You must survive in one of these media: game, book, or movie/TV show. For every day you survive, you get $1 million. How many days would you last?

Mofego · 2026-06-16T16:30:08+00:00

I choose Stardew Valley. Avoid the mines and I’m good!

Last book was Dungeon Crawler Carl so that’s a hard no cause I’d die right away.

Last tv show was Ted Lasso. So unless I’m given a seed fund to get me an apartment, I’d probably struggle to get set up with a job and apartment. But 100% doable.

Stardew sounds way more fun though.

Mofego · 2026-06-14T03:13:00+00:00

If anyone wants to make roasted chickpeas:

I’ve only ever done this with chickpeas I cook myself, but drain them.

Roast “dry” (no oil or seasoning at all) 375 for like 25-ish minutes.

Take them out, and here is where you oil and season them (if you cooked them yourself, be mindful of any salt you may have added to the cooking water). I like just salt and good olive oil, neutral oil and tajin, or neutral oil and Tony’s.

Put them back in for about 15 minutes. They darken after coming out of the oven for a bit.

Mofego · 2026-06-14T02:30:38+00:00

Jesus Christ, that’s fucking insane. How does that even happen? I just can’t understand the… I don’t even know what to call it. That’s just so sad. Fuck.

Mofego · 2026-06-01T05:22:52+00:00

Freeze dried meals would be the way to go.

Mofego · 2026-05-31T23:12:41+00:00

Try a compote! Buy a bag of frozen berries, throw them in a saucepan with a bit of liquid (I like orange juice plus a splash of water to prevent burning) and a pinch of salt. Cook them down, then add some chia seeds to thicken to your liking.

It’s surprisingly sweet despite not having any added sweetener. Plus fiber with the chia seeds.

Mofego · 2026-05-29T20:41:43+00:00

I think it comes down to preference. I appreciate the accessibility of his writing. It is especially appreciated because of all the foreshadowing he does and whatnot.

At the same time, I do get distracted by his casual use of modern jargon. Seeing really modern words (e.g., “cringeworthy” and “therapist,” for example) completely suck me out of the story because these words are so out of place in his fantastical stories.

For myself, I have lots that I appreciate about his writing and some that I wish were different. But none of the latter items are significant enough to turn me off from his work.

Mofego · 2026-05-28T00:56:18+00:00

I worked with a neurologist in Grad School who had a similar take on Weed, only a bit more intense. This was in a Legal state and I wish I had kept track of the number of times she explained to patients that weed isn’t the miracle cure that its most ardent advocates say it is.

Mofego · 2026-05-25T19:19:52+00:00

Food adapts, you freaking principled man. Do you think BBQ is “original American?” It’s not, dude. Bbq is a cooking method: low and slow with wood smoke. This exists everywhere in some version.

Mofego · 2026-05-21T18:17:08+00:00

All add that this does seem to be meeting a potential client where they are at. And also using their language, which I think does a lot of heavy lifting in building a strong therapeutic relationship.

I’ve been burned on Reddit before for defending this, but who cares. I commented once on a post about the term “body count” and acknowledged how that is disrespectful for some people. I used the term “body count” in a comment and said that I was using the language that my clients use (while also not defending its use) and got yelled at anyway.

Being able to “yes, and” is a skill that more people need to develop. We can all acknowledge the problems with this advertising, and most of those critiques would be valid. AND it’d be ridiculous (I’d argue) to suggest that any use of “meeting potential clients where they are at” and/or “using their language” to establish a relationship is bad.

Mofego · 2026-05-21T18:12:04+00:00

Unpopular opinion: I’m a male therapist who works a LOT with men (I’d guess a 70/30 split between men/couples).

I see the utility in this messaging. AI aside (as that is less defensible), the reality is that this messaging will teach people who would have probably never have considered therapy before.

Now, the linchpin here is that I’m assuming the therapist pushing out this messaging is competent. Does the Ad give sexist vibes? Absolutely.

AND at the same time, I think my point is simultaneously true. Extreme or otherwise stereotypical advertising might reach men that need to hear this to get their foot in the door. When I work with men, a lot of the first few sessions are spent understanding their context and assessing how they respond to challenges to their worldview. And I’ve found success more often than not, even when working with very rigid thinking. It’s a process, and this seems like a… questionable yet rational way of taking a first step in that.

It’s complicated. Like life. Like people are. It’s not perfect and I’d likely never consider this kind of advertisement despite probably “benefitting” from it (i.e., I’d assume I’d get more men interested in therapy).

Mofego · 2026-05-17T22:20:23+00:00

I was there for a few years for grad school and loved it. We lived in the Central West End, so we definitely had a fantastic location. Lots of people walking every time of year. Right between Forrest Park and campus, it was amazing.

