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[bitter temple]

its how alex jones gets such a following

[uneven saffron]

who is Alex Jones?

[peak bramble]

"no, it's fine! words are made up and calling it the kung flu or whatever doesn't actually hurt anyone or affect the way they think!" hate crimes against asian americans increase

[bitter temple]

sorry, australian shockjock, I am thinking about that other dude

wait

no

[uneven saffron]

woman who got set on fire with kerosene in Brooklyn would like a word

[bitter temple]

that was the right name

Alan Jones is the australian shockjock with shitty views

Alex Jones is the shitty american shockjock with shitty views

[sick shuttle]

oh no there's another jones?

[uneven saffron]

lol

[bitter temple]

and if you don't know who that is, don't bother

sorry I mix them up

[peak bramble]

it's too late, I've put his name into google 😭

[uneven saffron]

I didn't. I have no desires to know bigotted idiots

I already know one idiot in real life who supports Trump and he's effing hispanic

and that's enough for me. I can barely handle it when he opens his mouth

[bitter temple]

who I love is a dude called FriendlyJordies- he is on the left in Australia and basically uses classic meme based humor and shockjock tactics to deconvert the "edgy gen z fasshy" types

[sick shuttle]

I have a friend whose leftist aunt married another woman and they moved to Texas together and became Trumpers o.o

[peak bramble]

and into the garbage bin he goes

[uneven saffron]

oh boy

[bitter temple]

wtf? how does that even work @sick shuttle

[uneven saffron]

climate change has literally been a thing since the BEGINNING OF TIME

[bitter temple]

isn't that pretty much self hating crap?

[sick shuttle]

We've been wondering that for a while, yeah

[bitter temple]

Also @peak bramble I really can't tell if you are looking up Alex Jones or Alan Jones right now since they are BOTH crazy

[peak bramble]

I can't, I can't watch or listen to that man. impossible. I would only ever read transcripts of him, he is so repulsive

[sick shuttle]

It gets really fun when you realize some of these people are literally death cultists who WANT to bring about the apocalypse

[peak bramble]

rn I looked up alan jones

but oh yeah, internalized racism is a problem for a lot of BIPOC

[bitter temple]

also before you watch Friendly Jordies for the sweet sweet australian meme culture- please remember the following:

The liberal party is the name of our right wing conservative government. When Jordies attacks THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT he is talking about a bunch of closeminded shortsighted rightwing cunts

[peak bramble]

do not look up Candace Owens, oh lord does she need some help

[uneven saffron]

I still can't believe he got voted in.

[peak bramble]

but honestly, we're fed so much subconscious racist garbage, and when white/european standards are pushed as the default this is what happens

[bitter temple]

Candace Owens is such a garbage person, I remember when she first came on the scene- she was spruking some crap about "keeping a history of everything people do online to blacklist them later"

• I now think that was a false flag, because she went from an apparently misguided leftwing authoritarian to full on right wing selfhating ahem in a matter of months.

[uneven saffron]

She'll get blacklisted immediately

[peak bramble]

unfortunately, I can. between 8 years of having a black president, voter suppression/gerrymandering, and the GOP deciding to make their platform basically be racism and a bunch of old white people who actually have nothing better to do than vote while other poor people can't even get off from work to vote and have to endure long lines or might not even be eligible to vote for one silly reason or another...

[bitter temple]

Yeah but that was her original point

she acted like she was a "cancel culture obsessed left winger" - just long enough to become a right wing barbie

[uneven saffron]

what needs to go away is not allowing ex-cons to vote.

[bitter temple]

and few people remember just how dishonest and horrible those first few months were

[peak bramble]

plus all the people saying "oh, but he couldn't possibly win! why do I have to vote" and them trying to peddle clinton to us instead of bringing in someone like bernie to actually make younger people to vote

and YES

[uneven saffron]

if ex-cons can vote, it will change EVERYTHING and they know it

[peak bramble]

"oh, I'm sorry? did you go to jail? then you can't vote, get a job, rent a car--"

[sick shuttle]

Fuck Florida for basically instituting poll tax when their people voted to reenfranchise them

[uneven saffron]

"no home for you!"

[bitter temple]

once more, just like when we were talking about poorness leading to more poorness and bad health- bad begets bad- it is a snowball effect. Same with prison

[peak bramble]

haha...unless you were convicted for another crime? haha, just kidding...unless 👀

[bitter temple]

its funny how we act like prisons are for rehabilitiation when they don;'t have a second chance at life- and worse over there with your fucking FOR PROFIT prisons, like jesus fuck

[uneven saffron]

I mean, it's not a hidden fact that a lot of ex-cons go back in because they can't survive outside

[peak bramble]

then you could stay with us while we continue to exploit you and have you put out fires in california for free ❤️

[sick shuttle]

I mean not just do people not have a chance after but while in prison it's basically a continuation of slavery so

13th amendment and all that

[bitter temple]

yup.

bleh.

[peak bramble]

it's no surprise, this country was built on slavery and genocide

so naturally, our systems reflect that even to this day

[bitter temple]

but you know what is also disgusting?

[peak bramble]

and to people saying that "it was so long ago", my grandma literally lived through jim crow 😭

[bitter temple]

the fact that over there you can go to war- put your life on the line for your country and come back and be treated next to garbage

[uneven saffron]

I had a coworker who got hired because the boss was secretly sympathetic to ex-cons. Then other coworkers found out and basically ran him out of the office.... all because they thought he was gonna murder them. Dude was in prison for money laundering...

[bitter temple]

there are so many ways straight to the bottom in the US- like it is a monopoly board where every five squares is some horrible event that can bankrupt you

[uneven saffron]

only if you are a Vietnam vet. Any other time, you're a hero. Which is disgusting.

[peak bramble]

oh! oh! this part too! where they know people can't afford a post-secondary education, so the army will offer it to help them out!! instead of making it more accessible!!!

[uneven saffron]

The whole military worship gets me vomitting

[bitter temple]

the whole GUN hard-on you guys have makes me vomit

[uneven saffron]

let's not forget they set up their recruitment centers in poor neighborhoods

[bitter temple]

in australia we had one major shooting which got our CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT at the time to outlaw guns

[uneven saffron]

I don't got a thing for guns, just clarification

[bitter temple]

I know,

[peak bramble]

they sure do! get silly young children without supervision to sign up for the military, disgusting

oh sweetie, most of us want more restrictions, but the NRA and lobbying makes that really hard

thinking about how the only reason we haven't had a mass shooting in a while is because of global pandemic, lmao

[uneven saffron]

They would have these "can you beat a solider in a pull up/sit up/push up" contests in the summer in front of community colleges to try and recruit people

[bitter temple]

now you need a reason, a license and secure storage to even consider owning a gun- and even the guns you can own are remarkably restricted.

[peak bramble]

I'm very well aware, I grew up in a poor neighborhood, they'd come to my high school all the time 😭

[bitter temple]

ick

that is predatory af

[peak bramble]

I'd always leave school the back exit so I could avoid them

[uneven saffron]

not to mention their propaganda about how the left does not want guns ever. like we support the 2nd Amendment too. We just don't think you need an AK-47 and a high powered sniper rifle in your house.

[sick shuttle]

I was in a richer suburb so we had JROTC instead

[bitter temple]

anyone remember that america's army game or whatever it was- literally a free FPS game just designed to get idiot teenagers to put their lives on the line for a pointless war

[peak bramble]

LIKE!!! we're not even trying to take away your guns, we're trying to make sure that someone can't get their hand on a high-powered assault rifle to murder children easily 😭

[uneven saffron]

a bunch of idiots sign up for the army because of COD lol

[bitter temple]

yup.

[sick shuttle]

yuuup

[bitter temple]

holy

fucking

hell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Army

its STILL around

[uneven saffron]

and idiots buying land mines and grenade luanchers like WHY DO YOU NEED THAT!?

[bitter temple]

most recent version was apparently fucking 2013

[sick shuttle]

Same people who think the Jan 6th rioters are heroes too, so that's terrifying

[peak bramble]

oh! did you know the military often has deals with hollywood! if you protray them in a positive light in your movie, they'll often let you have access to their equipment and stuff for free/low cost to help with filming

[sick shuttle]

Cops too

[uneven saffron]

they now think the left were pretending to be trump supporters to tarnish his good name

[bitter temple]

ick.

Yeah it sickened me that he wasn't convicted

[uneven saffron]

yup. I work in entertainment.

