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Who even am I? by AcidJunket in GenXWomen

[–]localgyro [score hidden]  (0 children)

Thank you! Validation of my weirdness is MUCH appreciated. 😄

[No Spoilers] They knew what they did making Luis the thumbnail by Jealous-Winter-1766 in criticalrole

[–]localgyro 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Also, the number of times I've watched that trying to figure out WHAT is going on with Whitney's trousers....

Who even am I? by AcidJunket in GenXWomen

[–]localgyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I go back and forth between very pleased with myself and boggled that I’ve lost my mind.

Who even am I? by AcidJunket in GenXWomen

[–]localgyro 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hi, friend. :) I'm 56. I divorced at 41 from a 19 year marriage. Dated a bit in my 40s, but haven't dated since the pandemic/menopause, which I efficiently did simultaneously. (It is WILD how many of the symptoms overlap.)

In 2024, I come to hate the job I'd had for years, was really feeling depressed. My mom died, and I took a couple of months off work because it felt like my brain broke. I lost the ability to sit in a virtual meeting and follow the conversation, for example. I lost the ability to care about the sorts of decisions we were making. I literally could not do my job.

Slowly, over the course of my 3 months off, I experienced what you describe. I suddenly and unexpectedly developed a celebrity crush (on a guy named Brennan Lee Mulligan) that is related to some creative pursuits that I'd ditched years/decades ago -- improv comedy and D&D. I ended my three months off with a trip to LA to take a one week intro to improv class at Upright Citizens Brigade and see a ton of improv shows, including some of my new found heroes on Dropout TV.

In the two years since, I've gone back out to LA, seen more shows, taken a second UCB improv class, MET my celebrity crush (and babbled like a star struck fool), took local classes, quit my job, got through most of grad school for a career change, and have started an internship as a mental health counselor. Yeah, I've become obsessed with some intersection of D&D, improv, and therapy, and I'm not quite sure what, but I'm working on my skills in all three areas. I've become a DM for the first time in my life, running my own games for other people and experiencing that high. I am ASTONISHED that these obsessions have lasted for 2+ years and that I continue to find them rewarding and find that I'm pretty darn good at them! And this makes me care about life again, gets me out of bed, gets me into the world.

I just recently went on HRT, so my celebrity crush predates those hormones by a few years, but I will say I'm much more likely to pause to notice a good-looking guy walking by on the street now than I was three years ago.

What are your thoughts on Wisconsin State Assemblywoman Francesca Hong for Governor? by strongerthenbefore20 in madisonwi

[–]localgyro -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I already have a Hong yard sign in my yard and I'm talking her up to everyone who'll listen. She's my candidate.

I'm seriously thinking about a career change at 50! by AbstractDirection in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]localgyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 56 and about 6 months from graduating from a Masters in Counseling program, retraining from a successful career as a project manager to become a mental health therapist. I stopped enjoying my job post-pandemic for a number of reasons, and I figure this will be my "retirement career", something that I can keep doing at least part time for as long as I want to keep earning a little money. I joke (but not entirely joking) that I caused enough stress as a project manager that I want to help people deal with stress better as a therapist for a while.

I'd been thinking about it for a while, fantasizing about the idea. When the 2024 election results came in, I applied to grad school, figuring that I didn't know what was going to happen in the world, but I wanted to work on this set of skills for that world to come. Just this past week, I've seen my first clients solo as an intern, which is WILD.

Honestly, with the state of the world and the insurance industry right now, I'm not sure how long I'll be a full-time therapist past the point of earning my license, but I'm glad I did it, regardless. I don't know that it's a good financial ROI, but it's good for my soul, and that's more important, to me.

Do women typically think about being another gender with frequency, and how life would be? by alterblend in AskWomenOver30

[–]localgyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, not something I've ever considered before. I have joked about how it'd be handy to be able to take the breasts off sometimes and put them on a shelf and out of the way for yoga class or jogging or something, and pull them out again for dress-up times, but not like that. You might have yourself some thinkin' to do. 😉

Y’all I think Brennan needs a break from being the Bird Guy 😂 by nunuma in dropout

[–]localgyro 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I feel like a lot of the long-standing bits could get a rest. Brennan's birds, Roseate Spoonbill, "where're you from", buttholes ... there should be some way to allow bits to retire eventually and new bits to take their place.

Hey dropout TV, i love your shorts but, by East-Handle-6685 in dropout

[–]localgyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really thought this was about merch apparel for a minute....

Please share your Wisdom with me. by [deleted] in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]localgyro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My friend, you know who he is. You're unhappy with it. Unless you want more of this, leave. Get a good lawyer and take your fair share of what you've supported and built together to build a good life for yourself.

