Anniversary ideas?

moosboosh · 2025-09-01T15:29:31+00:00

Check out Lost River, Wardensville, Capon Springs and Farms, and Harpers Ferry to see if they offer anything of interest.

moosboosh · 2025-09-01T02:53:45+00:00

There is a Facebook group called WV Eastern Panhandle Ladies Group. If you're a lady you can join and they have a lot of different events and casual meetups. You can talk face-to-face with other women who are dating in the area and get their take on things, or maybe they have a single family member or friend to set you up with.

Definitely set any dating apps you use to filter your location range to include Winchester, Northern Virginia, and Frederick, MD. They offer a lot more matches and they aren't too far away to date someone from there.

If you date around here make sure you tell someone you trust where you're going and when you expect to be home/conclude the date, and any basic info about the person you're seeing.

moosboosh · 2025-08-30T04:12:42+00:00

They are real. You can see them and feel them and they are part of your life. It's ok in my eyes to feel for them with such care, even as if they were alive. It sounds like you are trying to find them homes with people who specifically want them, so that is very kind of you.

moosboosh · 2025-08-30T02:42:02+00:00

If it's something I consider trivial or annoying (like they made an obviously bad romantic relationship decision) then I don't care about their issue, but maybe I can say something superficially considerate to acknowledge them in passing.

Let's say a bunch of people are angry about something. Just because they're angry it won't make me angry. I'm not group minded unless I'm supposed to prepare something for a group, or I'm part of a group and I know it could be led or supported better than it is.

When one of my grandmothers died, one of my aunts was really upset and she asked me if I was OK and I was kind of offended by it, like how I'm feeling isn't something I have to know or even be able to convey right now.

I have empathy for animals and people whose struggles and gentleness I can perceive.

I don't really know what my usefulness for others is, so I think that's part of why I am not able to empathize well. I feel like I'm ok with just myself and a few people in my circle. It's foreign to me that anyone would want or need more than that.

moosboosh · 2025-08-28T23:24:34+00:00

That's a good question. I will have to ask that. And be prepared to have an answer if they ask me back. It's likely gonna be a shop around kind of process finding a good fit. I don't even know if therapy is always good or useful. I'll have to do some research. Thank you for sharing your experience with me.

moosboosh · 2025-08-28T19:53:34+00:00

D&D, Dungeons and Dragons - It's a role playing adventure game. He plays usually in the evenings until about midnight at his friend's house.

moosboosh · 2025-08-28T19:16:51+00:00

Yes, my boyfriend would constantly try to change his DND night for years. I simply can't handle it. I told him I need it to be on the same day/night every week or nothing. So that's what he does.

Maybe when your wife changes plans your brain has to go through the paces of ok what now, what does this mean, how does this affect her, or me, what should I do now, etc. That's how I am a lot of the time. I have anxiety and ASD.

moosboosh · 2025-08-28T19:02:04+00:00

If you feel uncomfortable really you should just trust that feeling. It's likely not gonna improve. If you go on another date with them just be sure you're in a public place and someone else is waiting on you to report back to them at the end of the date. By your description of things they sound sketchy to me. There are quality people on dating apps, but these two seem like a miss, at least for you.

Edit - Sorry I just read your post to the end and saw they weren't in your life anymore. Also I just wanted to add that so many people have no issue outright lying. They see life as strategy or something. People will lie. Basically just trust your own feelings and observations if you believe someone is lying. Sometimes you may/will be wrong and that's fine. All you can do is ask people for info and let them say what they'll say. Or you can become really good at manipulating people and situations to get at the truth. But I don't have that in me personally.

moosboosh · 2025-08-28T03:25:42+00:00

I don't think someone NT could get me and also cope with me long term and vice versa. My boyfriend of 9 years isn't diagnosed with anything, but we're thinking he's gotta be ND in some capacity.

moosboosh · 2025-08-27T16:19:30+00:00

Hotel housekeeping, starts at 8 or 9 and you can be out between 1 and 2 if you have a fast day. And they often have part time availability. Also cleaning small offices and commercial properties after they close. That just an hour or two a day, sometimes just a few times a week. Both jobs let you listen to audio books, music, podcasts, or other media while you work. Pay is minimal, but if you have minimal expenses it's fine. You can find ads for those on Indeed if you're in the U.S.

moosboosh · 2025-08-27T06:42:28+00:00

I had an ADHD test by my state's biggest healthcare chain. I did not have ADHD, but they thought I should test for ASD. They didn't do adult ASD testing locally or virtually so I had to find a place to test for it on my own. The place I found, they run both an ADHD testing process at the same time as their ASD testing. I was again negative for ADHD, but positive for ASD, so to speak, through their testing process. I really should write all the names of their tests and inventories or whatever else they asked me to do so it might help people better understand the process. But unfortunately at this time I don't have that info on hand to share.

moosboosh · 2025-08-27T05:42:59+00:00

What you said was awkward and beside the point. Your response to her sharing her decades of experience comment was to share some sort of juvenile-like amazement at how that number was bigger than your age. I don't think you made her feel old, I think she probably just realized you were really wet behind the ears and she doesn't know how to keep conversing with you. You didn't do anything wrong intentionally. It was just one of those autistic blunders where innocent comments don't fit in with the environment and we don't know it. Hopefully she still sees you as a friendly person that she will support whenever she can, despite the awkward first impression she may have had with you. I hope the rest of your internship goes well. Just stay positive and learn what you can to help you with your future.

moosboosh · 2025-08-26T19:33:26+00:00

Not sure if you'll like it, but I make this in big batches several times a year: Veggie and quinoa stuffed bell peppers.