I hear about it all the time

makes me sick

I also worked on an aircraft carrier museum

[bitter temple]

if any of you live in a republican controlled state and didn't vote, seriously, rethink your life lol

[uneven saffron]

can't escape none of this sh*t

[uneven saffron]

a whole bunch of people who live in a republican state and voted for Biden really feared for their lives that week and might still do

[peak bramble]

are you kidding? I'm sorry, but remember how when the BLM protests were going on and no one was really near the government buildings, but they had tons of armed guards?

[bitter temple]

I am so happy we have compulsory voting here

[peak bramble]

trump supporters, cops, and the military...that venn diagram is almost a circle

[uneven saffron]

they weren't even holding weapons. And the cops were like "nah, you've chosen death."

[sick shuttle]

I live in Portland and yeeeeah the difference in response from BLM to Jan 6th is uh. Something

[peak bramble]

"Are you? You want rights? You want rights? you have the right to die"

[bitter temple]

yeah as an outsider looking in- it just... it makes no sense just how light the jan 6 protesters and trump got off

[sick shuttle]

Oh and Portland is now all worried about whether to put down salt on the roads because of polution. Yknow what also pollutes. Giant clouds of tear gas gas constantly for months

[uneven saffron]

"you're delusional. There is no such thing as equal rights."

[uneven saffron]

I was following the Portland protests. That was hard to watch.

[fierce viper]

I'm so sorry you guys have that kind of thing going on...

[uneven saffron]

but I have to say, Portland knows how to protest.

[peak bramble]

Oh, it sure does if you know how the US government works! only takes a little gerry-mandering and having almost all your important things that need to get passed require a 2/3rds vote to get passed!

[uneven saffron]

and the way they adapted to police using army tactics on them was impressive

[bitter temple]

yup..

[uneven saffron]

just tweet "the left is coming for your rights" and you got an army of dum dums willing to lay their lives down for you

[peak bramble]

it's sad that we need to train ourselves to interact with the police

[sick shuttle]

Robert Evans put out a podcast miniseries which if I'm understanding right is about the Portland protests and what the left needs to learn from it. It's next on my queue after his Behind The Insurrections series about historical parallels with Jan 6 and what may come next

[uneven saffron]

I side eye the police whenever I go out. I may not be a prime target but Asians are used as scapegoats all the time that I don't trust them.

[peak bramble]

you absolutely shouldn't. honestly, I just to avoid them all together because existing as black person near them is a liability

I've been frisked before because "I fit the description" of "someone who was reported for causing a disturbance"?? bleh

[bitter temple]

tha fuck @peak bramble

[uneven saffron]

I will never understand that fear, at least not yet but I pay extra attention when a cop stops a black person. I make it obvious that I'm watching them.

[peak bramble]

I was lucky a stranger pulled out her phone and started recording, idk what might have happened to me if she wasn't there

that's always truly appreciated

[uneven saffron]

I once got really close when two white male cops tried to frisk a black woman. I loudly went "EXECUSE ME I'M LOST! I NEED HELP! CAN YOU HELP ME!"

I was terrified. I kept thinking "if they're hostile, we both gonna die today."

[sick shuttle]

Once when I was keeping an eye on a police interaction the other guy started trying to be friendly with me like "Hey, what band is that on your shirt" and I'm just like 😶

The cop's partner I mean

[uneven saffron]

one of them tried that shit on me when I was watching them cuff a guy who tried to rob a convenience store. He asked me how my day went. And tried to reassure me that the guy they were cuffing wasn't dangerous.

[peak bramble]

🙄

[sick shuttle]

tf you putting cuffs on him for then

[uneven saffron]

I gave him a dead stare to let him know that I wasn't scared of the poor guy they had on the ground

Like, yeah I watched him rob the place so I know he deserves to be cuffed but have I once thought he was a danger to my safety? No. Do I think you'rea danger to everyone here who isn't your partner or white? YES.

[sick shuttle]

True but like. Dylan Roof was given a burger, so

[fiery roost]

I just dislike how if you have an opinion on anything you get labelled as left or right.

[uneven saffron]

I got labelled as a racist for telling a black girl that the other Asian girl did not have box braids and that they were in fact french braids. You get labelled for every word that comes out of your mouth.

[naive vault]

Feel you on that, I always felt everyone's opinions do matter even if you yourself don't agree with it. If it's not outright hateful harmful cruel or what have you...relax and state your own opinion calmly and be like good chat.

[static dune]

Damned if you do damned if you don't eat meat? You're a murderer. vegan? Well you still have a pet dog so you're a slave owner. Have no pets? Well you're a monster who doesn't support the humane society.

There will always be people willing to kill you for existing just to ride the wave of righteousness.

[naive vault]

Exactly!

[mystic pewter]

Nevada= ne- vah- da or ne- va- da?

[proven granite]

depends on my sentence 🤷‍♀️

[willow light]

So the reason why Kansas and Arkansas are pronounced differently is simply because of different tribes from the areas

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58490/why-isnt-arkansas-pronounced-kansas This article explains it well

[floral cape]

Oh that's interesting thanks for the link

[rotund fjord]

im team ne-va-da

like A in cat

NOW THE REAL QUESTIONS

is it soda or is it pop

[mystic pewter]

Coming from Nevada, I assure you that everyone there pronounces it that way too. Like cat or apple

[willow light]

Fun fact, my best friend is Quapaw! Here's the link to the tribe's site to learn more about their culture https://www.quapawtribe.com/31/Culture

[mystic pewter]

Also, I say soda

[rotund fjord]

as a michigan transplant in Arizona, it was pop till I got bullied for saying pop LOL

so moving back to michigan, I kept soda in my vernacular and people think im a weirdo

[static dune]

i use cole

coke

SAY

[mystic pewter]

words are hard. lol

[static dune]

i say coke

[rotund fjord]

the one expection is Faygo Red Pop

which is literally called
Red Pop.

so that ones pop forever

[tight oar]

I'm not judging you for your personal habits

[static dune]

🥲 /j

[mystic pewter]

on a side note, all brown sodas are coke to me. root beer is coke, coke is coke, pepsi is coke...

[tight oar]

Right so, about a hundred miles north of me it's pop, where I am it's "fizzy drinks", but it changes every county

[mystic pewter]

The first time I heard it as pop was in Illinois

[rotund fjord]

I MEAN

fizzy drink isnt WRONG per say
but its weird

[tight oar]

My dad used to call water "Longridge pop" because Longridge was the next town over and it made water sound more fun to drink

[tight oar]

In the supermarket, the aisle is called fizzy drinks

But it is strange yes

[rotund fjord]

makes sense

midwesterners tend to say pop

growing up in michigan id only ever heard soda when it was "soda pop" never just soda

[mystic pewter]

My mom enjoys flavored carbonated water and we call those her 'fizzy drinks'

[tight oar]

I agree with pepsi being coke but root beer being coke is weird to me

Also I don't know what root beer tastes like, is it similar to pepsi and coke?

[mystic pewter]

To me, yes

[rotund fjord]

root beer is totally different

its like ...... mediciney taste

[tight oar]

Yep that's in the fizzy drinks aisle too

[static dune]

same, never really had tge chance to

[rotund fjord]

sometimes root beer has like
vanilla undertones?

the good kind at least

[tight oar]

My mum lived in America for a couple of years as a kid and she misses root beer

[rotund fjord]

Does root beer not exist outside of the US???? O:

[tight oar]

I don't know if vanilla medicine sounds good??

[mystic pewter]

You can get vanilla coke and vanilla pepsi too but I was never really allowed to drink soda as a kid so it all really tastes the same to me

kind of bitter

[tight oar]

I can't speak for everywhere but it's not at all common in England, you can find it but it's usually an American import in the world food aisle or a speciality American sweet shop

[tight oar]

I've had vanilla coke, that's pretty nice

I like the raspberry pepsi best

[mystic pewter]

specialty American sweet shop... now that sounds interesting

Reminds me of my Japanese pen pal who'd always get super excited when I mailed her reese's peanut butter cups

[tight oar]

The one in my town shut down and it was a sad day, nowhere does artificial sweets quite like the US

[rotund fjord]

W I L D

ive never been out of north america
i know root beer is in canada, A&W is a fast food chain known for their brand of root beer and they exist in canada
idk about mexico

but outside of this contininent I know nothing

[tight oar]

Reese's peanut butter cups are much more common here than they were a few years ago! 10 years ago you never saw them but they're in most shops now

[rotund fjord]

mmmm love a good reese's

[static dune]

earing some right now

eating

[mystic pewter]

She said they were super expensive there but here they're dirt cheap so

[rotund fjord]

I wish international mail wasnt so messed up right now

I used to do candy swaps with my european friends lol

[tight oar]

That sounds like such a good idea, I should implement this with my friends

[rotund fjord]

DO IT ITS FUN :D

[mystic pewter]

I'd love to do that again!

