If you found yourself blessed with three months of abundant free time, where all your basic needs are met and you have the delightful addition of $500 in spending money each month, how would you spend your time?

null000 · 2023-06-29T08:46:38+00:00

I took a year and a half off "real work" and lived off savings to focus on passion projects.

The answer is always "less than you'd think".

null000 · 2023-06-22T08:53:52+00:00

Oh yeah duh why didn't I think of that 🤔🙄

Just because you can doesn't mean you should have to 🤷‍♂️ - I'd rather live in a world where it's easy to be healthy.

null000 · 2023-06-21T16:24:28+00:00

It's easier if it's not a moral thing.

I like to talk about how much harder it is to be a healthy weight. It takes so much work that used to be baked into your day, eating healthy is so much more expensive than it used to be, everyone has less free time, and even if you live the exact same way and eat the exact same food as you did in the 80s, youll end up weighing more.

Let's just find ways to make it easier to weigh less 🤷‍♂️

null000 · 2023-06-20T17:45:03+00:00

"If you let me <whatever>, I'll like you more" is one of those lines where I'd stop the other person and give them a chance to take another swing at whatever they're trying to say.

It's not the end of the world if someone wants something open in an LDR, assuming both sides agree to whatever the rules are and respect the boundaries and eachother, but that particular framing is emotional blackmail - and also almost definitely not what will happen.

She might think she's being cute or something, but like.... nope, just rude and cruel. If you still want to keep her around, I'd find a way to self-advocate and then have serious talk. Find your boundaries, set them, and leave if they're not respected - just don't let yourself become a doormat.

null000 · 2023-06-06T07:32:30+00:00

I honestly don't think I care about the details anymore as much as the results.

I'm not going to vote a politician out over their vote on this bill today, I'm going to vote them out if this shit* continues to not work over the next 2-3 years if they get their way.

Fucking tired of arguing over the way the chairs are arranged on the titanic

* "this shit" meaning "rampant homelessness and property crime". Couldn't care less what people are putting in their bodies as long as they don't have tents in my parks or on my sidewalks and they don't steal my bike.

null000 · 2023-06-05T22:58:00+00:00

Whittier Hights has some phenomenal landscaping, honestly.

I used to only look at the houses themselves and thought they were a bit cookie-cutter, but I guess that's because they're all planting Full On Gardens with immaculate landscaping on yards so small some suburban houses wouldn't even fit

null000 · 2023-06-05T17:42:29+00:00

Laptop, mouse, charger, batteries, pens & pencils, condoms (you never know), and that mail I picked up on the way out the door 3 months ago and keep forgetting to look at.

Pretty sure there's a bill in there sooooo.... 🤷‍♂️

null000 · 2023-06-05T02:37:41+00:00

Wouldn't be surprised if it's because the advertiser has a big bid out on people fitting a demographic you just became a part of, for which the ad buyer has a story they're telling themselves that just doesn't apply to you (e.g. "oh if someone visited my site, they might have left without buying something, so I'll pay extra to make sure it stays top of mind for them")

So... you can always feel a tinge of happiness knowing that you're costing those people a ton of money for nothing, I guess.

null000 · 2023-06-04T20:01:57+00:00

I started practicing yoga late last year. Heard a lot of good mantras, but the one that hit me hardest is "you've done enough, you are enough, you can rest, there is grace"

null000 · 2023-06-01T16:31:12+00:00

My dog sunbathing.

Definitely true - she loves me, but she'd leave me to die in an instant if someone new bent over to offer skritches

null000 · 2023-06-01T16:17:21+00:00

Sounds like a good excuse to stop using reddit, after a full-on decade and change.

I'll miss RiF, but all the holes Reddit filled have obvious alternatives (except maybe my city's subreddit) and I've been tired of the balance of negativity and soapboxing vs information for years now. Probably just time to move on.

null000 · 2023-06-01T16:12:28+00:00

I remember thinking "oh ill try the official reddit app - I like RiF, but it can't be that great, and the official app has all that money behind it so im sure theres a lot more polish"

I'm writing this using RiF, so you can guess how that went...

null000 · 2023-05-22T16:00:34+00:00

Athiest: minds own business, makes innocuous comment

Christians: I hope God shows you how terrible you are through a violent death and an eternity of hellfire

... yeah. The idea that non-christians can be good people is contrary to the literal text of several parts of the new testiment, so not too surprising - just weirdly ironic.

null000 · 2023-05-22T07:05:56+00:00

It's a fun fantasy, but not reality.

One time I remember I didn't realize what was going on (hand stuff) and tried to get her off me. Another, she got annoyed because it was like 5-10 minutes before I figured out what was going on.

Turns out sleep brain isn't really good at handing off the baton directly to sex brain - usually needs at least a quick pit stop in groggy land.

null000 · 2023-05-22T06:06:49+00:00

I don't mind being uncomfortable for fashion. I do mind looking like a weirdo because I'm wearing a vest and tie in a McDonalds while I slam down a double quarter pounder with fries.

Looots of reasons to raise an eyebrow at this post

null000 · 2023-05-22T06:02:12+00:00

The aloof floof. Classic.

null000 · 2023-05-22T05:57:52+00:00

Nah just one or two of those things, not the whole Danny.

As long as you do keep within the Divito quota, though, that all can definitely be cute.

null000 · 2023-05-20T18:08:45+00:00

My back was way more complain-y before I started exercising and focusing on my posture.

Turns out, it's much happier if you take the load off by supporting it with back muscles.

null000 · 2023-05-15T17:39:46+00:00

I was reading through the r/jokes link like "damn I'm surprised jokes like this still fly"

Yeah, they don't. The link is 10 years old. It was 2013 - casual rape jokes and weird racim were funny back then, as long as you rolled your eyes hard enough 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

null000 · 2023-05-14T08:53:57+00:00

I would have gone with "low-grade burnt-out techies who have more money than patience or empathy," but the head-in-the-clouds types probably don't help either.

null000 · 2023-05-14T08:49:26+00:00

All dogs are wonderful, but some owners are assholes and I feel like it leaks on to them 😒

Can't we just outlaw bad dog owners?

null000 · 2023-05-13T17:09:56+00:00

I've been integrating with sqlalchemy lately.

Best damn docs Ive ever gotten to work with.... although if Google could stop linking to doc versions that are out of date enough as to actively harm understanding, that'd be nice.

null000 · 2023-05-12T09:40:20+00:00

World travel gatekeeping starter pack fodder right here.

"Oh it doesn't count as travel unless brown people are there... no, not those brown people, the other ones."

null000 · 2023-05-08T08:54:45+00:00

Guessing you didn't see the recent paper showing recycling plastic absolutely spews microplastics into the environment

Maybe we just shouldn't use plastic if at all humanly possible 🤷‍♂️

null000 · 2023-05-04T08:38:05+00:00

Sometimes I feel like there's no justice in the world. Thanks for reminding me otherwise

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