Also, this. Very much this.    Hmmmmm.   ...can we make them sign a waiver where they acknowledge that if it's above 120F the SAR teams will not come after them, and their families can't sue?   Also, no  kids allowed.

How the fuck is this not child abuse?   Serious question.

You reinstalled a game you enjoy. Why would you need to defend that to anyone...? 🤔   The quote about heroes not earning their victories made me smile. I hate that "saved by divine intervention at the last moment"-bullshit, and have rage-quit many a fantasy novel because of it. FORESHADOWING IS A THING THAT SHULD HAPPEN. 

What do you like doing while hanging out?

People are so convinced of their own immortality sometimes. Good lord. What a trauma to the SAR folks and paramedics and doctors who have to try to deal with the consequences of monumentally stupid decisions.     

First of all, you are already awesome. Second, is this something you can take to your therapist? Helping someone grow into a slightly different person is basically what they do.  

Yes, to both. Though I would argue that for some couples the perspective is that the relationship remains the same, and they are the ones who are changing. They committed to each other when they were very young, and are as committed to each other today... they're just different people now compared to then (obvious example: my parents were not parents when they got married, over 40 years ago).      Cixin Liu is an award winning science fiction author, and the genius behind the 3 Body Problem novel trilogy. It's been adapted into a show on Netflix.       You deserve to feel loved and wanted and valued and desired. If you don't, something new needs to be negotiated, because being married is honestly exhausting. If you're going to put all that energy and effort into another human being, then he should damn well love you and treat you like the gift to him that you are. Don't settle for less than that, and don't give up on the marriage without making a sincere effort to renegotiate and create something better together, either.     This is wise and brave and I will study this technique in preparation for my next encounter with Procrastination.   My thoughts   My thoughts, and warning in advance that they're going to be a bit blunt... clarity over tact. I'm not trying t be mean, just be clear about the point I am making.       

Glad you are feeling a little better!    I think I am a few hundred hours into my island, too. Like 800+? I’d have to check. It’s a good game. I am currently in love with Coral Island and cannot wait for it to finally come to Switch. No idea when that will be, but I want it!

My brain is restless and discontent. Nothing is working.     Wait, wrong gif...

Medical update: the medicine is taking effect, and the rattling and coughing has been reducing.   Yesterday was a movie marathon of Howl's Moving Castle, Coco, Vivo, and In The Heights. I haven't had any trouble dancing to tunes or singing my favorite lines, but I did refrain from doing that the entire time so I wouldn't strain myself by accident, but it was very reassuring and mostly lively (HMC is good for making me feel human, but the other three have amazing music vibes). Today could have been a movie marathon, too, but... I played Animal Crossing... and then didn't stop. 😆 Cid and I had a laugh last night comparing our game play hours. I've got 700+ hours on this island (which I'm attempting to wrap up before starting fresh), and his top three games on Steam don't even add up to that because his top is 200 hrs, and the next two are between that and 150. Then he kept scrolling, and the games that I played (see Car Mechanic Simulator and Terra Nil, among others) took top spots, too (like 5 out of his top 20). 😅 Anyway, still haven't caught a Mahi-Mahi despite my efforts throwing bait from the pier, but I have caught pumpkin fever by being time travelled up to October where the villagers got me excited about Halloween, so I got distracted from fishing to put up so many more pumpkin things. 😂   Anyway, I'm putting it down for an hour or so to do other things and let my brain know I got things done. Like today's Sudoku puzzle. 😉   Thanks for checking on me. I'm not dead yet. I feel happy. I feel happy. 😆  Maerad