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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2022
    They really should make the gifted classes available to all students who are interested in the topics. None of it is so mind-blowing that there's some magical intellectual cutoff from being able to get anything out of it.

    Incenjucar on
  • WonderMinkWonderMink Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    JebusUD wrote: »
    They basically begged my parents to put me in the gifted kid magnet school but my parents were like "do you want to switch schools or stay with your friends?" And framed like that I said "friends"

    So instead of being challenged and learning how to do more I skated through the rest of school eventually in highschool failing some classes and going to summer school because I basically never did homework and eventually A's on the test didn't count enough anymore. That happens when you're terminally bored at school.

    But then I tested into college and did much better. Suck it highschool!

    If I had gone to the magnet school perhaps I'd have learned a lot of academic skills earlier and been able to go to a better college or have some kind of direction in life but c'est la vie.

    tbf maybe you would have hated it and been less emotionally healthy when you got to college

    Nah uh! My life only could have been better, this is your fault!

    You're not my real dad!

    and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
    but they're listening to every word I say
  • PowerpuppiesPowerpuppies drinking coffee in the mountain cabinRegistered User regular
    JebusUD wrote: »
    JebusUD wrote: »
    They basically begged my parents to put me in the gifted kid magnet school but my parents were like "do you want to switch schools or stay with your friends?" And framed like that I said "friends"

    So instead of being challenged and learning how to do more I skated through the rest of school eventually in highschool failing some classes and going to summer school because I basically never did homework and eventually A's on the test didn't count enough anymore. That happens when you're terminally bored at school.

    But then I tested into college and did much better. Suck it highschool!

    If I had gone to the magnet school perhaps I'd have learned a lot of academic skills earlier and been able to go to a better college or have some kind of direction in life but c'est la vie.

    tbf maybe you would have hated it and been less emotionally healthy when you got to college

    Nah uh! My life only could have been better, this is your fault!

    You're not my real dad!

    You're married with a kid and I'm not and i want to be! I win automatically!

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  • WonderMinkWonderMink Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    JebusUD wrote: »
    JebusUD wrote: »
    They basically begged my parents to put me in the gifted kid magnet school but my parents were like "do you want to switch schools or stay with your friends?" And framed like that I said "friends"

    So instead of being challenged and learning how to do more I skated through the rest of school eventually in highschool failing some classes and going to summer school because I basically never did homework and eventually A's on the test didn't count enough anymore. That happens when you're terminally bored at school.

    But then I tested into college and did much better. Suck it highschool!

    If I had gone to the magnet school perhaps I'd have learned a lot of academic skills earlier and been able to go to a better college or have some kind of direction in life but c'est la vie.

    tbf maybe you would have hated it and been less emotionally healthy when you got to college

    Nah uh! My life only could have been better, this is your fault!

    You're not my real dad!

    You're married with a kid and I'm not and i want to be! I win automatically!

    Maybe I made that wife and kid up.

    and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
    but they're listening to every word I say
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Abdhyius wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    Vanguard wrote: »
    Abdhyius wrote: »
    Ah, contrarian edgelord or pretentious snob who only likes artsy movies

    bona fide classic barbs from those who vehemently defend marvel movies, by this point


    the whataboutism and that not liking marvel is somehow regressive, those are kinda new tho

    hilariously dumb but, new

    Yeah, painting dislike of corporate blockbusters as homophobia, racism, and misogyny let’s me know you have no serious critical faculties worth engaging

    Mostly, I dislike how much oxygen the MCU takes up in conversations around movies

    You are completely misrepresenting what I said and I’m a little disappointed

    Your second point is valid though

    it's exactly what you said.

    It’s really not and it’s completely disingenuous to continue to assert it.

    “Disliking corporate blockbusters” is not the condition specified.

    “Disliking how much conversation goes on about those movies,” is not the condition specified.

    This is, quite specifically and unmistakably, about people shitting on the MCU as an entire enterprise. Don’t make this into an argument that it’s not about, please. We can do that plenty about all kinds of stuff in good faith.

  • thatassemblyguythatassemblyguy Janitor of Technical Debt .Registered User regular
    The G&T for us only lasted through elementary school, and was actually pretty great at the time overall.

