I know COVID was a really tough time for a lot of people, but I’m curious if there were any small things from that period that you miss or actually enjoyed.
For me, it was the slower pace of life and spending more time at home. It really felt like everything paused for a while.
What about you?
When someone asks your favorite color, most people answer instantly. Like it’s a core personality trait. “Blue.” “Black.” “Green.” No hesitation. But when did we even decide that? And why does it almost never change?
I truly think a majority of us do not mean it when we say a certain color is our favorite. I think it’s a weird societal pressure lol. As kids we get asked constantly: favorite color, favorite animal, favorite superhero, and eventually we just pick one and keep repeating it until it becomes canon lore about ourselves.
I’ve come across a few people in recent years who are against sparkling water for whatever reason. I do understand if you dislike it for medical reasons but for those who dislike it for other reasons, why?
It’s literally so refreshing and if you’re a soda enjoyer like myself you can have the carbonation without the sugar and chemicals.
Like I’m not a fan of the drinks anymore, but man, that loaf is so amazing lmfao.
It’s like the perfect ratio of chocolate, pistachios and pistachio nuts idk.
Like the x app but I'm always seeing comments about people being negative and hateful to diffrent groups of people and genders and don't know why
Ik u can't get away from it completely but I see this comments way more on x then any other social media platform why does this happen
A few summers ago my friend sent me an address for a barbecue and told me to “just walk in through the garden.”
I got there, saw a bunch of people outside eating and drinking, and just assumed it was the right place. Everyone was super friendly, offering me food, drinks, asking me questions etc. I thought maybe they were distant relatives or neighbours.
About 2 hours later I mentioned my friend’s name and everyone suddenly went silent.
Turns out I was in the completely wrong garden.
The worst part is they were too polite to question me the entire time.
I was minding my own business walking by returning from buying a hamburger (it tasted really good ngl) anyway, while i was walking by a kid passed me, but in front of us there was this stranger. First he tried to caught the kid's attention and he wiser than me ignored him. Then i was about to do the same, but then a small voice said what if he needs a direction or something then i stopped (keeping a safe distance ofc) and he just told me i was as ugly as him. I couldn't help but laugh, and just keep walking by ignoring him completely thinking wow what a crazy guy and was it meant to offend me or offend himself?
Recently I been spending at least an hour a day just looking through random american cities on google earth and street view. I dont rlly have a strong interest in architechture or geography I just think about cities a lot. Like I'll be curious what sacramento is like and I'll spend a bunch of time going through it on google earth and street view and learn about diff neighborhoods and stuff like that. Sometimes I'll just pick a random small town and look at its wikipedia page and walk around it. I dont really know why I just really like the idea of a city. I live in San Diego and pretty often I'll just drive around downtown or take the train up to LA just to look at buildings. My friend noticed how I use google earth a lot and thought it was a lil weird but I def cant be the only person who does this.
Maybe I’m just getting older, I definitely feel older aha, but I miss when you could just do nothing and it felt normal.
Like sitting around with my mates, going for a random drive, watching whatever was on TV or just talking crap for hours without it needing to be a plan.
Now everything feels like it has to be productive, expensive, organised, or worth posting somewhere.
I don’t even mean this in a dramatic way. I just miss when boring days felt good.
Anyone else get that?
I always see people asking about NZ so I thought I’d offer. If you’re thinking of coming over do you have any questions ?
Weather, food, places to go, how expensive it actually is… anything really.
Does anyone else feel weirdly anxious or embarrassed telling their doctor smoking weed?
Over the last couple years I honestly let myself go health-wise more than I should have. Stress, exhaustion, bad habits, lack of routine, all of it slowly piled up. Lately I’ve been trying to get back on track and take better care of myself step by step. I’ve been fixing things one at a time instead of trying to change everything overnight.
Seeing a PCP is the last thing on my list…The thing is, I feel a surprising amount of anxiety even bringing it up honestly to a doctor. Not because they haven’t heard worse, but because admitting it out loud makes it feel more real and embarrassing.
I’m curious if other people are fully honest about stuff like this during appointments or if people downplay it. Did your doctor actually help or were they pretty casual about it?Does it make a difference if u have a Med Card or not?
Was discussing with a friend the other day about life and stumbled across a topic of life choices, decisions and factors that shape a person’s perspective and it led to a healthy debate about happiness.
