That’s a good way to put it.
But, I mean, there were points where I was thinking: “what sort of lazy DMing is this?”
And as an English major: “why did this happen to this character?”
It was like watching The Rise of Skywalker, except knowing that there is probably going to be another season of long-ass episodes and shit writing.
I personally found the concept of categorizing a perfectly good relationship as a “rebound” to be astoundingly superstitious.
I do not yearn for what I have had and lost, especially when its end, though bittersweet, was for the best. I choose to embrace what comes next, and see it without trying to measure its color against a memory.
I am sure this new boy will prove to be as memorable, but not in the same way. And that is a good thing.
@Macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
So I got called and blamed because the guy who was not named in any of my paperwork, or invites, called me on a crappy connection, and I didn't take him at his word.
... this is probably not a good sign.
I am genuinely sad.
Brus was a true gentlemen. I never saw him lose his shit. He had strong opinions, but they were thoughtful and insightful.
The world is worse now.
@Misadventure said in RL things I love:
Do peeps have air fryer recommendations?
Ninja Foodi 8 qt. two-basket fryer. Runs around $200, but often goes on sale. Having two baskets means being able to cook two dishes at different temperatures.
@Too-Old-For-This said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I am grateful on a daily basis that my direct supervisor is tech-savvy. So I can drop him a note in Teams saying 'hey, my bandwidth dropped to like.. 3mbps down around 2am, I had to restart the router to clear the noise off the line and refresh the signal, back up and running by 2:20!' and he actually understands. I've told him each time I've had a tech out to check the lines or fix issues, so I haven't lost any time trying to get Comcast to play straight with me.
I don't understand much of the above, but I have learned in my years that accepting an expert's explanation and noting the event is more effective and less stressful. Like, if this keeps happening? I know I have a problem and I can talk to my employee about what we can do to make it not happen.
But then, I'm not an M.B.A. graduate, so --
@Macha said in 2022: A New Year, New Dead Celebrities:
I have another big sad. Bed knobs and Broomsticks, Mrs. Potts, all the tv shows she popped up on.. Angela Lansbury, 96
I won't be, but I know people I know are going to drag me into it.
... he's doing really well, already eating, drinking, and pooping.
Yep, he's a cat.
I realize she was a trailblazer, but, jfc, thank god that woman wasn't gonna leave on her own.
@Macha said in 2023: Dead Celebs pt 2, Electric Boogaloo.:
She was too suck to be serving anymore, but making that money, yo.
It wasn't the money. It was the position.
Pride is definitely one of my favorite sins.
@Misadventure said in When communication is too long to read ...:
Person ignores messages over a certain length as boring. No matter how important the content might be. Think co-workers defining a task or similar.
Person must be able to be communicated with, they work in this kind of field. Yet, a bullet point list might be seen as too long and boring.
Person sounds like an asshole to me.
If your particular neurodivergence makes it difficult, if not impossible, to read large amounts of text, then asking someone to trim it down seems to be the appropriate remedy. For example:
"Thank you for sending that message, but I am afraid there was too much in there for me to parse out. Can you succinctly sum up the situation so I can digest it and give you an appropriate response?"
Telling people that you're bored when reading what they have written is how an asshole would explain things.
"That was too long, so I was bored and didn't read it. Try again."
Also, I believe the party receiving the communication has the responsibility to ask for clarity.
Not a podcast, but a YouTube streamer who I play with on Liberation. Really cool person who would love subscribers to their gaming videos.