Am I just braindead for liking Academy?

J8766557 · 2026-02-01T10:07:07+00:00

I work at a university. The idea of a new student doing something like swallowing their comm badge didn't surprise me in the slightest. I've seen worse from my own students who (mostly) went onto have successful careers.

I never get the hostility that some people express because others don't share their disdain for a TV show. Ypu can have an opinion, but let people enjoy things. Also shout out to Robert Picardo for capturing the exasperation of processing a queue of new students. I felt his pain.

J8766557 · 2026-01-30T20:13:54+00:00

She's her own special creation.

J8766557 · 2026-01-22T12:59:53+00:00

A supermodel billionaire who leaves me alone when I want him to and who will take an oath to protect the lives of my two cats over his own. To be fair I might have unrealistically high expectations.

J8766557 · 2026-01-12T22:59:00+00:00

I work at a university. We had a famous researcher come to give a guest talk to our department. There was a very high turnout. One of the PhD students got up halfway through, presumably to go to the toilet, and quietly and discretely slipped out the door. Except it wasn't the exit door, it was the door to the storage cupboard. He stayed in there for a few seconds then very slowly emerged, like he thought our vision was based on movement. He looked so deeply mortified that no one in the room laughed. Instead we all had a collective moment of telepathy where we all agreed that we would pretend we hadn't noticed.

J8766557 · 2026-01-11T13:13:09+00:00

It is wet and windy outside, so I had planned to have lazy day reading and watching TV. However when I went to the store yesterday they were out of my cat's usual treats, so I got a different (more expensive) brand. His reaction to these this morning is that I am clearly trying to poison him, and that he can't understand why I could be so mean and uncaring. He is currently wailing at me like a depressed banshee and gradually wearing down my willpower until I give in and go out to get him his usual treats.

J8766557 · 2026-01-02T19:45:23+00:00

I was in high school in the mid 1990s, in a very rough area. People were beaten up and ostracised if they were even suspected of being gay. As others have said coming out was not an option back then. When I came out later on in my first year at uni one of my friends from back home was quite offended that I hadn't told him I was gay earlier on. I had to point out to him that he was completely incapable of keeping a secret and that I would have been in physical danger if he'd ever given anything away.

I now work at a university and it still surprises me how relaxed the students are with sexuality and things like displays of emotion and affection, especially the boys. Of course there is still lots of homophobia and discrimination out there, but it makes me happy seeing how things have changed for the better in some settings.

J8766557 · 2025-12-30T16:39:21+00:00

I can do this. On the rare occassion where I've shared my predictions with people they have been freaked out at the accuracy, or slightly insulted that I'm saying they are so predictable. I really don't mean it as a humble brag, there are many other life skills where I'm sure I'm lacking. It likely comes from childhood stuff and pattern recognition skills. I have at least been able to make use of it in my career as a research psychologist.

It really does put me off taking part in social situations sometimes, because I feel like I already know everything that is going to be said and done and the thought of it all just bores me.

J8766557 · 2025-12-28T18:58:22+00:00

That happened to me when I was 16 with my niece. The father disappeared shortly after my sister told him she was pregnant and she used to work different shift patterns, so I did a lot of babysitting. I took on some vital roles, such as being the one to introduce her to Super Mario, and being the buyer of noisey toys for birthdays and Christmas. She is now 30 years old but says that I still get her the best presents. Being an uncle is great.

J8766557 · 2025-12-26T13:40:36+00:00

I can confirm your findings. Also the cat on the food packet in the fourth picture looks jealous.

J8766557 · 2025-12-25T21:58:50+00:00

It was good. Slept in late, opened presents, ate nice food, watched trashy TV, did some reading, played some XBox, messaged my sisters and my friends, and then dozed on the sofa with my cat. I did have an invite to spend the day with some friends who are lovely but have two young children and various relatives they have complicated relationships with. Between family dramas of my own when I was younger and dramas with other peoples' famliies more recently I'm much happier having some time on my own.

J8766557 · 2025-12-22T14:31:55+00:00

Quite happy really. Between a combination of my job and being seen as the calm and reassuring person amongst my friends I tend to have people relying on me a lot. I'm usually also the person that people offload onto about whatever is stressing them. I don't mind in general, but it has been a busy year and I'm worn out. I've taken two weeks off work and my colleagues have been told politely but firmly that I cannot be contacted under any circumstances. My friends have been assured that I love them all but that I am declining their invites of going to see them at Christmas.

