Wild mushroom and grouse cream soup. Because I found a bunch of black morels, my buddy shot a grouse, and my other friend brought cream.

Also onion, garlic, herbs, and I started with a roux to thicken it.

I agree that part of it is heuristics, as someone else mentioned here.

Another part is cultural. I was once invited to speak at a panel where we were supposed to be discussing news in our sector. Instead of getting the information ahead of time, the MC just gave us headlines from articles and told us to discuss. Unfortunately, this kind of thing is common in talk shows and panels, reinforcing the idea that people don’t need to read content to get the gist.

They were lucid, in a dream.

Someone in a lucid dream can have different levels of control and awareness.

I’ve been naturally lucid dreaming since I was six. At times I can be 100% aware, to the point where I’m actively trying to keep myself asleep (figure that out, I still don’t understand how it works,) to where I know it’s a dream but don’t entirely comprehend what that means.

I can experience changes in lucidity throughout a dream, because I’m still not conscious. I’m not controlling absolutely everything I see and feel, I’m just driving the narrative and forming memories while my brain fills in the blanks. In a lucid dream you’re not your body, you’re a projection of yourself in your mind’s randomly generated theater while physiological mechanisms are doing their best to keep you from boxing your cat/partner/wall in your sleep, so it makes sense your body would feel difficult to control in a dream, because you’re still just imagining what movement feels like.

How common they are depends on the person and the circumstances around them, because people can train themselves to lucid dream. Medication, drugs, routines, mental health etc. can all impact how someone dreams.

Fair enough. I don’t seek out YouTube drama so I don’t know anything not sent my way, but the JonTron thing left a bad enough taste I stopped following him.

I had no idea about the other shit, but it kinda makes sense given the tone of his videos regarding SJWs, women, tumblr, etc.

Illuminaughtii was pretty wild.

JonTron said all that Great Replacement Theory racist shit but collab’d with Internet Historian on his B channel some time after. Haven’t followed him in a long time so I donno if his career suffered.

Onision is nuts in so many dark and strange ways that were completely predictable.

Among them all I’m so glad that Internet Comment Etiquette has always been my favorite. Eric is a good boy.

Edit: Erik with a K is a good boy.

You can get into almost anywhere with a brown, collared shirt and a cardboard box.

Deep Spy Penetration

A game to play when bored in an unfamiliar building. The goal is to get into as many areas of the building as possible without being told to leave.

Rules:

• Don’t be an asshole. Don’t steal stuff, break anything or move barricades.
• Don’t lie to get access. Asking is allowed.
• Opening doors with easily missed “no entry” signs is allowed, anything the average person might not see. Don’t open doors with blatant warnings.
• If you get caught you lose.
• If you set off an alarm you mega-lose.

And a best selling breakfast wrap at a restaurant.

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I meant that Jonesy is the weak male that Ripley physically and emotionally protects.

Mary Poppins Alien (if you count the cat) 28 Days Later Run Lola Run (sorta)

Walking.

I don’t have any spiritual beliefs but ghosts would be awesome if they were real. They could help us write history books and scare our enemies.

Depending on your workplace, there may be avenues for making complaints. If someone is being rude/unreasonable, it could help to direct them with something like: “I understand this is a difficult situation. We’re trying to navigate it and will follow up in (time) at (contact.) If you have complaints about how we’ve handled this, here is the (name/number/e-mail.)” This redirects their energy and gives them a solid plan to follow. Sometimes people just like it when there’s a plan.

Moving location can ease tension. You can say “Hi, I’m (name,) would you like to come over here and explain what’s going on?”

If you avoid conflict, it could help to explain those feelings to your coworker and just ask them what you can do to help them (as you have.) Or discuss difficult scenerios they have to deal with and give you clear suggestions on what to do in (x) situation. People like plans, again.

If you work at a hospital and someone is legitimately having a meltdown over something, as in they’re being completely irrational and may turn violent, can you call a psych nurse/doc/security?

Alternatively, I knew a security guard who always carried saltwater taffy in his pockets. If people got heated, he would throw it on the ground and go “Look! Candy!” He said it was effective 100% of the time.