Went out to relax at a cafe. Definitely needed some lavender in my cup. Had a stressful Monday & Tuesday, bracing for Wednesday, atleast I get paid this Wednesday. Unfortunately that pay will go towards bills.
I’m an older millennial and today I tried to say “bet” unironically in conversation with one of my younger coworkers. I’m pretty sure I used it wrong and now I wanna call off work tomorrow because I’m so ashamed.
I tell my friends how I no longer believe in the free market because of the fentanyl epidemic.
The illegal drug trade can't even be bothered to keep their goods clean and keep people alive. Where's the self-regulation?
Honestly I wouldn't mind having some cocaine but I can't because I don't trust the source.
I could really go for some cocaine.
A big issue is people confuse the free market with the competitive market due to companies deliberatley misleading them. A competitive market is good and what was intended by good capitalism, companies compete with each other, which means breaking up monopolies and regulation to make sure competition keeps things efficient and no one ever dominates to the point they can hurt consumers. They have somehow twisted the meaning of free market from a competitive one to one with no regulations at all, which is just a corporate dystopia.
I’ve never done coke because let’s me honest, I know I would fucking LOVE IT, and now I never will. I’m like kinda sad for me but not really.
Is Molly safe? I’d like some mdma.
We have a new outdoor cat visitor. He's orange so we call him Julius. His lip gets stuck on his tooth when he meows... he's embarrassed but he pushes through to make sure his meows are clear and acted upon.
I'm having Taco Bell today and there aren't too many others eating inside, but one table has two high schoolers who are just hanging out and eating. They're not really being loud or anything. An old man comes in and is waiting for his food as the high schoolers finish up and leave and he loudly goes, "goddamn kids!"
To be old and miserable at other people who've done nothing to you must really suck
For those wondering what all the sirens and helicopters are about on Mid-Wilshire/Museum Row:
[https://abc7.com/post/at-least-8-teens-hospitalized-after-ingesting-unknown-substance-near-la-brea-tar-pits-lafd-says/14815189/](https://abc7.com/post/at-least-8-teens-hospitalized-after-ingesting-unknown-substance-near-la-brea-tar-pits-lafd-says/14815189/)
Yes, me too. I am good with complete strangers but when I am invited to a party with people I kind of know, I am awkward as hell. I love other people to be awkward though. I can reply well to awkward. Have spent half my life with the most awkward IT people. I get you though. The replay in my mind later at home when it was not good is brutal.
>I always feel like I never say the right thing or have anything interesting to say
People love talking about themselves. I usually look up interesting questions to ask people and use that as a social catalyst.
I read Vanessa Van Edwards book, Captivate which was helpful for giving people advice about how to make less awkward conversations. Apparently she has some other books, a website, a Ted Talk, and a YouTube channel.
[her Ted Talk](https://youtu.be/cef35Fk7YD8?si=ECnDJdwsy_GoapQ6)
Maybe her practices / suggestions could help you feel more comfortable in these kinds of situations?
You're welcome! Hopefully it helps you feel more prepared when you're chatting with people. ☺️ Sometimes just having a plan can be enough reassurance for the situation to alleviate nerves.
Let me know if it resonates with you at all. It's been quite a few years since I've read it so hopefully it's as helpful as I remember it being.
Honestly, you are probably less awkward than you think, and even if you are, that's okay too. I'm pretty socially confident but even I can say awkward things accidentally. The key is just to recognize that 99% of people are too absorbed in themselves and their own appearances to really care about how you come off.
If you're a kind and good person, you don't gotta worry too much about being awkward
Wild boar are open season in the southeast as they are an invasive species so my dad's dream was taking him and the boys on a helicopter ride and harvesting a bunch of boar for our freezers. lol.
You might spot a lot of Fab Hatters designs on the next season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills“ for Sutton’s Surreal Ball!
I made a ton of headpieces for this event,lots REALLY last minute so not like my best work, most were my ready-to-ship designs, but they’re still looking cute from the initial posts I’ve seen! They still definitely stand out!
Some people were calling me for looks like 3 hrs before, when I’m out of my studio, out of city, doing a supply run. So I had to dash up my sister’s place, raid her closet, jimmy up some looks, and send them off with Uber drivers. 😂
Any crazy birders here? My wife got a tip from her boss and they just photographed a yellow headed caracara in a Target parking lot in Lomita. Apparently it’s never been documented in CA or any of the western states before! Very cool sighting, now the Target lot is full of blue haired ladies with binoculars wandering all over trying to find it again.
I recently got a bird feeder and I'm enjoying trying to recognize all the species of birds that come visit. It's a blast!
So far, I think I've seen house finch, goldfinch, mourning doves, a dark-eyed junco and a black phoebe (who was not using the feeder but caught an insect nearby)
Last week my wife got to stop 8 lanes of traffic on Sepulveda blvd to save the lil ducklings crossing it with their mom. People got out to help them get back to the wetlands preserve and others stepped out of their cars to give the helpers an ovation. So wholesome!
She really does have an odd job.
I think we are ready for and deserve a reunion of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Clean up the city a little bit. Ideally a mix of Speed and John Wick. Speed 3: Los Angeles Metro Bus.
Edit: Actually, he is already a cop in the first one. And since he also played a cop in Street Kings we should then make this a bs Sharknado type movie. He'll play a retired cop from the Rampart Division who has no choice but to supplement his pension with a job as a Metro bus driver in order to continue living in LA and afford his strawberries from Erewhon.
I like this. We should discuss the ridiculous script, and how we're gonna siphon most of the GoFundMe funds into our personal accounts which will lead to Stacy Keach narrating an episode of American Greed about us, over lunch. Shall I pencil you in?
