An egg?

I try to channel all these lessons I picked up in therapy like “everyone is trying their best” and “we’re all just billiard balls”

I’m reminded of a bit of advice I saw once. If they like you, you’ll know. If they don’t, you’ll feel confused.

This sounds like a confusing situation, which would mean he’s not really into you.

I’d suggest being open and honest. Tell him you’re interested romantically, and/or ask him on a date. Like literally, ask him out on a date – don’t call it a hang-out or a get-together, a date. Use clear language, don’t equivocate.

What do the kids call that again? Define the relationship? DTR? I think that’s what I’m suggesting.

If he keeps sending mixed signals after that, I’d give up on him.

But I know that’s all easier said than done. I used to struggle with this a lot, and some friendships definitely got ruined. But I think a lot of that was due to me not processing rejection in healthy ways.

Could there be a way to enjoy a dollar’s worth of a skydiving trip? I’m thinking of being teleported into the sky mid-drop, flailing about in a panic for a few seconds, then instantly reappearing back where I was before.

That one’s up there for me too, but you must be way better at drifting than I am. Whenever I feel like I’m finally getting the hang of it, I hit a car.

Ooh ooh ooh, I like this question :D

Obvious follow-up question is whether we’re talking about classic or modern. I’ll give one of each.

For classic Sonic, I like City Escape the best. Hitting those jumps in the skateboard section and seeing him fly around is so cool. I also like how the speedy-shoe sprint at the end shows off how quick you can go, even though classic Sonic can feel kinda slow and plodding sometimes. The GUN truck nips at modern Sonic’s heels, but it has no chance of catching classic Sonic.

For modern Sonic, my fav is prolly Green Hill. Yeah it’s stupid easy cuz it’s the first level, but it gives you a lot of room to play around with Sonic’s skills without dying a bunch of times. Plus, the scenery and the bright colors just stun me every time.

I’m not sure if I could pick one over the other, but… Maybe I like classic City Escape just a bit more.

I usually opt for French bread, I forget if it’s better toasted or not. Maybe I need to have it again to remind myself.

Bread, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh mozzarella, tomato slice, and basil – open-face so it makes a big oily tasty mess :)

My HOA. Contrary to most experiences shared online, mine doesn’t do shit, and no amount of bitching seems to be enough to motivate them. Sure would be nice to have well-maintained common areas someday.

Teacher: Oh wow I’m so impressed society is finally trying to reclaim that name after such a dark past.

Parents: No no, we’re actually fans of the dark past.

Project Gutenberg for free ebooks.

But this is the only method I trust to not surprise me with fees for a “free” service.

“Free-free-free, free-free, free. That’ll be $39.95.”

Burger King. They’ve messed up orders, burned food, and drowned stuff in mayonnaise too many times to tolerate.

Now I just cook frozen burger patties on the stove, and tell myself that their sides were never all that great anyway.

Having people of color, which automatically qualified it as “ghetto”. We were under-resourced, and it seemed a lot of the talented kids moved to attend a rival school instead. We routinely got our asses kicked in academics and sports.

Sad / trans girl / looking for laugh-out-louds

Anonymous polling would be nice

I guess I’ll keep trying to get out of the house, despite my anxiety about that now. That way, the folks in my community will be able to say they personally know (of) at least one trans person, which will hopefully inspire them to oppose any anti-trans policies that come up.

I also want to be a role model for all the eggs out there who might otherwise be too scared to come out.

Savor these headlines now. We probably won’t see any more like them for a long time.

Some of the companies involved that are mentioned in the article:

• Service providers (Comcast, Charter, Cox)
• Entertainment (Disney, AMC, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Those connected to advertising (Google, Netflix, Amazon, Meta, Vizio, the NFL)
• Home security (ADT)

As another comment said, I also dropped everything and read the article. So yeah I guess that’d mean Streisand effect is coming into play.

Regarding the topic at hand: I don’t care what these companies say at this point. The fact is that in the past, I have used their services, clicked the “free” button, did some things, and then ended up having to pay them money.

Until the day comes that I get a letter in the mail from the government saying, “Here’s how much you paid in taxes, if you’re cool with that then please disregard”, I will not be satisfied.

Sphygmomanometer

I hate to post because I have loved and trusted Wikipedia for years, but the fact that there are folks out there who equally trust what AI tools generate just baffles me.