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I feel you. I actually liked nights, but the burnout is real. I'd have trouble sleeping during the day, and had a horrible sleep schedule trying to keep up my personal life and still work nights

I liked nights as well! I used to work 11-7 for some shifts, and while it was still a little lonely to go to work while people were heading to bed, I still had the whole day to do things if needed. It got me into the bad habit of just staying up for 24 hours if I wanted to do things in the evening though

Ooh I didn't think about it like that - but then again I was a bit of a homebody even in my 20's lol

Definitely depends on your social circle then: my group of friends were mostly 9-5 and did stuff together in the evening, so it felt like I was always missing out.

I consider second shift to be worse - I worked 3-11 for awhile and its just depressing. You wake up and can do things, but you're just waiting to go to work. When you get out, it's pretty late and most people are going to bed.

9-5 allows me to have my relaxation time at the end of the day, along with everyone else. Any other shift feels lonely, and like you're off-sync from the rest of society.

100% with the people saying to get into a hobby to meet people. You're guaranteed to connect at some level. Gaming as a hobby actually makes meeting people pretty easy, if you don't mind starting out as long distance relationships

I met my partner of 8 years on World of Warcraft!

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Used deepai.org, didn't really mess with the options. It kind of looks like a Magic card but with unreadable text

My first experience with TES was Oblivion, so this was always my favorite: Star

Of course! I'm not saying reviews are pointless, just that it's ok to dislike a critically acclaimed game, or find value in a game isn't as well received.

If a game looks interesting, less than stellar reviews aren't going to stop me from buying it, but it might make me wait for sale.

Ultimately, your game experience is entirely your own.

Second this! I appreciate game critics and routinely factor their opinions into whether I'll buy a game sooner rather than later. But sometimes there are imperfect games you connect with, and 10/10 games that you don't mind missing.

Even in terms of art: it's helpful to read a critic's impression on an art piece, but it's also worth it to experience it yourself and form your own opinions.

I don't know if I have ADHD, but I struggle with this as well! Sometimes I'll write a message/email and there's a paren after every other sentence.

Lately I've been making an effort to substitute with a semicolon or bridge the thoughts with a dash:

"I'm thinking this - but I also think this."

Unsure if that's a correct usage of punctuation, but I feel like it helps the sentence feel more focused and an expansion of the thought, rather than a random segue (especially with work)

Edit: realized that I had broken my own rule seconds after posting

An oversized poncho cape from the local Goodwill. It was woven in different shades of blue and while I'd never wear it outside, I've used it as a wearable blanket at home for a few years now.

I found out it was actually hand made, and costs 300+ USD from the original shop. Bonus points, I feel like a wizard when I wear it

Now that I think about it, maybe they always have been, sort of? The earliest memes I remember are the rage comics

Though, I feel like "meme" = funny relatable thing nowadays.