that’s the film logo from this year, saying “he mr gay”

the stars on the title of the 2007 game “super mario galaxy” are what spell out “u r mr gay” / “you are mr gay”

then the stars on the title of the sequel game in 2010, “super mario galaxy 2” spell out “u r m i a y”, which spelled backwards supposedly says “ya i m, r u?” / “yeah i am, are you?”

so idk, i think he might in fact be mr gay. we might need a film sequel to be sure, though.

https://gaming-urban-legends.fandom.com/wiki/U_R_MR_GAY

there was no mention of shampoo. there’s research going into using fungi to biodegrade microplastics in soil, like here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9330918/

quite likely, since microplastics have found their way everywhere, even into our brains etc too! but finding as many alternatives to plastic as possible, wherever possible, seems like a good place to start reducing future microplastics.

there’s some promising research in fungi / mycoremediation to safely break down the microplastics lying around in our soil etc too 🤞

the average person wouldn’t buy a new bed/mattress/wardrobe for a hostel (or even a hotel) they were staying in for a few weeks, no. buying larger furniture items like that would generally indicate to a family that OP might intend to stay longer than a few weeks.

it’s not really about the cost, but about making sure that everyone’s communicating their plans/return dates/expectations, so no one’s in for an unpleasant surprise when OP heads home.

overcommunication will at worst result in a “we know, you’ve told us all before”, while undercommunication could result in “i assumed you’d changed your mind about leaving, after you bought so many things for the house”

ahh. that’s a good bit more than someone would buy for a hostel stay, and probably more than someone would buy for a friend, too.

just be sure that you’re clearly communicating your intentions & letting everyone know that while you didn’t mind spending that money, you also don’t intend to move in & stay longer, despite your new purchases maybe indicating otherwise.

hustle culture’s for suckers! unionise for better pay & hours 😎

are any of these purchases wildly beyond what you might have bought to make a hostel stay more comfortable, like food/bedding/clothes/entertainment?

without more information/any red flags, it sounds like your parents are just being overly protective/suspicious.

not at all, he was a creep in his 30s, grooming a child. probably multiple kids, by pretending to be younger & posting a teenage boy’s (previous victim’s?) photos over & over in a discord. 🤢 i’m so sorry you experienced this.

he accused you of the thing he was doing, to mess with your head. it means you end up defending yourself against something you couldn’t possibly have done (since you were a child), to distract you from the fact that he’s doing the grooming.

baseless accusations are often confessions.

Oh it could be! I’ve no idea about the origin of his name.

His name just coincidentally happens to be spelled the same way as two different Irish words like beach or fear, etc., so I jokingly pronounce his name as though they’re the Irish words :P

Shan ban.

His name’s made up of the words “old” (sean) and “woman” (bean) in Irish.

(Seán with the fada is what elongates the vowel, so it becomes a person’s name & gets pronounced more like “Shawn” for English speakers.)

the vowels are different etc, but the tweet sets it up like it’s supposed to sound a li’l bit like “tossed salad and scrambled eggs”, which is part of the frasier theme tune.

land back! the sooner, the better

it’s from parks and recreation, the characters donna & tom have an annual day where they treat themselves to various pampering and nice things.

the date wasn’t mentioned “in world”, but that episode aired on the 13th of october 2011, hence that day being picked as the official treat yourself day!