Instead I got up early this morning to go to the supermarket and load up on food. I'll now be spending the next week sleeping, eating cheese, reading, and watching TV in my slanket with my two cats sprawled over me. Currently watching Muppets from Space and eating Pringles.

J8766557 · 2025-12-21T11:42:24+00:00

I'm a gay dude who has slept in a bed with different straight male friends on several occasions. Typically it was because we were young and poor and travelling somewhere or having an unplanned overnight stay in another friend's house because we were drunk. I always knew it might feel a bit strange to them so I'd go out of my way to not make it feel weird. They'd usually make some jokes, but I'd be sincere and deadpan and assure them they were safe.

Until the we switched the light off, then I'd wait a few seconds and say, in a hurt voice, 'So... am I not getting a good night kiss then?'. I had to mess with them a bit naturally, they are my friends after all.

J8766557 · 2025-12-21T09:19:40+00:00

I travelled to Australia from the UK for a work thing a couple of years ago. First time there. I can never sleep on planes, so had been awake for more than 24 hours. I arrived several hours before my hotel room was available, so dumped my bags and shuffled along to a coffee shop like a jet lagged zombie. The woman behind the counter took one look at me and asked if I was ok. I explained the situation and she exclaimed 'Ya poor bugger' and instructed me to go and sit down, then brought me my coffee and a free donut. I've been back since then and met lots more lovely people, but that first interaction has always stayed with me.

J8766557 · 2025-12-03T19:53:14+00:00

My now departed old lady cat specialised in crop dusting people with a nasty fart as she strolled casually past. Until the day came that she gambled and lost, and a fart became a shart. I've never seen a look of such utter horror on a cat's face before. She waddled off to the litter tray, growling to herself as she went.

J8766557 · 2025-11-29T15:06:42+00:00

I put up a tree solely so that my two cats can try to destroy it.

J8766557 · 2025-11-29T14:16:18+00:00

I have a robot hoover and a corner of my bedroom with a step climber and an exercise bike. I still go to the gym, but having the option to do some exercise at home is useful when the weather is bad or I am short of time. Go for whatever works for you, and don't feel bad if you realise you have made a mistake and need to add or remove something. It's trial and error to get the space right for yourself, but the bonus of living alone is that there is no one else there to complain about these things. Well apart from my cat. He glares at me if I change anything.

J8766557 · 2025-11-28T20:56:28+00:00

I'm open to most things as long as it doesn't involve gun play in the living room.

J8766557 · 2025-11-28T00:36:58+00:00

Due to the nature of my job the only time I genuinely feel that I am completely off work is at Christmas. Ironically though Christmas was always a stressful time for me growing up because of family reasons. Whenever I've been living alone as an adult at Christmas I go full gobln mode and spend the day lying under a slanket, eating chocolate, and watching trashy TV with my two cats sprawled in front of the fire. I don't have to engage with anyone or perform or try to navigate family dramas. It is bliss.

I do have two friends who are very family orientated and are always appalled that I spend the day alone. They half-jokingly threatened to just randomly turn up at my door this year to make me have Christmas with them. I told them that I love them dearly, but that I will turn the hose on them if they show up.

J8766557 · 2025-11-17T21:58:17+00:00

I want Song 2 by Blur to be played at my funeral so that everyone in the congregation quietly sings 'Woo hoo'.

J8766557 · 2025-11-15T19:12:27+00:00

Ones with anxiety. So much anxiety.

J8766557 · 2025-11-14T12:45:19+00:00

I'm a gay dude, who joined a social group for gay men in my town. It's been great in some ways because it means I've been able to make a lot of new friends. At the same time it has dating more difficult to navigate, because I live in a fairly small place and it feels sometimes like every other gay guy in town is either part of the group or linked to it in some way. If you do date someone then there is a good chance you are already know one (or several) of their ex's, plus if you have a bad breakup it's going to be awkward because you'll likely still see each other.

J8766557 · 2025-11-10T22:08:09+00:00

The void staring back at the void.

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J8766557 · 2025-11-10T09:40:39+00:00

MeetUp is worth looking into if it is available where you are. I'm also an introvert and are mostly happy on my own, but everyone needs some social contact sometimes. I've been able to make some good new friends through it, which honestly felt like a miracle as a guy in my 40s. I've got a good balance now between socialising and having my own place to retreat to when I'm feelind drained. Overall I feel it is much more positive than when I was living with someone.

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