classic

Elden Ring. Somehow failing my way forward helps. Also, going back and slaughtering creatures that used to one shot me

I appreciate Rachel Pollack's commentary in 78 Degrees of Wisdom, on the Strength card for just this reason.

I'm frankly in a phase of life where I am seeing with ever fresh clarity all the mistakes I've made that have led me to the rather solitary life I lead. And many days I'm just keeping my interactions with others to a minimum so that I don't create any opportunities to feel shit about my interpersonal skills. But, and so, nonetheless, I manage to find self-pride in very little things.

Like how this week I learned all these keyboard shortcuts to make my editing of a text document faster. Or today, some kid was lingering by the basketball court awkwardly — like heartbreakingly awkward in his own skin. I asked him if he wanted to shoot a few before I headed home and made him a deal that I wasn't allowed to go home 'til he shot a 3-pointer. I let him have as many tries as he needed until he get one.

Hopefully you're not in a time zone where it's too late!

Well, that was a little detour

I was thinking "spuddling along"

Prepare to be amazed at the attention and reading comprehension levels of people around you

Anywhere you are, some will care some will not. This is part of how we filter one another out

But from the videos I've seen online it looks like Americans often look even better than here

Let me assure you that this is not the case. People of Walmart might be a better representation of much of the U.S.

It's not about sweatpants and polo or not. It's about which sweatpants with which polo shirt

Nothing says you can't share that information in a review

This is almost the gold standard for me, when this question comes up