tnev / let it all in

In this thread we tell happy things, jokes, and other stuff that can raise one's mood. It is the opposite of vent. So what made you smile lately lains?

>>18649 I finally bought a home, I think it will be a lot of work, but now I no longer need to be homeless, and I have budgeted so it should be fully paid off in less than 10 years for my loan. I also made some new friends lately, and I am on vacation, so I can take a break from all the bad things in my life and just be happy about the good things. I might just go to the beach then finish my day re- watching SeL for some added happy memories.

>>18653 That's really nice Lain, where is the house you bought? How did you make the friends?

>>18653 Congrats! :)

Gonna go see the whole family for the holidays, alot of stops along the way to do it, but I haven't seen them in years so I'm excited. >>18653 I'm so glad it all worked out for you!

i made a banana dessert roll for christmas with my partner :) dont cook very often so i'm glad i took out the 45 min to do it

I found out that my hard drive is probably not failing, so that's good.

Noticing that someone made a thread like this actually made me smile. Things like this and cute little cats are great reminders that the universe isn't entirely hopeless and evil. Btw, did you know that cheerios are really just donut seeds?

>look on old drives for something manually >discover source code of a project thought forever lost >compiles and runs >Literally tried to find it with great effort years ago without success and now i stumble over it. was so happy forgot what i originally wanted to find.

>So what made you smile lately lains? I met my friend in a bus, we talked about nothing special and we hugged.

Learning to play the guitar. Got myself a Jazzmaster and learning the instrument's been pretty enjoyable. I may only know half a song and a dozen chords, but It's enough to create my own small tunes.

I've been a hikkiNEET since July. I sent off an application for a well paying part-time job a few days ago and I've got an interview for it on Friday. Who knows, I might even be able to finance my Master's with this.

today I saw the sunrise :)

Fixed a long standing bug in an application.

I could sustain a decentish pace on the treadmill for 10 minutes. I thought it would be a lot worse so I'm pleasantly surprised and motivated.

My female friend said I could "slay puss if [I] wanted to" last night which was nice. Also she just moved like a block away from me and she has a cat and she says I can come over and play with the cat any time :) gonna be a comfy year

>>19150 The other day I cried when reading this post

>>19280 I think she just wants you to kill her cat, lain.

My buddy Robert went to go get a tattoo of his nickname the other day and heard the worst possible thing from his artist. "Bobby it's spelled with two O's right?"

>>18649 I got a Logitech G503 hero mouse for christmas. I have no idea how to make it work for ubuntu. But I've only ever had free mice from the trash so that's nice.

>>18676 Keep it up.

In love with two people. They both feel the same, and know about the whole situation with each other too. This makes no sense, to be honest. How do I deserve all this? I'll take it, though. Sure has been a while. When it rains, it pours--as the old cliche goes.

>Find old, dead HDD >Nothing too important is on it but I want to pull it off anyway >Manage to fix it and save all the stuff I wanted Pic related, I pulled this bad boy out of my images folder.

>>19298 If it supports on-board settings like the G502, you could ask a friend who uses Windows to let you install the drivers for a second and save everything on the mouse.

I love Regex so much. I just formatted a massive amount of old personal stuff in so little time with basic expressions. I can't even imagine what kind of things you can do if your power level is high.

>>20347 I've used regex's extensively in-code and on the command line, and I can say the following: - they're really nice to write, especially as they get more complex. while the complexity of the resultant state machine can grow exponentially, the syntax makes it incredibly easy, and grows linearally. - they're awful to read. anything >20 characters tends to be a nightmare. make sure you document your regex's accordingly.

I have been sick and a NEET for a while but i spoke with my old boss yesterday and got it back. I just hope I can get healthy again.

>>18669 I thought cheerios were funny phrases British people say

>>18649 > So what made you smile lately lains? your magnificent lain picture, thanks lainon

Yesterday I was struggling with a very hard math problem, but after a loooong time I was able to crack it, and it felt amazing.

I've managed to clean my keyboard. God, it was so filthy and I put it off for a long time, having other chores to do.

>>19305 It can work, it takes extra care though. In more than one situation in the past I've made friends with a girlfriend's other boyfriend or girlfriend and as long as there is open communication and respect it can go quite well. Just be kind to each other, and always listen. Even if you think you are paying attention, listen a little closer. There is something comforting, even fun, about having a love life that is complicated but mostly still positive.

For the first time in my life, I was wished a happy valentines day. They thanked me for being a friend, even though we haven't talked that much. I don't think it was romantic, but it was a nice gesture.

Happy singles' awareness day

>>18649 I almost reinstalled Debian because I somehow accidentally removed a large portion of MATE.

Made a Lebanese-style dinner (mint lamb with couscous and sauteed veg) for my girlfriend for Valentine's Day. It went pretty well comsidering I only got an E grade in cooking at school. It all went very well and we both feel very happy right now. I really like making other people happy.

God damn, NoFap and excercise is helping my energy levels throughout the day. I haven't managed to fix my sleep schedule yet but even on 4 hours of sleep I get comparetively many things done.

>>20743 Congrats.

>>20934 I masturbate so I can get some sleep.. Working all the time with nightshift for so many years combined with other life stresses has brought about insomnia and masturbation helps to drain energy for sleep. Congrats though, man :-D

>>20940 God I hate this. I lay in bed for six hours unable to go to sleep, and finally give up and fap, and then lose consciousness.

im so sorry i find that this happy jokes thread being hijacked by a bunch of nofap sadposts to be just the absolute funniest thing i have read today

I bought the next edition biology book from high school today on sale. Looking forward to repairing the binding and reading it. Biology was my favorite subject to study in high school.

>>21123 Wrong thread mate: >>20740

>>21125 sorry i use alcohol to get out some of my emotion on the weekend

>>21127 Found the alcoholic

I started going to church, whether I believe in the spiritual part as literal does not matter. I simply strove to understand their values and thought it would be a positive place to build community. Now a girl invited me out, but unfortunately I had work. I'll try to invite her out over the weekend.

Last week I started using my left hand to do things just for the hell of it, and while it was awkward at first, I picked up pretty quickly. 5 days later, I can do just about everything well with both hands, save for writing (and even then it's at least legible). So I guess I'm ambidextrous and didn't know it until now. That's cool. though I do wish I would have known this back when I was young, maybe it would have impressed other kids and I wouldn't have been alone

>>20823 Made pancakes yesterday. Lots of them. I felt slightly sick after eating so much, but it was worth it. Here is a soykafty picture I took with my potato camera.

>>21318 Fun fact: It's pancakes week in my country now

>>21325 A whole week of pancakes? I am envious, we only get a single day for ours (Shrove Tuesday).

>>21398 Anyways, i can surely say, that tomorrow is pancake day

>>21398 All I get is gefilte fish friday :(

I woke up without a care of what anyone thinks about me. I'm trying to care less about others and being true to myself. It has definitely made me feel and act more confident.

my friend told me that her cute flatmate really wants to get laid. We've talked a few times, I think she enjoys my presence, and I enjoy hers. What more do you need really? I'm just gonna let this one steer itself. All I have to do is pay attention to her.

>>18649 Finally, a first sucsessful mobule torrent download!!!

>>21665 You reek of inexperience. You need to be more than a passive observer. She's not interested in an observer.

>>21671 >You reek of inexperience. I'm shy, not inexperienced. Different things. >You need to be more than a passive observer. I agree. Paying attention is just the first step, to signal attraction, since I don't do that unconsciously.

>>18649 I just achieved a very good grade for a University homework :)

I feel less pathetic today, like it is worth trying again. Nice.

I'm a bit late to the party, but I finished watching Clannad. I don't know if it was the 10/10 masterpiece it was made out to be, but I really liked it and I'm not ashamed to say I cried a few times.

