I live in a doner desert. I mean, there are places that CLAIM to have doner kebab around here, but they have apparently never been to Germany. There's something so perfect about Turkish food with heavy German influence that I haven't been able to find anywhere outside of Germany.
I'm glad you had two years of joy in Fresno, but sorry about the closure
Yeah, I think this was a poor attempt/forcing a joke.
I think they're trying to use the words rake and hoe as synonyms (which they are; they can both mean "promiscuous woman") but flubbed the execution.
I see the intent here, but I don't think the image macro works for that joke. I have tried to make it work a few different ways, but I'm not coming up with anything that works well.
Famously, there is a Jeopardy! answer/question that highlighted the synonym which should be easily searchable with "rake hoe jeopardy"
The "standard language" thing sounds right to me. A lot of court filings templates and attorneys just plug in the facts for their particular submission.
Which unfortunately reminds me of Mad Libs, and now this is all getting pretty absurd in my head
This was exactly my experience with Artemis. I had to stop halfway through because I really didn't like the protagonist and reading her in first person was torturous for me
The reasonable problem solving I was talking about is trying to make the best decisions you can given the circumstances, and knowing that even though you tried your best in that process, things will not always work out ideally. Being hard on yourself for making POOR decisions is understandable, but beating yourself up for making a good decision that wasn't THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE is counterproductive.
Giving examples for this sort of thing is difficult because of all of the nuance involved. Just make a step in the right direction every time you can, and your situation should generally be on an upward trajectory because of it. Allow yourself failure because each failure is an opportunity to learn; and if you learn, you also get to count that as win
Agreed. Trying to have a zillion overcomplicated algorithms to avoid minor problems in life is a surefire way to plan your way into anxiety.
Accept there will be minor (and some major) issues in your life that could not have been anticipated and gamed in advance. Get good at problem solving and try to make decisions that bring you closer to your desired outcomes. A healthy balance between food decision-making and reasonable problem solving will get you further than anything else.
I appreciate your response. I have been on ptp for probably 13 years or more. I definitely haven't kept the invite email that long. I got into uhdb through btn earlier this week, so maybe I'll be alright?
But Georgia...