My therapist once told me he believed that aliens had been in communication with the US government since the Reagan administration and I had to think about how I wanted to react to that for a little bit. He was an incredibly helpful therapist, but I considered that fucking nuts. I totally agree that aliens likely exist in some fashion, just as a result of probability, but I don’t think they’re here or in secret communication with humans. My therapist thinking they were made me doubt his judgment in other areas. In the end, I decided that he could have a blind spot about aliens and still be an effective therapist.
I’m not religious, and though I absolutely respect and am almost jealous of the ritual/communal aspect of religion, I honestly think people who really believe in it are a bit deluded, which feels pretty judgmental and shitty of me. My attitude towards religious people has become a lot more open over time though- I was a stereotypical 15 year old atheist shithead in my catholic high school- so I can imagine that eventually I won’t feel at all condescending about it.
I don’t think I would have been at all bothered if my therapist was religious (depending on the religion), but I would not be able to be in a relationship with someone who was. Weirdly, I think I’d be more accepting of a partner believing in aliens. I guess I care more about a shared understanding of the universe with a partner and more about critical thinking skills from a therapist, lol.
The only reason why Kennedy left the Democrat Party, as he said, and joined the Republican Party is because he extorted Donald Trump. He extorted Donald Trump. He forced him under the pressure of -- in the threat of a contingent election, that he wasn't gonna drop out, and they were very calculated in the funding that they received to get on the ballot in certain states to take just enough electoral votes away from Donald Trump to force Congress to choose the next president of The United States. Okay? And Tulsi Gabbard made a deal with Trump too, to get a position in his administration.
I can’t conceive of saying this about trump and still supporting him. A person susceptible to extortion is by definition not a good politician.
I fucking love the etymology of animal and food words. My favorite is deer, which is related to the German Tier, and originally meant “animal,” because I imagine early Germanic speakers looking at a deer and thinking “this is it, the quintessential animal.” I get it, honestly.
Not only that, but literally directly asked them why immediately beforehand. This is a master class in missing the point.
I’m an afab something for whom these communities always felt a little iffy (they’re very welcome and it’s lovely to not have to hedge what you say as much, but I always felt they were somewhat unfair), but this comments section has helped me understand why it’s unproblematic to have them.
I work in a bakery. Bakeries are hot as fuck, so I wear shorts. They also open early as fuck, so I’m frequently walking to work sometime between 3:45 and 5:15, when it’s almost always very chilly.
Sweatshirt and shorts is basically my uniform, plus I look annoyed and I’m out in the middle of the night and fully sober. I imagine I’d put off a vibe I’m not intending to for you, lol.
I suspect the idea of other countries/British citizens/colonists eventually responding violently to the British treatment of India played a role in britains calculus as well.
It comes from hamburg steaks. Adding -er to the end of a city name in German and English (now to a lesser extent) forms an adjective meaning from that city or a noun meaning someone or something from that city. Another example is frankfurter, which comes from frankfurter Wurst.
I still watch it muted, the sound throws me off. I’m also an absolutely silent masturbator and find it very difficult to be quiet during sex, which I’ve never totally understood, but I suspect it’s related.
That’s not even a stretch. Her full (married) name could easily be Dana Velma Scully, but she doesn’t go by her very distinctive middle name anymore. If I’d had a super funky middle name, I definitely would have used it in high school and definitely wouldn’t as an adult. And I’m not half as (lovably) joyless as Scully is.
As a programmer, that phrase tends to raise my blood pressure.
Completely understandable. But it really is quite similar to an excel macro that I used to use for a job. The source information is obviously different and I could see it being difficult to readily access, but I figure if someone can program something similar in excel, it can’t be that complicated… perhaps that’s just as loaded a phrase. I am familiar enough with excel to realize that I don’t actually understand how functional it is, lol.
Admission to all the folk dances I would visit in a year as well as the localish festivals OR admission and basic-mid range gear for a LARP fest