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Star-Lord

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billyxci said:
we have food banks

edit: i am fortunate enough to never used one so can't pretend i know exactly how they work. it seems you need to be referred and your income/benefits are looked at. it might be possible that people who are out working/not on benefits aren't eligible to go to a food bank even though they can't afford much food. it's definitely worth looking into if you're struggling.
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I tried a food bank. They're still struggling post-pandemic. I managed tto get a few tins of veg, a tin of custard, and a pack of out-of-date eggs. No meat, no fish, no, dairy. I'm really struggling, lolz.
 
Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage

Gold™ Member
dr_octagon said:
It was le joke cos of France.

Nobody is leaving and don't call me buddy, friendo.
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I never would have pegged you as a francophile, mon amie. Why don't you parle vous your way to the baguette store and chevalier yourself out.

oui GIF
 
teezzy

teezzy

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I'm really sorry to hear that S Star-Lord

Didn't mean to throw any guff your way in Meta. Just joshing around. From past experience, i know too well what it's like not knowing where your next meal is gonna come from

See if there's anything you can sell for a quick flip and get some beans and rice in your belly or some cheap protein like tuna/eggs/sardines etc

I wish you well man
 
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Karmic Raze

Karmic Raze

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Can you load two profiles onto one PS5 and/or digital games? I met a new friend locally and he wants to hang out, but he has PS5 whilst I have an XSX.
 
Zelphyr

Zelphyr

Member
I would never do this but I just got to share.

I had a dream where Peter North was a running back in the NFL.

He was naked except wearing a helmet.
I was watching the game on TV and everytime he would get tackled he would shoot jizz all over.
Now in my dream it was normal but after the 3rd tackle where jizz just shot everywhere the commentators on TV called it unsporstmanlike conduct and poor Peter was benched.

I don't know where this is coming from as I haven't watched football or porn recently.

My fantastic stupid brain thank you 😀
 
BadBurger

BadBurger

Is 'That Pure Potato'
Zelphyr said:
I would never do this but I just got to share.

I had a dream where Peter North was a running back in the NFL.

He was naked except wearing a helmet.
I was watching the game on TV and everytime he would get tackled he would shoot jizz all over.
Now in my dream it was normal but after the 3rd tackle where jizz just shot everywhere the commentators on TV called it unsporstmanlike conduct and poor Peter was benched.

I don't know where this is coming from as I haven't watched football or porn recently.

My fantastic stupid brain thank you 😀
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I once had a dream I was the head coach of a NFL team that was all ghosts. It was like I was watching the game on TV, seeing myself walking the sidelines with a headset, the too-serious look of a head coach on my face, while ghosts of pirates and ninjas and those that looked like banshees and what not were putting on their helmets and charging on and off the field. The commentators were calling the game as if everything were perfectly normal.
 
badblue

badblue

Member
My wife confided in me that she told one of her friends that she's thought I'd totally go "gay of pay".

I'm not really upset because it's true, but more because she didn't say this to her guy friend (of ambiguous sexuality) that is on track to make over 500K this year.
 
Kagey K

Kagey K

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badblue said:
My wife confided in me that she told one of her friends that she's thought I'd totally go "gay of pay".

I'm not really upset because it's true, but more because she didn't say this to her guy friend (of ambiguous sexuality) that is on track to make over 500K this year.
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If it makes you feel better, lots of people would go "gay" for that kind of money.
 
GeekyDad

GeekyDad

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At the end of the day, my eyes always feel strained (I wear glasses). Recently, I was revisiting how to properly adjust a truss rod in a guitar. So, it occurred to me, that glasses seem to be, essentially, a non-physical truss rod. I mean, I've always understood the mechanics of glasses, but it's really wild that something that isn't making physical contact with your eyes can tighten and lower the pressure on your eyes in order to allow better focus. The truss rod in a guitar neck does pretty much the same thing by slightly bending the neck in or out in order to straighten the fretboard. But of course, the metal rod is making physical contact with the wooden neck in order to increase or decrease that pressure. Wild stuff for a simpleton like me.
 
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kraspkibble

Permabanned.
GeekyDad said:
At the end of the day, my eyes always feel strained (I wear glasses). Recently, I was revisiting how to properly adjust a truss rod in a guitar. So, it occurred to me, that glasses seem to be, essentially, a non-physical truss rod. I mean, I've always understood the mechanics of glasses, but it's really wild that something that isn't making physical contact with your eyes can tighten and lower the pressure on your eyes in order to allow better focus. The truss rod in a guitar neck does pretty much the same thing by slightly bending the neck in or out in order to straighten the fretboard. But of course, the metal rod is making physical contact with the wooden neck in order to increase or decrease that pressure. Wild stuff for a simpleton like me.
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i'm not an eye expert but i do wear glasses all the time. that doesn't sound right if your eyes are feeling strained. sure at the end of the day your eyes might feel tired but they shouldn't be strained. if you're getting headaches/dizziness when wearing glasses that isn't normal.

if you wear glasses it's because your eyes lense is not able to focus light onto your retina. if you're far sighted the light is going "behind" your retina so to speak and if you're short sighted the light is not "reaching" the retina. glasses help adjust the light by either increasing or decreasing how far the light goes so it lands right onto your retina and in focus.

iu


your eye shouldn't be doing any more work than someone with normal vision. glasses don't put pressure on your eye or adjust the pressure of them. if your having trouble with your glasses you should go to your optician. again, i'm no expert and maybe you're completely right :) that's just my understanding of it as a wearer of glasses and a guitar player lol.
 
