Barcelona was nice to see, but I probably will never go back. The tourism is so heavy that even when there on the off season and being incredibly nice and respectful, the locals don’t like you. Worth it to see the more famous sites, but when I go back to Spain, I won’t be going there.

Agreed. Get the heck away from Denspar and don’t even step foot in Kuta Beach, it’s not worth it.

Bali was amazing.

Depends on when you visit. I went during September and it was beautiful and not at all crowded. Didn’t smell, either.

Agreed. It’s for people who don’t like to sink deep into a culture. They want the short touch so they can pull back and leave asap.

I could never go on a cruise, the time constraints would drive me crazy.

I guess it depends on the type of philosophic thinking.

Uh, no, they definitely knew, that’s the point.

My anime days.

This was back before anime really took off in the US, so most people had no idea what it was. This was before the term “weeaboo” was invented, but I’d have been called one if it had been.

Probably not popular around these parts, but I really like Glenn Greenwald.

I was 17 on my last year of trick or treating. If I’m not old enough to sign up to go to war, I’m young enough to trick or treat.

Honestly? Kinda lonely. I’ll be 40 in a few months. I’m a woman, if the perspective matters .

I was engaged to the man I thought I’d marry and have kids with, but it didn’t turn out to be the case, and although I learned how to choose better and what to look out for, I also wonder if I’m ever going to get to have a family of my own. It’s been 6 years now since that fell apart, and I had to do a lot in that time to get back onto my feet, but the few relationships I’ve had since then are fleeting. Men seem afraid of commitment now, and it’s hard not to completely fall to the idea that I’m just too old, which is what society is consistently screaming at me.

I don’t feel old.

I am tired of searching though. At some point I will get to where I’m too old and that makes me sad to think about.

You’re right, but also you’re a perfect example that makes me continue to hold fast to my bikers-are-annoying-get-out-of-the-way mindset

Cycling on the road.

On the one hand, biking is great and they should be able to bike on any road! And we should be careful when driving near them, it’s super scary being so unprotected and so close to metal speed bombs hurling around them.

On the other hand, road bikers are fucking annoying, stay in your goddamn lane and stop slowing down traffic. I’m not reading your dumb hand signals, either!

I’m a whole tomato-eater, and there is a way to eat them without being messy. The mess is divided into chambers, and you basically go one chamber at a time, suck out the mess in the chamber and then move on to the next.

Yes, I care about all of that, and I’ll ask regularly about them and what’s going on.

Yeah, I recently went from a 2005 to a 2018, and even the jump in that was amazing! Bluetooth for music and for phonecalls, it’s changed my driving experience to be a much better one.

Hey, similar to me! I was a veterinarian receptionist for years, then went back to school and got my associates in cad and now I’m a substation designer.

My mom was a speech therapist in schools and my dad was an aerospace engineer. Theoretically they should have a very cushy retirement life. Nope.

I can currently cover a $1000 expense, but if something else happens that costs that much I’ll have to use my credit card, and if a third thing happens I’m fucked.

My relationship with money isn’t good (“not wise” might be a better term), and now that I know my parents as an adult, I understand that both of them are terrible with money. Do I blame them? I try not to, but sometimes that’s hard when I see how they continue to make poor $$ choices. My mom constantly made over 6 figures for a good portion of her later life, but now can’t work, and she has nothing but social security to live off of. Through the years she’s used up all her retirement and savings a few times on things like saving houses she eventually loses anyway.

My dad just dropped the news that he owes 80k to the IRS because he’s been pulling from his retirement for years now to sustain his lifestyle in a high-cost area.

Myself? I didn’t really get my shit together financially until I was in my mid 30s. Mostly my fault, though there were a few things that happened outside of my control that forced me to “start over” financially. That’s life.

My relationship with money now is respectful. I take the time and care to slowly work my way through understanding what to do and how to do it. I only have one credit card and it’s a low amount, so it can’t get wildly out of control but it’s there if I need it.

Right now I’ve got around 1.5k in savings (not including my 401/Roth). My plan is to save up to 10k for an emergency fund and then start to invest what I save up after that.

I listen to a lot of Caleb Hammer on YouTube. It helps, haha.

Of course, I never said you had to continue doing the same job. One that is part time, not stressful, and where your responsibilities are minimal.

Most people get purpose from being out in society and being a part of the workforce. Not everyone hates their job.