Took my parents and co. out to their birthday dinner. I always get major anxiety hanging out with the elder fam.

Gotta really bite my tongue around the anti-intellectuals. They are so oldschool.

#adulting #photos #ugh #memes #images @ts

I can feel my anxiety rumbling. it's a physical sensation when I suppress my negative thoughts.

I've done my best to avoid the politics.

But the cost of living continues to creep up. I've tried to earn extra money freelancing and doing small jobs in addition to my regular full-time job but it just doesn't seem like enough.

I'm dreading this spring thaw and rainfall warnings. I can't afford another weather-related disaster...

Such troubling times. How do you cope?

#adulting @ts #images #photos #ugh #memes

#adulting #memes #photos #images #ugh @ts

#adulting #images #memes #ugh @ts #photos

Uff.

Der Halbstarke hat hier gerade erstmal einen seelischen Tiefpunkt.
Nur drei Stunden schulplanmäßiger Besuch in der Gedenkstätte Sachsenhausen gestern haben ihn heute Nacht mit voller Wucht eingeholt.
Erstmal Familienknuddeln und Gespräche am unbenutzten Frühstückstisch...

Atmen.

Elderly lady blew me a kiss!

I was out on my lunch. As I returned to my parked car, I noticed a large SUV struggling to reverse out of their parking spot.

I walked in front of the SUV and calmly waved and talked the tiny lady through backing out and turning the wheel and exiting.

Before she drove off, she smiled and blew me a kiss :)

That could be someone's grandma or mom.

I hope they tell the story about the handsome brown man with beard who helped her - emphasis on handsome of course!

Asheville Charlie's
Adulting Index

0-25
It's ok, you needed a break

30-50
That'll do..

55+
Ice cream time

#adulting
#randomness

Wrote and deleted several passive-aggressive email responses to an 'urgent' project request (minutes).

Ended up going with "Got it! No problem!"

Kill me.

I've run into a slight problem.

I recently replaced my old headphones with a new pair of the same make and model.

But these newer ones fit snug and aren't as comfortable as my old ones. It's actually painful after a while.

So now I'm rawdogging office 'culture' with no headphones on. I'm hearing every phone call, every conversation, every high-heel footstep. Not sure if that's more painful than wearing the headphones.

Worked from home yesterday so contractors could come in and replace the carpet from our flooded basement (finally) and March Break fun with the kid.

Back in the office today. See I don't mind coming in here when I have the option to. Not when I'm forced to.

Big difference, Ya know?

one of the low-key benefits of working from home is actually being home when your packages arrive so you can quickly hide them before your wife gets home from work...

... or so I would imagine

I like Sunday nights on social media. All the Sunday dread for the week ahead comes through in the shitposts.

Colored my beard today. the 20 and 30 y/o office types can smell an old soul.

They'll eat me alive if they found out my real age.

Can't be delulu. Gotta keep rizzing the skibbidi fanum tax. No cap.

This is so me.
I can't even.
#adulting

It's #FollowFriday - With the current toxic political climate, I find myself looking for a break from the chaos and disorder.

Reach out if you're posting non-political content.

I'm a 40-ish y/o married dad in the Toronto area. I tell jokes and whine about being a homeowner. I also suffer from crippling depression which I self-medicate with memes and occasional art.

Chat soon!

ALSO

Stop sending me lawn mower ads/emails.

I'm still processing the 3ft piles of snow in my yard

Just dropped another $1,000 on carpet installation.

The total damage of our leaky basement from a super wet summer is $8,000+ now.

$5,000 - outdoor basement waterproofing
$2,000 - indoor mold removal and floor/drywall refinishing
$1,000 - carpet / underpad replacement

And this was considered a "small" job by most contractors we called. A couple who declined the job because it wasn't worth it to them.

Homeownership is wild... don't buy a house. Get a condo with amenities and no shoveling snow or cutting grass and underground parking

These new condos have bowling lanes in them now? Damn... Are the screaming children and sticky floors an add-on?