It tracks.

I do, but for other reasons. Some teas are way stronger than others (orange pekoe can be particularly harsh) but doing a cold brew method is more gentle. I like Moroccan mint green tea as a luxury item once in a while, and it’s pretty soothing on the stomach.

Unsweetened iced tea. I go through a couple gallons a week. But it can’t have preservatives/bitterants in it (citric acid is common) because those taste nasty, so it’s hard to just go buy a gallon somewhere. I’d make it myself but it’s hard to keep up with the pace.

Posting is like Monsters Inc. for dopamine. You can get dopamine out of being a dick, sure. But you can also be friendly and polite and get dopamine that way, and be far more helpful to everyone along the way. Some people have wired themselves for the first way, and it’s unfortunate.

Putting in a request now for the intro noises from Korn’s “Twist.”

Whatever Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was.

Joke’s on you, I shitpost on main

Arise, chicken.

chair scrape noise

This is just my perspective, usual grain of salt etc: If your parents don’t want you getting a job, sounds like your parents want the SSI. The threshold for income that makes you lose SSI benefits is absurdly low, and it’s very hard to get back. I’d suggest a hobby to fill your time if that’s the case.

The job market is tanked at the moment. I’d say if you can ride it out on SSI, do it while you can. I know it’s not a lot, but if your family is making it work, I wouldn’t disrupt it for now. Once things improve, you’ll be able to make a ton more money with employment and will have a strong argument for pursuing that avenue. I wish you the best.

“The man who brings me my scarves and my water, mister Charlie Hodge!”

Peaches was right! It’s just a fish in the Atlantic.

Met my spouse on the apps buuuuuut that was like almost a decade ago at this point. It wasn’t good then. Matches (the few) had maybe a one-in-four potential for not being a scam/no-response/insta-dud. The ones that did sort of start were — likely due to the region — centered around hiking, jeeps, and bonfires at the beach. I changed my bio to say something like “I love books and hate hiking” which helped. Friends who are on the apps today though? Complete cesspit from what I understand. Always a new app, never a new culture.

Either you have an ideology, or an ideology has you.

Hell, throw Trainspotting in there.

Whatever it is, did you really remember to take it?

Always follow the instructions on the label in case it’s hang-dry only, dry everything on low, turn your jeans inside-out, and never use fabric sheets (wool dryer balls work almost as well without the chemicals).

“We have a rule, if you order the nachos to share, one person can’t just eat all the fully loaded nachos.”

VIP is hit or miss for me, but when it hits, it’s some of the best improv stuff I’ve ever seen.