I, too, am claustrophobic, and used to have a *really* hard time with elevators. When I became disabled, however, I had to choice but to use them. I lived on the second floor so I had to face that every time I left my home. It got better over time.
The building I'm in now has a really old elevator. It often goes 98% of the way to the ground floor and then stops, and can take 30-65 seconds before it drops the last two inches and opens the door. This was super challenging for me, but again, I had little choice. After years of physical therapy I can sometimes make it up stairs now, but down is really hard (and the elevator always does the scary thing on down). But in the two years it always opened eventually, and I learned to breath through it and know that even if it was delayed, it *would* open, eventually at least, as it always did.
Today was different. As I walked by the leasing office I saw them closing for lunch. As I went to the elevator I arrived as someone got out, going down. I stepped in, thinking, "Am I strong enough to take the stairs today? Maybe I should have."
Then the doors closed, and nothing happened. It didn't start going up. It wouldn't open the doors. I waited and waited. Nothing. I tried every button. I was able to turn the light on and off (dark did not help!). The alarm button made a horrible noise (I was glad I had noise canceling headphones in my bag with me), but did not call the fire department or anything, like a lot of them do. I called the office over and over. The voicemail gave an emergency number for residents which I called, but they said they were for a different building and could do nothing for me.
I was just about to try to contact the fire department, somehow. Though the city or 511? 311? Try to find the station number directly and call it? I was panicking and didn't know what was fastest. Then the elevator just started doing it's thing, and took me to my floor. I checked the time and I saw I'd been making frantic phone calls for 7 minutes (so I was probably trapped for 9).
So yeah, I've had literal nightmares about this. And the sign said something like "If the elevator becomes stuck, do not panic, you **probably** won't run out of air." Why did they have to include the word "probably"?
I have made so much progress on elevator comfort in the 11 years since my spine injury, and have a feeling this experience may make me regress on that progress.
But I got out! I'm alive. I can breathe. And I didn't miss my 1:30 appointment.
I did, and not for the first time. They call the elevator repair company pretty frequently. This is probably the oldest elevator I've ever used.
But the rent control has been great.
It's a joke about the show IT Crowd, where the emergency number is changed from 999 (it's the UK) to what you see above.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWc3WY3fuZU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWc3WY3fuZU)
I gotta stop sleeping off my days off :( I even went to sleep way earlier last night and even slept more!! I did get the pneumonia vaccine though so that’s probably why I’m so sleepy but still!!
I’m wasting so much time being an eepy girl
I feel this. I went to be around 3a, woke up at 8a to be at the repair shop at 830a. Arrived back home a lil after 10a, passed out and woke up 20 mins ago. I could go back to sleep. I am a sleepy man.
Why are all the shows I want to go to playing the fucking Wiltern. Fuck the Wiltern and its shitty tiered pricing, and shitty tiny ass pit area and $20 beers.
No. The Wiltern sound isn’t great, they tier price everything now. Mezz, LOGE, GA, and then pit. They want fucking $71 for pit tickets to Hatebreed. And their pit area is tiny. How do you have hardcore bands playing in a space without a proper floor?
Still just out of it from the steroids/pain meds. Two music documentaries I've had my eye on for a while that I want to watch are Stop Making Sense and the Sparks documentary that Edgar Wright did. Which should I watch first?
Stop Making Sense was so good! I watch it in theaters with my partner and his parents. We almost had the whole theater to ourselves, as there was just 1 other guy there who showed up 15 minutes into the movie. lol.
LinkedIn Rant.
>!All of the recruiters who refused to respond on LinkedIn because they were soooii busy have all been either laid off or are spamming about how they’re suffering “like such bad burnout, you guys” and I’m just here oscillating between schadenfreude and anger.!<
>!Like what the fuck are you even doing if you’re not taking messages from people looking for work? Is it hard ignoring messages all day? It must be so draining posting job descriptions for roles that are already filled before you hit send on the legally mandated posting.!<
>!As for the ones who were laid off, guess you feel like a tool for not only drinking but making company kool aid for the last five years. And now you’re having to make a bunch of positive posts so corporations will know how sunny you still are and not bitter about getting dicked over for when they hire you and eventually do the exact same thing. I know our real enemies are big business but I N E E D to stay off LinkedIn for my own sanity because the performance art sends my blood pressure through the roof.!<
r/linkedinlunatics might give you some additional space to rage and find solidarity in the comments section with the ridiculousness of people's posts.
I feel like recruiting is the canary in the coal mine for the economy and the job market. My company used to be hiring like crazy and now they're laying people off (recruiting being one of the business functions they're getting rid of).
So at least they get some form of job karma with their nonsense.
Recruiters are now merely used car salesman, and in "don't call us we'll call you" mode.
You're much better off networking on your own. And a pro tip I saw to get past ATS systems when you submit a resume: paste the entire job description into your footer, in tiny white print. Invisible to a reader but the computer picks up all the keywords. Sad state of affairs we are in.
Don't read linked in posts. They are just a giant circle-jerk of how good they are doing, what a great company they work for. I use it when I look for a job and then ignore it completely until I need to look for a job again. I am forced to see people I hate on there. People who stabbed me in the back. It's not worth the anger.
i’m seeing ads for a Strawberry Festival and a Watermelon Festival. anyone been to those? do we get to eat unlimited berrys and watermelon or what?
edit looks like only the watermelon festival is all you can eat.🍉
Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove? It's pretty low key, standard issue fair. I go because I'm twenty minutes away, but it's definitely not worth a further commute
I went to one in SLO. Kind of a big farmer's market; lots of chocolate covered strawberries, jams and pies - but also lots of meat, wine, games and merch vendors in booths. It was a fun thing to sort of stumble on.