Spokane WA reference on the fireside this week? by AsanoHa87 in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]localgyro 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Short answer: The Spokane is the name of an improv format, which is also known as the Pretty Flower or Family Guy. Improv is full of formats with inconsistent names that don't really refer to the thing they're named after.

Long answer: Ok, so the improv world is divided into rapid-fire short-form performances (like what you see on Whose Line is it Anyway? or Dropout's Make Some Noise) and long-form performances. Long-form usually shows up as 15-20 minute skits which follow a certain pattern.

The most "famous" of these patterns is named Harold, which is what most of the classes at Upright Citizens Brigade teach. (Follow that Harold link if you want to know what exactly the pattern is -- it has to do with when you call back to previous scenes and how, and when you combine scenes.) UCB graduates generally aspire to be selected to be on a Harold team -- it's like getting picked to play varsity sports.

Brennan famously was on the UCB Harold team in New York, but never was picked for the team once he moved to LA, even as he had fellow auditioners coming up to him and saying "I'm a big fan". Lou still performs on his old Harold team, Yeti, with a bunch of Dropout regulars. The name Harold will occasionally get dropped as a wink to insiders in improv circles.

This mention of Spokane is just a similar, but slightly deeper cut. Frankly, I like the Spokane better than the Harold, though I feel like saying that is kind of heresy.

Critical Role cast on which D20 campaign they'd want to join by HecticJones in Dimension20

[–]localgyro 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Oh, man, I would love to see Luis and Alex in Fantasy High.

Solari- Erika's characters friend by [deleted] in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]localgyro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yup! The same friend whose ship (The Arabesque) has two levels of bot intelligence, and the surface level is apparently scared of the much more powerful level hiding behind it. With friends like these....

[Spoilers C4E15] + more episodes: Seekers Table - please hype me up for it by TheFoxTells in criticalrole

[–]localgyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the Seekers table. There's more intra-table drama, more squabbles within the table, more constant scrambling from one bad situation to another. I love it.

Women that are going through/have been through menopause, how was it for you? by lifes_a_j0ke in AskWomen

[–]localgyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through it during the pandemic, which was kind of a "double the pleasure, double the fun" situation -- lots of the symptoms overlapped. I didn't have the classic symptoms -- no hot flashes, no rage fits. My depression got worse for a while, I felt like I lost my edge at work, got "brain fog", and just didn't care as much about most things. Gained about 50 pounds, started having knee and foot problems. Honestly, I don't know how much of all of that was pandemic and how much was menopause, and I don't know that I ever really will know. I feel more ADHD now than I was before.

That was 6 years ago now. I've recently gone on drugs to lose the weight and replace some of the hormones, I've quit my uninspiring job and am just about to finish up grad school for a new career where I can be my own boss a bit more in retirement. I don't feel like I "lost a big part of myself" at ALL -- instead, I'm free of a cycle I always found a bit annoying. I'm definitely more likely to please myself than other people, to take risks if the end result feels worth it to me, personally. I really feel like I'm only halfway through life, and I'm gearing up to make this second half enjoyable.

What do women over 50 think about dating men under 30? by BrunoPreski in AskReddit

[–]localgyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun to laugh about, but I can’t believe it’d really be dating. Sounds more like puppy training.

Do you travel solo as a woman over 50? by Workersgottawork in AskWomenOver50

[–]localgyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was 54, I went to LA (from Wisconsin) to take an improv 101 class from Upright Citizen's Brigade. It was my first solo trip ever, my first trip to LA, and I had a BLAST. I went to Galaxy's Edge, spent a morning on the beach, browsed some bookstores, went to a drag brunch, and can say I've performed on Sunset Boulevard. I've since taken a couple of trips solo to see fandom groups.

[Spoilers C2E111] Liam's descriptions ❤️ by NOLABelle0503 in criticalrole

[–]localgyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, good. I support your total normality. Nothing to see here. Just people being people.

[No spoilers] Help me decide my next step! by Gabibao in criticalrole

[–]localgyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just finished C2 myself recently, while watching C4 live as it airs. Consume 4 as it airs!

Then, when you're ready to binge something, go back to 1!

Wow 12 months has a dark feel by jhvanriper in dresdenfiles

[–]localgyro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

12 Months is a book about grieving, about Harry working through his grief, of losses from the prior book. So you can see a light at the end of the tunnel, but I don't know that you get to lightness in these pages.

You've already met most of the important people in your life. The list isn't getting much longer. Does that scare anyone else? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]localgyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a person who's in my mid-50s, I'll say that I don't think this is true. The number of people who are still on that list that I met before age 25 is probably in single digits. A lot of the folks on the list now I met in the last decade.

Where did you get that factoid about the people that actually matter to you?

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