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Cake day: July 24th, 2023

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  • Not really a tourist but…

    Netherlands, Ireland, and denmark on par for restaurants and bar pricing. Good sourcing is ubiquitously higher quality. Norway expensive restaurants and bars. In general US has better small/micro-breweries.

    In EU, women don’t seem as wary of being alone in public or in the presence of masc presenting people. People seem to care less how others present themselves(they’re not offended by eccentric styles). I feel safer in general. America has a bunch of creeps who care that your shirt is pink or your hair is too long for a good Christian.

    Healthcare exists. That’s $3k-$10k+ you don’t have to worry about every year.

    Public transit exists. Like good public transit. The best systems in the US are garbage in comparison with the exception maybe of NYC. Though US public transit tends to be cheaper.

    Can’t speak for Mediterranean or eastern Europe.






  • Don’t take my experience as a generality. It was not meant as such. As far as anxiety and stress: financial stability, moving to a new country, and therapy did it. I’m extremely priveleged to be able to have done those things.

    But if i could have realized back when that i really needed therapy i could have faired a lot better. Societal concepts around masculinity and “manhood” played a big role too. You can’t deal with your emotions if you can’t interact with them. Which is what drove me to drink. I wouldn’t need to deal with emotions if they had an off switch. I needed to remove a lot of the sources of pain before i could handle leaving the switch on even for a little bit.

    It took two years since changing my situation before i was able to get a hold on my drinking.

    For lots of people including myself bilogy plays a big role in alcoholism. I think for me, combating that is hard enough but manageable and easier the linger you maintain good habits. But for others that might not be the case and abstinence might make more sense. No shame in that.

    In any case, try to find a therapist if you can afford it, and don’t settle. Find someone who challenges you but you click well with. For lack of that find some volunteer or community org and dive in 100%. Any non-drinking social activity that gets you out of the house. (D&D, hiking trail work, food not bombs, etc…)










  • Left left looks at her time as Attornry General of California and sees her as corrupt and responsible for high incarceration rates among other general issues with the overall Democratic party platform.

    libLeft sees her as solid dem if not their new prophet, though not like the right worships trump.

    Center will probably see her similar to a batman police commisioner. Generally assumed good and unencumbered politically.

    Right will only see gender and skin color, and not in a good way.

    Vanilla to anyone not fitting neatly in those categories.

    Her not being seen for the last few years is good for dems as there’s nothing for the Republicans to latch onto beyond racism and mysogyny. They don’t have the long developed hatred that they have for Hillary.

    Realistically it’s the least divisive choice the dems could make.





  • Learn to recognize when you’re responding defensively to a statement made by those around you.

    -There wrong about me, they're the problem
    
    - I'm fine i don't bed to listen to that
    
    - etc...
    

    Think about it for a few days, once you’re over the initial emotional reaction. Be critical of your own response and contemplate the motivation for the statement

    - is it out of care for you or manipulation
    
    - Is it honest or malicious? 
    
    - Are they expressing a need?
    

    That’s when you have the greatest opportunity to grow as a person and build deeper relationships. It’s also when you have an opportunity to break your mindset and get out of malicious ones.