Havn't even read the article, am not even part of this group. just want tot say that lemmy.world/all is a wierd thing to wake up to in the morning.
When I used our dial in modem for the first time, I never would have guessed id be drinking my coffee casually wondering about alpaca sex.
But here we are
Listen.
When I just wake up I need sustenance but my motor skills are as low as my brain fog is high. I -am- however functional enough to press the "make coffee button" and slap a spoon in a container of yogurt.
Yogurt and decaf* coffee are nice, but not enough to keep my 100+KG of pure overthinking going for long. Luckily, while sipping on my coffee I can knead dough, so by lunchtime I should have fresh bread. (or stale bread from the day before)** What goes on the bread has been decided mostly in my youth, has been altered when I moved on my own, and these days only gets tweaked... it works, why fuck with it.
Dinner has been planned over the weekend so when evening starts and my brain is all cooked out, but my motor skills are at its peak, cooking up some pasta/rice/potato dish with veggies should be easy. Anything more involved is for occasions where I have time to be invested in cooking. On weekends I cook bulk for the days where I don't function, so my freezer is stuffed with all sort of 1 pan dishes.
Within these variables I eat fairly varied, but you really don't want to be around when I am forced to change them on short notice. EG; when I forgot to get yoghurt, it might take me untill mid afternoon untill ive recovered ^^"
it took me about 15 years to work this system out, but by george I have finally mastered eating 3 meals a day.
*Don't give me regular, apocalypses have been started over less.
**Im working on baguette dough so I can make it the day before so i can portion better and don't have to knead in the morning)
I have a fairly functional form of autism, but I sometimes struggle finding balance in points of interest I get enthusiastic about, and nobody really matches my enthusiasm, even though they try. It often feels like rejection, but this post really puts it in perspective for me. I'm not always reasonable/flexible when I'm like that. Thanks for sharing.
(To give an example related to this post; I wouldn't assault someone for having a different opinion, but I could definitely debate them with a passion that's a little out of place and not as reasonable as I'd like to believe it is. "Building with concrete blocks? What is even wrong with you, where you never thought proper construction? What do you mean cheap building costs? People who want to build cheap buildings shouldn't be allowed to build anyway".
Oh please do, the world needs more Gaston always. If I get bored later this weekend I might try and dig up some as well.
Also for those of us that speak french/dutch; there's quite the market for affordable 2nd hand Gaston/Guust comics. (i see them consistently go for 7-10 euro). For english as well, but then you gotta look a bit harder and be a bit more patient.
edit: Sorry not sorry for fanboying :D
IMO Franquin is the master of his genre, but I grew up with Gaston, so im probably a bit biased.
I remember having a day where I was down as a kid, and my dad taking me to bed and walking me trough a few pages of Gaston (one of the gags where hiis cat chases lebrac's eraser or something. Just going over every line in the drawings... how just those poses on itself are hilarious... I'll never forget that.
And since then I have only grown in my admiration for the magic pen of Franquin. In the image below Gaston made him little boots. The intention was good but his cat (and the rest of the office) had a harder time appreciating it.
Edit: last panel: "It's always your damn cat", "Hey, hooo, nono, he can no longer do any damage" [now that I've given him boots]
Oh my dad is very much like your mum. He's just getting a day older an more mellow :')
I just had this call with my dad. I am a bit behind on chores so I was complaining to him all the things I am doing today, and how great it was when it's done.
And he just casually said; 'don't forget that it's probably going to rain the rest of the week. today is a nice day'.
So now I'm going to sit in the park for a bit before I do my groceries... the dishes sure don't mind if I do them tomorrow instead. Get yourself a parent (or friend, or stranger on the internet) to remind you to enjoy life every now and then! (and remind your own friends when you can
nice try narcissists
My house sadly isn't a house, but it's a house!
lol I fled here from 9gag. Either y'all are extremely nice, or I have been suffering from Stockholm syndrome for the last decade. :')
Probably both
"My favorite game" "My second favorite game" "My third favorite game" "One must not look a gift horse in the mouth"
The Aztec Lizardmen. One of the more aesthetically pleasing fantasy races. Last thing I would have expected to find here :')
Although for me the rocket trough the roof takes it!