=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── how many people could your apartment comfortably fit? I got one desktop one laptop desk two on the couch one in a comfy chair one on the bed and two outside on the porch so (1 2 4 5) that's 5 indoors, 6 if they're familiar enough to lounge on my bed, and 8 if we're allowed outside. Could also pull the hammock and chair in from outside but it might get a little cozy. Call it 8 or 9 depending on how close we are. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5834 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── would you feet a cat at your door? how about a crow? would you water a dying plant? (don't, they get waterlogged if the soil is already moist) what if a dear what if dear food what if bear what if bear food what if dogpack what if dogpackfoodtearchompbitepullsavor I'd feeeed my self but dollars and errands are hard : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #2 messages/685 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── If someone calls you in the middle of the night asking to be let in because they need a place to sleep, don't let them in! Unless you know them obvi but someone you don't know trying to manipulate you like "please I need some shelter" like, babe no, we need to know each other first, it's dark, I'm in my pajamas, c'mon. If it's below freezing then okay, maybe, but... They got themselves into that situation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3722 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1218 playing one of my 4 gameboys, reading some of my books or journals, using their own brought devices, playing with my cat (she's not sociable but if you don't mind her claws she can fight and that's kinda fun) watching something on the TV, talking with other people, making / eating food, um... sleeping... and "sleeping"... idk what else tho. Drawing? Getting stoned? I have lots of bad edibles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/5604 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: sailors-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ can we compromise by napping in the hammock? "beware sunburn" oooookay, how about brushing our hair? "the warmth will melt the seamen in your hair and make it easier to brush" SEBUM. It will melt the SEBUM in my hair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5920 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── everyone's all like "ew touchscreens in cars" but the moment someone says "what if phones were gameboys" everyone's all like "girl they don't have the right hardware radios built in for cellular communication, plus do you really wanna be tied to wifi" and I'm like "yeah so peer to peer" and it's like "what use is it if you gotta stay within 100 feet of them or whatever" and I'm like "... I dunno probably somethin'" and then they walk away in a huff because they're too busy for my child-style games. Meanwhile girls have never heard of Streetpass on the Nintendo DS mixed with Scuttlebutt on the ocean and carried into and around port ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2480 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as they like their life. their ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/581 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── @user-428 sometimes I think about how much more productive I'd be if I had a code editor that let me draw arrows and smiley faces and such alongside the code. Or if I could position things strangely, like two functions side-by-side with boxes drawn around them. Or diagrams or flowcharts or graphs or... something that would output to raw txt format, but would present itself as an image that could be edited. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/1460 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "hello, if you make my hat in leather and red, I'll wear it around town in the rain and tell people where it came from" "no no it's okay if my sides get a bit rained on, I'll learn how to use it to stay warm." "hi, can you make it 2 inches here and a bit thicker here?" "sure I'll show you how I wear it. Here's some things that I wear alongside it." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #10 fediverse/1532 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┐ ║ modern cowboys don't necessarily say "howdy" or "pardner" │ ║ │ ║ they tend to say things like "hello" and "can I help you with that?" or "I │ ║ see. Can you describe the problem in more detail? I'm especially curious about │ ║ the part where you do this thing" or "Heh, it is pretty neat, isn't it?" or │ ║ "Is there anything I can do to help?" or "Oh no! I'm sorry you feel that way. │ ║ That emotion is a difficult one." or "He was a good person. I'll never forget │ ║ him." or "would you like to go to the 2nd hand store and pick up some jeans?" │ ║ or "I made you an egg sandwich. If you don't want it I'll eat it myself, │ ║ though I made one for me as well. Wouldn't want to waste it." or "Hey, this │ ║ part is broken. Is anyone working on fixing it? Yes? Okay I'll see if they │ ║ need any help. No? Alright how about we fix it this way? I can get started." │ ║ or "You are very welcome. Please let me know if there's anything else I can │ ║ help you with." or "well, the ticket backlog is empty, and I'm just about │ ║ going insane doing nothing but stare at my boots." │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #11 messages/1049 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── Things to gather and bring before i go camping in the woods with a bunch of people who i don't know and one or two who i do know: 1. Tent 2. Cliff bars 3. Clothes 4. Cloth diapers? 5. One plastic for trip home. 6. Binoculars 7. Sword 8. Box cutter 9. Sleeping bag 10. Sleeping pad x2 11. Camping blanket 12. Notebooks 13. Pens and pencils 14. Hairties 15. Oracle dice 16. Regular dice 17. Wipes 18. Trash bags for cloth diapers? Lemme google nope they'll mold if they can't dry 19. AHHHH I'M SO SCARED HOW AM I GONNA HANDLE DIAPERS 20. Listen you'll be fine don't worry about it. Just relax and take things as they come. 21. Modesty the dinosaur 22. Pacifier 23. Glasses 24. Outfits 25. Swim suit? Too cold 26. Headlamp 27. Hats 28. Cannabis 29. Water bottle 30. Snap card 31. Credit card, just in case 32. 