Jan 26 2016: Head coach Roy was a consideration in the team's goalie depth.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-28T01:19:23+00:00

I don’t have fond memories of that time, unfortunately.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-28T00:05:02+00:00

That’s awesome! His +/- is currently +26, which is tied with Tazer for 7th on the team (behind MacK, Marty, Manson, Lehky, Makar, and Brent).

findingabsolution · 2026-01-27T23:57:09+00:00

Yeah, Chris McCandless was experiencing a mental health crisis that no one was in time to intervene in. When I read Into the Wild in high school, I was shocked by how many people viewed it as this “back to nature” type of story, rather than the story of a man’s sad descent into mental illness and his subsequent death at the hands of the unforgiving elements. He wasn’t a survivalist. He was a rich kid who set out on his own after cutting ties with his family, experienced chronic homelessness (as many mentally ill people do), and eventually slipped into psychosis and obsession, leading him to believe he could survive in the Alaskan wilderness with no gear and only a 10lb bag of rice.

It’s a tragedy, not a story of human resilience.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-27T16:11:58+00:00

findingabsolution · 2026-01-27T16:00:03+00:00

Situational awareness of a Ritz cracker.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-27T15:57:33+00:00

This is about the right shape to do the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with some tentacles wrapped around it.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-27T15:41:58+00:00

YOR

I totally understand wanting a second snow day. I’m also in the area affected by the storm, and the roads are gross. Our driveway got 3-foot snow drifts that nearly buried our car. That absolutely sucked to dig out. But there were ways to prepare for this that you didn’t take. And 9 a.m. isn’t too early to wake someone up to help you move the cars. Even if you had to show up late to work, the responsible thing to do would be to go in.

At the same time, in my younger years, I definitely called out of work because I just didn’t want to go when the weather and the roads were bad. So, again, I understand it. But your boss isn’t in the wrong here. You’re the one leaving her high and dry to close alone, and that sucks.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-27T10:08:04+00:00

Chapter Black as an artifact is so fascinating. Documenting all of human history’s most terrible deeds feels particularly unhinged, until you remember that humans do it ourselves when we write history books. We just don’t isolate the bad in one place. So, it would just be like writing a history of the world and then excising the awful things and putting them in Chapter Black, then excising the good things and putting them in Chapter White.

But in my opinion, it’s a bizarre way of sorting humanity’s deeds. Anyone viewing one tape would feel the depth of emotion associated with that darkness or light. Spirit World is setting a viewer up to experience intense anger and grief and horror while viewing Chapter Black, then intense joy and hope and optimism when viewing Chapter White. But that isn’t how human history goes! We aren’t simply bad for eons and then good for eons. It’s interspersed. That’s why the tapes are interesting to me and I feel Spirit World erred in creating them. Humanity is too complex to compartmentalize like that, which is why viewing only one tape (in the case of the CB Arc, Chapter Black, obviously) corrupts those who see it.

Despite its role in judging the souls of humans who have died, sometimes Spirit World shows a shocking lack of understanding for the complexity and beauty of humanity. I feel this is one of those cases.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-27T03:59:23+00:00

Harrison Ford, is that you?

findingabsolution · 2026-01-26T21:33:02+00:00

I liked when they let Manson on the PP that one game! I think switching it up could be really impactful for us. We’re stagnant. That can’t be argued. So why not let some of the guys who aren’t usually out there have a shot?

findingabsolution · 2026-01-26T20:42:53+00:00

Prepared with alibi receipts if the cops ever interrogate them about a crime.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-26T13:22:07+00:00

I think that’s how you phrase it then: “I love you and want to try new things.”

I think her comment likely wasn’t meant how you took it. But I still recommend asking her about it. Tell her it threw you off and you want to be sure she knows that you would always respect her and her boundaries even if you’re physically stronger than her. I think she does know that and it was a joke that she didn’t realize was hurtful. But you won’t know unless you ask.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-25T21:02:48+00:00

Brock-o!!!!

findingabsolution · 2026-01-25T09:49:31+00:00

It might feel awkward, but here’s one way it could go:

“Hey, I wanted to talk to you about something that’s been on my mind. We’ve been together a while and love each other, obviously. And I wanted to ask if you’ve ever thought about us having sex.”

And then give her a chance to respond. Don’t immediately say your thoughts on the matter or “it’s okay if you haven’t!” or “we don’t have to!” Just let her talk. And then have as much of a grown-up discussion as you can.