    Though it did put those high expectations on our tiny shoulders so any failure really hit harder than it should have at that age - and reenforced some not-good self-worth problems.

  • WonderMinkWonderMink Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    Also I have 2 made up kids!

    and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
    but they're listening to every word I say
  • PowerpuppiesPowerpuppies drinking coffee in the mountain cabinRegistered User regular
    JebusUD wrote: »
    Also I have 2 made up kids!

    It takes awhile for me to integrate news

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  • PowerpuppiesPowerpuppies drinking coffee in the mountain cabinRegistered User regular
    Also congrats

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  • WonderMinkWonderMink Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    JebusUD wrote: »
    Also I have 2 made up kids!

    It takes awhile for me to integrate news

    2.5 years.

    To be fair I don't post pictures of them or anything because I guess to keep their privacy or something? I don't know. It feels weird to show their faces online.

    I do talk about them a bit but mostly in the parenting thread because I know people can get sort of bored with "my kids did x today isnt that cute" guy. That makes it optional.

    and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
    but they're listening to every word I say
  • Havelock3.0Havelock3.0 What are you? Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered User regular
    I can do most basic math in my head, addition subtraction multiplication division and simple fractions

    Anything more complicated than that and I’m just gonna wander off

    You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water, our shark.
  • Havelock3.0Havelock3.0 What are you? Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered User regular
    Jebus as a newly minted uncle I can tell you that kids are great and I literally can just hand them back if they do anything other than be great

    You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water, our shark.
  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    I'm also a recent uncle and not a big fan of kids, why do they have to be so childish?

  • Havelock3.0Havelock3.0 What are you? Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered User regular
    Zek

    Zek

    The best part is you can just return them to their owners!!

    You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water, our shark.
  • SleepSleep Registered User regular
    I could do calculus off the top of my head at the end of college, but math is like muscle, if you stop using it you lose it, so I almost entirely forget all of it now. Cause most of the math I use is the stuff for D&D. So I do probabilities by muscle memory at this point.

  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    Hi guys I have opinions on *moviefilms*

  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    I can do most basic math in my head, addition subtraction multiplication division and simple fractions

    Anything more complicated than that and I’m just gonna wander off

    I have dyscalculia, which disables me from doing math in my head more than extremely basic addition/subtraction. I can’t read clocks, I can’t visually estimate large amounts, I transpose numbers frequently.

    Give me paper and pen or a calculator, I’m fine. I understand mathematical concepts, and even scored reasonably well on the SAT since you’re allowed those things.

  • skippyskippy Registered User regular
    @Atomika and @Tumin I pulled a heist and snuck into your city for the weekend and ate your food

    meesha was pretty good indian but gave me an upset tummy b/c spicy and it was too expensive I thought

    spinasse was amazing italian, do recommend - I had a pesto risotto that was amazing, an appetizer sampler that was killer, and an apricot semifreddo that was like eating a cloud with little meringue cookies

    also there was a big pokémon go convention and it was real cute to see presumed strangers yelling with joy and congratulating each other when one of them caught a rare one

  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    I can do most basic math in my head, addition subtraction multiplication division and simple fractions

    Anything more complicated than that and I’m just gonna wander off

    I have dyscalculia, which disables me from doing math in my head more than extremely basic addition/subtraction. I can’t read clocks, I can’t visually estimate large amounts, I transpose numbers frequently.

    Give me paper and pen or a calculator, I’m fine. I understand mathematical concepts, and even scored reasonably well on the SAT since you’re allowed those things.

    Same, my mind loves to jumble up strings of numbers longer than... 1 digit

  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    I just saw a Back to School commercial on TV. When does school start? The start of September?

  • Havelock3.0Havelock3.0 What are you? Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered User regular
    Thing is I used to be (and still am to an extent) colossally bad at math. The only reason why I’m better now with the simple stuff is entirely from playing tabletop rpgs

    You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water, our shark.
  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    Feeling good about the apartment rearrangement after hosting my mom and aunt

    A little busy on the walls but getting the keyboard out was helpful

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  • WonderMinkWonderMink Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    Does McDonald's not have free refills anymore?

