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so judging by how astonished people are by it every time we explain it to anybody, it seems like my wife and I might really be onto something here

during the pandemic, we invented something we call "astronaut time."

when it's astronaut time, it's like we are two astronauts wearing the big helmets, moving around the station on totally separate tasks. one of us is outside the space station and one of us is inside the space station. our radios do not work and we have no way of communicating with each other. we might see each other through the lil porthole windows, but we ignore each other because we both have different things to do.

"astronaut time" is how we get total privacy when we live in the same apartment. I will pretend you don't exist. You will pretend I don't exist. we have a nonverbal, zero-contact signal for when astronaut time is over (usually "I'll draw a smiley-face on the whiteboard in the kitchen when I'm done"). No talking, stay out of each other's line of sight, we are actively avoiding each other, unless you are currently experiencing a medical emergency goodbye.

it has been. a godsend. imagine living with your partner and being able to close every single tab in your brain related to social interaction. no fear of being interrupted by a "hey, quick question--" or "sorry to bother you, but do you know where the scissors are?" or "did you want something to eat, too?" Once or twice a month, we look at each other lovingly, hold hands, and say "baby I think I need some astronaut time tonight," and the other person goes "okay cool. bye! have a nice night!" and nobody's feelings are hurt and we both go and have a lovely evening completely by ourselves.

like idk it's a small thing but it's made our lives so much nicer, so if you and your partner/roommate are both people who sometimes need total privacy in order to recharge, maybe try it

wizzard890

I'm the wife in question and I cannot recommend this enough. When I told my therapist about astronaut time, she asked if she could share it with the couples she councils, so even the professionals give it two thumbs up.

oh hai

#cute cats

emwheezie

gooby woobies

Oh hai.

#dogs

#bumblebee #flowers

tatiannamaslany-blog

do-you-have-a-flag

tomorrow

the current tumblr icon is very cute and I love it very much

thatsbelievable

grizzly-bear-official

thank you WA state department of natural resources for not only providing valuable bear safety information, but also for providing valuable reaction pictures.

whitepeopletwitter

lastoneout

Op is denying us the fucking golden replies to this tweet omg

nightonblogmountain

When i had breast reduction surgery, i got into the OR and got put on this table that looked like a flat crucifix (arms out so they could get to the girls), and i said ‘god, don’t nail me down’

they put the mask on my face and the nurse said ‘no jesus treatment today’

and the last thing i said to her was ‘jesus with some big ass titties’ and then passed out.

thefreewillagency

Post complete. We can all go home now

bryko-deactivated20170127

watch his hair blatantly intersect with the lockers

radiant-array

my college animation professor worked on jimmy neutron and he was just like “listen yeah we knew and we just didn’t have the time or money to care”. the power would go out at the studio at least once a week and they would just have to leave until it came on the next day. jimmy neutron’s production team saw some shit