JustAnotherRando

The usual argument is that those jobs are for teenagers or some shit. Nevermind the fact that teenagers have very limited working hours (can't exactly get that chicken strip basket at lunch on a workday if only teens are working there). The other part of the reasoning is something along the lines of wanting to "motivate" people to move into other fields/jobs. But quite frankly, that's a stupid argument. I wouldn't want to work fast food again even if they were paying me the same money I make now. I would much rather work from home at a computer than deal with shitty people all day in a hot greasy environment.

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Montenegro has kind of a citrus and clove taste. It kinda reminds me of mulling spices used with mulled cider. I haven't had Averna but I read that it has more of a licorice taste? If that's accurate, then I would say it's different enough to notably change the taste of the cocktail.

Hey, it took me a couple of months but I finally got to making a (fairly modified) version of this. Just posted a more full write up in a post but wanted to share here in case anyone comes across the discussion. Couldn't find the same apricot liquor (probably not that different though) or the same amaro. I used amaro Montenegro which from what I saw online is probably the most comparable amaro but don't know how close they are. I didn't realize the only bourbon I had was a maple bourbon so it added more sweetness but the smoking helped with that.

Yup. The dude was fat for military standards then and he'd be fat for military standards today.

I did say if you have a specific thing to get it in writing. If you sign a letter of intent, that is getting it in writing. Plenty of guys in my boot camp got told they could go do X job in the Navy but ended up getting a different designation during boot. This was back in the mid 2000's so it may be more standard to have the LoI but at the time plenty of us did and plenty of us didn't. And for my job, I only got to join "the nuke program" - we got to give a wishlist for which rating but it didn't mean much. I got the rating I wanted, but several guys wanted Electronics Technician and ended up as their last choice - Machinist's Mates. And I've met some decently smart infantry, but I've also met plenty of infantry that were (affectionately) window lickers. More seriously though, the ones we joked around with about being window lickers aren't actually stupid, they were just average guys, just not as quick as some of the other vets in the group (the Marine vet embraced the crayon eating jokes). I'm sure they were fine at their job though, and they followed orders well which is probably the most important thing in a soldier or sailor.

The score matters as far as what jobs you qualify for, and it also tests different aptitudes. For example, two people could have the same overall score (say a 70), but one person could show mechanical aptitude and be pushed toward a Machinist position, while the other could do poorly on mechanical but do well in electrical stuff and become an electrician.
They also don't want to waste their smarter people as basic grunts or cooks, so a higher ASVAB score can mean you're less likely to get the job you want if, say, you score 90+, but always wanted to be a chef. If you have a specific job you want to go in for, you basically have to get it in writing that you're joining for that job, otherwise you're at the mercy of the "needs of the {branch name}" - you will be what they need most that you're very good at.

That account was a parody account...

The $35k may have been referring to the sign on bonus. I don't know if sign on has gotten that high, but it was the first thing I thought of.

Exactly. Most people seem unable to comprehend that you could have depression when "you've got it made." You see it often enough in the music industry (Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Kurt Cobain for starters) - people that are very successful in their careers, had people close to them that cared about them, but that doesn't "solve" depression.

On a personal level, I am fairly successful in my career, have financial stability and the ability to take vacations, and am married to a wonderful woman. My depression isn't nearly as bad now as when I was a teenager, but it's not like I'm just fine now. Sometimes a random thing (work stresses, physical pains, etc.) will cause my depression to spike, making it significantly harder to want to do anything. It makes my with suffer, my relationship with my wife, I'll slide in doing exercises, and don't get enough sun... All of which just make the depression spiral. Fortunately after a bit of that, either I find something to kick me back into "correcting" mode or my wife pushes me into healthier habits (like going out for walks) to get me back to at least "manageable." All of that to say that people with depression can ebb and flow regardless of how "good" their life is, especially when viewed from the outside. And sometimes the inability to be happy when you "should be happy" just make it worse.

That's one of two scenarios where I'm happy to buy early access. Valheim and Palworld both fall in that category. The other category I'm happy to buy early access is for a project I am particularly interested in seeing succeed (and willing to give some feedback on to help). So far I think I've only done that with BG3 and that turned out pretty well for me.

I mean, any survival game is like that. Hell, just about any game is like that. Eventually you've done about all you want to do, and then it's time to move on. And that's fine.