Spiders.

I’d reread them sober, and then decide whether or not to keep them based on if they’d impact my future hiring prospects. If it’s just a bit silly that’s nbd

My friends car started making a weird noise.

I said, “it sounds like you blew a seal”

To which she immediately responded “EOAEOOAOAOAAOOO” - which was obviously intended as the sound of a seal coming to climax.

I find the aeldari super interesting. They have weapons that don’t touch the body but hit the soul. They live on craft worlds which a basically constructed planets and can travel via the webway, a mysterious network of ‘back rooms’ they constructed long ago - and once they fucked so hard they tore a rift in reality and birthed a new god.

170cm’ here. As a woman I wish I was shorter. I’m taller than my friends and too shy to stick out so much from the pack.

My husband is the same height too, and it would be a small bonus to be a touch shorter than him imo. But that doesn’t really bother me at all (and I totally dont view it as a problem with him in any way).

I talk to my husband about this stuff because it’s just funny to watch him react to it.

Of course. But learning a language as an adult is a huge challenge. I take lessons but it’s slow progress, people aren’t always understanding when you stumble or don’t know words and I’m juggling full time professional work on top of it so time and mental energy are limited.

Even after years of practice I will never not sound like a foreigner, which is distancing.

Work is how I got in. The IT sector gives you a fair bit of mobility as a worker, an EU blue card can be obtained without a degree (but with relevant experience) if you have a company sponsor you over.

I’m an American living and working in Europe for years now. It’s pretty great, although language barriers can leave you feeling a little isolated sometimes. That said, the thought of going back to the US turns my stomach. European working culture is much more… Human. More understanding about things like sick days, better vacation packages and, better worker protections.

I wish the US could be better, but it no longer looks like that will happen in my lifetime so I’ll do my best to find happiness here instead.

I eat green olives straight out of the can for lunch sometimes.

Sometimes I ask it for music recommendations.

But mostly I tend to just use it like a fancy thesaurus when I’m low on mental energy.

Sometimes I remind myself silently “just listen”

I’m now naked in bed, and this would probably get my boyfriend excited.

I noticed when I fly a lot of airlines include models of the plane you’re on in the in-flight purchase pamphlet. They’re pretty simple, probably fine for a kid - on the off chance you’re flying somewhere for the holidays.

All the activity in every zone I visit really does just feel so great. There’s no better sign a game is alive and healthy. It was totally that which hooked me.

I still play EVE online, having a lot of fun in faction warfare these days.

A video came out on the history of the game recently, just a cool 6 hour deep dive. https://youtu.be/BCSeISYcoyI?si=1sKdXt8oPRUTbzs1

I’ve also gotten into Guild Wars 2 recently and I’m a little addicted. The game just feels great: nice community, events are engaging, so much stuff to do but at the same time not demanding like games can be sometimes.