SharpWit

Phone for day to day, laptop for anything I consider a project, like a response that requires research, or posts for the world cup.

I'm exhausted. My downstairs neighbor isn't all there, and she called the fire department three times last night, so loud engine noises and flashing lights coming into my bedroom. Excited for my lovely to be back from her week long trip today though!

Welcome to the forums! I feel like it's a miracle your username wasn't already taken given we have every variety of enthusiasts under the moon. (yeah I said it, sol followers, come at me!) Dino person myself, though haven't watched the entirety of that franchise. Planning to binge the new Walking with Dinosaurs this weekend. Also I'm a veterinary assistant and avid enjoyer of animals, so it's awesome to see someone be in two of my corners! I see you picked the infamous spino as your profile pic. Is that your favorite dinosaur, or do you have another? Was there a moment when you realized that you were "the" dino person from everyone around you, or were you lucky enough to have found community around our beloved terrible lizards? As a casual mlp enjoyer, how far into which of the series are you, and what's a favorite moment from the show? What is the Okapi's name, and how'd she come to be at your Zoo? And finally, as much fun as it is to work with animals, stuff happens. So tell me, what's the grossest thing one of them's done? I'll trade you in the spoiler.

I like strange words, what is dis one?

@fim y How long has it been since you've had a tootsie roll? Do you prefer folding or stackable chairs? How many cats is too many? How many rolls of toilet paper are there in your home? Is there anywhere in your home that you can touch the ceiling without any assistance?

I'm going to say the Goonies. We get to piggy back off of pirates, and half the park could be dedicated to working your way through challenges, while the other half can be a free for all. It will bring back nostalgia, while also bringing something fresh.

Yikes! 88 orders of Mizithra Spaghetti with a side of garlic bread and small salad. Funny thing, I ordered on doordash which didn't say you get those sides like you normally would in the restaurant. We've had issues with that before, so I added those and was then confused why I had two salads and garlic breads when it arrived. Anyways, thanks for putting me in theoretical debt with this one Reece.

I've thought about doing this for my kids one day, because I'm unsure how to go about it for myself. When I was 7 or 8, I made one with a friend. I don't remember what all was in it, but we used a small wooden box that wasn't even remotely sealed. Dug until we saw clay, and called it good. I wanted to check on it a month later I think? The whole thing had fallen apart, and maybe half of whatever was in it was salvageable. A letter to our future selves had either disintegrated or glued bits of itself to the wood and all the writing washed away. My first highschool has a whole bunch of time capsules, but they stopped putting them in after filling the row. I'm not aware of any plans to open them. I was disappointed that it wasn't set up so that we could say, make a new one and open one every 50 years. Give us a chance to connect with our past and set something up for those who come after and all that. Part of the issue with what I'd like to put in one, is I want to include things that are already gone that I'm nostalgic for. A dumb example is those cheese and cracker handisnacks, but specifically the ones with the little red plastic spreader that were both wasteful and a choking hazard. But man do I miss them. As such, I would like to make one for my future kids when they're about 5-10 years old. Reading material wont be as much of a thing as it was, but I'll do my best to include a mix of stories from that year, photos, media, snacks, and a few other things particular to the time. Then we can crack it open some point down the line, maybe when they have kids of their own.

Here's something bonkers

Yes, but I have 3 catches to this, two being personal and one theoretical. The first is that I'm a very go with the flow kind of person, so even when I recognize that something is impossibly different or out of place within a dream, I tend to just go along with it. The second is that even if I'm in full lucidity, the experience is often short because I tend to wake up. This is good for nightmares where I tend to be directly in harms way, because I can just nope out of there, but bad for enjoyable experiences. And third, I don't think we're in control of whether we get to be in control within a lucid dream. I don't know the official terminology, but while I'm certain the ability to see things within our mind through recollection, imagination, and dreaming all share a connection, they're different processes. Something I'd like to know from others, is, Have you ever have dreams where you're someone else entirely? Have you ever had dreams that last a significant amount of time within them, such as multiple days having passed in their entirety or longer?

