A woman once asked me if I knew the difference between reindeer and caribou. I said “sure, reindeer are domesticated caribou.”

Her reply?

“Well ackshually caribou are wild.”

This exchange occurred in Alaska.

What kind of motivation? For performing one’s job? For hobby projects? For cooking vs ordering out?

For example, if I have to do a major deep clean and I haven’t reached the point where it’s bothering me sufficiently to self-start, I’ll watch an episode or two of Hoarders and that seems to do the trick to put me in a headspace where I’m literally itching to enthusiastically and violently attack a mess.

For work, I’ll put on music like https://youtu.be/kGhHPX_TaI0

or https://youtu.be/wELOA2U7FPQ

For cooking…I haven’t found a video to kickstart me, but I usually have to plan ahead for the day, try not to get sidetracked in the late afternoon (which seems to be my hyperfocus time of day), and guard how many spoons I have left by mealtime in order to feel up to cooking. It helps to play a favorite podcast while I cook. The favorite podcast method also works great for doing dishes & laundry.

This whole thread shoulda come with a trigger warning, lol

That was last night at the family gathering. Why was the tv volume on at all? Everyone was shouting to be heard over everyone else. The amount of questions directed at me and me not able to string two thoughts together to reply intelligently because someone turned it on some bakeoff marathon and then hid the effing remote.

Mask those sounds with music or some banal tv while either of you eat. It’s been a lifesaver for me.

“Hmmm,” said Geralt.

Most(?..some?) nail salons use liners like these in the foot baths of their pedicure stations. I havent done any fancy full body spa soaks, but mayyybe there are some establishments that use tub liners? It’s still hella weird tho.

None 😭

We watch Family Feud during dinner. Obligatory “It’s up there, Steve!”

Other palate cleanser shows include What We Do In The Shadows, MXC, or one of Zane Lamprey’s travel shows like Three Sheets. Used to enjoy watching Nitro Circus quite a bit and miss it.

I wish there was a cliff notes version of these that cut out all the drama buildup parts that bookend the commercial breaks.

Machine gets the cone of shame

• what did she find strange about America when she arrived here?
• what did she do for fun?
• does she recall any experiences her parents/ grandparents told to her about their lives?
• what was her favorite meal/ treat as a kid?
• what is the most scandalous story she heard from a friend or family member?
• did she or anyone in the family sing or play an instrument? What did they play?

Sounds like a huge OSHA(n) violation to me.

You mitre say that

I think it depends how you frame it

I think you only have to worry if they keep a lot of pigs

Raised by hippies who let me be free range a bit. One grandmother took me to Methodist church from age 6-12ish. Jr high friends got me to go to a Baptist church a little (those cats have no chill). Overall atheist though which drew some social ostracization when I let my views be known.

I was pretty hardline about it in my 20s. 30s were more “let everyone do their own thing, man”. Now in my late 40s and I find myself drifting back toward agnostic.

There are unexplained things I’ve encountered. I’m reasonably sure science will catch up (maybe) and explain them. Until then, they remain “energies” that caused unexpected results, probabbly just weird brain glitches, but what if…?

I took it as feeling maybe a little too eager and not wanting to irritate new cow friends despite “come on over any time”. Is that like really anytime, or sometime in the future but same day may be weird,…nah, fuck it.

I’ve done this with disassembling furniture for storage. When a baggie wasn’t available, I randomly had a latex glove at hand (heh) to hold the screws and get taped to the back of one of the furniture pieces.

Indeed, there are multiple project bags loitering on the back of the couch! 😂