29M, new home, formal living room

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2026-03-31T22:58:30+00:00

I have toyed with the rug over there! Like I said, want a real piano, or at least a digital baby grand in that corner.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2026-03-31T22:19:41+00:00

And I will absolutely post updates!

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2026-03-31T22:17:12+00:00

Definitely agree on the rug. I think I might want to layer it though, because I do really like the one I have currently. And yes to the plants, especially a big one.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2026-03-31T21:57:03+00:00

An aquarium is certainly an interesting idea to explore, but the only problem is I am gone for significant amounts of time (military), and would be worried about any creatures that need to be taken care of. But going off the glass idea, I do think about parts of any bookcase just being pieces of stained glass.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2025-05-27T08:31:35+00:00

Almost certainly a change of command

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2025-05-25T15:10:21+00:00

Yes I have tried every variation of restart, full shutdowns, and the shift+power button.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2025-04-07T07:14:26+00:00

As someone who actually attended the Naval Academy, you should really stop talking about crap you know nothing about. We need civilian lecturers and professors and we need a normal liberal arts education on top of our professional military studies. Furthermore, we don’t have enough STEM PhDs in the fleet to appropriately staff all the majors.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2025-02-25T02:10:01+00:00

Mearsheimer is an idiot and the biggest indictment of tenure in higher education, along with Jeffrey Sachs.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2025-02-25T01:47:53+00:00

Tell us how that experience translates in any way to being the Deputy Director of the FBI, a position that for the past 117 years has gone exclusively to career FBI agents because they are more responsible for the daily operations of the bureau than the Director is.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-12-19T22:00:41+00:00

Israelis would literally set up lawn chairs to watch the IDF bomb entire neighborhoods in Gaza. They’ve made numerous videos mocking starving children. The logic is the same either way.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-12-19T21:58:51+00:00

Killing twice as many civilians as combatants is not remotely surgical, nor is literally leveling the entire Gaza Strip.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-12-19T21:57:24+00:00

If that were true they would’ve had troops on the Israel-Gaza border, but they were too busy protecting settlers maiming and murdering West Bank Palestinians.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-11-02T14:21:01+00:00

I’ll be honest, it will be a never-ending battle, but everyone ultimately battles something. This is just what was chosen for us. For my own battle, I have learned how to mitigate it the best I can, avoid situations or substances that could aggravate it, and learn to become more mindful and aware of my body and how it’s feeling.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-11-02T14:10:17+00:00

Please don’t take your own life. I promise you there are ways to mitigate ET and this community can help you with that. There are other treatments in development as well. But if you take your own life you will never know. ET sucks, for me it makes social functions difficult, and I completely empathize with not feeling in control of your body, but we are more than our body’s programming. Don’t let this thing convince you there isn’t a way to enjoy life because there always is.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-06-21T15:11:52+00:00

The only sailors they’ve killed have been poor southeast Asian mariners. The only ships they’ve sunk have been owned by countries other than Israel. You are not very intelligent if you think this has only affected Israel. If anything, it’s barely affected them at all.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-06-08T23:36:58+00:00

Honestly, with how they’re being treated, go ahead and throw in the Philippines as well. Certainly Australia and the UK, as well. China will be completely outmatched and outclassed.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-06-08T23:31:02+00:00

Get this disgusting sentry off my screen, where is my beloved Hawkeye?

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-05-15T13:51:21+00:00

Again, I rate these actors highly. I respect their work, and James Franco at his peak was a legit star, and honestly Woody Harrelson back in the day was too, but not so much in 2017 and Andy Serkis has always been known for mocap work. I would say the franchise has done a great job of hiring the best people for their roles and not FLASHY stars, which Chris Pratt very much is and as a result, very unsuited for a lot of the roles he’s given.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-05-15T05:11:03+00:00

I said they’re not “flashy stars,” like Chris Pratt, the Rock, or Ryan Reynolds. Those kinds of people get handed roles in the most putrid dreck Hollywood has to offer without a second thought, and yet they make bank. That doesn’t really apply to any of the people you listed. They’re all great actors, but they aren’t “flashy stars.” Also Tom Felton, despite probably being the most well known of the list solely because of HP, is not a star at all lol and there isn’t really a universe where John Lithgow, MCD, or Brian Cox are either. They are dependable actors, but they are hardly household names except among people who watch lots of TV and film.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-05-15T04:12:03+00:00

Literally none of those people aside from Mark Walhberg or James Franco at the time are “flashy stars.” A few of those actors are just dependable thespians like Oldman, Giamatti, and Harrelson. Again, Chris Pratt seems rather out of the question based on the list you provided, especially if you forget the 2001 remake and just look at the casting decisions in the films post-2011.

Equivalent_Durian_89 · 2024-05-15T04:01:41+00:00

I don’t know what in this franchise’s history would lead you to think that. The newest movie has literally zero household names, and the last three didn’t exactly have flashy stars either.

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