I downloaded snapchat when it first became a thing to “bond” with my little sister. I took a really unattractive, goofy photo of myself from terrible angle making a nutty face to send her and promptly sent it to every single one of my contacts. Deleted snapchat and never looked back. Still haven’t emotionally…

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Ditto, I live in a 4 season state with a serious winter and would rather bike in a blizzard (been there) than ride a stationary bike. That said, I understand not everyone is comfortable on the street or has access to safe bike infrastructure so I see the draw. Also I know some stationary bikes are a good, low-impact…

GAH I COULD HAVE LIVED HAPPILY NEVER KNOWING THIS HAPPENED. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Same where we’re at on the east coast (close to Maine). I drove a rental Subaru a few years ago and had an aha moment about why everyone likes them. The one we own now is old and tired but (ok needs an expensive suspension job) reliable in all weather and conditions. I would not take a Tesla where I know I can take…

Nooooooooooo

Same, years of competitive running means I can only wear extremely sensible shoes but honestly I sort of love it??? Minus the cost but...I’ve fully embraced some decently ugly, comfortable shoes and whenever anyone (my sisters) tease me I get revenge later when they have blisters. I leaned all the way in this year and…

I dated a (fully adult) man who called his parents mommy and daddy and I put an immediate end to it. Gave me the heebie jeebies.

Yeah I had the great pleasure of taking a course with Heather Thompson in undergrad who (from everything I know) is a phenomenal and accomplished scholar and/because she spends a lot of time and energy centering other voices, acknowleding her own limits re: lived experience, and being a generally badass faculty fightin…

I have a short pixie, that became a long pixie in quarantine, longer than I’ve ever tried to wrangle back into shape (normally I can clean it up for  while before I need a professional). So I had a couple margaritas and ATTACKED it with a tiny pair of cosmetic scissors. I actively cut thin to bald spots some places by…

I (think) I read somewhere that the first confirmed reinfection was reported pretty recently in Hong Kong, where they were able to a) confirm the strains were unique vs. a “long hauler” because b) he had two confirmed positive tests from both infections. The second time he was asymptomatic. That said, I also saw…

I can’t speak to panic attacks just stress-induced nerve pain (yay) but I found guided body scans super beneficial because you check in with the “good” and the “bad” but keep moving so you can’t get stuck in a scary fixation (and start learning to not see sensations/feelings as good or bad). Also meditation…

I really loved her in The Room or whatever the name was, where you got to see a lot more of her quiet strength as an actor. That said it was super grim and I do NOT want to see more of that particular saga...

Hahaha oh my god the theatre trash popcorn....HURK! I promise my partner was not raised to eat dumpster pizza either so I’m sure it’s not you :)

I love this! My partner and roommates used to eat pizza from the dumpster in grad school (to be fair the parlor boxed and placed leftover pizza next to the bins at night, probably for this exact reason). I refused to partake but once I came over, starving after biking, and someone handed me a slice that I consumed…

Also while the recent affirmative action suit against Harvard etc. had pretty messed up motivation behind the scenes it DID show how blatantly racist universities are against Asian applicants which was ALSO super messed up.

Fellow Midwesterner here - you nailed it - especially the gross “not gay enough” sentiment. What does that even mean??? For many Midwesterners, projecting an agreeable, broadly likable persona is just business as usual until you’ve developed trust and rapport. Maybe even a survival mechanism that’s hard to shake if…