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Sothis September 24th, 2021 4:33 PM

Most of the things people call communist and socialist these days actually aren't but with so much news and misinfo spreading I can see why people don't know.

User Anon 1848 September 24th, 2021 4:47 PM

reminds me of this tweet

https://i.imgur.com/auXeyNc.png

gotta love the discourse in my country <3

Sothis September 24th, 2021 9:43 PM

Yup! It's a lot of fear mongering too T_T

Sami September 25th, 2021 11:02 AM

hello how is everyone doing on this day?

Starlight September 25th, 2021 1:06 PM

Doing good ty!

I had a crazily busy week, and that's continued into today, but I'm gonna listen to some Asian music and do some poetry tonight, so hopefully I'll finally chill out a little :)

I hope you, and everyone else, is having a spectacularly good weekend :)

Megan September 25th, 2021 10:20 PM

When voting only takes 5 minutes in total; it's the benefits of having voting day on Sunday and you get there right when the voting booths open up. Funny enough: most of the time I spend was me getting a pen. xD

moon September 26th, 2021 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10410583)
When voting only takes 5 minutes in total; it's the benefits of having voting day on Sunday and you get there right when the voting booths open up. Funny enough: most of the time I spend was me getting a pen. xD

This is the case for us here also haha. Voting always is in a place very close to you, they have hundreds of places in every city I should think, and it's always on a Sunday - but also it's open the whole week before iirc so that you can really go there and vote whenever you happen to have time before the actual voting day. It's real nifty and easy to do. And all Swedish citizens are registered with the tax authorities so we're automatically in the list the poll workers at our assigned poll place have and they just tick us off in their list when we leave our ballot in the box. No registration needed; i always found that strange when americans talked about needing to register somehow or else apparently they lose their right to vote? Or don't have a right to begin with? is this really a democracy, idgi

Nah September 26th, 2021 4:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adventure (Post 10410615)
i always found that strange when americans talked about needing to register somehow or else apparently they lose their right to vote? Or don't have a right to begin with? is this really a democracy, idgi

The US isn't really a democracy, it's an imperalist plutocracy masquerading as a democracy. Gerrymandering and voter suppression have long been problems here, as neither Democrats or Republicans give a shit about anything other than remaining in power, nor do they care about anyone except the uber-wealthy. Having to register yourself to vote instead of being automatically added is just a small part of that.

moon September 26th, 2021 4:37 AM

scary shit

Starlight September 26th, 2021 5:39 AM

Here in the UK, we have to register in the first place, then "confirm our details" at regular intervals...

Our system is broken in so many ways that I just don't wanna go into tbh. It's a mess.

Caite-chan September 26th, 2021 5:42 AM

The US Government is absolute crap. One side does something and the other side goes bat shit insane. Like no one wants to TRULY fix anything.

~Dill~ September 26th, 2021 8:26 AM

I.....don't get into politics as I feel I don't know enough to do so. Plus our government is pretty messed up.

Anyway! Hi all! How we doing?

Sami September 26th, 2021 8:28 AM

I do not bother with politics much, can't shitpost in politics :(

Doing great, although monday is getting closer and I feel I haven't done much this weekend D:

Sothis September 26th, 2021 10:18 AM

I didn't have to register, I was just automatically sent the voter's ID. You can vote even if you don't have one if you provide ID, proof of residency and are 18+

Gabri September 26th, 2021 3:22 PM

We're automatically assigned an ID here since our birth is registered and automatically become elegible to vote upon turning 18

But I guess having your ID data in the state/country's database is too communist and liberty-infringing for imperialist US to deal with

Also what in the fuck has this forum turned into I don't recognise literally anything

Sothis September 26th, 2021 3:57 PM

I had a different username last time you were here, but I recognize you!

And it's just as Nah said, their policies are there to basically make sure underprivileged people don't/can't vote. I use twitter fairly often and see things like "New [state] law requires people to jump through a hoop of fire before they can vote!"

As for me, I missed my country's federal election because I fell asleep.

~Dill~ September 29th, 2021 5:43 AM

I can't believe it's nearly October 😱

ZeoStar September 29th, 2021 12:25 PM

Our local stores have began halloween stuff.

Many times they ignore these holidays and start with christmas. I understand why, since christmas is way more marketable.

Caite-chan September 29th, 2021 3:06 PM

I get tired of stores putting decorations out way to early. I want to enjoy one month and holiday at a time.

