😂 that happens sometimes with TV voices. He’ll think I said something and I just look at the TV like…“Yeah that was them.” He does wear hearing aids, which work well 95% of the time. That 5% when they don’t work can be ROUGH.

I can identify make and model but NEVER the year.

But my mostly-deaf husband can identify motorcycles BY SOUND (or lack thereof).

Come here to say this. Nothing like the feeling of gaslighting in the morning.

This is the correct answer 😂

Thank you! I’ll be planning my first solo “escape the world” trip either this month or next month (I’m from northern GA) and I’ll probably spend most of my time in a cabin just doing a lot of nothing.

Ah, yes. Those fuckers regularly stopped traffic when I lived in Michigan. Not for tourist reasons of course, they’re just big and travel in packs. And take their sweet time crossing the road.

Where would you recommend? We visited earlier this year and I found it overwhelming, though the abundance of family-friendly stuff was nice.

They are deeply insecure, ashamed, alone, anxious, and afraid. They CANNOT be faced with others confirming their worst fear: that something is deeply and terribly wrong with them. They’re basically emotionally disabled and can’t empathize, work together as a team, or be genuine. They completely lack accountability ir responsibility. In close relationships, they suck the life out of people the most because it makes them feel better about themselves and they choose this tactic in these relationships because that person is least likely to leave them.

As a therapist, I’ve seen one, maybe two clinical narcissists. The one I remember best only came to therapy to get recognition for doing so but had NO insight into the nature of his issues.

Default-Mantis Lords theme (Hollow Knight) Spouse-Monster Smash (Monsters Inc.) Mom-Linus and Lucy (Peanuts) Brother-Party Ain’t a Party by Queen Pen Text notification-Koopa sound

Oddly enough my dad doesn’t have a custom ringtone, may have to look into that. Everyone else isn’t special enough to get one.

Sorry, Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Forgot that the franchise started before the PS2 era. Didn’t know it went back to the 80s!

Prince of Persia. First two were good, though a glitch toward the end of the second one kept me from finishing it.

The third one was an abomination. Completely different tone and vibe, completely different Prince. DNF.

Toyota Camry-Nairobi (favorite character from Money Heist)

Chevrolet Impala-Bessie (she’s an old but reliable cow)

CFMOTO motorcycle-Medianoche (it’s all black).

Me and my husband HAVE to have separate beds. He moves around a lot and it’s like being in an earthquake.

I needed the laugh this brought on 😂. Spot on tutorial on how to bidet correctly 👍

https://www.music-map.com/

Graphical way of searching by a given artist and the results are shown based on who is most similar (closer to center) and who is least similar (farthest from center). Love searching this way.

I’ve also used YouTube to search for a familar artist and then I’ll go through the suggestions to see if I find anything interesting.

You probably can’t. This is a boundary for him and a better approach to this might be to get a better understanding of where he’s coming from (if needed) and respect that boundary.

A lot of yarn. A few motorcycle jackets and pants. ALL of the video games. A lot of yoga accessories that I’ve ogled but never bought.

Good and meh. Personal life is great. I’m able to engage in all the hobbies I want to and am particularly chuffed about learning to play piano. Got a new motorcycle last month that I actually enjoy riding.

Marriage is pretty good. Got a bunch of child support earlier this year, which helped pay off most of my son’s medical debt.

Work is…meh. I love my job but I’m over it when it comes to working in general.

Health-wise… it’s okay considering how bad it can get. I don’t sleep well due to my heart pounding half or the whole night (been an ongoing thing for over a decade and no one can tell me why) so I take a blood pressure supplement (the only thing that helps). Always tired. I’ve become more of an introvert, which is completely fine because I really love my alone time. Have a good group of friends that I stay in touch with and occasionally socialize with.

Overall, I have no complaints. Unsure about the government situation but I can’t get stuck in worrying about that because that dumpster fire will just keep burning. Hoping for enough resistance to keep things from exploding…

Seconding AntennaPod. Used Stitcher and Podbean for a minute and it was frustrating that it usually took forever to resume a podcast from the widget. AntennaPod eliminated that for me. FOSS for the win!

Coworker I met when I started at my current job a year and a half ago. She’s the only person who makes me feel unconditionally loved, safe, and more confident in being myself than anyone else. She’s pushed me to be more engaged in the friendships I care about, which is hard because introvert. She has an awesome personality and has introduced me to a group of other squiggly (LGBTQ+) people who are super supportive.

Love at first sight 😊