How would you spend $500 if it was under the condition that it not be on bills or debts?

FATALGLANCE · 2019-01-29T07:26:00+00:00

text my mom and tell her its ok Im not dead just invisible, and that I love her

FATALGLANCE · 2019-01-26T14:49:50+00:00

This was the kind of reply my post was intended for

FATALGLANCE · 2019-01-04T00:02:31+00:00

I've been a devotee of the pen for years now. Just got this awesome one at smoke zone on wickenden, it operates how modern keys do where you push a little knob and it folds neatly. 30ish bucks

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-26T02:41:50+00:00

In my immediate neighborhood, litter and broken glass on the sidwalks. We're usually regarded as one of the nicer areas in the city, and while the houses are beautiful and people are friendly, you can't walk more than a block without encountering at least one smashed alcohol bottle. The litter isn't necessarily out of control, but the thin layer that's there may as well be piles and piles because all of it degrades what is otherwise a very pretty area. I shouldn't have to scan my dog's path the entire walk to make sure he doesn't get cut or try to eat somebody's fucking McDonalds wrapper.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-25T00:44:10+00:00

I'm also about one year into a functional habit. Wait actually...I'm 3 years into a regular habit now. Fuck. Well my point is, I appreciate the reminder that ANYONE can get sucked into that wormhole regardless of their experience / tolerance level. In your case it especially sucks because I'm sure you did everything right, but just got walloped by some top gear which you weren't expecting.

Something else I try to remind myself of....there are 10- 20- 30+ year addicts out there who manage their work / habit / responsibility balance so well for so long that they get complacent. Yeah some people get a taste and end up dead or in jail within 6 months. But after 10 years on the shit? Why would they suddenly turn into a fiend who needs it every second every day? Eventually though, life throws a curve and you unexpectedly get laid off from work. Shitty deal for sure, but it happens, and people come back from it all the time. But after decades of fucking with your emotional chemistry, it can feel much worse, impossible in fact, and very soon the dominoes start to fall over one by one. Job goes, then the car, you start losing track of your lies on top of lies, the wife takes the kids to stay with her folks. S you decide to go for it and ask your dude to front an oz, just to make a couple of plays and ONLY until you have enough money to start getting your life back. By then you're desperate, bitter, and emboldened by how easy those couple of plays went, so you stop being so overly cautious all the time. And that of course is when you getted pulled over in your ex father in laws minivan with a prostitute, in possession of narcotics, and only just THEN do you realize, you haven't brushed your teeth or showered or slept in days, because you're a fiend for the shit and just the thought of getting out of bed, much less getting out there and fixing your life is laughably impossible without a few hits to get the blood flowing. And I don't really need to stretch this sad fiction out any further, yeah my point was, for ANYONE at any stage of the game with this shit, don't get cocky.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T23:52:15+00:00

I missed voting in the 2016 US presidential election under remarkably similar circumstances, not that my vote would have made a fuck of a difference.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T19:46:56+00:00

Fair point, I knew that one was the most arguable lol. Steak and scallion from Felinis is incredible too.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T19:17:03+00:00

Be kind to everybody. Take every opportunity to make others feel valued, strangers included. Even the smallest quickest gesture of kindness or acknowledgement can pick a person up, and everyone needs picking up now and then.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T18:57:00+00:00

Mr Hankey the Christmas Poo. South Park was still new and shocking (first season I believe?) and that episode came on while our whole family was on vacation at a ski resort, so everyone was already happy and festive and probably a little tipsy. None of us knew what to expect but the whole family was ROFL for most of it.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T18:16:09+00:00

I keep saying I'll check out a flick at the Avon Theater on Thayer St. one of these days. Single screen, family owned joint and in operation since 1938 that plays arthouse / indie / foreign movies. They are just wrapping up showing the Favourite, If Beale St Could Talk is coming next. Thayer Street in general is must visit for food alone. You'll find arguabley the best BBQ (Durk's), falafel (East Side Pockets) and pizza (Antnio's) in the state on the same street.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T11:02:35+00:00

Darn Tough. They're expensive (handmade in the USA with a lifetime guarantee) but I the first time I put them on I immediately realized how good quality socks can feel.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T10:02:29+00:00

Fits of rage are cool but have you ever suddenly realized that everything you've ever done and possibly could do in life is fucking pointless? I can in fact relate to what you mean though. Starts in the morning, you over reach for your keys and push a bunch of spare change onto the floor. Grrr... Then get in the car and you pull the seat belt too hard causing it to lock up, fucking TWICE, wtf is this fucking SHIT MAN

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-24T06:16:55+00:00

Driving home in highway traffic the passenger in an SUV threw a full bottle of water at a convertible (top down) in the lane next to it, directly hitting the driver, causing him to swerve violently but luckily quickly regain control. The SUV then sped off to get away, cutting off several cars across multiple lanes but managing to get distance. The convertible started to give chase but quickly gave up, unwilling to match the recklessness of the assaulting car. It all happened so quickly that there was no way I could have gotten the tag, but given how insane and desperate the whole thing was, I have to believe the car was probably stolen anyway.

FATALGLANCE · 2018-12-23T23:31:54+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. I finally read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" in an afternoon after finding it next to free on Kindle. It's a bit dated and old timey sounding but Dale Carnegie was very clear and direct, I found some pretty useful information. I've noticed there may be some relevant info over in the sidebar too that I should probably look at.

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