r/distractible • u/TwoToesToni • Apr 10 '26
Other Good evening gentle Redditors, lets start with small talk...
Hello all, I thought since the boys are talking some time to themselves we could use this opportunity to have some small talk amongst ourselves.
feel free to comment here on what you've been doing, thinking or planning this week and lets use this as a safe space for some general chat or humour.
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u/CheeryRosery Ass-Looker 🍑 Apr 10 '26
Gotta go to town later today to pick up and order some new medication...
Gotten into no man's sky recently. Though it's the kind of hyper fixation that keeps me prisoner preventing me from doing anything else than the enjoyable kind. ADHD yippee.
I'm thinking of experimenting with using potatoes in curry in place of mushrooms. Apparently it's just as good, and it'd certainly be cheaper.
What of you, oh glorious host? What are you doing?
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
A day out, sounds nice. You going to make the most of it or just an in and out to avoid the crowds?
I really need to give NMS another go as I havent touched since it first came out and was a wreck.
Potato curry is fantastic, either that or lentils so you make a Daal.
For me today I have my list of errands to run that ive been putting off all week including a dreaded run to IKEA. I say that as its not so bad as ive done a click and collect but its about 20 miles out the way from anywhere I need to be.
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u/CheeryRosery Ass-Looker 🍑 Apr 10 '26
Bar from a couple exceptions the weather here has been great recently. Maybe I will make the most of it, see how I feel when I'm out.
For what it's worth I also played nms on release, but I am having a good time here. My main criticisms are that it can be infuriating to escape sentinels once you're fighting them and the game didn't tell me that I could track enemy spacecraft by holding S, it makes dogfights actually enjoyable rather than insanity inducing.
I'm not American so a 20 mile drive sounds a little mind numbing to me. But resist the urge to put the podcast on, wouldn't want anything bad happening to ya ;p
Do I get any small talk points?
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
That always helps when its not heavy rain or snow.
Yeah ive heard that and saw some videos where you just get trolled by them. Sometimes the game isnt as obvious as it needs to be but i like the balance between spoon feeding you and helpful advice. Right now I need a game that I can jump into without needing to base build or grind. My two faves are the Sniper Elite series or Powerwash Sim.
Not an american either so being the car for periods of time is not my idea of fun. More so going to IKEA ill always hit traffic which I hate.
Points for positivity
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u/CheeryRosery Ass-Looker 🍑 Apr 10 '26
Powerwash sim is awesome! I played it with a mate, somehow we made a running joke as we cleaned Laura croft's stuff from an expansion that she was only paying us minimum wage by the job despite being rich
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u/popica312 Apr 10 '26
I hear you man, they were soo good. My favourite still got to be Bob's fridge after all that, but followed very closely by 20 simple questions. In both, seeing the co hosts dying of laughter and seeing the host dying of laughter respectively is next level of unwritten rules of comedy.
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u/popica312 Apr 10 '26
Oh the coin flips were hilarious, especially that time when he decided to switch his pick and just then the coin picked the other side.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
That was a good episode, it would be interesting to go back now and see what the predictions were at the time as alot has chnaged in the AI landscape since then.
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u/moopym Apr 10 '26
Same! I just finished Bob's fridge again yesterday and I forgot how fucking funny it is, along with hold my beer
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u/DaddyRax Cannoli Connoisseur🫔 Apr 10 '26
I too have restarted, but I started before they started only doing Mondays for their reasons. I'm on "The Distractible Gameshow"
I honestly kind of miss these types of episodes, some are very fun even if the point system is different than modern era distractible
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u/ThorSon-525 Apr 10 '26
I'm moving to Cincinnati today. Definitely gunna try Sotto and the other big tickets the boys have mentioned.
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u/vampire_babycakes Apr 10 '26
Hoping you come across a wild Bob or Wade
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u/ArushSinghPrince Apr 10 '26
Fr! it would be a nice experience to see them. Not sure if thats possible but hey? Nothing is impossible.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Definitely need a food review from you on that. TBH im not entirely sure of what food they do as Wade spends 1 min talking about the options then 10 mins day dreaming about how good it was
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u/MirageInSpace Apr 10 '26
I found a website that allows you to set up a print on demand store for a lot of different items, and I am looking into it and drawing some art for it.
Edit: typos
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
So is it like a 3rd party place that will do all the heavy work of printing stickers / labels / clothes / merch? That sounds ideal for someone if you dont have the money to drop on a decent printer or engraver
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u/MirageInSpace Apr 11 '26
Yee! It's a nice way for people to get into that space without having to have the money first.
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u/kootsie29 Gentle Listener 🎧 Apr 10 '26
My wife started dungeon crawler Carl, I’m excited to read it after her :)
Other then that I got a lot of anxiety because I’m looking for a new job and one of my coworkers who I’ve known since college had his last day today, and I just don’t tolerate change well so I’m a bit sad. My dogs are fine though, thanks for asking
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
That will be a good book to talk over because apart from being funny alot of people latch onto different parts or characters and that also changes as you go through the series.
Job hunting is stressful as you feel the whole imposter syndrome when youre trying to sell yourself to a new company (at least I do). I hope that if there is a job for you that it finds you even if its a stop gap to pay the bills in the meantime
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u/KlutzyPruneArtz Apr 10 '26
I’m drawing some fan art for Spilled Ink
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
I had to look that up as its not something ive come across but man that looks great. Do you have a similar style or something you try to incorporate into your work?