[tight oar]

Grape flavoured sweets are just not a thing here but I really like grape bubble gum

[mystic pewter]

I could send Florida made taffy.

Really? Grape is really common here

[unique badger]

Mmmm

[tight oar]

I had taffy ONCE because an American friend brought it, it was good

[mystic pewter]

(I was a very sick child and I just can't with artificial grape or cherry... they remind me of medicine)

[tight oar]

Purple/black sweets here are pretty much always blackberry flavour

[mystic pewter]

wow!

[tight oar]

I'm like that with artificial banana, there was this one antibiotic that tasted like it and now I'm just... bleh

[static dune]

if y'all like spicy candy I can send you some

[mystic pewter]

It's interesting that the artificial banana is actually based on an extinct banana plant

[rotund fjord]

mellow beat me to it I was gonna share that fun fact

[proven granite]

banana is one of the flavors they can't mimic and that's why it has a vary distinct artificial flavor

[tight oar]

It is deeply fascinating but it still tastes like medicine and ucky

[mystic pewter]

I'd be down if any of you want to set up a candy sending group or chat or something

[tight oar]

I do not understand spicy candy I had a hot tamale thing once and it was... so gross

[tight oar]

Same

[static dune]

it's a hard candy with some flakes inside. really good with sone milk

[rotund fjord]

during the colder months here
I could probably get away with sending michigan made fudge 8D

Mackinac Island fudge is THE BEST and that is an opinion I will fight for

[mystic pewter]

I had a hard candy once with chili in the center?

[tight oar]

Omg... michigan vs Devon fudge, FIGHT

[static dune]

CHILI yeah thats the flakes i think

it's a watermelon candy

[proven granite]

is it good tho?? I am not from America but reside here and I've had some fudge that is like diabetes in my mouth

[rotund fjord]

googling Devon fudge it shoes me Devon fudge company IN Michigan 👀

[frigid sky]

Ayyyy

[static dune]

It's good but that's the bias talking

[mystic pewter]

I mean... what is your version of good?

[tight oar]

You know what I miss from having an American sweetshop nearby? Blue raspberry jolly ranchers they are banging

[static dune]

just love eating them

[tight oar]

Devon fudge is yummy

[mystic pewter]

Do you like super sweet things? or nah?

[tight oar]

The CONSPIRACY

[rotund fjord]

this is the only fudge Ill eat :3ccc

[mystic pewter]

I have a hard time buying fudge since my sister enjoys making it so much

[static dune]

i also liked some sake kitkats i got from a store and would send those as well but the store shut down ):

[proven granite]

well what is the definition of sweet? cause there is sweet and then there is . . . . let's add another pound of sugar sweet

[rotund fjord]

its what we always sold as fundraisers in high school

and we got samples of all of em so the kids selling knew what they liked so they could make reccomendations

[tight oar]

Oh nice! That's cool having an in-house fudge-maker

[mystic pewter]

The neighbors think so anyway. lol

[rotund fjord]

Man Id love to learn to make fudge one day

i do peanut brittle tho

[mystic pewter]

But there is a reason why I said 'super sweet' because fudge is generally not just sweet but like explosion in your mouth sweet

[proven granite]

fudge is easy

just shuffle about several recipes and change it to your liking

[rotund fjord]

[static dune]

lemon?

[mystic pewter]

Lemon?

[tight oar]

A lot of the fudge I've had has been less sweet than that, still sweet but more subdued

[static dune]

i want to make a lemon and spicy fudge now

[rotund fjord]

I like my fudge bitter sweet

I like dark chocolate & peanutbutter :3c

[static dune]

butter candies are just really good

bitter!!

[rotund fjord]

dark chocolate seasalt is also a flavor combo

[tight oar]

I don't like super sour sweets like toxic waste cause they burn my mouth, but sweets that have a slight bitterness that melts into sweetness is nice

[static dune]

toxic waste?

[proven granite]

@static dune oooo I had lemon and thyme fudge once my favorite ever and the spicy ghost pepper fudge was really good aswell

[rotund fjord]

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0972/7116/products/all-city-candy-toxic-waste-sour-candy-17-oz-drum-sour-candy-dynamics-1-drum-919827_600x.jpg?v=1557255592

[tight oar]

It's a super sour candy that comes in little plastic barrels that have radiation warning signs on

[mystic pewter]

I remember that!

[static dune]

that's a lot of yellow on my screen but it's nice

[mystic pewter]

Childhood memories are surfacing!

[tight oar]

I think I'm a delicate flower because it burns my tongue haha

[rotund fjord]

I liked the packaging but I never liked the candy itself lol

[proven granite]

it is pretty sour tbh

[tight oar]

I only ever ate it as a dare

[mystic pewter]

The blue ones were the best

[proven granite]

but it would prob be good crushed in fudge 😂

[rotund fjord]

I like sour warheads :3c

[static dune]

i want to taste the toxic waste 👀

[tight oar]

The kind of dare like "PUT THREE OF THEM IN YOUR MOUTH AND YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SPIT THEM OUT"

[mystic pewter]

Yeah!

[proven granite]

ouch your tongue

[mystic pewter]

That was such a popular dare in elementary school

[static dune]

How bad is this

[tight oar]

One at a time? Bearable. Three? Pain

[proven granite]

good luck keeping your eyes open kinda sour

[mystic pewter]

or how many at a time you could eat

[static dune]

what if

all

[mystic pewter]

Five at once and you were instantly popular

[proven granite]

😂

[tight oar]

You will legit strip skin from the roof of your mouth

[static dune]

wait really

[proven granite]

^^

[tight oar]

I speak from experience

[mystic pewter]

But popularity, HarleyLecter

[proven granite]

true

[static dune]

^^^^

[tight oar]

I don't know if it's worth the cost 😂

[mystic pewter]

lmao

My adult self agrees

[proven granite]

I was the ass that handed out the gusher hard candy with spicy filling to kids 😂

[tight oar]

As a kid I was not popular and I was okay with it because I had my books to hang out with like a big nerd 😂

[mystic pewter]

You didn't eat five toxic wastes at once, I see

[tight oar]

No, that was clearly my error

[mystic pewter]

Or deal out strips of gum

[tight oar]

But I still have a tongue, so on balance it's worked out

[proven granite]

pfff don't lie No respectable book worm want the popularity they have their books

[tight oar]

I mean I now work in a library so I still have the books

[static dune]

nice

[rotund fjord]

As a bookworm
I wanted to be popular amongst the nerds LOL

[mystic pewter]

I loved my books and while I wasn't popular, I can't say that I wasn't envious of the cool kids back then

[proven granite]

😂 touche book worm

[tight oar]

I was back then but I've been out of school for long enough that I look back and go damn, that shit ended up not mattering AT ALL

[proven granite]

I was the outcast in a school with dyed hair chains and spikes

[mystic pewter]

Same. If I could go back, I'd spend so much less time worrying about the 'cool kids' and just enjoy being a kid

[static dune]

i remeber being just so focused on books that I'd skip classes just to be in the library

[tight oar]

Ah, you were the person I wanted to be friends with

[mystic pewter]

I was the person in the sweater five times too big for me hiding out in the library who moved every single year

[proven granite]

hello friend 👋

[tight oar]

I stayed after school in the library every day and I did not do one piece of homework during that time, just read books

[tight oar]

Finally, the cool outsider kid talks to me 😂

[proven granite]

😂 finally the smart kid comes to tutor meee

[static dune]

would have been hard in my school they locked up the library the second school let out

[tight oar]

It happened eventually 😂

[mystic pewter]

sneak in through the bathroom. That's what I did

[proven granite]

😂

[tight oar]

They kept it open for three hours after school for the nerdy kids

[proven granite]

@static dune you go to a small school?

[static dune]

twas a public school, maybe small but i can't remember that well

[mystic pewter]

How many kids were in your class?

[static dune]

it's been years since I've thought about high school

uhhhhhh

at least 10

[proven granite]

😂

[static dune]

maybe 15 or more

[mystic pewter]

I've been in a school that had 86 in my grade and one that had 2000 in my grade

[proven granite]

I thought u said 10 kids in your class

[mystic pewter]

Not classroom but same grade class

bad wording my bad

[static dune]

my school rotated kids to different classes so i can't remember which class had what amount

[rotund fjord]

SAME HAT!!!