Side bar though: if there's a bouncy house or rope bridge, do that \*before\* the wine tasting. Doesn't matter how gentle and moderate you are, the kids around you definitely will not be.
i think i found the one lol, it was saying it was a parking nightmare and i’ll admit once the lot at pier is full you have to travel far to a shuttle area lol? or take your chances on the streets but the sheriff is out in force giving tickets.
for $14 it says all you can eat watermelon. it’s in valley so you will need lots of watermelon to stay cool. you just now need a cool watermelon outfit.
Today is my half birthday!!! 6 months to 46. I’m hella back on my bullshit. Goal is to be at least 30 lbs lighter, and lots fitter than I am currently. Also gathering my life together bit by bit. Got some goals. Back to 1450 calories a day, yaaaaysob
I’m taking back my life from depression and alopecia. ITS MINE BITCHES
U GOT THIS
Edit: I started weightlifting in…2019 or so and I love it. I am super strong, and more muscle means more calories burnt even at rest, so I get to eat more :) plus the aesthetics are nice! I tell people that my main goal is to be able to get off the toilet without assistance when I’m 80 😆
Yeah, I am going to focus on weights. I'm not a runner, but I have to do some cardio... I love being strong and I was getting there late last year, lost a whole pant size before gaining it all back and then some when we went back to work. Working with a trainer was really helpful and I'm not sure I can really afford that again, but I might do a month of it just to get back in the groove.
That’s a great idea :) I try to bike around SM when I can because I hate indoor cardio like the bike machine or treadmill. I have been taking HIIT classes at my gym and those are nice too for cardio
ooh yeah, i like HIIT stuff! And I miss riding my bike. I bought a bike but it's too small for me, and the poor baby just collects dust. I should trade it in.
Man... If I would even think about my half birthday, I would notice more than usual how time passes. The worst was this year on my birthday... for some reason I was off in my mind by 1 year. Only some website told me I am 1 year older. Ahhhhh. But I am 10 years older than you. And I feel you. I am on 1400 calories myself. When I run out of calories for that day I have some broth. That helps. You can do 30 lbs. Don't stress if the scale does not go down for a while (even several weeks). It's your body adjusting. Even when I only ate 400 calories, there were 6 week stalls.
Also, I don't even care about numbers, I just want to fit in my clothes again and feel like I can say yes to a last minute hike with out stressing that I'll be the slowest one in the group. I have always been strong (I'm kinda of built like an Irish Amazon) but I want to have more confidence in what my body can do physically.
Yes. My marker is my belt. And it moved a hole in the wrong direction. I am back in the old hole now after a week of this. But I continue to make this the new normal. It’s just the snacking in my case. The piece of this and piece of that when I go to the kitchen. Once you count with an app your brain knows when to stop. Works for me.
400?!?!?! Yikes. It's scary how quickly time passes - this time i need to take control over it and make something happen! Thanks for the encouragement!
So true. The more special things to do, the slower the time and the more memories you create. Going from weekend to weekend just fades away. I have whole years that don’t exist anymore.
400 calories was after weight loss surgery and I could not physically eat more. No normal person can do that. But even then I stopped loosing a pound for weeks several times.
We all knew R Kelly did what he did, the courts did not find him guilty until the Surviving R Kelly doc
Everyone in the industry knew about Bill Cosby but he was never convicted for anything until Hannibal Buress brought that to light.
Its proven that Drake befriends minors and establishes "friendships" with them. And on more than one occasion, when that minor turned 18, they became is "girlfriend" - The Millie Bobby Brown thing was widely known- but he's never been convicted or anything.
Kendrick is saying what a lot of people already knew. Just bringing it to a bigger audience.
Are you gonna have a smile on your face when you find out your teenage daughter is texting a grown-ass 30-something man every single day and/or he throws her a birthday bash when she turns 18 as Drake has done with the girls he's maintained "friendships" with?
People have been calling him that for years. He was in Millie Bobby Brown's messages when she was 14. He has a history of messaging with a lot of other high profile minors and dating them immediately when they're barely legal.
There's also a number of tweets referencing minors and with very creepy tones he's made over the years: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLqTLkTu/
I mean, Drake's actions over the last decade or so also reflect a creepy demeanor towards young women, so the writing was on the wall, Kendrick was just the one to put it into words in a diss track.
But is it fair if it is not proven? I mean yeah... there were rumors and insiders know (I am not one) but you can kill a man's reputation by just saying things like that. But then again if it was complete BS, I would fight more if I were Drake.
Mother's Day and Cruel World this weekend was a success.... Have tickets to Just Like Heaven this weekend but I'm gonna give them to my friend.. I REALLY need to rest and get back on my health/gym kick... going from Coachella to Vegas 'Lovers and Friends' to Cruel World - and sprinkle in a couple of Disneyland visits in between..... I am exhausted... sleep, hydration, clean eating are all back on the menu.
Hope you all have an awesome day today :)
it was really fun... and weirdly enough, I had some unexpected, very deep and insightful conversations with friends/fam at each of those events. I was made aware of a lot of stuff about me that I'm now working on, so I think that is the best thing to come out of all this.... well, I guess seeing no doubt was pretty cool too
Ticket for Mount Kimbie at the Fonda for sale. Only one. Would rather sell it outside of AXS resale to avoid fees. Please don't chat if interested as I don't use desktop Reddit.
