I take off my shoes at home, but at my best friend’s house I leave them on because she has pets and the floors are always filthy.

Printers that work.

FBI Surveillance Van

You echo my experience to a T. Sometimes people assume I’m a man to hilarious effect, but most of the time it’s a non-issue.

Not sure if I can pay a link, but I’ll try. Memory Foam Contour Gel-Topped… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INUWXOE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

My Epson Ecotank rocks

For real.

Popeye and Olive Oyl

Lint makes a great firestarter

As a neurodivergent, I get through these events by pretending to be an alien anthropologist trying to blend in and study humans. Conversations are usually easy to start by asking, “So, how do you know the host?” Most people enjoy talking about themselves, so if you nod and listen, you’ll be popular.

Occasionally you’ll meet someone truly interesting. Arrange to meet with them later and follow up. This is pretty much the best way to make friends in the modern age, with intentionality.

I am learning Swahili and it’s Mmarekani which I bungle the spelling of constantly

A foam/gel pillow that allows me to sleep with my neck at the proper angle so my degenerating disks don’t keep me up all night. A literal lifesaver.

I’m a woman who has played SWTOR since its inception 12 years ago and I’ve never had anything like that happen. I’ve played through the whole story on 16+ toons, one for each class/sex combo. I’m not surprised by what you say, just lucky I’ve never experienced it.

Ask yourself, if the roles were reversed would you judge a friend harshly for asking for help? Of course not. Do what you need to do to survive.

Keanu

Yeah, the aging process definitely makes death seem less and less undesirable.

“Settled science.” Used by people who don’t understand that science at its heart is constantly questioning everything.

I need one that passes the butter.

Mike Birbiglia

So part of the mission of public education is to create good little robots that will follow the rules? Isn’t that how you get Nazis?