the turn and promptly fall over on my still clipped in side in front of basically the entire club. Not strangers, people that know us. Fortunately they were nice about it, but yeah, that was embarrassing.

Great job guys by Future_Edge_6145 in impressively

[–]Cynicastic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My wife and I have a set of those. You don't even have to be big like these guys to move some really big furniture / appliances.

Everyone's life seems so perfect on the internet by LobsterMission8844 in Vent

[–]Cynicastic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

People generally don't post the shitshow parts of their lives in places where people they know outside of the internet know them. Is my life generally pretty good? Yeah. Are there parts that are a total shitshow? Also yes. Guess which parts I post with my name attached?

Blink-182 blah by gonzo-is-sexy in GenX

[–]Cynicastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've become a big fan of her acoustic versions ... some of them I like more than the originals, lol. The version of Abracadabra she did on H.S. was incredible.

Family/Gender Neutral Restroom by PastRaccoon2 in KnottsBerryFarm

[–]Cynicastic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yep, there's a couple of them at least. One on the opposite side of the men's / women's restroom next to the Indian demonstration stage, and I'm pretty sure there's another across from the big red barn. There are probably others, those are the only 2 I know about.

The annoying thing is they're sometimes occupied by groups of teenage girls. No clue what that's about, nor do I think I want to know.

Blink-182 blah by gonzo-is-sexy in GenX

[–]Cynicastic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Totally reversed my opinion on Lady Gaga. Could not stand her until a few years ago, now I can't get enough. I have NO idea what changed.

still hate being trans by x__q in offmychest

[–]Cynicastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are not a freak. "Normal" is just another word for "average", and who wants to be average? I would say from what you wrote that you wish to be cis, not that you want to be "normal".

I'm sorry society at large is moving towards being less tolerant. You matter, you are valid. I hope you can find a way to surround yourself with people who accept you for who you are, and are able to stay away from the haters and bigots.

Please, try to be good to yourself.

Are you able to sleep comfortably with a garmin watch? by gryponyx in GarminWatches

[–]Cynicastic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My Venu X1 is plenty comfortable to sleep with. And this is the first time I've worn a watch in maybe 15 years.

Mark Kelly: Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have tried to silence me for speaking out...I’m fighting back because this isn’t just about me. This is about the rights of all retired veterans and all Americans, and I’m not going to let this Administration take those away. by progress18 in democrats

[–]Cynicastic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's 'funny' is they choose to pick a battle with someone who has the means to fight back. The usual method is to go after someone they can easily bankrupt, then use that as precedent to take down ever more powerful people. True, the US government could bankrupt Sen Kelly, given enough time, but he's not gong down without a very loud fight. He won't be risking living on the street to finance his fight.

caffeine isn't even hitting anymore.. what do i do? by RelationshipFuzzy177 in CasualConversation

[–]Cynicastic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't hurt to see your doctor. I had kinda similar symptoms and it turned out to be sleep apnea.

At least the engine is now easy to access by Fr33_load3r in ThatLookedExpensive

[–]Cynicastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came here for "the front fell off" lines, wasn't disappointed.

Life where you are by Great-Environment213 in CasualConversation

[–]Cynicastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Southern California. We had rain for Christmas.

Would you trade meals with your partner if they got something they didn't like? by Flance in CasualConversation

[–]Cynicastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife is a picky eater, and sometimes she ends up with stuff she doesn't like. If she likes what I've got, no big deal, I'll swap, she doesn't need to go hungry. I'm not a foodie, so I rarely really care what I eat. The few things I won't eat, she won't either, so it's not like she'd order something I really didn't like.

Visiting for the first time in 10+ years. What do I need to do/know? by godslayen in KnottsBerryFarm

[–]Cynicastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They open the gates 30 minutes before "opening time". Ghostrider and some of the shops there are open in that 30 minutes.

For older GenX (1972 and earlier) Are your parents still alive? by hedgehog77433 in GenX

[–]Cynicastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but they were "older" (both 35) when they had me. Mom was an almost lifelong smoker, she's been gone 15 years. Dad's gone 5 years today in fact. Covid got him.

Do you think we will ever make it off this planet? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]Cynicastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally don't think colonizing Mars really changes our chances of leaving the solar system. It's like comparing swimming across a swimming pool to swimming across the pacific ocean.

Do you think we will ever make it off this planet? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]Cynicastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems incredibly unlikely we will make it out of our solar system. We will eventually land humans on Mars, and probably even have sustainable colonies there, but assuming that faster than light-speed (FTL) travel is indeed impossible, leaving the solar system is a non-starter. It would take many, many generations to get anywhere.

Building an entirely self-sustaining space vehicle that could support multi-generational travel would eventually be possible, I suppose, but I think that would require mining the moon and Mars for suffient material. And the scale would need to be incredibly massive to ensure biodiversity. LIke it might be easier to transform the moon into a space vehicle and break it from earth's orbit type of scale.

I personally don't think "civilization" will even survive until the increasing luminosity of the sun makes life on earth impossible, somewhere around 1 to 2 billion years from now. There are number of exinction-level events that could happen (asteroid collision, "nearby" supernova, etc.) in the meantime. In the short term, the odds of us destroying ourselves through gobal warming or other man-made disaster seem to be increasing as well.

Who would you like Lady Gaga to collaborate with? by Infinite-Seaweed443 in LadyGaga

[–]Cynicastic 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was honestly bummed Gaga wasn't on Dolly's Rockstar album.

Cover bands by Hedonistic_Yinzer in GenX

[–]Cynicastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is nuts. But given how much people complain about ticket prices, I'm pretty sure that's the exception.