My middle school in arizona was 3 thousand kids between two grades

when I moved back to michigan, my high school had less than 500 kids across four grades

My graduating class was 96 people lol

[mystic pewter]

The high school in San Diego was so big they brought in food trucks to feed us

[tight oar]

My secondary school was about 1000 kids from ages 11-18

[rotund fjord]

meanwhile, my partner went to the largest high school in the state

which had about 7 thousand kids when he went there
and now its closer to 9

[tight oar]

Your schools are huge

[static dune]

i have absolutely no idea, hang on

[mystic pewter]

So not that big then of 96. The one I went to of 86 was a farmers town that had a population of less than 2k

[proven granite]

I think my graduation was around 5000 between 4 high schools

[naive vault]

Oh god, my middle school was 1k for the grade I was in and overall 2 or 3k? Highschool had a population of 4 or 5k

[hasty bane]

Hello

[static dune]

probably 100 or so

[mystic pewter]

Question. I went to five high schools. What one would I even go to for the reunion? All five? None?

[proven granite]

all

[rotund fjord]

the population of the town my high school was in was smaller than my middle school fjhfjf

[proven granite]

go to all!!

[static dune]

roullete

[naive vault]

I've seen pictures of what my grad. Year was and we took up a whole bleacher section, seen photos of like a few years ago? It's a fraction of them now 🤣

[static dune]

simply gather up the schools so that they can fight to the death for the right to host you

[proven granite]

😂

[naive vault]

That's only because they built a new highschool or two after I left it was crazy

[proven granite]

^^ that do what disgrace said

[mystic pewter]

Which school will get the right to have me dance terribly in it?? fight to the death

[proven granite]

hmm 🤔

[static dune]

Hunger Games-School Yard Edition

bets now-which schools will kill first

[dull phoenix]

i like snakes, I would love to see a lot of exotical pets

[proven granite]

I just got a new python on the 14th

shes pretty

[tight oar]

Ooh! Show?

[proven granite]

sure i will put it in pets

[ebon cipher]

why are you in my brain, @static dune

[static dune]

Lol the people asked for vintage

no suzuki? owo @static dune

[static dune]

The first one is a vintage suzuki the middle is a royal Enfield and the last one is a Kawasaki

[static dune]

*no modern suzuki? owo

[static dune]

Everyone was voting for a rebuild so I picked vintage bikes they will be upgraded hence rebuilt

[static dune]

we got some more votes for modern but they were swept away by the chat

[static dune]

I mean no one was giving solid answers so I had to just pick three if I change it now it's not really fair ? I dont want to pester people with this all night ..

[static dune]

how isn’t it fair? ㅇㅅㅇ?

isn’t it more unfair to not include modern bikes if people voted for them too?

[royal anchor]

if you personally want yuri to ride that bike than by all means go ahead!! this isnt going to limit the bike she prefers to ride or not

this is simply a popularity vote, and itd be difficult to reformat it over discord (resendign each individual image Again and people Re-Voting)

[static dune]

yeah but people voted for other bikes too, not to mention alot of talk about vintage bikes wasnt just for yuri it devolved into convos about all the characters

[royal anchor]

Ahh I see

[static dune]

Because people already started voting? At this point I need to have a choice between only a few bikes because all you guys were doing was posting hundreds of bikes and never agreed on one

[static dune]

not that many people voted, im just saying there should atleast be one modern option is all

And I am starting to not want to draw this at all, this isn't turning out to be as fun as I thought it would be to get other people involved...I should have just picked a bike and not said anything.

But here a modern suzuki

Whatever wins wins. I am going into the store now.

LOL thanks

[royal anchor]

ahhh I didnt realize this was for a drawjng!!!

screw what people think, draw what tou think will look coolest 😈

[ebon cipher]

You don't have to if you're not feeling it!

[static dune]

I am only drawing the stupid drawing because everyone else was wanting to see it I am not even interested in yuri but I thought people would enjoy to see it now i am just bummed because no one can agree on a stupid motorcycle...I am ugh...

[static dune]

it’ll be alright!

[ebon cipher]

It's no big deal honestly, just do what feels fun and don't force yourself into doing something you don't want to do, your peace of mind is more important to us than a drawing!

[static dune]

I wanted to do the drawing until all this now I am just kind of done I will just do what I was thinking of I guess

I am going with koalas trike now

i was about to say just do what was in your head but oh god

Nope

You guys made me do it. Tricycle.

[steady yarrow]

Yuri cycling round town in this stylish number.

[static dune]

welp

[exotic fossil]

What did Zack/Cody have coming to them?

[green valley]

okay so. cole sprouse had tumblr where he posted vague smart philosophical long-winded posts

it's all very /r/iamverysmart energy.

[exotic fossil]

....mhm?

[green valley]

but of course this is 2012 and we aren't being ironic about it yetr.

[exotic fossil]

Of course of course

[green valley]

then like, one day he said that he's gonna delete tumblr or something and all his stans are grieving

so he did and claimed it as a social experiment.

on twitter. which, back then had this rivalry with tumblr too? cant remember if it's one sided or no

[exotic fossil]

.....just say you need time away from social media like everyone else....

[green valley]

and then every tumblr user hates him now

[exotic fossil]

XD

[naive hazel]

I don’t care enough to be bothered with that lmao

[exotic fossil]

And where did Guy come into this?

[naive hazel]

I just sit and do my silly little things on tumblr

[green valley]

oh Guy Fieri's a 2021 thing

[exotic fossil]

So happy I stopped using tumblr as much as I loved the gifs. Some asshat social justice warriors started attacking me cause I said a character was annoying and they instantly slammed me about being racist

[hallow leaf]

the guy fieri arg torments my dash constantly

[green valley]

https://fieriframes.tumblr.com/ < that's where it started now, if you're interested or not.

[exotic fossil]

Me the puerto rican who also has african americans on my grandma's side of the family....

What is this....

[hallow leaf]

yeah tumblr is VERY MUCH about curating your space to fit not only what you’re interested in/comfortable with seeing but also the people you want seeing/interacting with YOU

the tumblr block button is my very best friend ❤️

[exotic fossil]

Oh for sure. I was in my own space until them asshats ruined it

[naive hazel]

I only have like,,, one person blocked but I only just started my blog

[exotic fossil]

Also loads of sex bots

[green valley]

all my followers are bots and i'm happier for it really.

[naive hazel]

And I feel like my area is pretty niche and there’s not people showing their asses

[exotic fossil]

XD i wish I could say the same

[hallow leaf]

my blocklist has been growing steadily since 2013 and i migrate it with me every time i make a new blog hahaha. no second chances offered

[hallow leaf]

ok mood

[exotic fossil]

Thankfully any account I followed also has a instagram now. And i only use it to follow peeps, not create a following

[green valley]

unlike on twitter where one of my animal crossing posts went viral and now i have to be responsible for 200 people

[naive hazel]

Idc about the bots. I don’t click on their links so they don’t bother me

[hallow leaf]

oh my god, you’re a parent now..........

[green valley]

i don't even want those.

why

[exotic fossil]

Who me?

*the parent remark xD

[hallow leaf]

no that was re: grey having 200 followers 😂

[naive hazel]

No kez is talking about Grey, right?

[fierce viper]

hi hello who're we cancelling

[green valley]

me. cancel me.

i do not want to be perceived.

[naive hazel]

I have like 200 followers or more on Twitter but I only check in every 6 months when there’s something I need to see on there

[hallow leaf]

when i was 16 i hit 15k on tumblr and the emotional repercussions of this were unbelievably poor, now i delete any blog that gets above 5k at any time

[fierce viper]

i use tumblr just for redacted

[hallow leaf]

and my main isn’t allowed to have more than 200

[exotic fossil]

I used it for gifs. Then I learned how to make gifs xD no longer needed

[green valley]

oh heck tumblr urls i wonder if they've been claimed yet.

[hallow leaf]

wait you’re right!!!!!!!!!!

omg we could have canon urls wait..... omg......

[naive hazel]

Damn I wish I could be as good at building followings as you but at the same time I know that causes a lot more grief

[hallow leaf]

i literally have NO IDEA what i’m doing right when it happens. i spend most of my time in glorious anonymity and then accidentally go viral and it’s a vicious and mysterious cycle

if i was doing it on purpose i would be happier about it LMAO

[green valley]

maybe that's your superpower.

[hallow leaf]

can i trade for a different superpower i would rather be able to fly 🥺

[green valley]

there's no store return policy, im afraid.

[hallow leaf]

aw mannn

[acoustic ice]

I never have more tumblr following than like... 300-400 and it's great

tumblr is a relaxing space for me compared to the hellhole that is twitter

it's just me reblogging my silly posts that make me happy

[pulsar plume]

So have the Tumblr URLs been taken, or...?