>So what made you smile lately lains? I'm starting to get recursion in Lisp

Yesterday, I decided I'm finally going to fix my posture and started doing it. How long would it take to fix it completely?

>>21140 Found the Feminist panderer.

I've been reading Lingua Latina after seeing that Latin thread. It's been going swimmingly, and I'm amazed at how much I already knew despite thinking I knew nothing about the language. It's definitely a hell of a lot easier than trying to learn Japanese. Though I do wish there were a similar book for that language. I already know kana and understand the concept of different kanji readings, so I don't see why a book can't use that to bootstrap you into the rest of the language. Then again, I'm no linguist.

Making slow but good progress on my lojban, and slowly making less crappy looking sprites for my gameboy game. learning always feels good

>>24974 I have heard many things about lojban. Do you know where to learn how Lojban works, I do not care about the vocabulary I just want to know what the grammer is like to see how different it is from natural languages. I often think that the possibility for languages is nearly endless but that the human brain naturally favors a particular strict order to language, making all natural languages extremely similar from the perspective of what is theoretically posssible. I would like to learn some lojban purely to get a glimps of what is theoretically possible.

>>24985 The best place to learn Lojban is the CLL, which is the complete reference grammar but is written more as a self learning book, its avaliable for free online. Its a little bit out of date compared to what people speak today, but 95% of it is the same and its a great way to learn. The grammer is essentially Prolog as a language.

>>24985 Well Lojban is modeled on existing natural languages, naturally, and so takes it's design decisions from them. It's important to remember that it, just like any natural language has it's own arbitrary rules on sentence formation. In this case those rules serve a design goal. Word order dominates to make it super simple and treat verbs as n-ary functions with specific semantics for each argument position. And to avoid lexical declination such as case. Devices exist, like in any other language, to change such word order. It is somewhat more iluminating to note that in latin, passive voice is unlike many modern language, in that it doesn't use 'to be' (or otherwise 'werden' ) as an auxiliary but it is instead a conjugation on iyt's own: dicitur means "it is said", if you say "est dicitur" you'e the saying "it has been said" which also illistrates how auxiliary words are not global in their meaning. I do not think lojban pushes the possibilities very far. One of the main features for achieving it's goal of non-ambiguity is it's morphology. Even verbal adjectives is something that's already seen in chinese (it's likely that much of lojban is inspired in chinese). Also we do not really know much of the wide variety of existing languages, there may be stranger things out there amd lojban may just be close to a very conventional model, particularly in it's choice for word order. Of course as far as that goes, there seems to be a natural order that our brains accomodate best. Usually SOV bht sometimes SVO, and also very commonly the verb at the end goes. As for noun modifiers, they usually come before the noun, but some languages put them after (eg spanish, french). Latin does have a standar word order but declension allows to subvert it quite a while. And some languages like chinese put time or place modifiers right before the verb, and all other a the end. It's actually fun to see a chinese-english translation where a whole sentence can be a phrase preceding a noun, as in "she took the I-last-night-leave-on-the-table-的-keys and left in a rush". Lastly, much of what makes a language unique and gives it it's character is it's history. And that really boils down to learning not just vocabulary but common patterns and idioms. Not to say that lojban isn't a very interesting language worth some study, of course, and now might be a good moment to say I know but very little of it. tl;dr lojban makes a great deal of arbitrary decisions just like any language and it's hardly doing something unseen in natural languages. It's mostly decisions made for specific design goals.

Spring is coming, birds sing, the spring rain is good. Nice perfumes.

I made at last, at 25 years old, a friend.

>>25158 >I made at last, at 25 years old, a friend. Good for you. It is surprisingly hard to find a good friend. Was it a totally random event, or did you put lots of effott to make it happen? I made a good friend in a really complicated way, but somehow it works.

>>25168 >effott effort*

>>18653 you had a job but still homeless? If you unemployed then how you managed to get loan?

>Don't use imageboards. >lianchan.org in my favorites from at least 1 year since I discovered SEL. (not an anime watcher in first place). >Rarely lurking, never participating. >Quarantined, night working, time to kill. >Dive in it. I'm happy I found this comfy place. Nice people, nice discussions. A bit edgy, a bit deviant sometimes but without drama. Thanks lainons.

>>25176 Funnily enough your post made me smile, I'm glad you like it here lainon.

Ever since I stopped browsing lainchan a year ago my mind feels like it's trapped tar. I will browse this site everyday like I did before, and open my mind. I'm glad this place is still alive, and holds it's integrity.

>>25179 >>25286 Same. I hope more people can appreciate and maintain what makes it special while it still is.

>being a sick seeing /g/ 4chan >search another board on internet >found this board >somewhat i feel comfy Thanks lainon

>>18653 Very nice lainon. Owning a home is much better than renting. A lot more financial security. >>18668 File related. >>18673 Congrats lainon. What does the program do? Does it have a git? >>19280 Similar experience recently. Always good to receive compliments. >>20350 What ailment are you suffering from, if you would be wiling to tell. You should probably get it checked out.

A pumpkin grew in my garden! I'll be eating it today. Second pic is an origami thing I made, took me two days, with 3 sheets of traslucent paper. The thread is there because I'll us it as shade for a lightbulb.

>>25356 Do you live in a jungle or something? In my country first pumpkins are going to be available in September. Cool pumpkin btw.

>>25383 You should be aware, that on the whole southern hemisphere, autumn is now.

My second game made with a new engine is like 70% done and I'm happy with myself because I've managed to write an algorithm that detects looped patterns on the game field. It's not hard for those who good at maths but for me it was ~2 days of intense thinking. Yay to me.

Economic bubbles are expected wherever idiots will overpay. But when too many bubbles stay too long, a foam arises. Like the head on a glass of beer, it may be difficult to drink your reward, but when it collapses, unless you climbed too high, you won't fall far.

>>19282 I love you. (Not the sunrise witness.)

>>25383 Northern hemisphere, but yes, tropical forest. Right now the pumpkins are at full blossom, in september it was barely alive, but right now it has plenty of flower and a few fruits. Also in the other picture you can appreciate a banana tree in the background, which should be enough clue.

>>25408 Yeah, I noticed the banana tree, that's why I asked. Looking on how many lainons do gardening, I think it would be cool to start a new thread about it. >>25384 >You should be aware, that on the whole southern hemisphere, autumn is now. Of course I know this, just the banana tree didn't fit for southern hemisphere.

Maybe a little too bittersweet for this thread, but I managed to let go of some of the envy I've been feeling for someone. Some. Won't say who he is or what he does, but he had almost the same passions and talents in his teens that I had in mine. Only difference is, he's made a career out of these passions whereas I'm stuck at a dead-end job, my passions having been snuffed out ages ago. I've pieced together most of the story of his success, and the more I piece together, the less jealous I feel. Even though his story can be summarized as "he was in the right place at the right time (helped by a decent upbringing that nurtured his talents)", learning more about it helps me to let go. And now I've learned a critical part of his story, the event that got his foot in the door. I feel like I've learned enough to finally get all this out of my head and move on. Maybe it's just a feeling of closure, I don't know. Or maybe that spiteful side of me thinks "ha, I was right, he DID just get lucky. now I can prove it." Either way, I feel a lot better.

