8mo ago

What's something you've been meaning to share?

Be it a story, a joke, or even just something happening in your life, good or bad, that you want to talk about. What's going on?

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I got engaged to an amazing, clever, beautiful, caring, and supportive person and I’m so excited about it.
- That's awesome! Wishing you both the best!
- Congratulations! That's super exciting! Wishing the best for you both
🤦🏾‍♀️ oh wow. My phone decided to make multiple comments while in my pocket. Sorry about that.
Since I now feel obligated to actually comment here's a pic of a dog I saw recently. I just happened to turn when I saw the cutie staring back at me :) I got a good laugh out of it. So that was nice.
- Haha, that makes more sense.
  That's a great picture, absolutely adorable!
I saw a woman outside in the giant snow storm we had last weekend in flip flops and a sleeveless sundress.
- I recently went to the west coast and they call half a inch of snow a "snow storm" and shutdown the entire city.
  I sincerely hope your snow storm is more exciting than this.
  
  Like 30 cm! It's still there too. Many cars still stuck in the street parking spots. And it is colder than a witch's tit.
I like eating bones.
- They are adorable, you should definitely share those!
I'm going out this weekend, an acquaintance is wanting to unload their magic the gathering collection and they're going to hook me up with the whole thing for free. I'm excited to go through it all, I know there's a handful of decks on top of everything else. Haven't played much recently, but maybe this will be the push I need to return?
DVDs are better than vinyl and other older mediums
Having finished graduate school in September, I will be starting my new job soon, and pitching in (voluntarily) at the workplace until then is a refreshing change. It's nice having something to do.
The great molasses flood of 1919. Killed 21 people and the streets of Boston smelled of molasses for years after, yet it's never taught in our history books.
I've been thinking about sharing my rule for making Lemmy a better place by having more discussions, and keeping even the arguments respectful:
Never tell another person what they are/think/believe/want.
The rule of thumb is just like in intimate relationships: Use "I" statements instead of "you" statements. Don't tell people "you obviously think..." or "you support..." or "you are..." Yes, that applies even to racists, transphobes, tankies, everybody. At best, it will never change the other person's opinion, because everybody is the hero of their own story. At worst, other people judge you to be the asshole. If somebody is truly vile (like Neo-Nazis), disengage. It's up to the community moderator or instance admin to remove them.

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