No, it was purely by choice in a well-marked post.

I’m scared about the blowback.

It was inevitable that eventually somebody would ‘fight back’ somehow.

Now we have to deal with how all the idiots act, react and overreact.

It won’t be pretty, but again, it was inevitable.

The day of, when it happened, I watched the video… and then had to literally touch grass, walk it off, get some fresh air.

Wife got home, wanted to see it, had the same reaction.

I just don’t like watching people die, no matter who it is. But now and then I gaze into the void deliberately.

Heh. Autocomplete.

Any attempt at self-improvement is not pathetic. My phone suggested self-forgiveness, which also is key here.

You are trying to be more aware and less impulsive. The key here is mindfulness, not that it’s easy to attain/achieve.

I said self-forgiveness because beating yourself up for your perceived failures will also hold you back.

Failure is key to success.

I’ve made a little progress toward changing my internal monolog, and it has served me well. Be nicer to yourself and laugh off your failures lest the memory of them become baggage.

My dad is a Buddhist. I never got good at meditation, but I recognize its value.

But mainly, be kinder to yourself. Perfection was never an option, so why would you expect it from yourself?

Relax. Breathe. You’ll figure things out, whether or not you achieve these goals.

Because we are going through a growth spurt at the same time.

That’s true, I don’t enjoy the Australian one nearly as much as the New Zealand one.

Its made by smallish groups of people and isn’t focus-grouped to death.

As such its not always perfect and its full of little details to enjoy, like Joe Lycett deciding to ‘steal’ something in each task, Rhod Gilbert’s solution to tying himself up, or Jason Mantzoukas… being Jason Mantzoukas.

It isn’t that these things can’t be pre-planned or written, it’s that they’re more enjoyable because the audience knows these came from the pressure of being given an unknown task.

It’s genuine.

It’s an absolute casserole.

I was at a restaurant with my wife’s family - lots of kids.

This place was in a fairly rural area and there were chickens pecking around outside.

While eating one of the kids says “A chicken just crossed the road!”

No hesitation at all I yell “WHY?!?”

Spoilers! (I actually did that puzzle a few minutes ago, heh.)

I did, I was openly laughing about how the plot contradicted itself and all the Amazon product placement.

Because it’s shit, that’s why, and yes, I watched it.

I will occasionally butter one piece, peanut butter the other, and have a truly decadent toasted peanut butter sandwich.

Watching it now. I’d learned of it from a YouTube series analyzing similar movies called Goodnight Rita.

“On this occasion, Johannesen had also attempted to hide a mobile phone behind a wardrobe which was discovered when it started ringing during the search.”

This guy was clearly not all that bright. But he is hilarious, unintentionally.

I just don’t see anything all that valuable surviving this bubble. Not yet.

I actually know a Dan McPhee.

He’s got a yarmulke on. He’s Jewish.

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Yeah, anything that has you speaking in game jargon in public should qualify.

One of my friends at a pizza place a few years ago: “I can’t believe I didn’t get to poison anyone last night.”

Me: “Dude, context! We are in public!”

“Scholars”…