Life is so beautiful but it is dulled by the ways we live. Every piece of lackadaisical spirit and love is transgressive. Every transgression is a step towards a better world, builds that potential just a little bit higher. One day, maybe soon, we will find that the barriers in front of us have become paper thin, and the choice is to jump through them or die. This world is being killed. It is practically too late now to stop it. But death is just a time when one form of life changes into another. Every time of strife is followed by time of peace, every mass extinction is followed by evolutionary explosion. Order dissolves into chaos, chaos converges to order. We should mourn the loss but we can't slip into despair, because we know that the world is bigger and stronger than all of humanity, and even the most powerful people and institutions with all their machinations will one day be humbled. The hard times will get harder. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, never forget it. <3

My imagination returned today. 嬉しい

idk if this belongs here, but this is the only 'good' memory i have of this/last year: >go through soykafty time and lose my job >have regular anxiety/panic attacks >still grieving about my ex >stressed out constantly because no direction in life >get into relationship with a girl >we had a relationship for a few months >i wasn't deeply in love like with my ex but it was nice >just before i was going to go with her to a skii vacation with her parents she broke up with me >feel devastated and just worthless >go to the forest to cry it out and listen to music >my ONLY friend i have, which i only talk to at the gym was there (he lives in another town nearby) coincidentally >he was with his family >he notices me entering the forest and is like: ''hey buddy, how are you doing'' >just literally broke out in tears, and told him what happened >he comforted me and was very kind i'll probably never forget this moment honestly, i haven't had good or nice times as of recent but man.. i don't know, it just meant a lot to me. Even though it seems like a very awkward situation, but i don't care.

>>25480 You are absolutely right, this does give some encouragement. To contribute to the thread, it is raining, it has not been raining since over a month, its so nice.

Internet shopping: multiple minor misshipments (separate sellers)---Major favourable misshipment. Negative profit because reshopping time, but victorious feeling (despite windfall).

I think I've made a friend. A few nights ago I was playing Animal Crossing with someone from /v/ and we ended up talking for over 3 hours. The same thing happened again last night. That's the most I've socialised with anyone in years. I forgot how nice it was to just talk about stuff. It's given me some confidence too, since I must be doing something right to have someone spend 6 hours with me. I guess my fear is that it'll just stop and we'll grow distant or something, since that's usually how internet friendships go. I'll just enjoy it while it lasts.

>>26703 thats nice to hear lainanon!

Had a nice comfy workout listening to Hiroo Onoda's My 30 Year War (he was the penultimate japanese holdout to surrender from WWII in the 1970s). The Five Guys in town finally reopened so ordered a burger. I'm a bit anxious about a background check done for a company I'll be (hopefully) working for in August but I haven't heard anything bad back so I have to assume the offer is still standing. Also been slowly getting into the groove of a comic I was working on before quarantine. I've gotten a lot better at drawing. All in all, pretty comfy at the moment.

Managed to run more than 10 kilometers in about an hour. It felt good

I went hiking with a friend yesterday, it was very nice. We made a fire and grilled some weiners, smoked weed and just enjoyed the wonderful view. Life can be this good.

>>26703 That's wonderful, I'm happy for you both. Don't think about how it ends; sometimes you just need to be in the present and enjoy it as you said. Everything lasts for as long as it happens to last, nothing is forever but that doesn't need to lessen the moment. And I've been pleasantly surprised before when this kind of situation went further than i had expected. Either way it sounds like it has already been a nice thing for you.

I fuarrrking figured it out, Lains. I finally understand the do and do* macros in Common Lisp. It took me WEEKS to actually get what the fuarrrk was going on, I've already been exposed to applicative operators (such as mapcar ) and recursion and was able to get them pretty easily but for the life of me I couldn't grasp how the body of do worked until now. I feel happy and glad about it but also exhausted.

i had a dream where i held hands with a girl

>>26869 God, that quote, what the fuarrrk. Terry really will be missed.

my friend who I had a big fight with and haven't talked to in months texted me last friday and said that he missed me and wanted to be friends again

>>26886 I can top that. I had a dream that I was fuarrrking a girl who I'm sure I've never met before. Then afterwards we cuddled. I was in love with that woman.

>>26924 >>26933 I know that feel

Last day off before I go back to work. Decided to be productive and see if I could learn how to use Live2d Cubism. Got a good, mostly natural looking model finished by the end of the day. Quite proud given this is my first experience with animation work.

>>25309 >pic releated /jp/ x /cyb/? By the way, source of this image?

>think how to solve x >figure it out in head >write some code >compiles without errors

>>27553 Nice. Anyway, there's this lovely feeling I get whenever I look back at my life, no matter how bad it felt back then. For example, a couple of years back I had depression; it was one of the worst times of my life. I was only about a month away from starving myself to death when it started getting better. Now, when I look back, I just feel nice about it all - about all the things that have happened then, the music I have discovered and the last couple of sessions with my band before we dissolved, about my discovered interest in philosophy and whatnot. I feel like this about most of my memories now. Pics related. I took them when I started feeling a little better (at that point I didn't even know it, they were supposed to be my last pictures ever). Apologies for the quality.

This may sound vain, but I'm finally getting a really fit body. I've battle with obesity most of my life and finally being something that I've always wanted to be, makes me really happy.

>>27568 I've taken this lockdown as an opportunity to lose some weight, too. So far, I'm down 15 pounds in 2 months and going strong.

>>27570 Haha, wow, are you me? Anyway, great progress! Imagine where you'll be in another 2 months

>>27571 My goal is to lose another 10 pounds before I go back to the office. It's surprisingly easy to not eat so much when the temptation of food all around you are removed.

finished college and I'm starting to realize that very soon I will have a huge amount of free time and I'm already loving it.

>>27568 I'm proud of you. keep it up!

Made a joke tinder account. It's much more satisfying than "seriously" using tinder, I get to inject a little humor into peoples' day and more often than not they thank me for it.

>>30390 I love this approach my Lainon. If I were not afraid of giving up some personal identifications and using a "smart"phone I will totally do this.

>>30391 There are VM's like blueStacks to run phone apps on pc. Now those might be gathering data too as part of their income model but you can put them in a vm / sandbox likewise.

>>30391 I just use the website in a process jail

>>30393 >>30396 Still need a phone number to use said services?

>>31146 You can use twillio sometimes it fails and they know it's fake somehow. If that fails use a burner!

>>18649 I overcame my social anxiety to some extent and have made a post to an imageboard (I'm >>31376). The internet and particularly social media is filled with so much hate everywhere, yet the positive replies made me cheer up a little. Thank you, lain.

>>18649 i made a DIY slip bag to practice some head movement. I can't wait to get out of the quarentine and box like a maniac

going to an old friend's house soon. Probably gonna bang her, if all the flirting she was doing last time we saw each other is any indication. It's exciting.

I received an offer of publication for an article I wrote. This is the most accomplished I've felt in a years, plus it's going to make Master's applications a hell of a lot easier. Pretty good for a NEET, eh?

>>32117 >NEET grats anon, proud of you Keep going forward

I recently discovered programming is my passion and that building working systems from almost nothing can mostly replace social interactions. Feels pretty good so far!

>>32154 nothing quite so comfy as making a system from scratch. Rock on, lainon

>>32161 I would like to interject for a moment. What you refer to as a tail is in fact a 'foot', because tails are reserved purely for vertebrates.

I met a cat while walking to the car this morning. Heard it meowing at me, kneeled down, and it ran straight towards me to nuzzle me. Was really pleasant and heartwarming. I hope it has a home or will find one someday.

I think I know where I want to go to for university now, the hard part will be convincing my parents and getting the logistics of it sorted out, and the money, but I know that I can do it, even if it will be hard.

>>20960 I've found that taking off my bottoms and just letting my ass and genitalia breathe works wonders for this, lol.

>>32287 oops. replied to the wrong person. Meant to reply to this one >>20947

>>32287 What the fuarrrk.

This summer was rough for me but I have discovered a few things. One of them being this board. It has helped me rediscover love for the internet and technology again. I have also rediscovered my love for gaming and have had a nice haul this summer to add to my gaming collection I have grown since childhood. Now that summer is over. Time to face myself inward.

In the morning I sat in a coffee shop, went to an interview. I read threadshots while I was waiting for my turn. So I cleared my lungs by laugh. If I didn't screw up my interview, it will look funny - NEET who got a job.

