I support this. My 20 lb dog has been attacked multiple times by off-leash dogs, and luckily I’ve been able to step in and fight them off without much injury beyond a broken wrist, but I’m terrified of the day that I don’t succeed. We need more accountability for idiots who think “my dog needs to run so I’m just going to let him off leash in a public park!” instead of taking them to the dog park which exists for that purpose.

Also, cats belong inside unless they’re working (barn cats etc.).

Elfen Lied

Is this why customer service has gone downhill so dramatically? Never a smile or thank you anymore. Everyone is just miserable and rude.

When I worked for $5.15/hr in 2008 it was expected to be courteous and polite with customers or you’d be fired. I remember my manager at my first job specifically laying into me for not smiling enough. It was the most basic requirement of the job.

And people say that it’s because wages suck nowadays, but that $5.15 from 2008 is now worth around $8 and yet fast food pays $15/hr starting around me. So kids nowadays make twice as much as I did and can’t be assed to give a single fuck. I just don’t get it.

Take a long walk, preferably in nature. Depression can’t survive for 12,000 steps.

Yesterday I was in the car with my boyfriend and he told me about some skit show where a character says “Do it lady!” and we laughed and said the phrase about 5 times. When I got home I opened YouTube and the first recommendation was that skit. I’ve never watched the skit before and it’s not something I typically watch. Creeped me out.

I haven’t had any issues with the infotainment system in my Ioniq 5. I turn the car on, it boots straight into Android Auto, turns on my music automatically, and displays my GPS. What more do you need?

Excuse me, just one question: What the fuck?

This made me ugly cry. I never get the opportunity to talk about my dad or my sister - they just never come up in conversations. Sometimes when I have a major life event like a big promotion or buying a new house I immediately want to call my dad and tell him but I can’t.

Also this one: https://youtu.be/UyfeK6ozRJw

Golden Boy if you’re open to something oldschool. Good feels show following a hardworking guy trying to make something of his life.

Today I asked ChatGPT for a gift idea for my friend who lost his leg to diabetes. It recommended a pair of slippers.

I wouldn’t trust it for anything beyond creative writing.

I ran a Valheim server on my Pi and AFAIK players also need to have the mods installed for them to work properly

Hell yeah dude gg

Yes, please make another party that will split Republicans. This is a win.

Haha I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that

You might find it easier to totally avoid the bar and drinking people for the first few months. Right now your brain is still in the mode of “Gotta find my next drink” and it takes a while to get out of that.

Controversial, but I used non-alcoholic versions of my favorite beverage for the first few weeks to trick my brain into thinking it was getting what it craved. Remember that you’re fighting a cunning, baffling, powerful demon in your mind and it will find ways to trip you up, so sometimes fighting dirty is the best defense.

You don’t have to worry about not drinking for all of summer. You just gotta wake up and commit to one day at a time. I promise that soon you’ll find something in life that you love even more than alcohol.

Pretty good. Work is a bit much but I started dating again and met a really nice guy.

I was not orphaned but was homeless at 18 due to escaping an abusive environment. I’ve gone through my adult life with no safety blanket and it has profoundly impacted my anxiety and need for control. I’ve managed to build a great life and I’m very successful on paper, but people don’t see the backup plans upon backup plans that I have in-place to have some sort of feeling of safety.

I’ve also found it very hard to relate to people my age because they usually have some sort of relationship with their family and often times move back in with parents when shit hits the fan.

I also still feel very unloveable by everyone around me and I’m suspicious whenever someone shows affection, because it feels like a trick - or even if it does feel legitimate, I know that they’ll hurt me eventually. That’s been a big topic in therapy recently.

Absolutely brutal day at work today. Stopping to grab a slice of cake as a treat instead of a 6 pack of beer. Four months sober as of last Friday!

In 2026, Xbox users who wish to use voice or text communication with those outside of their friends list to verify their age.

The silver lining is that we’ll no longer have to hear little kids screaming into their mics in online games.