Tsutarja September 30th, 2021 1:13 PM

i looked in the seasonal section at target the other day and could not believe what i saw

i love christmas but its still far too early

Inky September 30th, 2021 2:21 PM

I’ve even seen some christmas ads on TV already…… it’s happening ladies

Tsutarja October 1st, 2021 4:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inky (Post 10412457)
I’ve even seen some christmas ads on TV already…… it’s happening ladies

make it stop then :femme:

Megan October 1st, 2021 8:57 AM

I don't know why but this year I don't seem to be into speculatius at all. Maybe I've eaten way to much of it over the years?

Sothis October 1st, 2021 5:02 PM

I'm not looking forward to Christmas.
It will be empty.

Caite-chan October 1st, 2021 6:15 PM

It's hard to enjoy the holidays when I can't come and go as I please because I can't drive and have to rely on others to drive me.

Sothis October 2nd, 2021 11:46 AM

My situation is different.
It's our first Christmas without my step father.

Caite-chan October 2nd, 2021 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10413158)
My situation is different.
It's our first Christmas without my step father.

I know that feeling. I've lost both of my parents and holidays will never be easy. I send you lots of love though. ❤

Sothis October 2nd, 2021 5:31 PM

I'm so sorry. I'm here for you too ♥

VisionofMilotic October 4th, 2021 12:02 PM

This autumn seems to be a time for appliances to break down in my household all at once.

In August the oven went out in my home. It was an old, crappy piece of junk that looks like it was made in the 1970s. I live in an old house, and it came with the place, and I had to make due with that stove until it died. I always hated it, so I am not sorry to see that eyesore go, it was also enormous and took up too much space in the kitchen, so I took it as an opportunity to shop for a new oven.

But then in September I had some car trouble. At first I thought it was just a flat tire, but it was a more serious issue actually where the brakes were beginning to malfunction, and they were grinding against the tires, which punctured one of them. While nobody is happy to have car trouble, I am relieved that my Honda showed some sign that something was not right when it did in a tire driving a little wonky, because otherwise not having working brakes could have been a life-threatening issue.

Because I had to pay for some car repairs last month right after the oven broke down, I didn't end up buying that brand new oven like I had hoped. One issue was a more dire emergency than the other. I am managing by cooking on the grill I have got, using my microwave and I also bought a broiler oven to bake with. Spending a couple of hundred dollars for a mini oven is a temporary fix until I can come up with a couple of thousand for normal oven.

Now that October has rolled around something else has fallen down on my head. The refrigerator started acting funny, the fridge isn't cool, the inside is like room temperature. It's a double door refrigerator with a freezer, and the freezer part is cold and frosty like it should be, but it's supposed to have an ice maker, and for some reason the ice maker stopped making ice.

I briefly put the food and beverages from my refrigerator in the freezer to keep it from spoiling since that part is at least cold, while i tried to troubleshoot what was going on, but then more problems occured right after that. I tried to get water from the dispenser on the refrigerator today, and the water wouldn't stop pouring out, it was like the lever got jammed or something, and I couldn't turn it off. I could change the settings though from water to ice, and since there was no ice being made, putting it on ice mode stopped the water from coming out, and now nothing is coming out, which is better than standing in pools of water.

After mopping up the floors it's time to call a repairman to service the refrigerator. I'm dreading to see what will fall apart in November because it seems like every month it's something new. My guess will be the roof.

I just feel like I'm a walking episode of I Love Lucy right now.

https://i.postimg.cc/Pxtg9Lps/lucy-bread.gif

Sheep October 5th, 2021 1:27 AM

Omg Sam... that is a lot to happen at once, I'm sorry. I've had cases where everything just piles up at once and it's absolutely dreadful. Makes my stress quadruple and any little thing on top of that just makes me feel infinitely worse. I hope nothing else happens and this all gets sorted soon. :s

Sothis October 6th, 2021 1:34 AM

I'm really hoping the rest of the year is peaceful for you! Our deep freeze went out and the smell made me retch. I'm so sorry.

rainbow October 6th, 2021 12:46 PM

hi all! how are we doing?? i've once again been away for a while, almost a year :/

but hi nonetheless!!

Ivysaur October 8th, 2021 4:59 AM

I'm getting used to going back to the office, it's really annoying to lose about an hour per day commuting once again... and I can't listen to music or watch youtube videos during my off-peak times as I did before :(

Sothis October 8th, 2021 11:37 PM

I listen to music on the bus because I simply do not want people talking to me.

Starlight October 14th, 2021 8:42 AM

Hola peeps. Have a bump from me. How are you all? 😊

Sami October 14th, 2021 9:05 AM

still alive somehow someway

wbu?

