LostAndSmelly

joined 2 years ago
[–] LostAndSmelly 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Entering an intersection before they are sure there will be enough space to clear it.

[–] LostAndSmelly 2 points 1 week ago

I don't think there is an intellectual answer because it is not an intellectual desire. There is nothing cerebral about the process it feels more limbic. We like them because our bodies demand it. There is no rational reason, there is nothing to understand except our biology. You are not missing the point or not seeing what we see you just don't have the same biological response.

My brother in law thinks cilantro is super gross, it's so bad that he won't go into certain Mexican food places because the smell is so appalling. Personally hardly notice it at all. I see his reactions and they align with the things I already know to be true about his situation but I just don't feel the way he feels. I know how he person feels but I will never truly understand the sensations.

All that to say we just think they are nice.

[–] LostAndSmelly 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think I might be in the dark on this one. I just found out about OneNote last year and I can't believe I ever passed a math class without it. I actually bought a Microsoft Surface primarily to have a better interface with OneNote. I have setup notebooks for health information, to plan travel, I even setup a notebook to keep track of my reading.

[–] LostAndSmelly 6 points 1 month ago

Yes, that appears to be a spider.

[–] LostAndSmelly 2 points 1 month ago

I don't have the stats on mine anymore but it was significantly worse than the one I already had so I never used it.

[–] LostAndSmelly 3 points 2 months ago

This community is awesome.

[–] LostAndSmelly 128 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Could we please include credit for webcomics?

XKCD makes linking with attribution super easy: Permanent link to this comic: https://xkcd.com/2684/ Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding): https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/road_space_comparison.png

[–] LostAndSmelly 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I tend to hyperfixate. Every mistake I make or goal I don't immediately achieve can become a weapon I use against myself. I have spent hundreds of hours in therapy. Meditation can help but it is really hard for me to get started.

I injured my knee a few years ago and after trying arnica and a bunch of other drugs to manage the inflammation the PA told me to try smoking weed. Within a week the inflammation was under control and I discovered meditation was MUCH easier for me after smoking.

Now I know when I start to beat myself up I use my vape pen. Two puffs and 25 minutes later I will be able to slow down and mindfully check in with myself.

I start with some breathing. First slow breathes, then even breaths, then box breaths. After breathing I do a body scan, I start at my toes and work my way to my face. Then I feed my thought to a candle for a bit and imagine watching them turn into smoke.

Within half an hour the vape pen will be wearing off and I won't be able to stay in that state but I will be a lot nicer to my self and my family. Over the last 6 months I have lost 25 lbs and put together a new plan to find a new career, I am a few weeks away from my first certification since 2008 and have set up a new resume. I am making plans for the future and genuinely optimistic about my own life.

Pot and meditation have done what endless therapy and fists full of medications could not. I am in control of my own thoughts and feelings. I am able to make plans and follow through with plans that spawn months. I am in control of what and when I eat and sleep. I am a normal ass adult with responsibilities I actually attended to.

[–] LostAndSmelly 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love that before Mark McGrath really understood the change in the audience after Fly he got naked on stage like it was still a punk show.

[–] LostAndSmelly 3 points 2 months ago

I can't believe this comedy gold is not upvoted more. Maybe it needs /s?

[–] LostAndSmelly 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The two second rule is for following distance. Applying it to stopped cars makes no sense at all, but it is funny . You have it right.

[–] LostAndSmelly 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I started smoking pot.

 

Starting monday my car does not start charging at 11:00 PM as scheduled. I have had to wait until after 11:00, unplug the car, wait several minutes, and then plug it back in for charging to begin. I do not receive any errors in the app when scheduled charging fails. When I try to start charging via the app after 11:00 PM the app fails to initiate charging with the message that the car is not plugged in.

I have a Grizzl-e Avalance 40A charger with the ChargeLab app. The app says it sees a car connected and is available to charge at 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM when my rates are low. So far I have changed the Scheduled charge times to 10 minutes after the charger becomes available and I have disabled scheduled charging so the car should be trying to charge as soon as the plug becomes available. I have recently begun timing how long I have left the connecter out before plugging it back in. so far 30 seconds is too short a time, the car will claim it is not plugged in. 5 Minutes will work, tomorrow I will try 4 minutes and see if that is long enough.

 

Saturday and Sunday, the rest are week days.

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