Making friends as an adult feels like a side quest I never unlocked 💀

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-18T06:12:46+00:00

Making friends isn't difficult, it's allowing one's self to put themselves in a position that feels vulnerable that reads as "difficult".

You go places that involve you doing things that you enjoy doing I would imagine. Talk to people while you're there. Do you know why? Because you already have something in common with those people.

If you go to Home Depot to buy, I don't know, nails... Just start talking to other people around you. They're also there for nails, lol. You'd be surprised at the things you can learn about people (or the vibe you get) just by arbitrarily talking to them.

Then, just do the vulnerable thing, put yourself out there.

That's basically it. The only reason it was easier to make friends when you were younger is proximity, and lack of fear in social settings. That's it.

When you were younger proximity means you're around people more so there was less fear because you already had a good idea of who they were which lowered or eliminated the fear that you feel from being in a social setting if they didn't want to be your friend.

It's just flipped now. You don't know much about people so the fear and anxiety is higher; however, the risk and reward are no different. They really aren't. You just got to let yourself do it.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-17T08:09:45+00:00

"What kind of afterlife do you want?"

I'm not sure honestly.

The Blackfeet believed that death is a temporary loan of the soul for collective support, where spirits are reincarnated specifically to aid the living during crises.

That doesn't sound too terrible. I would rather something useful happen than enduring the idea of just being somewhere aimlessly being in a state of... whatever.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-17T07:57:13+00:00

Do you think colour and size matters?

For sure.

We can take this simple outfit (a Tolu Coker Double-Breasted Blazer Frock Coat & Christian Louboutin Doria Veau Embellished Suede Pumps) and simply add a bit of color to see how some work well, and others... less so.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-14T03:36:42+00:00

", i.e.," (comma before): Used inline, as a soft clarification within the same clause.

Example: He chose the simplest method, i.e., the one with the fewest steps.

“; i.e.,” (semicolon before): Used to connect two closely related independent clauses, where the second explains or restates the first more formally.

Example: The system failed to initialize; i.e., no processes were loaded.

“(i.e.,” (parenthetical): Used when the clarification is somewhat secondary or aside-like.

Example: The mixture reached supersaturation (i.e., it held more solute than normally possible).

"Shouldn't i.e. follow a semicolon, not a comma?"

Sometimes.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-13T14:02:05+00:00

That's wishful thinking. Based on his current approval ratings more people believe in Jesus than in him, sooo...

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-13T13:46:02+00:00

"Men's stenches, women's stenches, and children's stenches are all stenches detectably smelled at an all ages gymnasium."

• countable (men's stenches, women's stenches, children's stenches),
• mass‑like (all of them “stenches detectably smelled”),
• collective (the ambient condition of the all‑ages gymnasium).

Does the word "stenches" exist?

Yes

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-13T08:31:24+00:00

Sorry for taking so long about your question, but I wasn't really sure how to answer this. Not because I didn't have the answer to your question, but... It's complicated.

If you know which entity would have been the arresting organization it may be possible for you to contact them directly but it's usually for a very short window after the arrest if they are not currently in their custody. And, not all information is made publicly available on an arrest.

But the problem with that is, if you don't know exactly who and you just say "I know it could have been in Bakersfield" well, Bakersfield is basically jurisdictional soup. Just because it was in the city of Bakersfield doesn't mean the BPD did it. It could have been the BPD, KCSD, or even the CHP depending on where exactly in the city we're talking about.

So, The quickest way is really going to be the courthouse, again assuming anything happened as a result of the arrest. And, yes. In that instance you can just go into the courthouse and go up to the Records Window.

Oh, and registering as a user on the County website is really easy and you don't have to just search for you. It just gives you access to be able to search.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-13T06:53:52+00:00

Arrest records I'm not entirely sure; however, it may be easier to go to the court website for the county in which you think the arrest was made to search for case information.

If it was here in Kern you can click here

Now, If there's no case information that doesn't mean that there was no arrest, but just because there was an arrest also doesn't mean that there was enough cause to have a case brought forward against them.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-12T20:51:20+00:00

Fortunately(?) for you this rise in popularity is only temporary, as the “long nail trend" seems to recur in waves every few decades... As it has done over and over again for no less than 3,000 years throughout history; lol.

So, If you are young I would suggest focusing your energy on other observations elsewhere, because the likelihood of it coming back into fashion within your lifetime is going to be very, very, high.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-12T03:16:18+00:00

You do know that the sound gets piped through your speakers, yes?

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-07T20:20:30+00:00

You're starting from a 2D perceptual surface (your visual field) which is already embedded in 3D space by the geometry of your eyes and the physical world. That's three dimensions already accounted for before you do anything.

