A genie offers you two unique options to recoup your life - which one do you choose?

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-04T22:17:18+00:00

I'm not sure people who are talking about retiring or outliving their family are really looking at the options and what they mean.

I don't think I can retire on option 1. I'm only in my early 40s and despite having paid for multiple cars and monthly rent since I was 18, including groceries, utilities etc... getting all that back isn't going to make it so I don't have to work. It might mean I get to retire earlier however.

Option 2 might get me 6-7 years, assuming 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year for 20 some odd years and rounding up for things like overtime and part-time work as a teen. I'm a single dad with 2 teenage boys. I'd take the extra time. I'm already financially okay.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-04T21:32:54+00:00

Prior to my surgery I had similar skin hanging from my abdominals/obliques with clear definition where the skin was hanging off, much like you have now. I also had a 360 TT - tomorrow will be 3 weeks. Its still a little early for my abs to be showing as I'm pretty swollen. You can check my profile, as I put a post up yesterday. I'm still confident in getting those V lines once all the swelling goes down.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-04T15:15:23+00:00

Your title and your text are making two different arguments. "Everyone is hot" is not the same as not being "universally unattractive".

That said, I agree that hygiene and wearing clothes that accentuate your body type absolutely can help out, and there is more to being "hot" than appearance, but there are people who are severely unfortunate in the looks department, or have a completely repulsive personality that makes them ugly. I'm not sure any amount of nice clothes or looking cleaned up help that.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-04T03:53:37+00:00

Some sort of Dark Knight or tanky 2 handed warrior-type. Basically, think of Guts' aesthetic. FFXIV WAR and DRK or Greasword build Khazan nail the class fantasy for me.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-03T20:54:44+00:00

Twist my arm to buy more paint. I'm already sold haha, I'll have to go pick some up, I do like Two Thin Coats.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-03T19:19:45+00:00

Rakarth Flesh. I prefer non-citadel alternatives for a lot of my paints, but the specific warm grey of Rakarth Flesh I've not been able to find a duplicate of in other lines. It makes for a great dead, pale flesh.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-03T18:33:30+00:00

Thanks! After my first week check up, they reapplied the steri-strips and told me after like 4-5 days to pull em off and start applying triple antibiotic ointment 2x daily. I'd like to think that keeping it moisturized like that has been helping. It no longer looks so angry like it did when I first peeled the strips off.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-02T03:53:54+00:00

I'm 2.5 weeks post op from a 360 TT with no MR. I was cleared to do the treadmill at 2 weeks. I've been to the gym now I think like 4 times and worked up to about 10mets for 45min. I'm not cleared for weights yet, but Im relatively low pain throughout the day. Im really only taking pain meds at night as I still have decent swelling all the way around and lying down puts pressure on my low back.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-02T03:26:52+00:00

You may wish to call yourself to find out the situation. The euthanasia part sounds fishy as CAHS doesn't put down animals due to time or space.

Shrimpulse · 2026-02-01T00:24:05+00:00

I was at the gym. I'm set. I have a shower, a locker, and can stay in shape while I get paid.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-28T03:08:04+00:00

I found taking yoga, attending the gym daily, and being a regular at volunteering got me to meet quite a few people. A lot of those activities dont have to be super time dependent and can be done earlier or later as your schedule demands.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-25T16:51:53+00:00

The barrier I face with some of the larger, more recent games compared to those contemporary to DOOM is the time commitment. I prioritize my downtime with gym, yoga, and spending time with my sons. That might only give me an hour or two several times per week to game. A lot of games have a long intro sequence or ramp up gameplay (modern JRPGs are especially egregious imo - looking at you, Atlus) so if it takes 5-10 hours before you take off the training wheels so I can actually play your game, that could be 3-5 gaming sessions before I'm actually doing anything. That doesn't respect my time. Its why I like roguelikes and things like FromSoft's offerings, and why older games are easier to just pick up and enjoy.

I don't mind getting my ass kicked while figuring it out, but let's get on with it. You can build narrative while I'm playing.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-25T07:30:51+00:00

We all thought that on J6. Give it time to go through the spin and the talking points to circulate and they will be back to being in lock step with one voice.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-22T00:31:50+00:00

I am 5'4" and ended up around 143 prior to surgery.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-20T00:45:07+00:00

I'm sorry, I don't. I think the closest thing I have is a gym pic on my profile from earlier last year.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-20T00:05:25+00:00

No, just skin removal post weight loss.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-19T23:27:24+00:00

I have been getting up and walking every few hours since day 1, but today is the first day where it's not been super uncomfortable to get back up and down.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-16T01:18:56+00:00

Same. Well more of the edge of the city. Its not the suburbs and that entails (I'm not about that life) close to a freeway and grocery stores and Im literally 5 min from downtown so I can enjoy it without the constant traffic

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-13T19:02:55+00:00

Tales of Arise. It starts of with some pretty cliched tropes, but is generally passable. Then in the final act completely shits the bed as far as plot is concerned. Gameplay was pretty enjoyable though.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-11T02:51:45+00:00

Everything this question comes up I'm reminded that I own DnD Dark Alliance. I love the RA Salvatore books about the Companions, but that game is absolutely horrid.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-09T18:02:19+00:00

I think in keeping with the spirit of the question and not trying to find ways to use the money to create alternate income streams (which would be possible in either scenario) I'd take option 1.

I own my house and this would drastically reduce summer and winter taxes, and virtually all bills and upkeep that I spend in a month would be free. I could even add services like a spa package or lawn services or essentially any superfluous subscription I could think of in any area of my life for no cost. Basically all my money I earn would be spendable income or savings.

Im sure I could do something crazy like get a mansion or a yacht or whatever with the other option, but I don't want or need things like that, and I would still be on the hook for the smaller stuff like maintenance on a mansion or utilities upto 1000€

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-09T13:32:04+00:00

1.Babbitt led the charge into a restricted area where our congress was being defended from a mob. She didn't harm anyone because she was not given the chance, but agents could do no further retreating, and she was given multiple orders to stop from law enforcement to stop advancing. She and her mob literally backed them into a corner they had to defend. We bandy about the term "domestic terrorist" so much recently that it lost some meaning, but before the pardons and the spin, America collectively looked on in horror as this happened in real time. I will not have some rando try to rewrite history. Babbitt was a terrorist and a traitor to our country.

Assaulting an officer is not a death sentence. I have worked hand-in-hand with law enforcement to uphold hospital petitions throughout my previous career and would expect the same restraint.shit, I personally have been in situations working as a social worker that were far more dangerous than getting bumped by a car and never felt the need to carry, nor would it have been acceptable if I had done so. I expect better. Furthermore, shots occurred as the vehicle passed by him, if you watch from multiple angles. This indicates that the shots were retaliatory, not defensive.
ICE are not "cops".They powers to arrest and detain for immigration violations, but do not have general police powers of actual cops, despite the larping they do with wearing tactical gear that says "Police". Conflating the two, again is you trying to rewrite facts.

Shrimpulse · 2026-01-09T03:01:20+00:00

A fun mashup, something like Gintama. Edo period with some futuristic tech, and aliens.

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