[green valley]

pablosanchez and rafaelsanchez .tumblr are both taken.

by people who are probs named that irl

no last names means less url opportunities rip

[unique mulch]

You know.. anyone else see Suki and Satine almost the same? https://twitter.com/satinephoenix/status/1345522928033665024

Satine Phoenix - Herald of Compassion 💖✨💖 (@satinephoenix)

ANNOUNCEMENT! My very first @Kickstarter! Sirens’ Song: Battle of the Bards live in APRIL Partnered with @ApotheosisStu who brought you https://t.co/IcaujfKgcx #warlock book! Ending with #BATTLEOFTHEBARDS BIRTHDAY BASH May 22! #dnd #bards #art 💖 @StoneJamison #sirenssong https://t.co/ERTlpXYdj7

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[unique mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/sumire-sumire-poggers-sumire-blue-archive-sumire-sweat-sumire-boing-boing-gif-20303932

[royal anchor]

I just gotna big froggy plush :] any name recs?

[static dune]

BIG FROGGO

[static dune]

his name should be BIG FROGGO (in all caps)

[proven granite]

I'm thinking turtle and just telling everyone he is a naked turtle 😂

[static dune]

omg or froggy boi

[low moat]

Frogo Baggins

• Kermit humming Concerning Hobbits *

[sour oxide]

Awwwe, so cute!

[long orbit]

Ooo you should name him murtle the turtle

[royal oxide]

Fun fact of the day: Scotland names all of its snow plows, and you can track them in real time!
https://scotgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2de764a9303848ffb9a4cac0bd0b1aab

[lucid vigil]

I've heard about that!

[exotic fossil]

Frosty, I love him

[raw tree]

Weren't they talking about naming one Plowy McPlowFace?

[tight oar]

He is so cute!

[naive hazel]

He looks like a Fred or Freddy to me lmao

[lost jasper]

Sir Salter Scott is my favorite

[exotic fossil]

When you forget to eat before work Dx

[digital hull]

Have a great Friday everybody! Or soon-be Friday!

[polar parcel]

You have a good day as well!

[pulsar plume]

No, u!

[exotic fossil]

Low key terrified xD just made my first expensive adult laptop purchase. I have a great pc build but need something portable for my other hobbies and @@@@@@_@@@@@@

[icy basalt]

Ahhhhh go you though!!!

[exotic fossil]

Thanks @_@

My mom was using my current laptop a lot so this way the family can have one. Its a great laptop but I need a bit more power out of it for some of the music stuff I wanna do

[acoustic ice]

god buying expensive things is nerve wracking!

[exotic fossil]

Right?!?!?! At least it's on monthly payments so I didn't take a huge blow but man xD still trying to talk myself into "Nono you did the right thing its okay"

[acoustic ice]

I feel that! it's always like oh god what did I DO

[exotic fossil]

XD AHHHHHHHHHHH

[steady yarrow]

LET US SHARE OUR OPINIONS OF WATER AND BEVERAGES HERE

[thick vessel]

EYY NO TIMER

[jaunty nebula]

drink more water

[steady yarrow]

Does it count as drinking water if I add dilute to it

[cerulean snow]

WE’RE FREED

[steady yarrow]

Like I said in main chat, the water here tastes so bad. An that's after filtration.

[thick vessel]

YEAH no timer to stop us now!

[fierce viper]

im in a country where tap water is non potable.

[jaunty nebula]

salmonella time

[steady yarrow]

Oh, do you have to go buy those, like, gallon jug things and cart them home?

[jaunty nebula]

yes

[fierce viper]

uhuh yep

[jaunty nebula]

i steal mine from my grandma

[steady yarrow]

I swear I had muscle as a little kid from helping my parents bring those home. XD

[jaunty nebula]

honestly i sometimes forget tap water is actually ok to drink in other countries

[steady yarrow]

Still depends on where you are, honestly.

We also have the thing of not being allowed to have mixer taps in the bathrooms.

[fierce viper]

yeah i remember when i first went to Japan and i saw my host family go to thekitchen and just pour a glass of water out of the tap i went "wait, that's dangerous."

[finite pelican]

i heard that theres stuff like reverse osmosis filters that fix taste, i guess those are too expensive or smth ?

sucks either way :(

[jaunty nebula]

i have australian friends and i still do a double take whenever they mention drinking tap water lol

[steady yarrow]

'water on tap? what is this insanity!'

Downside of no mixer taps, by the way: washing your hands physically hurts

[winter swallow]

oh no

mixer taps????

[fierce viper]

isn't mixer taps a European thing?

or is that just England?

[winter swallow]

what are mixer taps?

[jaunty nebula]

just to make sure mixer taps are cold-hot taps right

[winter swallow]

[sounds of american confusion]

[jaunty nebula]

i looked up mixer tap and apparently they are taps with cold-hot settings. i think

don't most people have at least one of those in their house?

[winter swallow]

as opposed to what????

[jaunty nebula]

i mean i've seen taps with no temp control

[winter swallow]

hmmmm

i mean yeah ok ive seen that for like outside access faucets and such

like for water hose hookups but

oh wait are yall talking about the wild phenomena of having separate faucets for hot and cold?

[jaunty nebula]

OH

OHHHHHHH

[fierce viper]

yep.

[jaunty nebula]

OH IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW

[winter swallow]

like this wildness?

[jaunty nebula]

my 5 brain cells are working very hard

[fierce viper]

wait i thought you guys already knew what the topic is lol

[jaunty nebula]

OH MY GOSH

THERE IT IS

[winter swallow]

no i came in late and these literally do not exist in america

because they make no sense

[jaunty nebula]

i had no idea that mixer taps was the terminology and i was confused

[winter swallow]

😂

[jaunty nebula]

i forgot these types existed until this point LOL

[cerulean snow]

proud of those 5 lol

[jaunty nebula]

they try

i actually do have mixer taps tho, most of my taps are mixer taps

[fierce viper]

mixer taps were just obsolete thing that people just not get rid of

[jaunty nebula]

my mixer taps are not separate faucets tho, just separate handles lel

very annoying

[fierce viper]

the idea was to separate hot water supply from the cold water supply so that they can't contaminate each other (this was when the bathroom and the WC were still separate)

idk i learned that from a video

[jaunty nebula]

why are people still using separate taps

[steady yarrow]

Because the hot water tank for the bathrooms is semi-exposed to the elements and therefore considered unsafe for consumption.

So the real question is 'why is the water tank like that though' XD

[jaunty nebula]

ah

well in indonesia

every single tap water is unsafe for consumption unless you're specifically seeking salmonella

[fierce viper]

i guess that thing became obsolte when the water heater was invented?

[fierce viper]

yep

[steady yarrow]

But yeah, mixer taps are not the norm here and are basically only in kitchens when they are.
Which means everytime I wash my hands and the heating is on, it's 60C water and it hurts my delicate fingies. XD

[jaunty nebula]

the sacrifices you make for hygiene

[steady yarrow]

(I have ezcema, my skin is very sensitive)

[jaunty nebula]

ouch

[fierce viper]

maybe one thing about our taps (and i guess the SE asian taps) for you western people is that we have a tap that just goes straight down to the ground lol

[peak bramble]

(my ezcema was especially horrible in high school, I feel that...)

[fierce viper]

maybe not taps, but i gues faucets?

[steady yarrow]

My mam apparently washed me in milk as a baby. XD

[winter swallow]

milk???

[steady yarrow]

Goat's milk, I beleive.

[winter swallow]

why???

[jaunty nebula]

w-why

[steady yarrow]

Because I was mostly covered in ezcema rashes and apparently the milk helped.

[winter swallow]

ahhhhhh

fair enough

[jaunty nebula]

wow i'm learning things today

[steady yarrow]

I was a horrible screaming baby because I was in constant itchy pain. I'm surprised she didn't go full yoghurt. XD

[thick vessel]

Milk is known to help the skin

I belive or that may be a wives tell

https://tenor.com/view/i-dont-know-shrug-idk-muppet-gif-15462505

[steady yarrow]

I genuinely have no idea!

I also had really big, like... circles on my skin, like an inch thick.

[jaunty nebula]

i think milk has acid in it and that removes dead skin or something

[steady yarrow]

Lactic acid, yeah. I have a bottle of it I use as my chemical exfoliant.

But yeah. I remember being able to squick out other kids by folding the thing on the back of my neck. I'm glad I now have a semi-functional meat apparatus that doesn't do that. XD

[proven granite]

folding the thing on the back of your neck. . . .

[steady yarrow]

Imagine a fleshy bottlecap. That's basically what I had. XD

[proven granite]

wait

what are we talking about your neck folds or the meaty apparatus

[steady yarrow]

Oh, the meaty apparatus is my body.