I found some comfy ultra-cheap vaporwave discography on bandcamp.

I learned a bit about trauma and narcissistic parenting, and this lead me to reflect on my childhood and life, and how the current me was shaped by all these factors. I had some inklings related to this, but I could never clearly explain the entire thing to myself, reading articles and other people's experiences really helps and feels cathartic in a way. I'd be lying if I said I don't feel bitter or resentful, but I feel like this is an opportunity to change myself for the better and rid my life of toxicity. One step at a time.

>>18649 Some of the soykaf in here has made me cry laughing: http://dontevenreply.com/all.php http://adamcadre.ac/lyttle.html http://www.27bslash6.com/ The last guy is my hero, I've read all his books.

>>32351 The joke did not work - yesterday I got tired and left ahead of time, and today I could not find my work sweatshirt in a coffee shop for an hour and hastily left. NEET remained NEET. Sorry this is sad rather than funny.

I finally connected with another human being, that being a girl. I think I love her, but I'm never quite sure how she feels. Regardless, she has treated me like a normal person and has helped me out a lot personally and that means the world to me.

>>18649 I recently got a job as a course assistant to on a CS class. It's been a bit heavy, but I'm really enjoying the work. I'm also a bit unsure what the future holds for me. I'm doing my master's degree in CS, but since school will be remote for the forseeable future, I'm thinking of just skipping the next semester and working. I have a meeting with an HR rep today, so I hope it goes well! Also, I've been laughing at Quino's comics. He recently passed away, but I'm captivated by what a great storyteller he is.

>>33061 me opening any program on a foreign machine.

ok, well I'm quite new here, only a few weeks, but I've learned so much, and have had a few pretty intesteting talks here on subjects (that really matter to me) I would have never had have IRL. many of these boards (if not all) are related to topics I have a deep interest in. also the vibe here is pretty chill and respectul, so you've won me over lain, I think I've found a home.

>>33061 I love to see some Quino, thank you Lain!

think I'm finally getting in peace with my lot in life. I'm still struggling with anxiety and doing my best to control my panic attacks, but I'm not on a bad mood for most days. I'm trying to enjoy the small pleasures in life, like eating a good food, taking a hot shower on cold days, watching some nice anime or reading a good manga. I'm going to be happy, but I at least want to live an uneventful peaceful life. Funny how I spend a lot of time trying to get into buddhism, philosophy, sociology and stuff like that, but what gave me a little peace of mind was Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoukou. Thanks tkmiz.

today I pranced around naked in nature and later hanged out with some old buddies and drank in a parking lot. Felt really really good. Good day. Respite from all the bullshit

"Capitalism is man versus man, while communism is just the opposite." ~ old political jokes

>>33283 haha, that's quite good.

>>32763 That's excellent anon. I can't underestimate how much having a female friends has helped me this year. Us guys are very quick to give 'advice' when sometimes what we need is emotional support. I went on a date yesterday then collaborated on some artwork with her after. Was lovely, I don't think I love her yet because that usually just leads to getting hurt, will see what happens :)

>>21870 Meanwhile, I almost wish to wipe my Univ professors from existence :p.

>>26886 Ooh. Somebody is going places.

>>30390 I made a joke Tinder account last year where I impersonated a certain genocidal dictator from the last century and put in funny one liners. Surprisingly, it got decent nos of matches. Too bad Tinder derezzed it sometime ago.

>>33283 A thief once broke into the Moscow office of the Soviet Central Election Commission and decamped with next year’s election results.

>>33283 How many Socialists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Two. One to screw in the light bulb, one to lament Milton Friedman’s laissez-faire economic policies.

>>33283 A farm worker greets Josef Stalin at his potato farm. “Comrade Stalin, we have so many potatoes that, piled one on top of the other, they would reach all the way to God,” the farmer excitedly tells his leader. “But God does not exist,” replies Stalin. “Exactly,” says the farmer. “Neither do the potatoes.”

>>33724 That's a good one, thanks for the laughs.

>>33724 very much reminder of latvia potato jokes!

>fell for the cock.li meme too hard >used airmail as personal account >fast forward two years, applying for jobs, including goal sec job >getting a few emails about progressing to the next stage >cock.li mailservers suddenly added to a blacklist somewhere >outgoing mail gets silently dropped >miss out on a role or two because of this >the best one didn't and I passed all the interviews. I'm set to start working there in a month or two (Y)

To the anon who seems to be so obsessed with these anti-Communism jokes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany_jokes#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes#Soviet_Union

>>33735 I would imagine it's because joking about USA's behavior in the pandemic would be a "too soon" kind of thing. Though all the same the rest of the world oscillates between horror and amusement at the sight all the same.

>>32428 >dontevenreply.com I recognize that URL! I haven't seen it in at least 5 years. "Disguised Weapons", "Kitten Rescue" and "Childhood Classics" are old favorites.

>>33735 Nah, I find all sorts of jokes funny. Especially anti capitalist ones. Wait, lemme dig some.

>>33736 One can only joke about something that is NOT a joke to begin with. Capitalism is an evil joke played upon mankind.

>>33735 https://www.nyu.edu/projects/ollman/docs/jokes.php

>>33736 >>33741 disclaimer: I used exaggerated language like 'so obsessed' as a fake bait for the spoiler, I didn't mean it unironically >>33743 >airplane joke Off topic but does remind me of British Airways Flight 9, an example on the Wikipedia article for English understatement: >Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress. - Captain Eric Moody

>>18649 I started texting one girl recently and it seems she likes me!

>>33883 dont get too attached or clingy

>>33883 Still texting that girl. She replies quite fast compared to my friends and other people (matter of minutes or intantly, if she's not busy), we spend up to 1 hour talking everyday. She haven't mentioned having a boyfriend and she isn't gay, so I guess she's free. We have many common topics and she seems to care. How do I know she likes likes me (romantic relationship)? Or is that basically it? I'm not sure if she's just talkative or if she really likes me.

>>34301 If you are confused there is something going on. Just ask her out, and pay attention. You will know.

>>34304 >If you are confused there is something going on. I'm confused because this is my first time. >Just ask her out, and pay attention. You will know. She even wanted to study with me, but currently the virus is striking here.

>>34301 ask her. Just say "hey I got a bit of a crush on you, do you fell the same way?" >>34306 at a certain point it becomes worth it to ignore the virus and just go to each others' house. These days it's a bit more of a commitment but you will be very happy if it works out.

>>34306 Just keep some social distance and you'll be fine. If she likes you she might let you get closer.

>>34304 >Just ask her out, and pay attention. I asked her out and she accepted my offer. >>34307 >ask her. Just say "hey I got a bit of a crush on you, do you fell the same way?" I'm introverted and she's introverted, I can't do that. I told her I enjoy texting with her and like her and she told me she likes me too. Does that count? >at a certain point it becomes worth it to ignore the virus and just go to each others' house. She got covided-19 right now, so this is not an option currently. I can sense the aura of hornyness around her (that's probably a new word). She doesn't mind if the discussion goes a bit in the lewd direction, so I guess that's the good sign.

Today, I traded in my arcade tickets (virtual ones) for a PS4. I plan to play a few games on it and then trade it in for a Nintendo Switch. It feels good to see my plans advancing.

>>34325 Good job. Did the arcade cost you any money?

>11 yo little bro playing minecraft with friends >Come say hi >Look at usernames >All faggy anime MC names with either dark in front or a bunch of random numbers at the back >Look at lil bro's username >WallaceAndVomit I'm so fuarrrking proud of my boy

>>18649 >In this thread we tell happy things, jokes, and other stuff that can raise one's mood. It is the opposite of vent. So what made you smile lately lains? I have a joke! Q. What's the best thing about molesting a 9-year-old girl? A: When you get bored, you can flip her over and pretend you're molesting a 9-year-old boy.

