Right? The problem is, sometimes I’m like, “Wow, do I drink too much” but then I’m like “Naaah, I drink way less than (insert the name of an alcoholic you personally know here)”, but sometimes it still feels like I drink too much anyway?
I was talking to a female friend and young Arnold Schwarzenegger came up on conversation. I pulled up a picture of him and spent a long time looking at it. Then said "I am trying to decide if he is attractive....
Personally, I do not find men (or women) that are as built as that photo of Arnold attractive. I do like nicely-toned arms though, I am definitely an “arms” chick, as in, I find muscular arms in particular attractive. But there’s definitely a point where if the muscles are too big, it starts to be less appealing.
I’m definitely on the hate apes train, Chimpanzees in particular. They’re not cute and are freakishly strong and I think it’s insane some people keep them as pets.
Private school, Nursery through 8th grade was basic regular clothes, but you weren’t allowed to have any pictures or words on your clothing, only patterns and solid colors. No sports jerseys, no Nike swoosh, etc. Also no dyed hair. 9th - 12th grades we could wear whatever we wanted and dye our hair.
I think for me, the internet would have to be totally eclipsed by the enshittification process, for me to revise how I use it and what for. I’ve been online for 28 years now and I am beginning to slow down more and more as time goes on. I used to have been a community seeker, an explorer and a very curious person....
It’s Autumn in the Southern hemisphere (Spring time in the Northern hemisphere), and I get fascinated by a lamp post near me that some birds have been using as a hand-me-down for a decade now.
One of my coworkers left his car parked in his driveway for so long that a pigeon made a nest between the windshield and the windshield wiper, just right in that little space where it comes together with the hood.
Pre-COVID, myself and my bf at the time went to an anime convention outside of Chicago. His grandma lived in St. Louis, so we decided to take the train from Chicago to St. Louis because it was cheaper than flying (we lived in CO at the time and had flown to Chicago for the convention).
Neither of us had ever been on an Amtrak train, so we had no idea how it all worked, that seats weren’t assigned, that there were different prices on different cars, etc, we’d just gotten 2 of the cheapest tickets and assumed we’d have a seat.
Well, there were no seats by the time we boarded. People had spread their shit out even though they were traveling alone, and refused to move it even when we asked. So we said fuck it, let’s see if there’s room in the next car up on the line.
We get to the next car and it’s completely empty except for 3 kids, the oldest one was maybe 12. We’re like cool, we’ll just sit in here.
A full hour goes by and an AmTrak employee comes by to collect tickets. We hand them over and she says, and I quote: “You can’t sit here, this car doesn’t go to St. Louis”.
Immediately in my head I’m like, how the fuck can this car “not go to St. Louis” when we boarded in the car BEHIND IT and THAT car IS going to St. Louis?? Is this the fucking Hogwarts train??? Did the cars uncouple and reattach to a separate engine car in the 1 hour that’s passed and we didn’t realize it??? So I ask her what she even means by that, and explain that there’s no room in the car behind us so we came to this one because no one would move, and all she kept saying is that the car we were in didn’t go to St. Louis, and we had to go back to the other car now.
Luckily, she came with us into the first car and forced a single person to go sit with another single traveler, which was very nice of her, so me and the bf got to sit together, but the seat was uncomfortable as hell (springs might as well have been up your ass), and the rest of the ride sucked because of it.
Maybe the fancy cars with the nicer seats and panoramic view windows are great, but I don’t give a fuck. Never again.
Mine was our CRT TV. I would rapidly push the power button on and off because I thought the picture coming and going looked cool but eventually it fell inside of the TV. I think I later stuck a magnet on the TV....
They used to make these things called “Shrinky-Dinks”, which were sheets of thick plastic that you would color with pencils, then cut them out and stick them in the oven and they would shrink down to a smaller size.
Well one day when I was 3, I decided I could do this by myself, except that I put them in the toaster oven on the grate on like 400 degrees. Of course that shit melted through the grate and onto the heating element inside the toaster oven. Thankfully my parents noticed the smell before a fire started. Not sure how much a toaster oven cost in the '80s, but they had to get a new one one.
My goldendoodle puppy doesn’t ever want to come back inside. I told my beagle “go get your sister” as I tried rounding up the puppy. Now when I say “go get your sister” the beagle runs to the puppy and baits her into chasing him into the house.