[cerulean snow]

ohh eczema warrior

[proven granite]

that. . . . that isn't at all what I thought you implied

[steady yarrow]

I am simply a meatmecha piloted by a brain.

[steady yarrow]

But yeah, no I'm not talking about neck folds. This was a circle the size and thickness of a bottlecap on the back of my neck and I could fold it over itself and it was awful. XD

[thick vessel]

Anyway, feel ya in the eczema, for me a sugar scrub with olive oil did wonders

[steady yarrow]

Oooh, niiice.

I've basically ended up just buying soap from only farmer's markets or Lush.

[proven granite]

lush?? for eczema??

[steady yarrow]

This usually comes with the side effect of getting covered in eco-glitter, which I am all about.

[steady yarrow]

Sort of! They don't treat it, but Lush products don't trigger my eczema the way most stuff does.

[proven granite]

goats milk?

[cerulean snow]

lush is kind of rare and expensive here

[proven granite]

I was thinking about breastmilk soap bars would prob be amazing . . .

[steady yarrow]

There's still certain ingredients I have to avoid like citrus, but it's basically the only place I can get nice soaps. XD

Where're you from, Ara?

[cerulean snow]

goats milk is the worst for my eczema

[cerulean snow]

indonesia!

[steady yarrow]

Neat!

[proven granite]

@cerulean snow thats soo interesting

[steady yarrow]

Eczema is classed as an auto-immune disorder, like allergies, so it makes sense that there's variance between what makes us react.

[proven granite]

i totally understand I was just pondering inmy head what their reacting to

[steady yarrow]

Anything and everything.
Your immune system is just a bunch of Mongols and their Genghis Khan is leading them against your own skin.

[jaunty nebula]

autoimmune disorders are pain

[cerulean snow]

oh, my eczema is also triggered by extreme weather changes

[steady yarrow]

oh god, same.

[naive vault]

God I love lush

Their shampoo is the best for my hair and I love their face soap!!

[proven granite]

i honestly think i have an allergy to my own sweat

[steady yarrow]

By the way, Ara, I usually order from Lush once or twice a year. Next time I do, I'll try remember to ask if you want me to throw anything in for you, if you like!

[steady yarrow]

Yeah, that's possible. My boyfriend has it too, breaks out in hives whenever he sweats.

[naive vault]

^^^^

It is, I used to work for an allergy clinic and it happens

[cerulean snow]

you get a rush or something?

[proven granite]

exactly hives and its sooo bad under my bra is the worst

and restricting clothes

[cerulean snow]

that’s sweet of you! but i don’t have paypal ☹️

[steady yarrow]

I found the Lush shampoo didn't work for me, but I've also just switched over to cowashing entirely.

[steady yarrow]

I mean as a gift!
When I have the cash to drop 50 quid on Lush, one more bar of soap or whatever won't break the bank. XD

[proven granite]

i was actually prescribed a steriod for when I break out?

[steady yarrow]

Oh yeah, those help a ton.

[naive vault]

Yeah I love the one that has wasabi and I think seasalt in it? I can actually go two days without washing my hair now

[cerulean snow]

you would do that? a-are you an angel....

[steady yarrow]

I keep a tube of a good steroid cream on hand myself.

[steady yarrow]

I really like Lush, and I like to share the things I enjoy with people. It's a great experience to have a nice soap that smells good and makes your skin feel nice, and people deserve to have a simple treat like that!

[cerulean snow]

😭 i’d love that, thank you!

i’m actually at loss for words haha

but yeah, smelling good is amazing!

[steady yarrow]

Whenever I shower with nice soap I'm just like 'YEAH, SELF CARE'

[cerulean snow]

or when i get a new one i’d be like “hEY, smell me!!” proceeds to invade others’ personal territory

[steady yarrow]

But yeah. Just remind me in, like, a month or something. I am honestly kinda ditzy and forgetful but around then is when I'll have cash.

[steady yarrow]

YES. 'DO I SMELL GOOD, IT HAD ROSES IN IT'
I also keep telling people to touch my face because I'm now into skincare and it's all soft.

'MY FACE IS SO SOFT, FEEL IT. FEEEEEEEL IT'

[cerulean snow]

sure, thank you! but really no pressure if you forget or anything 😂

[fierce viper]

Oh wow really?

[proven granite]

yall so cute

[naive vault]

Their sleepy soap is so nice! That's my favorite of their soaps personally

[cerulean snow]

LOLL do you have any trouble getting the right skincare for your face too?

[steady yarrow]

I love the Goddess soap. GOLD GLITTER, and a lovely dreamy scent.

[cerulean snow]

i am, where are you from ramzy?

[steady yarrow]

Oh god yeah, for the longest time, everything would sting or make my skin burn. I'm luckier than my mam though, 'cause her head swells if she uses the wrong shampoo. XD

[fierce viper]

Earth?

[cerulean snow]

where is that?

[fierce viper]

are we talking about soap?

[naive vault]

Ooohnooo

[fierce viper]

i have eckzmah too

[steady yarrow]

Now she dyes her hair with henna and does not become a pumpkin. XD

[fierce viper]

on the most inconvenient location, no less.

[steady yarrow]

the butt

[cerulean snow]

swell? oh my god, that must be so painful. hope she found the right one now?

[fierce viper]

okay, the SECOND most inconvenient location.

[cerulean snow]

wow i thought eczema is rare but glad i found you all, the unfortunate fellows

[naive vault]

But TMI there xD

[steady yarrow]

It was, aye. But yeah, she's found working stuff now! I wouldn't giggle over it if it was still an issue.

[steady yarrow]

...the armpits.

[naive vault]

But yeah eczema is pretty common

[fierce viper]

i have it all over my hand

[steady yarrow]

Euuugh, that sucks.

[proven granite]

eczema runs thro some ethnic groups more then others

[fierce viper]

the doctor said that mine likely started due to stress.

[steady yarrow]

Yeah. That tends to be the way.

[fierce viper]

soo many morning i woke up with dried blood on my hands lol

[cerulean snow]

i’m the only one in my family, so they kind of brush it off like nothing because it “looks” fine

[steady yarrow]

And it's like
maybe I'd be less stressed if my skin wasn't undergoing mass revolution

Oh, that sucks, Ara!

[fierce viper]

i dont scratch it with fingernails anymore, i scratch it with ~friction~

[steady yarrow]

Slap it!

[fierce viper]

doesn't work lol

[steady yarrow]

Oh, damn.

[fierce viper]

my favorite soap is made from goat's milk

that's the only soap thats very hydrating and that doesn't irritate my skin

[steady yarrow]

I tend not to bleed, but it gets, like... weepy? Crusty yellow.

[fierce viper]

i would post what my hands look like now but that might be too graphic lol

[steady yarrow]

Ramzy, I will literally send you the steroid cream I use.

(I have a spare tube)

[proven granite]

can't be more graphic then the weepy discription

[fierce viper]

lol

[steady yarrow]

A picture says a thousand words, and all of them are 'weepy'.

[fierce viper]

i even forget what smooth hands feel like

[proven granite]

lol

i haven't had smooth hands since my first kid

[steady yarrow]

But no, seriously. The inside of my elbows used to be so bad that I would be up crying all night, and I had a really bad recurring patch on my hands that was triggered by my mousemat, and this cream really helped clear it up.

[fierce viper]

doesn't help that i also lift, so the callous and the eczema combined made my hands more ~unique~ i guess lol

[steady yarrow]

Godamn battlescars. XD

[proven granite]

just remember prescribed creams are illegal to share ahahaha

[steady yarrow]

It's not prescription. At least, I'm assuming not because otherwise my mam is robbing pharmacies. XD

And I don't think she's got that in her.

[proven granite]

i mean . . . . if her baby has crusty weeping skin making her baby cry she gotta do what she gotta do

[steady yarrow]

XD

My mam just locking and loading the frying pan to go beat up a pharmacist for steroid creams.

...
It is entirely possible she got it other ways though. My family is godamn shady sometimes. I love them but as the accountant I used to be housemates with said 'I don't want to hear about what they get up to in case I get in trouble'. XD

[naive vault]

Omg xD

[real owl]

This is the only discord group I'm in and I love how I find a bunch of people dealing with eczema too. I found my people I guess, farming games and eczema. 😆

[steady yarrow]

what

[exotic fossil]

Anyone recently order anything from Amazon that came through UPS and had it delivered on a Sunday?

