TheFlopster

TheFlopster , 20 days ago

“All living spaces near office buildings are getting more and more unaffordable”

FTFY

TheFlopster , 27 days ago

No, I don’t. But I already have a workplace with cameras at every entrance and exit, pin pads at every “sensitive” door, and a name badge with rfid in it so they can track my every movement via sensors in every hallway.

And no, it’s not a prison. (It just feels like one, amiright?)

TheFlopster , 1 month ago

Many much moosen.

TheFlopster , 1 month ago

Just in case this isn’t a joke, then this is probably a country difference. In America, “entree” is synonymous with “main course”. I know, I know. That’s not what entree means. But the fact remains.

TheFlopster , 1 month ago

Little bit too coherent. And he would never second guess a decision he claims he made.

Maybe trail off in the middle of a sentence, and then mutter something about the liberals making Twitter delete it? Because everyone is in awe of how much sense he makes, and how right he is all the time.

TheFlopster , 1 month ago

It sounds like it might be another form of poor tax.

Your license/inspection is expired (possibly because you either couldn’t afford to renew it, or couldn’t take the day off to renew it) = given a fine.

Misses a payment, because they already couldn’t afford the fine = given another fine and a court date.

Have to show up in court, but can’t, again for the same reason you never renewed your license or paid the fine = given yet another fine.

It just seems like it is intended to snowball due to greed. But maybe I’m wrong and just excessively jaded and cynical.

TheFlopster , 2 months ago

I agree. I knew the image in the thumbnail wasn’t a Commodore 64, because it had an @ symbol above the 2. Nope! Shoulda been quotation marks there (then).

But when I click on the article, I think that first picture is right. At least, it looks like what I remember.

TheFlopster , 2 months ago

Maybe they choose the nicer groceries because eating is the only thing they have left in their life to look forward to? Since having children, home ownership, and retirement are all off the table in terms of affordability? Idk, just spitballin.

TheFlopster , 2 months ago

The article doesn’t say “bomb jolt” it says “bump, jolt.” In case no one actually reads the article.

TheFlopster , 3 months ago

James May in Japan? He went to a concert, but I can’t remember the time of day.

TheFlopster , 3 months ago

I’ve been thinking that for months now, every time I hear his name. And you’re the first person I’ve seen bring it up.

TheFlopster , 4 months ago

I’m not the other commenter, but I’ve had a Discover card for over a decade, and there have only been 2 places I’ve ever wanted to buy something that didn’t take Discover. One was an obscure website and the other was a small town antique store.

So to answer your question, I do have some other credit card options, but it’s mostly for cash back reasons (I can use the best card for the category each month).

TheFlopster , 4 months ago

Counting calories. I used MyFitnessPal, but I’m sure there are other apps.

Figure out how many calories you need daily to maintain your current weight, depending on age/gender/height, and then subtract about 500 calories from that. This also depends on your stats; you don’t want to go below your minimum daily calories. You’ll be hungry and dizzy all the time, and your body will try to store extra fat because it thinks you’re starving.

You can eat whatever you want, as long as you stay under your daily calorie number. You might not be healthy (depending on your food choices), but you will lose weight.

Good luck!

TheFlopster , 4 months ago

My boyfriend is getting more and more frequent panic attacks. He’s at the end of his rope. I’m trying to get him therapy, but it took almost a year to convince him to let me sign him up for some. Today they contacted him to schedule an appointment…for a month from now. And he panicked about it so badly that he started sobbing at the end of his workday (while still at work).

He can’t afford therapy, so I offered to pay. Which makes him feel guilty. His constant anxiety is keeping him from getting help for his constant anxiety. It’s only going to get worse. And there’s nothing I can do about it.

I just realized I didn’t directly answer your question: terrible.

TheFlopster , 4 months ago

I have a friend who moved to the US from India. He says when he first got here he was frequently bumping into people in hallways and sidewalks, because his instinct was to move to the left, and as he eventually figured out, the US instinct was to move to the right.

The only reason we could come up with was driving sides and the India/British left side vs. US right side. Because he wasn’t constantly bumping into people in India, lol.

TheFlopster , 5 months ago

Nance’s prior arrest records indicated that he was previously arrested for aggravated discharge of a weapon involving a woman.