Caite-chan October 14th, 2021 9:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10416918)
Hola peeps. Have a bump from me. How are you all? 😊

*Gets bumped and falls off the cliff*

xD

I've been doing alright though.

~Dill~ October 14th, 2021 9:14 AM

Hope everyone's OK!

I've been battling with a bad infection so sorry I've not been around 😅

Starlight October 14th, 2021 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Dill~ (Post 10416945)
Hope everyone's OK!

I've been battling with a bad infection so sorry I've not been around 😅

Aww no, I hope you feel better real soon Dill <3

ReKoil October 14th, 2021 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10416918)
Hola peeps. Have a bump from me. How are you all? 😊

why'd you knock me off my chair? D=
Rude! 😤

Been busy. Which is not likely to subside anytime soon.
End of the year is always busy for me, but normally it starts later 😅

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Dill~ (Post 10416945)
Hope everyone's OK!

I've been battling with a bad infection so sorry I've not been around 😅

Good luck, hope you get rid of it soon =3

Starlight October 14th, 2021 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IV (Post 10416940)
still alive somehow someway

wbu?

I'm ok ty! Just trying to get back to normal on here but I'm a still a good bit behind on certain sections / messages etc.

Got another important day tomorrow so I'll still likey be behind for a while yet 😅

Megan October 14th, 2021 10:15 PM

I'm alright; mostly because today is Friday. ^^"

~Dill~ October 15th, 2021 7:08 AM

Thanks all. Its really knocked me sideways. Hope it goes soon.

Anyone any plans for the weekend?

Sothis October 15th, 2021 4:45 PM

We're moving boxes to the house to get ready to move in!

Sami October 15th, 2021 11:32 PM

my plans for the weekend is to have no plans

~Dill~ October 16th, 2021 6:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10417422)
We're moving boxes to the house to get ready to move in!

Best of luck with the move.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IV (Post 10417466)
my plans for the weekend is to have no plans

Nice! I'm the same 😂

Caite-chan October 16th, 2021 7:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IV (Post 10417466)
my plans for the weekend is to have no plans

So technically....you still have plans. LOL!

Sami October 16th, 2021 7:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caite-chan (Post 10417571)
So technically....you still have plans. LOL!

thats some fake news right there i have no plans what are you talking about

Caite-chan October 16th, 2021 7:45 AM

xD I never have plans I just make shit up as I go.

ReKoil October 16th, 2021 11:35 AM

other than my brother's birthday tomorrow it's a normal weekend. I just laze about and unwind ^.^

Sami October 17th, 2021 9:48 AM

and so the weekend is almost over again :(

Sothis October 17th, 2021 4:01 PM

My doctor is calling tomorrow to go over endoscopy procedure as if I haven't had one before. But I may to pay to get those records faxed.

Sheep October 20th, 2021 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10418011)
My doctor is calling tomorrow to go over endoscopy procedure as if I haven't had one before. But I may to pay to get those records faxed.

Hopefully it went decently and you're not stressing too much. @[email protected]

Starlight October 21st, 2021 8:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10418011)
My doctor is calling tomorrow to go over endoscopy procedure as if I haven't had one before. But I may to pay to get those records faxed.

I hope everything goes well :)

Sami October 21st, 2021 9:05 AM

I have such an downer moment its unreal atm

hello how is everyone

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10418011)
My doctor is calling tomorrow to go over endoscopy procedure as if I haven't had one before. But I may to pay to get those records faxed.

Hope everything goes well for you!

Sothis October 21st, 2021 9:46 PM

I'm still only on a wait list :c
but I have more blood tests to do.

Starlight October 23rd, 2021 4:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IV (Post 10419324)
I have such an downer moment its unreal atm

hello how is everyone

I hope you're a little bit better today :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10419558)
I'm still only on a wait list :c
but I have more blood tests to do.

Bloods are always fun. Best of luck 😊

moon October 23rd, 2021 10:32 PM

we have reached the far end of spooktober already

Starlight October 24th, 2021 5:30 AM

Hey it's spooktober all year if you want it to be ;)

Caite-chan October 24th, 2021 5:51 AM

Yeah but I'd rather have my nice summer weather back..lol.

Mark Kamill October 24th, 2021 6:42 AM

Just wanted to pop in and say hello to everyone! God it's been a while. Everything feels so bubbly and blocky it's weird.

Sami October 24th, 2021 6:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10420143)
I hope you're a little bit better today :)

only a little bit? Is this just to make me post less in Forum Games so you can win the games? do your schemes never end? >:(

Starlight October 24th, 2021 7:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Stud Muffin (Post 10420482)
Just wanted to pop in and say hello to everyone! God it's been a while. Everything feels so bubbly and blocky it's weird.

