Yes, but there’s also vodka involved haha do you live in mostly single-family suburbs?

Giving me Rugrats flashbacks. Remember the housewarming jello molds?

Over it, or all over it? Those mean opposite things bc English is wack.

Wow, do parents take shots at your door? This is not the Halloween I remember, but good on you.

Er doesn’t botulism specifically develop in oxygen-free alkaline environments? Seems like it’s unlikely on a day old pizza left on the table…

Besides, I always leave pizza out for days before consuming it all. To be fair, this is mostly in the winter when the house is cooler. And I don’t eat meat.

I’ve actually heard several times over the last few years that Barcelona is unfriendly towards tourists, and then there’s the recent news that they will ban short-term rentals in 2028 and that multiple groups were involved in the water gun stunt… So no, it’s not just the water guns, but it takes a lot for news from Spain to reach me in the States. The water guns were actually a moderately effective means of telling me that tourism is an issue in the city, and that people are angry about it.

I can’t say that my individual thoughts and actions are common, but I’m not unique in this world either. Many cities are expressing frustration at the results of tourism, and through various means locals are making themselves known. I do think it does some amount of good for the protestors to organize via actions, both for the strength of the local movement, as well as in creating awareness of issues. I’m not sure what else they’re looking for past the ban, though I’m sure they have as many existential crises through capitalism as the rest of the world. Other desires and critiques haven’t made it across the Atlantic to me yet.

Eh, I’d love to visit Barcelona, but I won’t until they figure out how to make tourism work without causing the city to be unlivable for locals.

I wish I knew how to be a better tourist, too. I’ve seen similar feedback from other cities, including my own. Tourism and prioritizing tourism isn’t good for locals in many ways.

Like, the people who work to redo the high-end kitchens every couple of years, maintain the gardens, nanny the kids, and clean the toilets. Those normal people. Rich people are terrified of them.

Edit: “terrified” isn’t quite the right word. There’s definitely fear involved though.

Dunno bud, I’ve met and heard about a lot of rich people in my life (my partner builds high-end houses), and they’ve all been absolute assholes, though some more overly than others. I know exactly 2 nice rich people out of dozens.

My theory is two-fold: one, to get rich you probably screwed somebody else over, and two, once you get rich you feel an inherent need to protect your resources without ever actually feeling satisfied (gated communities, voting for your own self-interest, suspicion towards normal people).

I do think that having large sums of money almost always lead toward personal corruption, and I wish we all just had enough resources and societal support to be healthy and happy.

I got got. Germany is exotic to me, and I’m gullible.

Fun fact, cow licks feel like being rubbed by low-grade sandpaper.

No no, these are women’s size. Women’s swimsuits don’t typically look like this. I’m no track star, but now I can forgo underwear like a track star!

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NO. Please no.

Though, where would they be on the cycle? Post-JNCO, when it just got to be somewhat Too Baggy, but not quite to the point where we want to know what your ankle looks like? Maybe 9 o’clock?

USA is seeing a resurgence in 90s mom jeans.

Yaaaass please

I just had a cheese Danish, and it was So Good.

I just discovered the running shorts with built in underwear. Amazing.

Same, but 2012

2:30 pm or 14:30, that’s just an 8 hr day plus lunch.