Oh it's been so long I've had two. The first we got around 2005? Used it for a road trip, and then got it out when there was a power outage and used it regularly after that. It was thin, grey metal, and angular. It opened like a laptop and the player lid within did the same. Definitely had a look for it's time. Then in 2011 we had a different one. Much bulkier, black plastic. The player opened by sliding out. I don't think the battery on it was very good because I remember it having a short cord and we kept it at the end of the couch where it could stay plugged in. My first stepfather worked graveyard and didn't want to hear stuff playing while he tried to sleep, but I also didn't want to stop playing a movie if I went into the kitchen, so we got a set of ear covering headphones with a 30 foot aux cord. He got rid of that one after moving in 2013 or so, and we went back to the oldie which started crashing? The movie would freeze for a few seconds them the screen would turn blue. You could turn it on and off again but I think you could only skip ahead 10 minutes at a time? Plus when it started doing this it often did it with more frequency so you'd be done for the day. Then it started having battery issues as well. Luckily this was around the time I had my first laptop which of course had a disk player in those days. We didn't have internet in our apartment for the first 2 months we lived here in 2020, and phone service was iffy at best if my girlfriend and I were both trying to use it, so I broke out the old laptop and watched my dvds for the first time in a long time. That laptop is now dead dead.

Small toy dinosaurs. If I see some, I have to get them. I just love seeing how accurate they can get some, while others are just fun for classic or weird designs. I mean look at this guy! He's a quadruped with an upright stance and a sail back! That's no Dimetrodon, no modern variant of Spinosaurus! They probably just went, that'd look cool! And he'll yeah it does which us why I spent $5 just to get him out of some random DIY sensory slime kit. Could be an Arizonasaurus, but I didn't know what that was till today, so I highly doubt whoever designed him did either. If I'm wrong on that though, major props! Also my go to rant if needed is how to properly make PB&J, and make it the best possible way. I have over a hundred ideas for things to be done with them. But I'm obsessive in general so just get my attention on something and I'll go off.

Of course Obvs for you! Absolutely not for me. To quote The Crucible, "How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" And while many a name I have had on ze internets, they are all an intrinsic part of me, that I shall not depart. Also, I accidently made Sharp Wit my name on my first Uber account, and it was a blast having drivers call me that.

I hate to disappoint, but I haven't been up to no good. The closest might be that I'm offering some of my girlfriend's birthday spankings to her mother as part of her upcoming birthday present, and my beloved is unaware.

Something I'm curious about, why is he shocked? Sure you've kept this hidden, but do you not openly express joy for anything similar, such as cartoons in general, or other forms of media with world building? I myself was lucky to have family that was accepting or apathetic for the most part. They either understood it or thought, "Ah, the weird one has found something weird again", and moved on with their lives. The only two people I've gotten anything about it for in the mildest sense would be my younger brother who was into Sonic, so I could counter him there, (Not that there's anything wrong with that) and my girlfriend who is into Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and my goodness the art style is similar on that one! Anyways, congratulations on your journey of self expression within this fandom and beyond. Take pride, both for being part of a greater community, but more importantly for being true to yourself. Never shy away from who are. As with all good things, enjoy in moderation, and we wish you the best.

Night! I say as I type this at 8:24AM, but I woke up from an anxiety dream where I broke a tooth in a movie theater. Unless I'm feeling unwell, I'm not usually able to fall asleep with nothing playing in the background. Boredom keeps me up, so I find something interesting to drift off to, but if it's something I also find exciting, then that will also keep me up! Before I knew this about myself, I'd regularly stay up extremely late diving into topics I had no business div8ng into at such hours, but curiosity was trying to kill this cat through sleep deprivation. I still occasionally find myself straying from my bedside till 1 or 2 in the morning, but with far less frequency.

Little League for one summer. Sandlot was my favorite movie so I wanted to give it a try. My parents thought I didn't like playing so they took me out of it. In actuality, I didn't like standing in a field under the hot sun where no action was happening. This was entry level, so no one could hit it very far. I liked the game when things were happening, but turns out I have some light sensitivity and burn easily. Despite what Twilight might lead you to believe, not a great sport for vampires. Didn't matter, I've never been particularly good at sports, and the batting machines hurled the balls way faster than any reasonable person would, so I just stood their trembling until the time ran out.

I only like mint tea, and to 1 cup I add, a tablespoon of honey, a tablespoon of white sugar, and half a cup of cream. Is it tea at that point? Not sure, but a bag was involved. When we housesit at my parents, I'll make coldbrew mochas for my girlfriend. That's usually a cup of milk with 6 swirls of Hershey chocolate syrup and a cup of the dark stuff.

Fudgecicles. I could eat those all day.