The D is not silent

They’re just so big and I barely know what I’m doing!!!

Oh. That sounds painful!

It was.

I think I need to incorporate deadlifts into my workout routine but that involves going into the heavy weight room at the gym and I’m intimidated!

Have they ever considered that I might engage with a more streamlined experience MORE?!

Honestly kinda wild to assume my back would look ideal to me after only three months back in the gym and a lifetime of avoiding exercises that targeted my back. The truth is I *am* getting stronger and I do look different than I used to. It’s all a process.

Awww, happy birthday sweet man!

Baiter or bator. The distinction matters!

I mean, I don’t think those ones go against policy. It’s all bleak.

That’s not even a little bit surprising. I’m pretty sure they’ve been using AI for content moderation for several years now.

I know fitness progress is a journey and every body is different and yadda yadda but I’d been feeling so strong and the visual just doesn’t line up and no you can’t see.

Whatever. The work continues.

Spontaneously gave myself a hair trim today and while doing that little selfie cam in front of the mirror trick to check if I botched it in the back (I lowkey did), I caught a glimpse of my actual back and damn if it wasn’t humbling.

It’s honestly a nightmare most of the time.

And they don’t even make cheese anymore.

Okay pre-phD

It’s happened to me before too. They thought I was a bot.

Omg what am I supposed to believe?!?!

You need more sprinkles than you think you do. Less is not more in this case!

Anyway I just deleted over 500 accounts one by one and my thumb hurts.

Random aside: wouldn’t it be crazy if deleting a connection from social media also deleted any memories you might have of each other?

The next step is harder - paring down the list of mutuals that I have no recollection of but who I clearly knew at some point. Remember going to bars and walking out with 5 new instagram friends who you’d never see again in your life? Wild times.

And before y’all think I’m fully heartless, most of these accounts are either spam or people who followed me before my account was private and then never interacted.

Finally paring down my instagram follows in an effort to get down to a 1:1 following ratio and jesus this app does not make it easy! Mail apps figured out how to select multiple items YEEEEEARS ago. Why can’t I simultaneously delete multiple PEOPLE?!?!

There’s such a shame around paying for someone’s time and attention if sex is involved and I think it’s kinda silly. It’s not like he gets mad at restaurant ads because they think he can’t cook for himself.

I wonder if gay men will ever be able to resist the urge to make their identity amusing for straight people

Maybe the kiddy golf menus stepped their game up? It’s been at least 15 years since I was last at one.

The shorts

Thank you for letting us ride this high with you.

I’ve started just telling people “I already donate!“ in the same manner I say “Sorry! I don’t carry cash!” I’ll probably go to hell for it, but I was already headed there anyway.