We finally hired a new guy at work. He seems decently intelligent and diligent, unlike the other guy here who's been nothing but trouble for us, and I feel he'll come to take over his position as time goes on. If we can get him working full-time, this might mean getting to have some time off on the weekdays again. Maybe I could use that time to start seeing a shrink like I've been wanting to for the past year. Or just relax. Even if I don't get time off, at least work is about to become a hell of a lot less stressful.

A year ago when we decided to have kids her doctor said that her back wouldn't be able to handle pregnancy (she had compounding problems from being 6'7.5) Took her to physiotherapy for 4 months, and she joined me lifting after we got the OK. 7 months later the doctor tells us she'd have no problems carrying now And after two weeks of fuarrrking like rabbits she told me she's finally pregnant! Yeah I'm over the moon about it. I feel like the smuggest, luckiest guy on the planet. Just wanted to share that. >>33061 >Quino Never knew that cartoonist, thanks for sharing

>>34605 Congrats. More interesting for me did you avoid deadlifts etc. and went for back exercises that don't load spine or did you yolo and hope it goes well?

>>34607 We took feedback from her physiotherapist on what to do and how to build her routine. We didn't start with DLs straight away, instead it was a lot of light dumbell squats and Good Mornings. Took ~a month before we got her with a(n empty) barbell doing squats, rows, and DLs. Our major area of concern were the erectors and core.

>>33154 blessed post

>>34605 Congratulations. 6 foot seven is absolutely massive for a woman, you're a very lucky man!

>>34605 Why would you want to have kids? Is it about the personal enjoyment of you two? Is it about prolonging your lineage or whatever? Do you really think this is the correct thing to do?

>>34686 Not >>34605, but I'd like to raise a child. I don't care about them being my offspring, though, so maybe I'll probably adopt, to avoid the difficult part at the beginning, and the ickiness of insemination, pregnancy,, Or if I get rich, I might hire a surrogate and nannies for the parts I don't wanna deal with.

>>18649 Good thread OP. It's always nice to see people focus on the good things for a change instead of zeroing in on everything bad in their life. Personally, things are pretty middling for me right now but as per the topic I'll stick with the positive. I just ordered a Thinkpad X220t for $100 and am looking forward to it coming in. I used an X220 as my daily driver through high school and the first half of uni before it gave out on me, so it'll be nice to finally be back on my old machine with the addition of a touch screen. I even still have the ultrabase 3 to use with it. Just gotta decide what distro to stick on it; Debian for old time's sake, or maybe something new? Also finally got around to starting DUNE and it seems really great so far. It has the perfect blend of politics and science fiction elements that's really hard to come by (Legend of the Galactic Heroes comes to mind, but that's all I know of). Aaaand I started playing less vidya in favor of reading/coding, which feels nice. As much as I love my old PS2 with the HDD mod, I think I'm gonna switch to PC + Switch + Wii U only; there simply isn't enough time in my schedule nowadays to play all the classics, so I figure I'll focus on newer titles and the Wii U for it's support of every Ninty console prior to the 3DS + Xenoblade X. Just can't get enough of that game. >>18653 Sounds like a comfy day/week anon, enjoy the good times. >>18676 I took a guitar class in high school and liked it but didn't stick with it. Now I'm thinking about picking up an instrument again and wondering if I should go back to classical guitar or get a banjo? I like the unique twang of the banjo and it would stand out more, but I'm not sure how easy/hard they are to play in comparison to guitar. >>24920 I'm not sure if my posture was ever terribly bad, but I did something similar a few years back. It's as simple as reminding yourself every now and then to straighten out. The most important thing is to stick out your chest, as that'll naturally fix both hunched shoulders and slouched back. I still sit poorly a lot of the times, but at least I'm not golem-tier. >>25176 Same anon. For a decade now I've become used to wasting so much time on 4chan, but a few months back I found this place. I was thrown off by how slow the post/response speed is, but now I realize that's a good thing as it means I can't just endlessly scroll through posts. The fact that it caters to tech (ie stuff I'm actually involved in irl beyond petty hobbies) is the icing on the cake. I ordered a physical copy of those lainzine articles they were producing, so hopefully that comes in eventually. I need to rewatch Lain though. Haven't seen it since maybe 2012.

>>34687 You'd be a terrible parent. Ewww icky dirty!!! Pathetic.

I moved half way across the country for university and I'm not really making friends with anyone in my course, but I was out early on thursday taking pictures around town and met a nice fellow photographer dude. We had a chat and took pictures of each other and it was cool to talk to someone face to face for the first time in a while. We exchanged instagrams but i don't think this will last or anything. Thats fine it was just nice to meet a likeminded person.

My friends and I started laughing about extremely childish things. Every time we see a vulgar word somewhere (often hidden inside other words), we point at it and start laughing. Latest example is pic related.

>>34706 That happened to me just now scrolling past threads on lainchan... Arse Technica, lol. Visiting Montreal once, my friend kept pointing out that the mechanics shops all offered "pneus" which he said was french for penis. This was before the amalgamation of municipalities into one megacity, and the collective was called Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal so the police barricades all said "POLICE CUM" lololol

>>34706 >be me, a kiddo just receiving FIFA 2004 >pick a team >first one in the alphabet is Arsenal >heh, arse >and they're five stars too So that became my team.

>>34706 >learning latin >'with' in latin is 'cum' >'with me'(mecum) also sounds like slang in my language for cum Let's all love Latin

The politicized /vent/ thread is finally full. This is the greatest thing since sliced tuna. That is to say, I tried sushi a couple days ago. Didn't like it. I guess I prefer cooked fish. It was nice to get out, though. Once. Didn't get sick, either.

>>35762 >sliced tuna canned tuna is better

>>35779 >not bagged tuna in a metal vacuum pouch I am happy that my car is going to be fixed next week, then I won't have to spend hours walking to work just to afford food to eat.

>It was nice to get out, though. Once. Didn't get sick, either. A breath of fresh air---however metaphorical that statement might be, when wearing a mask---must be nice. I've had to be out, because of my work, though, so I get fat too much `fresh air' so to speak. Genuinely terrifying going out for work every day. Well, most days, including weekends. The pay and a half is nice, though. I got a day off today. That's nice. So here's hoping COVID doesn't last a hundred years, so I can actually sit down and learn how to properly invest it. How much is it now.. I've also realized just how much money I'd spend on things I don't need. It's exhausting, though. Glad I don't have much of a social life anyway---just a couple good friends, or strangers on the internet---not too hard to keep up with.

>>35805 The virus itself is with us forever, it will be just another nasty virus you can get. The plague will probably be over by late spring 2021, either because people collectively stop caring or because there's a vaccine or because the virus just doesn't spread as effectively any more or all three. Plagues don't usually stick around for very long.

I got a new textbook to study. I've been reading a pdf scan of it for a while, now I have a physical copy I can mark up. Much nicer and easier on the eyes! I'm gonna get started on it later today, once I get some programming done :D

I came out to my parent today. They reacted exactly as I expected: they were perfectly neutral. I love that - it's not their problem, so why should they care. They've already started helping me figure out the next steps, how to transition if I do, whether I should move (probably should - dangerous area - but nothing's so simple as that, what with all the important things in my life all being here), etc.

>>36905 Ah, so your parents are indoctrinated with degeneracy. Let me give you some advice as a parent to a child - your parents are disgusted. They'll be happy if you do move and take your filth away.

>>36905 I'm glad they were neutral. If they had shown a slight amount of the pain they're feeling, you'd be with CPS by now. Maybe they should have...

Recently hopped back on to GTA 4 multiplayer on Xbox 360 to see if it was dead or not. Found a nearly lobby, me and some guy messed around at the airport, and two other guys were just talking to each other in voice chat, chilling. Made me forget about how messed up the world is now and when my life was much simpler.