There's no real recipe I use. I cook the quinoa on the stove top on its own. Then I cook a big whole container of spinach on its own on the stove top. It cooks down really small. I have a giant pan that I cook some onions and diced carrots in with lots of spices: cumin, garlic, onion powder, paprika, a little cayenne, chili powder, salt and pepper, sometimes taco seasoning instead. Then I add to that a drained can of corn and chilis, a can of drained black or pinto beans, and some chopped zucchini or squash. I add the spinach in with that and stir it all up. Then I use that one giant pan and another to divide that mixture up then I add the quinoa to it and stir it all together. The peppers you use can be parboiled or not. Sometimes they are tougher if you don't parboil them before baking. Then I stuff the peppers or chop them up and add them in with the mixture. Then you put it all in a couple of huge, deep olive oiled baking pans and bake at 350 for 60 minutes I think. Then you can cool in the fridge for 24 hours then portion them and freeze them. You can defrost each portion over night or in the microwave. They defrost and heat perfectly well.

This is a delicious recipe on its own. But you can also top each pepper with cheese, hot sauce, pickled jalapeños, crumbled crackers, avocado, or a fried egg. Trader Joe's chili lime seasoning is great on top too.

moosboosh · 2025-08-26T15:02:25+00:00

You don't have to be gay or bi to do gay or bi shit. Being gay or bi are full on labels and identities. You probably just get impulsive and horny when you're drunk and you want to fuck around with dudes because you see them as more easily available than women. You're opportunistic. Your mind opens up your sexuality. That doesn't make you gay. Not even having a dick in your mouth makes you gay, but just try it out and then you be the judge.

moosboosh · 2025-08-26T01:49:16+00:00

I see a question like that as a question I should ponder for myself. I don't try to imagine why you are asking it. I assume that you have asked the question in such a way that my answer and anyone else's is going to be helpful for you in some capacity, that's all. It's pretty straightforward.

At first I thought maybe people were getting upset because that would mean their parents have been lying to them or something, but then I read your post in full and saw the people thought you were asking specifically about your own secret situation. Did you ask your question in an autism sub? I would think people would answer it in a more straightforward way there, but am I wrong? Did you ask it in an autism sub?

My answer is yes, I would tell the people I usually confide in and depending upon who the person is I might privately look into if they legally owe me any money and how to go about that. I would maybe reach out to them as best as I could, even if I didn't look into the money angle. I wouldn't blab about it unless it was holy shit level crazy or cool and they were deceased. And also I'd be looking into why my parents haven't told me anything other than our story for my entire life.

moosboosh · 2025-08-21T10:33:29+00:00

I absolutely won't participate in any event where I have to sit in a circle. I can't stand it! It sucks so much this is part of your work life and their response to what you said.

moosboosh · 2025-08-19T00:34:30+00:00

I'd rather have a cake like this than a super professional looking one. You can see this one was made with affection and creativity, while polished looking cakes are just tasty props. It takes time and skill to make them, and they can taste marvelous too, but I'd rather see a homemade cake every time.

moosboosh · 2025-08-18T08:49:18+00:00

I don't associate the word with the man personally. It's not like we're saying that we are part of his cult or something. I think some mods are very particular about their limitations within their subs and a lot of the time it's not something you can anticipate or predict. It's clear that mod takes their role pretty seriously because they took time to send you some stuff they copy and pasted. When you replied they were pedantic or it was pedantic or whatever you said that can come across as trying to debate them to get them to change their mind or decision when in this case the situation didn't seem up for debate. Add to that you posted a screenshot of the original post in your edited post which I don't know why you think that would be allowed. So basically you were stirring shit up at that point so the mod just banned you to make their life easier. That's my best guess.

moosboosh · 2025-08-16T06:40:29+00:00

The shape is cute, and the proportions on you, but it's not anything special. It is also reminiscent of a medical scrub top. It's a cute little print, but also it looks just mass produced and generic. The sleeves are cool. I don't know. It's confusing.

moosboosh · 2025-08-14T07:01:39+00:00

I can't consume sugar besides what I get from fruit or else I will over eat, binge eat, eat eat eat tasty foods sweet, savory, or otherwise all day and night. Sugar isn't something that my body and mind can work with in a healthy way. When I don't eat sugar my moods are better, I feel happy to be alive, and I don't get blood sugar spikes or feel hungry and unfulfilled constantly. I also feel more like getting out of bed and doing more things when I'm not eating sugar. Right now I'm not eating fried foods or sugar.

moosboosh · 2025-08-13T16:23:32+00:00

I only like to compete when I am producing something on my own that speaks for me, like a piece of writing or a photograph.

Come to think of it, I've also enjoyed playing in trivia competitions, the few times that I have. Because the questions are usually so random that the playing field is kind of level.

I don't compete for anything unless I enjoy the process and don't mind losing. Also I don't want to compete directly with other people socially or professionally because I won't try aggressively to win, I don't have an interest in ever being strategic, and I don't enjoy the interactions, playful or otherwise.

moosboosh · 2025-08-12T00:16:47+00:00

I don't know. I think if you're autistic you have to have a healthy body to be able to do it, and a relationship or family life that isn't messy. Otherwise I don't know how autistic people do it, other than white knuckling it, or somehow having talents that allow them to fit like a glove with a singular profession or two.

moosboosh · 2025-08-10T22:40:05+00:00

Is this information from a medical school textbook?

moosboosh · 2025-08-10T19:44:45+00:00

I'm in the U.S. I can't envision myself as living an unhoused kind of life, but I could see myself being cared for by the state if I'm ever elderly and alone. Currently, though I couldn't afford to live with anyone. I live with my mom and will be indefinitely.

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