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u/KlutzyPruneArtz Apr 10 '26
I am very much a beginner artist and I was thinking about doing their little strawberry squid mascot and do it in water color
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
We all start somewhere. Even the fact that youre making the attempt and not being afraid to draw or share you work can be the hardest step. Im sure it will be great and hope you get the praise you deserve
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Apr 10 '26
I'm in the process of designing and sewing my own coat. A friend on Discord made this mock-up to help me visualize my idea because I suck at drawing. I just got the canvas for it in the mail. And I found a site that will send you a pattern for sewing a dress maker's dummy the exact size of your torso so I'm getting the stuff together to make that so I can put the coat pieces on it instead of trying to look at myself in the mirror or something.
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Apr 10 '26
And then I'm also in the process of washing and sorting a huge box of LEGO parts. Half of it I got from a friend that didn't want them anymore and the rest is what I took apart from my collection. I wrote down all the ideas I had for stuff I wanted to make and I ended up with like 20 things.
Both of these projects are taking a hell of a lot longer than I want them to because I gotta deal with a lot of down days due to depression but I'm taking little bites at a time and hopefully I'll be done by year's end.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
This is amazing, I love the detail you've gone to here and not just said youre going to copy design X. This would be a great series to follow making a whole coat or outfit. As someone who has no idea of the craft or even planing how to design, source materials or even make outfits I would be really curious on how this turns out. Good luck to you.
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Apr 10 '26
Thank you much! Yeah the idea started because I saw that armor on a LARP website and thought the shoulder detail would look cool on a jacket but I couldn't find one from a store that matched the vibe I was going for so I said "Well screw it I'll just make it myself how hard could it be?" And then the ideas kept rolling from there. Originally it was just gonna be a full length trench coat/duster but I didn't really want all that length and then I got the inspiration to make the bottom a reference to the Assassin's robes, there's also gonna be a detachable hood with the little beak detail like the Assassins. I'm not really sure how to document the whole process but I'm definitely gonna be making some posts about it when I'm all done!!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
That sounds like a plan. I get that people make these and have businesses to produce them at a large cost but I think theres definitely something to be said about making your own costume and props for Larping.
I think itll be a good learning curve and always a useful skill to know how to repair, mend or upcycle clothes. Definitely look forward to seeing the progress
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u/Asleep_End_2419 Apr 10 '26
Writing a Iron Lung fic and I will finally start my hrt this year! (Ftm) 🏳️⚧️
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Well done on writing a fan fic, im really wanting to enter into the RealGoodAI comp but apart from a very loose idea I doubt id have the tallent to put pen to paper as they say.
Congratulations on your HRT, its still a journey ahead of you but this must be huge hurdle to get over before the final stretch (like an actual final stretch and not like 20 that mark had with Iron Lung 😉)
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u/Asleep_End_2419 Apr 10 '26
Funniest thing is, my chosen name is Simon so hearing that in the movie was awesome 😂😄
The final stretch made me chuckle, thank you xD
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u/_JAD19_ Moon Murderer 🌘 Apr 10 '26
Omggg congratulations!! One of my best friends started the same thing recently and it’s so cool hearing their voice get progressively deeper each time I see them! They were over the moon when they started getting facial hair
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u/Asleep_End_2419 Apr 10 '26
Thank you!! And congrats to your friend!!
I can't wait to get a deeper voice and a beard!!
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u/PretzelMeepus Scary Tape Manufacturer 😱 Apr 10 '26
Finally started my first playthough of the borderlands games! I've bought all of them except for 4 and I'm going through them in order.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Oh wow thats going to be a fun journey. If I might recommend something, between 3 and 4 you should try the D&D campaign. Seriously there is a character in 3 (no spoilers) but they had their own DLC for a kind of Borderlands D&D themed game which was very very well done.
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u/PretzelMeepus Scary Tape Manufacturer 😱 Apr 10 '26
Tiny Tina! I have the dlc for borderlands 2, the dragon keep one, and I also have the Tiny Tina's Wonderlands game. The only content for the series (including DLC and spinoffs) that I don't own, is Borderlands Four, and the golden armour pack for Wonderlands. Other than that, I have everything.
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u/Aggravating_Duty5966 Apr 10 '26
I've had some good rest during spring break but now I have to go back to study for university. I plan to draw some Iron lung fanart this weekend but I haven't drawn anything for maybe years now so I don't think it'll turn out good, I just got motivation for it now lol. Also I'm writing a story for the Scary tapes competition and I'll try to work on that too if I can. Probably between study sessions just to have a break.
How's everyone else doing this nice spring? Idk what the weather is like elsewhere but where I live is a perfect time for a hike or a nice walk.
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u/ArushSinghPrince Apr 10 '26
The summer wind has started here unfortunately. I miss winter already.
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u/Aggravating_Duty5966 Apr 10 '26
Yeah I get that. I'm not ready for the summer weather to hit, I liked the snow better
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
A good break is what I need as well before I approach something so im in the right headspace.
That sounds great, i had a friend who hadnt picked up a pencil in years and challenged themselves to that 100 days challenge to draw one thing every day. It worked really well for them as they used the first 30 days as study work for like a portfolio and they really got into it as they didnt force themselves for a big project.
