Its a Christmas tradition to rewatch paper moon at our house. That and Young Frankestein and Airplane!

Airplane!

Paper Moon

topologically I only see 2.5 options here.

I think for me its about being around fellow travelers. I’ve been on the internet for a while. Started commenting forums, then in political threads via craigslist. Then fark, digg, reddit. Users and commenters made those places, and when one went to shit, we just moved along to the next.

I have to say that I think I truly see the fediverse as a place to build a home. It meets my values where they are, and I don’t have to make compromises.

And I think my fellow travelers would agree, if this place goes to shit, we’ll vote with our feet.

1 cup black coffee, 2 pieces black chocolate, 5 figs.

consume orally before 6 am.

Further, did everyone forget the entire scene kid/emo kid styles of the early 2000’s because that style was very unique and I don’t see anyone who looks like this these days

Oh emo’s gonna come back someday. And along with it, I fully expect these to comeback to.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Trosor-bakifrån.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_tail

Pot of coffee, a bowl of dried figs, and a few pieces of dark chocolate.

Then I fire a heater at a porcelain target fast enough to launch a small payload into orbit.

And no you don’t eat the tail.

I mean its not like you eat the stick of a corn dog.

Yeah but I really need to update the kernel

bananas go in the freezer, along with frozen fruit juice that comes in seasonally.

Someone else posted about making an investment and I think, as an elder millennial, this is the right answer. However, they took a prudish and boring take on the matter, one which will almost assuredly back fire as youl get bored of it sitting in an IRA and probably lose it trying to “invest” your self in the rigged casino which is the stock market. Just, having been 19 myself once, I do remember what it’s like to have that kind of psychology. I strongly DONT recommend this form of investment for that age group, because it’s just not a good fit for most 19 year old personalities, and what matters the most is finding a good fit between your personality and what you want to do.

But you can expand your vision on what it means to “invest” that money.

15k is enough to start a small business. Not a big business mind you, but something. A pool cleaning business can be run out of the back of a used car or small truck. People also require the services of power washing, and while a high quality power washer isn’t cheap, it’s also not monumentally expensive either. Landscaping also fits this billet. 6k in tools, a 9k truck, and you’ve got a business that can sustain you. It also teaches you to manage yourself, your time, your customers and potentially other people as employees.

Another way to invest this money would be to buy land. I don’t know where you live, but you can buy 15k parcels of land in plenty of places: https://www.zillow.com/pahoa-hi/ . You could buy a lot, and go live the jungle life off the grid. Or build a cam ground for your family to visit. Or buy a yurt and live in it. Or buy it and do nothing and sell it later. Or buy it and build a house. Or whatever your hearts desire.

Owning a bit of land that you can develop into your own vision can be highly motivated, and there is still plenty of it if you know where to look. Places like Arizona, and new Mexico also have some really amazing deals for land. And don’t be afraid to look internationally. 15 k can get you into some interesting places in South America, Africa, Europe (Italy in particular) and Asia. This could be the start of a whole new adventure! And one that ends with you still owning a piece of land you could then sell at a later date as your goals and motivation changes.

Speaking of adventures… 15k isn’t infinite money, but with a frugal mindset and a spirit of adventure, you could easily travel the world for around a year on that much money. But ding dong, how is that an investment? By spending the time to travel or have meaningful personal experiences you are investing in yourself to find out who you really are. Having clarity and really finding out who you are, these things develop the kind of character that prevents you from making bad decisions down the line. Spending the time to find out what really motivated you, to develop friends from all over the world, to build stories and an identity that will last you a lifetime: these have a strong return on investment. And no one has ever said, “boy I sure do regret those years of my youth I spent tramping around the world when I was young and beautiful”.

So yes. Invest the money. Don’t waste it on groceries or a car that’s going to need gas and insurance and maintenance. Go big. Use it all for one thing, to express one idea. But also, consider a bigger vision of what that idea can be. There is no need to only listen to accountants who only ever plan in living for the brief period of their lives after they reach 65 years old.

no, I meant marsh their mellow.

it’s slang for yucking some one else’s yumn.

This is the right answer. If you have a problem with the law, work to change the law. If they are consensual adults… it’s really their business.

There is nothing morally wrong about an age gap between consenting partners within the bounds of the law. It’s really wild to see how much shame this gets.

I had a very close personal friend describe herself as a “coffin robber”. And I promise they were more than attractive enough to get whomever they wanted within reason. Nor reason to marsh their mallow because it’s not something you personally would do.

Washing yourself in the shower, difficulty level “going to space”

30 year old vendetta against Microsoft.

I mean who doesn’t?