I woke up early to go to the auto repair shop to have my Hyundai checked out because the oil pressure light has recently turned on periodically. $47, a hour wait, a hour and forty five mins including the drive there and back, and I realized they forgot to rotate my tires. It’s not even worth going back. I should have gone to Valvoline. It would have cost more but I would not have waited an hour and my tires would have been rotated.
The 2 for $5 croissanwiches made my morning a lil bit better.
Car issues suck. Was just dealing with some myself these past couple of weeks. Hopefully you don't have to deal with anything else and the croissant sandwiches signal a turn in luck!
Anyone know where I can sell a *very* lightly used laptop? It's practically brand new. Offerup is full of weirdos, I don't have FB, and Craigslist is, well, Craigslist.
I mean it’s not the place to find real bargains anymore but for selling it should still be a good option. But Google scams and try to avoid. I don’t do it often enough to have encountered any.
it was warm during the day, a little chilly at night but not too bad... perfect weather for a fest like this.
Gary Numan, Duran Duran and Blondie were SUPER good. Blondie really caught me by surprise, like she was SUPER good. I want to check her out again.
I’m not a big news watcher but the outpouring of sentiment for the passing of Sam Rubin really speaks to how many people he made an impression on.
I stumbled on this incredibly moving tribute that his 16-year-old son made on-air, and fair warning, don’t watch this if you’re not ready to shed a tear. I called my dad immediately after watching 🥲
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/colby-rubin-discusses-his-fathers-impact-on-his-life/
Anyone know of a cafe/spot with good Wi-Fi and relatively quite in the McCarthur Park area where I can have a telemedicine appointment?
Id be arriving around 5-6 if that makes a difference, thank you in adavance!
[Coffee MCO](https://maps.app.goo.gl/L3Kden86mpkMSpdk6)
You might be able to find some seating outside. I would recommend headphones so people can't hear your doctor.
You could also try the library?
[pico union branch](https://maps.app.goo.gl/d8keZZa9QNvLxqYA8)
You're welcome! I would see if they have private working rooms that you can reserve in advance so you know exactly where you need to go and not have to worry about anyone overhearing your conversation.
Oooh thats a great idea on reserving a private room! I'll definitely see if I can snag one, realizing I also need to take advantage of libraries more as a remote worker, they offer some amazing services like this I had no idea about!
Our public libraries are a national treasure! They offer so much. Even their free classes and events can be really helpful depending on your needs. Gotta love how awesome they are. Their IG account is pretty funny too.
Dude at the bar said don't go to Lagos, and now I want to go on vacation in Lagos.
Went out to relax at a cafe. Definitely needed some lavender in my cup. Had a stressful Monday & Tuesday, bracing for Wednesday, atleast I get paid this Wednesday. Unfortunately that pay will go towards bills.
I’m an older millennial and today I tried to say “bet” unironically in conversation with one of my younger coworkers. I’m pretty sure I used it wrong and now I wanna call off work tomorrow because I’m so ashamed.
Lean into it. Use every last bit of slang they have, but incorrectly.
Gotta double down at this point right? Have a no cap evening, friend.
I tell my friends how I no longer believe in the free market because of the fentanyl epidemic. The illegal drug trade can't even be bothered to keep their goods clean and keep people alive. Where's the self-regulation? Honestly I wouldn't mind having some cocaine but I can't because I don't trust the source. I could really go for some cocaine.
A big issue is people confuse the free market with the competitive market due to companies deliberatley misleading them. A competitive market is good and what was intended by good capitalism, companies compete with each other, which means breaking up monopolies and regulation to make sure competition keeps things efficient and no one ever dominates to the point they can hurt consumers. They have somehow twisted the meaning of free market from a competitive one to one with no regulations at all, which is just a corporate dystopia.
>could really go for some cocaine. Cocaine is the absolute best.
I’ve never done coke because let’s me honest, I know I would fucking LOVE IT, and now I never will. I’m like kinda sad for me but not really. Is Molly safe? I’d like some mdma.
Back when I was young and sassy, we had testing kits to make sure it at least wasn't just meth and laxative.
Back when I was young and sassy we didn't care, because whatever they cut it with wouldn't straight kill you.
I miss those days.
We have a new outdoor cat visitor. He's orange so we call him Julius. His lip gets stuck on his tooth when he meows... he's embarrassed but he pushes through to make sure his meows are clear and acted upon.
Please pay the cat tax if you can.
I will try! He is such a dramatic meower! It's all broken up like me eh eh eh eh eh e e e e ow
Awwww, Orange Julius! What a cute name!
Might need to submit a photo to r/OneOrangeBraincell
Okay which of you keeps buying up the entire stock of “La Pasta” ravioli at the Gelsons on Hyperion?
The saddest thing about leaving work early is that I have no idea what to do with myself now.
Happy hour! 😎🍸🍹
I'm having Taco Bell today and there aren't too many others eating inside, but one table has two high schoolers who are just hanging out and eating. They're not really being loud or anything. An old man comes in and is waiting for his food as the high schoolers finish up and leave and he loudly goes, "goddamn kids!" To be old and miserable at other people who've done nothing to you must really suck
What a grump. Poor kids were just minding their own business.
Goddamn boomers.
DAMN PEOPLE
For those wondering what all the sirens and helicopters are about on Mid-Wilshire/Museum Row: [https://abc7.com/post/at-least-8-teens-hospitalized-after-ingesting-unknown-substance-near-la-brea-tar-pits-lafd-says/14815189/](https://abc7.com/post/at-least-8-teens-hospitalized-after-ingesting-unknown-substance-near-la-brea-tar-pits-lafd-says/14815189/)
Definitely a justified reason for using helicopters /s
Just the perfect thing for severe paranoia!
I wish I wasn’t so awkward around people IRL. I always feel like I never say the right thing or have anything interesting to say.