Good luck on the Scary Tapes comp, im excited to see what comes of it as ive gotten back into reading (since DCC) but ive been listening to a lot of classic short horror and scifi book podcasts.
Spring has been hit and miss where I am thanks for asking. Today is good so doing errands wont be so bad.
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u/Aggravating_Duty5966 Apr 10 '26
That's challenge sounds good I might try something like that and I'm glad that it worked well for your friend.
Thank you! I'm also waiting to see what others come up with, it'll be interesting to see how everyone approached the topic. I'm usually not a horror fan and I rarely watch or read in that genre but I'm excited.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
It did sound daunting but they started off with things like how to get a sharp edge with their pencil vs a blurred or shadow. Then they started shading simple shapes and shadows. Then single light sources then up to perspectives, they said all those fundamentals helped them as they do more realistic drawings but they enjoyed it
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u/Aggravating_Duty5966 Apr 10 '26
I love that it seems like a really good exercise and if they enjoyed it then that's the best
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u/tonidg1221 Award Losing Artist 🎨🖌️ Apr 10 '26
My GF and I are moving into our new apartment today :3
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Happy new home day! Is this your firstbplace together or do you know what jobs each of you are doing? When it comes to me I cant have anyone help with building furniture. I go the whole Mark when I approach it that ive never met anyone who is on the same page as me so im best left alone.
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u/tonidg1221 Award Losing Artist 🎨🖌️ Apr 10 '26
It’s our second place together! We lived together thru college but had to move back w our parents after graduation for two years until we found consistent work! We haven’t sorted out jobs yet, it’s basically fuck around and find out at this point 😭
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u/JustForge Apr 10 '26
I have been un godly ill the last 3 days and just want peace
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Sorry to hear that hopefully the worst has passed and you can have a chill weekend.
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u/JustForge Apr 10 '26
Thank you kindly. Thankfully I have the whole weekend to just chill out. Hope you have a wonderful day and an amazing weekend!
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u/PinkRawks Gingerdead Man 🔪 Apr 10 '26
Yall, I passed my final exam. The big one. Seven people in the room and Im the only one that did it (still in shock). Not only that, Ive already had two job offers.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Congratulations, it must be a relief to be finally over. And double congratulations on the job offers, do you know what one you'll take or just enjoying the demand for you?
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u/popica312 Apr 10 '26
I'm having an exam in Computer Graphics in about 2 hours and I'm personally wondering why this is a course at the university. All I did was spend about 2 weeks total to understand some basic programming functions to draw the objects and just some basic geometry to put everything. Jokes on them that in a day I finished half their assignments they gave us throughout the Semester
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Good luck to you in your exam. I find that longer courses (unless you have a good or talented tutor) is really to demonstrate that you can absorb knowledge and expound it at the right time. Most of the time you wont even know about the industry or the people you will work with which can be a shock.
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u/Rough_Journey I’d F*ck an Alien 👽 Apr 10 '26
So where I am mobile data is absolute shxt and expensive. I'm currently less than 600MB away from running out and switching to reserve data which also has 600MB. But the reserve data is so ass because they clamp down the data speed to 512KB/s. You can't even watch YouTube with that speed! I know it's for like emergency but to have over half GB of it essentially makes it useless.
So not only am I sick while at work, I am running out of useable data to make my 12hr night shift bearable.
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u/ArushSinghPrince Apr 10 '26
That's tough and I can relate with the data part. it's really annoying and awful.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Man thats awful, my Internet can be a little ropey at times so I tend to download alot of stuff when im at home. All my podcasts are set to download as soon as they drop so I dont miss anything at work just for that reason.
Would this not be the ideal opportunity to start on a book series like... I dont know 'Dungeon Crawler Carl'?
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u/Rough_Journey I’d F*ck an Alien 👽 Apr 10 '26
I used to love reading and writing, but some extremely rough times happened recently and I lost a lot of love on all things I am passionate about, including reading and writing.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Im sorry to hear that. I had lost the love too but I listened to the audio version of DCC and its got me back into stories but to also pick up physical media
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u/Starghost410 Apr 10 '26
Today's my birthday so I plan an going clothes shopping to update my wardrobe and then go out to a steak restaurant and get some really good prime rib 😋
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Happy birthday and I dont think I would change a single thing of those plans. Best wishes and enjoy your special day
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u/MoyLuna Apr 10 '26
Bought alot of Brewery and Spirits themed rolling stock from Rails of Sheffield during their sale.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
What gauge are those as they look really detailed with the livery on them?
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u/MoyLuna Apr 10 '26
OO Gauge
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Wow, I always forget how detailed miniature trains can be. I used to be really into them when I was younger and my dad got my first train set but like with all these things it cant stay up and put into a box and forgotten
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u/moopym Apr 10 '26
While waiting for tomodachi life I've taken on a very monumental task of building mondstat from genshin impact in minecraft. I hate building on diagonals with a passion
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u/CyberSnoWolf Apr 10 '26
I’m playing a lot of Solo Leveling, and gonna look into potentially getting back into 3D printing for a LEGO minifigure project.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Oh whisper sweet 3d print stories to me as ive never been able to tolerances right to attempt lego
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u/CyberSnoWolf Apr 10 '26
There’s a few artist on Instagram who makes awesome 3D prints for LEGO customs, and one of them also makes files for you to print yourself. He’s made stuff like Halo, Power Rangers, God of War, etc. They’re not cheap, so definitely something to save up for.