>>36905 That's great!

>>36905 If you were my kid, I'd beat the soykaf out of you. Maybe even kill you.

>In this thread we tell happy things, jokes, and other stuff that can raise one's mood >>36930 Get a load of this impotent rage, lol.

>>32428 These are great, thank you lain. It's incredibly refreshing to see someone funny write funny things on a website of their own. The last one reminds me of a milder, slightly more corporate Seanbaby: http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/index.html

>>36906 >>36912 >I've never met you or your parents, but I know what they're thinking because of my mind powers

I made an apple pie with my mom a few days ago. Really tasty. I wish I could share a bit with you.

>So what made you smile lately lains? Remembering that Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan are still dead.

>>37042 ...for now

>>37034 Oh man, I haven't read Seanbaby since many years ago on Cracked. And right off the bat, I can't believe I forgot or entirely missed gems like these: >This seems like something you should only type right after saying, "What's gayer than two mustaches wrestling over my dick? I've got it!" >I have a question for the uncredited author who wrote this. When you open your mouth, do spiders crawl out, or is it just a steady seeping of black fluid? >These people could have made a game about ass cancer worse than the original. >If you're not a woman, it has everything you could possibly want. And if you are a woman, it's got your favorite thing of all: a reason to complain. >Did they give your mom a pregnancy discount at the liquor store? >Does your child molester know you're out here by yourself? 27bslash6.com actually had more articles on it before its' 2020 redesign, they're on the Wayback Machine.

Just last night, the Homestar Runner guys finally released the last level to their Stinkoman game, after 15 years of waiting. Hearing about this brought back memories of playing this for the first time at age 13, wanting to make my own games afterward, and setting out to learn how to make music, sprites, and code. I mean, sure, I haven't finished a single project in these 15 years, but seeing the completion of the game that first inspired me just feels nice. It's even a little motivating.

I'm not sure where else to post this but Merry Christmas, Lain. Hope you're doing well on this site tonight.

>>37255 Mary Crimbus

>>37255 I do think Sir Isaac Newton's work was of the utmost importance, but he wasn't born this day, I believe. I have no idea why they celebrate it today. >>37257 Who's that?

Because of stimulus checks, Christmas, and saving, I finally have the money to travel and move across the country to follow my dreams in university, this is a huge gamble and everything is on the line, but I think it's worth the risk of getting out of my soykafty home and social situation.

>>37313 Good luck lad, this is the start of your new life and I'm sure it'll go brilliantly for you!

>>37313 I hope everything goes well. Good luck, lainon.

>>37317 >>37346 I'm not able to move just yet because of Coronavirus and business and school work I have to finish up here, but I have all the ingredients necessary to do it and if I REALLY wished to, I could get the tickets, get a cab, and fly out in a couple days if I so wished.

>>37362 *Thanks anyways though anons! I'll do my best when I'm out there!

Went crabfishing and drank on the bay with some really awesome friends while I'm home for the holidays. Just chewed the fat, and caught a few crabs. It was amazing. It was so pretty out there too. Saw this little octopus on the beach and gawked at it for like half an hour. You gotta do soykaf like that. It really makes you forget about all the bullshit going on in the world. There's so much fear and pointless bickering, fuarrrk all of it. Family and friends is what is important.

>>25405 soykaf I'm crying again :,)

Had my doctor today. Said I was perfect health, except I'm fat. So that's it. That must be my problem. The cause of my total languor. Feels good to know.. Now I just have to move more, or eat less. I won't eat less. That's just impossible for me. Even if I'm engrossed in another activity: after, I'm ravenous. And it lowers metabolism: hardens getting leaner. I love moving. I'd move more, but COVID. For now, I wait.. Soon.. If I'm not moving more a month after COVID ends, shoot me.

>>37839 Start lifting, doing some basic indoor exercises, etc. It will put you into a positive mindset and can help you get leaner, don't put it off bro, or you might regret it.

>>27567 these are beautiful

Cooking relaxes me...

>>31430 Good for you, anon. Its tough but I hope you can keep up the good work

I ate some cereal, it was quite splendid

>>34698 Finished and enjoyed DUNE, though book 3 seemed a bit rushed to me. I feel like he could've written a whole 600 pages just for that section, but as it is it felt like the world-building and detail were reeled in compared to the first two books. Got a classical guitar and am working my way through a beginner book again, feels nice to be playing again. I think I'll try and learn finger-picking this time around. Also rewatched Lain, the music and cyber-mysticism aesthetic have really grown on me. Started Texhnolyze the other day and it seems rather bleak compared to Lain but I'll stick with it. Applied early to grad school and got in, starting in the summer so that'll be fun. Just need to snoop around for some scholarships/grants so I (hopefully) end up getting paid to go like I did for undergrad.

I've been having the occasional derealization episode lately, but I like it. It feels like they help me understand the true nature of the world.

I have wine, I have a big warm robe, I have Civ VI, I have no responsibilities tonight or tomorrow. Feels good.

>>39033 Cereal experiments, Lain?

>>25356 North Asia? Those are delicious and it's available for me all year round. It goes well with long beans, and seafood like shrimp, coconut creme and if you don't have the creme you can substitute with tomatoes. >>38340 Preparing and cooking food can easily put you in the zone and focus on the moment. It's a good discipline, skill, and routine.

>working from home >home internet connection critfails (issue is outside the house) >new neighbors moved in two weeks ago >they have unsecured wifi I didn't even think it could happen! In my experience ISP modemrouters now tend to be reasonably secure by default **at least password wise**.

>>39214 That's awesome, lainon! Are you planning some more fun than just using free internet?

>>18649 I just had a good friend of mine ghost me. This is not a bad thing, in fact, since she did it to me, I can finally move on with my life. She was going into a downward spiral, and it finally halted by some chance due to some intervention. I had intended to get her help, which she ended up not needing because someone else got her help. I didn't even need to do anything, but she still felt like I betrayed her (lol). She got so mad at me, that she just hung up on the phone after vowing to never talk to me again. I have not felt this much relief in months.

My neighbor's cat that is sometime roaming in the staircase is getting used to me and let me pet her for several minutes yesterday. Feels good man.

You know, I really love this website. This place feels like my home in a lot of ways. I will be sad when it goes. Even the people I hate, at least you're here and fun to talk to. :)

>>19291 now that is funny

>>18649 I tried to put a spare tire on my car, but the locking bolt that holds the spare to the frame is seized. But I'm going to ask my neighbor for the tools to break it open! Also my novel is going along very nicely, and I should be done by the end of the year :)))))))

I've got rid of my brain fog. tl;dr: by digital detoxing It's a state of mind when you physically can do the task, but mentally you can't make yourself start it, unless it's a deadline (but even then you are doing it uneffectively by wasting too much time on distractions). The catch I got while trying to fight it is -- you only have a too limited amount of time during the day to actually process new information (so you can make logic assumptions about it). And with news and social media (Discord is social media too), it's too easy to immerse yourself in endless controversial content. So I turned on notifications only for too important topics and hid time-wasting apps in my phone launcher. In two days I felt liberating... KISS launcher, in particular, shows apps in list, not grid view, so my ADHD is not triggered by wrong icons placement. But I also fixed my average sleep duration to the healthy state a few weeks before, so it contributed too.

Finally admitting to myself that I've been depressed. Actually feels good. I still feel like soykaf but at least I feel like I have something to overcome. I'm gonna go on a hike and when I get back I'm not gonna get back on to my PC.