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GeekyDad

GeekyDad

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billyxci said:
i'm not an eye expert but i do wear glasses all the time. that doesn't sound right if your eyes are feeling strained. sure at the end of the day your eyes might feel tired but they shouldn't be strained. if you're getting headaches/dizziness when wearing glasses that isn't normal.

if you wear glasses it's because your eyes lense is not able to focus light onto your retina. if you're far sighted the light is going "behind" your retina so to speak and if you're short sighted the light is not "reaching" the retina. glasses help adjust the light by either increasing or decreasing how far the light goes so it lands right onto your retina and in focus.

iu


your eye shouldn't be doing any more work than someone with normal vision. glasses don't put pressure on your eye or adjust the pressure of them. if your having trouble with your glasses you should go to your optician. again, i'm no expert and maybe you're completely right :) that's just my understanding of it as a wearer of glasses and a guitar player lol.
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Hmm...nah, I think you're correct. I think I was considering the wrong way. I guess what's really happening is it's my eye muscles that are putting the pressure on my eyes in order to process the view through the eyeglass lenses.

That being said, nah, no headaches. Just kinda like any muscles are swollen after a long day of activity.
 
German Hops

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If the government could force women to disclose their body counts on a yearly basis, it would solve a lot of the world's problems.
 
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kraspkibble

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this week has been shit and it's not even over yet. i've managed to do fuck all except get out of bed, go to work, and go back to bed. just been scrolling through the same shit on the internet over and over again. i could go read a book, play a game, or watch netflix but i don't have the energy. all i want to do is sleep and when i wake up everything either comes right back to me or i think "what am i meant to be worrying or sad about?" and then it does. yey depression.

last night i got a bit of bad news. it's bad in that it could be FUCKING BAD and i mean like life changing bad. Or it could be absolutely nothing at all.... so yeah my anxiety is through the fucking roof right now while I wait. I woke up at ~1:30am this morning (usually up at about 4am) which isn't that odd but I couldn't get back to sleep. All day i've just been feeling anxious and frustrated. Now i'm at home drinking to try feel happy/calm. Since I woke up I've been longing for that moment I got home and could open a beer. Fuck alcohol.

It's roasting outside and I should probably be sitting out in the garden relaxing but I'm sitting here trying to hide from everything. That's what I do best it seems :D
 
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Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage

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German Hops said:
If the government could force women to disclose their body counts on a yearly basis, it would solve a lot of the world's problems.
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How's your jawline?
billyxci said:
this week has been shit and it's not even over yet. i've managed to do fuck all except get out of bed, go to work, and go back to bed. just been scrolling through the same shit on the internet over and over again. i could go read a book, play a game, or watch netflix but i don't have the energy. all i want to do is sleep and when i wake up everything either comes right back to me or i think "what am i meant to be worrying or sad about?" and then it does. yey depression.

last night i got a bit of bad news. it's bad in that it could be FUCKING BAD and i mean like life changing bad. Or it could be absolutely nothing at all.... so yeah my anxiety is through the fucking roof right now while I wait. I woke up at ~1:30am this morning (usually up at about 4am) which isn't that odd but I couldn't get back to sleep. All day i've just been feeling anxious and frustrated. Now i'm at home drinking to try feel happy/calm. Since I woke up I've been longing for that moment I got home and could open a beer. Fuck alcohol.

It's roasting outside and I should probably be sitting out in the garden relaxing but I'm sitting here trying to hide from everything. That's what I do best it seems :D
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Brother, you need to reset your dopamine.
 
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Star-Lord

Member
billyxci said:
this week has been shit and it's not even over yet. i've managed to do fuck all except get out of bed, go to work, and go back to bed. just been scrolling through the same shit on the internet over and over again. i could go read a book, play a game, or watch netflix but i don't have the energy. all i want to do is sleep and when i wake up everything either comes right back to me or i think "what am i meant to be worrying or sad about?" and then it does. yey depression.

last night i got a bit of bad news. it's bad in that it could be FUCKING BAD and i mean like life changing bad. Or it could be absolutely nothing at all.... so yeah my anxiety is through the fucking roof right now while I wait. I woke up at ~1:30am this morning (usually up at about 4am) which isn't that odd but I couldn't get back to sleep. All day i've just been feeling anxious and frustrated. Now i'm at home drinking to try feel happy/calm. Since I woke up I've been longing for that moment I got home and could open a beer. Fuck alcohol.

It's roasting outside and I should probably be sitting out in the garden relaxing but I'm sitting here trying to hide from everything. That's what I do best it seems :D
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If you ever need to talk, I'm here for you. After everything you did for me this past week, it's the least I can do for you to lend an ear or two for you to vent.

Hang in there, brother.
 
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