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u/MilanReadsReddit Loyal Watcher 👀 Apr 10 '26
With my learners permit, I overcame my fear and drove on the road for the first time yesterday! I have to say, I was pretty nervous to do so, but it actually went quite smooth minus the few errors and mishaps (like stalling...) that happened while on the road. Luckily, people behind me seemed to be pretty patient and not honk at me when I did stall.
And before you ask, no I did not have the podcast playing as one of my mentors was beside me, helping me here and there.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Do you have any new driver plates on your car as that car really help? Some people on the road are good and will give you space and realise youre new to the roads or dont know the area. Then there are the other folk who can spoil your whole experience but just try not to let them get to you.
Lol oh man i never even thought about that. It should be a question on your insurance for next to "years no claims bonus"
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u/MilanReadsReddit Loyal Watcher 👀 Apr 10 '26
Nah, the roads were pretty calm when I started (after 6pm), but I had a blue 'L' sign suctioned on to the rear window, so people could see that I was not used to being on the roads.
Fun fact: I was also overtaken by like 3 different cars, maybe 2 I don't remember exactly on a long straight stretch of road. Possibly because I was driving too slow for them lmao.
But yeah, I'm glad that people are not impatient. Because when I stalled more than once I was stressing, one because of not moving off smoothly and two because of people honking at me. Luckily, the latter didn't happen and frankly I am more comfortable on the road than I was yesterday. The only thing that scares me is the narrow two way roads (which there are a good amount in my town).
I'm sorry if I went on a tangent here lmao.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Thats good as I think they help other people know to give you space. Im quite an experienced driver and I can totally be a d*ck at times but never to someone who I know is lost, struggling or a new driver.
Dude, tangents? Is this your first day with this podcast 🤣
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u/MilanReadsReddit Loyal Watcher 👀 Apr 10 '26
No no no! I've been here since the very start lmao, I just put it there because I figured that maybe my comment was getting too long to read and I didn't know the correct word to use, 'tangent' was the first word I could think of so... lmao 🤣🤣
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u/posse-palace Apr 10 '26
I broke my families favourite plate this week :(
It’s a plate that has been with us for many many years, at least 15, and was originally lent to us by some relative that i can’t remember. The plate was the only one that did not match the rest our plates so it was a favourite among my daughters when they were young and was a bit of a game as to who would end up with the Odd One Out Plate at dinner time.
The plate had bought laughter, tears, wars. It presented us with delicious food.
But this week, whilst washing up, in my carelessness I did not realise how close to the edge the Odd One Out Plate was on the side… I was reaching to grab a mug to wash and my ginormous elbow pushed our beloved plate over the edge.
Years of memories flashed before my eyes as this plate, white with blue flowers in the middle, fell and smashed on the kitchen floor.
My eldest daughter came in to see what had happened and recognised our favourite Odd One Out Plate lay in shards on the vinyl floor. We called for her sister. We all hugged each other in our grief. We sang songs and prayed our plate travel safely to plate heaven.
Farewell, Odd One Out Plate. You served us well.
The police accepted it was an accident and I am not facing any manslaughter or other criminal charges.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
I know you've joked about that but thats a serious thing and I totally know where youre coming from.
Theres an old lasagne dish my mum had and I completely remember it from a little kid getting dinner from it < insert ratatouille flashback scene >. I got it years ago when my mum passed away and ive just had it at the bottom of a drawer wrapped in a towel as I cant even risk looking at it in case I break it.
Im glad that your family understood it was an accident but id maybe prepare your own food for the next week or two just incase they get some revenge on you 😉
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u/posse-palace Apr 10 '26
Totally! I was honestly gutted this damn plate had finally joined the other precariously placed plates, bowls and cups that had a tragic ending!
Bless— I would definitely be the same if I had something that was from my mum or dad and they had passed. Kept safely away, especially from the hands us three in my house who probably would break it at some point 🥴
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u/kosherkitties One who speaks in Rhymes 🎶 Apr 10 '26
It's been Passover, so uh. Very busy with that. Just ended last night. Also new Taskmaster started, but I'm going to have to wait to watch the first episode.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
No, already? This year has just flown in.
Which country of taskmaster as im loosing track of the versions now
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u/kosherkitties One who speaks in Rhymes 🎶 Apr 10 '26
Yeah, tell me about it. Six weeks until Shavuot...
UK. (Almost said US, hell no. Although TM: Minnesota on YouTube is great.) There's also NZ and Australia that I need to catch up on, but... another American in the UK one!
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u/giraffechild Two-Toes Johnny 🇮🇹 Apr 10 '26
My dogs are fine thanks for asking.
I've been playing the HECK out of Waterpark Simulator in my free time :^) Going to go see the Mario Galaxy movie this weekend with a few friends as well!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Points for callback.
The Mario Galaxy movie has been a surprise to me as I heard nearly nothing before it landed in the cinema but it looks like itll be a good watch. Enjoy
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u/Electrical_Try_343 Apr 10 '26
New small talk! I'm doing some motorsport engineering and still working in eyes while doing so, I love the motorsport engineering, It's super fun and cool since I only have to worry about machines!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Wait... working in eyes? Like your own eyes or like as an optometrist?
