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I miss 50F days... summer is killing me.

Depression and isolation are a really tough double whammy that feed off each other. Too much time alone makes you feel down. Feeling down makes you want to be alone. I think people in this position can also be in a mindset that makes them feel more alone than others in the same setting, ex. No...

I think I just invented breakfast stir-fry.

I've been here on and off for several years, and I think it's the times. Social media offers faster, more visual interaction with a much wider range of people across a wider spectrum of topics. Forums that you have to actively go looking for don't have the same appeal. We've always been small...

I never knew they had "ghost pepper" Chex Mix. Dare I?

I can see that. I'm one of two single people I know, and I've been pretty socially active the past couple years, trying new venues for meeting people, etc. No one says anything, but sometimes I feel like it's weird to be single at 30 around here.

I think I might look for someone later in life towards retirement. Things are pretty stable right now and I'm scared that a relationship could take that from me. I've made some good friends, but relationships are so fickle. I dated someone who seemed like the package deal -- introduced me to...

I used to post on a variety of forums, but now I rarely check into any. Some of them closed down. Others had so many members leave they don't quite feel the same. I like forums for socializing, but Reddit is better for info.

I don't mind if people date those they've befriended (if I remember, one or two couples formed off here), but I agree it's gross if people join and send PMs just for that. They bail and leave a lonely person who was reaching out even lonelier if the offer is refused. This is a place where...

I've had that, too. I found it got a little better if I would let myself go over it, rethink how it played out, and then move to a different mental track. Losing friends will probably always sting a little when you think about it because you cared. Things also improved once I had more people to...

I've spent years fixing up my life, but sometimes I wonder if I have a target on my back still. Something that says, "Here is a lonely person without anyone to rely on, something is wrong with them." A delivery driver from one of the take-out places took my number from my orders and has been...

We had a Snickers Salad (apples, snickers bars, whipped cream). I mixed it with the Thanksgiving sweet potatoes on my plate.

I have noticed that some groups are horribly cliquey, and don't tolerate anyone being "out of line". It's like tribalism to the extreme. I try to avoid those because there are other open doors, anyway. If it happens a lot, maybe the way you're phrasing things comes off as critical even if the...

Perhaps if you learned to like your enemies... That said, I know the feeling. When I was a teenager I was a pretty big fan of Chester Bennington in particular. A wonder how people can hear some of the lyrics songwriters put out there and not think something is wrong.

I've been looking around for something new to try. I've got Dead by Daylight and some of the classic horror games like Amnesia, etc.

That's something to worry about, I guess. I'd hope that by the time people are working in full-time jobs drama is something they've grown out of, but that's not always the case.

Winter's almost here, time to make scarves again.

Waiting on mussels to took. Been a nice, peaceful Saturday.

Something like gardening, woodworking, or painting might work for an indoors hobby if you want downtime.

I mostly read and respond to posts. Those seem to come in waves. I remember there were some months where the traffic was crazy, but those posters have retired and new ones haven't taken their places yet. I have a hard time making online friends through chat so I don't message people directly...