    They fill the drinks behind the counter at this one

    and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
    but they're listening to every word I say
  • A Kobold's KoboldA Kobold's Kobold He/Him MississippiRegistered User regular
    edited July 2022
    IMHO Dad really shouldn’t have gotten a goddamn husky

    Maybe he should’ve considered that we weren’t in a position to really be a place where a goddamn husky could be happy?

    Like, it seems like most of the responsibility has fallen to me, even though I didn’t ask for the dog and don’t even like the dog all that much. Her seeming… blithe neediness just rubs me the wrong way.

    I asked him to wash the dog and it seems like he’s forgotten, even though every time I look at Rousey I’m reminded that she needs a bath

    Okay, maybe I’m the one who is willing and able to walk the dog because I’m not an old man who’s had heart surgery. But Dad just… doesn’t seem to know or understand what the dog’s behaviors mean. He doesn’t pay attention to it.

    Why would a man get a dog he knows he can’t care for? GOOD QUESTION.

    And if he intended Rousey to be my dog, then fuck him because he doesn’t understand me and what I want.

    A Kobold's Kobold on
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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    JebusUD wrote: »
    Does McDonald's not have free refills anymore?

    They fill the drinks behind the counter at this one
    It differs on a per-restaurant basis. Franchises!

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  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    edited July 2022

    JebusUD wrote: »
    Does McDonald's not have free refills anymore?

    They fill the drinks behind the counter at this one

    It may be a COVID thing

    Atomika on
  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    This weekend has been so busy. Built so the new shelving for the house. And unpacked the last box. And cleaned.

    But it's done and looks good. And feels like home.

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  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    @Atomika and @Tumin I pulled a heist and snuck into your city for the weekend and ate your food

    meesha was pretty good indian but gave me an upset tummy b/c spicy and it was too expensive I thought

    spinasse was amazing italian, do recommend - I had a pesto risotto that was amazing, an appetizer sampler that was killer, and an apricot semifreddo that was like eating a cloud with little meringue cookies

    also there was a big pokémon go convention and it was real cute to see presumed strangers yelling with joy and congratulating each other when one of them caught a rare one

    I am agog at how many excellent Italian places there are in Seattle, it’s not really a city hallmark but it should be

    Everyone knows about our oysters and Indian and Asian food, but the Italian is the hidden gem of the city.


    Also, hit a sister up next time! 😝

  • PowerpuppiesPowerpuppies drinking coffee in the mountain cabinRegistered User regular
    IMHO Dad really shouldn’t have gotten a goddamn husky

    Maybe he should’ve considered that we weren’t in a position to really be a place where a goddamn husky could be happy?

    Like, it seems like most of the responsibility has fallen to me, even though I didn’t ask for the dog and don’t even like the dog all that much. Her seeming… blithe neediness just rubs me the wrong way.

    I asked him to wash the dog and it seems like he’s forgotten, even though every time I look at Rousey I’m reminded that she needs a bath

    Okay, maybe I’m the one who is willing and able to walk the dog because I’m not an old man who’s had heart surgery. But Dad just… doesn’t seem to know or understand what the dog’s behaviors means. He doesn’t pay attention to it.

    Why would a man get a dog he knows he can’t care for? GOOD QUESTION.

    And if he intended Rousey to be my dog, then fuck him because he doesn’t understand me and what I want.

    on the last point only, fuck anyone who intends a dog to be another person's dog but doesn't discuss that openly with them ahead of time! Even if he were more accurate, fuck him for disrespecting your agency!

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  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Hi guys I have opinions on *moviefilms*

    *murders you*

  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    I can do most basic math in my head, addition subtraction multiplication division and simple fractions

    Anything more complicated than that and I’m just gonna wander off

    I have dyscalculia, which disables me from doing math in my head more than extremely basic addition/subtraction. I can’t read clocks, I can’t visually estimate large amounts, I transpose numbers frequently.

    Give me paper and pen or a calculator, I’m fine. I understand mathematical concepts, and even scored reasonably well on the SAT since you’re allowed those things.

