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[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

these words were just what i needed this evening. thank you for sharing. 🙏

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago

that's what i was thinkin... surely single-cell eukaryote (fungi) is earlier than complex eukaryote (shark)?

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 69 points 7 months ago

i have recently become very aware of and disgusted by the the amount of plastic waste i make.

every single goddammed thing is covered in it. it's obscene and i am ashamed.

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

i second this request. please

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

i spend a lot of time alone and so my mind wandering out unattended can be a real problem. years ago (45 now), i finally traced back to the single moments in my life that caused my demise and since then my brain LOVES to torture me repeatedly with the pain and betrayal and shame and anger of those moments.

1.5 years ago i found something that helps. i made "elevator music" for my mind.

i have always had a bit of a problem getting songs stuck in my head. so i found one that i like but not love (not a favorite song) that i have known for forever, and put the chorus and bridge on permanent replay.

the tune and lyrics are available as a reflex, last for about a minute before the loopback, it is calming and centering and allows me to manually wrest control away from thought processes that are harming me but seem to be happening automatically.

it may be that this is too specific of a solution, but it aids my sanity. good luck to you.

(the song is: "Spinning the Wheel" by George Michael)

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

it is really bugging me that you are getting heavily downvoted for this. it's not like you are actively proselytizing here. i am sorry people are so shitty.

i think belief in (some type of) god is probably pretty healthy. unfortunately, my life experience has led me to a failure to believe in anything at all.

anyways.... you do you. be well.

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago

Watching their partner have sex with someone else sometimes sparked what they called “classic little jealousy issues,” which Adams said they resolved with “more communication, more growing up.” The money was just too good. And over time, they adopted a self-affirming ideology that framed everything as just business.

i swear this is the exact plot of "Boogie Nights". i wish these young entrepreneurs all the best, but the movie didn't exactly have a happy ending.

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

so it's NOT a pyramid scheme?

or it IS a pyramid scheme, and that's why we should get on board?

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

no, but really... i very nearly busted into tears on monday at the walmart pharmacy when they told me i would have to come back tomorrow. tragic.

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

i got to spend 30 minutes in the doctors waiting room last week and they had a pop playlist running. i rarely listen to (any) music these days and spend my time in public with earplugs jammed in my ears.

the music coming from those speakers was ungodly distracting, aggressive, poorly constructed and LOUD. i brought it up to my family and they told me i sound like an old man (45).

i don't think it's just my age.

loudness wars

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Danny-fucking-Kaye

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

that was the most readable version of modern politics i have ever come across.

i learned a lot. thank you so much!

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.... is not worth arguing with these particular assholes on this particular website. but, geeez.

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this is where my brand-new unwrapped xfinity modem will live, unused, forever.

i recently did some deep cleaning and found the (two years) old modem sitting in a closet. unused because i am perfectly satisfied logging into the xfinity hotspot broadcast from my neighbors and there is no co-ax outlet in my place.

i considered just tossing the thing into the trash, but decided to be a responsible consumer.

after returning the old device to the xfinity store and subsequently discovering that my hotspot access was turned off, i got to take repeat train ride into the city to pick up a new device. it turns out that even though my account is in good standing, a physical device is required to be attached to my account in order to maintain hotspot access.

should i have just tossed the old one? should i just toss this one?

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