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  • doug@lemmy.todayOPtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldInsomnia [OC]
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    3 months ago

    I legit enjoy getting scared so much that the few times I’ve experienced sleep paralysis I’m like “oh boy! it’s happening!” —but apparently that is exactly how you end a sleep paralysis episode is to just know that it is one/knowing it’s one helps relax you back into sleep.

    Really bums me out.










  • doug@lemmy.todaytoComic Strips@lemmy.worldDad!
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    3 months ago

    I remember hearing a dunk on vegans a while back that went “how do you know someone’s vegan? they’ll tell you.”

    but in my experience it’s more like “how do you know someone hates vegans? they’ll tell you.”



  • doug@lemmy.todayOPtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldCough Cough [OC]
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    3 months ago

    Yeah I should’ve hyphenated cream-filled to maybe break up that consistent gap.

    I would literally doodle these on a notepad, take a photo with my phone, jack up the contrast, then put the text in using my handwriting as a font; all in ~10 minutes with barely any QA. I’ve been meaning to remake/re-draw them, but I know myself and the more work I put into it the less I’d enjoy it.





  • When I was in high school, a girl called me at home and this embarrassing conversation happened:

    Her: So, this girl I know likes this guy I know, but he doesn’t seem to get any of her hints. What should she do to tell him she likes him?

    Me: uh, I dunno, just tell him she likes him?

    Her: …like, “I like you?” Just like that?

    Me: yeah

    Her: I like you.

    Me: yeah, you got it, just tell her to tell him that and she’ll be all set.

    Her: …

    Me: …was there anything else?

    ——
    The first girlfriend I had (not her) pulled me aside angrily in the hallway between classes and said something like “listen, I’ve been hitting on you for two weeks now and everyone else thinks we get along like gangbusters, I’m going insane; do you wanna go out with me or not?”
    ——
    Anyways, I learned a few years ago I’m on the spectrum and it really helped give a lot of context for me and my dumbass.

    If it weren’t for pre-shitty OKCupid I’d probably not be married rn