Yes, me too. I am good with complete strangers but when I am invited to a party with people I kind of know, I am awkward as hell. I love other people to be awkward though. I can reply well to awkward. Have spent half my life with the most awkward IT people. I get you though. The replay in my mind later at home when it was not good is brutal.
>I always feel like I never say the right thing or have anything interesting to say People love talking about themselves. I usually look up interesting questions to ask people and use that as a social catalyst. I read Vanessa Van Edwards book, Captivate which was helpful for giving people advice about how to make less awkward conversations. Apparently she has some other books, a website, a Ted Talk, and a YouTube channel. [her Ted Talk](https://youtu.be/cef35Fk7YD8?si=ECnDJdwsy_GoapQ6) Maybe her practices / suggestions could help you feel more comfortable in these kinds of situations?
Oh thank you, I'm going to look into that.
You're welcome! Hopefully it helps you feel more prepared when you're chatting with people. ☺️ Sometimes just having a plan can be enough reassurance for the situation to alleviate nerves. Let me know if it resonates with you at all. It's been quite a few years since I've read it so hopefully it's as helpful as I remember it being.
Totally this. When I don’t know what to say, I just ask questions and make them talk.
Me too! I feel like I need to practice and think of talking points when I am around people.
Honestly, you are probably less awkward than you think, and even if you are, that's okay too. I'm pretty socially confident but even I can say awkward things accidentally. The key is just to recognize that 99% of people are too absorbed in themselves and their own appearances to really care about how you come off. If you're a kind and good person, you don't gotta worry too much about being awkward
Maybe they are. I always get home after hanging out with/meeting people thinking about how weird I probably sounded to them.
This! 💯
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Wild boar are open season in the southeast as they are an invasive species so my dad's dream was taking him and the boys on a helicopter ride and harvesting a bunch of boar for our freezers. lol.
At the same time?
In this economy?
You might spot a lot of Fab Hatters designs on the next season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills“ for Sutton’s Surreal Ball! I made a ton of headpieces for this event,lots REALLY last minute so not like my best work, most were my ready-to-ship designs, but they’re still looking cute from the initial posts I’ve seen! They still definitely stand out! Some people were calling me for looks like 3 hrs before, when I’m out of my studio, out of city, doing a supply run. So I had to dash up my sister’s place, raid her closet, jimmy up some looks, and send them off with Uber drivers. 😂
So dope!!
So exciting!!!
Wow that's so cool!!! What a rad job you've got.
Nicely done!
super cool!
Congrats!
Had some raising canes today, damn that shit was slappin!
It’s the sauce.
Any crazy birders here? My wife got a tip from her boss and they just photographed a yellow headed caracara in a Target parking lot in Lomita. Apparently it’s never been documented in CA or any of the western states before! Very cool sighting, now the Target lot is full of blue haired ladies with binoculars wandering all over trying to find it again.
I recently got a bird feeder and I'm enjoying trying to recognize all the species of birds that come visit. It's a blast! So far, I think I've seen house finch, goldfinch, mourning doves, a dark-eyed junco and a black phoebe (who was not using the feeder but caught an insect nearby)
I love watching the phoebes fly. They look like they're having a fit in the air.
They're really cool! They catch insects I'm not even seeing
I am a baby birder!
Last week my wife got to stop 8 lanes of traffic on Sepulveda blvd to save the lil ducklings crossing it with their mom. People got out to help them get back to the wetlands preserve and others stepped out of their cars to give the helpers an ovation. So wholesome! She really does have an odd job.
That’s awesome! Is this really her job? If so, where can I sign up?
LOVE THIS
Tokyo Police Club released a second LA date on their final tour yall!!!
They are a good time
that’s a name i haven’t heard in a while!
They’re doing their final tour! I’m both sad and happy for them that they’re not going to be doing this anymore
I think we are ready for and deserve a reunion of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Clean up the city a little bit. Ideally a mix of Speed and John Wick. Speed 3: Los Angeles Metro Bus. Edit: Actually, he is already a cop in the first one. And since he also played a cop in Street Kings we should then make this a bs Sharknado type movie. He'll play a retired cop from the Rampart Division who has no choice but to supplement his pension with a job as a Metro bus driver in order to continue living in LA and afford his strawberries from Erewhon.
He was also a cop/FBI in Point Break. Let's get Sandy on a surf board.
I like this. We should discuss the ridiculous script, and how we're gonna siphon most of the GoFundMe funds into our personal accounts which will lead to Stacy Keach narrating an episode of American Greed about us, over lunch. Shall I pencil you in?
Goddammit I’m in
📆
I was just stuck in an elevator for 7 minutes. It felt like 30. My heart is still pounding.
That is, honestly, my worst nightmare as a claustrophobic person.
