One hour of Gameboy every other day. We had Tetris (of course), Super Mario Land 1 (the Egypt themed one) and 2 (the one with the big coins), Star Trek TNG, and Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle. Maybe one or two others that I don’t recall. No other video game systems.

Movies, we weren’t allowed anything past PG until our late teens, and my mom was constantly trying to shove G-rated stuff down our necks. We saw Babe, Toy Story, and It Takes Two in the theater; I was 14 and way too old for that shit. We got Shirley Temple videos in our Easter baskets every year (we did not like Shirley Temple).

Basically we were way too sheltered. It was awful for my social life!

Ooh, I like this! But I was thinking of the Wilson Pickett version :)

They showed us 4 Rooms at summer camp when it had just come out on VHS. I was 13 but pretty sheltered and that movie was kind of nuts.

Castaway

I named my Mustang Sally.

Phew, that must be a relief!

Solvable problem. You just need a turkey baster.

Oh shit, I’m sorry to hear that! I hope you can get seen quickly at the hospital and feel better. :(

Yay it’s Sandy! How you feeling, OP?

No, of course I don’t expect that. But it’s a nice thing when it happens.

Thank you for doing that - such a simple and kind thing to do!

You hope that men will recognize that this is a space not meant for them (which is often explicitly stated in the post body) and respectfully not comment. And those men that do comment but are respectful get politely asked not to comment again. And those men that comment and are rude or disrespectful get banned.

And some men do fly under the radar but a surprising number feel the need to start their comment with “As a man…”.

Thanks, I’ll have to check that out next time I’m in the PA Wilds!

Have you been to Cherry Springs? The stargazing there is really amazing.

I keep my house very clean, and when the weather allows I open windows to let in fresh air. I also have reed diffusers throughout my house to add a little scent. IMO the key is to choose one scent for your whole house so that it smells cohesive, and to choose a scent that is mild, not too artificial or overwhelming. Right now I’ve got the Life in Lilac diffusers in Peppermint Bliss and they smell great. All I have to do is flip the reeds once a week.

You might also be going nose blind to the febreze plug-ins if the scent is disappearing after a couple of days.

Oh my goodness he’s so cute!! I bet he loves his Lamb Chop!

Agree with all three! Also the Laneige lasts forever, It’s what, 25 bucks? But it’ll last over a year.

May I see a pic of said good boy?

First of all, it’s great that you recognize unhealthy patterns of thought and behavior in yourself. That’s a great first step!

That said, a few thoughts:

• You’re not ready for a relationship - and I don’t say this to be mean, but you seem too immature for a relationship, especially one with the added challenges of being long-distance.
• Based on your responses to other comments, she is also too immature for a relationship.
• You created what’s called a ‘covert contract’ - meaning you had unspoken expectations which is almost a guarantee that the other person will let you down because you didn’t communicate with them. Unless both of you agree to plans, you don’t have plans.
• I think you need to shift your main source of socializing from the internet to IRL. The internet is great and everything but it’s not the same a real life, and I worry that too much internet socializing can stunt your real life social skills, making it harder to connect with people down the road.

You sound pretty young so I’m assuming some of this is just young kid angst and will smooth out over time. Good luck!

Last book I read was Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I normally love his stuff, and I loved both Dogs of War and Bear Head, but Bee Speaker was awful. Such a disappointment.

Currently I’m reading Old Man’s War by John Scalzi.