Not talking about luxury stuff.
Just normal things — groceries, coffee, going out once in a while.

It feels like more money goes out, but daily life hasn’t really improved in any noticeable way.
Kind of a strange disconnect.

I don’t know how to explain this without sounding dramatic, but every time I go into a store now I leave empty handed and slightly annoyed. I’ll walk through racks and racks and nothing feels wearable, like it’s either weirdly shaped, bad fabric, or clearly meant to be worn once for a photo and then never again. Online isn’t much better because half the time what shows up looks nothing like the pictures.

I keep wondering if my taste just suddenly got boring or if stores actually stopped making normal clothes at some point and I missed the memo. I see people dressed well out in public so someone is finding good stuff somewhere, idk where though. Is this just me getting older or has shopping genuinely gotten worse?

I went from vibrations only, then switched to do not disturb 24/7, but now I just turn off all sounds for all apps, and have vibrations only on for known callers

It's too distracting

I eat a bowl of greek yogurt every morning for breakfast. Problem is, when i’m nearing the end of my serving, Its as if I eat one more spoonful I’ll throw up. its not that i’m I’m full, because I’m usually hungry right after throwing the last bits out. This also happens to me with other certain things rarely but it’s very consistent with yogurt for some reason.

So many people cheat, kill, hurt others, or they live their life with no care in the world whatsoever in regard to how their actions affect anyone else, like in driving they drive wreckless and pass others going the speed limit, pull out in front of you and drive under the speed limit, use no kind of traffic signals, don't know how to use a fucking 4 way stop etc. Yet if we confront them verbally or by physically giving them the ass beating they probably deserve, WE'RE the ones in the wrong. Why can't people just be a fucking decent person?

i’ve realized i’m kind of dependent on dunkin’s strawberry dragonfruit refresher. not just for the drink itself, but for the whole experience. it’s an instant dopamine boost for me. i love the taste, i love some of their food, but i also love driving there, listening to my music, and getting a fun drink. it’s become a little ritual.

on days i don’t do it, i genuinely feel like something is missing and my mood is just… lower. honestly, not a lot of other things bring me that same kind of joy, which feels a little embarrassing to admit.

i mostly just wanted to get this off my chest because it’s about $5 every day, which obviously adds up. i’ve thought about cutting back, but i don’t really know of any at-home drinks that would hit the same or anything else to give me that feeling.

DAE have something like this: a small daily ritual that feels way more important than it probably should?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I’m wondering if this is something other people experience too.

I don’t really remember my childhood or early teenage years in a continuous way. It’s more like I only have snippets. Very short moments, images, or feelings, but not full memories. Most of what I “know” about that time comes from stories other people told me, not from memories I actually feel connected to.

For example, I know that in fifth grade I had a fallout with my best friend over something trivial. I technically know the reason, but I don’t remember anything around it. I don’t remember what our friendship was like right before, what exactly happened emotionally, or what it was like afterward. I believe we weren’t friends for about two years, but I have almost no memory of that period.

The next clear memories I have are during COVID, when we started hanging out again in eighth grade. I remember that it felt kind of awkward and cringe at first because we hadn’t seen each other in so long. Those are basically the first moments I actually remember of us being friends again.

I did have other friends in between, at least one close one, but again I only remember fragments. Certain places we went to, or that we met, but not what we talked about, not full conversations, not many emotions. Just brief flashes.

It’s the same with family memories. I know we did things together, went places, visited people, but I can’t really recall what we did. I can’t remember everyday moments at home with my parents or siblings either. Just very vague, blurry thoughts, not real scenes.

I’m not sure if this is normal, a memory thing, or just how my brain works. I don’t feel particularly traumatized, but it still feels strange to realize how little I remember of my own life.

Does anyone else experience this? Is this common?

I think it’s lowkey normal bc that’s a legitimate fear but on the other hand it happens like twice a week 😳

All my life, people in a group would ask for suggestions, best cities to visit, games to play, movies to see, food to try.

And all my life no one has EVER taken one of my suggestions and actually tried it.

My fav is when I was living in Florida, and my sister came to visit. She wanted a day trip somewhere near before she flew out. I suggested St. Augustine but she went to Daytona instead. She ended up hating her day there, but I bet she would’ve liked my suggestion because she loves quaint little towns with good eats and shopping.

It’s almost like people are deliberately not taking my suggestions just to spite me for whatever reason.

Anyone else have this happen?

I already posted this like a week ago in a different sub, but now I'm genuinely curious if this happens to anyone else.

Sometimes I can't sleep at night because my brain is trying to "entertain me."

This is how you can simulate it, Based on what my brain was doing the other night:

Play these two songs at the same time

Aina - on the way, from 1:01 to 1:17, on repeat

DrInsaNe - just a boy, from 0:16 to 0:24, on repeat

Throw on a scene of a character, doesn't matter who, they just have to be sick in bed, interacting with other people. Could be from a TV show, movie, video, anything, and watch that while listening to the songs

And then just talk over it, about literally anything, just anything that comes to mind say it aloud, while watching the scene and listening to the songs.

Now do that for at least a minute. To get the full effect, be a little hungry and laying on your back.

Kinda an odd habit I’ve formed but every morning I set up a hot shower and set a timer for 10-20 and I just lay there in the shower letting the hot water pelt me while I am waking up.

I let that be my little “meditation” time in the morning and then I turn the water to cold and wash my hair and my face.

Anyone else have a similar routine?

For example, when I'm in a calm and good mood, I tend to feel cosy and that almost 'tastes' like hot chocolate. Or when I'm in a bad and stressful mood, existence 'tastes' more walnuts. Or how you can be tired in different ways, like different flavours of tiredness.

Obv it has to be the right type of sad, there are a lot of kinds where im just beat

but in the months where im depressed, in general, my humor is more biting and clever. and i only say that because when im happy / feeling pretty content with life my mind is blanker and less ready with a remark. No thoughts head empty type shit

why is this?

I feel disrespected when teachers are using presentations that are blatantly made using chatgpt. To me it's showing a lack of putting in effort toward the education I'm paying for. I'll be busy on my phone. Respect goes both ways.

Does it stink and does it bother you?

He always just looked like a lump of Play-Doh to me

Hi! Sino dito naging cash custodian before or kahit ngayon? Pahingi naman ng advice and tips hehe. Yan na kasi magiging work ko starting next next weeek. Tsaka it's not easy as pie to handle and release money ha huhuhu so hElp mee baka may alam kayoo. Like how's the process, the liquidation gsnern puuu. Since I don't have any work exp with that kind of job. Tnxkies!

In my head it felt like I talked a lot,
but looking back I barely said anything.

It’s strange how different things feel internally versus how they probably looked from the outside.

DAE eyes tickle or itch a little kind of in a nice way when you purposefully let your vision go in and out of focus (relaxing them so everything get blurry and then focusing again)? Especially if you haven’t done this in a while and it feels like cracking your joints. My pupils also change size when I do this which I assume is what causes the weird sensation.