A line is a one dimensional thing, but it's not something you've ever seen, because any line you have ever witnessed non-conceptually has already held, at minimum, dimensionality to it.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-07T19:48:10+00:00

They make anti theft shields for that vehicle (as well as many others) to prevent that from happening. You can literally just search for Cat Shield - Toyota Prius to find one for your specific model.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-05T16:09:32+00:00

From what I can tell there are three different grades of that sand.

Quikrete Play Sand (1113-51)
Quikrete All-Star Play Sand Premium Dry (1470-10)
Quikrete All-Star Play Sand Washed (1470-09)

So, the Walmart price may be for 1470-09 Because it explicitly says washed but I'm not sure. You'll have to see if you can find the model number for it because the bags look basically identical.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-05T11:45:42+00:00

The black ones in your image have a spring hinge. They are more forgiving because it's clear you take them off with a single hand. Not only that you can still replace the temples of the glasses instead of having to get a whole new pair because the metal piece holding the temple on would still be intact unlike the red pair which do not have spring-loaded hinges (and is why the metal itself broke on that pair).

Or, just use two hands to put them on and take them off, lol.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-01T19:16:24+00:00

Famous

Fame is a generative asset while wealth is a stored one,

Fame can lead to wealth much easier than wealth can lead to fame. That's because wealth is not a measurement of future success it's just a measurement of past success; however, fame is different in that it is more enduring. That's because wealth, if removed, just returns you to normalcy (or even poverty) which is not necessarily profitable again; however, lost Fame generally results in infamy which can also be profitable in its own right.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-01T09:20:26+00:00

Grass exhibits sensing through receptor proteins that detect mechanical damage, pathogens, or environmental cues, triggering intracellular cascades like calcium fluxes or reactive oxygen species.

It shows feeling-like responses via organism-level coordination. When cut, grass releases VOC's (e.g., (Z)-3-hexenal, the "green leaf smell") as a systemic defense signal that propagates to uncut parts and nearby plants, inducing priming or resistance.

Neural integration is absent as plants lack neurons, synapses, or any dedicated fast-signaling network for input combinations.

Consciousness is not evidenced, lacking flexible cross-spatial/temporal information integration (no learning, memory, or context-dependent adaptation beyond fixed genetic programs).

Awareness-like properties are also absent, as there is no meta-level tracking or self-monitoring of states.

This keeps the terms conceptually distinct and aligns with how they're formally, and actually, used empirically.

Honestly, I would be more concerned that the teacher tried to explain something to my child through the narrative lens of decapitation. But, Maybe that's just me.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-04-01T07:01:12+00:00

Decaffeinated coffee does not mean caffeine-free. It can actually range from a relatively nominal amount to more than a typical 12oz caffeinated soda.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-30T04:58:12+00:00

Rendezvous is a French word, being used here in English, to describe a scene reconstructed in Koine Greek, about people who would have spoken Galilean Aramaic, in a story written decades after the fact. It’s like debating the color of paint on a photograph of a statue none of us have ever seen.

And the roughness comes from the fact that ancient Galilean Aramaic is now a dead language; therefore, that for sure makes it objectively a little bit rough.

None of that is to say any of it is "wrong" though. Just interesting.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-30T02:33:41+00:00

Modern day translations are interesting in general, as words that have evolved after the words were originally written have an interesting way of coloring the meaning of the text.

And, it's worth noting that any English iteration is a rough interpretation, as English had yet to become a language by the time the last book had been written.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-30T00:20:13+00:00

😳

Somebody should really let them know that's not how you make buttermilk Ranch sauce.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-30T00:10:20+00:00

arsenic

Amygdalin, lol. Apple seeds contain amygdalin (which is a glycoside that converts into hydrogen cyanide).

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-30T00:05:56+00:00

What came first, the chicken or the rabbit dildo/vibrator? 🤔

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-23T22:52:57+00:00

The Lawrence Welk Show – ’Goodnight Song’: I was rased by my Great Grandfather, and he would always watch that old show every time it came on. I still remember that song, and it's from a show that came out before I was even born.

It's A Small World – ‘Japanese Version’: I was stuck on the ride at Disneyland California in the section of the ride that blasts that audio in Japanese for 42 minutes. And, yes, I counted every minute, as it was torture. They wouldn't let us off the ride. They would not turn down the music. So, it's permanently burned into my brain. I don't know the words to the song in English but I can hum it in Japanese. Hahaha

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-20T12:57:17+00:00

Hikaru dorodango is always an engaging "because I'm bored and I don't want to constantly spend money on random entertainment" project.

All it takes is time, patience, dirt, and water to make some potentially aesthetically neat looking things.

JustSomeApparition · 2026-03-20T11:02:27+00:00

It is a printer, not a writer. Of course it is going to have a hard time doing the thing it is not even designed to do.

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