Raskolnikov

This certainly should not be classified as dinner.

I think so, ever so slightly. I got my granddad's height.

Curiosity. It's interesting seeing what people conclude of me.

Considering I was getting all childlishly teary about the wonders of the natural world talking to @ComanderZhabikKlavik about the science-based Nightwish albums I think we can safely say I am still the kid raised on documentaries and National Geographic magazines getting all sentimental and excited about nature and the planet and finding everything astonishingly beautiful.

The People demand accountability and justice for the deep distress caused during outtage periods!!! Where are we supposed to be unhinged when the forum is down? TWITTER? You are leaving us for dead

No hot takes here, people are valid, but gosh, growing up in smoke heavy countries and with smokers has given me a strangely pleasant experience with cigarette smoke that seems to be contrary to the common opinion here... it just reminds me of old friends, or diaspora friends of my mum's. Or public places... I must be too heavily conditioned from chronic secondhand exposure into liking the smell lol

Before adding input, it's also possible to just ask the person - sometimes someone needs to vent to someone and to be empathised with but can figure stuff out on their own and just want the emotional support, sometimes they need advice, or sometimes they need the former first so they can get the latter afterwards. It'd probably spare everyone a lot of trouble if we all got into the habit of asking what people would like from us about stuff like this more often I'm thinking Bairro is trying to get intel from us!!

Women... so mysterious (seriously though that is a strange question )

Rayman 2: The Great Escape. My sister used to own a CD with a demo of this and we used to play it sooooo much, I saw it was dirt cheap on GOG so I grabbed it so I can finally see what the rest of the game is like. :D AWESOME soundtrack, the level design and environments are so charming that it feels like it's barely aged at all to me, and it has that nostalgic vibe of what games used to be like back then.

"Why treat the problem, when you can treat yourself?"

Every day multiple times, I went from touch averse to touch starved at age 17 and the lever is still stuck there

That's all valid and on-topic in my eyes The OP was just a dramatically worded joke, the intention here is to air out any regrets or things we feel ashamed about so it's not festering inside us, receive support, etc. It's not *really* for moping and ruining your sanity (unless someone wants it to be HAHA), it's to air things out to hopefully let them go, or share experiences we've since overcome so others can feel less alone etc. :] I considered clarifying but it might have ruined the comedic value of the post! >:o

You hate us..... I'm hungryyyyyy >:|

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." I think about this fucking quote every day I spend on this godforsaken rock.

I've not had the experience of an unhappy marriage, but I fully sympathise. I see myself in the rest of your points too - it's still a struggle to make long term decisions when I don't expect to be around for long. A challenge to be sure.

Ammonia I think, not because I inherently hate it but I associate it with disease and dead animals and I guess it brings back old dread. I always picture cat corpses in my head... Also wine actually, hate the smell just by itself but also my parents' PC reeked of it from their drinking.

You know when you're in therapy and your wise therapist reminds you to let go of what ifs and regrets? Fuck that quack. This is your safe haven to bitch and diminish all the hard earned healing you have done and set yourself back by a few months. Be the mopey, sad, regretful little animal that you are - what better time to be in than the imaginary past where you were unbelievably smarter and did everything right? You may be as silly or as serious as you like here. Your regrets over eating too much of that monster pizza and your regrets over your inexcusable, filthy and damning actions in your past relationships are both equally valid. No judgement, we are all damned little sinners I'll start - I wish I had tried harder to keep in touch with people I liked when I was a kid. I missed out on a lot of life experiences and social learning by being stuck in my head.

I would if I liked any of them!!! Besides it's been quiet for days, I highly doubt they hold meetings everyday to talk about nothing new about us at all, the neighbourhood BBC news cycle will have moved on to the next weird thing as it does

I've had someone in high school say they're not going to me because an acquaintance of mine told her I'm Satan o_o I think he was just messing and she took it seriously lol, we were on friendly terms and I was friends with him in primary so he didn't hate me or anything, he found me hilarious even In juniour high I'm sure there was stuff behind my back I don't know of because of a couple of classmates that really didn't like me, but I refused to use e.g. Facebook precisely because I didn't want to see false rumours or get dragged into drama, so thankfully I was smart and avoided any BS Unlike us who have never thought weird things about all the neighbours

I'm from an Orthodox country so it's not a thing at all there, some shops might do Halloween themed stuff for the novelty since it's seen as foreign but that's just a decontextualised, commercialised American cultural import rather than an authentic local holiday celebration. Closest thing we have is Carnival before Lent starts, it's not spooky themed but it does involve dressing up.

WE ARE SO BACK!!!!!!!

I tend to love dawn, early mornings and dusk most, but I miss the nighttimes at home where in the cities it's totally active and sociable, especially in the summer heat where nighttime is the best time to socialise because it avoids the oppressive temperatures. It still feels safe because of lots of people around and a fair amount of light and it feels peaceful in a completely different way, hearing people having a good time and celebrating in the distance is soothing. And by nighttime I mean, finding bars still open at 3-4AM, as well as kiosks for anything you need. It's crazy. And you can still find quiet spots of course. It's so cool, like there's much more to the day than more north of Europe, where it feels like everyone gets fearful and dead quiet after dark and the day ends after 8PM.

I'm not sure what that means without a clear definition. But no matter how worn and jaded I am I really try to honour those young parts of me even if it just means not forgetting about them entirely. I think you are truly gone if that happens. It is one hard thing to do recently though. I hope I can get some help with that. :x

Not anymore, I used to but these days I just read the first thread and maybe the last couple pages to know what was last discussed. Unless the thread is super interesting of course - but especially in the Off Topic section, I'm more inclined to read recent posts because it's from people still active and seeing how people talk and interact informs how I can approach them on a social level in more casual threads. :p

But after all that mourning, will they remember you? I think so. Will your online friends from other continents remember about you? I think so as well, obviously not everyone to the same degree but they will to a point. For what you will be remembered? For some, maybe for being an asshole. For others probably for being funny or ~mysterious~, or maybe I tried to help them out with stuff. What kind of achievements you will be remembered by your friends, or your colleagues? What defines 'achievements'? Not anything conventional, but that was never my goal. In your short life right now, did you do enough to leave your mark on this Earth? For my standards? I'd say so. There is always more work to be done, but every little bit can mean the world just to one person. I am saddened by how many people in this thread feel insignificant... I would like to say, you don't have to change the world, but every small positive act you do can change *someone's* world, and that is infinitely valuable. There are people on this earth I have only encountered once and have only been with them for a couple hours, but the impression they have left me continues to inspire and shape me. You all are so, so much more impactful than you think. I think our adverse experiences can leave us feeling otherwise that we are powerless and insignificant, but our every action leaves a mark.