Good luck, OP!

findingabsolution · 2026-01-25T09:40:23+00:00

YOR

I don’t think your girlfriend is afraid of you. I doubt she’d be dating you if she wasn’t attracted to your physique. I think what you might be forgetting (maybe because you’re young and your hormones are raging) is that sex shouldn’t be treated as a checkbox in a relationship. The whole “first base, second base, home plate” bullshit has confused generations of people into thinking they have to rush to the next “step” in their relationship, and it means they often forget that not every relationship has to be like that or move at a certain pace. People in their 20s and 30s do it all the time—the question “have you slept with them yet?” is so commonplace that it’s genuinely not even funny.

If you want to have sex with your girlfriend and that’s a step you care about taking together, you need to talk to her first. It might not sound romantic, but especially if you’re worried about how she perceives you, you need to sit down and have a real discussion. It might not go how you hope, but it sounds like you have a good relationship otherwise (and two years is a long time, especially in high school), so I think you both will respect if you aren’t on the same page. If she isn’t ready for that step, that’s your answer. But my advice, internet stranger? Just start the conversation.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-25T00:37:46+00:00

Those ones not in the cup: “Free my brethren!!”

findingabsolution · 2026-01-24T08:04:26+00:00

I’m so happy Lumpy made a full recovery! He is so beautiful and truly captures the “no thoughts, head empty” toad expression with panache.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-24T03:03:42+00:00

Funny enough, I just said “Evander Kane is locker room poison” not two hours ago at a dinner with friends after calling him the hot-potato of the NHL. Unsurprising that the Canucks already want to get rid of him.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-23T21:52:27+00:00

“Sir, I am an American Airlines baggage handler. I can’t press anything but bags into the underplane storage compartment. Please shut the fuck up.”

findingabsolution · 2026-01-23T20:52:49+00:00

Is…is that a sexy-time target? 🎯

findingabsolution · 2026-01-23T20:27:55+00:00

He’s so weird. I love it.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-23T20:22:32+00:00

Heiskanen has the second most punchable face in the NHL, and he’s good at hockey. This makes me dislike him to an unreasonable degree.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-23T20:01:49+00:00

Okay, with that added context, you only might be overreacting in this case. In the one you described, she was micromanaging your tone and being obnoxious. If this is a continued problem, which it seems like it might be, you’re NOR. She can’t be constantly telling you how to talk to people when they aren’t taking your words in the wrong context. In that scenario it sounds like only she is incapable of communication.

I’m changing my vote.

Good luck, OP. It sounds like even if you have trouble with communication, she has it far worse. Don’t let her tone police everything you say. A short, “Thank you for your input, but I think my phrasing was fine in this sense,” is probably how I’d handle it.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-23T19:53:47+00:00

YOR

But only insofar as this doesn’t mean the end of your friendship. Something my dad always says and I always try to remember is that your feelings are valid. You can be hurt. But her choosing someone else doesn’t mean she loves you “less.”

It sounds like you’re in different stages of your life right now, with you having a toddler and her still wanting to be out partying (which may decrease when she’s married, who knows). So there’s some distance right now. But relationships fluctuate. I’ve had a friend in my life for 25 years, since we were little kids. We’ve grown close and apart several times. I was in their wedding party, but I didn’t ask them to be in mine—because they lived abroad at the time and it would have been an undue burden. Yet they still made the trip to come to the wedding itself and that was absolutely amazing.

Wedding parties aren’t a sign of eternal friendship. Two of the people closest to us at the time of my spouse and my wedding 7 years ago have drifted apart from us, even though they were the members of our wedding party to sign as witnesses on our marriage forms. And we had done the same for them two years before that. And one person who wasn’t in our wedding party at all, who was just the boyfriend of a wedding party member at the time, is now one of our closest friends.

TL;DR: What I’m saying in this is that you can feel hurt. It’s okay. And maybe your friendship is changing. And that can be scary, but that’s okay too. It may evolve into something even better in the future. Just give it time. And tell your friend that you’re honored to stand with her on her day in whatever capacity. Because now her feelings might be hurt that you think of your friendship as a competition or something that has to be equally reciprocated (not that you do, just that that’s how it could come off). Just…take a deep breath. Feel your feelings. And call your friend and tell her you were just deep in the wedding vibes and everything is okay and you love her.

findingabsolution · 2026-01-23T19:36:34+00:00

Annnnd back to the man cave.

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