>>18649 I've had a kind of minor depressive mood for about a month now, during which I made absolutely no progress on any of the projects I have in my mental task list. Basically watched maymays on Youtube, slept a lot, ate poorly and drank heavily. Anyway, it seems that I'm finally coming out from the other end of this episode: finished a half-read book that has been laying on my table since the heavy mood began, had an intense physical exercise routine on monday this week, did some jogging too, picked up another book and, in the span of ~4 days, I'm now half-way through reading it. Soon I'll probably have mustered enough strength to pick up where I left off in my research and get something done. Also discovered that earmuffs work effectively in blocking out majority of the distractions that are bothering my reading. Hope you guys are doing great.

I've found a sort of meditation that works for me. Mantras don't seem to work, they just get folded into the mental noise, so rather than that I focus on something more generic like an image of a circle and let my noisy thoughts fade out. Done right it feels like I've taken a 20 minute nap after 10 minutes of meditating.

>>19298 You might have luck with piper, worked for my G502 Hero. https://github.com/libratbag/piper

>>43163 Lol, I just looked at the date. Probably lainon figured it out long time ago, oops.

I finally solved a math problem that has been nagging at me for months :)

>>18649 I have a girlfriend who loves me. Really loves me. I’ve been a fool and an awkward mess for so much of my life and she accepted that and loved me anyhow. We’ve been together a little over a year and I want nothing in this world more than to cherish her until the day I die. God bless her for being in my life.

>>25480 This was beautiful. Thank you.

I took ~1500mg phenibut earlier, and I have to say although I have that drunken spinning feeling, overall I feel great. As though the weight has finally been liften and I can see that while they may or may not be a true exit to this labyrinth, there is in fact a clear path forward. I normally take 500 - 1000 mg. I'm ~140lbs for reference, though when I was ~110-125 lbs I did the same, and notice no great difference in effect. My memory is fairly limited and full of holes, I feel as though if a person is a thread, then I am a very limited core thread with several other materials tied together. I am a series of broken lines. However I'm listening to the Ice Cap Zone music from Sonic 3, and I feel like I'm back there again, in full. And I remember, and though my consciousness was very different back then, I somehow feel somewhat whole.

>>18649 It's finally summer, life has it's colors again and I have so much to look forward to. Fingers crossed I'll get a job!

>>43326 good luck, I believe in you

I got a little sick. It's been a while since I've spent an entire day just watching youtube videos. It's pretty comfy.

>someone submits controversial art to a project >someone else posts on the forum to explain why a symbol is controversial and request it not be in this family-friendly project >submitter understands and removes offensive symbol >no drama I need to take a break from imageboards... haha

>>43680 Was watching this guy who reviews anime talk about this pretty offensive one and was talking about how all the comments were soykaf like "the sjw's are gonna hate this, fuarrrking snowflakes", but there was almost no one complaining that the show needed to be cancelled or whatever. The worst was just someone explaining the show had sensitive themes and images for anyone going into it. I realized I, not in a way that fuarrrking bad or edgy, do the same soykaf but in the sense of not watching certain youtube videos sometimes because i'm thinking "i bet people in the comments are gonna be saying soykaf like...". Like there was this youtube video awhile back from an animator/podcast/weird skit combo (im sure many of you have heard of), ironically enough, called "something terribly offensive", and I a hundred percent both avoided it for awhile and then avoided the comments (not always a bad move) thinking "i bet everyones gonna be sayin soykaf like 'this is just like society now.....' and arguing". And while there was some of that it mostly was just people appreciating the character in this video as a really bizarre well done interesting character. Like all the other things this guy does. A lot of the discussion even close to what I was thinking was just people comparing said character to people they actually knew or met, which usually happens on all of this guys videos. I even do take long breaks from imageboards but I notice a lot of people go through this cycle of first using imageboards --> getting desensitized --> realizing how often you are casually getting pissed or upset --> noticing it more and thus getting resensitized --> avoidance. Im definitely in the last, but i'm learning to be less of avoidant of things out of pessimism and just being okay if I see what I expect and being kinda delighted when I don't.

Finally albums what i bought are came to me. Yeay!

>>43699 The internet has ups and downs. This imageboard feels more like home to me than my actual home, but it is not perfect. Only one website that I shall not name has ever given me pure, carefree joy. I feel very protective of it. Anyway. I went out today, and I saw a lot of OLD friends. I guess I do live in a small town but I was forcefully reminded of it today. I got a good feeling about this summer.

>>43699 Just open ublock's dashboard up and add this line www.youtube.com###comments

little girls coming to the pharmacy i work in always make me happy, one today told me that her favourite subject was science, she seemed smart

Cute girl at work went out of her way to say hi to me today. I'm a temp and most people barely acknowledge my presence, so, this is a big step up for me. >>44220 Little kids are the best.

>>20947 Welp at least im not the only one with that problem :/ >>20947

Радуюсь привития семьи ибо сегодня встречаем вместе день отметы воскресение Христово светлое.

>>43699 yeah i feel this honestly same reason i tend to avoid imageboards most of the time. its mostly been tainted by [that funny politics board :)] and i know i cant say or do anything about it because it's both not my place and even if it was, they massively outnumber me (despite their constant bitching about "muh sjws" running everything) ive mostly been desensitized to soykaf like that but when its topics that personally affect me it still tends to get under my skin

>>44652 happy easter lain. sorry i was too lazy to translate what u are saying but ik its easter related

>>44656 Theres a fixed phrase you say on easter to people. If you see someone first you say a preset phrase and they reply with a preset reply. Got it thaught from a slav friend how to say but no idea how to write it right.

cute coworker started a conversation with me today!! my autistic ass ended it pretty quickly but I think she might be into me too. I'm gonna ask her out this week, we'll see...

>>21318 h-huh, what was the cheese for lain?

>>44688 preset phrase: Христос/Иисус воскрес! preset reply: Воистину воскрес! (basically means "indeed")

I was sick due to food poisoning, fever and dehydration for a while but I've recovered now. I could finally taste lunch today and it felt so good! :)

>>46055 I have a weird like "mystical" belief thats a combo of a real way to positively look at it and conflating that with it being some grander purpose honestly. Regardless I like it. Whenever I get horiffically violent vomitting sick it always comes at a time when im feeling a bit alienated from and unnaprecative of life. And like you say after it ends you have such an appreciation for just existing and being able to function and do normal things like eat. Whenever I get sick now I almost see it as like some trial im going through to not just get over an illness but to reconnect to my body and living.

I feel like I'm just stumbling through life but things keep going well anyway. My parents got rich in the past couple years... I basically don't have to worry about money any more. I got in to literally one grad school, not a super prestigious one, but it turns out that the whole culture of the place, and the research they do, is right up my alley. I already like my classmates. I have not one but *two* circles of close friends. I feel like in just the past few months I have gotten a lot more outgoing and socially competent, despite still being a paranoid sperg. Literally the only thing I could wish for right now is a gf, but that's definitely not going to happen. I dunno man. Some of my friends are in really bad spots right now, I almost feel guilty that so many things seem to be going well for me, despite me being a fuarrrking bum and an idiot in a lot of ways.

>>18649 >So what made you smile lately lains? SpaceX Starship R&D is coming along really nicely. Between SN15's successful landing, the Boca Chica orbital launch tower almost being finished, raptor engine production ramping up, and BN3 ready for pressurization tests, I'd bet good money on the SN20/BN4 flight test happening within a few months. So fuarrrking stoked to see some genuine advancement in spaceflight capability in my lifetime.

>>47446 Has it stopped exploding yet?

>>47447 >Has it stopped exploding yet? The ship? Yes. The last prototype flew to 10km and landed safely. The basic design is proven, now what they need to do is reentry tests from orbital speeds to test the heat shield, how the fins handle hypersonic speeds, etc. Probably another dozen or so prototypes will explode until they get it working reliably. But that's what R&D is for. The booster? Untested. It's now on a test stand (the photo is from when they were moving it from the construction bay) and they'll do the usual tests. Load with pressurized liquid nitrogen to see if the basic design and welding techniques hold up. If successful, load with methane/oxygen and test-fire engines several times. If unsuccessful, make design tweaks and improvements in welds. Normal R&D. I'm eager to see the whole stack lift off. It'll be a beast. Twice the thrust of the Saturn V! Exciting times, man.

