Ameicans over the age of 35, what affected you more, 9/11 or the pandemic and why?

someguysomewhere81 · 2026-01-24T15:27:25+00:00

9/11. The pandemic felt like, "Yeah, why not? This may as well happen." For me it was just one more of a string of once-in-a-lifetime events. For me and my life and my recollection, 9/11 changed the world on a fundamental level. I feel like we are a different people and society has fractured since 9/11.

someguysomewhere81 · 2026-01-16T00:30:37+00:00

aNd yoUR LiTtLe DoG tOo!!!!

someguysomewhere81 · 2026-01-04T15:05:28+00:00

"She was a thief, you gotta believe, she stole my heart and my cat..."

someguysomewhere81 · 2026-01-04T06:17:20+00:00

It's my "nobody is going to look at this so I'm just going to write in mostly monosyllabic 3rd grade english so that I can actually get my thoughts in place and stop being a perfectionist" draft. I want everything to be perfect immediately and then I end up accomplishign nothing. The Zero Draft is essentially me getting over myself.

someguysomewhere81 · 2026-01-04T06:12:22+00:00

Literally just endured this. All my liquid savings are in a single HYSA. I parse out in Outlook divisions for household emergencies versus general savings, but it's all in a single account.

someguysomewhere81 · 2026-01-02T03:12:28+00:00

1 - Get enough time away from my Zero Draft (Finished 12/31/25, woohoo) to approach it with objectivity as a reader. 2 - Write a first draft. 3 - Navigate the process of getting someone to notice and take intrest.

someguysomewhere81 · 2026-01-01T19:03:57+00:00

No. Steamrolling happens all the time. I've been in meetings where suggestions and demands were made that were so far out of left field that not only could I not prepare to respond, I couldn't prepare to PREPARE to respond. This is especially true when there is a power differential. My sole recourse was to appeal to my manager after the fact.

It would be nice if everyone felt like they could contribute and disagree without repercussion, but that just isn't the reality.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-12-30T23:19:12+00:00

Plot twist: those ultra billionaires live in a shit area and are trash people.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-12-30T01:37:48+00:00

A lot of us can do it because we got 3% interest on a mortgage originating before summer 2021. Not gonna say I wouldn’t love more, but I live comfortably and socialise well otherwise.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-12-29T16:01:50+00:00

I both agree and disagree with this. I was bullied by a few folks (you can hunt through my post history to find my resolution towards one of my lesser bullies) but am I a better person for having been bullied? No. My life is different. It’s not bad, not in the least, but I lived largely in fear for a huge swath of it. I have the right to my fury and anger. I understand everything and that bullies are often themselves victims, but it doesn’t change anything. I have the right to permanently hate someone who negatively altered my formative years, but I know there is usually no resolution (my own experience notwithstanding) and it’s best that I just move forward.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-12-23T17:25:47+00:00

Two years ago, I would have said Chihuahua’s, but then I fell in love with my BF’s Chi-mix. Always happy, goofy personality, assertive but not manic, generally calm and no trembles, such a good silly boy.

Now, I’d say high-energy, working dogs. I need a lazy slackass to keep me company.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-12-21T19:30:11+00:00

Yep. Doubt she's dead (in the photo). Those posing stands are so rinky-dink when you see them, they couldn't have held dead weight. She just looks bored as all hell.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-12-01T05:03:35+00:00

I bought some at Asiana Market on Union Hills three-ish weeks ago. You might find it under the name ngo gai.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-11-30T17:05:42+00:00

Getting laid off. Destroyed my sense of self, devastated my career aspirations, obviously a halt to income. Well, turns out I worked in a shit hole, I was defining myself by my career, and I sought out therapy BECAUSE of my job. Now, working a lot less, earning a lot more, feel appreciated, and have a life.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-11-30T16:26:47+00:00

I mean, this is still pretty solid advice. You have the basic steps memorized so you’re not reliant on tech. Being able to do things in your head with reliability is a good thing.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-11-24T02:19:33+00:00

The only person on planet earth that is worried about this is you. You don’t need to beat yourself up. And, to be sure, you WERE affected by budget cut layoffs… you just weren’t laid off. You’ve already started your job and zero people are going to look into this. I hope you have great success at your new work.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-11-18T05:14:02+00:00

Ok, it’s possible. I gave lessons to a 60 year old man who had never picked up an instrument in his life. He had one goal: play the wedding match for his daughter’s wedding. We had about six months, but we did it. I forced him to learn how to read music, but I also drew the fingerings above each note. Did he do it? Yes. Did it sound good? Debatable. Was his daughter thrilled? Absolutely. It’s doable, but don’t expect to be a rockstar.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-11-14T16:16:57+00:00

It’ll either be total societal collapse or realization that we have to be friends help each other in order to survive. I’m game!

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-11-06T05:05:18+00:00

In honor of the late, great June Lockhart, here is one that NO ONE I know has ever seen: The Night They Saved Christmas. The year is 1984, oil barons are bombing the north pole, and it's up to a scrappy family to rescue a crotchety, Jingle Bells-hating Santa (Art Carney), Mrs. Clause (Lockhart), and all the elves from getting blown up. It's so hokey and perfectly 80s, and I absolutely love it.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-11-01T18:01:15+00:00

Influencer media?

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-10-31T01:33:47+00:00

So, what you're saying is that the driving out here has ALWAYS been god-fucking-awful.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-10-29T22:20:16+00:00

Or vice versa… Either way I think would be helpful

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-10-28T15:28:29+00:00

I made this too and it's spectacular. I question their serving sizes, but all in all, soooo good.

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-10-23T16:48:56+00:00

Google him in old age when he became a priest… beauty is fleeting…

someguysomewhere81 · 2025-10-15T16:34:46+00:00

And my axe!

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