Indifferent Ambivalence

SE USA. A cashier who doesn’t want small talk here is rare. I’ve even had small talk happen at Aldi’s. I didn’t know they were trained to not do that, as the other poster said.

You know you’re not supposed to free ball in jeans, right?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/855189.The_Meaning_of_Tingo_and_Other_Extraordinary_Words_from_around_the_World

You might enjoy this book. It’s like dictionary of random slang words from around the world, with different chapters based on categories.

Personally, I was a little disappointed because 99% of the definitions are just one sentence or sentence fragment. I was hoping to find out a little more about the origins of more of the words and maybe a little of the culture behind them.

Just memorize and then internalize the lyrics to “Wo Bist Du” by Rammstein and then never get confused again!

It’s nice of Batman to watch over that family at the beach.

I came here to say this. I’m not a driver, but I intake semi accident reports. They seem more likely to have accidents when they are bob tailing.

I had a dream that my cousins and I were having a get-together at my aunt’s house, in the yard. My cousin, John, was the last to arrive and his car fell into a ditch as he was attempting to pull into my aunt’s driveway.

We all ran to his aid. He got out quickly and yelled “I’m okay!”

We all laughed. I said “Wow, this is just like old times! Everyone is here, even (my other cousin) Jane! … wait, Jane is here?”

I look at Jane, and time stops. The color fades from the background, but she is still there in full color, smiling at me. I wake up crying.

Jane (not her real name) died a couple years ago, and I have variations of this dream still.

I’m in a very similar boat. I’ve been telling my husband gently that almost nobody in my family makes it to 70…

I get what you mean, but it kinda sounds like you’re saying women aren’t people.

Actually, me too. Leos are supposed to be outgoing, but I’m usually not. Eh, exceptions prove the rules, right?

I’ve kinda made up my own pseudo science that astrology is real. However, it has nothing to do with the location of the stars when you are born.

Instead, the time of year when you are born affects your personality for life. Think about it: babies born in winter and constantly being wrapped in blankets and mostly isolated from others except around the holidays. Babies born in summer wear light clothing, and are more likely to have encounters with others, perhaps causing them to be more social later in life.

They’re free, you know? I have 6. Well, one of those is actually paid.

People like you are the reason I was afraid to go to school as a child.

Cute wallpaper though.

“Just look at all these pens and ink! I could write so many things: poetry, history, my deepest secrets, a book that changes the world!”

“So, what are you currently writing?”

“Well, nothing…”

Being a native from The South, “Yankee” to me means anybody from the area above the Mason Dixon line. Full disclosure, I’m not proud to be from The South. However, I do find many Yankees to be at least a little bit strange. So, the designation stands in my head.

Rosebud!;!;!;!;

You sure that’s hard wood? You sure it’s not laminate designed to look like hard wood?

Step one to fixing it would be actually finding out what it is.

I can just imagine my whole-ass piano glaring at me while I use my computer to play midi music!

Thanks for the reply. I might try that out.

What are you doing, though? What’s going on, on the left screen? Why do you need a virtual midi keyboard? Wouldn’t it be hard to use with a mouse? Wouldn’t assigning each piano key to a key on your physical keyboard work a little better? Or something like that.

I’m not trying to judge you, I’m just stupid.