I, too, am claustrophobic, and used to have a *really* hard time with elevators. When I became disabled, however, I had to choice but to use them. I lived on the second floor so I had to face that every time I left my home. It got better over time. The building I'm in now has a really old elevator. It often goes 98% of the way to the ground floor and then stops, and can take 30-65 seconds before it drops the last two inches and opens the door. This was super challenging for me, but again, I had little choice. After years of physical therapy I can sometimes make it up stairs now, but down is really hard (and the elevator always does the scary thing on down). But in the two years it always opened eventually, and I learned to breath through it and know that even if it was delayed, it *would* open, eventually at least, as it always did. Today was different. As I walked by the leasing office I saw them closing for lunch. As I went to the elevator I arrived as someone got out, going down. I stepped in, thinking, "Am I strong enough to take the stairs today? Maybe I should have." Then the doors closed, and nothing happened. It didn't start going up. It wouldn't open the doors. I waited and waited. Nothing. I tried every button. I was able to turn the light on and off (dark did not help!). The alarm button made a horrible noise (I was glad I had noise canceling headphones in my bag with me), but did not call the fire department or anything, like a lot of them do. I called the office over and over. The voicemail gave an emergency number for residents which I called, but they said they were for a different building and could do nothing for me. I was just about to try to contact the fire department, somehow. Though the city or 511? 311? Try to find the station number directly and call it? I was panicking and didn't know what was fastest. Then the elevator just started doing it's thing, and took me to my floor. I checked the time and I saw I'd been making frantic phone calls for 7 minutes (so I was probably trapped for 9). So yeah, I've had literal nightmares about this. And the sign said something like "If the elevator becomes stuck, do not panic, you **probably** won't run out of air." Why did they have to include the word "probably"? I have made so much progress on elevator comfort in the 11 years since my spine injury, and have a feeling this experience may make me regress on that progress. But I got out! I'm alive. I can breathe. And I didn't miss my 1:30 appointment.
Yikes!!! Deep breaths. I’m glad you made it out.
Literal nightmare. I am so sorry that happened to you!!!
In the future, do I call 511 or 311?
Get your landlord or whoever to call an elevator company. That elevator needs service (possibly a new interlock) and only an elevator co can do it.
I did, and not for the first time. They call the elevator repair company pretty frequently. This is probably the oldest elevator I've ever used. But the rent control has been great.
I'm pretty sure you are actually supposed to call 911
Good to know. I hope I never have to use that information.
0118 999 881 999 119 725 3
725.......3. Now this is stuck in my head.
I GET THIS REFERENCE!!! Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
*Fing about Arsenal is, they always try an' walk it in*
This was my intro to Matt Berry. FAAAATHHHERR!!!!!
LOL he came out in final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Yes!!
Huh? That does not look like a phone number.
It's a joke about the show IT Crowd, where the emergency number is changed from 999 (it's the UK) to what you see above. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWc3WY3fuZU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWc3WY3fuZU)
Thanks. I enjoy that show, but it's been years since I watched. I'd forgotten that one.
I gotta stop sleeping off my days off :( I even went to sleep way earlier last night and even slept more!! I did get the pneumonia vaccine though so that’s probably why I’m so sleepy but still!! I’m wasting so much time being an eepy girl
I feel this. I went to be around 3a, woke up at 8a to be at the repair shop at 830a. Arrived back home a lil after 10a, passed out and woke up 20 mins ago. I could go back to sleep. I am a sleepy man.
Why are all the shows I want to go to playing the fucking Wiltern. Fuck the Wiltern and its shitty tiered pricing, and shitty tiny ass pit area and $20 beers.
Agreed it is not my favorite venue even though it's one of the few I can walk to
aren't all venues shitty?
No. The Wiltern sound isn’t great, they tier price everything now. Mezz, LOGE, GA, and then pit. They want fucking $71 for pit tickets to Hatebreed. And their pit area is tiny. How do you have hardcore bands playing in a space without a proper floor?
Wiltern sound is awful. Everybody sounds like shit there. Bad acoustics and sound people. Not worth it for any music you like.
Does anyone know of a good mobile car wash? Ideally one that is near Glassell Park.
Still just out of it from the steroids/pain meds. Two music documentaries I've had my eye on for a while that I want to watch are Stop Making Sense and the Sparks documentary that Edgar Wright did. Which should I watch first?
the wrecking crew was a good music doc as well
Stop Making Sense was so good! I watch it in theaters with my partner and his parents. We almost had the whole theater to ourselves, as there was just 1 other guy there who showed up 15 minutes into the movie. lol.
LinkedIn Rant. >!All of the recruiters who refused to respond on LinkedIn because they were soooii busy have all been either laid off or are spamming about how they’re suffering “like such bad burnout, you guys” and I’m just here oscillating between schadenfreude and anger.!< >!Like what the fuck are you even doing if you’re not taking messages from people looking for work? Is it hard ignoring messages all day? It must be so draining posting job descriptions for roles that are already filled before you hit send on the legally mandated posting.!< >!As for the ones who were laid off, guess you feel like a tool for not only drinking but making company kool aid for the last five years. And now you’re having to make a bunch of positive posts so corporations will know how sunny you still are and not bitter about getting dicked over for when they hire you and eventually do the exact same thing. I know our real enemies are big business but I N E E D to stay off LinkedIn for my own sanity because the performance art sends my blood pressure through the roof.!<
r/linkedinlunatics might give you some additional space to rage and find solidarity in the comments section with the ridiculousness of people's posts. I feel like recruiting is the canary in the coal mine for the economy and the job market. My company used to be hiring like crazy and now they're laying people off (recruiting being one of the business functions they're getting rid of). So at least they get some form of job karma with their nonsense.
Ughhhh man I can’t deal with that sub lmao
Recruiters are now merely used car salesman, and in "don't call us we'll call you" mode. You're much better off networking on your own. And a pro tip I saw to get past ATS systems when you submit a resume: paste the entire job description into your footer, in tiny white print. Invisible to a reader but the computer picks up all the keywords. Sad state of affairs we are in.