It needs to be specified if you discharge your weapon and a woman is involved? Because that’s…a different charge than if a man is involved? What if it’s a woman discharging the weapon? Still phrased like this? What a weird thing to write.

TheFlopster , 5 months ago

Why not just end the sentence with the word “weapon”? That’s the important part.

TheFlopster , 5 months ago

I mean, I don’t think the term SNAP is confusing. But if you’ve never used it, or don’t know anyone that used it, it’s worth defining for those people.

In the same way that there might be people who don’t know that the ACA = Obamacare, there might be people who don’t know that SNAP = food stamps. More and/or complete information isn’t a bad thing.

TheFlopster , 6 months ago

I like LD because of its sense of humor and Trek deep cuts.

The LD characters are much more like “real” people than the other Trek series to me. By that I mean: TNG was full of people that I would admire and look up to if I were on that ship. LD has people I could see myself becoming friends with. But maybe that opinion reflects the age I was/am when watching each of them.

If you aren’t a fan of the humor, and don’t get the deep cuts, then I could see why you aren’t finding much to like about it.

TheFlopster , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

Murder, She Wrote had tons of DS9 and VOY cast throughout its 12 season run: Seven of Nine, Janeway, Chakotay, Tom Paris, Garak, Kira, Odo, Damar, and of course Q as you mentioned, all showed up at one point or another. And that’s just off the top of my head. Some of them were on more than once, playing entirely different characters.

In a recurring role as Dennis Stanton’s secretary: Data’s daughter, Lal.

I’ve been watching a lot of the Murder, She Wrote Roku channel lately. Like, a lot.

Edit: Keiko! I had to come back and add Keiko.

TheFlopster , 6 months ago

Like George Clooney and Courteney Cox! Who both made appearances.

TheFlopster , 7 months ago

Zebras seem cool. I don’t think Texas has any zebras. They can hang out with the horses…? (Idk if they actually get along.)

And giraffes! I want a giraffe to come hang out in my yard and eat some tall leaves.

TheFlopster , 7 months ago

I think it might be the word “named” instead of “identified.” That and the two “as” appositive phrases prepositional phrases in a row.

TheFlopster , 8 months ago

Talk to a friend about everything you’re feeling. Bitch about all his worst qualities and be extra petty about it. Cry about all his good qualities that you’ll miss. Watch a new show or movie or an old comforting favorite (anything that doesn’t remind you of him). Have a long Lemmy scrolling session to try to take your mind off it for a while. Cry some more. Tell yourself how life is so unfair, and sometimes it sucks. Scream out loud, and get some stuff off your chest that you’d never say to his face. Cry again. Write down everything you’re feeling, then keep it, or burn it (whatever feels right in the moment). Hydrate after all the crying. Don’t forget to eat, and eat whatever you feel like. Try to get some sleep.

Potentially repeat some of those things the next day, and the next, but hopefully fewer and fewer as the days go by, and the feelings become less pointed.

TheFlopster , 8 months ago

Maybe you could switch to evening showers?

Pros: luxuriate in there as long as you want, feel comforted, more sleeping in.

Cons: idk, I love an evening shower. Drying your hair before bed I guess?

TheFlopster , 8 months ago

If anyone is being harmed, member or non-member, then I think it should be stopped. That applies to both cult activities and cultural activities.

TheFlopster , 8 months ago

If it’s being sent over the cell phone carrier signal, does that mean if you’re at home, or otherwise connected to Wi-Fi, that you won’t get it?

TheFlopster , 9 months ago

I would have said god is a fascist. There’s a real “do what I’ve decided is best for you, or there will be hell to pay” (pun intended) vibe throughout his interactions with humanity.

But he does always seem to need money, so maybe you have a point.

TheFlopster , 9 months ago

I did once! Technically it was a participation ribbon. Picture it: Southern California, 1993, school foot race. I was 8 years old. The winners got the blue ribbon and the whatever second place was colored ribbon. And everybody else (me) got a white participation ribbon.

TheFlopster , 9 months ago

Morning routine.

TheFlopster , 11 months ago

Omg, my parents have the exact same black and gold bridge wall art. Weird.

Adorable cat!

TheFlopster , 11 months ago

“Bone pain”

…Say what now?

TheFlopster , 11 months ago

I’m interested in the alternate endings.