OT: The Thread About Nothing

[Bleedred]

I'm just feeling a bit hopeless right now. The last we talked, she said she would talk to me on August 3rd. She's going away for a few days at the end of the month and needs time. She ruled out any romantic possibility in the future. Maybe that changes when we talk again and things can be fixed. I won't stick around to be friends only though. I feel really terrible about myself for having wrecked this. Just gutted and hate myself.

Is it hockey season yet? Life seems simpler when it is.

That's definitely the truth.

 

[JimEIV]

2 years today without a single cigarette.

 

[OmNomNom]

2 years today without a single cigarette.

do you think about it/have cravings still? or have you kind of just forgetten about it on the daily, and it was like "oh, 2 years"

 

[JimEIV]

do you think about it/have cravings still? or have you kind of just forgetten about it on the daily, and it was like "oh, 2 years"

Most days I just forget about it but not a week goes by when I smell a cigarette and start drooling.

I thought eventually that I would be put off by the smell but that hasn't happened at all, it still smells wonderfully enticing to me.

 

[BenedictGomez]

of course the two best shows are this week and i cant make it

That "settlement" was such a complete farce. A brilliant farce on the part of TM.

The lawyers got some millions (as they always do) and they aggrieved got "payment" in the form of "vouchers", MOST of which will never be used.

The "free" concerts are typically crap, like, "Larry's 1950's Polka Review" or some nonsense nobody attends. The best I've done is saved $2.25 a few times, but I have SO MANY vouchers that there's no way I could possibly use them all by June 2020.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Most days I just forget about it but not a week goes by when I smell a cigarette and start drooling.

The weird thing about this to a non-smoker, is it's akin to drooling at the smell of poop.

 

[Scorcho]

That "settlement" was such a complete farce. A brilliant farce on the part of TM.

The lawyers got some millions (as they always do) and they aggrieved got "payment" in the form of "vouchers", MOST of which will never be used.

The "free" concerts are typically crap, like, "Larry's 1950's Polka Review" or some nonsense nobody attends. The best I've done is saved $2.25 a few times, but I have SO MANY vouchers that there's no way I could possibly use them all by June 2020.

I saw sublime with rome and the offspring last year and have used them before.

If I wasn't going camping this weekend, I would definitely be using vouchers for Taking Back Sunday/Coheed And Cambria tomorrow and then The Pixies/Weezer Friday.

those are big shows imo

 

[New Jersey]

i've been vaping for two months now and maybe had like five/six drunk cigarettes in that window (hanging out on a weekend-long bender with an old high school friend visiting from florida was the majority of those), but i still don't remind the smell of other people's cigarettes.

 

[Bleedred]

So, let me ask this.

Does Tinder work? I'm looking for anything right now, I'm really open to anything, be it casual hookups, FWB/FB, or dating/eventual relationship/eventual marriage someday.

I just tend to take things wherever they go. I'm pretty much looking for whatever happens. I'm open to anything but platonic friendship. I've never used it before, but just signed up. Having trouble deciding which pictures I like and don't like. It at least gave me something exciting to do for a few minutes just now.

I've been saying I'm gonna sign up for years, but just bit the bullet.

 

[JimEIV]

The weird thing about this to a non-smoker, is it's akin to drooling at the smell of poop.

I can understand that. But I think for a smoker the smell is a powerful trigger. The smell of freshly brewed coffee also really makes me want a cigarette...three beers and the real struggle begins.
So I have just become a little more aware of these things and planned around them.

 

[Scorcho]

So, let me ask this.

Does Tinder work? I'm looking for anything right now, I'm really open to anything, be it casual hookups, FWB/FB, or dating/eventual relationship/eventual marriage someday.

I just tend to take things wherever they go. I'm pretty much looking for whatever happens. I'm open to anything but platonic friendship. I've never used it before, but just signed up. Having trouble deciding which pictures I like and don't like. It at least gave me something exciting to do for a few minutes just now.

I've been saying I'm gonna sign up for years, but just bit the bullet.

worked for me - but I'm 28, definitely worth the shot tho. as long as you can talk to girls, you should be fine

 

[Darkauron]

I will say Tinder can leave you with a huge disappointment if you go in it with the wrong frame of mind and expectations.

Go in to it without expecting much and try to not take it to seriously at all. It can be very hard to get matches or actual even real conversations. It is a big statistics game

 

[Bleedred]

worked for me - but I'm 28, definitely worth the shot tho. as long as you can talk to girls, you should be fine

I'm quite a bit older than you, but I often get mistaken for much younger, even though I don't really see it or agree. I think it's more the way I dress, that seems to take away some years. It also depends on what mirror I look in. I look like hell in some of them, then pretty youthful in others.

I'm riding a high right now that I haven't in years. I'm much more sociable, I'll flirt with women anywhere I go, which was something I struggled with for a lot of my adult life. This playful flirting was actually how I met and attracted the woman I've been speaking about in this thread, when I would go into her work. She definitely made it a lot easier for me by being very easy to flirt with. That's because she had a high attraction/interest level in me, before I completely demolished it 4 days ago. The fact that she's 29 years old (I'm 42) also gave me a bit of confidence, but I'm not necessarily looking in that age demographic. I'm open to anyone from mid 20's to about 50-ish, as long as there's attraction.

 

[Scorcho]

I'm quite a bit older than you, but I often get mistaken for much younger, even though I don't really see it or agree. I think it's more the way I dress, that seems to take away some years. It also depends on what mirror I look in. I look like hell in some of them, then pretty youthful in others.