[dark badger]

Aaaaa! @static dune the earrings came in!! I bought my birthstone and the round stud to accent it (i have 4 piercings next to each other on both ears)

[static dune]

AHHHHHHHH

CHUNI THOSE ARE GORGEOUS

I looooovd them

[dark badger]

;A; I love them too! Eeep, I'm so going to buy more stuff from them

And more importantly, it didnt even itch when i put them in 😍

[proven granite]

I got a snake thermal adapter and a drawing set from Amazon delivered today

[static dune]

Isn’t that magical?

[dark badger]

yess im going to wear for the rest of the night, and all day tomorrow !

[dark badger]

what are those o:

[proven granite]

one is to adjust and regulate the hot side the other is . . . . a drawing set lol

[dark badger]

cool, I've always wanted a snake, but my partner is deathly afraid I want a large one and I will set it lose for us to become dinner

I told him I wanted a hog nose !

[proven granite]

😂

that's unfortunate I really want a hognose myself

[dark badger]

don't they have the cutest snoots?!

https://tenor.com/view/top-hat-snakes-ritz-mustache-gif-3523491

[proven granite]

it's cooot

[naive vault]

Ooohs those earrings are cute! I am gonna risk looking 👀

I try to not look at Etsy 🤣

[tranquil galleon]

ooooh, those earrings...

ivr been looking for some good birthstone earrings for a while

[static dune]

I bet you get compliments as you do!

[dark badger]

do you need a link? 😄 wbu @tranquil galleon ?

[tranquil galleon]

found them, they unfortunately don't have any of my birthstones

those turquoise hexagons are cute tho

[naive vault]

Found them!

[dark badger]

you should get them! I have half their stuff favorited already haha

[tranquil galleon]

I will keep them in mind for when I have that elusive thing called Disposable Income again

[naive vault]

I looove their labradorite stuff

[dark badger]

have you seen the celestial earrings (star ones that dangle)? I definitely don't have it in my cart 👀

[naive vault]

No!!

[dark badger]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/630765186/celestial-earringsstar-earrings?ref=shop_home_active_8&pro=1

[naive vault]

Oh those are cute!

[dark badger]

right?! 🤩 I debated on getting them first, but I didn't think i would use them everyday compared to the 2 I ordered

[tranquil galleon]

their osiris opal studs are also 👀 👀 👀

[dark badger]

what does that one look like? I can't find it 😮

[tranquil galleon]

https://onetribejewelry.com/products/opal-earrings-opal-stud-earrings-gold-blue-opal-stud-earrings-birthstone-earrings-bridesmaid-gift-minimalist-earrings-triangle-studs?_pos=1&_psq=osiris opal&_ss=e&_v=1.0

[dark badger]

ooo it looks like the sea

[tranquil galleon]

they look like holographic foil stickers

I love them

if I ever get proposed to I want an opal

oooh wait no they do have pearl stuff it's just not in their birthstone collection? for some reason?

[naive vault]

Opals are beautiful

[tranquil galleon]

https://onetribejewelry.com/products/freshwater-pearl-earrings-freshwater-pearl-dangle-earrings-pearl-jewelry-freshwater-pearl-drop-earrings-teal-freshwater-pearl-earrings?_pos=4&_sid=55460542f&_ss=r

these are so much my speed

[naive vault]

Love those!

[dark badger]

https://tenor.com/view/broke-money-lol-funny-no-more-money-gif-7877959

[naive vault]

Which they weren’t brass though only downfall with their stuff for me

[tranquil galleon]

the abalone earrings are gorgeous too

https://onetribejewelry.com/products/abalone-shell-earrings-long-shell-earrings-abalone-earrings-statement-earrings-paua-shell-earrings-beachy-earrings-long-shell-earrings?_pos=5&_sid=55460542f&_ss=r

[dark badger]

oh their site has more stuff compared to etsy o:

[tranquil galleon]

oooh they have a moonstone necklace

[naive vault]

https://onetribejewelry.com/products/turquoise-dangle-earrings-silvergenuine-turquoise-earringsturquoise-jewelryraw-stone-earringssimple-stone-earringsjewelry-gift-women?_pos=26&_sid=40593c780&_ss=r

Those are beautiful

[dark badger]

^ they really are

[static dune]

I want these!!!!

[static dune]

I have these!!!

[naive vault]

Ooooo

[static dune]

The turquoise ones are lovely

Her store in general is great but dangerous

[static dune]

me want

[thick vessel]

The jewelry is so pretty

[exotic fossil]

@bitter temple I've been bored enough to make some stuffed animals paper hats xD

[bitter temple]

Ahem sorry

Aww

I want that llama by the qay

Way

[idle surge]

Woops my bad

And the llama was my gift this year and I love it so much lol the hubs has a llama obsession so when he bought it I was ecstatic lol

[bitter temple]

But yeah after the Bulbasaur I wonderes what they'd all look like together

Where did he buy it from

I need one in my life

[idle surge]

If I pulled out all my stuffies I would have nowhere to sit lol

He bought 8t at walmart

[bitter temple]

Damn Australia doesn't have Walmart lol

That was the joke of my picture lol

[idle surge]

We where getting ready to leave and it was just sitting there looking all forlorn bc someone left it so we went to take it back to the aisle and we realized that it was the last one so 8t was all alone and devin(my hubs) swore it looked at him begging us to take ithome..... so now I have a llama and I can't complain

[bitter temple]

That sounds like #lifegoals. I need to find someone who supports my urge to buy oversized plushies..

[idle surge]

Lol I mean I love plushies so his urge to buy them does not hurt me lol

amused I love him and his urge to buy random things lol

[bitter temple]

Just went to see if I could find something similar and uhhh does this look wrong to anyone else or just me...

[idle surge]

Uhm

That does not look like a llama

Im just sayin

[bitter temple]

Yup.

[idle surge]

Lol lord help us

[bitter temple]

We have strayed too far

[idle surge]

Size comparison of the llama

And the hubs who is hella amused with his purchase

[bitter temple]

Ohgod I need one

[proven granite]

I wonder if I can crochet a smaller one that is pretty cute

[idle surge]

Ignore the mess it was before I cleaned

[bitter temple]

Lol I was mainly focused on the llama

And you saw my picture, had a bunch of boxes in the back

[proven granite]

well now I focused in on the background way to go

[idle surge]

My husband was so proud of that llama lol it sets on the couch watching TV with us alongside mufasa (the lion) more often than not

Lol thats ok I was sick as heck and my husband is a nester who tends to not throw anything away so gestures

[bitter temple]

I think I'll leave the Bulbasaur and Sharks here

Nester or hoarder? Lol

[proven granite]

no need to defend yourself it just looks like a house that is lived in should see the destruction kids make 😂

[idle surge]

Uh more of a nester he doesn't throw trash away sets it around him out the way and it tends to pile up

Though he does tend to buy things we don't need and then leave them at my house and I need to find a home for them ><

[bitter temple]

Lol

Oh well

This is my biggest llama

It pales in comparison

[idle surge]

Its adorable!

[proven granite]

OMG I NEED THE SLOOTH

[bitter temple]

It is very cute yes

[idle surge]

pats the llama

Also shark!!!

[bitter temple]

He's a gud boi

There are three there lol

The blue one, the whale shark and the realistic one

[idle surge]

Some of my bed dwellers

[bitter temple]

Aw

Very colourful

I normally Sleep with the sharks

[idle surge]

Yeah I also have a kirara and inuyasha plush but they are at the spa (my cat knocked them into something sticky so they needed a bath)

[bitter temple]

Oh no!

One cat owner that had a lot of plushies said their cat destroyed multiple of their plushies. It just made me sad

[idle surge]

Yeah I was sad kirara has so much fluffy hair

Lol my cat loves plushies he actually claimed one of my favorites as his own

[proven granite]

I kinda really want a munchkin cat

like bad

[bitter temple]

Then why not live your dream

[proven granite]

I was told I can't get anymore animals 😭

I also thought this was a different discord sever but that's ok

[bitter temple]

Well I give you full and complete permission to get whatever animals you like so long as you can care for them and they don't kill birds

XD

[proven granite]

yay!! thank you 🥺

[lusty pewter]

... Are we still posting plushies?

[bitter temple]

Always

[tight oar]

Oh I love the little plague doctor, where is he from?

[lusty pewter]

Squishables... Friend ordered him online for my birthday

He's actually quite massive lol

[bitter temple]

Nawww

[lone comet]

Why are cookies called cookies if you bake them 👺

[idle surge]

why is he so cute

[steady yarrow]

Apparently it's from a Dutch word,'koekje'!

[lone comet]

I can live with that ty crisis averted

[fiery roost]

Beanie boos 👀 so expensive

[idle surge]

Not really, only about 5 bucks that one was 10

[rustic lagoon]

Everyone needs to watch the Korean Netflix movie Space Sweepers it was awesome!