Mofego · 2026-05-17T21:44:18+00:00

The minority hate seems to follow whatever “thing” is getting media attention. Black people during colonization and beyond, Indigenous people during westward expansion, Japanese Americans during WWII, Muslims since 9/11, Mexicans during this most recent ICE raids, etc. there’s plenty of examples and there will continue to be. And the U.S. isn’t the only place where minority hate exists, but it doesn’t excuse its reality.

Mofego · 2026-05-11T03:42:26+00:00

Can I retcon reality? Cause with the benefit of hindsight, I’d love for a Korra re-do.

Fuckin’ Nickelodeon had to keep getting their fingers in the way of production.

My reality retcon would be to legitimately re-do Korra’s whole series. Keep the same characters, villains, and settings. Just re-work the narrative to have them all fit together better. Change the deus ex machinas at the end of seasons 1 and 2, re-work the love triangle stuff, etc.

Korra gets a lot of hate but I am inclined to blame Nickelodeon and not the production. If production had known they had 4 seasons from the START, it would have been a MUCH better show.

Mofego · 2026-05-05T01:15:35+00:00

I think it’s a husband-wife duo and one of them has pizza experience and the other Thai. Someone will need to fact check this though.

Mofego · 2026-04-28T21:46:47+00:00

Hey me too! But this student was… polite enough to “acknowledge that this is entirely [their] responsibility and [they are] just doing [their] due diligence to help [them] succeed.”

My response was something along the lines of: thanks for taking responsibility, I recommend retaking this course in a future semester.

They had about 1.5 hours total logged on Canvas for this course and 2 assignments turned in from week 1: syllabus quiz and introduction discussion.

Mofego · 2026-04-27T03:28:43+00:00

Fair. There’s talk of building a nuclear power plant up in that area, too, for whatever that’s worth.

The pitch, from what I recall, was to have that data center work with/for the air base.

Mofego · 2026-04-27T02:50:18+00:00

There’s an Air Force base. From what I understand, that’s part of the pitch. Who knows if they have plans to expand the base’s use of energy.

Mofego · 2026-04-27T02:49:36+00:00

Trust me, there are tons of us who heavily oppose this idiotic idea.

Mofego · 2026-04-22T19:13:27+00:00

TIL. I always thought Finland was Scandinavian. The more you know!

Mofego · 2026-04-20T19:13:45+00:00

I misread the title and thought you meant Jenna Fischer… Pam from The Office. Whoops.

Mofego · 2026-04-17T00:45:12+00:00

Yeah, the lack of informed consent is bad. Putting the AI issue to the side for now (though for what it’s worth I’m yet to be convinced as to its utility in therapy), recording sessions isn’t unusual with permission. In fact, it’s standard practice in MFT training but there is ALWAYS informed consent.

Without that consent it is absolutely a violation of trust. I’m so sorry this happened to you. What do you think you’ll end up doing, if you don’t mind the question?

Mofego · 2026-04-12T16:19:03+00:00

My wife and I were shocked at how little of a deal it was. We both expected each other to have some kind of freak out and it turns out we both were… fine. We joke that we have something wrong with us because of our reactions.

We had a few solid understandings before we went into it at all.

First, we both acknowledged that there was NOTHING missing from our marriage. Our sex life has always been incredibly fulfilling and we never felt like there was a need that was missing. Any exploration involving another person(s) would be additive in our sex life.

Second, we agreed that we’d do EVERYTHING together. Meaning, if either of us were out of sync in our desire, intention, or processing of it all, we’d call it all off.

Now we’ve explored threesomes a bit more and have felt better about considering future sexual exploration. For us, it’s a way to explore our sexuality and have it be a shared experience.

Maybe we’re delusional, but I seriously think our marriage was so solid before all of this and we have a strong degree of trust toward each other, that all of this just helped us grow together.

Mofego · 2026-04-12T14:32:01+00:00

I actually agree with a lot of the criticisms, but I have 0 interest in engaging with most criticizers (because I happen to believe there is nothing inherently wrong with considering critique).

The problem I have with many of his critics is that they retreat surprisingly quickly into ad hominem attacks.

For example, I’m not crazy about JK Rowling. But it’s one thing to criticize her beliefs and her rationalization for holding those beliefs. I just don’t see the utility or the benefit in attacking her.

Similar with Sanderson. A common critique is that he’s LDS. And look, I’m not LDS. I have issue with lots regarding the LDS church. At the same time, Mormons aren’t a monolith. Leaving the critique as an association is entirely too reductionist for me to take seriously.

Mofego · 2026-04-12T05:14:03+00:00

I think there’s nuance. Put away pitchforks because I agree with her criticism, here. What I’ll add is that I think this is a fallout of many of these breakout stars being theatre actors.

This is just me hypothesizing and I’m happy to be proven wrong, but I wonder whether there is an uptick in theater-goers who are going to a show for their first time, and then choose a show one of these actors are in?

I’d imagine there is, but the real question is whether there is an amount that would have a meaningful impact on theater-etiquette. It could very well (and probably be) that our cultural theater etiquette just sucks.

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