I visited Portland as a kid in the late 90s. Everybody was really cool and down-to-earth, but one thing I noticed was how normalized outdoor spitting was. Like one time I saw an attractive person across the street, and we were checking each other out, and then they leaned over and spat while maintaining eye contact. I’m pretty sure there was no communicative intent, they just needed to spit.

I dunno, I bet it’d be OK as background if you turned the sound off and just played NIN’s “Ghosts” instead. Wait no I take it back, those actors just plain look annoying.

You may be thinking of 'Pataphysics:

the science of that which is superinduced upon metaphysics, whether within or beyond the latter’s limitations, extending as far beyond metaphysics as the latter extends beyond physics

Surrealism is always antifascist.

I dunno. Doublethink is pretty surreal, but it supports fascism. If you’re just talking about art, I think you could make the case that the Italian Futurists were at least Surrealist-adjacent, and some of them supported fascism.

I watched that gif like 10 times, hypnotized, until I even noticed the bottle-top coming off.

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[12] And on the third day, Ted rose from the ashes.

[13] And there was a great consternation and much amazement among the humans as Ted did walk among them, proclaiming with meows and with postures:

[14] “Where is my food, Cecil and Emily? For until a cat has decided to leave, they should still be considered among you.”

The Book of Ted, Chapter 9 Verses 12-14.

They oughta admit to it. It’s kind of liberating to know that you’ll never look like that unless you use steroids.

I do love philosophical discussion. It’s a major passion.

Most community colleges have a couple good Intro to Philosophy classes you might be interested in.

• Do you have a religious affiliation? A lot of people go to the social events of their local church/mosque/temple to meet “safer” people. You don’t even have to be that religious, it’s often just a cultural thing.
• Are there any team sports you are interested in? A lot of places have amateur or informal leagues. Similarly, martial arts classes can be fun. If you have a local rec center (local government, not private), check it out.
• edit: if you don’t like participating in sports, consider becoming a fan. Pick a local team (maybe pro but better minor-league) and join the fan club, start going to their matches and cheering for them. Alternately, find a local fan club for a foreign team, e.g. the local English Pub shows the Premier League games and the Manchester United fans meet up every game.
• What kind of music you like? Local bars, cafes, even some restaurants may set up musicians, and since they’re not some huge concert they can be free or cheap. Support your local music scene!
• You aren’t going to college, but you may want to check out community college. They’re usually inexpensive and you might as well take a class in something you’re really interested in.
• Check out your local public library, a lot of times they have free talks or movies or reading groups.

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” -Oscar Wilde.

Something about your plans was very appealing to you. What about them gave you a sense of identity? Why those plans specifically? Try to figure that out: be very specific, write it down even, and discuss it with people. Once you figure out the driving force behind your plans, use that to guide you.

Even for the gov and business they usually don’t work out, but they realize that “plans are useless, but planning is essential.”

I’ll just be happy when we never have to see that guy’s face in the news again.

I’ve been trying to learn more about GIMP, so here you go.

Oh wait, was I supposed to leave it slanted?

I’m sorry, but I don’t feel comfortable writing a reply to this comment because the only possible intelligent replies involve profanity or hate speech. Would you prefer a nice cookie recipe instead?

There’s a bar/cafe 20 mins away that has a stage and live music most every night. The crowd’s only between 5-30 people depending on the act. Last month I caught a local goth band with two industrial duos from out of town opening, it was my favorite concert in recent memory. Support your local music scene!

It doesn’t have to be this way. Somewhere in the past something went wrong.

Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal

Most Americans don’t know about Jimmy Savile btw.

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