[steep crescent]

How to know how poor u are, shop for drawing tablet with screens.

[static dune]

I just bought one..many places have payment plans if that helps it's what I did

[digital dust]

Hi! I want to pledge but i dont know if my pc will run the game. Does someone know anything bout graphics and procesors to help me? Is there a chat where i can ask?

[static dune]

@digital dust

[steep crescent]

That is so nice, idk if they have that around me sadly.

[steady yarrow]

Anyone up for watching me play Bugsnax in the public-general channel in, like, half an hour? XD

[static dune]

Have you played it before?

[steady yarrow]

I have, and I want to share it with folks. XD

[static dune]

Ah lol I find it funny watching people try to figure it out

[trail roost]

DOES HE HAVE A GLOW IN THE DARK THING?

[lusty pewter]

The lantern glows yes

[pearl terrace]

Random off topic topic, I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT SO BAD AND IM FRUSTRATED

[rapid silo]

I can only say: SAME

I purchased Ring Fit on Switch and i thought spending alot for it could motivate me to play it

But nope

[astral mica]

Same here. It's been tough during lockdown

[acoustic ice]

I've been struggling with this too 😔 not biking to work every day, it makes a massive difference

[pearl terrace]

I live in a moderately bad area so I can’t really work out outside, gyms aren’t an option, and I live on the third floor of an apartment and my downstairs neighbor hates noise on the floor

I’m like

At a loss

[bitter temple]

VR

get VR

beat saber is great

[pearl terrace]

I’ll be buff in the arms only 😂

[bitter temple]

I just played half an hour, all new songs, kicked ass

true

[pearl terrace]

Does anyone know any non loud workouts?

For like my stomach, legs, arms?

[bitter temple]

sorry it just sounded like you needed any old workouts, I wasn't reading too much sorry just got here

[pearl terrace]

No probs 🙂

[peak gale]

planking ?

[simple girder]

Squats!

[rapid silo]

How to get motivated?

[peak gale]

https://centr.com/join-us
i subscribe to this app

[pearl terrace]

I was thinking of doing squats!

Oooo

[dark cipher]

Crunches?

I forget if there is a proper name, but arm circles?

[pearl terrace]

I’ve been pretty much obese my whole life and I just want to change, feel good about myself for once

But I’m also scared of flabby skin after losing the weight

[dark cipher]

Honestly, I feel like just doing a few different exercises routinely, until you find something you feel works and that you like, would be a good start

[rapid silo]

I feel weird i cant tag someone here

@quinn

[pearl terrace]

Another hurdle is getting over the depression and lack of motivation, but I’ve heard exercise is a good way to get happy

[peak gale]

quinn who ?

[dark cipher]

And by routinely, I mean pick a rough time of day and do as many of you can of whatever exercise you choose

[rapid silo]

Ja quinn

She likes Chris Hemsworth

I was about to tag her when you promoted that site

🤣

[peak gale]

subscribe to the app, pick the most costly option
you will feel pressured to do exercise beacuse the money will go to waste if u dont

[dark cipher]

I started doing crunches and a few other things at night, and I started out with only being able to do a few of something, but managed more and more as days went by. Forcing yourself to actually do it is the hard part

[peak gale]

at least that is how i feel now

[fierce viper]

raise your protein intake

reduce carbs

do exercise at least 30 minutes a day

[dark cipher]

Picking a time to do it each night helped the most, though. Or rough time. In my case it was “okay, put the kid to bed, then exercise, then do relaxing/fun things.”

[rapid silo]

How about going for a walk? Start small distance also you can look at the scenery and enjoy the nature

Just do small things first i guess

[dark cipher]

Like playing games or what have you became my reward and wind down from the exercise

[icy basalt]

you could try yoga or something like that

[fierce viper]

the main point is, focus on making it a new habit, not a temporary one that you'd do only like a few mmonths.

[rapid silo]

No need to push yourself do something very hard as a start

[fierce viper]

give yourself YEARS, not months.

[astral mica]

I did that! But then I ended up buying sweets during the walk... 😣

[fierce viper]

learn to weigh your food, read nutritional facts, etc.

[icy basalt]

I totally get the motivation part of it though. I struggle with that too.

What about letting yourself but a bottle of water or something like that?

[fierce viper]

once you get comfortable doing that, you'd be shocked by how much shit you are eating

OH! one hack! if you feel that you're hungry, drink water instead.

[rapid silo]

I am talking as if im good at mantaining the habit but last time i workout was couple months ago and I played Just Dance... now i am just walking... least i can do 🤣

[fierce viper]

of course don't do that if you're actually hungry and need food lol

[dark cipher]

If it helps, anything with 3 grams or less of fat per 100 calories is considered a low fat food.

[pearl terrace]

Anyone know of a good app to track this kinda stuff? 🙂

[dark cipher]

A family member of mine has high cholesterol, so we had to start paying attention to that stuff

[pearl terrace]

I have an iPhone

Whenever I get my blood pressure taken at the doctor, it’s high, and it’s scary

I need to be careful

I’ve let myself get to a point of not caring and I don’t want to do that anymore because I’m only 25

[icy basalt]

Also work out how you eat best, if you know you snack then have them prepared. I have my biggest meal at breakfast, then a smaller meal and I only have something small in the evening. Because i know I do less exercise in the evening and I snack at about 3pm.

[pearl terrace]

Typically I only eat once a day, but then snack unhealthily

[dark cipher]

I have heard folks say that myfitnesspal is good, but I have never tried it

[icy basalt]

Myfitnesspal or nutracheck? Don't know if they are iPhone available

[pearl terrace]

Downloading myfitnesspal 🙂

[icy basalt]

You will want to make sure you have something high protein after you exercise too. Repairs any muscles that have got damaged.

[pearl terrace]

Protein shake?

[icy basalt]

Yeah that's fine :) when I was regularly exercising I would have some chicken/tofu and broccoli or other salad vegetable.

This is reminding me I need to do a better job 🙈

[pearl terrace]

Let’s get motivated together 😅

[icy basalt]

Yessss!

I think I'll do a lunchtime workout

[pearl terrace]

It’s midnight for me so idk what kinda workout I can do before bed

That’s quiet

[icy basalt]

It's 8:24am here

You could do some stretches

[fierce viper]

personally i just eyeball it whenever i'm weighing food (so if it's 250 gram, i just go with 300) with this, i had more leeway in not being too concerned about having too much of something.

[pearl terrace]

I heard green tea is good to have too

[static dune]

ohhh i have some recommendations

[icy basalt]

Yeah it can be. I'm in a sucky position because I have to watch my caffeine intake and I'm not really allowed sweeteners.

[dark cipher]

If you’re low on iron, though, be careful with green tea. It blocks iron absorption

[pearl terrace]

Oh

[static dune]

MyNetDiary is a really simple calorie counter and it’s cute looking. Also I’m getting an exercise bike so maybe try that out! You don’t have to think as much just listen to music and pedal

[pearl terrace]

I am anemic haha

[static dune]

i’m anemic too!

take iron pills

[pearl terrace]

I would but I have no room, I live in a studio apartment with an 8 year old and his mom 😂

[icy basalt]

Oooh make sure you have some orange juice or something high in vitamin c with anything iron rich

[static dune]

try lumowell on youtube they have a bajillion free workouts for at home

even standing ones so no noise for ur neighbors

[pearl terrace]

Awesome!

I’m loving this

[static dune]

and they have them from 5 minutes all the way til 2 hours if you want

also i notice when i keep myself busy i tend to eat less

[pearl terrace]

?

This app @static dune

[static dune]

yes that!

[pearl terrace]

Okay 😄

[static dune]

and it gives great tips and you can weigh in whenever you want

and you can decide how you wanna lose weight and itll even give you a time estimate

and you can track your progress ❤️

also it tracks water too so its super helpful!

[pearl terrace]

This is great thank you!

[static dune]

np! and it can help you track lots of other stuff like steps, or blood pressure lots of stuff

you can even put notes for yourself

[pearl terrace]

I’m getting a Fitbit too, I want to be very precise on how I do this

And I like that I can link a Fitbit to this app

[static dune]

yeee!

[icy basalt]

Oooh I have a Fitbit too

[static dune]

i should get one lol

[pearl terrace]

They have a versa 3 but it was so expensive I got the versa 2 😂

[icy basalt]

XD

I got mine for Christmas

[pearl terrace]

This is a good thing to use my tax return on imo

[icy basalt]

I have an idea... 😂

[pearl terrace]

Oh jeez what’s your idea

[icy basalt]

A let's be healthy discord

[pearl terrace]

I’m so down!