I have yelled “Hey!” so many times at so many pets over the years (dogs and cats) when I caught them messing around with something they shouldn’t be that they all started to think “Hey” was their name.
I know we’re not here for this, but her dress is awesome.
That being said, after reading the article, I’m not surprised she was denied her visa when she’s investigating something the Indian government clearly doesn’t want the public to know about. I hope she gets to return some day and complete what she started.
Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu....
I’m thinking the same regarding Linux, but I dunno shit about it and while I’m not totally computer illiterate, switching operating systems like that is very intimidating to me.
I dunno, I’m a lady and it didn’t scare me. Most male soldiers had a high n’ tight haircut, which leaves longer hair on the top of the head, about an inch in length at most. Also, barbers weren’t exactly readily available all the time, and hair regulations kind of went out the window depending on your location in county.
I did see a guy beat what was supposedly a baby camel spider with a pushbroom, and it didn’t die, so he grabbed a foot locker and dropped it on top of it, and that definitely killed it.
STAY AWAY from Generali travel insurance. I just went through hell with them filing a claim. Customer service is non-existent, their phone number sends you in circles and you can never speak to an actual person, their website is slow and broken most of the time. You’re better off paying extra on tickets that are fully refundable instead of paying for travel insurance if your only option is to go through Generali.
My mom us a retired Episcopalian priest. She said there are gluten-free wafers you can get if someone in the congregation needs them. She also said that it doesn’t have to be a wafer, one of her priest buddies once consecrated a pancake to make a point that it doesn’t matter what’s being consecrated, it’s all God’s creation.
Note: I am not religious and do not hold these beliefs myself
What are you up to instead of what you wish you were doing?
What do you do to cheer yourself up ?
Ladies if all the men of the world disappeared for 24 hours, they are fine they will come back, BUT during those 24 hours what are YOU doing?
This question has been around for a while but I’m curious as to your answer
Women of Lemmy Can a Guy be too muscular to be attractive?
I was talking to a female friend and young Arnold Schwarzenegger came up on conversation. I pulled up a picture of him and spent a long time looking at it. Then said "I am trying to decide if he is attractive....
What animals do you dislike for unusual reasons and why?
For me:...
What does/did your school uniform look like?
What would it take for you to stop using the internet or go minimalist on the usage?
I think for me, the internet would have to be totally eclipsed by the enshittification process, for me to revise how I use it and what for. I’ve been online for 28 years now and I am beginning to slow down more and more as time goes on. I used to have been a community seeker, an explorer and a very curious person....
What's the most peculiar place you've seen a bird make its nest?
It’s Autumn in the Southern hemisphere (Spring time in the Northern hemisphere), and I get fascinated by a lamp post near me that some birds have been using as a hand-me-down for a decade now.
What predictions about the year 2030 do you feel most certain about?
Shouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?
esp if you’re one of the devout ones who think they’ve been really good
Those of you that have AmTrak'd cross-country (East-West/West-East), how was your experience?
Did you enjoy it? Was it worth it? How were you able to pull it off?
What's the most expensive thing you broke as a kid and what's the story behind it?
Mine was our CRT TV. I would rapidly push the power button on and off because I thought the picture coming and going looked cool but eventually it fell inside of the TV. I think I later stuck a magnet on the TV....
What is something you did for the first time recently?
What is a command you accidentally taught your pet?
My goldendoodle puppy doesn’t ever want to come back inside. I told my beagle “go get your sister” as I tried rounding up the puppy. Now when I say “go get your sister” the beagle runs to the puppy and baits her into chasing him into the house.
Signs you're getting old?
My knee still doesn’t feel right after that hiking trip two weeks ago....
Australian broadcaster’s India chief of bureau leaves India ‘abruptly’ as visa is denied (www.thehindu.com)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/23856966...
Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu....
Solifugae - aka. Camel spiders became an Internet sensation during the Iraq war of 2003, when rumors of their bloodthirsty nature began to circulate online (en.wikipedia.org)
Can you buy travel insurance (before leaving home) for one leg of a journey, where that leg takes place after visiting another country first?
Planning a trip to 2 countries. Want to buy travel insurance for the leg of the trip taking place in the second country, after the first....
Is the body of Christ gluten free? Asking for a friend.
Could Jesus make a Celiac so allergic he couldn’t receive Him?