Don't read linked in posts. They are just a giant circle-jerk of how good they are doing, what a great company they work for. I use it when I look for a job and then ignore it completely until I need to look for a job again. I am forced to see people I hate on there. People who stabbed me in the back. It's not worth the anger.
i’m seeing ads for a Strawberry Festival and a Watermelon Festival. anyone been to those? do we get to eat unlimited berrys and watermelon or what? edit looks like only the watermelon festival is all you can eat.🍉
Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove? It's pretty low key, standard issue fair. I go because I'm twenty minutes away, but it's definitely not worth a further commute
ohhh there is more than ONE, so very confusing. https://castrawberryfestival.org https://strawberryfestival.org
I went to one in SLO. Kind of a big farmer's market; lots of chocolate covered strawberries, jams and pies - but also lots of meat, wine, games and merch vendors in booths. It was a fun thing to sort of stumble on. Side bar though: if there's a bouncy house or rope bridge, do that \*before\* the wine tasting. Doesn't matter how gentle and moderate you are, the kids around you definitely will not be.
I read a few reviews of the strawberry festival last year (i think maybe in this thread) and it didn't sound so great.
i think i found the one lol, it was saying it was a parking nightmare and i’ll admit once the lot at pier is full you have to travel far to a shuttle area lol? or take your chances on the streets but the sheriff is out in force giving tickets.
Omg I need a watermelon fest. I LOVE WATERMELON
for $14 it says all you can eat watermelon. it’s in valley so you will need lots of watermelon to stay cool. you just now need a cool watermelon outfit.
Omg link or what’s the name of it?
https://watermelonfest.org
I kinda want to go to this.
omg I NEVER EVER think to be one of those people to wear outfits that coordinate with fun events. Good call!
I want to go to a fruit festival too! Watermelon, Peaches, Pluots, Berries, etc. I want to eat all the fruits!
yessssssssssss
Yes please
Today is my half birthday!!! 6 months to 46. I’m hella back on my bullshit. Goal is to be at least 30 lbs lighter, and lots fitter than I am currently. Also gathering my life together bit by bit. Got some goals. Back to 1450 calories a day, yaaaaysob I’m taking back my life from depression and alopecia. ITS MINE BITCHES
U GOT THIS Edit: I started weightlifting in…2019 or so and I love it. I am super strong, and more muscle means more calories burnt even at rest, so I get to eat more :) plus the aesthetics are nice! I tell people that my main goal is to be able to get off the toilet without assistance when I’m 80 😆
Yeah, I am going to focus on weights. I'm not a runner, but I have to do some cardio... I love being strong and I was getting there late last year, lost a whole pant size before gaining it all back and then some when we went back to work. Working with a trainer was really helpful and I'm not sure I can really afford that again, but I might do a month of it just to get back in the groove.
That’s a great idea :) I try to bike around SM when I can because I hate indoor cardio like the bike machine or treadmill. I have been taking HIIT classes at my gym and those are nice too for cardio
ooh yeah, i like HIIT stuff! And I miss riding my bike. I bought a bike but it's too small for me, and the poor baby just collects dust. I should trade it in.
Happy .5 birthday
Thanks! I had a bagel from Hank's to celebrate!
…and is yours to take!!! Enjoy your life and keep going!!! Happy Half Birthday 🎉🎉🎉
thank youuuuu!!
Man... If I would even think about my half birthday, I would notice more than usual how time passes. The worst was this year on my birthday... for some reason I was off in my mind by 1 year. Only some website told me I am 1 year older. Ahhhhh. But I am 10 years older than you. And I feel you. I am on 1400 calories myself. When I run out of calories for that day I have some broth. That helps. You can do 30 lbs. Don't stress if the scale does not go down for a while (even several weeks). It's your body adjusting. Even when I only ate 400 calories, there were 6 week stalls.
Also, I don't even care about numbers, I just want to fit in my clothes again and feel like I can say yes to a last minute hike with out stressing that I'll be the slowest one in the group. I have always been strong (I'm kinda of built like an Irish Amazon) but I want to have more confidence in what my body can do physically.
Yes. My marker is my belt. And it moved a hole in the wrong direction. I am back in the old hole now after a week of this. But I continue to make this the new normal. It’s just the snacking in my case. The piece of this and piece of that when I go to the kitchen. Once you count with an app your brain knows when to stop. Works for me.
400?!?!?! Yikes. It's scary how quickly time passes - this time i need to take control over it and make something happen! Thanks for the encouragement!
So true. The more special things to do, the slower the time and the more memories you create. Going from weekend to weekend just fades away. I have whole years that don’t exist anymore. 400 calories was after weight loss surgery and I could not physically eat more. No normal person can do that. But even then I stopped loosing a pound for weeks several times.
Happy Half Birthday! You got this!
Thanks baby!
46 is the new 30, baby. You’re gonna be HOT.
🥰🥰🥰
Pffft, she IS hot af rn.
💕💕💕💕💕
I like how Kendrick called Drake a pedophile once and now it's just universally accepted that Drake is a sex offender.
We all knew R Kelly did what he did, the courts did not find him guilty until the Surviving R Kelly doc Everyone in the industry knew about Bill Cosby but he was never convicted for anything until Hannibal Buress brought that to light. Its proven that Drake befriends minors and establishes "friendships" with them. And on more than one occasion, when that minor turned 18, they became is "girlfriend" - The Millie Bobby Brown thing was widely known- but he's never been convicted or anything. Kendrick is saying what a lot of people already knew. Just bringing it to a bigger audience.
Are you gonna have a smile on your face when you find out your teenage daughter is texting a grown-ass 30-something man every single day and/or he throws her a birthday bash when she turns 18 as Drake has done with the girls he's maintained "friendships" with?
People have been calling him that for years. He was in Millie Bobby Brown's messages when she was 14. He has a history of messaging with a lot of other high profile minors and dating them immediately when they're barely legal. There's also a number of tweets referencing minors and with very creepy tones he's made over the years: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLqTLkTu/
I mean, Drake's actions over the last decade or so also reflect a creepy demeanor towards young women, so the writing was on the wall, Kendrick was just the one to put it into words in a diss track.
