Blackrose321

I got one because I wanted to play my Steam games while curled up on the couch or outside in my hammock. I used to hang out in front of my desktop more but not so much lately. I know it's not a perfect device but I get a lot of use out of it. The only issue I've had to overcome was learning how to hold it. I have small hands so my wrists hurt for a while but no pain, no game. I made it through. /nerd flex/

We had pizza tonight, too. Then two of us got heartburn...

I haven't submitted invoices for the past 6 weeks and I really don't wanna. I want to get paid, I just don't like generating the reports and doing math...

We had hibachi yesterday. My mom had never been and the nearest one to her house is probably an hour away. I didn't tell her about the flames ahead of time.

Exactly, I wouldn't pay her a dime for anything new but that show already aired, I've already seen it, and it's free on Peacock. Denying myself access to something I find comforting really only hurts me, she'll still be wealthy at the end of the day. Nothing wrong with not liking it though, I think I watch it still because my own family is dysfunctional while the family depicted in Roseanne - though flawed - is largely a loving one. They struggle, they fight, but it's not toxic, they're just everyday family struggles. Roseanne doesn't spank her kids, she doesn't insult them, she just works as hard as she can to provide. The kids are, as expected, bratty sometimes but it's not a cause for a big blowup. They either talk it out or ground them.

1989, I've been rewatching old Roseanne episodes. She's a terrible person but the early years of the show's original run were fantastic. Also, 1971. I've rewatched part of the first season of All in the Family. The past few months have been rough so I basically just go back to things that I find comforting.

I feel like if we hadn't been so uptight about it to begin with, you wouldn't see such a major swing in the other direction. It would just be...whatever. Same thing with alcohol. We let kids drive at 16, die at 18, but you can't get a buzz until 21? Humans like the forbidden, it's exciting. Meanwhile, I'm just like, "Can we please hurry up on the legalization so I can go to sleep tonight?"

Another related rant - now I think my dad is angry from 300 miles away! He apparently tried calling me twice yesterday evening, which I didn't hear because I lost my phone. I'm constantly losing it because almost none of my comfy clothes have pockets in them so I set it down in weird places and forget. But he's always had this "I whistle, you jump" mindset so he takes it personally and loses his mind over it. He even called my cousin, who messaged me on FB saying he was "wigging out". Like...we're just sitting on the couch, what does he think is happening? He just can't stand anyone being outside his immediate, and unquestioning control. I've called back maybe 4-5 times since yesterday night and he's not answering. I can't even with these people.

One of the things the old forums helped me with was my shitty childhood. I always hoped I'd get away from it and yet I just spent 9 hours driving to pick my mom up for her first visit ever in 10 years and she got mad at me in less than 24 hours because I bought her a new suitcase. This is after she'd told me it would be nice to have a kid who can take care of you when you're old. I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't. 20 years later and I'm still trapped in a way. I'm angry at her but I'm also angry at myself for still wasting my own time.

I guess I'm a little proud, it felt like a uniquely fun, quirky, sometimes frustrating, creative, supportive forum. And it seems to have been one of the last. Or maybe it just felt that way to me?

I want to get in shape too, my friend wants to go hiking and I don't think she can carry me up a mountain. 😅 Have any idea what kind of workout routine you'll start with?

We'll be seeing Wicked.

I realized there were two but then thought, "Oh no, where did I post, did I click the wrong thread the first time..." 🤣

...chee-burg bastard.

It feels a bit like saying "bro" to me sometimes.

I was a teen when WHR came out so my perception was appropriately juvenile. Now I'm 10 years older than Amon and I'm like, "She's too young for you!" 😅

Ohhh, Amon?

Two. I'm still in touch with both but haven't seen them in person in a long time.

Yeah, someone made an html signature for me with roses and a quote I've since forgotten haha.

Yep, it's a BBQ turkey leg I got at my first Ren faire. I had no idea they were that big and I was really struggling to eat it. 🤣

Thanks! It started slow so I think people kind of got bored. I got my husband to watch it though! They were talking about making a live action version at some point. I was obsessed but obviously it never happened which is probably for the best haha.