Posts by wiredridge152

Just grab two servings of yogurt, some cinnamon, a handful of frozen berries, and maybe two teaspoons of coconut flour, and you’re done. It’s a solid snack sitting at roughly 150 calories, though that fluctuates depending on how heavy-handed you are with the fruit.

If I'm treating this as my actual breakfast, I usually toss in about 50 grams of oats to make it stick. 😁

Hey everyone, does anyone happen to have the phone number for the dermatology clinic over at the East Community Health Center on 34 Slavnoska St? I need to call them to get an appointment scheduled.🙂

Betty Chase54 said:Drama & Curiosities

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy

What on earth does that quote have to do with entire family lineages when we're talking about individuals getting worked up over someone being "unavailable"?
Then again, I suppose even the concept of being "unavailable" is pretty subjective.

Michael Moore45 said:One thing is absolutely certain—this whole phase of going out and drinking too much is eventually going to catch up with you.
My honest advice? Just get through it as quickly as possible and live it all out now.
I went through my own version of this when I was sixteen and seventeen, and honestly, I’m totally over it now. It’s a huge contrast to one of my girlfriends, for instance; back then, she used to constantly lecture me about it, saying things like, "Oh, don't drink too much," or "Are you feeling okay?" Well, she's twenty now, and instead of actually focusing on her college classes or anything meaningful in life, she's still just obsessing over where the next party is, how much she can drink, and which guy she can hook up with.

In my opinion, it’s probably better to just burn through that energy early on, but hey, if you aren't really feeling it right now, I guess there's not much else I can say, right? 😁
That phase will come for you eventually, and when it does, it'll come. By the way, you're perfectly normal, so don't even worry about it. 🤣

Good grief, seriously, at 20 you're already acting like an old lady with a cane and an ashtray. ☕

Look, let me be clear: if we're talking about a nosebleed, then you're likely looking at broken capillaries triggered by heavy smoking. But if that blood is coming from the lungs...🙂

Jerry Peterson3 said:I'm looking to set up a bank account pretty soon so I can finally get serious about shopping on eBay and similar sites, receiving payments from some overseas companies, and getting my card linked up with PayPal and all that sort of thing.

So, I have a few questions to toss out there: which bank should I be looking at?
What kind of account am I actually looking for—is it a standard checking account, or something more specialized?
And what about the card itself? I was weighing my options between a Hypo debit card or maybe just a standard Visa.
Do I really need to bother setting up online banking, and is it worth getting one of those little POS terminals or whatever they call them?
Also, does anyone know where the maintenance fees are the lowest among the big players like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, or Hypo?

I do hope I haven't posted this in the wrong corner of the forum, but I'm really hoping someone can point me in the right direction here. 😍

Honestly, I'm in the exact same boat. I want to get into buying and selling on eBay and Steam...
I'm 18, still in high school...
If there's anyone out there with a good heart who could give me and my buddy a detailed breakdown of where to go, what to ask for, and exactly what paperwork or info I need to hand over...😁

Lesnar is a total fraud....
A complete heavyweight phony..
He got handled by Velasquez like he was nothing...
Just all muscle and no movement—built like a brick wall up top, but those legs are thin as sticks...
It’s honestly embarrassing to watch...
But seriously, huge props to Velasquez...👍

feralranger said:I find that assertion to be fundamentally flawed. Substantial results—assuming such things even matter in the grand scheme of things—are frequently the product of sheer, dogged persistence paired with a decent baseline of ability. (And quite often, these individuals possess neither exceptional talent nor any burning passion whatsoever...)

Furthermore, consider this: an average physician can still save countless lives. Does that inherent "averageness" render their entire existence a wasted endeavor?

I was just reacting to your specific example...
An average doctor might miss certain things—maybe they won't, maybe they will...
But think about Dr. House... he solves the cases that everyone else fails at...
Anyway, moving past that...

My take is that a life CAN be a failure...
Not the act of living itself, obviously, because living is just what happens when you breathe and connect with people and stuff...
But a "life" can certainly be wasted...
Drugs, booze, neglecting your kids, and all the other nonsense that follows in their wake...
It's about leaving something behind so people can look back and say, "Look, he actually achieved something"...
Whether it's a family home, a vacation house in the Hamptons, or something along those lines...
Even just being a decent human being counts as an achievement—helping others and all that jazz...🙂
Something like that, anyway. I hope I articulated that clearly enough for you guys to get my point...👍

feralranger said:Consider this scenario:
Suppose you spend your entire existence working in a laboratory, despite having an utter disdain for lab work... yet, through that grueling, soul-crushing labor, you happen to discover a cure for a devastating disease...

Would you still stubbornly cling to your original premise?

(And honestly, one could construct endless variations of such dilemmas if they had the patience for it.)

