Sure, somewhen like 7000bc at least

Jokes aside, I do believe in a better future. As bleak as everything looks, I strongly want to believe that all the amazing people I’ve met who want change can achieve it. Even if chances aren’t great, I do believe it is possible. After all, what life is left inside you if you decide to not have hope?

I assume you didn’t get new ones because there is no replacement for the band of 7 that you initially had?

I had that with my cat. He lived for 21 years, we got him when I was in kindergarten. I could not imagine getting a new cat. I miss him, but I don’t miss having a cat, I miss this cat. I’m not sure if it is better or worse the longer the lifespan is, I imagine losing a beloved pet after 3 years is brutal.

I love this statue! It’s in Novosibirsk. I’ve always wanted to go there and see it in real life. Once the war is finally over and Russia is free again I’ll pay a visit to that little rodent.

I absolutely envy every family that has you in their lives. Please never stop thinking that way because we desperately need people like you. Not as a free baby sitter or lunch provider, but as a role model and influence. We really cannot do it all by ourselves.

And may I add, you probably had more patience and more energy having had kids young.

I second that. The time when their interests bore you to death is so damn small. The time they need a diaper or breastfeed is so damn small. It is intense and hard, but then, just some steps down the road, you just sit there rewatching Sailor Moon instead of Peppa Pig and spending time together becomes actually cool and interesting and it feels like you have a great person around. You read great books together instead of looking at books that go like “this is a caterpillar. It likes apples. The caterpillar bites into an apple.” You make up stories. You draw together. You roughhouse. You just… hang out.

So if you ever get a random headache that is just a pinching pain in a random spot then try breathing there. I don’t mean breathe deep or breathe into that spot but actually concentrate super hard into that spot and imagine this is where your lungs are. Concentrate when you breathe and think about how the air goes exactly into that spot directly from your mouth cause this is where your lungs are now, and how you breathe out from there. Keep concentrating and breathing there.

I don’t know why it doesn’t work if I just take deep breaths but this is legit the only way I can stop the pulsating stabs until they are gone. Concentrate hard tho because once you stop the pain returns unless the attack is over.

I had a fight with a dude who stood next to his car and threw an empty vodka bottle in the bushes, across the street of a kindergarten and with the bushes being in a private house area. It was morning. I am still baffled that he somehow assumed he is in the right because he forgot his keys. Eventually his girlfriend came, equally aggressive towards me, and picked it up. I am to this day scared of running into them at night but man, wtf what excuse to litter in your own hood is this. Forgot your keys my ass.

We’re legally entitled to 10 days paid sick leave

Sorry but still not good enough. I don’t plan out when I am going to be sick in the coming year or how many days it’ll take me.

It’s unclear if you want to have a hobby on a laptop or whether that doesn’t matter.

If it doesn’t - mending is great. Some people have already recommended knitting and crotcheting, and while mending clothes is usually a mix of these two and sewing, I find it easier and faster paced than making something anew. Also regarding the sustainability aspect - buying new yarn and making something that you possibly might not need or enjoy vs repairing something you own and might otherwise throw out (and if you end up messing up you have hardly any losses. It was a try to save something from the landfill). It’s in a way a gateway to knitting, sewing, crotcheting, embroidery, but it is great on its own.

But it doesn’t have to be just clothes. Trying to figure out how you can make broken stuff last longer or adapt it as necessary is also great.

The only downside is that if you work a lot on your computer or something desktop-ish, then you might want to choose something outside to give your eyes a rest from focussing on something that is rather close.

I think there is quite a bunch of fabric missing but yes, this is an amazing project for someone who is into mending and not too complicated

What happened in your life that this has become your lucky number? (Genuine question)

Thank you for taking the time to write this

It’s crazy how orange gave your cat PTSD. I think cats are dichromatic, they see blue and yellow. But orange is weird because of the red part of the color. I guess they still can differentiate?

We had a cat that loved yellow food. I realize cats don’t see colors the way we do which made it all the more confusing. Honeydew melon? Yeah. Cantaloupe? Nah. Water melon? You crazy? Yellow bell pepper? Go ahead. Red bell pepper? Fuck off. It loved corn. And potatoes. And once it went straight for the yellow M&M when they spilled on the floor. That cat had a severe deficiency of yellow.

Wait what does the jacket you choose have to do with backpacks?