>>47448 Good to hear that. I don't really like Elon as a person that much but I wish his engineers and his company the best. I'm also looking forward to the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope this October. Finally something interesting happens. Let's hope China and India will start building more rockets and probes, maybe we can get another space race up and running to speed up the progress.

>>47452 The science potential is the real reason I'm so interested in Starship development. The sheer mass that it could carry to orbit, or land on other worlds, is game-changing from a science perspective. I'm particularly interested in the potential of using the Moon as a science base. Radio and optical telescopes on the far side of the moon permanently shielded from Earth, and shielded from the sun for 2 weeks out of 4? Infrared scopes in the bottom of permanently shadowed polar craters that haven't seen sunlight in billions of years? All on geologically stable ground in hard vacuum? That'd be so friggin' cool. And Starship's heavy-lift capabilities could make all that happen. Or at reduced payload mass, use a Starship as the mother of all kick stages to send an ultra-high-speed probe to intercept the next Oumuamua-type object. Or put a dozen heavy orbiters around another planet all at once for less cost than a traditional flyby mission. There's also ideas being bandied about to use a modified Starship as a giant Hubble. Use the tube structure itself (with a retractable nosecone) to house the mirrors and sensors - no complex JWST-style unfolding of mechanisms needed. Less to go wrong, cheaper and faster to design. The Indian space program is really getting interesting. They've got a home-grown equivalent to the Apollo CSM called Gaganyaan. Capable of carrying a crew of 3 for a week, ready for uncrewed testing. It's an impressive program. They didn't just use modified Soyuz and Salyut designs bought from Russia, like China did for the Shenzhou and Tiangong. ISRO did all the R&D from scratch. Though I do kinda wish ISRO was more creative with their rocket names. "Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark 3" is a terribly dull name for such a highly-capable rocket.

I've had two friends tell me they couldn't imagine a world without me. Each day that passes I have more reasons to keep going on.

>>47470 Asteroid mining + space industry is the most interesting idea imo. If you stay in space you can get a lot of things a lot cheaper.

>>47470 India has a tendency to do their own stuff from scratch (they're doing it with their MSR program too), which is impressive if you consider that their country is such a disorganized mess, but it means they don't usually have a competitive edge.

>>47496 Oh yeah. I'm especially excited to see the results of the Psyche Asteroid Mission (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-begins-final-assembly-of-spacecraft-destined-for-asteroid-psyche). If 16 Psyche is actually what it's thought to be, the exposed metal core of a protoplanet, it would change everything. 12 million cubic kilometres of every metal we'd ever need, effectively pre-refined, in gravity 1.5% that of Earth and in an orbit where solar power is still practical? It'd be the treasurehouse of the solar system.

I have a job interview tomorrow bought a dvd I wanted, and a gift for my brother when he comes home, feels very good.

I'm gay-engaged to my childhood best friend and we have two cats together. Life isn't perfect and we still have a lot of hardships, but he's been the light of my life through poverty, homelessness, abuse, severe depredsion and now covid. He's known me since age 6, and we're hopefully getting married next year. :')

Spoilering this because I know from other threads that are some Lains who get depressed when they see people gush about relationships. Don't read if you don't want to see that stuff. my girlfriend is great. She's so supportive, kind, hot, funny, smart, etc. Everything to look for in a girlfriend. I still get excited whenever I see her. I know I make her just as happy too and knowing that makes me feel even better. I'm very lucky

>>47552 ...you're like the forth person making me rage..... but thanks? everyone is normal here

>>47552 >scrolls up through less than half thread actually 11 pissed me off with normaltry of money and relationships, at the bottom half...

Dropping halfchan was one of the better decisions in my life. My attention span has increased, I worry less, my anxiety is mostly gone and it's easier for me to concentrate on studying.

I promised to post it in the cock.li thread. Best buy of my life - it helps me focus on work and calms me down. It's beauty restored my motivation and it's light showed me the way. They say that if you stare long enough at a lava lamp, you can see your future in it. No one actually says that but me, lol

>>48056 *its Pardon retarded grammar.

I managed to figure out how to alter 2 dresses to fit my arms. The last few days I've been super inspired to put together some really cute outfits and I feel like the fanciest I've ever been.

>>19156 I started a light workout routine at the suggestion of a friend. We both set a time, and work out for half an hour or more going at our own pace without much of a rigid plan for what to do. I'm skinnyfat and haven't had an exercise routine in years, so right now he's just trying to get me in the habit of picking up dumbbells or something every day and spending some time exerting myself 6 days per week. I just do what feels good without somebody pressuring me to make some amount of progress by an arbitrary date. I haven't even been fully consistent yet, and some days I'm too lethargic to push myself, but I'm already feeling some muscles tighten up in certain places. I'm happy to have a tangible if small proof that what I'm doing is worth it :)

>>20934 if you're still around anon, I recommend trying to sleep in 90 minute intervals so you're not waking up in the middle of a REM cycle. I started doing that recently, and even if it means sacrificing some sleep I wake up feeling refreshed instead of like I woke from the dead. (with the caveat that too many short nights of sleep will still wear you down eventually, of course) >>20947 is there anything you could fix in your room, like indicator lights that stay on all night, light from a window, or annoying ambient sounds or something?

I met some really cool people who i can connect with. Creative, active and interesting people and not the usual friends who only seek the company of misery. Also i had some interesting adventures behind me, despite the soykaf weather, atleast a little something happened this summer.

Went to class, had a nap, overcame laziness, exercised outside in the sun, stretched and showered. Feeling very good.

>>47553 >everyone is normal here having a gf doesn't instantly make you normal. There are weird girls out there too.

Its been quite a nice night, Lain. Just drinking and smoking cigs with the folks and telling dumb stories. Its the little tihngs like this that make me keep living life. Even when life is sad and hard, I try to think of nights like this to keep me positive towards the future.

>>47553 not him but absolutely not like even factoring in people probably say more insane soykaf here than would otherwise, a lot of people here are not functioning adults and are an accident waiting to happen. There is famous people with wives and husbands and kids and money who are not normal by a longshot. At a certain point normal isnt I made it out of the chan/neet hole and its about being a reliable and stable human being of which many here arent and are often even proud of that.

started school, meeting my classmates, they're all really pleasant so far. It's nice to be around people who can hold conversations about super esoteric subjects.

>>18649 Managed to finally rid myself of the whole pill-nonsense, and drop all of the conspiracy-retardation this week. It feels liberating, not to think about everything in terms of "this is to decimate world population" or "they're pushing total control". I recommend everyone to study and research everything they don't know anything about, being sceptical and questioning everything, even the scepticists, helps immensely in making educated decisions and leading a more peaceful life.

>>49037 the real way to a peaceful life is ignoring it not participating in the news cycle. normal people obsessively watching news are still seduced by "things bad".

>>49037 Until they sterilize you or your children, or holodomor you, and you didn't see it coming because you stopped thinking and failed to recognize that something innocuous had been reworked and weaponized. So basically the issue wioth your post is you're speaking in terms of truth, ie leaving the cave, the labyrinth, the false notion of control. Really what you're describing is the balance between acceptance, peace, and ignorance, and paranoia, preparation, and skepticism. In your case you got tired and have simply pivoted to the other extreme, pretending you're an island and not realizing the rest of the world, which gives you food, shelter, and security, the organs of your greater body so to speak, are being destroyed. You figure you will go with the flow and roll with the punches, and maybe you will, maybe you won't, but this is not a matter of truth it's a matter of lifestyle. And you shouldn't put it any other way. You have chosen a new lifestyle.