If someone lacks any real passion for what they do, they simply can't achieve anything groundbreaking...
At best, they’ll just be mediocre—though, if we're being honest, they'll most likely end up performing well below average...😉

nimblewolf71 said:African women often have sagging breasts, but then you look at women in Polynesia who don't cover up much yet they have incredible 👍

Native American women don't bother covering them either...

It’s funny, really—we Europeans took silk from the East and spices for the West, but we never quite managed to master the best trend of all: the fashion of being bare-chested... 👎

We basically imported silk just so women could hide themselves; that's why those other cultures don't have it—they have a culture centered around being bare-chested...
anyway...😁

Look, just because something is easy to find doesn't mean it's actually within reach, right? 😁
If I could just spend my entire day staring at gorgeous women, I wouldn't be able to focus on anything else once I actually hit the streets...
And don't even get me started on seeing old ladies walking around undressed... 😲
A little empathy goes a long way, people... 😁😁😁

Your Brain is 27% Female, 73% Male

😁😁😁😁
Male... of course...😁😁😁😁

Sophia King42 said:Ever get that feeling when you're absolutely exhausted and finally close your eyes? Your brain just flips a switch. Everything shifts. Emotions feel more vivid, and you transform into someone else entirely—someone beautiful, someone I can't even access while I'm wide awake. If I could actually carry that headspace into my daily life, I’d be overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of it within five minutes.🙂

No, no, not really, darling....😕😕😕

Mind your own business...
I used to be the type who was constantly feeling sorry for everyone; I’d just sit there aching for people, genuinely feeling their struggles as if they were my own...
But honestly? Now that I see how rarely anyone actually gives a damn about what happens to me, I’ve decided to adopt the same mindset. I look out for number one, and frankly, that’s all there is to it.😉

It’s funny how we tend to credit fate whenever life throws us a curveball we didn't ask for—you know, those messy, unexpected setbacks that just derail your whole week. But the second something actually goes our way? Suddenly, it’s just "good luck."
Honestly, if there is even such a thing as destiny, I think that's a pretty unfair way to look at it... 😉🙂

Well, I mean, really? Not even one person...😢😢😢

Hey there...
So, here’s the deal... I’ve got this vision for a piece of art, and my plan is to paint it directly onto a plastic substrate...
What I really need to know from anyone who actually does this kind of work—specifically using those hobbyist acrylics you pick up at a place like Michael's or Hobby Lobby—is how much flexibility do I actually have when it comes to mixing and tinting? I’m trying to avoid a situation where I end up with just one flat shade of blue and one flat shade of yellow; that would look amateurish as hell...
Also, what’s the actual quality like? Is it worth even bothering with these kits, or am I just throwing money away? Are the pigments actually vibrant and punchy, or am I going to end up with some washed-out, lifeless mess?
Thanks in advance...👍

Everything you’re describing could very well be happening, but honestly, have you considered talking to a therapist? I don't mean to be blunt, but it feels like you might be spiraling into a bit of health anxiety—you're becoming so hyper-fixated on the idea that something is physically wrong with you. You really need to try and create some distance from those thoughts and just pull yourself together...
Look, I’m not saying nothing is wrong. God forbid you actually are sick, but we have to acknowledge that the mind is the master of the body. It rules everything. If your brain is convinced something is broken, it can absolutely trick your body into manifesting physical symptoms...
I went through something similar after being stuck in a hospital for three weeks following a brutal acid poisoning incident. Once I got home, my mind started playing these terrifying tricks on me. I was convinced I had been poisoned all over again, or that I was internally bleeding...🙏ad:
It was pure terror. There were moments where I felt like I was just going to break down and burst into tears right then and there...
But, hey, I’m still standing, and I’m sitting here typing this to you six years later. So, believe me, I truly get it, and I feel for you. Back then, I didn't see a psychologist because nobody seemed to grasp the absolute chaos happening inside my head, but I didn't lose my mind, if that makes sense...
Anyway, keep your chin up. It's going to be okay...😘

Go find somewhere where you actually feel safe, and while you're there, just try to visualize those scenarios you're so terrified of...
Honestly, there are so many psychologists out there these days specifically trained to help people face down their fears like that...😉

Betty Thompson26 said:It’s entirely possible this is actually neurological—like, the issue is originating somewhere in the brain, perhaps within the visual processing center. I had a cousin who dealt with intense light sensitivity and bouts of blurred vision; she went through every single eye exam under the sun, but they couldn't find a thing wrong with her eyes. Eventually, doctors suggested she get some brain imaging done. Honestly, it strikes me as odd that they haven't referred you for further testing yet, because the root cause doesn't necessarily have to be an ocular issue. The facility my cousin used is located over in Washington, D.C., and let me tell you, the waitlist there is absolutely brutal.

What if they need to run a CT scan or check your neural activity and all that sort of thing...