The years went by...faster than we realized.

Kait | USA

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

really funny that “wonderland” is used to mean some place that’s cool and good and fun to visit. which is not how I would describe alice’s wonderland.

[chiropteracupola]

It's Another Beautiful Day of Not Being On Mount Everest. just how Every day of my life will be Another Beautiful Day of Not Being On Mount Everest, on account of how I am Never Ever Going There.

[eixd-deactivated20150710]

The rest of the space is going to be pretty pissed when they see this. 

[thesassycat]

did you google how to take a screen shot

[eixd-deactivated20150710]

YES I GOOGLED HOW TO TAKE A SCREEN SHOT FIGHT ME 

[afurioushawk]

Euros over here for the World Cup discovering we were right about this

[archaeocoyote]

[eldritchbauble]

My old person take today is that I feel like people have normalized being on your phone every single moment including when you're spending "quality" time with others so much that they're defensive if someone isn't ok with it. Yes, you have a problematic relationship with your phone and social media if you physically cannot put it down for a couple of hours to like, have dinner with your friends. It's a show of respect for other people's time and energy as well as important to be present and connect with people around you. Your parents who told you no phone at the table were right for that one.

[sobcat]

people who do a PhD are running from something

[maemaybe]

I don't know who my intended audience is here, so whoever needs to hear this, I am begging you to learn to participate in conversations that are about things you aren't interested in.

Part of socializing and having friends is being a good listener even when you don't actually give a shit about the subject.

Your are hurting other people's feelings when you bluntly respond with "Anyway..." and then change the topic.

It can not always be about your preferred topic.

You are being rude. Yes, even if you are neurodivergent. You can be both autistic and rude.

[takemeapartputmebacktogether]

Hey! Hi! Howdy!

Autistic mom of two autistic kiddos here. I do something with my kids called playing the good friend game. I have them ask me a question like “what did you do this weekend” and then I respond with something they don’t like ie: “I ate some sushi for dinner on Saturday! It was delicious!” Their job is to not make a gross face and not to yuck my yum. They have to ask me a follow up question! Minimum one about what I liked about the sushi or who I went with or what I ordered etc. and they have to be kind. I change up what I answer with for the initial question and for all follow ups. It’s incredible!

You can learn how to chit chat about things because you care about the people around you. Small talk is banal and boring but the people in your life are real and lovely and nuanced. Get to know them. You can do it. You’ll build relationships that last. Don’t do it for the sake of small talk. Do it because you’re deeply invested in learning how to see the people around you as whole pictures.

To be seen is to be know. And to be known is to be loved. Love the people around you and that love with come back to you.

[internetgreatesthits]

[dreamycastaway]

New York Times readers share a moment when they have felt truly swept off their feet — or have been the ones doing the sweeping. (Bonus: more stories from the comments)

[akindplace]

do you guys remember when we googled something and we would get results that were actually related to the things we searched

[akindplace]

do you guys remember actually socializing on social media instead of seeing ad after ad after ad

[fiftiesbbydolldress]

the feminine urge to stay gone. be unseen, be unavailable, be unheard of. disappear.

[killjoyfabulous]

What if I formatted my resume like one of those porn bot bios?

[killjoyfabulous]

😝Massachusetts🎀Bachelor’s degree in biology🍉’17/😘🍑♑️/💎Microsoft Office💯

[laora-ryn]

Saw this license plate today and I'm still ugly laughing about it

[ilikethemwings]

[janmisali]

oh I know how to make a poll's results look like the letter E watch this

what is the rightmost digit of the number of responses this poll has right now? (it should be visible before you vote.)

0, 1, or 2

3

4 or 5

6

7, 8, or 9

Voting ended onJun 13

[deathtofun]

I told a guy his total was 13.21 and he said “wish it were that year, could actually get some good music on the radio”

[regularlesbian]

breaking news from the AP, our boys on the front have just sacked constantinople. take that, heretics. coming up next are the soothing lute dirges of bing crosby

[villainessbian]

*screams of a witch burning at the stake*

THOU ART CURRENTLY LISTENING TO

*Gregorian chanting*

13.21

*leper bell ringing*

HIGH MEDIAEVAL FM

*recording of John Lackland sobbing as he signs the Magna Carta*

WHENCE COMETH NAUGHT BUT LITURGIES

LITURGIES

AND MORE LITURGIES

*Templar knights praying out loud*

THIS ISN’T THY GRANDMOTHERES STATION

*Imagine Dragons - Radioactive starts playing*

[queerspacepunk]

"came back wrong" but it's from a nap