When I was in college, it was very clear to me who wanted to or actually felt a need to be there and the people who were there because they were expected to. The people who didn’t really want to be there simply went through the motions, did the bare minimum for whatever situation they were in, and immediately fucked off because they did what they showed up to do. Their goal wasnt to be there, ot was to get through being there so they could do what they actually wanted to. The people who were actually invested in being there put in the effort and did extra stuff to ensure their success. They formed study groups, watched some YouTube videos on fuzzy topics, talked to each other about the material, went over sample tests, etc. Their time after class wasn’t the left-overs they had from their time at school, it was a resource to use to make their time at school better. Because school itself was actually their focus.

When I see statements like “Give it your all,” that’s where my mind goes. It tells me to not just go through the motions and expect true success at the other side. That shit takes work and dedication of time and energy. Not necessarily all of it to the point that you’re damaging your health, but that is often where it ends up. And it’s hard not to end up there if you compare yourself to others and feel a need to keep up to unrealistic standards.

In short, to me it means to actually apply your time and effort into it. Be invested in how well you do and what you can learn.

“Oh. I suppose that is you. So, did you want something, or…?”

Me cleaning the house when I should be getting ready for work. The motivation is there, im going to use it dammit

Back in the flash game days, big games had their own mini loading screen games since they could take a few minutes to load the main game. One of them on Miniclip or Newgrounds was just driving a school bus at noght down a road that turned with very limited visibility. The bus got faster until you crashed. No real objective, just a keep-your-mind-occupied thing like the Chrome t-rex. I always really enjoyed that game, no idea why.

I tried looking for it after a few years had gone past just because i thought it would be fun, no dice. A year or two later, that era in internet gaming came up in conversation and j checked again, but nothing. I checked for it every time I thought about flash games and had a few minutes, but never found it over the years. Then they shut down Flash.

Never found one screenshot on Google, one blog post, one game comment or anything that reaffirmed my knowledge in its existence. But I know it was there.

I once rented an apartment that explicitly banned cats over 35lbs. Either the person who wrote it doesn’t know how units/cats work or there is a story there that I really want to hear.

…with makeup.

Does it count if it’s in the morning but only while I absolutely need to get ready for work? Every morning, I find myself tidying up and doing small chores when I should have hopped in the shower 20 minutes ago.

1. Take out bank loan
2. Buy Jeep Rubicon
3. Ducks are automatically transferred to dashboard
4. E4, mate in 6

Wild picture, that reminds me, did you know that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through a Torpolev Tu-95?

Finally, a meme here i can read. English may be Germanic but it does not feel like it when you look at a lot of German

Taco is wonderful