He believed that happiness is a privilege, to be enriched in life and to nourish your way thru thats what he considers as privilege which results in happiness.
Whereas i believe that happiness is an active conscious or subconscious choice that u make throughout your life and making the most out of the cards that life has dealt you with regardless is of all the brutal realities u HAVE to go thru, u could still look at the small details and embrace happiness and contentment
Now by no means do i label his POV wrong, sure he is entitled to his opinion and i am to mine and in his eyes he is a hundred percent correct and in mine, i am too, so this isnt a post to ask who is right or who is wrong as i believe that this is a subjective topic relative to perspectives.
But im just curious to know what you guys thinks and believe as i love hearing other people’s perspectives which inherently allows me to grow as a human,
Super intrigued as to what you guys think or maybe even bring up new perspectives, ideas and philosophies about this topic! Do lemme know your views in the comments.
Cheers!
I was sitting at a café this morning and a woman approached me and gave me a bouquet of carnations. She said I was handsome and that I looked sad. I was a bit sad this morning but that stranger definitely made my whole day. I didn’t ask for her number and she didn’t ask for mine, but I truly hope she has an amazing life.
I start working at my current company for 1 year now, I know most people who walk around the office, even those who I don't know, I can tell their last name because we all wear name tag on our work outfit.
So I was just walking down the hallway, and on the opposite way, there is Zack (just to keep him anonymous with an alias), we walk by each other and i say "what is going on Zack", and while i do know we don't really talk to each other often since we work in different department, i never did anything that I am aware of that could anger him.
He turn around and said in a soft tone, no screaming or loud voice, stated "hey, i am not cool with you, i am going to need some space". Caught me off guard as I was expecting a mere "I'm good" or "Nothing much", not this. Ever since that moment until i got off work, that has been staying in my mind even after i already gotten off work.
Anybody have a slight idea on why Zack told me that he is not chill with me and that he need some space? I keep thinking but I absolutely have 0 clue on what i could've done that could anger him, and it doesn't look like im going to get the answer anyway so here is a post.
When I told my manager that sometimes I nap mid work he received it in a bad way compared to when someone says that they do some errands or goes to buy groceries or cooks. Napping is making me more alert to continue working at the end the manager should be happy with it
So I often have this vision in my mind, I’m at a restaurant or dining room or whatever and I’m just…..eating my food. When suddenly my sister or my grandpa or my bf sits next to me and absentmindedly starts to eat off my plate as well. It’s an unspoken rule in my household to never be stingy with food, so more often than not I’m the one offering to share before anyone even asks. Still though, whenever my family or my bf eats off my plate without thought I feel very safe and content.
I was 16, alone at a train station late at night, in a really dark place mentally. A random guy just sat next to me and started talking about nothing , football, weather, his dog. He didn't know. I didn't tell him. But I went home that night.
I described him to my mom recently and she recognized him. He lives two streets away.
I knocked on his door yesterday. I don't think he'll ever understand what he actually did. Has a stranger ever unknowingly changed your life?
Took a few things to GameStop a few weeks back to get a few bucks spare change, one of them being NBA Street Vol2 for the Gamecube.
Gamestop employee starts going through the items and when they open the case they have a genuinely surprised reaction asking "Why is the disc so small?" clearly expecting it to be like "regular" disc size like a Playstation disc or something.
I'm not THAT old, but it made me feel like I've crossed some hidden age barrier, where the youth of today officially have no living memory of the things you grew up with.
Not in a sad way, more in a "why didn't anyone warn me" way
In school you saw the same people 5 days a week for years and friendships just happened
Now everyone's busy, lives in different cities, has their own thing going
I've noticed the friendships that survived are the ones where one person just kept showing up. Texting first, calling for no reason, being the one to plan things
It's a lot of effort and I don't think we talk about it enough
How did your close friendships actually start in your 20s
I find myself gravitating to the same few websites each day. I don't use social media other than an old facebook account that I use mainly for marketplace. Maybe it's me but there doesn't seem to be anything of interest anymore.
Other than online shopping, Reddit, youtube, wikipedia, and a couple news sites are all I navigate to. I've been stuck at home recovering from injuries due to an accident and I've lost the enjoyment even of scrolling reddit (so many reposts and the same tired comments - everyone fancies themself a comedian).
What are some interesting websites I can check out that will stimulate my mind? I would love to go outside and literally touch grass but that's not possible right now; I'm typing this message with one finger.