Update for Everyone VII: Insert Something Philosophical Sounding Here

[Mr. Reactionary]

A teenager I mentored has turned alt-right.

Better watch out before they make you drink hemlock for corrupting the youth.

[Santander]

Between miles flown YTD and flights booked over the coming weeks, I should requalify for 1K on United. Now the question is if I should push for Global Services or spread the love in the second half of the year and get BA Gold or Singapore PPS.

[free my dawg]

It really do be like that sometimes.

[RINO Tom]

Officially got our apartment today, so we'll be real Illinoisans August 2nd.  My avatar won't be 100% true yet, though, as I think you have to vote in the primary first in Illinois?  Haha, I'll miss closed registration a little bit, not gonna lie, but caucuses ... ick, peace out.

[Illiniwek]

Officially got our apartment today, so we'll be real Illinoisans August 2nd.  My avatar won't be 100% true yet, though, as I think you have to vote in the primary first in Illinois?  Haha, I'll miss closed registration a little bit, not gonna lie, but caucuses ... ick, peace out.

Yaaaas good news! What city will you be living in?

[RINO Tom]

Officially got our apartment today, so we'll be real Illinoisans August 2nd.  My avatar won't be 100% true yet, though, as I think you have to vote in the primary first in Illinois?  Haha, I'll miss closed registration a little bit, not gonna lie, but caucuses ... ick, peace out.

Yaaaas good news! What city will you be living in?

Chicago!  On North Dearborn ... don't want to get too specific on the open Internet.

[Santander]

Officially got our apartment today, so we'll be real Illinoisans August 2nd.  My avatar won't be 100% true yet, though, as I think you have to vote in the primary first in Illinois?  Haha, I'll miss closed registration a little bit, not gonna lie, but caucuses ... ick, peace out.

Yaaaas good news! What city will you be living in?

Chicago!  On North Dearborn ... don't want to get too specific on the open Internet.

You open yourself up to so much ridicule...

[RINO Tom]

Officially got our apartment today, so we'll be real Illinoisans August 2nd.  My avatar won't be 100% true yet, though, as I think you have to vote in the primary first in Illinois?  Haha, I'll miss closed registration a little bit, not gonna lie, but caucuses ... ick, peace out.

Yaaaas good news! What city will you be living in?

Chicago!  On North Dearborn ... don't want to get too specific on the open Internet.

You open yourself up to so much ridicule...

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Congrats to Mr. RINO and Chairman Sanchez for appearing to break the Atlas barrier.

[RINO Tom]

Congrats to Mr. RINO and Chairman Sanchez for appearing to break the Atlas barrier.

You're a good dude, Cath.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Congrats to Mr. RINO and Chairman Sanchez for appearing to break the Atlas barrier.

You're a good dude, Cath.

Haha, thank you, Comrade. Just glad to see Atlas peeps doing well.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Second wedding of the season today (not mine). Thank Gosh it’s over after this until September.

[free my dawg]

WE HAVE GONE 28 0 DAYS WITHOUT A MOMPOST

My mother came by to pick up some of her things. It, predictably, turned into a hellscape.

She started off by screaming at me that I wasn't supposed to be there and that she tried to add a provision because she "didn't want me to go through this." Of course, there was no provision, and her 12 AM texts say she wants me involved and on her side. Actually, she's wanted me involved in their petty bull for 4 years, and what little involvement I've had in the divorce is protecting myself or getting back things she stole from me.

She proceeded to spend the 2 hours ranting about how she couldn't go through the house, picking and choosing which things she wanted. When her police escort told her no, she demanded that the chief come. She picked almost the entire yard clean, picking and choosing things to leave and to bring back to her apartment. I could hear her ranting and raving and raging from the second floor of my house, demanding the police allow her to get more things (most of which don't belong to her) like the original childhood photographs/videotapes I had (which are mine). Overall, very, very disturbing stuff.

My mother has an idea that anything she believes she spent money on in the house is hers. This includes shared property, but more importantly, she believes that she can take back gifts from my childhood. Recall that she's tried to steal my camera (which was brought for my primary use in the class), and actually stole my luggage bag. I also think she stole some of my vintage glasses - again, gifts that she bought for me. I'm actually well aware of why she stole my luggage - the rest of the bags were in the attic, where she kept most of her bowls. If she asked to borrow my luggage or asked for my camera, I'd be fine with it. Instead, we have problems because she used the divorce system to steal from me. In her world, she genuinely believes that she can take back gifts that she gave to me.