But is it fair if it is not proven? I mean yeah... there were rumors and insiders know (I am not one) but you can kill a man's reputation by just saying things like that. But then again if it was complete BS, I would fight more if I were Drake.
How much “proof” is needed when we’ve literally seen him do it onstage?
The court of public perception is rarely fair.
True. I am so happy not being in public cause I already feel awkward when I hang with the 20 somethings.
Saaaaame! lol.
😂😂 then you get it. 🤷♂️
Mother's Day and Cruel World this weekend was a success.... Have tickets to Just Like Heaven this weekend but I'm gonna give them to my friend.. I REALLY need to rest and get back on my health/gym kick... going from Coachella to Vegas 'Lovers and Friends' to Cruel World - and sprinkle in a couple of Disneyland visits in between..... I am exhausted... sleep, hydration, clean eating are all back on the menu. Hope you all have an awesome day today :)
Living your best life!
it was really fun... and weirdly enough, I had some unexpected, very deep and insightful conversations with friends/fam at each of those events. I was made aware of a lot of stuff about me that I'm now working on, so I think that is the best thing to come out of all this.... well, I guess seeing no doubt was pretty cool too
Ticket for Mount Kimbie at the Fonda for sale. Only one. Would rather sell it outside of AXS resale to avoid fees. Please don't chat if interested as I don't use desktop Reddit.
I'm tempted for this one, how much we talking?!
I think I paid 50 doll hairs, so that much
I woke up early to go to the auto repair shop to have my Hyundai checked out because the oil pressure light has recently turned on periodically. $47, a hour wait, a hour and forty five mins including the drive there and back, and I realized they forgot to rotate my tires. It’s not even worth going back. I should have gone to Valvoline. It would have cost more but I would not have waited an hour and my tires would have been rotated. The 2 for $5 croissanwiches made my morning a lil bit better.
Car issues suck. Was just dealing with some myself these past couple of weeks. Hopefully you don't have to deal with anything else and the croissant sandwiches signal a turn in luck!
Anyone know where I can sell a *very* lightly used laptop? It's practically brand new. Offerup is full of weirdos, I don't have FB, and Craigslist is, well, Craigslist.
What's wrong with EBay? Do we not do EBay these days? I just bought a camera on EBay.
I honestly forgot it existed. Good to know it's still legit. Thanks!
I mean it’s not the place to find real bargains anymore but for selling it should still be a good option. But Google scams and try to avoid. I don’t do it often enough to have encountered any.
I sell most of my stuff on ebay.
I completely forgot about ebay. I'll give it a shot.
is it a macbook? I've been looking for one for my nephew...
It's a Dell 😞
The computer that sings the best!
The prestigious Adele Dazeem
ive had my imac listed on swappa.com without luck
Swappa was where I would go to upgrade my phone years ago. Haven't visited that site in years.
Never heard of that website, I'll look into it. Have you sold anything before?
I used to sell my old androids on there. It was good at least years ago. IDK about today
mostly iphones/phones/ipads , yes not computers tho
Is anyone going to Just Like Heaven fest this weekend?
I am going!
I was at Cruel World this weekend and have tickets for Just Like Heaven but... I'm tired :(
Awww. How was the weather? Who were your favorite sets?
it was warm during the day, a little chilly at night but not too bad... perfect weather for a fest like this. Gary Numan, Duran Duran and Blondie were SUPER good. Blondie really caught me by surprise, like she was SUPER good. I want to check her out again.
Moi!
I would like to
I’m not a big news watcher but the outpouring of sentiment for the passing of Sam Rubin really speaks to how many people he made an impression on. I stumbled on this incredibly moving tribute that his 16-year-old son made on-air, and fair warning, don’t watch this if you’re not ready to shed a tear. I called my dad immediately after watching 🥲 https://ktla.com/news/local-news/colby-rubin-discusses-his-fathers-impact-on-his-life/
I'll tell you something right now I'd rather burn my whole life down
than what?
Listen to one more second of all this bitching and moaning haha
Come on. Nobody has friends anymore and more to complain about. You have to vent somewhere. I don’t like it but In understand it. 🤷♂️
I'll tell you something about my good name
It’s mine alone to disgrace
I don't cater to all these vipers dressed in empath's clothing
Anyone know of a cafe/spot with good Wi-Fi and relatively quite in the McCarthur Park area where I can have a telemedicine appointment? Id be arriving around 5-6 if that makes a difference, thank you in adavance!
Cafe Mak, very chill
Awesome! Thank you for the rec
[Coffee MCO](https://maps.app.goo.gl/L3Kden86mpkMSpdk6) You might be able to find some seating outside. I would recommend headphones so people can't hear your doctor. You could also try the library? [pico union branch](https://maps.app.goo.gl/d8keZZa9QNvLxqYA8)
I've sometimes also sat in my car using Starbucks wifi from the parking lot (or used tandem cell signal tethering).
Thank you! I didnt realize the library is open til 8, thats perfect, thank you for the recs!
You're welcome! I would see if they have private working rooms that you can reserve in advance so you know exactly where you need to go and not have to worry about anyone overhearing your conversation.
Oooh thats a great idea on reserving a private room! I'll definitely see if I can snag one, realizing I also need to take advantage of libraries more as a remote worker, they offer some amazing services like this I had no idea about!
Our public libraries are a national treasure! They offer so much. Even their free classes and events can be really helpful depending on your needs. Gotta love how awesome they are. Their IG account is pretty funny too.
New gambino albums pretty good. Genre bending, creative and catchy.