Hello! ESM 😊


Quote:

Originally Posted by IV (Post 10420493)
only a little bit? Is this just to make me post less in Forum Games so you can win the games? do your schemes never end? >:(

Imagine if you were at full strength. I don't know if the world could handle it 😏

Sami October 24th, 2021 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10420510)
Imagine if you were at full strength. I don't know if the world could handle it 😏

Amusing, that would make for an interesting test... can the world handle me at full strength... hmmm

Sothis October 24th, 2021 8:06 PM

If I wasn't mentally ill and autistic I would be a powerful entity, rest assured.
Which is why I'm mentally ill, autistic, and wracked with GI issues.
(The GI issues are insurance)

Megan October 25th, 2021 7:18 AM

I always work at 110%. That's 10% for a normal human being.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10420681)
If I wasn't mentally ill and autistic I would be a powerful entity, rest assured.
Which is why I'm mentally ill, autistic, and wracked with GI issues.
(The GI issues are insurance)

Idk. I think the only thing holding you back is the environment you have to live in. I've seen enough autistic people and people with mental health problems do the things that fullfill them and even make a living off of it. And I don't think you would be any different in that regard. :)

Sami October 25th, 2021 8:13 AM

I have decided I will do everything in my power to be at full strength... the apocalypse is inbound

Sothis October 25th, 2021 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10420889)
I always work at 110%. That's 10% for a normal human being.

Idk. I think the only thing holding you back is the environment you have to live in. I've seen enough autistic people and people with mental health problems do the things that fullfill them and even make a living off of it. And I don't think you would be any different in that regard. :)

I live in a good environment, actually. I'm just quite severe. I suffered panic attacks at my last job and got fired.

Nah October 25th, 2021 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IV (Post 10420907)
I have decided I will do everything in my power to be at full strength... the apocalypse is inbound

good, can't wait to see it

Sothis October 26th, 2021 2:07 PM

Good eve everyone, I hate that it's dark at 7.

Starlight October 26th, 2021 4:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10421368)
Good eve everyone, I hate that it's dark at 7.

Our clocks go back on Sunday... hello darkness my old friend :)

colours October 26th, 2021 4:42 PM

i used to love the dark but now i'm ambivalent towards it if only because it just reminds me that work is the next day and i don't exactly like my job lmao u_u

i want to like the night again. it was fun being outside at the night sky and looking at the stars, but i haven't done that in such a long time...

Caite-chan October 26th, 2021 4:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10421368)
Good eve everyone, I hate that it's dark at 7.

Just wait till winter....then its dark by 5. That I hate. I love when it would still be light out at 8-9 at night.

Sothis October 26th, 2021 9:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoopy Caite-boo (Post 10421428)
Just wait till winter....then its dark by 5. That I hate. I love when it would still be light out at 8-9 at night.

I do not like to think about it.
It feels like the day itself is ended.

colours October 27th, 2021 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandalphon (Post 10421514)
I do not like to think about it.
It feels like the day itself is ended.

right?? that's the only downside to winter to me. i absolutely love the cold, but it gets dark outside far too early...

Sothis October 28th, 2021 3:15 PM

Yeah! Plus the dark makes me tired, but that's a normal thing in humans.

colours October 28th, 2021 3:17 PM

i kinda miss the days where i would easily stay up until like...3-4 am? i still sometimes do if i have a day off from work, but it's nowhere near as often these days. @[email protected]

Sothis October 28th, 2021 10:26 PM

I loved going to bed at like 8 as a kid and sleeping the whole night and being refreshed.
We sleep best at night, though!

Megan October 30th, 2021 9:52 AM

As a kid I also went to sleep at about 8 pm. Even when I was allowed to stay up longer I used to go to bed anyway and just spend an hour going into my own fantasy world.

Even nowadays I don't really stay up much longer. Well, I do need to get up earlier because work hours suck. The big difference is that my fantasy world these days is nothing more than a barren wasteland. <_<
Oh, and I have a hard time sleeping and end up waking up very often. But that's apparently very common in society. ^^"

Ivysaur October 30th, 2021 10:21 AM

My shift ends at midnight so it's a common occurrence for me to go to bed a bit past 1 and wake up at 10 or so these days. As a person who hates waking up early, but doesn't enjoy staying up too late either, this is kind of the best possible balance for me.

colours October 30th, 2021 7:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivysaur (Post 10422759)
My shift ends at midnight so it's a common occurrence for me to go to bed a bit past 1 and wake up at 10 or so these days. As a person who hates waking up early, but doesn't enjoy staying up too late either, this is kind of the best possible balance for me.

my body has gotten used to waking up around 4-5 AM these days. i can only imagine this sounds like absolute torture to you lmao

pkmin3033 October 30th, 2021 9:43 PM

I keep waking up at 4:30am for some reason...it was 3:30am this morning since the clocks went back. I just put a compilation playlist on my iPod and dozed off until 5. xD

ZeoStar October 30th, 2021 10:06 PM

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate.