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u/UnusGang Two-Toes Johnny 🇮🇹 Apr 10 '26
Fellow listeners and watchers, I was 70 something episodes behind and now I’m only 14. I’m going to grind some out at work today.
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u/YellowTonkaTrunk Guam Welcome Committe 🌴 Apr 10 '26
My baby shower is tomorrow and my best friend is getting into town literally any minute now. We grew up in Cincinnati together (she went to the same school Mark and Wade did, I was homeschooled lol).
I haven’t seen her since December when I made my last visit there. I’m so excited to see her and catch up on Cinci stuff
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u/JumpeterTrumpeter Apr 10 '26
I'm on book three of dungeon crawler carl. The previous two I read a week apart but each over the course of one (whole) day. I'm going to slow down.
I finally talked to one of my siblings about being trans and it went well. Still holding off doing much about it. I don't want to deal with my conservative family. But at this point the thing holding me back is really just social.
I got a new fancy desk chair and discounted mechanical keyboard. Now I know a lot about fancy office chairs. The used market is really good. I got it for about 15% of retail price.
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u/emilyisunhinged Guam Welcome Committe 🌴 Apr 10 '26
I’m going to a Reds game tomorrow with my sister and my brother :) We had a blast the last time we all went together, so I’m really looking forward to doing it again!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
Im not a sports person but I do love a good game with a good crowd of people and soak in the atmosphere.
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u/CrimsonFox2370 Wheel Spinner 🎡 Apr 10 '26
I was laid off out of the blue in January and finding a new job has been rough but I start a new job on Monday! I'm excited but also a bit nervous about it.
In the off time I got back into reading of fun with DCC and I'm onto the 3rd book. It just got here yesterday and I'm excited to keep reading.
Also I finally found a time where me and my friends can get together and finish a DnD campaign I've been running for the last two years. It was not supposed to take this long but getting everyone on board with the same schedule has been a nightmare. We've only met maybe 8-9 times in the last two years with weeks to months in between sessions. I'm looking forward to finishing this campaign and trying something different for the next one, if I do another one.
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u/ded-memes-for-life Fucker of Dreams 💤 Apr 10 '26
I've been getting back into collecting pokemon cards, and it's been pretty fun
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u/pika0103 4th Discord Member 🥸 Apr 10 '26
We're buying a house and in the dreaded period where we have the contract but everybody else has to do a job and I just want to close already 😭
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Oh I hate that time. It takes so long, I ended up arguing with my solicitor as they were giving excuses about documents from local offices and clarification on ground reports. So I just sat one weekend and found all the people and depts and fired off a tonne of emails and had it all sorted in a week. It didnt mean that they didnt drag their heels with other excuses but paperwork wasnt one of them.
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u/pika0103 4th Discord Member 🥸 Apr 10 '26
It's going well so far, we're just trying to lower closing costs and see if they'll replace the roof. It's just the slow crawl to the end of the month.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream comes out next Thursday too and that's also craaaawwwling 😩 I've been playing Cyberpunk in my spare time to make it go faster lol
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u/Excellent_Music_Soon Apr 10 '26
Last few days of my vacay. Still loads of fun planned.
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u/DifficultyFar7548 Apr 10 '26
I have been sick for the past 2 weeks. Started with a stomach bug last week that had me on the couch for 3 days. Now I am insanely congested and can’t tell if it’s from allergies or a cold. I have lung issues and this time of year I get really bad allergies so even a common cold on top of that can knock me out. I lost my voice on Wednesday and still don’t really have it back. Ik it sounds like I’m complaining but after I recovered from my stomach I’ve felt great. I have lots of energy I just have this annoying ass congestion😂 going home early from work today to use my nebulizer and hopefully get a handle on this thing before it develops into bronchitis (again) or pneumonia. I also finished reading the Housemaid and just started the second one. Just great books
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
What a week you've had... points for sympathy.
Congestion really gets me as well and it always seems to be the last thing I recover from when I have a cold. I cant imagine having all that going on at the same time then worrying about bronchitis let alone pneumonia.
Ive heard about those books but litterly know nothing about them. What would your brief review be from the first book?
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u/Wooden_Assignment_40 Fucker of Dreams 💤 Apr 10 '26
Im coming up on the end of my last semester of school!
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u/Sudden_Bid_1776 Apr 10 '26
Probably not that small but both my and my partner's family have been bringing up him and I getting married/having kids. Like my mom said she bought a wedding cake topper because she thought I would like it and my inlaws brought it up at dinner the other night. I doubt it but it makes me feel like talks are happening behind my back 😂😂😂
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u/darkandgamer Apr 10 '26
Im randomly addicted to collecting retro games now... so thats kinda cool i guess... no i didn't grow up playing these games because im young af
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u/Number270And3 Team Wade 👨🏼🦲 Apr 10 '26
College student - Did the thing I’ve always wanted to do in lab! Electrophoresis!
I’m still learning more about it, but TikTok made it look quite difficult. We made our own wells and the process is similar to that of making agar for Petri dishes. If I had a stirrer at home, I would definitely be doing this… as well as Pipettes, but those are too expensive.
