SharpWit

I'm very stuck on hopscotch because I'm hearing the clicking of hooves and chalk can be eco-friendly. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a way to make eco friendly video games unless they're purely mechanical? You could use wood and ceramics for parts. Make slot machines, a variation of pinball with bells but no lights. Maybe bubble ringtoss and some others? The only way to include an actual video aspect and include electricity, is if we're moving past an era like we live in today, where solar power and bioplastics are common, everything is carbon neutral/negative, ect. That or like fur clothing, has to be vintage and out of production. Relics of the past, maintained and kept around via green means.

Last night I dreamt that I had broken into my childhood best friend's home. I haven't seen him in like 8 years? And it had been like another 3 since we had really hung out I think? We only lived 2 blocks away from each other back then, but he did a lot of extracurricular stuff after school, and we didn't have any of the same classes, so our schedules didn't line up. One of the last times we hung out, his dad was surprised to me, because apparently it had been a year since I'd been over to their house. Great guy, great family, the time just wasn't there sadly. He's one of the people that got me into this fandom. Anyways, in the dream, I had broken in, and was hanging out in his bedroom, where I found some copper wire and small firecrackers that I had left from forever ago according to the dream. His mom walked in on me and was surprised but friendly, even when I admitted that my friend didn't know I was there. He eventually showed up and it was a little awkward. Not sure why I dreamed that. I had sort of done this before as a kid, where we were supposed to hang out after he got back from his baseball practice. I got to his house before him, and something happened that took another hour. Usually I would knock on the front door to see if he was around and we could hang out, but since I knew he was on his way, I just hopped the fence in the alleyway and went through the backdoor. I just hung out in his room working on some lego project we had begun a while back or something. His dad walked in and with some laundry and was of course surprised, but fine. At another friends house I would just walk in, and it would surprise his dad, but that was because for whatever reason, I was the only person their dogs never barked at, so his warning system never went off.

Today I learned that the dorsal fins of blue whales are closer to their tails than their heads. Also, as of typing this, googling Blue Whale shows an AI image that is clearly a combination of a humpback whale and a great white shark as the first result. How does one say Мусенька?

Why does this sound like an epic one liner for D&D player's demise? I'll spend $10 on pull tabs a few times a year at family outtings and divy them up amongst everyone. Its been a bad streak, but someone always wins a dollar or two. Otherwise, I'm willing to put money in for a small 50/50 raffle but only after gauging the crowd so I can put in enough to be just shy of rigging it.

Wearing: Still nothing! Hair: Wet Eating: Krispy Cream Donut for dessert Drinking: Milk to wash it down Thinking: About things I need to get done in the near future but don't have the funds for Feeling: Somewhat stressed Talking to: My youngest cat who turned 3 yesterday. Listening to: The sound of his nails catching on the carpet as he runs back and forth, as well the AC unit. Watching: His heavy breathing and nistagmus Loving: His big shaky eyes Hating: How hot the apartment is going to be tomorrow Wanting: To run the window fans for the night to cool the whole place and not just the bedroom down Waiting for: My love to come to bed Weather: 62 American, partly cloudy but clear by sunrise. Time: 10:48PM Hoping: For the kitten with a Urinary Obstruction we're watching and having to perform cystonomies on twice daily to have a clean pass on his catheter this Wednesday and start urinating in his own. Situation: Felid Frenzied

How many cats have you had? Are you afraid of needles? What's the worst way someone has messed up an order of food for you, When's the last time you dug a hole? If you could have lunch with anyone in your local area, who would it be and why?

Yucca flowers are kind of like that with their chemical gingery sort of spice flavor?

@KPackratt I still have a can of Starlight. Dont know why they discontinued that and have tried all of these other new ones recently. The Raspberry spice or whatever is just weird to me.

You up for a character with some bone exposure?

Working in a vet clinic exposes you to,,, a lot. Tape worms are my no no.

My No.1 is a dinosaur fruitsnack that was kind of generic but oh so good. I think their production was reduced due to higher sales for more specifically themed ones for kid's shows, and then replaced entirely after the start of the Jurassic World Franchise. I don't remember the exact brand but they all had thus same big trex head on the box. I also miss the Sobe drinks, those were delicious. There's also the, "Doctor's Choice" Candy Cigarettes that were chaly and orange flavored. You can get other kinds but they're not the same. My most recent frustration with discontinuation was the Kelloggs Instabowls. They were single serving containers of breakfast cereal, that came with powdered milk, so all you had to do was add water. They would've been a fantastic option for camping, potentially MREs, and the school feeding programs that operate during the summer. The briefly had a Cocoa Krispies one but that was considered too unhealthy for schools. I tried to order some from Walmart while they said they were still in stock. They weren't, and instead substituted for the smallest box they had, but still charged me the whole amount. I paid $60 for a four dollar box of cereal! Not only that, it came damaged, and there was no way to return it or get a refund.