Halloween is also my mother's birthday, hopefully we can do something nice.

Megan October 30th, 2021 11:36 PM

Today would also be a holiday for some people. At least in those places where people celebrate the day when Martin Luther accidentally split the church into catholic and evangelic camps.

pkmin3033 October 31st, 2021 1:22 AM

Any day where you don't have to work is a holiday tbh xD

Speaking of, I have a week and a half off starting from next Tuesday! Thank god. But it's also my birthday next Sunday...sigh...

colours October 31st, 2021 4:08 AM

i'm guessing you dont really like birthdays, zeria? D:

Starlight October 31st, 2021 4:46 AM

Happy halloween / Samhain / whatever you celebrate peeps! 🎃

pkmin3033 October 31st, 2021 7:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colours (Post 10422966)
i'm guessing you dont really like birthdays, zeria? D:

I hate them, it feels like everyone is celebrating me being closer to death. I hate it when people who completely forget about/ignore my existence decide I'm suddenly worth acknowledging just for the few seconds it takes for them to express their happiness I'm one step closer to death as well >.>

...but the presents are nice at least.

colours October 31st, 2021 9:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn (Post 10423064)
I hate them, it feels like everyone is celebrating me being closer to death. I hate it when people who completely forget about/ignore my existence decide I'm suddenly worth acknowledging just for the few seconds it takes for them to express their happiness I'm one step closer to death as well >.>

...but the presents are nice at least.

i feel like birthday are kinda meaningless to me these days. i think after a specific point, birthdays are just the same as regular days and only remind you of how old you're getting and that's it u_u ...maybe that's too cynical of a view.

Sothis October 31st, 2021 11:14 AM

I don't really celebrate mine.

Caite-chan October 31st, 2021 11:17 AM

I try to celebrate mine but no one ever seems to be around to do anything. I mean I almost didn't make it as a baby and for my 26th birthday I had my pacemaker put in.

Nah October 31st, 2021 12:02 PM

I can't say I have much fondness for my own birthdays anymore either. When you're a kid, there's still "milestones" to hit in age, the novelty's not worn off yet, and you can't wait to grow up and become an adult.

And then you become an adult, find out it's not what you thought it would be, find out the world sucks, and have no new milestones to hit. Each passing year kind of just ends up feeling like another chapter in the slow march towards a body that doesn't function well and eventually death.

And even if you try to view them through the lens of celebrating the existence of someone, what is there to celebrate exactly? I'm not worth anything.

colours October 31st, 2021 3:18 PM

i suppose 30 is another milestone... sorta. and every decade after that is sort of a milestone to hit in age i think. after 50 though it's probably just whatever at that point.

pkmin3033 November 1st, 2021 9:52 AM

I can't see myself hitting 40, never mind 50. Although that said I couldn't see myself hitting 30 either, and I wasn't expected to see 20 when I was 15. So who knows. Thinking that far ahead into the future isn't something I am particularly good at, haha.

colours November 1st, 2021 10:46 AM

i can't see myself being old, period. ><; it's so hard imagining myself being an old person...

pkmin3033 November 1st, 2021 11:35 AM

I used to think 30 was old…

colours November 1st, 2021 11:45 AM

idk how to feel about 30. im mostly pressured and stressed because i feel like it's the age where i should Figure Out Shit about my life and make significant progress by then, but with the way my life is going... @[email protected] i can only hope i'll get out of my funk of a life by the time i'm 30.

ZeoStar November 1st, 2021 2:58 PM

I turned 21 over the summer. I was lame enough to order a lemonade instead of alcohol that night.

I tried alcohol later that week while running supplies for the bartender. It didn't appeal to me and I switched back over to water.

colours November 1st, 2021 3:23 PM

i rarely drink alcohol. i mostly stick to wine if anything, and only on special occasions.

Sothis November 3rd, 2021 10:47 AM

Alcoholism runs in my family so I avoid it.
If you use twitter, people call you a boomer at 30. I just ignore it.


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