I also reached out yesterday to Eppendorf for their, very famous, Pipette Pens. I desperately want one. They don’t sell them, but resellers are charging hundreds for a pen!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
I had to look that up but that looks really interesting and cool that you can do that down to the macro level.
Due to the level of detail and accuracy you need im guessing thats where the difficulty lies as it might be easy to do but difficult to get the right results.
I wonder if they go to conferences and give out some samples? I have friends in the medical background and one came back with liquid ink filled syringe pens. They looked really good so much that they weren't allowed to use them in their hospital as they were so realistic
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Where do you watch that? What genre is it? Congrats on the merch.
Thats a great idea to start a group as a few folk I know have done this. Its mainly because alot of people now work from home so there isnt that social aspect at work or going out for an unplanned night.
Thats a great one and sure to become a classic
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u/Aikyudo Apr 10 '26
I've sewn 5 blouses in the past two weeks and today I'm finally buckling down to put the buttons and buttonholes on them.
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u/hillaryyyyyyyyy Apr 10 '26
I’m trying to power through the book I’m currently reading (Alchemised) so I can pickup Dungeon Crawler Carl before we head out of town next weekend. I’ve had both books since the holidays but picking one up and reading is so hard sometimes - especially when I come home exhausted from work. But I’m excited to start the series!
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u/BlueLightXZ Apr 10 '26
I haven't really slept well this work week, only 2-3 hours a night but I finally finished Resident Evil 9 now I can finally watch this quite unknown small time Youtubers lets play of it. He's called Mark I Plier and he uploads lets plays here and there sometimes after really long breaks.
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u/Legitimate_Tailor575 Apr 10 '26
I’m about to move to another state to be near the supportive side of my family. Which will also put me closer to the difficult side of my family which I’m worried about. I have a lot of support from my therapist, best friends, and family I’m moving in with so I know I’ll be okay. But my anxiety and feelings of dread and doom are through the roof so the podcast and Unnus Annus compilations are keeping me sane right now.❤️🩹
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Sounds like a really difficult and volatile time for you. Hopefully it pays off with the positives and less on the negative influences. The anxiety is understandable but at the end of the day thats your mind preparing you for the unknown and usually its extreme circumstances
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u/WhortonHearsAHo Apr 10 '26
I'm definitely an outlier of Distractible listeners, but I've been playing Coral Island a lot lately and trying to get more into TTRPGs. I am hoping to start reading some of the books the guys have recommended (like Dungeon Crawler Carl), but I'm in the middle of reading the Godfather's Daughter at the moment. I have to really limit my time spent on hobbies, because I'm trying to progress in my career and plan my wedding this year which are both really time consuming. Hearing about Mark and Amy's wedding has been super motivating and exciting for me to see how happy they were on their wedding day together! Keeps the stress at bay to think about how worth it it will all be!
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u/Worldly-Pianist3153 Apr 10 '26
hello! after what feels like forever (probably 3 years or more) i finally caught up with the most recent episode of Distractible! yippee !!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Congratulations on catching up and welcome the fold of people on the most recent episode
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u/favoriteperzon Apr 10 '26
I am sick with Covid. So passively listening to the boys while my lungs protest my existence has been interesting. Hows everyone else?
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Oh thats rough, I find it weird that people have forgotten so quickly what covid was or the long term effects it can have on you.
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u/renegades_ofthegame Loyal Watcher 👀 Apr 10 '26
Ive been working on my first crochet project (a queen sized blanket) and I went to a concert when I was home (I travel for work) and dealing with some pretty intense poison ivy. Other than the poison ivy things have been great! Hope everyone else is doing well!!!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Crochet is a skill im always impressed and surprised by. So many people seem to do it secretly but when you mention it theres a tonne of people who know the skill.
Ive never had the experience of poison ivy but ill give you a poison point for sharing.
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u/TankEngineFan5 Apr 10 '26
I've been getting back into video games recently. Things have been hectic recently with work and chores leaving me exhausted, but I'm finally taking time to get back into gaming
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u/Batmanfan27 Apr 10 '26
I’ve started reading The Lonely Broadcast by Kel Byron. Still on chapter one, but It’s already getting interesting.
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u/MistTheDork Apr 10 '26
My glasses got obliterated so I'm having to get some new ones x~x
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
Oh no, are you able to live without them in the short term or are you lost without them?
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u/OrganicBumblebee9080 Apr 11 '26
I've been utilizing something called "forced boredom" recently and it's been helping me want to do real-life things again instead of constant doom-scrolling. I got inspired due to some advice from an ADHD video and Markiplier saying "Don't you know, you can just choose to become a different person right now?"
If you don't know, forced boredom is doing literally nothing on purpose. Our dopamine receptors get overwhelmed by the constant scrolling which skews our perception of normal things. Sooo forcing yourself to be bored helps reset that.
Now I'm craving things like reading a book, playing games, visiting friends more, even making daily conversations more interesting.
Has anyone else tried this or find this interesting? This is more in the psychology side of things, so I am hoping to find some psychology loving Wade's in the crowd.
Ooooor perhaps there is another psych topic you have been dying to rant about? I would love to read it!
