Oh ye gods reality struck hard this morning I typed this all out over the course of a blessedly-less-painful-than-expected work day. Anyway, things that happened and observations:
There are functional alcoholics in the world. A look at my genetic history has determined that I probably would not be one of them.
Saunas are pretty cool except not.
Free food is something you never appreciate until you have to pay for your own all the time.
WHOOPS I totally just dumped a whole lot of responsibilities on other people this time around. :colonveeplusalpha:
Cosplay is really complicated with a lot of things to consider. That being said, sometimes joke outfits are just as good as the good ones.
Status of the D is incoming. Please watch warmly.
Adding $2 to the highest bid on your desired art piece 5 minutes before the end of the auction is a far more effective strategy than adding $20 at 5 hours before the end of the auction.
For past grievances, forgiving but not forgetting is probably the best and most moral choice in the end. Spiteful vengeance is damaging and only brings forth more issues that will exacerbate an already poor situation. Remaining passive and/or submissive on an issue encourages additional trouble and permits other innocent parties to get burned. Forgiven-not-forgotten allows one to be as magnanimous as possible while discouraging negative behaviors and protecting yourself and others from them.
For those who insist on being legitimately dangerous, I STILL have this urge to slug it out with some vile cretin who is caught red-handed in the middle of committing a felony and tries to pass it off as "no big deal and not your business anyway". Why?! FOR JUSTICE AND ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE WORLD.
If you've got money to burn, it's better to use it rather than cling onto it forever, but only when you are really certain that you have money to burn.
Some parents are hip to the dork scene and some are not. Those that try are more likely to bond with their child as they are extending themselves beyond their comfort zone into a territory that even most of the kids understand is deservedly outside of the average person's comfort zone.
It looks like the entire Tappan Zee bridge will be reconstructed! Woah!
To go fast, play Demetori.
On another note, traveling from Baltimore to MA's South Shore in 8 hours and 30 minutes with a few necessary pit stops is probably a personal best, and traveling from the NY/CT border to home in 3 hours even definitely is.
