When i was 8 years old, I was on my middle schools "B" team basketball team and we actually got to play against the "A" team basketball team first round of the playoff tournament. I was number 8 btw. My nerd dad was actually the assistant coach that year, something he never did again btw and he didn't know a ton about basketball. I was pretty unathletic too. Anyway he devised this crazy plan for us to win by having us basically always keep part of the team full time offense and never play defense. It got is to a tie game with a few seconds left and I (having scored almost no baskets all game) shot up a 3 and made it for us to win. He picked me up and air planed me around the gym and said this is the best day ever. I will never forget that. Anyway, I'm always lucky number 8
Aug 28, 2024
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When I was seven I used to write my name as Hank Bauer on my schoolwork because he was my favorite football player.
Maybe I felt a kinship with his prematurely receding hairline lol
Apr 3, 2025
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…At some point when I meet new people!
- evangelical teen (no longer!)
- youth organizer 🫡
- from greater bahhhston
- show choir kid 🎤💃🏻 but actually did not watch glee until after HS (see: first bullet)
- this actually doesn’t always come up but I love remembering that I did the morning announcements at my high school lol! go hawks!
Apr 20, 2024
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my hometown had a summer program where we watched kids from 8-5 while parents were at work, I was in charge of 8-10 year olds and thats the final year of kids being sweethearts before getting evil
We played a lot of video games and basketball and chess
Apr 13, 2024
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It’s all about letting things flow thru and accepting how things are and then being freed from them
Aug 28, 2024
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Nova is like Fiver for good designers. Alternatively try Fiver lol
Aug 28, 2024
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Yeah yeah, Fortnite isn't demure, mindful, lest brat. And while I wish my life could be all Carhartt pants and Japanese denim, I ask you my friend, to get real with me for a moment and drop all thy ego. Really.. really... REAL. When it comes down to it, and you're looking for something to play but you're not sure what, Fortnite is a completely free-to-play, massive game with tons of options tailored to your interests. There's Zero Build for the more casual gamers, ranked and unranked modes for the competitive types, and a bunch of themed mini-games (though, to be honest, I find them kinda wack). It's also cross play, so anyone with a PC, switch, Xbox, or android phone can play with ya.
I know it's not as cool as thrifting, or even pickleball, or smoking skinny cigs with rose petals. In fact, there's many cooler things, I happily admit. But on a Tuesday, after your soul-crushing 9-to-5, a couple rounds of Fortnite with your friends from back home feels like a warm cup of tea on a cold winter day.
Aug 28, 2024