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22 hours ago @ Crasstalk - Mellow Weekend Open Th... · 0 replies · +3 points

Until recently I mainly wore black wingtips or black cap-toed oxfords (either shoes or boots) but then I got a pair of these plain black crocs, and I liked them, and now I have two pairs and they’ve become my main footwear.

I went through this whole process of “am I really a crocs-wearer now? have I really given up to this degree?” and I finally accepted that the answer to both questions is “yes”.

The advantages: they’re slip-ons, and I go to a lot of indoor spaces (including my own home) where you take your shoes off. Also, they’re washable!

The disadvantages: Well …

1 day ago @ Crasstalk - Mellow Weekend Open Th... · 0 replies · +4 points

Yes, kudos to those people! Of whom I was not one today.

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2 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 0 replies · +7 points

The seller (whose mother was the car’s sole owner) confirmed that the mileage of 18,200 was accurate. Which averages out to around one mile per day for 48 years.

Or maybe half a mile per day, plus an insane Thelma & Louise-style 9000-mile road trip in 1987.

2 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 1 reply · +5 points

I smoked only for the the deepest of reasons: peer pressure, nicotine addiction, and wanting to look cool.

Eventually I noticed that I couldn’t breathe as deeply as I used to, which was not cool.

Regarding masking the smell: when I was staying in a guest room at my mom’s condo complex over the holidays, I burned sandalwood incense to mask the smell of weed because smoking of any kind is against the rules. It felt kind of high school-ish, which fit in with all of the other ways that I regress when I’m out there.

2 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 3 replies · +3 points

Well, I smoked those too. Kreteks, with the sugar-dipped ends. If you inhaled hard enough, they crackled.

2 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 5 replies · +4 points

Excellent!

I always use the same starting word because I’m a Vowel Person and for a brief period in high school, I smoked Gitanes.

2 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 14 replies · +6 points

Thor’s Day

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2 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 1 reply · +5 points

Thursday, January 15 is National Bagel Day, for those who observe.

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3 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 1 reply · +8 points

I don't like seeing drones flying around. They're annoying and potentially hazardous and an invasion of privacy. And speaking of getting your face shredded: the drone that the boomer douche gave Bots's kids was intended for grownups and (based on my googling it) didn't even have propeller guards, which drones meant for children to play with are supposed to have. Totally unsafe for kids. Sheesh.

3 days ago @ Crasstalk - The Middle Open Thread · 6 replies · +9 points

The drone getting lost forever in trees is probably the best possible outcome. That 4-year-old deserves a Distinguished Flying Cross.

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