I'm trying to remember exactly, but I could've sworn on a news network within the last few years, I saw footage of a dronestrike, and they just had it playing on repeat in the background. This wasn't like normal footage however. You couldn't see faces clearly, but it was surprisingly close up, in color, and you could make out what individuals were wearing and whatnot. I dont know what their affiliation with anyone or anything was. I recall it hardly being connected to the overall topic at hand. They were just people as far as you could tell, going about their day to day lives. They didn't just dissappear in the explosion either. You could see them on the ground, unmoving. It was just people dying, over and over, without warning and so nonchalant. It made me understand why my mom didn't have the news playing in the background after 9/11 when I was younger. It went beyond informative to just being an exploitation of tragedy. There's other things that come to mind, but they were more, "planned" and came with an advisory notice, or consisted of what I would consider, unhinged opinion pieces. I've seen plenty worse, but those were instances in which I was seeking on the ground type coverage for certain events. I knew I'd be seeing things, and not simply happen upon them.

Self Righteousness

I didn't have any serious problems in middle school, but the amount of bs they put us through made freshmen year a vast improvement. Honestly, had a great first two years. Despite drama with my first stepfather and my grandmother, my life felt well put together. Then we moved, and that upturned everything. I went from seeing people I'd known for a decade almost daily, to not at all, and I've seen so few in the decade since. Daily bouts of laughter replaced by,,, nothing. Just the absence of joy. Things began to look a little up my senior year. I'd adjusted a bit, made a few friends in intro to theatre, and then my dog, my best friend whom helped me get through every challenge up until then, was wrongfully put to sleep. That destroyed me. The latter friendships lasted until I graduated, and then it was back to a period of isolation, only as an adult. I still talked to friends from before and saw my closest ones a few times a year, but it wasn't quite the same, and that's kind of how it still is. Only all of the hardship got me to being with my person, and I couldn't be happier to have her.

I grew up eating them relatively often. Problem is they're not that filling. Every now and then my girlfriend and I will grab a few for a picnic. Childish Charcuterie. I was inspired years back by them and the esbit folding stoves that come in certain MREs, for an adults only version where you would boil a hotdog in beer amongst other options. Gourmet on the go type of thing. I also pictured simpler versions, and I did have the right idea on those, because shortly after there was an explosion of options with different types of fancy meats, cheeses and crackers.

Bad Habits

Cutie marks really are a fascinating concept. They're supposed to be fairly simple, visually appealing, on the surface represent a major aspect or passion of hours, while also holding meaning on a deeper level. A difficult task in its own right, but to top that all of, there's the crucial aspect that we can never be separated from, and that's that realistically, we're not supposed to have any say in the matter. Equestria has its problems, but they're not nearly as nuanced as our day to day lives. What we love and what we do vary significantly, not just as we get older, but from year to year as we go through necessary changes to overcome regular roadblocks. How on earth are we meant to accurately pick something that stays true to who we are for all time? An old friend of mine who was half the reason I got into this fandom, once made an OC design of what they thought I'd look like. Everything about it made sense, but it didn't feel like me. I believe the cutie mark was a pencil on a stack of books. I was the studious history buff after all, and that hasn't really changed. The one I've always gone with however, was a personal symbol that I had originally placed on a flag design, completely unrelated to anything pony. A fleur de lis set inside an olive wreath. The idea was to convey diplomacy and a want for peace, with an image of power to back it all up. Aspects I'm only realizing now as well, is how both parts are actually plants whose appearances have been used with such frequency that we kind of forget that's the case. Their intent is made all the more clearer with the sharp points of the leaves and petals. Honestly, this design barely fits into the technicolor world of equines, but I've made it mine. Whether that would hold true in a reality where destiny decides my tramp stamp is impossible to say.

Throw in a sponge and I think you're set! I like the sound of Spotless, with "Spot" or "Liz" for short. Not to steal from Digital Circus, but for the same pun, Ragatha, for cleaning with rags. Bright Sparkle or Sparkle Bright. Buffy Shine Pristine And for the less serious, we have Elbow Grease and Lemon Pledge.

Affair

Magnets!

Some of my all time favorites are on the hardrive of my old broken laptop that I really need to to get moved over. One that comes to mind, I took when I was probably 14, and it was just a partial sunset, but the clouds looked like they were on fire.