AquaTofana

I just made a comment about this too! The "male" and "female" vernacular is alive and well in the US military as well!

I have such a weird take on this, due to being in the military for so long. We absolutely do refer to one another as "males" and "females".

Ie. "There was a female SSgt that was really helpful in customer service" or "I had to remind a male Soldier to put on his cover when he left the building" or "I had a female troop once".

However, I try really hard when I'm speaking to a non-military member to switch up my phrasing. Sometimes I still slip up, and I gotta be like "shit, sorry, I mean that woman cashier over there" or whatever it is that I'm talking about.

I will say though, I do distinctly remember having that conversation during basic training, and fucking hating being referred to as "female" in the beginning, and that thought being shared amongst my flightmates. I can still hear the TIs shouting from across the parking lot: "GET OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, FE-MALE!" Ugh.

It was just 16 years ago now, so "female" has become normalized.

Aren't those moments the fucking best? When it's such a "simple thing" to wake up next to someone and just feel that calm security or even the "fuck yeah you're so goddamned attractive and you chose me too!"

I go through phases of this with my husband. We've been married for 13 years, and he is legit my best friend, and I find him to be just unbelievably hot af. I'll go weeks where I'm just like "goddamn, this is mine?"

And then I also go through less intense periods. He's still my partner through life and I'd get his back through anything and everything, but it's less "omg you're so hot" googly eyes and more like "this is the life we've built together and I'm so glad I did it with you".

But then a few weeks later I'm in crush mode.

Obligatory of course we have our periods where we annoy the fuck out of each other, but it's usually short-lived and we communicate and work through it. I think that's just a realistic fact of marriage.

He has made me such a better person than I was when I met him though. I think about that constantly.

This is my answer too! I can never decide if I liked Prague or Brussels more!

Both highly underrated places to visit for Americans imo.

18 Naked Trump-Boys in the shower at Ram Raaaaaannnccchhhh!

I have a huge crush on Charlie Day as well! I think I'd take him as Dr. Newt Geizsler from Pacific Rim tho. While I am usually like "Daw I love Charlie" in IASIP, there's something about him wearing winter underwear with socks that's an immediate turn off. 😂

Yeah I don't think DeSantis realizes that little 9 year old Tommy's wallet just ain't that big. Like...what dealer does he think is just frothing at the mouth to break into the elementary school market? 😭

Tbf this is the first time I've seen Jackson's name abbreviated like that. It took me a second to get hers. But I feel like ACB is fairly common. Then again, maybe her name just jumps out at me immediately because I have a special hatred in my heart for women who turn against women. Fuckin' bitch.

Either way, I wasn't agreeing or disagreeing with the sentiment of politicians using initials for their names or not, just stating whose initials they were.

Amy Conan Barrett is the 2nd, and Ketanji Brown Jackson is the 3rd.

Yeah, my sister bought me the DVD Boxed set a few years ago for Christmas as I was a HUGE Daria fan growing up. I was a little disappointed that all the late 90s/early aughts music was gone and it was replaces by generic "pop punk" sounding music.

Still one of my comfort shows though, and the only reason I can still say I'm "using DVDs" in 2024 😂

My husband and I are both here and voting as long as the military forces us to be here. Every election. Local, state, and federal. Blue. Every time.

But fuck, the second my contract says I'm allowed to move, I'm selling my house, fleeing this hellhole ASAP, and will never willingly set foot in this state again. Just saying.

2012 Texas was different than it is today. Not great, but exponentially better. There's been a distinct decline over the past ~decade.