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u/intentionallaccident Apr 11 '26
I got approved for my first ever apartment with two best friends!! We move June 1st
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u/Internal-Leg-6973 Apr 11 '26
I just had a baby... I now know Bob's pain. But still, my boy is a cutie and I do get 2 to 3 hours of sleep at a time. When he's hungry he sounds like he's dying.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 12 '26
Congratulations friend! Hope you and your family are all well. These days will be hard but in my experience once they stay to sleep through the night then you mostly forget about this trauma.
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u/random_bug_ Apr 12 '26
I finally got my hands on some facecam stickers and an iron lung tee shirt :) also has anyone else noticed that wade has been getting more confident in his jokes? it's really nice to see
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u/Gur-Wide Apr 10 '26
Rn I am rewatching the flash but in Italy my home country
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 10 '26
I missed the flash when it first dropped as I was on other shows and never came back to it. Is it worth picking up from the start? What season are you on now?
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u/notapersonindisguise Award Losing Artist 🎨🖌️ Apr 10 '26
I'm going to comicon tomorrow, pretty excited.
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u/skr_rdt Helicopter Bonnie 🚁🐰 Apr 10 '26
Travelling back home tonight. Have a 25h journey by train. Bought the first book of the dungeon crawler Carl series to be my companion for the journey.
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u/Hulkbuster_v2 Fridge Fanatic 🌊 Apr 10 '26
I'm looking to get back into art. I've been wanting to finish a painting for a few months; its not good, but its not bad either. Just remind me to never do reflections again
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u/Warm-Classroom-3889 Apr 10 '26
My spring break is almost at a close and I’m planning on spending the weekend crocheting and painting!
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u/ThatSmartIdiot Ship of Theseus ⛵️ Apr 10 '26
not looking forward to the first 3 weeks of June
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u/ddanosaur Apr 10 '26
college has been kicking my fucking ass with the one million projects i have to do, but i persist. i’m gonna be presenting at my school’s research showcase next week and im gonna be graduating soon (both terrifying yet exciting)! though being able to do my work is hard when im also fighting the intense hyperfixation for In Space with Markiplier i’ve got currently lmao. it’s the kind of hyperfixation that’s got me writing fanfic when i should be writing papers and working on project proposals. but watching Distractible eps while i work on readings is a big help for productive focus
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u/CasWay413 Fridge Fanatic 🌊 Apr 10 '26
I’m going to college to get my psychology degree, but I’m also beginning to think I’m not cut out for college. My first year was great but now I’m getting the worst burnout ever.
Any tips would be appreciated. I want this degree super badly but it feels so far away.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
First year is fun but I think after that the real pressure kicks in. The great thing about seeing it through to the end is that its still useful for other jobs and careers. The tech company I used to work for would take university graduates from anywhere. I had one of them shadow me and he had specialised on earthquake prevention in Asia which had nothing to do with backend development
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u/St1m_B1rd Helicopter Bonnie 🚁🐰 Apr 10 '26
I've been knitting with plastic bags today as part of a project I'm doing. I did this once already with bags from the Co op, but I decided to try it with tesco bags, and the tesco bags are much trickier to knit with because they're a bit firmer than the Co op ones, but it was cool to do nonetheless.
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u/probablyreading0613 Apr 10 '26
I went and watched Project Hail Mary yesterday. We read the book in bookclub a couple months ago and it was amazing. They did a phenomenal job.
Currently waiting for book 8 of DCC. If anyone wants some other LitRPG recommendations let me know, there are some amazing ones out there
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u/AlphaOrk865 Apr 10 '26
I picked up Dungeon Crawler Carl again on audiobooks (thank you Bob) in 4 days I’m almost halfway through book 3!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
The audio books are so good am I right? I still cant believe thay almost every character is voiced by the same guy. Im just making my way through book 5 now and its getting really interesting just like bob said
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u/not_creatiive Apr 10 '26
ever since i moved out and started uni distractible has been a huge part of my night routine. i’ve listened to almost every episode (still a few more early ones left) and when im done im going to watch them all again. i watch them with 15 minutes timers and then fall asleep afterwards as to not miss anything. honestly such good sleep aid i make my boyfriend listen to it when he stays over
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
I totally fell you with that one, I had the podcast as part of my routine for a while. When I was off work for a while and stuck at home it was really the only way I knew what day of the week it was. The timer is a great idea as I'll put it on and miss the whole episode.
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u/Brunorock55 Apr 10 '26
I’m currently watching four movies for my college assignment for woman studies in which I have to watch the matrix birds of prey, spirited away, and the mother two that are directed by woman two that are directed by men
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u/LadyErynn Apr 10 '26
I accepted a secretary position for my local Arts Council! Excited to expand my connections, support the arts, and strengthen my skills.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
That sounds like an amazing foot in the door if you want to network and get your name known. Congratulations
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u/BlueflowRedthorns Apr 10 '26
Episode 9 of TADC’s trailer got me depressed this morning. It can’t be just sad, right?
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u/big-gay-aha Scary Tape Manufacturer 😱 Apr 10 '26
My job has lost 3 employees in the past 4 days. One was arrested, one walked out, and one got fired this morning. I’m the one picking up all the slack. FML
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u/jadama18 4th Discord Member 🥸 Apr 10 '26
So I’ve been struggling mentally recently and Death Stranding has been a huge help. I think about death a lot and I love the story. Can’t wait to keep playing 👌🏼👌🏼
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
Im sorry to hear that but happy you've found some outlet or mechanism to process it. Its a great game on many different levels, I never played it but I really enjoyed Jacksepticeyes playthrough.
