You have to show ID. It doesn’t have to be a driver’s license. Many states, mine included, issue cards that are solely for identification and that’s it.

Silly OP, we’re all groups of atoms already!

I would recommend starting by joining a group around a topic you’re interested in. Local climbing club or anime group or sports enthusiasts or gaming clan or whatever. Something in person. Use that group to practice social skills and learn body cues with topics you’re already familiar and confident with, and that in turn will help you branch out to other topics when you’re ready with the same level of communication.

It is a learned skill, and it takes time, but if you never take the time to learn it, then it will always feel foreign to you. Does that make sense? Like so many things in life, you have to get past the fear to get to the reward. That can be difficult, and you might get hurt when you put yourself out there, but I believe if you keep with it, and you’re determined to make a change, you can absolutely overcome anything and find a social group that complements you.

Good luck, friend. You can do it. We believe in you.

Modification to the first one, at least for me — I don’t care if I literally just watched you check it in front me of me before handing it over, I’m still checking. Always. I would expect others to do the same. First, it is just a reassurance, and second, it shows I actually know how to check it myself.

Finally, I didn’t see it listed, but keep the safety on until you’re ready. This kinda goes with the “keep finger off trigger” rule, in that it offers an extra degree of protection.

That’s the idea. But definitely check with the hotel if they will accept and how long they’ll hold it for. Some hotels only accept guest packages for a few days before their check-in; they’re usually not going to want to hold it for a week or two. Maybe something you can work on with the seller to time the shipment appropriately?

1. drink as much as you can, as fast as you can
2. yak
3. pass out
4. wake up with a crazy headache
5. remember how shitty you feel
6. clean your mess up if you made one during step 2
7. apologize to all your friends for the dumb stuff you did during steps 1-3, if applicable
8. next time, drink less/slower during step 1

Repeat

That’s a joke. Kinda.

Start slow and learn your limit. You can always drink more, but by the time you’ve had too much it’s already too late to slow down.

As for drugs, if anything, weed only. Don’t be messing around with stimulants, hallucinations, or prescription stuff.

Fringe is just a fun sci-fi show that really leans into the fun of it, and so it’s easy to just watch and enjoy even when they’re investigating something insane.

As the The Expanse, it’s an excellent world builder and futuristic saga. I like to watch and see if I catch anything new in the background, and enjoy the epic space battles. (As an aside, the book series is phenomenal also. First three books are $28 at Amazon…. Can almost certainly find them at your local library too!)

The Expanse

Fringe

Then who?!

@Zealotte@lemmy.zip stole the cookie from the cookie jar!

I like beer that’s beer. The rest is just details.

Truly the champagne of beers.

Now you’re living the High Life.

Super fun on computer lab day to both communicate with friends and randomly annoy the crap out of others.

All the time.

47% of American adults have unused gift cards. The average value per person is $187, and the total value of these unspent funds in the US annually is approximately $23 billion.

Higher-income individuals are most likely to have unredeemed gift cards, with 62% of this demographic reporting unused cards.

Nearly 29% of Americans have kept a gift card so long that it expired, and 25% have lost at least one gift card.

https://grabon.com/blog/gift-card-statistics/

I’m reasonably certain there is one in the food court area, but I’ve never used it. Costco takes Visa and Mastercard (any Visa or MC, not just Costco Visa cards), so I’ve never had a reason to.

Yes. We buy something for each immediate family member on both sides. Although to your point, my spouse generally takes the lead on presents for her side, and I for mine, but we do actively consult each other before anything is bought, so it does feel like it’s from “us” and not her with my name on it also or vice versa.

I also will generally buy each of them a small gift myself each year (that they get at Christmas) if it’s something that I think they would like or fits their character. Think like t-shirts, trinkets, ornaments, or stickers and the like, and never with the expectation of receiving something in return.

Crypto is just a modern-day pyramid scheme.

Some may get rich and serve as examples of why others should join, some may break even, but the vast majority of those participating will lose.

In the end, the only winning move is not to play.

Fuck. Social media in general is bad enough. You’re telling me they’re going to get even more unstable?