Obligatory “not a *psychiatrist”, but based on my own past experiences with troubled folks that taught me a lot about myself and what I’m not willing to tolerate any longer:

• Tendency to reroute conversations to be only about them. The expectation is that you will be the emotional dumping ground for them, but they don’t have a vested interest listening to anything you say that isn’t of benefit to them.

• Along the same vein, they typically aren’t safe to vent to about anyone or anything. They might be comfortable speaking ill of people/things to you if they have perceived you as passive enough, but if you do the same they will pocket that info for a later date and use it against you if they feel slighted or threatened.

• Love bombing as a social weapon/form of manipulation. They will act super nice and want to get to know you fast in an effort to disarm you and earn their trust. Do not allow yourself to fall into a “fast friends” situation!

• They will do anything to avoid accountability for awful behavior, including trying to blame you for things they chose to do on their own selfish volition. Additionally, if they have the means to do so, they will play the reverse victim card real fast to gain sympathy from others and make you seem like the problem if you catch them red-handed.

• They are insecure and can’t handle their energy being matched and tend to be stuck in “teenager” behavior as adults. In my case, they were abrasive and accustomed to back-handed compliments toward anyone they were “friends” with. That said, if it got dished back they would become downright livid and mean.

• Casual tendency to regurgitate others truths as their own as an act of self-aggrandization (I called it secondhand lying). For example, you might say to them “I went to ‘ABC’ restaurant and they had amazing cocktails” and then a few days later you’ll catch them saying the same sentence to someone else despite knowing they didn’t go to that restaurant. That was a weird one.

Turning off motion blur and increasing field of view when a game has first person POV. Guaranteed motion sickness for me if I don’t adjust each.

I can’t say that I am a fan.

AI siphons the end result from the process involved to get there - a very human process. Scraping loads of work from artists to mimic a signature style or pop culture trends in art doesn’t exactly scream innovation. Using AI to aide a creative process is one thing, but using it to generate imagery, claiming originality, and using it for internet clout is farcical, lazy, and an insult to artists.

Art is a skill honed over time and given life through the human experience - and the beautiful part is that when others interact with it, it connects them through their own experiences. I really do think AI cheapens that.

I shop at our local grocery store 2x a month to get essentials as needed. “Essential” to us is anything we utilize the most, which usually boils down to milk, eggs, bread, fresh fruit/veggies. Every 4-6 months or so my spouse and I go to Costco and get items in bulk. Those trips are typically reserved for buying meats that we can freeze long term, along with frozen veggies, and non-perishables.

I always make a shopping list to make a point of not returning any sooner than necessary (but hey, sometimes I forget stuff anyways).

I tend to be the primary cook, but I make a point of making recipes that involve using dry, frozen, or canned ingredients as there isn’t a rush to use them since they don’t quickly spoil. Any fresh items are used within the 2 week frame between local grocery trips.