You figured out what to do in life and landed a nice career? Nice!
You’re still single? That really sucks.
Our family blew up? Dad’s gone? Oh…
At 19, it was right before a rough few years. My parents went through a messy and drawn-out divorce that I was dragged through the middle of, and ended with my dad dying. Those events helped me figure out who I was and ultimately led me to where I am today, which is in a pretty good spot, but it was a terrible price to pay.
I think we would see a lot more carefully-worded legalese and a lot more loopholes snuck into contracts. Contract lawyers would see a surge in business since many would want to consult a professional before signing anything.
I forgot who exactly it was, but a woman in my life when I was younger, probably a family friend, told me that less is more when it comes to fragrance. A quick spritz across the neck and right wrist was all you needed. I’m not sure why the right wrist though…
Assuming they would have taken more or less the same life path I have, I would want to sit down and trade stories.
“What did you do back at that one time in Summer of '19? How did that go?” I guess I would hear some appalling stories, but I would be too curious.
I have certainly changed over the years. The change can be attributed partially to growing as a person over the years, and partially to major, life-altering events.
Since money wouldn’t be an issue, I guess you could charter a sailboat round-trip. Hope you don’t get seasick.
Infuriating that you had that house sniped by someone you should’ve trusted, but if the agency was jerking you around like that, it was probably for the better. House hunting is a frustrating experience even in a good market, so expect more shit like this to happen. I would contact the agency and inform them that you’ll be taking your business elsewhere and why, and leave it at that. Speak with a manager or owner if you can.
Because helping others around you and “doing good” helps build community, which you are a part of.
If you want to look at it from a selfish perspective, doing good and helping others builds goodwill towards yourself, and sooner or later, you may need to rely on others doing good for you. It’s much easier to get help if others think highly of you.
As far as being manipulated, you probably shouldn’t just blindly help people who request it. Keep your eyes open and your guard up when dealing with people you don’t know or trust.
It’s an… experience, having a cold jet of water spray your nether regions, and also a hell of a way to wake up in the morning. Having a clean butt after you do your business is worth it, though. I know they make them with warm water hookups, but mine isn’t that fancy.
I bought some clippers and no-guard clipped my hair for a couple years during covid. It was so much nicer to have one less thing to deal with. When I started to grow my hair out again, I noticed it was thinning quite a bit, so now I have to grow it out a few inches on top to hide that. If my hair gets too thin at some point, I’ll have no problem going back to the clippers.
Not sure I would call it a weapon, but I carry pepper spray when I take my dog on walks. It’s mainly in case any other dogs decide to mess with us, but it’s something.
Maintenance in progress
I really don’t care. If someone is going to cringe over something I wrote, that’s more of a ‘them’ problem than a ‘me’ problem.
I see what you’re getting at, but maybe broaden it to just their favorite book. I also certainly wouldn’t disqualify based on not having read books (sci-fi or otherwise), because maybe they read short stories online, or maybe comics or something similar.
Many social media influencers nowadays try to get big with the goal of “selling out”, or getting sponsored. From what I understand, ad revenue on its own hasn’t paid well for years, so they take on sponsors in order to fund their channels and pay their bills. You then have influencers like MrBeast and Logan Paul living large and shouting out their sponsors, making it look glamorous to their (often younger) audience.
At least Reddit had a nice feature where you could filter out up to 100 communities from r/all. I could still get a varied experience while not having to look at things like politics, sportsball, or games I didn’t care for.
Is your cousin not able to call his provider to find out?
Alarm clock. The trick is to put it somewhere where you have to get up in order to turn it off.
P.O.D. - Satellite and earlier albums.
Seeking the Wise still makes it onto my rock playlists.