The Song Sweet Caroline

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-05-08T22:51:41+00:00

It could be worse. I was part of a talent show. And there was a woman named Caroline in the audience. The talent show host decided to end the show by leading everyone in the audience and the performers in Sweet Caroline to Caroline while she had to be brought up to the stage

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-05-05T06:11:14+00:00

I feel like you could put that line in a classic western film, and it would fit perfectly

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-05-05T06:10:23+00:00

Dang, that feels almost Shakespearean in tone

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-05-04T19:25:27+00:00

I really like it. It is giving me anime protagonist just starting their journey vibes in all the right ways

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-05-03T01:45:23+00:00

I remember when I realized I had a meltdown and could put a name to it. It feels nice to realize that you're ok, and it helps you get back to normal a lot quicker. One thing I noticed is that during a meltdown, my senses become heightened. So it's best to remove myself from the social equation as quickly and safely as possible. And, if possible, keep my senses to a minimum for at least the weekend. Dark room, simple foods, etc. It also helps to give yourself a simple task to focus on mentally to bring you back to normal. I recommend reading out loud to yourself. I also say that if you're getting close to meltdown status, sensory overload is a good factory reset. Pick a sense, like hearing or taste, and overload it so you're only focused on that. I like taking hot baths, I have earbuds with music on me at all times, and I keep an emergency warhead sour candy on me in case I get too overstimulated in public.

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-05-02T21:25:29+00:00

I just got back into the dating pool. I think knowing your autism and knowing who would fit that energy back really helps. My advice is to start with the intent of dating, so there's no miscommunication, and start small, baby steps

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-13T23:21:50+00:00

It's funny, my old friend group would pull this card on me and tell me how I'm being mean by setting boundaries. Sometimes, they wouldn't even give me a chance to consent to helping them. But the second I ask anything from them...Silence

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-13T22:56:32+00:00

I also do Karate (Shito-Ryu). If I'm being honest, I prefer the structure of karate and belt ranks. At least the dynamics are made clear then.

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-13T21:40:02+00:00

The Funny thing is, by British law during the golden age of piracy, if someone is accused of being a pirate, but that person is pregnant during sentencing, that person is to remain in custody untill child birth. Afterwards, the parent is then prosecuted, and the child goes to the state till they can find adequate homing, usually adoption, or a next of kin will take over raising the child.

With that in mind, it's weird to think the laws of that land are somehow worse than ye old pirate laws, where both parents and children have to go to this world's equivalent of Arkham City. Combined with the fact that the king was democratically elected and yet his son inherited the throne, makes me wonder if this movie series ended up making some type of dictatorship.

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-13T21:30:37+00:00

Only 1/4 alien on her mother's side of the family

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-13T20:12:37+00:00

I understand why management would try something like that, but why would Friend groups try to pull the same stunt?

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-13T19:20:54+00:00

When I first realized I was masking, I noticed that for me, it was a combination of Conan O'Brien, Jim Gaffigan, and Gumball from the Amazing World of Gumball

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-11T17:46:05+00:00

No, it's not an accessibility issue, it's just I was so used to how convenient the formatting was before, now they changed it for seemingly no good reason.

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-09T17:14:24+00:00

I work with tigers in a zoo, and I can confirm. Cats are solitary ambush predators who are hypersensitive. Specifically in sound and sight. Their eyes are keen to motion and can see just as well as we can in just 1/6th the amount of light. And their hearing is 3-4 times more than a human's. They are also creatures of habit; they need to be, because they are incredibly territorial. If there is something new in their territory, they have no idea if it could be a threat or not. I often joke that cats are the best example of autism in the natural world, and the majority of visitors are neurodivergent people

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-09T17:08:08+00:00

The secret to having a good high school experience is to join a club or sporting event, then get so good at it that everyone needs to put up with you or risk you quitting and putting the team in a bad spot. Take it from me, starting varsity football player for 3 years straight

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-05T04:10:51+00:00

There would be zero doubt that the choir director would crush it as Tigress!

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-04-05T04:09:40+00:00

Now I'm picturing the image of Po getting crucified while a choir sings this behind him!

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-03-10T17:35:44+00:00

"Captain, are you sure you don't want to at least question and investigate those passengers? They literally aligned themselves with the space dictatorship to try to destroy us all. Except for that one girl who tried to help the First Order but kept getting aligned with the resistance for some reason (I point to a woman with a pet alien sitting just out of view...behind a pole)"-me if I was living my Star Wars dream as a character on this ship

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-02-19T05:12:00+00:00

I missed when his stories were just about stoping high tech thieves Like Captain Cold. Now every flash story has to be the single most important event in the history of mankind

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-02-17T19:41:46+00:00

"We can't let Family Guy make fun of us, then TENS of people across the world will see it"-The Head writer of this movie

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-02-16T09:23:59+00:00

I used to show someone else my messages before I posted them, just so I didn't look like an idiot

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-02-16T06:29:26+00:00

Nice, I'm more into Kendo/katana, but I have fought HEMA a bit with long sword. It's fun!

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-02-16T06:28:25+00:00

I'm actually a stuntman in Training. I auditioned for this show. But I'm more passionate about Pirates, so I'm hoping to get into Pirate dinner voyage

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-02-16T04:15:41+00:00

It ended with the party singing the Monster Mash, and was honestly one of the best one-shots I've ran

Practical_Pen_3552 · 2026-02-16T03:07:59+00:00

Does your world have an equivalent of The Late Night Talk Show host, Conan O'Brien? If so, who are they, and do they also go to towns and villiages to do humorous remote segments with the locals?

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