This forces my hand, once again. The first time I intervened because she was a genuine danger to myself. The second, third, and this one are all me being forced to defend my property. I'm going to send an email to the police chief/escort asking that they not allow her in because she presents a significant threat to my property. Of course, complete with logs. I won't be pressing charges, but it needs to be known for my property.

At this point, it's looking less like "if I institute permanent NC" and more like "when I institute permanent NC." It's clear she hasn't changed and isn't going to any time soon.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Yikes, Sawx.  That has got to be a nightmare.

[free my dawg]

Yikes, Sawx.  That has got to be a nightmare.

Oh yes. About that "neutrality": her entire dynamic of resentment towards me is because I took my dad's side when he tried to get a restraining order against her. I believe I told this story, but he was in the right and I took his side to protect myself from her verbal abuse.

She also was thrilled when she successfully manipulated me against him, so I guess intervening is fine if it's on her side.

[Santander]

Been gaining 5 lbs a year for the past 4 years... getting old... and perhaps fat soon.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Went to the Keys for the first time, it was pretty nice.

[Bakersfield Uber Alles]

Car crapped out yesterday. It’s misfiring on one of the cylinders. The folks at the car parts store who read the code said it could be any number of things. They mentioned it could be a clogged injector; might see about getting some cleaner. I don’t want to spend anymore than like $20 on it (other than gas) at this point. It hit 300,000 miles at the beginning of the month. I really only needed it to last a few more weeks; I’ve already been looking at cars, but it would’ve been nice to have a bit more time and not have to maybe get a rental car or something in the mean time.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Short story short: I've found a cool abandoned house in the woods. The door was padlocked, but would've been easy to crack, given how rotten the frame was. Of course one of the key urbex commandments says "no forced entry", so I had to look for another way in. "Fortunately" the window was unlocked, so I've delicately tried to open it wide, when the motherf**king glass broke and fell on my arm.



Frankly I'm outraged at whomever that house belonged to, leaving it like that. What if somebody else cut her or his wrist and bleed out? That frame was more rotten than FuzzyBear's sense of empathy.

[Some of My Best Friends Are Gay]

Short story short: I've found a cool abandoned house in the woods. The door was padlocked, but would've been easy to crack, given how rotten the frame was. Of course one of the key urbex commandments says "no forced entry", so I had to look for another way in. "Fortunately" the window was unlocked, so I've delicately tried to open it wide, when the motherf**king glass broke and fell on my arm.

Frankly I'm outraged at whomever that house belonged to, leaving it like that. What if somebody else cut her or his wrist and bleed out? That frame was more rotten than FuzzyBear's sense of empathy.

I've always been fascinated by abandoned buildings and stuff like that, unfortunately there aren't many around here where I live

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Short story short: I've found a cool abandoned house in the woods. The door was padlocked, but would've been easy to crack, given how rotten the frame was. Of course one of the key urbex commandments says "no forced entry", so I had to look for another way in. "Fortunately" the window was unlocked, so I've delicately tried to open it wide, when the motherf**king glass broke and fell on my arm.

Frankly I'm outraged at whomever that house belonged to, leaving it like that. What if somebody else cut her or his wrist and bleed out? That frame was more rotten than FuzzyBear's sense of empathy.

I've always been fascinated by abandoned buildings and stuff like that, unfortunately there aren't many around here where I live

My specialty, if I may use that word, is exploring smaller houses, which are surprisingly plentiful, but harder to spot.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Second wedding of the season today (not mine). Thank Gosh it’s over after this until September.

I've attended only one wedding in my life and it happened when I was 11. I refused every invitation since because weddings are lame.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I just followed Bashar Al Assad on Insta.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Happy juneteenth everyone!

[RINO Tom]

Second wedding of the season today (not mine). Thank Gosh it’s over after this until September.

I feel there is a sweet spot for a wedding to be truly enjoyable:

A) It's not THAT good of a friend so you don't have to be in the wedding party and can just enjoy yourself/have no responsibilities.

B) It's a good enough friend that you have plenty of mutual friends (i.e., you have people you like to party with).

Going to weddings of girls from your friend group but you don't really know the groom well are ideal.