Ahem. Cats.

Sounds like some depression.

It seems like a little buyers remorse - the house and what it represents. There’s an adjustment going on and it’s not going well for you.

I’m going through something similar and I’m looking at your post feeling a little envious. A wife? Sounds good. I’m struggling just to make friends. A house? Wow. I’m renting a small room and had to buy a loft bed to make more space.

I’m definitely not saying this to make you feel better by comparing yourself to me.

It seems like you know that your life is good but that you’re not feeling it.

My life is definitely better than it was but I’m definitely feeling the absence of having someone close to me. I know that’s improving but it’s definitely not helping me feel better.

All I can do is try to focus on what I have and on what is going well. It’s really kinda awful because it doesn’t work well. The quiet moments are the worst.

I’m trying to change up a couple of things, such as adding in a few minutes of meditation and physical activity each day. Nothing too crazy, just something small.

Not exactly. I’m eating snacks and such that have more dietary fibre and protein, less sugar and such.

Some of the crackers I snack on look like corrugated cardboard. Definitely taste better though.

A big thing has been removing pop and sugary snacks. I make my own trail mix and snack on that a lot, too.

It wasn’t a secret that they were filming all 3 LOTR movies at once. The expectations were set for multiple films.

If they divided the story in order to make two movies - like Dune, then they need to say so. If people buy a ticket expecting to see the whole thing, only to have an end card pop up saying something like “look forward to seeing everyone again in 2026,” the studio is going to have more trouble than they already have.

I would if Trump had lied to them and said he would stop Israel.

They knew exactly who and what they were voting for. They lied to themselves and those around them.

ZERO EMPATHY FOR EVERYONE WHO HELPED TRUMP WIN.

I will enjoy every moment the leopards eat faces. I don’t need or want allies who are this blinded or selfish when it matters the most.

Too little, too late.

Haha. I’m working on that too. Finally starting to lose fat.

Thank you for playing by the rules. Cuz those are some very pretty boobs. Made me day better.

Time to emulate one of Disneys greatest heros - Captain Jack Sparrow.

I have 32GB in my laptop and it feels like overkill 99% of the time.

Can’t wait until they and their families start being threatened with deportation and put on watchlists.

That’ll show the Democrats.

Anyone who voted for Trump gets zero empathy from me.

I dropped Xitter as soon as it became apparent that Elon was going to buy it and started pirating Disney (and everyone else) shortly after. Couldn’t tell you the last time I bought anything IBM but I’ll have to be more careful about it. I’m switching to a local fiber provider so I’m leaving comcast in a couple of weeks.

Very true. Now, I need to figure out what I like to do and find groups that do that.

I should check to see if I have MeetUp installed. I don’t use Meta products, so that’s kinda the go-to I’ve used.

I see what you mean.

I honestly need to work on slowing down - being more mindful. I have very bad ADHD and even with good medication, I struggle to stop and think before acting.

That definitely doesn’t help. The medicine helps but I have not been putting in the work often enough to be less reactive and random.

Also - I’ve made progress over the past few years in accepting myself. I still want to blame myself 100% for everything though and I still allow my desire to improve to feed the negative self-talk.

I appreciate your response and for reminding me of things that can help.

I appreciate that they’re willing to do this.

With it being Idaho (a less liberal version of Utah), I’m not sure it’s going to help. I van honestly see a judge saying “it’s Gods will.”

At this point, if I go back on any dating apps, I’m definitely going to mention that I’ve had a vasectomy.

It was my body and I’m glad I could make the choice.

I don’t regret it at all.

I really do appreciate your response.

I have been limiting myself unconsciously - again - and ended up paying for it. I was so desperate for a friendship that I ignored some reddish flags and attempted to navigate them once they were obviously red.

Those negative voices that tell me I’m not good enough to have friends and that I’m unlovable won.

I didn’t mean to upset them so much but I’m glad I did. They were treating me like garbage at times and I am better than that.

Your points regarding the examples of friendship we have are spot on. I was running on a sort of autopilot that was programmed by poor parenting (I’m being generous here) and unrealistic media.

I have a lot of work to do on myself but I know that I can find people that I can bring into my life to some degree that will help me overcome that loneliness and maybe even help each other be better.

I used to use Meetup and I should get back onto it and see what’s going on around me.

I definitely want and need to socialize and feel like a part of something that isn’t work.

Push the button, Frank.

Usually. Mail in ballots have to be postmarked by a certain date, not physically there. Every state sets its own rules as to the cutoff date.

Yeah, this would be one issue where even Ohio might make the right choice and protect the Great Lakes.