    Same, my mind loves to jumble up strings of numbers longer than... 1 digit

    Aw bro

    ☹️

    solidarity 🤜

  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Spinasse
    The Pink Door
    Cinque Terre
    Vito’s
    Dino’s
    Harry’s at The Olympia


    Amazing little Italian places, secreted away in dark corners

    As they should be

  • skippyskippy Registered User regular
    amy I also ate serious pie and biscuit bitch and hung out at the outdoor area at citizen coffee (altho the food there was not good) and had a banana ice cream with dulce de leche swirl and chocolate flakes at mora on bainbridge island

    😎

  • Havelock3.0Havelock3.0 What are you? Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered User regular
    edited July 2022
    Atomika wrote: »
    Spinasse
    The Pink Door
    Cinque Terre
    Vito’s
    Dino’s
    Harry’s at The Olympia


    Amazing little Italian places, secreted away in dark corners

    As they should be

    Only lit by candle, so your eyes have to adjust, the walls are old stone and brick arches. Looks like a wine cellar. Frescoes on the wall, some attempt at a Botticelli piece

    Havelock3.0 on
    You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water, our shark.
  • LucedesLucedes Registered User regular
    i don’t like movies or tv in general, i am not very good at interpreting visual stimuli in motion, i can’t recognize actors or expressions very well because I’m mostly face-blind

    most of what i enjoy in film is art films, westerns, and animated movies

    anyway this is the background to me saying there is nothing to interest me in the MCU

  • TuminTumin Registered User regular
    edited July 2022
    But skippy, Im in Ainsworth state park, beset by wasps and mosquitos and heat

    We still havent hit restaurants much just due to Tumsboo being on nights so often tbh, 2 weeks left until *checks notes* camping...every weekend? rip my bug free life

    I gotta eat my way through these aforementioned Indian places though, have not really assembled my list

    Tumin on
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    edited July 2022
    Atomika wrote: »
    Spinasse
    The Pink Door
    Cinque Terre
    Vito’s
    Dino’s
    Harry’s at The Olympia


    Amazing little Italian places, secreted away in dark corners

    As they should be

    Only lit by candle, so your eyes have to adjust, the walls are old stone and brick arches. Looks like a wine cellar. Frescoes on the wall, some attempt at a Botticelli piece

    That’s The Pink Door and Harry’s

    Cinque Terre is rul modern and fancy

    Vito’s is a 70s throwback nightclub with red vinyl booths and a bouncer named Vinny who probably murdered somebody out in the back alley once or thrice

    Dino’s is spartan, anything that isn’t hard booze or from the oven isn’t on the menu, but it’s the best pizza and garlic knots in town

    Atomika on
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  • Sir LandsharkSir Landshark resting shark face Registered User regular
    IMHO Dad really shouldn’t have gotten a goddamn husky

    Maybe he should’ve considered that we weren’t in a position to really be a place where a goddamn husky could be happy?

    Like, it seems like most of the responsibility has fallen to me, even though I didn’t ask for the dog and don’t even like the dog all that much. Her seeming… blithe neediness just rubs me the wrong way.

    I asked him to wash the dog and it seems like he’s forgotten, even though every time I look at Rousey I’m reminded that she needs a bath

    Okay, maybe I’m the one who is willing and able to walk the dog because I’m not an old man who’s had heart surgery. But Dad just… doesn’t seem to know or understand what the dog’s behaviors mean. He doesn’t pay attention to it.

    Why would a man get a dog he knows he can’t care for? GOOD QUESTION.

    And if he intended Rousey to be my dog, then fuck him because he doesn’t understand me and what I want.

    yikes that doesnt seem like a great situation

    i love huskies but they are absolutely not a low maintenance breed and arent for everyone

    Please consider the environment before printing this post.
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    amy I also ate serious pie and biscuit bitch and hung out at the outdoor area at citizen coffee (altho the food there was not good) and had a banana ice cream with dulce de leche swirl and chocolate flakes at mora on bainbridge island

    😎

    Serious Pie and Biscuit Bitch are A+++ decisions

    What did you get at Serious Pie?

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