I'm riding a high right now that I haven't in years. I'm much more sociable, I'll flirt with women anywhere I go, which was something I struggled with for a lot of my adult life. This playful flirting was actually how I met and attracted the woman I've been speaking about in this thread, when I would go into her work. She definitely made it a lot easier for me by being very easy to flirt with. That's because she had a high attraction/interest level in me, before I completely demolished it 4 days ago. The fact that she's 29 years old (I'm 42) also gave me a bit of confidence, but I'm not necessarily looking in that age demographic. I'm open to anyone from mid 20's to about 50-ish, as long as there's attraction.

If you want to look / feel even younger -> look into low carb/keto diets

I know it sounds silly, but I recently started one for my stomach issues (Crohns/ibs) and holy shit does my stomach feel better and I actually have the energy to go to the gym multiple times a week. And people have told me I look much more youthful and energetic than i have lately. Its definitely a hard shift for someone like me who loves his sweets and carbs, but the payoff so far is worth it.

 

[Devils Dominion]

If you want to look / feel even younger -> look into low carb/keto diets

I know it sounds silly, but I recently started one for my stomach issues (Crohns/ibs) and holy **** does my stomach feel better and I actually have the energy to go to the gym multiple times a week. And people have told me I look much more youthful and energetic than i have lately. Its definitely a hard shift for someone like me who loves his sweets and carbs, but the payoff so far is worth it.

Also, quit all carbonated beverages, especially soda and beer, and you'll see a difference within a month.

 

[Davegarri]

Also, quit all carbonated beverages, especially soda and beer, and you'll see a difference within a month.

Quitting soda (with the exception of Baja Blast while eating Taco Bell) was practically life changing. I can hardly drink it now, I just feel like garbage afterward.

 

[Scorcho]

Quitting soda (with the exception of Baja Blast while eating Taco Bell) was practically life changing. I can hardly drink it now, I just feel like garbage afterward.

Cutting out the Processed sugars and high fructose corn syrup does wonders

 

[Devils Dominion]

Quitting soda (with the exception of Baja Blast while eating Taco Bell) was practically life changing. I can hardly drink it now, I just feel like garbage afterward.

I'm guilty of drinking soda when going out to dinner now and then but I stopped buying it at stores .

Same with cold cuts, only once in awhile when I'll buy a sub at a deli.
I no longer keep them in my fridge.

Last time I had a grilled cheese with Kraft American Cheese I felt sick for hours.

The preservatives and other chemicals in cold cuts are simply not good for human consumption

 

[Devils Dominion]

Cutting out the Processed sugars and high fructose corn syrup does wonders

Yes, I buy fructose free French's ketchup now instead of Heinz.

Thanks to their ad on the boards at The Rock I became aware of that.

 

[Bleedred]

If you want to look / feel even younger -> look into low carb/keto diets

I know it sounds silly, but I recently started one for my stomach issues (Crohns/ibs) and holy **** does my stomach feel better and I actually have the energy to go to the gym multiple times a week. And people have told me I look much more youthful and energetic than i have lately. Its definitely a hard shift for someone like me who loves his sweets and carbs, but the payoff so far is worth it.

I actually lost over 100 pounds four years ago and have kept it off.

Been on there for an hour and have only matched with a bot so far haha.

 

[Darkauron]

I actually lost over 100 pounds four years ago and have kept it off.

Been on there for an hour and have only matched with a bot so far haha.

You will learn which are bots pretty quickly lmao. They have only one picture, are usually too hot, and the images look off looool

 

[Davegarri]

I'm guilty of drinking soda when going out to dinner now and then but I stopped buying it at stores .

Same with cold cuts, only once in awhile when I'll buy a sub at a deli.
I no longer keep them in my fridge.

Last time I had a grilled cheese with Kraft American Cheese I felt sick for hours.

The preservatives and other chemicals in cold cuts are simply not good for human consumption

This is tough though because I love cold cuts, but I definitely would be better off without them. That is awesome you were able to do that though.

 

[Bleedred]

You will learn which are bots pretty quickly lmao. They have only one picture, are usually too hot, and the images look off looool

Yeah I figured it was a bot from the beginning, but accidentally swiped to like. I also accidentally swiped nope on a couple different ones I wanted to swipe like on.

 

[OmNomNom]

If you want to look / feel even younger -> look into low carb/keto diets

I know it sounds silly, but I recently started one for my stomach issues (Crohns/ibs) and holy **** does my stomach feel better and I actually have the energy to go to the gym multiple times a week. And people have told me I look much more youthful and energetic than i have lately. Its definitely a hard shift for someone like me who loves his sweets and carbs, but the payoff so far is worth it.

+1 on keto, i was my heaviest about 1.5 years ago at 176 (i'm 5'-8.5")

my friend at work did keto and dropped a ton, and i joined in and dropped 20 lbs in 4 months.

normalized out to 162, but started lifting again about 2 months ago, so now my body shape is different

it's pretty amazing what watching your diet can do (keeping blood sugar low, cutting out fats when possible, eating less processed foods)

 

[OmNomNom]

So, let me ask this.

Does Tinder work? I'm looking for anything right now, I'm really open to anything, be it casual hookups, FWB/FB, or dating/eventual relationship/eventual marriage someday.

I just tend to take things wherever they go. I'm pretty much looking for whatever happens. I'm open to anything but platonic friendship. I've never used it before, but just signed up. Having trouble deciding which pictures I like and don't like. It at least gave me something exciting to do for a few minutes just now.

I've been saying I'm gonna sign up for years, but just bit the bullet.

totally works, don't let any social "stigmas" knock you from it. there's also coffee meets bagel. it's what you make of it really, and i've had quite a bit of success with dates. most people are normal.

tinder is quite the mindless grind though