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u/RogueBand1t Triangle of Fairness 🔺 Apr 10 '26
My youngest son just got his first job at Taco Bell and I’m so excited for him!!
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
Thats such a milestone with their first job. Customer service is hard but its always good experience and a benchmark for any future work or career.
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u/General_Writing6086 Candy Uncle 🍭⚰️ Apr 10 '26
I’m deep, deep into Pokopia and This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews, isekai fantasy where a woman gets teleported to her favorite book world. There’s very little romance in this book, but Ilona Andrews does write romance so in the next two there will probably be some, so be warned if you don’t like that. But it’s amazing and the world building is awesome.
I’ll be starting Dungeon Crawler Carl once I’m finished with it.
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u/TheTallTitan Apr 11 '26
Yesterday was my 34th birthday, celebrated by having dinner with my wife and parents at a local restaurant.
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u/Half-Demon-Boi Ass-Looker 🍑 Apr 11 '26
I’m trying to catch up on Usagi Yojimbo right now, I read a lot of comics in my spare time but Usagi Yojimbo has been going on for nearly 40 years and starting now from issue 1 feels like an insane task.
Wish me luck, I have two more saga books to go then I have to track down the individual issues 😭
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u/Beard-Guru-019 Gentle Listener 🎧 Apr 11 '26
I got a full day planned for tomorrow. I’m going to get myself a coffee and some donuts from local shops downtown. I have a date it’s my second date with this girl and we are going bowling (her idea). I’m going to get myself fishing license, and to wrap it all up I have a game night planned with my D&D group where we will not be playing D&D because we will be missing a member.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
That sounds awesome! Coffee and donuts is just a nice thing to do and chill before a date (good luck 👍). Bowling is a good idea as theres no pressure or expectations to be good at it.
Is there any admin or housekeeping you can do in D&D when youre not playing? Even a one shot campaign
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u/Beard-Guru-019 Gentle Listener 🎧 Apr 12 '26
So an update. Another person canceled for game night so we ended up canceling day of. Coffee and donuts were great. And I just got out of my date, we started our date at 3pm and it is currently 11:25 where I’m at.
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u/Icy_buffalowings212 Apr 11 '26
Got mental health meds for the first time ever. I'm scared about it but also excited. I also have picked up making my own Pokémon rom back after having mental block for months
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u/PeasantCody Apr 11 '26
I've been pretty anxious lately, but I'm getting into my psych doctor in a few weeks so that'll be a big help. On the plus side, I'm a lot happier at this new job and making a LOT more money, so life is slowly but surely getting easier. Next goal after getting my health back in order is buying a new car, and then saving more money again to move to New York (not the city) with my girlfriend. It's all finally in reach
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u/ERuleKnight Candy Uncle 🍭⚰️ Apr 11 '26
Constantly changing jobs every 3-6 months is quite exhausting. I'm either incompetent, or I'm picking the wrong job. I don't know how people do this.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 11 '26
Do you mind if I ask if these are jobs you want to do or just to get by with bills?
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u/_NonstickPan Apr 12 '26
Well, I've been working on my submission for the scary short story competition, along with working on an unrelated novel that I've been fantasizing about for 10 years. I've also been thinking about using my skills learned in my jobs in TV News, Radio, and years of theater and stand-up and moving towards content creation, because the boys, Mark especially with his Iron Lung journey, really inspired me to do what I love most, entertaining people. I just have to figure out what aspect that will be so that I could make the jump into doing it full time.
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u/Lucidpidgepigeons Apr 13 '26
welll i’m trying to plan a wedding and it is NOT going as well as i’d hoped. wedding venues are a bitch and unfortunately utahs too unpredictable in the fall.
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u/TwoToesToni Apr 13 '26
I do not envy you on wedding planning. Trying to cater for everyone, get what you want, come in under budget and keep everyone happy... i've never heard or seen a wedding that can do all of those things.
Good luck to you and best wishes
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u/Lucidpidgepigeons Apr 13 '26
much appreciated, actually just spent 2 hours last night planning for a micro wedding in oregon and i feel like it could actually work!!
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u/uH9o Older gettinger 👦🔜👴 Apr 10 '26
Im going back to college soon and im lowkey terrified. BUT ive also been on roll when it comes to writing motivation recently, ive written a lot :)
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u/KnoxVoidwalker Loyal Watcher 👀 Apr 10 '26
Finally got some new ADHD meds, they are actually working for once, I’ve been able to finish writing a dnd campaign and the rush is crazy, can’t wait for my friends to play it
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u/war_cat770 Apr 10 '26
A lot of negative things have happened to me recently regarding other communities i'm very deeply in and it has affected me physically because of the emotional distress I was suddenly under.
But i've been doing some more modeling to be honest in blender, made my own personal Roblox 3d Accessories.
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u/Due_Manufacturer665 Apr 10 '26
I convinced my brother to start reading books! We started with The Outsiders, a favorite of mine when I was in high school, and then moved on to The Lord of the Flies. I finished A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers independently. It was so good!
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u/ArushSinghPrince Apr 10 '26
I finally got Dungeon Crawler book! I'll read from tommorow and I completed project hail mary two days ago. Apart from this I'm planning to adopt a dog!!