I completely agree. Every so often I get an itch to have a look at Reddit, and though the niche subs still seem alright, the comments of anything near the front page are beleaguered with low-quality jokes and karma grabs.

God forbid you’re actually interested in discussing the subject, any comment that takes more than a few seconds to write or read gets buried under a thousand others like your first examples.

Maybe we need more Christmas songs that are suitable to gloom of Seasonal Effective Disorder.

Yes, 100%. I’d like to see more songs about the dark cold that sucks rather than pretend with “merry and bright.”

Ooof, in the 2020 Castle Fire alone: “10 to 14 percent of all large sequoias [were killed] across the tree’s natural range in the Sierra Nevada.”

That’s just devastating. I didn’t see a summation of total numbers of killed trees between the listed fires, but it’s heartbreaking to know we’re losing so many of these 2-3,000 year old trees that will never be replaced on any human timescale.

Yeah, can’t say I’ve ever thought to combine espresso and tonic. It’s non-alcoholic?

I’ve come to learn your brain is really good at subconscious processing of things that don’t quite make it to conscious awareness. Some part of your brain saw the cop and the deer and was trying to alert the rest of you.

I had that happen once when I was out hiking alone doing geology research. I reached this area of the woods and was suddenly overwhelmed by this feeling of TIME TO LEAVE. I tried arguing with myself that there was still enough daylight to check out an outcrop I could see in the distance, but the feeling got so powerful, I finally gave in and called it quits for the day.

I realized while walking out, that with all the little noises of the quail and other animals I’d been hearing all day, that spot in the woods had been silent. The next time I visited the area (and not alone this time), I found a cave right behind where I’d been standing, with fresh mountain lion tracks. Who knows, some part of me might have seen a mountain lion in that cave and was doing everything it could to tell me to get the fuck away!

Thanks, I hate it.

Shaken, not purred.

Interesting how Walt’s face stays pretty accurate and consistent, while Jessie’s is all over the place. In some pictures it’s spot on, others look like a totally different guy.

I got it from this shop on Etsy, but it looks like they’re out of stock :(

They’re also at the lowest drainage point for that whole valley. Plus, the properties of the lakebed make it so that water is very slow to soak into the ground, so it’s going to take a while for things to dry out.

Hah, the number on my bank account sometimes feels like it’s just pixels.

But most valuable to me would be old irc chatlogs with people who’ve passed. It’s been years since I’ve felt the need to pull them out and read them, but I’m happy to know they’re there.

I grow pretty much everything from seed because it’s crazy cheaper (after some upfront costs). For the price of one or maybe a few seedlings, you can buy seed packets with hundreds of seeds. Seeds also make trying out unique plants possible, as often times nurseries don’t carry a wide variety to choose from.

Depending on the zone you’re in yes. I’m in 9b and rarely get freezing temperatures, so I can grow things over winter that might not survive in colder areas. Some brassicas are especially frost tolerant, so it would be worth looking into and seeing what you can grow in your area.

Yeah, I overshot my goal weight back then without even meaning to. Though I liked what I saw in the mirror (visible abs!), being underweight sucked, I was cold all the time, and had so little fat on my ass it was uncomfortable to sit on an unpadded chair. Not gonna let that happen again.

I don’t think it’s too crazy of a rate of weight loss, I started after getting back from vacation in the beginning of June. My sedentary TDEE is about 1600, and I aim for a deficit of about 400 day, either through eating less or moving more, which turns into about 3/4ths a pound a week.

Yep! I was thinking that too, really aiming to keep it up and not lose focus this time.

Yeah I developed some disordered eating patterns during that first large weight loss, started obsessing about food and my next meal. Those thoughts would come back every time I tried starting up the diet again, which made it such a struggle these past few years.

I haven’t noticed an uptick in food obsession in this latest attempt. I wish I had some concrete reason as to why, but the only thing I can think of is that I’ve been generally feeling less stressed the past couple months, and I have had the bad habit of reaching for sweets when stressed. I know that I’m happier dieting if I can resist spending calories on sweets, and use them on real food instead.

As for a counting app, I used to use myfitnesspal until they paywalled their barcode scanner last year, which is when I switched to loseit, which I’ve been mostly liking (with a few minor quibbles).

Maybe some non food gift, like a bouquet of flowers? Or a gift card to a local movie theater or other non food activity?

Well made video, I appreciated the various breakdowns they did in terms of cost per watt, weight, and square footage.

Not to make light of things, but the first thought that came to my head for counteracting bad tasting medicine is a spoonful of sugar.

Here’s to getting all those achievable goals!

On the pill front, is it possible to crush them and mix with something more easily swallowable?