250$ in cash dollars 33. Instructions on how to get home if i need to walk 34. Bring the sun the moon and the earth 35. Bring w7 36. Scarves 37. Braile House 38. Umbreon Kigurumi 39. Sword cleaning materials 40. Jiffy pop popcorn ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4073 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── post until you can't anymore capitalism wants to drown your voice do not let it speak until you cannot speak then go do some pushups then find some friends then pitch a tent in the park then explain to the cops that you're not actually homeless and living there you're just trying to do this as a social statement because someone on the internet told you to then use your phone call to call your representative and complain about how much funding the police get then study law for 30 years because that's how long the government decided your life was worth by then you'll probably have figured out a better plan moving forward, so, use that one instead ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4835 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── sorry for posting so much, I was trying to put on a show for my girlfriend "hey check out how many posts I can make in a 2 hour timeframe" by the way if you want to start talking to someone, just start playing the same game they're playing and see if they reach out. doesn't matter if you feel like it just fuckin' do it if they want to talk to you they might play a game you really like (but I get boooooored of games, I don't wanna play the same 200 all life long!!) ugh okay fine you can have as many games as you want, just... don't buy too many (how many is too many?) um. use your best judgement. (how much does a dollar cost?) ... okay I'll get you one every once in a while. (neat!) ... anyway so yeah use steam if you wanna get in contact with someone, sometimes it's just nice to say hi, yeah, like "hey how ya doin' okay ttyl" just catchin' up with the gals helps because you can sense changes in their demeanor (why does everyone always have an agenda) because they're secret agents duh. And I'm ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2530 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ I want to go out on the town with my cute friends and wink at boys at the │ ║ other end of the bar │ ║ │ ║ I want to climb mountains and see how far I can see, while walking past trees │ ║ that are new to me │ ║ │ ║ I want to spend hours thinking about a map while my friends plot behind my │ ║ back, searching for an advantage we can use to succeed in a game of traps │ ║ │ ║ I want to visit five different restaurants in a day, and try a bit of each │ ║ that the chef wants to display │ ║ │ ║ I want to stand in a choir and feel my soul aspire, to bend in the wind of │ ║ rhythm like the melody of grasses at play │ ║ │ ║ I want to see people on the train that I know from somewhere, and to step out │ ║ into the rain to meet new friends of mine │ ║ │ ║ I want to pet a cat I've never met. │ ║ │ ║ I want to build computers that are larger than a room but small enough to │ ║ carry, with thoughts on their mind that are far to great for mine │ ║ │ ║ I want all these these things and more, but I'm far too busy these days. │ ║ Perhaps I've had enough of these things and more, or perhaps there's more in │ ║ store. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3834 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ some people prepare for revolution like a boy gets ready for a party others do so like a girl packing for a weekend trip to vegas I do it like a kid who forgot the paper was due on monday in 7th period and so spends their entire lunch period writing it (missing 4th in the process because the conclusion paragraph was giving me difficulty) but I think no matter how you do it, we're all just waiting for something to happen. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2407 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── the 4th of July was pretty awesome! I made two friends, and I let a stranded stranger crash on my couch. I figure if I can trust someone I don't know enough for, say, a one-night-stand, then why not? don't worry, I used my best judgement. make sure you do, too. also I got a knife under my pillow. helps a bit. before the fireworks show, I saw some people under a bridge. I was given a water-bottle and a shrimp kebab, and it was delicious! things I overheard: "no I haven't heard of that, but I'd like to know more" ... actually that's it, I didn't spend much time there because I had places to be. but from what I saw, that is exactly what we need. for now. how do you best get people to talk? trick them into a family dinner teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/489 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Many autistic people will identify one particular way to do things and then be only capable of doing it that way. Like, falling asleep on the left side with their legs just so, and never learning any other ways to sleep on. But what happens if for example they are wounded in the arm they rest upon? They would have impaired sleeping capabilities! Not ideal. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/4692 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── what's that? a bunch of houses burnt down in california? what if we built a couple warehouses and stored all our trans girls in bunkbeds there, with rooms for LAN parties and snuggle parties in rooms full of stuffed buddies plushies with massive kitchens and sad ballpits where you can go to vent your feelings by writing on a ball with a sharpie and then when someone else is feeling sad they can come and read the balls and maybe feel something ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4581 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: fedi meta, vague, tangentially related │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 this is how our islands become swamps I'd love to live in a bog, so many bugs. keep the spiders around, and they could feast on your toes (ouch) or, hear me out, or, they could spin webs and keep the other bugs out are you a bug or a girl or a guy or a bug or a girl or a ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/6134 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── what if instead of hulu we paid for a random house in a nice area with real classic design to be bought by a bunch of goth girls and treated like a palace while they do goth girl things then we did it 500 times until we ran out of goth girls ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ |